{"id":2199879,"date":"2025-12-15T16:17:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2199879"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:17:38","slug":"this-week-in-baton-rouge-holiday-shopping-live-music-ice-skating-and-more-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/this-week-in-baton-rouge-holiday-shopping-live-music-ice-skating-and-more-events\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Baton Rouge: Holiday shopping, live music, ice skating and more events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Go ice skating\u00a0this\u00a0week<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Test your skills out on the ice this week, Dec. 15-17, at the Raising Cane\u2019s River Center. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The River Center\u2019s ice rink is open to the public this week and will remain open until Dec. 30. Each day features two time slots for 75-minute skating sessions. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This week\u2019s available sessions are at 6 and 8 p.m. The River Center is at 240 St. Louis St. Tickets are $34 for general admission and $28 for a family of four ticket pack. Book your time slot <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arena.raisingcanesrivercenter.com\/events-tickets\/skating-on-the-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4><strong>Sip and shop Monday<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Head to Red Stick Spice Co., Monday, Dec. 15, for its Holiday Sip &amp; Shop event.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy hot chocolate and fresh-baked cookies while checking out the shop\u2019s goods. There will be flash sales and some of the first shoppers will receive a gift with a purchase of $30 or more. There will also be three other businesses popping up at the event selling jewelry, soap and pound cakes.<\/p>\n<p>The Holiday Sip &amp; Shop is from 5 to 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Red Stick Spice Co. is at 660 Jefferson Hwy. Find more info <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSLDKvIE4GU\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Take a tour through history Wednesday<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tour through the archives, Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Special Collections Open House.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stop by the second floor of the Main Library at Goodwood for a tour through the library\u2019s archives. Get the chance to view the artwork, photographs, rare books, costumes, scrapbooks and more. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The free open house is at 6 p.m. The Main Library at Goodwood is at 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Find more information <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbatonrouge.com\/event\/special-collections-open-house\/230609\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Catch some live music\u00a0Thursday<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mix some holiday treats and live music on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Sips, Strings, Seasonal Things at La Divina. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Listen to the live music of Dorothy LeBlanc and Cheri Fry performing a mix of original music and seasonal songs. The menu features Poinsettia Mimosas and mocktails, apple cider and holiday bites.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The free event is from 6 to 8 p.m. at La Divina Italian Cafe at 3535 Perkins Rd. Find more information <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ladivinaitaliancafe.com\/fun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4><strong>Support local theater Thursday<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Listen to some holiday music, Thursday, Dec. 18, for Holiday Lights at The Civic.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting the Mid City Civic Theatre, the event welcomes guests to have some holiday bites and watch live performances from the theatre\u2019s performers. The night features performances of songs like New World, White Christmas, Meet Me in St. Louis and more.<\/p>\n<p>The benefit is at 6:30 p.m. in the Mid City Civic Theatre, at 7155 Florida Blvd. Tickets range from $25 to $250 with different levels of perks. Find tickets and more information <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/midcitycivic.org\/upcoming-events\/holidaylights2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4><strong>Meet ballet dancers Thursday<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Get to know two of the performers from Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Nutcracker \u2013 A Tale from the Bayou, <\/em>Thursday, Dec. 18, at Knock Knock Children\u2019s Museum.<\/p>\n<p>Emelia Perkins, who will play the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Sanford Placide, who will be the Nutcracker Cavalier, will be in attendance at the museum to meet mini fans and their families. The duo will talk about dance and be available for photos.<\/p>\n<p>This special edition of Knock Knock, Who\u2019s Here? will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The event is included with regular admission. Knock Knock Children\u2019s Museum is at 1900 Dalrymple Dr. Find more info <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/knockknockmuseum.org\/event\/knock-knock-whos-here-the-nutcracker-a-tale-from-the-bayou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '520605835190614');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.225batonrouge.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go ice skating\u00a0this\u00a0week\u00a0 Test your skills out on the ice this week, Dec. 15-17, at the Raising Cane\u2019s River Center. \u00a0 The River Center\u2019s ice rink is open to the public this week and will remain open until Dec. 30. Each day features two time slots for 75-minute skating sessions. \u00a0 This week\u2019s available sessions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2199880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/This-week-in-Baton-Rouge-Holiday-shopping-live-music-ice.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2199879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2199881,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199879\/revisions\/2199881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2199879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2199879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2199879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}