Events for Friday, November 17, 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

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 a.m., Louisiana Art & Science 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

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

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

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

Downtown Alive!

Downtown Alive! schedules a wide variety of live music throughout week series. The line-up will include rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country, Cajun, zydeco, reggae, blues, Latin and alternative rock. Beer and soft drinks are sold at the event.

5:30 p.m., Downtown Lafayette

Evening

White Light Night

6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Mid-City Baton Rouge (Free)

J.D. Blake

6:30 p.m., Monjunis Italian

Cajun Dances

Cut a rug Cajun style

7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., American Legion Hall ($7)

CDC

CDC is a local rock band from Baltimore.

7 p.m., The Darkroom

SKATE JAM

7 p.m. to 10 p.m., BREC SKATEPARK ($5)

Stage to Screen Film Series: Much Ado About Nothing

Two love stories intermingle, one mischievously funny and the other sweetly poignant, in Shakespeare's sexy and sparkling comedy. An all-star cast is featured in this critically acclaimed hit fraught with mistaken identity and rousingly amusing adven

7:30 p.m., Independence Park Theatre

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

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

Live Music

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

8 p.m., Magnolia Cafe

LSU Jazz Ensemble Concert

8 p.m., LSU Union Theater

Rahn Ramey

Comedian Rahn Ramey from St. Louis has appeared on 'The Tonight Show,' HBO, Showtime and A&E.

8 p.m., The Funny Bone Comedy Club

Night

The Family Dinner Comedy Troupe

9 p.m. to 11 p.m., Perks ($5)

Live Music at The Vineyard

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

9 p.m., The Vineyard

Cowboy Mouth

Cowboy Mouth is a roots-rock group including former members of Dash Rip Rock and the Red Rockers.

9:30 p.m., Varsity Theatre

Live Music

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

9:30 p.m., The Roux House

Rahn Ramey

Comedian Rahn Ramey from St. Louis has appeared on 'The Tonight Show,' HBO, Showtime and A&E.

10 p.m., The Funny Bone Comedy Club

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Highland Games of Louisiana

Scottish Festival celebrates with music, games, bagpipes and dogs

Time TBA, Jackson

KIT Dual Series Finals: Cutting Horse Association

Time TBA, John M. Parker Coliseum

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