Events for Friday, May 18, 2007

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Morning

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 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Downtown Lafayette

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

USS Yellowstone (AD-27) Reunion

The former shipmates of the destroyer tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-27) will be visiting Baton Rouge and the USS KIDD.

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

Knute Heldner: New Acquisitions from Special Collections, LSU Libraries

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

The workshop show art exhibit

The Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild’s Workshop Show will feature member art created in or after participating in LAAG Workshops.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Independence Park Theatre

Workshop Show

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Independence Park Theatre

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

Five Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics

This exhibition is from the Robin and R. Randolph Richmond Jr. collection.

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

Sweet Memories: WBR's Cinclare Plantation and Sugar Mill

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

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: Mystery of the Nile

In April 2004, two explorers became the first in history to conquer all 3,260 miles of the world's greatest river, the Nile, from its source in the Ethiopian highlands to the Mediterranean Sea. 'Mystery of the Nile' tells their story. Crocodiles, dan

11 a.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Afternoon

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: Mystery of the Nile

In April 2004, two explorers became the first in history to conquer all 3,260 miles of the world's greatest river, the Nile, from its source in the Ethiopian highlands to the Mediterranean Sea. 'Mystery of the Nile' tells their story. Crocodiles, dan

1 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Planetarium: The Dinosaur Prophecy

Long before the massive extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, many species of this fascinating creature had simply disappeared. In order to solve four famous cold cases from the age of dinosaurs, The Dinosaur Prophecy takes you to their "grav

2 p.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

3 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Planetarium: The Dinosaur Prophecy

Long before the massive extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, many species of this fascinating creature had simply disappeared. In order to solve four famous cold cases from the age of dinosaurs, The Dinosaur Prophecy takes you to their "grav

4 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum

Live After Five-Spring 2007

5 p.m., Galvez Plaza (Free)

Krewe of Jupiter Downtown Poker Crawl

5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Downtown Baton Rouge ($15)

Evening

J.D. Blake

6:30 p.m., Monjunis Italian

Emily Branton at Pastime Lounge

6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Pastime

Cajun Dances

Cut a rug Cajun style

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

Farewell 2 Arms

Farewell 2 Arms is a rock band from Baton Rouge.

7 p.m., The Darkroom

Shakespeare in Hollywood

Welcome to Tinseltown, 1934, where sexy starlets, cigar-chomping producers, fawning yes-men and ga-ga columnists collide in a delicious blend of farce, fact and fantasy.

8 p.m., Baton Rouge Little Theatre

Live Music

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

8 p.m., Magnolia Cafe

Allyn Ball

From the neighborhood with the perfect yard, to his militant 95 lb. wife, to his daughter's "coming out," Allyn's material is very honest, clean and smart.

8 p.m., The Funny Bone Comedy Club

Auto Racing With Stormpay Crate Late Models

Along with Stormpay Crate Late Models, see UMP Modifieds, Lim. Modifieds, Street Stock, Pure Stock and Cruisers.

8 p.m., Baton Rouge Raceway

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

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

Live Music

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

9:30 p.m., The Roux House

Live Bands

Thursday through Saturday, enjoy a variety of bands as they perform at The Caterie.

10 p.m., Caterie

Allyn Ball

From the neighborhood with the perfect yard, to his militant 95 lb. wife, to his daughter's "coming out," Allyn's material is very honest, clean and smart.

10 p.m., The Funny Bone Comedy Club

Mighty Orq

Mighty Orq (pronounced ork) is a power trio from Houston, Texas. This band blends stellar songwriting with soaring guitars and emotional vocals that create narrative musical stories of layered landscapes, which vibrates through the mind and soul of t

10 p.m., Slippery Pete's

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Invasion! Japanese Robots from the Collection of Warren Schwartz

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

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