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Walking with
Dinosaurs Ticket Presale!
After years of planning, the award-winning BBC TV
series, Walking with Dinosaurs comes to life in a stunning theatrical
event. Internationally renowned designers have worked with scientists
to create 15 life-size dinosaurs, including the terror of the ancient
terrain, Tyrannosaurus-rex! Be amazed and thrilled as the greatest
creatures ever to walk the earth return before your eyes.
Don't miss out on this early chance to secure your spot at one of the
greatest productions to ever visit the River Center!
Friday, October
2 - Sunday, October 4
Baton Rouge River Center Arena
Presale Begins: 7/21/09 @ 10:00 am
Presale Offer
ends 7/23/09 11:59 pm
Presale tickets click here
Enter password: TREX
Click below for
a video on the production
http://www.dinosaurlive.com/funstuff/ |
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Weekend Events!
What's happening Downtown?
Check out our Weekend Events list to keep tab on what's hot downtown
each week! For more info,
visit our site at the link below!
www.downtownbatonrouge.org |
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Goin' To Jackson
& Purple Rain
at Manship Theatre
Jamie Wax performs a comedic act that portrays five
separate mental patients at the East Louisiana State Mental Hospital in
Jackson, La. These characters are all in competition to be the
spokesmodel for a mental health campaign. It's guaranteed to be a great
show.
When: Thursday, July 23, 8PM - 10PM
Also running July 24, 25, & 26. (Check web for times)
http://www.manshiptheatre.org/ |
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Karaoke Every
Wednesday @
Red Star!
Spill everything you've got on the mic for the enjoyment
of your friends, fans, and fellow karaoke'ers. The point isn't to sound
good, it is to sound pathetic. So come on down to the Red Star and sing
like the rest of us sappy, drunken, lonely karaoke'ers. You'll fit
right in!
http://www.myspace.com/largelyironickaraoke |
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Art of Fashion @
600 Main!
The Art of Fashion will take place on Saturday July 25 . There will be an
Art Show at 8pm, Live Painting by Alex Harvie, Fashion Show at 11pm-
Men's clothing by Aristocracy (Apparel for the People), Women's
clothing by Brook Lynn's Unique Boutique and Music by DJ Kemistry.
http://600mainbr.com/ |
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Happy's Run Club
Happy's Run Club runs every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. (run
begins at 6:15 sharp) - Starting at the Roux House Patio on 3rd Street
downtown. The runs rotate between 3 routes in order to keep things
fresh. Don't worry, maps are provided before the weekly run. The club
was started in 2008 by Scott Higgins and Michael Lang with the support
of Jack Warner and Happy's Irish Pub. The sole philosophy of the club
is also our motto: "Run... drink... and be HAPPY!"
http://www.promediallcweb.com/happy/index.htm |
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2009 Louisiana Book
Festival Call for Volunteers
The Louisiana Book Festival is back for its seventh
installment! Louisiana's world-class celebration of readers, writers
and their books will return to Baton Rouge from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM on
Saturday, October 17, 2009. They want you to be part of it. Volunteers
are essential to the festival's success. If you or your organization is
interested in volunteering and would like more information about the
festival as well as volunteer opportunities, visit their website at http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/.
Or, if you've already made up your mind to volunteer, go directly to http://lbf.state.lib.la.us/volunteers.html and select the "I Want To Volunteer" link. |
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Another NO COVER
Week at Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's!
Wednesday,
July 22nd
Nightclub: SINGLE
BABY BOOMERS NIGHT 8pm - 12am. For Singles in their
40's, 50's and 60's
No Cover!
Thursday,
July 23rd
Balcony: SWEET ROOT Acoustic 10pm - 1am
No Cover!
Friday, July 24th
Balcony: 6L6
BAND 6pm - 9pm
Nightclub: THE
LONG NECK SOCIETY 9pm - 1am
Saturday,
July 25th
Balcony: CHASE
TYLER 6pm - 9pm
Nightclub: GABBY
HAYZ 9:45pm - 1:45pm (from Lafayette)
http://www.myspace.com/boudreauxdowntown |
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Wine Walk Wednesday!
Experience what is quickly becoming the best night in
downtown Baton Rouge! This week at 5:30 pm we begin our walk at
Avoyelle's on the River (333 Third St.) for 3 wines to taste and half
off glasses of wine. Please try some appetizers or a nice dinner while
you are here...read more
winewalkbr@gmail.com |
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Red Stick Farmer's Market
Summer's Fresh
Fest continues at Red Stick Farmers Market and Main Street
Market on Saturday as the cucumber takes center stage with "Cool as a
Cucumber." Fresh
from the Market host chef Celeste Gill welcomes Judy Myhand
of the LSU Dietetics Department to the morning cooking show at 10 am in
the North Street seating area inside Main Street Market. Together
Myhand and Gill will showcase the cucumber in a variety of summer
recipes. Outside at Red Stick Farmers Market guest chefs from the
Louisiana Culinary Institute will sample recipes that use the cucumber
and will be on hand to suggest menu ideas for summertime entertaining.
Children will enjoy face painter and artist Liz Lopes who will join the
Fresh Fest activities this weekend and create "cool" artwork
for children's faces. Fifth & Main Street.
http://www.breada.org |
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Event Procedures & Guidelines
An Event Procedures and Guidelines manual is now
available for anyone looking to facilitate an event or open a business
Downtown! The manual is a compilation of existing City/Parish policies
for special events, parades, etc. created to act as a guide through the
permitting processes and procedures. The manual is available at the DDD
office and at downtownbatonrouge.org/playEventProcedures.asp where it can be browsed by sections.
For questions regarding Downtown Event Procedures and
Guidelines please contact:
Gabriel Vicknair- Special
Events and Marketing Coordinator- gvicknair@brgov.com
Click here to view and download the manual
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Downtown Restaurants
are Waiting for You!
Don't forget to check out Downtown's many restaurants
and cafe's that serve up some of the best cuisine in town. Whether
you're in the mood for a po-boy or a romantic dinner for two, Downtown
has you covered. Check out the Downtown Restaurants List for more info! |
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Ready for your close-up, BR?
Tune in to the hot new show Hollywood Presents Downtown, a 30-minute
program, which is shot in Hollywood's Studio 7 on the banks of the
Mississippi River, where you'll find out the latest from Downtown Baton
Rouge. With special guest interviews and details on blockbuster events
happening on the riverfront, you'll be ready for all the action.
The show airs each Wednesday at 8:30PM and Saturday at 10:00PM on Cox Channel 4.
www.casinorouge.com/Downtown%20show.aspx |
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