Below is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area for Friday through Thursday, October 26th.
Friday
Haunted hike: 6 p.m., Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center. Learn about snakes, insects, rats, and other “creepy creatures” along the trail. Follow the costumed characters to claim their “treasure” and walk through the “swamp graveyard” to the education building for carnival games and spooky story time. brec.org/HauntedHikes.
Family Dinner Improv Comedy: 7:30 p.m., Hartley/Bay Studio Theater at Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette Street. Live interactive improvisational games. Rated R. $12. manshiptheater.org.
Friday night lecture series: 7:30 p.m., Highland Road Park Lookout, 13800 Highland Road. A series covering tips for sky observation, physical phenomena, space planning, famous events, history of astronomical objects, and possible futures. Evening sky viewing will take place from 8:30 p.m. Recommended for ages 14 and up. free. hrpo.lsu.edu.
Friday Saturday
Holidays: Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Raising Cane’s River Center Exhibit Hall, 275 S. River Road. Holiday Marketplace hosted by the Junior League of Baton Rouge. $15. junior leaguebr.org.
Saturday
Red Stick Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon at Fifth and Main streets downtown. Farm-fresh produce, products, cooking demonstrations, etc. panda.org.
Treasures in the attic: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Goodwood Main Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Bring up to three items, including collectibles, antiques and other treasures, to be reviewed by experts. Registration is not required. ebrpl.com.
Oasis Market: From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 13827 Coursey Blvd. Vendors selling farm-grown produce, handmade goods, baked goods and more. themarketattheoasis.com.
Music, yoga and meditation: 10 a.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. Chad Lawson on piano and Elena Keegan from Grace Yoga Studio. $40. manshiptheater.org.
“Timeless Bayou Manchac, a forgotten history”: 10 a.m., Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library, 7711 Bluebonnet Blvd. Lecture by Murphy J. Painter. Free lecture sponsored by the Baton Rouge Genealogical and Historical Society. (225) 803-5478.
Astronomical observation: 10 a.m., Eileen W. Pennington Planetarium, Louisiana Museum of Arts and Sciences, 100 S. River Road. Learn about the local night sky stars and constellations, followed by a show for all ages. It is included in the regular admission fee. Rasmu.org.
James Hood’s “Beautifica”: 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 8 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., Eileen W. Pennington Planetarium, Louisiana Museum of Arts and Sciences, 100 S. River Road. A 360 degree journey through the worlds of reality and imagination. Over $12. Rasmu.org.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race — A Night of Living Drag”: At 8 p.m., take the Cane’s River Center Performing Arts Theater, 396 St. Sashay St. Louis, to the “Twilight Zone” with the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Not recommended for children under 14 years of age. https://raisecanesrivercenter.com/.
Sunday
“Velveteen Rabbit”: 2 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette Street, sponsored by Virginia Repertory Theatre. Target age is 5 years old and above. $25. manshiptheater.org.
Sunday Park: 2 p.m., Shaw Center Plaza, 100 Lafayette Street. Featuring Peyton Falghast and Lou de Funk. free. Artists Association.
Argentine tango dance lessons: 6:30pm to 7:30pm and 7:30pm to 8:30pm, Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St. With lecturer Casey Mills. Walk-ins are welcome. 10 dollars. Artists Association.
Tuesday
Horror Fitness: Stretching and Strength: 6 p.m., Goodwood Main Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. followed by a screening of “M3GAN.” free. ebrpl.com.
Trivia night: 6:30 p.m. Burgersmith, 18303 Perkins Road East. free.
Tuesday Wednesday
St. Nightmare Ferdinand Street: Creepy Concert with Candles: 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Cary Solarge Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St. The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra String Quartet will perform Halloween music. $30 to $50. brso.org.
Wednesday
Trivia night: 6:30 p.m., Burgersmith, 27350 Crossing Circle, Suite 150, Denham Springs. free.
“Dead Man Walking” (movie): 7 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. There will be a post-screening discussion with Sister Helen Prejean, the subject of the film. $12.50. manshiptheater.org.
Thursday
Red Stick Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Agricultural products and products directly from the farm. panda.org.
Spirits of Louisiana: 6:30 p.m., Old State House, 100 North Blvd. Travel back to the days of Prohibition and revel in all the glamor, glitz, and secrecy of the Roaring Twenties. Drinks, food, and a silent auction. $85. https://form.jotform.com/232334190346148.
Sip & Spin: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St. Learn the secrets of pottery in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. $125 includes two seats in class, instruction, use of clay, tools, and two drink tickets. Artists Association.
Fifolette Halloween Festival Pub Crawl: 7 p.m., Third Street Bar, Downtown. Souvenir Zombies at check-in Once he gets his cup and his bag of goodies, head over to a few bars and give each zombie a discounted signature drink. To receive the specialty drink, you must be holding a cup and dressed as a zombie. $40. https://1031consortium.com/.
“Stop Making Sense” Movie: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette Street Concert film featuring Talking Heads. $12.50. manshiptheater.org.
Pro Hockey: Baton Rouge Zydeco vs. Columbus River Dragons: 7:30 p.m., Raising Cane’s River Center Arena, 275 S. River Road. Tickets start at $10. https://raisecanesrivercenter.com/.
Ongoing
Baton Rouge Gallery Contemporary Art Center: 1515 Dalrymple Drive. New works by artist members Paulo Dufour, James Flynn, and Michael W. Howes and Jacqueline Dee Parker, through October. BatonRougeGallery.org.
Capitol Park Museum: 660 N. Fourth St. “History of Louisiana’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities” and “Carnival in the Capital: Washington Mardi Gras Ball.” (225) 342-5428 or louisianstatemuseum.org.
Elizabeth Gallery: 680 Jefferson Highway. His 36th anniversary show, “Hidden But Still Seen,” runs through Thursday, October 26th. Call (225) 924-6437 or follow his Facebook page at Gallery.
Louisiana Museum of Arts and Sciences: 100 S. River Road. “The Art of Looking Up: Chasing the Stars, From Ancient Culture to the Web” will be held at the main gallery on the second floor until April 21st. “Celestial Imaginings: Artists Exploring the Galaxies,” Republic Finance Gallery, through Sunday, January 28th. (225) 344-5272 or lasm.org.
LSU Art Museum: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette Street “African American Masterpieces from the University of Alabama Paul R. Jones Collection” through Sunday, December 3rd. “Public: Photographs by Jerry Siegel” until Sunday, November 12. “Art of Louisiana: A Perspective on the Collection,” in progress. “What is a print?” Family Gallery, ongoing. (225) 389-7200 or lsumoa.org.
LSU’s Glassell Gallery: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette Street “Hannah and Blake Sanders: Stick/Stack” through Sunday. Business hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. glasselgallery.org
LSU Textile & Costume Museum: The Human Ecology Building on Tower Drive on the LSU campus. “Women Fashioning Women,” until March 28. (225) 578-5992 or email Textile@lsu.edu.
Magnolia Mound Plantation: 2161 Nicholson Drive. Guided and self-guided tours. Business hours are Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sunday from 1pm to 4pm. brec.org/facility/MagnoliaMound.
Former Government House: 502 North Boulevard We are accepting tours. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. oldgovernorsmansion.com.
Old State Capitol: 100 North Boulevard Free Admission. “Political Parties and the Culture of Treaties” is available until Friday, December 15th. “Two Minutes to Midnight and the Structure of Armageddon” runs through Saturday. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.
USS Kidd Veterans Museum: 305 S. River Road. “Pirates! “The story behind the pirates of the Pacific” is on permanent display. usskidd.com.
West Baton Rouge Museum of Art: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. “The River is the Road: The Paintings of George Rodrigue” until Sunday, October 29th. (225) 336-2422 or westbatonrougemuseum.org.
Yes, we are cannibals: 1600 Government St. “Molly Shea: Bass Ghost Shop,” through Nov. 4. Hours of operation are Saturday noon to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 3 p.m. Reservations are required. (240) 595-9421.