Like rare and dazzling jewels plucked from crowns and tossed onto a vast marble and granite expanse, Mardi Gras, Louisiana style, always splashes memorably into the corridors of power and politics in Washington, D.C.
As a clerk at The Royal Standard, Hanley Poche helps maintain a popular, Best of 225-winning gift store. She also maintains an impeccable wardrobe. We asked this Baton Rouge native double majoring in biology and French at LSU to share with us her style picks for the spring.
Anybody out there interested in a true farm-to-table type of dinner? The Louisiana Feast of Fields 2013 is a gastronomic gala taking place at the LSU AgCenter's Botanical Gardens off of Essen Lane on April 12th.
Okay B-Boys and B-Girls, Baton Rouge HOPS—the festival that body-rocked your world in 2011—returns for its second installment Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2013, at the Shaw Center for the Arts.
Fall is in full swing. The evenings are getting chilly and the cold dew on the grass in the morning is a daily reminder that the oppressive heat of the summer months is starting to make it's retreat. It's the time of year that makes you start to think about cornfields, ghouls and ghosts, hayrides, apple cider, pumpkins and roast turkey.
October means fall weather, fall foods and just a touch of scary. Around Baton Rouge, we have tons of options for family-friendly events that celebrate the changing season, and several good scares for the adrenaline junkies as well. Here are a few to check out: Every Saturday in October, LSU’s Burden Center presents a family-friendly corn maze from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Admission is $5. Call 763-3990 for more information. Fridays through Sundays in October, Pine Grove’s Cajun Country Corn Maze also opens with corn launchers, a pumpkin blaster and a giant spider web—as well as a spooky haunted corn maze for those who dare. Fridays, 5 p.m.-9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. General admission is around $10. For more information, call 357-4924. And of course, Baton Rouge’s biggest haunted attractions, the 13th Gate and Necropolis 13 are open for the season, and have already racked up plenty of acclaim nation-wide. The attractions are open at 6:30...
The largest fundraiser in the state takes place this month boasting a brand new look. Hollydays, the Junior League of Baton Rouge's annual market, has long been a regional favorite. Four days of holiday shopping raises as much as $500,000 each year for community projects that affect 300,000 lives in the Capital Region. But for the hardworking women of the Junior League, that success is not enough. The 2012 Hollydays steering committee revamped a classic to attract new patrons and offer a fresh experience for those who have shopped here before.
The Louisiana Book Festival will return Oct. 27 to the grounds of the state capitol. Authors who have attended the festival previously, many of whom will be featured again this year, shared their thoughts with 225 on what makes the festival great—from taking over the State Capitol building, to Louisiana Center for the Book Director Jim Davis and the festival's volunteers, to the readers and other writers who turn out on what is always a beautiful fall day in Baton Rouge.
As Jazz Fest's younger brother with a penchant for indie and alternative rock, Voodoo Fest has been pretty consistent in bringing something for everyone in its 13 years at City Park in New Orleans. Previous years have seen the Beastie Boys, Queens of the Stone Age, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer and the Black Keys.
This time last year, a float depicting a creepy version of Alice in Wonderland paraded through downtown Baton Rouge, along with one inspired by Poltergeist, with krewe members dressed as quotable character Carol Anne. Five thousand spectators watched these and about 20 other floats march behind a fitting grand marshal, the Louisiana Art and Science Museum's Ptolemaic period mummy—or at least his likeness—who led the zombies, vampires and other creatures from the backseat of a vintage red convertible.
When the Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs had to shut down its office on Government Street in April, director Monika Olivier relocated the non-profit to a bedroom in her house.
This weekend, celebrate south Louisiana's vibrant food and wine culture at Fête Rouge, the Baton Rouge Epicurean Society's signature annual event. The fun begins Thursday, Aug. 23 at the Crowne Plaza with the sixth Grace “Mama” Marino Lifetime Achievement Award dinner, honoring wine expert Tullio Saffiotti. The night includes live entertainment, memorable wine sampling and a delicious seven-course dinner specially prepared by some of the city's finest chefs. The celebration continues Friday at 6 p.m. with a chef competition, a silent auction and hundreds of wines from around the globe. For tickets and more information, visit the website here.
This weekend, raise a toast to the coast at the Uplifting the Coast Festival. Held at the Baton Rouge Fairgrounds on Airline Highway tomorrow through Sunday, the three-day event will benefit coastal restoration efforts. Besides a silent auction, entertainment includes live music by acts such as Voodoo Bayou and LeRoux, and some of Baton Rouge’s favorite culinary names are preparing an array of delicious fare. An antique car show, an arts and crafts marketplace, and several fare rides all add to the family-friendly fun. Adult admission is just $5, and children under 10 are admitted free. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.
Running this Friday through Sunday, the Red Stick International Animation Festival hosts a series of screenings shown in the Manship Theatre. The roster includes Oscar-nominated shorts on Friday and contest winners and the short sequel to Disney's Tangled, titled Tangled Ever After, on Saturday. Organizers also announced that the festival will feature an advance screening of Disney/Pixar's family film Brave on Sunday at 2 p.m. Grab your reservations at redstickfestival.org.
This three-day, weekend-long festival for coastal relief is moving to Baton Rouge this year—and getting even bigger, with live music, carnival rides, a classic car show, chefs cooking up their specialties on the festival grounds and much more. The Chris LeBlanc Band, LeRoux and other popular live acts will perform, and this year's earnings will benefit the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and Coastal Roots, an LSU program that equips more than 2,000 students in 40 schools across 16 parishes to plant seedlings along the coast. Admission is $5 for all-day access to the fun. Friday-Sunday at the Baton Rouge Fairgrounds, 16072 Airline Hwy. Visit upliftingthecoast.org for more information, and click here to read more about how the festival got started.
Road-tripping to New Orleans this weekend? Check out the French Market's Creole Tomato Festival this Saturday and Sunday. With live music, delicious food, kids' activities and more, it's well worth the trip to celebrate New Orleans' old Creole traditions. Click here for more.
Carnival in the capital
Like rare and dazzling jewels plucked from crowns and tossed onto a vast marble and granite expanse, Mardi Gras, Louisiana style, always splashes memorably into the corridors of power and politics in Washington, D.C.
What’s Up
As a clerk at The Royal Standard, Hanley Poche helps maintain a popular, Best of 225-winning gift store. She also maintains an impeccable wardrobe. We asked this Baton Rouge native double majoring in biology and French at LSU to share with us her style picks for the spring.
Feast of Fields 2013
Anybody out there interested in a true farm-to-table type of dinner? The Louisiana Feast of Fields 2013 is a gastronomic gala taking place at the LSU AgCenter's Botanical Gardens off of Essen Lane on April 12th.
Break it down
Okay B-Boys and B-Girls, Baton Rouge HOPS—the festival that body-rocked your world in 2011—returns for its second installment Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2013, at the Shaw Center for the Arts.
Iverstine Farms Harvest Hangout
Fall is in full swing. The evenings are getting chilly and the cold dew on the grass in the morning is a daily reminder that the oppressive heat of the summer months is starting to make it's retreat. It's the time of year that makes you start to think about cornfields, ghouls and ghosts, hayrides, apple cider, pumpkins and roast turkey.
Corn mazes and haunted houses get into the ‘spirit’
October means fall weather, fall foods and just a touch of scary. Around Baton Rouge, we have tons of options for family-friendly events that celebrate the changing season, and several good scares for the adrenaline junkies as well. Here are a few to check out: Every Saturday in October, LSU’s Burden Center presents a family-friendly corn maze from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Admission is $5. Call 763-3990 for more information. Fridays through Sundays in October, Pine Grove’s Cajun Country Corn Maze also opens with corn launchers, a pumpkin blaster and a giant spider web—as well as a spooky haunted corn maze for those who dare. Fridays, 5 p.m.-9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. General admission is around $10. For more information, call 357-4924. And of course, Baton Rouge’s biggest haunted attractions, the 13th Gate and Necropolis 13 are open for the season, and have already racked up plenty of acclaim nation-wide. The attractions are open at 6:30...
Market trend
The largest fundraiser in the state takes place this month boasting a brand new look. Hollydays, the Junior League of Baton Rouge's annual market, has long been a regional favorite. Four days of holiday shopping raises as much as $500,000 each year for community projects that affect 300,000 lives in the Capital Region. But for the hardworking women of the Junior League, that success is not enough. The 2012 Hollydays steering committee revamped a classic to attract new patrons and offer a fresh experience for those who have shopped here before.
Literary reunion
The Louisiana Book Festival will return Oct. 27 to the grounds of the state capitol. Authors who have attended the festival previously, many of whom will be featured again this year, shared their thoughts with 225 on what makes the festival great—from taking over the State Capitol building, to Louisiana Center for the Book Director Jim Davis and the festival's volunteers, to the readers and other writers who turn out on what is always a beautiful fall day in Baton Rouge.
The Voodoo that you do
As Jazz Fest's younger brother with a penchant for indie and alternative rock, Voodoo Fest has been pretty consistent in bringing something for everyone in its 13 years at City Park in New Orleans. Previous years have seen the Beastie Boys, Queens of the Stone Age, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer and the Black Keys.
Freaky Philanthropy
This time last year, a float depicting a creepy version of Alice in Wonderland paraded through downtown Baton Rouge, along with one inspired by Poltergeist, with krewe members dressed as quotable character Carol Anne. Five thousand spectators watched these and about 20 other floats march behind a fitting grand marshal, the Louisiana Art and Science Museum's Ptolemaic period mummy—or at least his likeness—who led the zombies, vampires and other creatures from the backseat of a vintage red convertible.
Future uncertain for international fest
When the Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs had to shut down its office on Government Street in April, director Monika Olivier relocated the non-profit to a bedroom in her house.
Fête Rouge this weekend
This weekend, celebrate south Louisiana's vibrant food and wine culture at Fête Rouge, the Baton Rouge Epicurean Society's signature annual event. The fun begins Thursday, Aug. 23 at the Crowne Plaza with the sixth Grace “Mama” Marino Lifetime Achievement Award dinner, honoring wine expert Tullio Saffiotti. The night includes live entertainment, memorable wine sampling and a delicious seven-course dinner specially prepared by some of the city's finest chefs. The celebration continues Friday at 6 p.m. with a chef competition, a silent auction and hundreds of wines from around the globe. For tickets and more information, visit the website here.
A fete for our coast
This weekend, raise a toast to the coast at the Uplifting the Coast Festival. Held at the Baton Rouge Fairgrounds on Airline Highway tomorrow through Sunday, the three-day event will benefit coastal restoration efforts. Besides a silent auction, entertainment includes live music by acts such as Voodoo Bayou and LeRoux, and some of Baton Rouge’s favorite culinary names are preparing an array of delicious fare. An antique car show, an arts and crafts marketplace, and several fare rides all add to the family-friendly fun. Adult admission is just $5, and children under 10 are admitted free. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.
Red Stick International Animation Festival
Running this Friday through Sunday, the Red Stick International Animation Festival hosts a series of screenings shown in the Manship Theatre. The roster includes Oscar-nominated shorts on Friday and contest winners and the short sequel to Disney's Tangled, titled Tangled Ever After, on Saturday. Organizers also announced that the festival will feature an advance screening of Disney/Pixar's family film Brave on Sunday at 2 p.m. Grab your reservations at redstickfestival.org.
Uplifting the Coast Festival
This three-day, weekend-long festival for coastal relief is moving to Baton Rouge this year—and getting even bigger, with live music, carnival rides, a classic car show, chefs cooking up their specialties on the festival grounds and much more. The Chris LeBlanc Band, LeRoux and other popular live acts will perform, and this year's earnings will benefit the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and Coastal Roots, an LSU program that equips more than 2,000 students in 40 schools across 16 parishes to plant seedlings along the coast. Admission is $5 for all-day access to the fun. Friday-Sunday at the Baton Rouge Fairgrounds, 16072 Airline Hwy. Visit upliftingthecoast.org for more information, and click here to read more about how the festival got started.
Creole Tomato Festival in New Orleans
Road-tripping to New Orleans this weekend? Check out the French Market's Creole Tomato Festival this Saturday and Sunday. With live music, delicious food, kids' activities and more, it's well worth the trip to celebrate New Orleans' old Creole traditions. Click here for more.