Nightlife

Bodega Wine Dive, 3505 Country Club Road — Doc. Wilder, 7-10 p.m. Friday.

Crying Eagle Brewery, 1165 E. McNeese St. — Justin Martindale Trio, 7-10 p.m. Friday; Music Box, 7-10 p.m. Friday; The Roast of Keez the Comic, 9 p.m. Saturday, tickets at Eventbrite; Brew-zy Brunch, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Golden Nugget, 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd. — Blue Martini: DJ Fuzzy, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. tonight; Vermillionaires, 8 p.m.-midnight, Friday; DJ Bobby Novosad, 11 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Friday. Rush Lounge: The Fuse, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday.

L Bar at L’Auberge, 777 Avenue L’Auberge — Casey Courville, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Luna Bar & Grill, 719 Ryan St. — Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays.

Panorama Music House, 331 Broad St. — Boomerang, 9 p.m. Friday; Cats and Aliens, 9 p.m. Saturday; The Lost Shakers, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday; Pajama Jam with Kris Harper, 8-11 p.m. Sunday.

Paul’s Rib Shack Barbecue, 4800 Nelson Road —Paddio Daddios Friday; Hailey and Brett Cooley, Saturday.

Rikenjaks Brewing Company, 3716 Ryan St. — Sunday Funday Day Zydeco Brunch; 11 a.m. Sunday.

 

Concerts

Banners Series — Ruthie Foster, 7 p.m. March 31, Tritico Theatre, $20 admission.

Live @ The Lakefront Concert Series — 5:30-10 p.m. Fridays at the Lake Charles Civic Center Arcade Amphitheater; March 31: Boys Who Cry at 6 p.m., Supersoakers, 7:30 p.m., Flamethrowers 9 p.m.; April 7: Cats & Aliens at 6 p.m., Zach Edwards & the Medicine at 7:30 p.m. and LaCour at 9 p.m.

Coushatta Casino Resort — Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, 8 p.m. April 29, tickets $40.

Golden Nugget — Sammy Kershaw, 8:30 p.m. March 31, tickets $20-$25; Styx, 8:30 p.m. April 14, $75-$85; Diamond Rio, 8 p.m. April 22, tickets $15-$25.

L’Auberge — Trace Adkins, 8 p.m. April 1, tickets $75-$152; Oak Ridge Boys, 8 p.m. May 6, $25-$55; Rodney Carrington, 8 p.m. Aug. 11-12; tickets $35-$75.

Music at Morganfield — 6-9 p.m. Thursdays in March at The Village at Morganfield; free admission; March 23: Chris Ardoin & Nustep Zydeco.

 

Theater

Calcasieu Theatrical Arts presents “Descendants Theatrical Musical” 7 p.m. March 31 and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 1 at LaGrange High School; tickets $10.

ORANGE, Texas — Lutcher Theater, 707 Main Avenue —  “Anastasia,” 7:30 p.m. March 3-31, tickets $35-$90 at lutcher.org or by calling 409-886-5535.

WESTLAKE — Westlake High School Theatre, 1000 Garden Drive — “Curses! Foiled Again!,” 7 p.m. April 20.

 

Art Exhibits

Banners Series — “Works on Paper” through May 5 in the Shearman Fine Arts Center Grand Gallery at McNeese State University.

LEESVILLE — Gallery One Eleven, 111 Third St. — “Three from Shreveport,” featuring 30 paintings from Michael Miller, Uriah Joseph Oxford and Lauren Ross Simmons through April 22.

Historic City Hall, 1001 Ryan St., open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday with free admission —  “Backyard Variety” by Lerin Freyou in Gallery by the Lake through April 15; Robbie Austin’s “Memories Are Uncertain Friends” through May 27.

Imperial Calcasieu Museum, 204 W. Sallier St. — “Gilding Lilly: Calcasieu Parish School Board Faculty Art Show” 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through April 29; “Perfectly Imperfect: Calcasieu Parish School Board Student Art Show” 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through April. 29.

 

Special

Bags & Brew Cornhole Tournament — Fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, 11 a.m. April 1, Crying Eagle Brewery.

Banners Series — “The Moonlit Princess,” puppet show based on a Persian fairytale, 2 p.m. April 2, Tritico Theatre, tickets $20.

Cyphacon — March 31-April 2, Lake Charles Civic Center, featuring guest speakers Mary McDonnell, Terry Farrell and Cherami Leigh; tickets start at $15.

Easter Glow Hunt — 6-8 p.m. April 2 Sale Street Baptist Church, 1611 W. Sale Road.

Green Hat Taste of Southwest Louisiana — tasty, self-guided tour of local restaurants lasts throughout March; annual fundraiser for Christus Ochsner Southwestern Louisiana Foundation; registration is $50 and includes a Green Hat T-shirt and tickets for complimentary small bites and/or drinks at this year’s participating restaurants — 121 Artisan Bistro, The James 7:10, Calla, Pujo Street Café, Dragos at L’Auberge, The Chart House at Golden Nugget, Area 337, Casa Manana, Toga Grill, Que Pasa, Crying Eagle Brewing Company, Tia Juanita’s Fish Camp, Coffee:30.

Movies Under the Stars — All movies start at 6:30 p.m.; “The Dog Who Saved Easter” March 31 at Prien Park; “Inside Out” April 14, Bulber Auditorium at McNeese State University; “The Lorax” April 21 at Mallard Junction Park; “Encanto” April 28 at River Bluff Park.; while free popcorn and cotton candy will be served at each event, residents can also bring their own food.

Partners in Parks: Fishing For Fun in the Park — 9:30-11 a.m. April 1, Riverside Park, 1701 Fitzenreiter Road.

Pop-Up Playtime: Children’s Museum — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through April 15 at 1911 Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center, 1001 Ryan St.; March 21-April 1: Inclusion Rocks; April 4-15: Musical Fun.

Touch-A-Truck — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 1, Burton Complex, 7001 Gulf Highway.

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