Events for Saturday, November 11, 2006

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Morning

Red Stick Farmers' Market

8 a.m. to noon, Downtown Baton Rouge (Free)

Main Street Market

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

8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Downtown Baton Rouge

Red Stick Farmers' Market

8 a.m. to noon, Downtown Baton Rouge (Free)

Living History Weekend: Soldiers of Louisiana

Join the USS KIDD Living History crew and other reenactment groups as they demonstrate the weaponry, uniforms and equipment of Louisiana's military from the era of the American Revolution to the Vietnam War.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., USS Kidd Veterans Memorial & Museum

USS KIDD Amateur Radio Club

The USS KIDD Amateur Radio Club (ARC) will be aboard ship monitoring frequencies in the range of 14.250 to 14.320 MHz and 20 meters general band. Other bands are possible. CW activity will be near the QRP calling frequencies 7040, 10106, 14060, 21060

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., USS Kidd Veterans Memorial & Museum

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

Louisiana Renaissance Festival

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 46468 River Road, Hammond (Free - $12)

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

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

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 5 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 - Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda

This segment of Legends of the Night Sky presents a lighthearted and imaginative tale about the myths and stories associated with the constellations of the autumn and early winter skies. Narrated by Aesop the owl and Socrates the mouse, this animate

10 a.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Veterans Day

A memorial service will be held in the Louisiana Memorial Plaza to honor those men and women of the Armed Forces.

11 a.m., USS Kidd Veterans Memorial & 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

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 - 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

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

Trip to Bountiful

'The Trip To Bountiful' tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who flees the stifling confinement of the city apartment she shares with her son and daughter-in-law to revisit her hometown in the low farmland of the Texas coast. Amid ruin a

2 p.m., Baker Little Theater

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

Planetarium - Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda

This segment of Legends of the Night Sky presents a lighthearted and imaginative tale about the myths and stories associated with the constellations of the autumn and early winter skies. Narrated by Aesop the owl and Socrates the mouse, this animate

5 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Evening

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

6 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Blood In/Blood Out

7 p.m., The Darkroom

Planning Fallacy, The

The Planning Fallacy is a Post Hardcore/ Screamo/Psychobilly band from Baton Rouge, LA.

7 p.m., The Darkroom

Planetarium Visual Music Show - Pink Floyd: The Wall

Pink Floyd's album 'The Wall' from 1979 is one of the most creative musical productions in the history of rock music. 'Another Brick in the Wall,' 'Comfortably Numb,' Hey You,' 'Run Like Hell' and others epitomize the story of an antihero between war

7 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Romeo and Juliet

7:30 p.m., Independence Park Theatre ($10 - $15)

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.

8 p.m., Louisiana State University - Shaw Center for the Arts

Mousetrap, The

In this murder mystery by Agatha Christie a group of travelers are stranded at Monkswell Manor when they learn that a killer is on the loose. As the snow piles up, dead bodies begin to surface. The unsuspecting guests begin to realize that they have

8 p.m., Baton Rouge Little Theatre

Trip to Bountiful

'The Trip To Bountiful' tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who flees the stifling confinement of the city apartment she shares with her son and daughter-in-law to revisit her hometown in the low farmland of the Texas coast. Amid ruin a

8 p.m., Baker Little Theater

Retro Active

DJ Grand Marquis will spin tunes at Baton Rouge's best dance party.

8 p.m., Varsity Theatre

John Morgan

Morgan thinks the South is a funny place. A native of Louisiana, Morgan's blunt observations of the South's unique cultural discourse has earned him the nickname"the Ragin' Cajun," as well as a reputation for telling it like it is about Southern resi

8 p.m., The Funny Bone Comedy Club

Planetarium: Sonic Vision

'SonicVision' is a groundbreaking digitally animated music show. 'SonicVision' takes audiences in the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium's Exxon Mobil Space Theater on a mind-warping musical roller-coaster ride through an astounding dreamspace. With a m

8 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Night

Live Music at The Vineyard

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

9 p.m., The Vineyard

Live Music

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

9:30 p.m., The Roux House

John Morgan

Morgan thinks the South is a funny place. A native of Louisiana, Morgan's blunt observations of the South's unique cultural discourse has earned him the nickname"the Ragin' Cajun," as well as a reputation for telling it like it is about Southern resi

10 p.m., The Funny Bone Comedy Club

Time not available

Southern vs. Arkansas - Pine Bluff

Time TBA, Southern University A.W. Mumford Stadium

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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