Also this week

Spill, a play and art exhibit focusing on the effects of the BP oil spill, continues its run at Swine Palace. Tickets are $28. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Read 225‘s interview with the play’s creators.

Adult Literacy Advocates hosts its fourth annual “Evening with Great Authors” event Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Dalton Woods Auditorium. Mary H. Manhein, author of The Bone Lady and director of LSU FACES lab, will be on hand to discuss her work. General admission tickets are $20.

Delta Literary Journal hosts Highland Reading Series Thursday at 7 p.m. at Highland Coffees. Vivian Beltran and Jayne Butler are this week’s poets. Musical guests include Sara Ritsch and Robert Kling. Click here to get more information and RSVP.

Echoes and Artifacts, an MFA exhibit by Molly Miller, will have its closing reception Friday at 6 p.m. at LSU’s Foster Gallery, 111 Foster Hall.

On the road: NOLA Fashion Week runs through Saturday at various locations in New Orleans with designers showing off their latest works. The week also includes educational workshops and musical performances.