Upcoming Events
Beginning December 6, 2008 20-minute guided tours will be offered each Saturday in the following areas: Ancient Egypt Gallery at 11:00 AM, Solar System Gallery at 1:00 PM and, Art Galleries at 3:00 PM.
North Boulevard Festival of Lights Celebration
Friday, December 5, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
When you come downtown for the "lighting of the trees" on Friday, December 5, stop in at LASM for a variety of activities. At 5:00, 7:00, and 8:00 PM, the seasonal classic Holiday Music Magic will be shown on the planetarium dome, featuring the music of Mannheim Steamroller, Brenda Lee, Burl Ives, and others (children 4 and under may attend this lively planetarium show). The Red Stick Ringers, a handbell choir, will be playing soft, tinkling holiday music in the atrium, and the Museum Store at LASM will be open with lots of tempting merchandise at a special 10 percent discount! Admission is free with the donation of a new toy that benefits Toys for Tots (you can purchase your toy in the Museum Store). Don’t miss the fun!
Annual Holiday Ornament Workshop
Sunday, December 7, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Kids and their favorite adults will make memories together in the Discovery Depot Workshop, creating holiday ornaments that are sure to become family keepsakes. As a special treat, Santa and the Coco-Cola Christmas truck will be at LASM from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. First Sunday will be sponsored by Baton Rouge Coca-Cola.
Artist's Perspective: Randy Asprodites
Sunday, December 7, 2:15 PM
Ida Kohlmeyer's former studio assistant, Randy Asprodites, will discuss Kohlmeyer's enduring legacy among contemporary Louisiana artists as he guides visitors through the exhibition Ida Kohlmeyer: Standing Among Giiants. Asprodites is an accomplished artist and teacher who lives and works in New Orleans. Free and open to the public. First Sunday will be sponsored by Baton Rouge Coca-Cola.
Target Saturday! A Morning of Family Fun with Art and Science
Saturday, January 10, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
FREE WITH REGULAR MUSEUM ADMISSION
No registration is required for this terrific program for children ages
5–12 who are accompanied by an adult. Enjoy a full schedule of activities
that will include the live auditorium program Colors of the Rainbow,
presented by the LASM Science Education Department, plus a guided tour
of the art exhibition Ida Kohlmeyer: Standing Among Giants, and
a creative art activity in the studio classroom. Note:
There will be no late admissions, so please arrive promptly. Sponsored
by Target.
Fine Art, Fine Wine
Thursday, January 22, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Visitors can unwind at this after-hours event, sipping fine wines and touring the exhibition A Couple of Ways of Doing Something: Photographs by Chuck Close/ Poems by Bob Holman with LASM art curator Elizabeth Weinstein. Wine is complimentary with admission: $5 members, $10 nonmembers. Sponsored by Kean Miller.
Artist's Perspective: Photography Panel Discussion
Sunday, February 1, 2:15 PM
John H. Lawrence, director of museum programs at the Historic New Orleans
Collection, will moderate this lively discussion about the use of new
photographic mediums, the choice to continue traditional photographic
processes, and photography as an art form today. Panelists include photographers
William Greiner, A. J. Meek, Victoria Ryan, David Humphreys, and Jim Zeitz.
This event is held in conjunction with A Couple of Ways of Doing Something:
Photographs by Chuck Close / Poems by Bob Holman. Free and open to
the public.
First Sunday sponsored by Citadel Broadcasting.
LA Capitale Chapter of LINKS Annual Event: Heritage Performance
Friday, February 27, 7:00 PM
Experience the haunting beauty of Negro spirituals as performed by Heritage, a non-profit professional choral ensemble dedicated to restoring and preserving this unique art form. Ethnomusicologist Dr. Joyce Jackson will narrate the performance, which will be followed by a reception. Heritage has performed throughout North America and Europe, and recorded an album in Paris. Heritage members are all volunteers from the Baton Rouge community. The program and reception, sponsored by LA Capitale Chapter of LINKS, Inc., are free and open to the public.
LINKS received funding for this program from the Louisiana State Arts Council and the Louisiana Division of the Arts and from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge through the Decentralized Arts Funding Program.
