Arts: Best Bets

Two days packed with art and music are on the schedule for this year’s FestForAll in and around North Boulevard’s Town Square. About 100 visual artists will be showcasing and demonstrating their art all weekend, while two stages will provide music from the likes of John Gray, Carol Fran, Minos the Saint, Dash Rip Rock, Denton Hatcher and more. Coinciding with the event will be the First Free Sunday at LSU Museum of Art, Louisiana Art & Science Museum and the U.S.S. Kidd. The Manship Theatre will be screening two art and music-themed films during the festival, and Bike Baton Rouge will host a Sunday morning bike tour of public art in and around downtown. FestForAll, hosted by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, is April 5-6. acgbr.com

STARTING APRIL 1: Baton Rouge Gallery’s juried high school exhibition, “The Real-Life Experience,” features works from talented youth in the area until May 1. batonrougegallery.org

STARTING APRIL 2: Sculptor Jonathan Brilliant created a site-specific sculpture in the Louisiana Art & Science Museum out of thousands of wooden stir sticks from coffee shops. The work is on view until June 29. lasm.org

Learn more about Brilliant’s sculpture below.

APRIL 5-6: Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre takes on Snow White for two performances at the River Center. batonrougeballet.org

APRIL 12: Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre holds the fifth annual Dancin’ in the Streets at Perkins Rowe with music, dance performances, food and more.

APRIL 17: ART WINE DESIGN returns to the Southdowns Shopping Center with after-hours events at several shops, galleries and restaurants, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

APRIL 22: Of Moving Colors presents a site-specific choreographed performance, “Code Red,” on the steps of the State Capitol to coincide with Louisiana Arts Advocacy Day. For more information, including opportunities to participate, go to ofmovingcolors.org.

ALL MONTH: Nari Ward’s “Rooted Communities” exhibit continues this month, showcasing his use of found objects–some found locally–to create large, dramatic sculptures. The show ends in August at the LSU Museum of Art. lsumoa.org

EARLY NEXT MONTH: Theatre Baton Rouge begins its production of the screwball comedy You Can’t Take It With You May 2. Opera Louisiane presents Johann Strauss’ comedy Die Fledermaus at the Manship Theatre May 2 and 4, featuring top performers from past seasons and the Community Chorus.