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Baton Rouge June 2015 events

The 21st Hot Rod Power Tour will feature a variety of makes and models of hot rods, street rods, custom trucks, muscle cars and performance machines. Image courtesy Hot Rod Power Tour

JUNE 5
The Family Dinner Comedy Troupe comes to the Hartley-Vey Studio Theatres for a live Improv Comedy Night. 7:30 p.m. $5. manshiptheatre.org

JUNE 6
WWE Live returns to the Baton Rouge River Center with superstars like John Cena, Rusev and Damien Mizdow. 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25. brrivercenter.com

JUNE 5-14
Shrek visits the Capital City. Playmakers of Baton Rouge performs Shrek the Musical, the tale of an ogre who sets out to save his swamp. Performances take place at LSU’s Reilly Theatre. Tickets are $15 for kids, $20 for adults. playmakersbr.org

JUNE 12
Hot weather, hotter rides. The 21st Hot Rod Power Tour makes its last stop at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center. Noon-8 p.m. Free admission. lamardixonexpocenter.com

JUNE 13
Pride on display. Baton Rouge Pride Fest 2015 celebrates its ninth year at the Baton Rouge River Center. The event includes entertainment, food and resources for the community. 1-7 p.m. Free admission. brpride.org

JUNE 20
Locally grown. Check out the Garden Fest at the Burden Museum and Gardens, featuring locally produced food and beverages. Garden plot tours, food sampling and music will be available. 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $10. discoverburden.com

JUNE 20
Krewes For Food hosts its annual fundraiser for the Baton Rouge Food Bank at The Station Sports Bar & Grill. 8 p.m. Allison Collins performs at 10 p.m. facebook.com/krewesforfood


On the road

NEW ORLEANS

JUNE 6-7: The ninth annual Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival showcases traditional and modern performers in Cajun and zydeco music. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. both days. Free admission. jazzandheritage.org/cajun-zydeco

JUNE 13-4: The French Market District houses the 29th Annual Creole Tomato Festival, which celebrates southeastern Louisiana’s iconic and beloved produce. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free admission. facebook.com/CreoleTomatoFestival

LAFAYETTE

JUNE 4-7: The Tea Sippers’ Theatre Company will perform the rock musical Spring Awakening at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Showtimes vary. Tickets start at $12. acadianacenterforthearts.org

JUNE 13: Local and regional artists display their works at the monthly Saturday ArtWalk in the downtown Lafayette cultural district. downtownlafayette.org


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JUNE 2-25: BREC’s Baton Rouge Gallery will have an exhibition featuring Charles Barbier, Clark Derbes, Wylie Sofia Garcia and David Scott Smith. This will be Derbes’, Garcia’s and Smith’s debuts at the gallery. batonrougegallery.org

JUNE 5: Musical dreams. BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo is the first zoo in Louisiana to host Dream Night, in which small ensembles perform for children with cancer and their families. brmusicstudios.com

JUNE 5-21: Broadway hits Baton Rouge. Theatre Baton Rouge performs its adaptation of Broadway hit The Music Man, in which “Professor” Harold Hill convinces the city’s parents to save their children through music. $28. theatrebr.org

JUNE 6: Fleur de Leaf Dance Studio hosts South Indian Classical Dance by Jaan R. Freeman, the artistic director of New York’s Dakshina Palli, Inc. and Bharata Natyam dancer. 6 p.m. $20. fleurdeleaf.com

THROUGH JUNE 10: The LSU Student Union Art Gallery’s 20”x20”x20” National Compact Competition and Exhibit wraps up its showcase. Media range from sculpture to painting to textile. as.lsu.edu

JUNE 11-14: Somewhere over the rainbow. Central Community Theatre performs the classic tale of Dorothy, Toto and friends in The Wizard of Oz at the Manship Theatre. 7 p.m. Tickets start at $20. manshiptheatre.org

JUNE 12: Hartley Vey Studio Theatres hosts a screening of Tim Robbins’ Dead Man Walking. The event will also feature a Q&A with author Helen Prejean, who wrote the book the film is based on. 7 p.m. $7. hartleyveytheatres.org

JUNE 27: Old films, new sound. Baton Rouge Gallery’s Movies and Music on the Lawn continues with the pairing of 2007’s Dr. Plonk and a never-before-heard soundtrack from Onion Loaf. Screening begins at 8 p.m. $7 for non-BRG members. batonrougegallery.org


Neon Trees. Image Courtesy Press Here Publicity/LeAnn Mueller
Neon Trees. Image Courtesy Press Here Publicity/LeAnn Mueller

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JUNE 6: Celebrate the blues. Bluesman Kenny Neal and local guitarist/singer Chris LeBlanc are just two of the acts you can see at Port Allen’s Blues & Southern Soul Festival at the West Baton Rouge Parish Multi-Purpose Arena. Noon-7 p.m. $20. 388-9125. kennyneal.net

JUNE 6: Singer-songwriter John Craigie brings his brand of folk to Red Dragon Listening Room. Jodi James opens. Concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $20. reddragonlr.com

JUNE 10: Hard-rock band Hinder performs at The Varsity. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18.50 in advance, $20 the day of the show. varsitytheatre.com

JUNE 13: Tributes for charity. Red, Rock & Blue’s seventh concert features tribute bands at The Varsity. All proceeds go toward Louisiana military charities. Doors open at 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $20. varsitytheatre.com

JUNE 19: Enjoy hip-hop-influenced jazz and electronica when DOLO Jazz Suite stops in at Chelsea’s Café. 10 p.m. Cover is $5. chelseascafe.com

JUNE 20: Chart topping alt-rockers. Neon Trees, the band behind the hit song “Animal,” plays at Dixie Landin’s Summer Concert Series. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Free to park guests. bluebayou.com

JUNE 25: Country singer Junior Brown brings his dry wit to the Manship Theatre as part of the venue’s Long Summer Nights series. 7:30 p.m. $45. manshiptheatre.org

JUNE 27: Still rockin’. Australian soft-rock duo Air Supply performs at L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge as part of its 40th Anniversary Tour. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. $35. lbatonrouge.com