Baton Rouge Events December 9-15, 2022 | Entertainment / Living

Friday

Prisoner Tasting: 6 p.m., Matherne’s Downtown, 440 N. 3rd St. $40.e-mail bill@mathernes.com.

Movies on the Square: “Home Alone”: 7 p.m., Goodwood Main Library Plaza, 7711 Goodwood Ave. Provides closed captioning. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. ebrpl.com.

“LERNER & LOEWE ARE MY LADIES”: 7:30 p.m., Raising Cane’s River Center Performing Arts Theater, 300 St. Louis St. The Lincoln Center Theater Productions. $35 and up. ticketmaster.com.

Holiday Brass: 7:30 p.m., Hemingbough, 10101 La. 965, St. Francisville. In the outdoor setting of the Greek Amphitheater overlooking Lake Audubon, the full Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra brass and percussion will play festival favorites on brass. Conducted by David Torns. $30. brso.org.

Friday-Sunday, Dec. 18

“A Christmas Story: The Musical”: Friday, 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 2pm; Friday, December 16, 7pm; Saturday, December 17, 2pm and 7pm; and Sunday, December 18, 2pm, Louisiana Reilly Theater, Tower Drive, State University Campus. Organizer for Baton Rouge Holiday Productions. Adults, $21; children, $16. (225) 578-6996 or www.playmakersbr.org.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: Friday, Saturday and Thursday, December 15, 7:30 pm; Sunday, 2 pm, Baton Rouge Theatre, 7155 Florida Blvd. $27-32. www.theatrebr.org.

Saturday

Baton Rouge Art Market: 8 a.m. to noon, 5th and Main Streets downtown. Vendors sell a variety of unique and original artwork including pottery, woodwork, textiles, glass, paintings, sculptures, photographs, handmade soaps, handmade toys, jewelry and more. art net.

Red Stick Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon, Downtown 5th and Main Streets. Farm fresh produce, merchandise, cooking demonstrations and more. www.breada.org.

North Baton Rouge Urban Farmers Market: 8 am to noon, 5068 fairway. With local farmers and small businesses as suppliers, the New Market’s mission is to revitalize North Baton Rouge by encouraging entrepreneurship and providing residents with a place to shop within its immediate neighborhood.

Oasis Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 13827 Coursey Blvd. Vendors selling produce, artisanal goods, baked goods, and more. www.themarketattheoasis.com.

Stargazing: 10 a.m., Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, Louisiana Museum of Arts and Sciences, 100 S. River Road. Learn about the stars and constellations in the local night sky, then watch a show for all ages. Included with normal admission. lasm.org.

Saturday Science: 1 p.m., Goodwood Main Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. “Why are the tropics a global biodiversity hotspot?”, Professor Kyle Harms, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University. Applicable to middle school students, teachers and the general public. free.

“House of Christmas”: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., UpStage Theatre, 1713 Wooddale Blvd. Holiday making. $27. (225) 924-3774 or upstagetheatre.biz.

CORTANA KIWANIS CHRISTMAS PARADE: 5:30 p.m., downtown. Marching bands, celebrities, dance troupes, non-profits and local businesses. From River Road on North Boulevard, proceeds to Convention, Fourth, Laurel, Sixth, North and ends at Lafayette. www.downtownbatonrouge.org.

Mural presentation and reception: 6:30 p.m., Goodwood Main Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Presentation and dedication to “Ada: Being a Resilient Artist” by Palacio’s House of Arts. The 20-foot-tall mural combines music and art and will be permanently installed on the first floor across from the main library’s large conference room. The event also includes an art exhibit by local children, concert presentations, door prizes, raffles and refreshments. free. ebrpl.com.

Comedian Joe Gatto: 7 p.m., Raising Cane’s River Center Performing Arts Theater. Tickets are $35-55. raisingcanesrivercenter.com.

Saturday Sunday

Helen Brett Holiday Market: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm, Gonzalez Lamar Dixon Expo Center. $17.

“Holiday Nutcracker”: Saturday 3pm and 5:30pm, Sunday 1pm and 3:30pm, Dunham School’s Brown-Holt Chapel Arts Center, 11111 Roy Emerson Drive. Cangelosi Dance Project presents its annual Christmas production. $15-25. www.cangelosidanceproject.com.

Sunday

Thursday

Red Stick Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Farm fresh produce, merchandise, cooking demonstrations and more. www.breada.org.

TACOS ‘N TRIVIA: 7 p.m., Three Roll Estate, 760 St. Philip St. facebook.com/threerollestate.

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Baton Rouge Center for Contemporary Art Galleries: 1515 Dalrymple Drive. Artwork by artist members Anita Cooke, Frankie Gould, Michael w. Howes and Isoko Onodera, through Thursday, December 22nd. www.batonrougallery.org.

Capitol Park Museum: 660 N. Fourth St. “Mardi Gras in the Nation’s Capital: Washington Mardi Gras Ball.” (225) 342-5428 or Louisiana Museum.org.

CARY SAURAGE Community Art Center Shell Gallery: 233 St. Ferdinand St. “Questions for Artists: Answering with Fiber,” a regional exhibit at Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc., on view through Saturday, December 31. art net.

Elizabeth Gallery: 680 Jefferson Highway. “Fall Art Show,” featuring Carol Hallock and other gallery artists, runs through Saturday, December 31. (225) 924-6437 or the gallery’s Facebook page.

MANSHIP GALLERY: 100 Lafayette St. An exhibit of the work of New Orleans artist Becky Fos, whose painting “Louisiana Mindset” was commissioned by Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Aldoine as the official “I Voted” sticker artwork for the November 2022 election. The show will run until Monday, January 2nd. free. manshiptheatre.org/exhibit/becky-fos.

LAGNIAPPE Dulcimer Association: Mondays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Community Bible Church Fellowship Hall, 8354 Jefferson Highway. Weekly jam; all acoustic instruments welcome. (225) 753-7917. lagniappedulcimerbr.org.

Louisiana Museum of Arts and Sciences: 100 Nanhe Road. “The Bumblebee,” by Paula Sharp and Ross Eatman, is on display at the Colonnade Gallery through April 30. “Historical Diamonds: Ashley Longshore’s Strong Woman,” through Jan. 29; “Pinpointing the Stars,” Cosmos Gallery, featuring works from the permanent collection that highlight the planetarium’s history, timeline of development, and its impact on the stars concern until August 2024. “Illustrating Health,” an in-depth look at oft-overlooked work Medical Illustrator, through August 6; and “Our State of Louisiana,” through January 14. (225) 344-5272 or lasm.org.

LSU Glassell Gallery: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette Street. “The Protective Elements with Chris Marin and Wesley Chavis” through Friday, December 16. free. (225) 389-7180​​ or design.lsu.edu/student-life/galleries/glassell-gallery.

LSU Hill Memorial Library: 95 Field House Drive. “Water, Water Everywhere: Control and Consequences of Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands,” Through Wednesday, December 21. free.access lib.lsu.edu/special.

LSU Art Museum: Shaw Arts Center, 100 Lafayette Street, “The Mediterranean: American Art from the Collection of Graham D. Williford”; and “Pearlware, Polish, & Privilege: Art by Paul Scott,” As of February 26. (225) 389-7200 or www.lsumoa.org.

Magnolia Hill Plantation: 2161 Nicholson Blvd. Guided and self-guided tours. Hours of operation are Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm and Sunday 1pm to 4pm. www.brec.org/index.cfm/park/MagnoliaMoundPlantation.

GOODWOOD’s main library: 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Louisiana Art Association Two-Dimensional Art Exhibition, through Friday, December 30.

Old Governor’s Mansion: 502 North Avenue is open for viewing. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm. Free admission. oldgovernorsmansion.com website.

Old State Capitol: 100 North Avenue “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America,” through Sunday; and “The Boggs Family Legacy,” through Friday, December 16. Free admission. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.

Red stick player: Dulcimer jam Every Thursday, 10am-11:30am, Fairwood Branch Library, 12910 Old Hammond Highway. (225) 753-7917 or www.lagniappedulcimerbr.org.

Rose Garden National Historic Site: 12501 La. 10, St. Francisville. Early to mid 19th century Christmas decorations through Saturday, December 31st. (225) 635-3110 or LaStateParks.com.

Southern University Visual Arts Gallery: Frank Hayden Hall, South Campus. “Malaika Favorites: Faces and Spaces,” through Friday. Hours of operation are 10:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday. Free admission.Call (225) 771-4109 or email randell_henry@subr.edu or randell.henry@sus.edu.

USS KIDD Veterans Museum: 305 Nanhe Road. The traveling exhibit, “Fur, Feathers and Loyalty: Military Mascots,” runs through Saturday, December 31.

Pioneer Gallery: In the studio of Stephen Wilson Stained Glass at 1469 Laurel Street. “Winging It” is a collective art exhibition benefiting Bethany Center Primary School, Uganda, and is on view until Friday, December 30th. (225) 343-2211 or swsglass@gmail.com.

West Baton Rouge Museum: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. “Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: The Photography of Jerry Dantzic. Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition,” through Jan. 7; and “Angela Gregory: Louisiana Sculpture’s Granny,” through Aug. 7. (225) 336-2422 or westbatonrougemuseum.org.