Jazz on the Bayou, Free First Sunday and more to add to your calendar this week

The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday-Thursday, July 11.

FRIDAY

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

BATON ROUGE ARTS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Vendors sell a variety of unique, original works of art including pottery, woodwork, textiles, glass, paintings, sculptures, photographs, handmade soaps, handmade toys, jewelry and more. artsbr.org.

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

SUMMER FORAGING TOUR: 8:30 a.m., Waddill Wildlife Refuge, 2850 N. Flannery Road. Presented by Slowhike Company. eventbrite.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.

“A MIDSOMMER’S NIGHT — JAZZ ON THE BAYOU”: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. A night of musical excellence featuring ScoSax 4th Dimension. A red carpet multicultural affair including Mardi Gras Indian queens and more surprises. $45. manshiptheatre.org.

SUNDAY

FREE FIRST SUNDAY: Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road; Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd.; Magnolia Mound Plantation, 2161 Nicholson Drive; LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St.; and LSU Center for River Studies, 100 Terrace Ave. Free admission to all exhibits and installations, plus free entry to LASM’s Irene Pennington Planetarium shows and exhibits.

AUTHOR’S TALK: 1:30 p.m., Louisiana’s Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd. With author Michael H. Rubin (“The Cottoncrest Curse”). 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/.

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 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 with playlist. 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.

TODDLER THURSDAY: 10 a.m., LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St. Cool off with a fun snow cone project. Designed for kids 5 and younger accompanied by a caregiver. Free. lsumoa.org.

LUNCHTIME LECTURE WITH BISHOP IVORY PAYNE: noon, West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. Guest speaker in conjunction with the exhibit “Spaces and Places: Historic Black Churches of West Baton Rouge Photographed by Bruce Williams.” Free; visitors may bring a lunch.

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.

ART GUILD OF LOUISIANA: Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. “Workshop Show,” July 11-Sept. 12. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. artguildlouisiana.org.

BATON ROUGE GALLERY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: 1515 Dalrymple Drive. Exhibition by Amy James, Audra Kohout, H.E. Roe and Katherine Scherer, July 11-Aug. 1, with Articulate artist talk at 4 p.m. Sunday. 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.

CARY SAURAGE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER SHELL GALLERY: 233 St. Ferdinand St. “Anointing the Artif: Caleb Gridley,” through July 12. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. artsbr.org.

GALLERY AT THE MANSHIP: 100 Lafayette St. “An Artist Legacy: A Tribute to a Mentor,” featuring the work of Larry Casso, Chryl Casso-Corizzo and Stacey Uffman Casso, through Oct. 27.

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. “Cherished: The Art of Clementine Hunter,” July 11-Oct. 13.(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. “Bridging the Mississippi: Spans Across the Father of Waters” by Philip Gould, through Oct. 5. “Remembering the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition,” through Dec. 20. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.

USS KIDD VETERANS MUSEUM: 305 S. River Road. New D-Day exhibit marking the 80th anniversary of the invasion. “Pirates! The Story Behind the Pirate of the Pacific,” permanent exhibit. usskidd.com.

WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. “Spaces and Places: Historic Black Churches of West Baton Rouge,” through July 28. “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 Saturday. Hours are from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday and by appointment. (240) 595-9421.