Also this week

LSU Opera presents The Cradle Will Rock at Shaver Theatre Friday at 7:30 p.m. and next Monday at 3 p.m. The performance celebrates the 50th anniversary of Marc Blitzstein’s death and is directed by Dugg McDonough and features musical direction by Michael Borowitz. Tickets are $20.

The Red Shoes (2303 Government St.) hosts Womanly Words, a poetry event focusing on the female perspective Sunday at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10. Special guests include Cynthia “Tha Gospel Diva” Berry and Rosalind “The Poetic Princess.” Sylvia, a.k.a. Sincere Scribe, hosts the event.