TBR adds performance
Theatre Baton Rouge has added one more performance to its production run of "Steel Magnolias." The added performance will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5.
Tickets are $25-$35 by visiting theatrebr.org.
Poetry at LSU Vet Med
The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine will host "An Evening of Poetry" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 29, in its library to culminate Brandon Kilbourne’s artist residency. This public literary reading is free and open to the public.
Kilbourne will read poems composed during the residency and other previously published work.
The first of its kind in the U.S., the artist-in-residence program housed at a veterinary school began at LSU Vet Med in 2022.
For more information, visit lsu.edu/vetmed/artist_in_residence.
The Barber of Seville
Tickets are on sale for Opera Louisiane's production of "The Barber of Seville," on May 3 and 5 in the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St.
Tickets are $25-$100 by visiting operalouisiane.com.
Talking Bones
Tickets are on sale for UpStage Theatre's production of "Talking Bones," on May 4-5 and May 11 at the theater, 1713 Wooddale Blvd.
Tickets are $25 by calling (225) 924-3774 or emailing info@upstagetheatre.biz.
You Aren’t Alone
The You Aren't Alone Project, a Baton Rouge-based nonprofit, will host its fourth annual "You Aren't Alone Live Art Event" in celebration of Mental Health Month from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at Gallery 14, 210 S. 14th St. Suite D.
Tickets are $40 and include exclusive event access to powerful performances and awe-inspiring visual art exhibits, many of which will be available for auction, along with free food and beverages. Mental health and wellness vendors will be on-site to provide additional resources.
For tickets visit givebutter.com/YAAPLiveArt.
At Southeastern
The Southeastern Louisiana University Contemporary Art Gallery is showing its spring Senior Exhibition 2024, featuring artworks created by graduating students in the Department of Visual Art + Design through May 11.
The gallery is located in East Strawberry Stadium on campus at 411 Ned McGehee Dr. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday. Admission is free.
For more information, call (985) 549-5080, email tabitha.nikolai@southeastern.edu or visit southeastern.edu/slucontemporary.
Call for submissions
The deadline is May 13 for submissions to the 54th annual River Road Show, sponsored by the Art Guild of Louisiana. This national juried show attracts artists from all over the United States with cash and merchandise awards in excess of $4,000. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will be at the Louisiana State Archives gallery, 3851 Essen Lane, from Aug. 3 to Sept. 16.
For requirements and a submission, visit artguildlouisiana.org/river-road-show-entry-requirements.
Tatting workshop
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum's series of tatting workshops led by Louisiana artist, Christy Benoit Castille.
Beginner Shuttle Tatting will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, May 8. Simple Edging will be taught from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 22. Space is limited, and advanced registration is required by calling the West Baton Rouge Museum at (225)336-2422. The cost is $30. Payment may be mailed in or paid in person by cash, check or credit card.
In St. Tammany
The St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, is showing the exhibit "Beauty of Nature through the Vision of Alan Gerson" through May 31. For more information, visit sttammanyartassociation.org.
At NUNU
NUNU Art Collective, 1510 Courtableau Highway, Arnaudville, will present a screening of "Pentecost Mass" with music legend and Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Humanist Dickie Landry at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 11.
The film is a deeply personal exploration of Landry's Catholic upbringing in Cecilia. A cornerstone of original music, Landry has performed with avant-garde artists like Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson and has collaborated with the likes of Paul Simon and Robert Plant. He was also an original member of the legendary swamp-pop supergroup Lil Band of Gold.
For more information, visit nunuaccollective.homesteadcloud.com.