Dance

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Baton Rouge) Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Baton Rouge River Center Theater for the Performing Arts, 275 South River Road. Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre presents one of the most-sought after and most accomplished contemporary dance companies in the U.S. for one performance only. Tickets are $30 and are available through Ticketmaster. For more info: 225-766-8379 or visit www.batonrougeballet.org.

Bayou Shimmy (Baton Rouge) Oct. 28 and 29, 8 p.m., at theLod Cook Conference Center on LSU’s campus. Hadia and blly dancers from throughout the southeast region will instruct and perform. The cost of the workshop is $75. Tickets for the performance are $12 at the door. For more info: visit http://store.bayoushimmy.com/hadia.html.

Terrebonne Folklife Cultural Center (Houma) 7910 Park Ave. Registration $5 for classes. For more info: 985-873-6408. “Cajun Dance Lessons,” Fridays, 6-7:30 p.m.” Cajun Country Bands & Dancing,” Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Admission is $1. Food sells for $2. Jig Jagneaux & the Cajun Country Ramblers or Gene Bonvillain & the Playmates perform.

Exhibits

The Ameen Art Gallery (Thibodaux) 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, in Talbot Hall, room 200, on the campus of Nicholls State University. For more info: visit www.nicholls.edu.

Art Exhibition, through Nov. 1. Featuring the works – painting, printmaking and photography – of New Orleans artists Mary-Jane Parker, Gary Oaks, Ann Schwab and Brian McCormick.

Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum (Lockport) 110 Main St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children under 12. For more info: 985-532-5909.

“At the Old Ballgame,” through November. Featuring men’s fast- and slow-pitch baseball beginning in the 1900s and extending through the 1960s. The exhibit, organized by Dudley Gautreaux, features the Cut Off Tigers.

Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans) 900 Camp St. For more info: 504-528-3800, www.cacno.org.

“Art for Arts’ Sake,” Oct. 7, 6 p.m.-midnight. Five-block long party on Julia Street in the Warehouse Arts District will serve as a fund-raising event for the CAC. An after-party will feature the sounds of Bamboula 2000, Moyuba and Big Chief Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias.

“2005-06 Louisiana Biennial exhibit” features work of six emerging Louisiana artists selected from a field of 220 applicants.

Downtown Art Gallery (Houma) 630 Belanger St., Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more info: 985-851-2198.

“Memories,” Oct. 1-8. An exhibit of works from an intra-gallery competition.

“Artist of the Month,” Oct. 1-31. Nita Hodges.

Everett Street Gallery (Morgan City) 201 Everett St., 11 a.m-4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. For more info: 985-385-9945 or www.artsguild.org.

Art Exhibition: Displaying works of local artists. Admission is free.

The Frame Shop (Morgan City) 708 Front St., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday or by appointment. Features a remodeled gallery. For more info: 985-385-0730.

Featured artist: Elison Trahan, an award-winning duck decoy carver.

Photography exhibits: The photography of Wendy Nesin, Clyde Peterson, Leonard Price, Tammy Michael, Sherry Arcemont, Deborah Price and Jackie Price, Angelena and Lyle Brocato, as well as a collection of hand colored photography by local photographer Lisa Norris.

Original art exhibits: Phyllis Smith (colored pencils), Jeanine B. van Suffelen (watercolor), Gloria Cormier (acrylic and oil), Ralph Nix (acrylic) and Earl Woodard (hand-painted and laquered mats and frames).

Other art exhibits: Stained glass by Maria Heymann and Melissa Martin, pottery by Alex and Cindy Williams, wood tunrings by Frank West and hand-crafted items from the Warren family of Pitcairn Island, South Pacific.

The Historic New Orleans Collection (New Orleans) 533 Royal St., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. For more info: 504-524-4662 or www.hnoc.org.

“City of Hope: New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina,” through Jan. 6, 2007. Historic photographs, prints, maps and books on display in the exhibition trace New Orleans’ perseverance through 300 years of periodic flooding and natural disasters, while contemporary photographers, oral histories, video footage and phemera explore Hurricane Katrina’s impact and the city’s will to survive and rebuild against all odds.

“I Have 45 Reasons Why You Can’t Have this Boat,” Oct. 4. Chris Rodgers and John Keller, videographers/photographers.

“Below the Water Line,” Oct. 11. Paul Soniat, musician.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (Thibodaux) 314 St. Mary St., 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 9 a.m.-5p.m. Friday through Sunday. Admission is free. For more info: 985-448-1375 or visit www.nps.gov/jela.

“In A Word…,” through December 2996. Thibodaux photographer Brian Naquin’s exhibit brings a word to mind – solitude, tranquility, pride – and portrays a personal point of view of southern Louisiana culture.

Louisiana Art & Science Museum (Baton Rouge) 100 South River Rd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For more info: 225-344-5272 or www.lasm.org.

“Impressionists and Modern Masters,” through Jan. 7, 2007. This exhibition includes works from the New Orleans Museum of Art. Works by such world-famous European artists as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Pablo Picasso, and by American artists including Mary Cassatt, Stuart Davis, Robert Henri and Georgia O’Keeffe are among the 62 paintings and works on paper. The works are on loan in gratitude for the museum’s support to NOMA in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans Museum of Art (New Orleans) 1 Collins Diboll Circle. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesdays-Sundays. Admission is free to Louisiana residents through December 2006. For more info: 504-658-4100.

“CARNAVAL!,” beginning Oct. 21. The exhibit captures the sights, sounds and pageantry of Carnival celebrations around the world. It is on loan from the Museum of International Folk Art, and includes eight rural and urban locations in Europe and the Americas.

Nicholls State University Art Studio (Chauvin) at the NSU Art Studio/Chauvin Sculpture Garden, 5337 Bayouside Dr., 1-4 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday or by appointment. For more info: 985-594-2546 or 985-448-4597 or visit www.nicholls.edu/folkartcenter.

“Felt,” through Oct. 27. The exhibition by Yvonne James, a past graduate student from NSU with an M.F.A. from LSU, features a mixed media/fabric sculptural installation. A reception will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1-3 p.m., at the NSU Art Studio in Chauvin.

Southdown Plantation House/The Terrebonne Museum (Houma) 1208 Museum Dr. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Admission for the special exhibit room only is $1.00. Admission for full museum tour is $5, $2 for children. For more info: 985-851-0154.

“Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler,” Oct. 8-Nov. 25. Paintings and drawings of south Louisiana Cajun Culture exhibit by Thibodaux artist Dan Junot. Free opening reception Oct. 8 from 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Terrebonne Folklife Cultural Center (Houma) 317 Goode St. Registration $5 for classes. For more info: 985-873-6545.

“Soapcarving for Children,” Tuesdays, 7-6 p.m., by appointment only. Special group rates for scouts, church groups, etc.

“Woodcarving (ducks, songbirds, etc.),” Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., for adults.

“Quilting,” Thursdays, 9 p.m.-midnight.

“Spanish,” Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,

“French,” Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.

Theatre

“Murder Most Fouled Up” (Thibodaux) Oct. 6-7 and Oct. 12-15, 7:30 p.m. showtime except for Oct. 6, which has a 2 p.m. curtain, at the Acadian Cultural Center Theater, 1314 St. Mary St., in Thibodaux. Presented by the Thibodaux Playhouse. Season tickets for four plays are $34 or individual tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students. For more info: 985-446-1896.

“Camelot” (Baton Rouge) Oct. 22, 7 p.m. at the Baton Rouge River Center Theater for the Performing Arts, 275 South River Rd. Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s masterful retelling of T.H. White’s “The Once and Future King” comes to life onstage. The award-winning musical tells of King Arthur, Guenevere and the reign of Camelot. Tickets are $30-$50 and are available through Ticketmaster. For more info: 225-766-8379 or visit www.brrivercenter.com.

“The Marriage of Figaro” (New Orleans) Oct. 6-7, 8 p.m., at the McAlister Auditorium on Tulane University’s campus. Mozart’s work pits servants against their masters in a comic yet profoundly human tale. Love and forgiveness ultimately triumph over tricks and disguises – united by the sublime music of Mozart. Tickets are $35 to $120. For more info: 985-529-3000 or visit www.neworleansopera.org.

“The Return of Pinocchio” (Baton Rouge) Oct. 10-14, 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 15, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at the Hatcher Hall Theatre on Louisiana State University’s Fieldhouse Drive. Pinocchio grows to be a man and travels to America in Richard Nelson’s tale. The political play warns about the threat of greed and selfishness becoming the social standard. Admission is a suggested donation of $6. For more info: 225-578-4174 or visit www.theatre.lsu.edu.

“The Marriage-Go-Round” (Baton Rouge) Oct. 24-29, 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at the LSU Student Union Theatre on the campus of Louisiana State University. A married couple’s varied viewpoints come into focus when the daughter of a colleague drops by to visit the college lecturers. Seating is available on a first-come basis; admission is a suggested donation of $6. For more info: 225-578-4174 or visit www.theatre.lsu.edu.

“Man of LaMancha” (Westwego) Oct. 6-8, 13-15 and 20-22, all shows at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays, at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177-A Sala Ave., in Westwego. The classic comic tragedy of man’s struggle against all odds to dream impossible dreams. Admission is $26 for adults, $23 for seniors, $19 for students and $12 for children. A buffet dinner is available two hours before curtain. For more info: 504-885-2000.

“Flanagan’s Wake” (Westwego) Oct. 1 and 6-8, all shows at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays, at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177-A Sala Ave., in Westwego. What happens when an Irishman dies? A wonderful show takes place. This play has the friends of dearly departed Flanagan mourning him in this hilarious audience interactive show. Admission is $26 for adults, $23 for seniors, $19 for students and $12 for children. A buffet dinner is available two hours before curtain. For more info: 504-885-2000.

“The Importance of Being Earnest” (New Orleans) Oct. 10-14, 8 p.m., and Oct. 14-15 at 2 p.m., at the Lupin Theatre on Tulane University’s campus in New Orleans. Facetiously subtitled “A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, Oscar Wilde’s classic is actually a remarkably serious indictment of Edwardian England’s ruling class. Admission is $12 or $7.50 for students and senior citizens. For more info: 504-865-5106.

“Visiting Mr. Green” (Baton Rouge) Oct. 6-15, 8 p.m., at the Baton Rouge Little Theatre, 7155 Florida Blvd., in Baton Rouge. After nearly driving over him, a wealthy young man is ordered to perform community service, which includes visiting the crotchety old widower he nearly hit. They try to escape the connection but it eventually becomes the road to teach them to accept themselves and live with the others’ ways of viewing the world. Admission is $15. For more info: 225-924-6496.

“The Woman in Black” (Baton Rouge) through Oct. 24, 7 p.m., at the Baton Rouge Little Theatre, 7155 Florida Blvd., in Baton Rouge. Admission to the Reader’s Theatre Series is free. A middle-aged lawyer hires a theatre and actor to help him re-enact a ghostly event that befell him many years ago with horrifyingly tragic results. In the process, The Woman In Black, seeking vengeance for the death of her young child, attaches herself to the lawyer and unleashes a macabre sequence of events that culminate in a truly chilling twist. For more info: 225-924-6496.

Music

“Sentimental Journey” (Thibodaux), Sept. 1-30, 8 p.m. Thursaday – Saturday at Fremin’s Restaurant, 402 W. Third St. The South Louisiana Casting Company presents a musical revue of love songs from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Tickets are is $39.95 each. For more info: 985-449-0333.

“Songs of Yesteryear” (Houma), Sept. 10, 3 p.m. at Harvest Cathedral. The concert will feature two barbershop quartets and Clay Melvin singing his original work, “Talkin’ Gas Inflation Blues.” The song line-up will feature “Moon River,” “Danny Boy,” “Wait ’til the Sun Shines Nellie” and “Down By the Old Millstream.” In celebration of Grandparents Day, all grandparents get in free. General admission is $5. For more info: 985-853-2094 or www.slco.info.

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Concert (Houma) Sept. 17, 3-4 p.m. on the grounds of Southdown Plantation House. Presented by the Terrebonne Historical & Cultural Society the LPO performs classics under the Southdown pavilion and offer an interactive instrument zoo prior to the show for the kids. Admission is free for general lawn seating. A limited number of reserved pavilion seats are available for $25. For more info: 985-851-0154.

St. John’s Episcopal Church’s Concert Music Series (Thibodaux) Sept. 17, 3 p.m. at St. John’s Epicopal Church. Dr. Carol Britt, director of the School of Fine Arts and associate professor of music at

Nicholls State University will perform on the organ. For more info: 985-447-2910.