Nightlife

Golden Nugget,  2550 Golden Nugget Blvd. — Blue Martini: AM/FM Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday; DJ Bobby Novosad, 9 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Saturday; DJ Fuzzy, 9 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Saturday. DJ Chef Jeff, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday; Jarvis and the Gents, 7-10 p.m. Sunday. Rush Lounge: Jones & Hollers, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. tonight; The Slags, 9 p.m.-1:30 am. Friday-Saturday; Jake Landry Duo, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday.

L’Auberge, 777 Avenue L’Auberge — L Bar: Darrell Whittington, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

 

Concerts

Golden Nugget — Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 8, tickets start at $40; Bell Biv DeVoe, 8 p.m. Oct. 9, tickets $35-$65; Styx, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15, tickets $75-$180; Melissa Etheridge, 8 p.m. Oct. 16, tickets $50-$333; 38 Special, 8 p.m. Oct. 23, tickets $20-$35; The Beach Boys, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and 8 p.m. Oct. 30, tickets $60-$90 per night.

L’Auberge — Party By The Pool: Voyage, 8 p.m. Oct. 29, tickets $25. Flamingle at L’Auberge benefiting breast cancer awareness, 6 p.m. Oct. 14 with The Molly Ringwalds, tickets $25. $15,000 Halloween Costume Contest & Party featuring MJ Live — Michael Jackson Tribute, 8 p.m. Oct. 30, tickets $20.

McNeese Friday Night Block Party: Wayne Toups, 7-10:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Noland Alumni Pavilion; free admission.

 

Art Exhibits

Historic City Hall, 1001 Ryan St., open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday with free admission — Gallery by the Lake: “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” through Oct. 16. First-floor gallery: “Something Old, Something New” through Nov. 27. Third-floor gallery: “High Flying and Living Large: The Paintings of James Michalopoulos” through Nov. 27.

Imperial Calcasieu Museum, 204 W. Sallier St., open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, admission $5 for adults, $3 for children and $2 for seniors — “Koasati-Ko-Yomahka Our Coushatta Ways” exhibit through Dec. 23.

 

Special

Beauregard Parish Fair: Through Oct. 9, Beauregard Parish Fair Grounds; 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday; admission $5, free for military families with ID.

Cal-Cam Fair: Oct. 8-10, West Calcasieu Arena & Events Center; Friday entry $10 person, $20 ride bracelets; Saturday entry $15 person, $25 ride bracelets; Sunday entry $5 person, $20 ride bracelets.

Country Club Arts & Crafts Fair: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 8 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 9 at St. Luke Simpson United Methodist Church, 1500 Country Club Road; free admission.

Farm to Table(aux): 5:30-9:30 Oct. 14, Lake Charles Civic Center Mezzanine and Buccaneer Room; fundraising event for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana; tickets $125 with limited seating.

Jeff Davis Parish Fair: Through Oct. 9, The Mighty Thomas Carnival open, 4-11 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Movies Under the Stars: 6:30 p.m. every Friday in October: Oct. 8 — “The Haunted Mansion” at Prien Lake Park; Oct. 15 — “Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” at Mallard Junction Park; Oct. 22 — “Halloweentown” at River Bluff Park in Moss Bluff.

Wheels of Hope 2021: 7:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 9, St. Theodore Catholic Church, 785 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, in Moss Bluff, registration $40 for adults and $20 for children 17 and under.

 

Theater

A Block Off off Broadway Community Theatre presents “Clue,” 7 p.m. Oct. 9 and 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at Strand Theater, 432 N. Main St., Jennings; ticket are $12 and $10 for seniors 60 and older.

Christian Youth Theater presents “Adam’s Family,” 7 p.m. Oct. 15, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 16, and 3 p.m. Oct. 17 at McNeese State University’s Tritico Theatre; tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children at www.cytlakecharles.org.