Events for Saturday, August 18, 2007

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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)

Downtown Arts Market

Looking for hand crafted jewelry, unique ironwork, or that perfect piece of locally made pottery? Be sure to attend the lively, open-air Arts Market, held the first Saturday of each month. Metal sculpture, birdhouses, stained glass, hand-knit garment

8 a.m. to noon, Downtown Baton Rouge

Red Stick Farmers' Market

Browse through the wide variety of fruits, vegetables, bakery products, fresh meats, dairy products, prepared foods and more.

8 a.m. to noon, Main Street Market

Main Street Market

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

8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Main Street Market

Super Stories: A Brief History of Comics

9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hill Memorial Library

Invasion: Japanese Robots From the Collection of Warren Schwartz

Invasion showcases a unique collection of Japanese robots made during the peak of these action figures' popularity, 1972 to 1982. The exhibition examines the allure, design and origin of robots.

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

Japanese Prints

This exhibit features Japanese prints from the collection of J. Lucille Evans.

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

From Geisha to Diva: The Kimonos of Ichimaru

Ichimaru was born into a poor family and became a geisha in the 1920s and early 1930s. She gained a reputation as an elegant and beautiful Geisha who possessed a "nightingale-like voice." The kimonos in this exhibition reflect her taste from the 1930

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

Sweet Memories: WBR's Cinclare Plantation and Sugar Mill

10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., West Baton Rouge Museum

Enduring Visions: Landscapes

Spotlighting New Orleans artists, this selection of panting and photographs celebrates the unique and, often, mystical beauty of the Louisiana landscape and the resilient nature of the artistic sprint following Katrina.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

David Hayes: Sculptures

This exhibition is the first endeavor by the LSU Museum of Art to bring art out of the museum and into the public plaza. Hayes' sculptures will be on view at the Shaw Center for the Arts plaza and atrium, Rue Albritton (behind the Shaw Center for the

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

The Red Shoes Queen Screening and Workshop

oin us in viewing the movie ‘The Queen’ followed by a discussion of her image as a particular feminine ideal, one that is hidden, or not so hidden, in all of us.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2303 Government Street

CortanaLand Grand Opening

10 a.m. to noon, The Mall At Cortana (Free)

North Baton Rouge Dance Project

The North Baton Rouge Dance Project, under the direction of Rhonda Lewis, will introduce participants to classical dance.

11 a.m., Baker Branch Library

Afternoon

Right 2 Write Book Release and Poetry Reading

eens will read the poems that they have contributed to the Library’s annual Poetry Anthology. All ages are invited to attend. This event concludes the Right 2 Write Poetry Series held this summer.

2 p.m., Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library

Discussion with Jeffrey Marx, Author of Season of Life

A part of Cultural Passport Events.

2 p.m., Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library

Discussion with Jeffrey Marx

2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library (Free)

Louisiana’s Food Culture

Teens will discover the various cultures of Louisiana and how they contributed to different cuisines.

2:30 p.m., Zachary Branch Library

A Reading by Ernest J. Gaines, Novelist

A part of Cultural Passport Events.

3 p.m., Louisiana State Museum

Evening

Tutu Groovy!

6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Dancers' Workshop ($50)

Red Death

Red Death is a metal band from New York.

6:30 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

Jazz Festival Programming: WCEF Arts and Music Festival

A part of Cultural Passport Events.

7 p.m., Manship Theatre

WCEF Arts and Music Festival

7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Manship Theatre (Free)

Night

Glow in the Dark Bowling

Every Friday and Saturday night, Metro Bowl offers 'Glow in the Dark Bowling' while DJs play your favorite music.

9 p.m., Metro Bowl

Jazz Festival Programming: WCEF Arts and Music Festival

A part of Cultural Passport Events.

9 p.m., Manship Theatre

Medicine Nation

9 p.m., Slippery Pete's

Live Music

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

9:30 p.m., The Roux House

The Black Box

10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Northgate Tavern ($5)

Dance Fever With DJ Nick

DJ Nick's Indie Rock Dance Party is the only local nightlife activity that offers dancer friendly music from Postal Service to Mount Sims.

11 p.m., Red Star Bar

Time not available

Invasion! Japanese Robots from the Collection of Warren Schwartz

Time TBA, LSU Museum of Art ($4 - $85)

Callaloo 30th Anniversary Celebration

A part of Cultural Passport Events.

Time TBA, Louisiana State Museum

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