AROUND BATON ROUGE

The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday-Thursday, June 13.

FRIDAY

MOVIES ON THE PLAZA: 7 p.m., Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Family-friendly movie on the big screen outdoors. Bring lawn chair or blanket. S.A.B. Snowball Shoppe will sell refreshments, and there will be an after-movie dance party. Free.

FRIDAY NIGHT LECTURE SERIES: 7:30 p.m., Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road. Series covering skygazing tips, physics phenomena, space programs, famous events and celestial histories and possible futures. Evening sky viewings follow at 8:30 p.m. Also, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. For ages 14+. Free. hrpo.lsu.edu.

SATURDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Farm-fresh produce, goods, cooking demonstrations and more. breada.org.

GARDEN DISCOVERIES: LOUISIANA IRIS: 10 a.m., Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Master Gardener Claire Fontenot will give information about growing Louisiana irises including sun, soil and water requirements needed to have beautiful flowers. Registration available at ebrpl.co/calendar or call (225) 231-3750. Free. Learn more at ebrpl.co/garden.

GREATER BATON ROUGE MODEL RAILROADERS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Republic of West Florida Historical Museum, 3406 College St., Jackson. Electric trains of all sizes will be running on five different layouts. Free admission and parking. greaterbrrailroaders.com.

FAMILY HOUR STARGAZING: 10 a.m., Irene W. Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Learn about the stars and constellations in the local nighttime sky, followed by an all-ages show. Included in regular admission. lasm.org.

EXPLORATIONS IN GENEALOGY: 10:30 a.m. to noon, West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen.  Gaynell Brady, of Our Mammy’s, will share the narratives of the Brown and Francois families who lived in West Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee parishes. Free.

KIDZ FEST: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Scotland Parkway, Badley Road at Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Baker. Trail walk, 1K walk, 2K run, kickball, inflatables, health screenings, bookmobile, games, food and more.

“THE DINNER DETECTIVE”: 6 p.m., Holiday Inn, 4848 Constitution Ave. Tackle a crime while dining. $59.99 and up. www.thedinnerdetective.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

BASF’S KIDS’ LAB: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Explore the science of chemistry during 45-minute hands-on workshops for scientists ages 6-12 and their accompanying adults. lasm.org. 

SUNDAY

SHAPE NOTE/SACRED HARP SINGING: 2 p.m., St. Alban’s Chapel, corner of Dalrymple Drive and Highland Road. Join in singing in this four-part a capella style of singing that has its roots in early America. 1:45 p.m., “singing school” for newcomers. Free.

ARTICULATE ARTIST TALK: ANNE BOUDREAU/THERESA HERRERA/RANDELL HENRY/CHRISTOPHER BRUMFIELD: 4 p.m., Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive. Free.

TUESDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Main Library at Goodwood Plaza, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more. https://www.facebook.com/redstickfarmersmarket/.

FAREWELL DINNER: 6:30 p.m., City Club, North Blvd. Honoring Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Eric Marshall. $75, person; $600, table of eight. brso.org.

FLEX AND FLOW YOGA: 6:30 p.m., Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar, 315 North Blvd. Rotating instructors and a variety of techniques. Free.

TRIVIA NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Burgersmith, 18303 Perkins Road. Collect your team and go jockey for first place. https://loom.ly/y-CKtQ4.

TACOS, TIGHTS AND BIKES: 8 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., 521 N. Third St., Suite A. Geaux Ride teams up with Taco Tuesday Food Truck for private tours. Playlist includes Drake, 8 p.m.; bounce, 9 p.m.; and Megan Thee Stallion, 10 p.m. Bike rentals (including self-guided tours) also available. Tours, $20. www.geauxridebikes.com.

WEDNESDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 9 a.m. to noon, ExxonMobil YMCA, 7711 Howell Blvd. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more. www.facebook.com/redstickfarmersmarket.

TRIVIA NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Burgersmith, 27350 Crossing Circle, Suite 150, Denham Springs. Collect your team and go jockey for first place. https://loom.ly/y-CKtQ4.

OPEN MIC: 8 p.m., The Basin Music Hall, 336 N. Third St. Comedians, musicians, poets, storytellers, actors and any other performers who seek to make audiences laugh. Signup to perform, 7:30 p.m. Free to perform or watch. 

THURSDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more. www.facebook.com/redstickfarmersmarket.

LOUISIANA ARCHAEOLOGY PRESENTATION: 4 p.m., Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Dig into the rich history of Louisiana. Free.

TRIVIA NIGHT: 7 p.m., Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar, 315 North Blvd. Test your trivia skills with your friends and family. Free. 

COMMUNITY RIDE WITH GEAUX RIDE: 7 p.m., 521 N. Third St., Suite A. Kickstands up at 7:45 p.m. Free. Bicycle rental available. info@geauxride.bike.

ONGOING

ANN CONNELLY FINE ART: 1670 Lobdell Ave. Work by Ryan Cobourn. Hours are Tuesday by appointment and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Free. (225) 927-7676 or annconnelly.com.

BATON ROUGE GALLERY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: 1515 Dalrymple Drive. Anne Boudreau, Christopher Brumfield, Theresa Herrera and Randell Henry, through June. Free. batonrougegallery.org. 

CAPITOL PARK MUSEUM: 660 N. Fourth St. “Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation” and “Experiencing Louisiana: Discovering the Soul of America,” permanent exhibits. (225) 342-5428 or louisianastatemuseum.org.

ELIZABETHAN GALLERY: 680 Jefferson Highway. “Connecting Colors,” spring art show. Call (225) 924-6437 or follow the gallery’s Facebook page.

JONES WALKER FOYER: Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. “(Un)Bloomed Womb,” exhibit by Jade Brady. manshiptheatre.org.

LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM: 100 S. River Road. “Improvisation: The Art and Healing Power of Jazz,” through Sept. 22. “Second Nature: Artworks by Chase Mullen,” Soupçon Gallery. “Pinpointing the Stars,” Universe Gallery, through Aug. 1. (225) 344-5272 or lasm.org.

LSU MUSEUM OF ART: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. “Fierce Planets: Work from the Studio Art Quilt Associates,” through July 28. “Interior Space: Photographs by Roland Miller & Paolo Nespoli,” through July 28. “Coming Home: Geoffrey Beene — Southern Reflections,” through Aug. 30. “One Stitch in Time: Southern Vernacular Quilts,” through June 23. “Art in Louisiana: Views into the Collection,” ongoing. “What is Printmaking?”, Family Gallery, ongoing. (225) 389-7200 or lsumoa.org.

LSU TEXTILE & COSTUME MUSEUM: Human Ecology Building, Tower Drive, LSU campus. “Coming Home: Geoffrey Beene — Southern Reflections,” through Aug. 30. Step into the world of American fashion designer Geoffrey Beene, a native of Haynesville. (225) 578-5992 or email textile@lsu.edu.

MAGNOLIA MOUND: 2161 Nicholson Drive. Guided and self-guided tours. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. brec.org/facility/MagnoliaMound.

OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION: 502 North Blvd. Open for tours. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free admission. oldgovernorsmansion.com.

OLD STATE CAPITOL: 100 North Blvd. Free admission. “Remembering the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition,” through Dec. 20. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.

USS KIDD VETERANS MUSEUM: 305 S. River Road. “Pirates! The Story Behind the Pirate of the Pacific,” permanent exhibit. usskidd.com.

WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. “Angela Gregory: Portraits and Process,” through Aug. 11. (225) 336-2422 or westbatonrougemuseum.org.

YES WE CANNIBAL: 1600 Government St. Exhibition of photos by and personal effects of Gervaise Soeurouge titled “Not Fade Away,” curated by Veronica Cross,  through July 6. Hours are from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday and by appointment. (240) 595-9421.