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Baton Rouge area arts and cultural events for Nov. 5 | Entertainment/Life


Music Club recital

The Music Club of Baton Rouge will present the recital, “Sounds of Sondheim,” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, in First United Methodist Church’s Conference Center, 930 North Blvd. The recital will feature performances by Daisha Badon, Steve Clawson, Jennifer Ellis, Lance Parker, David Randall, Celeste Angelle Veillon and Richard Williams, all accompanied by pianist Mary Bresowar. Admission is free. For more information, visit brmusicclub.com.







elizabethan gallery fall and christmas show

Carol Hallock’s ‘Quarter Courtyard 2023’ will be featured in Elizabethan Gallery’s Fall and Christmas Show opening Friday, Nov. 17.




At Elizabethan Gallery

The Elizabethan Gallery, 680 Jefferson Hwy., will open its Fall and Christmas show on Friday, Nov. 17, in conjunction with the Mid City Merchants annual “White Light Night” art festival and will host a client appreciation wine and cheese opening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Participating artists include Carol Hallock, Keith Douglas, Krista Roche, Andrea Phillips, Cathy Smart, Kay Lusk, Claire Pasqua, Nancy Smitherman and Justin Patin. This large opening kicks off the start of the Christmas season and is free. For more information, call (225) 924-6437 or visit elizabethangallery.com.







mary singleton at ann connelly fine art

Ann Connelly Fine Art is featuring a show of new work by artist Mary Singleton.




At Ann Connelly Fine Art

Ann Connelly Fine Art, 1670 Lobdell Ave., will open a feature exhibition of new work by Mary Singleton, with a reception from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9. The show will include a special feature of her newest figurative pieces. Hours are Tuesday by appointment and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is free. For more information, call (225) 927-7676 or visit annconnelly.com.

‘The Medium & Kassandra’

Tickets are on sale for LSU’s Turner-Fischer Center for Opera’s production of “The Medium & Kassandra,” opening Friday, Nov. 16, in the Shaver Theatre. Tickets are $32 at lsu.edu/cmda/theatre/events/index.php.

At LSU MOA

The LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St., will host the lecture, “Katherine Choy: Radical Potter in 1950s New Orleans” by Mel Buchanan at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. Buchanan is the RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the New Orleans Museum of Art. For more information, call (225) 389-7200 or visit lsumoa.org.







wbrm small wonders exhibit

Artist Bob Sober’s exhibit, ‘Small Wonders: Insects in Focus,’ will open on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the West Baton Rouge Museum.




Exhibits in WBR

The West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen, will open “Small Wonders: Insects in Focus” on Saturday, Nov. 11. By using cutting-edge technology and custom methods, artist Bob Sober created an exhibition of breathtaking beauty that allows viewers to see the hidden world of insects like they’ve never seen it before. The opening will include a beetle sculpting workshop for kids and a beetle pendant workshop for adults. The show runs through Jan. 14.

Also on Nov. 11, the museum will open “Off the Hook: A Journey Beneath the Waves” by Katherine Klimitas. This exhibition is Katherine Klimitas’ latest collection of vibrant watercolor paintings. There also will be an artist reception for Klimitas from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12. For more information, call (225) 336-2422 or visit WestBatonRougeMuseum.org.

River City Jazz Masters

Celebrate 100 years of Disney through the lens of jazz with “When You Wish Upon a Star,” the second installment of the River City Jazz Masters series at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette. The show will feature songs from such Disney classics as “Snow White,” “Lady & the Tramp,” “Mary Poppins,” “Toy Story” and “The Jungle Book” by The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, featuring pianist/musical director Sean Mason and vocalists Kim Nalley and Sasha Dobson. Tickets are $44-$54 by calling (225) 344-0334 or visiting manshiptheatre.org.

At Capitol Park Museum

The Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. Fourth St., will host James Linden Hogg in Lunchtime Lagniappe! from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22. The Baton Rouge resident wears many hats — historian, musician and storyteller. In 2022, he captivated readers with “Finding Faith in the Waste Land,” a literary work that combines philosophy and humor to explore the intricate journey of life’s pursuit of purpose. Admission is free.

Also, the museum is showing the exhibit, “Mitoloji Latannyèr/Mythologies Louisianaises,” which explores the French, Creole and Tunica languages of Louisiana through art and storytelling. For more information, visit louisianastatemuseum.org/exhibit/mythologies-louisianaises.

Swine Palace’s ‘Roe’

Tickets are on sale for Swine Palace’s production of playwright Lisa Loomer’s “Roe,” continuing through Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Reilly Theatre, Tower Drive, LSU. Tickets are $32 at lsu.edu/cmda/theatre/events/index.php.

‘Rent’ tickets

Tickets are on sale for Theatre Baton Rouge’s production of “Rent,” opening Friday, Nov. 10, on the Main Stage, both at 7155 Florida Blvd. Tickets are $25-$40 by calling (225) 924-6496 or visiting theatrebr.org.

‘Unlikely Pairings’ tickets

Tickets are on sale for “Unlikely Pairings,” three new romantic comedies by Daniel Povinelli, running Fridays through and Sundays, Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19, at Cité des Arts, 109 Vine Street in downtown Lafayette. Sunday matinees begin at 3 p.m. All other performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 by visiting citedesarts.org.

A Tale of Two Times

Tickets are on sale for the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra’s concert, “A Tale of Two Times: The Music of Antonín Dvořák,” Featuring LSU Choral Music at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, 515 Cathedral St., Lafayette. Often referred to as the “master of fusion”, Dvorak’s style was noted for having two sides — one inspired by his experiences with folk cultures in Moravia and North America, and the other, inspired by his interaction with European religious traditions. Tickets are $48.50 by visiting acadianasymphony.org/concerts.





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