Lots of exhibits and play openings are happening in Baton Rouge and Acadiana in October

At LSU Museum of Art

The LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St., will open “In a New Light: American Impressionism 1870-1940, Works from the Bank of America Collection” on Oct. 18; and “Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer: The Marvel of Old Masters” on Oct. 31.

Tickets are $5 for ages 13 and older and free for ages 12 and younger. For more information, visit lsumoa.org. 

At Capitol Park Museum

The Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. Fourth St., will host the Lunchtime Lagniappe program, “Race and Education” with Petra Munro Hendry at noon on Oct. 15.

Also, the museum will host a screening of the documentary, “Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles on Louisiana Architecture,” at 5 p.m. Oct. 17

Admission is free. To reserve a place for the film screening, visit eventbrite.com/e/ancestral-artistry-documentary-film-screening-baton-rouge-la-tickets-1020996406737?. 

Taylor with candles

Plan now to get tickets for the next performances in the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra’s Concert with Candles series, “Taylor Swift,” featuring Rebecca Smith accompanied by a guitar quartet, at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 21-22 in the Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St., Baton Rouge.

Tickets are $30-$50. Visit brso.org. 

In LSU galleries

The LSU Print Guild’s exhibit, “The Wild West Portfolio,” shows through Oct. 24 at the Barnes Ogden Gallery, 31 S. Campus Drive. Admission is free.

For more information, visit design.lsu.edu/student-life/galleries/barnes-ogden-art-design-gallery/.

Hila Plitmann at LSU

Tickets are on sale for a performance by internationally renowned soprano Hilá Plitmann with the LSU Wind Ensemble, LSU Symphony Orchestra and LSU A Cappella Choir at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15.

Plitmann has a vast repertoire encompassing everything from Bach and Handel to Thelonious Monk, Frank Zappa and Bjork. She’s appeared globally at venues from Buckingham Palace and the Vatican, to Carnegie Hall and as featured soloist on film scores by Hans Zimmer, “Da Vinci Code” and “Pirates of the Caribbean”; Carter Burwell, “Hail, Caesar”; and Theodore Shapiro, “Ghostbusters.”

Tickets are $11-$18. Visit cmda.lsu.edu.

‘Annie’ at CYT

Tickets are on sale for Christian Youth Theatre’s production of the musical “Annie,” opening Oct. 24, at the Shaver Theatre in the LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive.

Advance tickets are $16-$19. All tickets are $22 at the door. Visit cytbatonrouge.org/shows/Annie/26.

At NUNU

Artist Denise Verret’s “Enigmas & Entanglements” exhibit of new works runs through Oct. 27, at NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, 1510 Courtableau Highway, Arnaudville. Admission is free. For more information, visit nunucollective.org.

Also, tickets are on sale for the NUNU Boo! Bash Fundraiser and Celebration from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Oct. 26, featuring live music by Bonsoir Catin with Christine Balfa & Friends, followed by DJ Shane Guidry. The night also will have food, drinks, a costume contest, auctions and dancing.

Tickets are $50. Visit events.humanitix.com/the-nunu-boo-bash.

Finally, tickets are on sale for a live concert from the Celtic Bretagne region of France: “The Breizh Amerika Collective” at 7:30 p.m. Oct 18. Visit events.humanitix.com/nunu101824.