Events for Wednesday, November 8, 2006

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Morning

Main Street Market

Main Street Market will features the freshest fruits, veggies, dairy products and meats.

7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Downtown Baton Rouge

Literary Visions

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Louisiana Art & Artist Guild Gallery (Free)

Knute Heldner: New Acquisitions from Special Collections, LSU Libraries

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., LSU Museum of Art

Whispers from the Stone: The James R. and Ann A. Peltier Collection of Chinese Jade

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., LSU Museum of Art

Conrad Albrizio: New Orleans Union Passenger Sketches

This is an exhibit of recently acquired drawings by Conrad Albrizio. They are study sketches for the fresco murals that Albrizio painted at the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (UPT).

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Louisiana State University - Shaw Center for the Arts

Paths to the Press: Printmaking and American Women Artist

'Paths to the Press: Printmaking and American Women Artist,' (1910-1960) is the first major exhibition to survey women artists' contributions to printmaking in the United States during the first half of the 20th century.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Louisiana State University - Shaw Center for the Arts

Live Music at The Vineyard

Enjoy a variety of different bands Tuesday through Saturday at The Vineyard.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Vineyard

Live Music

Enjoy different live bands every Friday night at the Magnolia Cafe.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Magnolia Cafe

Impressionists and Modern Masters From the New Orleans Museum of Art

'Impressionists and Modern Masters' showcases major painters associated with the artistic movements occurring between 1860 and 1950, a period in art history characterized by an explosion of artistic innovation. The selection begins with the immediate

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

1990-1994 Interior Restoration

'1990-1994 Interior Restoration' will feature photographs by Marie Constantine.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old State Capitol

My Life Before Me

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brunner Gallery

Whispers From the Stone: The James R. and Ann A. Peltier Collection of Chinese Jade

'Whispers From the Stone: The James R. and Ann A. Peltier Collection of Chinese Jade' showcases the Peltier collection of impressive jade artworks from the Qing Dynasty through the eyes of a Western connoisseur of Chinese culture. Through the curator

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Louisiana State University - Shaw Center for the Arts

Woven Art: Native American Basketry From the Sharon and Jack Field Collection

'Woven Art: Native American Basketry' from the Sharon and Jack Field Collection highlights a small portion of the works Sharon and Jack Field have collected over the decades. The exhibition includes over thirty woven baskets, olla vessels, water jugs

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Louisiana State University - Shaw Center for the Arts

Art for Hearts Sake: The Hurricane Poster Project

The exhibition features posters created by graphic artists from around the world reflecting concern about Louisianan's plight.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old State Capitol

Planetarium: Ventures Through Our Solar System

This favorite, updated program focuses on the strikingly different characteristics of the planets and their moons and on the formation of the solar system. LASM's three-dimensional, full-dome digital projection system takes students on an immersive "

10 a.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Herbs and Spices for the Holidays

11 a.m. to 2 p.m., White Oak Plantation ($50)

Planetarium - Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk

'Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk' takes large-format audiences on a breathtaking journey from extraordinary heights, featuring spectacular footage of extreme skydiving and focusing as well on both the biology of risk-taking and the physics that

11 a.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Afternoon

Baton Rouge Gallery's Artist Member Group Exhibition

Noon to 6 p.m., Baton Rouge Gallery (Free)

Planetarium: Ventures Through Our Solar System

This favorite, updated program focuses on the strikingly different characteristics of the planets and their moons and on the formation of the solar system. LASM's three-dimensional, full-dome digital projection system takes students on an immersive "

Noon, Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Planetarium - Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk

'Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk' takes large-format audiences on a breathtaking journey from extraordinary heights, featuring spectacular footage of extreme skydiving and focusing as well on both the biology of risk-taking and the physics that

1 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Planetarium - Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity

Black holes are perhaps the most mysterious and bizarre phenomena in the known universe. They are the ultimate destructive force in nature. So where do black holes come from and where do they go? How do we find them and what would happen if the Earth

2 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Planetarium: Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure

'Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure' is a live-action nature drama that explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio. This feature combines incredible foo

3 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Planetarium - Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity

Black holes are perhaps the most mysterious and bizarre phenomena in the known universe. They are the ultimate destructive force in nature. So where do black holes come from and where do they go? How do we find them and what would happen if the Earth

4 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Evening

Tri Delta Sorority - Delta Desserts

6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Delta Delta Delta Sorority House ($5)

Live Music at The Vineyard

Enjoy a variety of different bands Tuesday through Saturday at The Vineyard.

7 p.m., The Vineyard

Metamorphoses

Set in and around a large pool of water, 'Metamorphoses' brings to life the ancient myths of Midas, Orpheus, Narcissus, Aphrodite and Apollo in an amazingly theatrical contemporary re-telling of Ovid's timeless tales of transformation and love.

7:30 p.m., Louisiana State University - Reilly Theatre

Live Music at The Vineyard

Enjoy a variety of different bands Tuesday through Saturday at The Vineyard.

8 p.m., The Vineyard

Union Great Performances Theater Series: Hairspray

This musical comedy by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, with lyrics and music by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, is based on the John Waters film of the same name. The work tells the story of Tracy Turnblad (a big girl with even bigger hair) as she

8 p.m., Louisiana State University - Union

Open Mic Jam

8 p.m., Slippery Pete's

Night

Tilly and The Wall

Nebraska's own Tilly and the Wall create jagged elegant songs about secrets and kissing.

9 p.m., Spanish Moon

Planetarium: Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure

'Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure' is a live-action nature drama that explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio. This feature combines incredible foo

9 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Live Music

Enjoy a different rock band every Wednesday through Saturday at Roux House.

9:30 p.m., The Roux House

TheBlackBox | Modern Jazz Movement

10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., Chelsea's Cafe ($5)

Time not available

CORTON 3 Reunion

The former shipmates of the destroyer escorts USS EVANS (DE-1023), USS BRIDGET (DE-1024), USS BAUER (DE-1025), USS HOOPER (DE-1026), and staff associated with Escort Squadron 3 (CORTRON 3), Escort Divisions 31 and 32 (CORTDIV 31and 32) from 1950 thro

Time TBA, USS Kidd Veterans Memorial & Museum

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