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Kinetics Baton Rouge Gallery's annual live art auction, Kinetics, is set for Nov. 7 at the gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive. The auction will offer more than 30 works by Baton Rouge Gallery artist members up for bid, with all bids opening at $100. In addition to the auction, enjoy complimentary signature cocktails from some of the area’s best drink makers, music and bites. All funds raised benefit the artists and Baton Rouge Gallery's cultural and educational programming throughout the year. Tickets are $75. Visit batonrougegallery.org. Free First Sunday Admission is free Nov. 2 for Free First Sunday in Baton Rouge. Participating museums are the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road; LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St.; Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. Fourth St.; USS Kidd Veterans Museum, 305 S. River Road; Louisiana's Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd.; LSU Textile & Costume Museum, LSU Human Ecology Building, 140 Tower Drive; Louisiana's Old Governor's Mansion, 502 North Blvd.; Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 533 St. Ferdinand St.; and Magnolia Mound Museum + Historic Site, 2161 Nicholson Drive. 'Colors That Speak' The Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road, in partnership with local nonprofit W3 Bee-Long, will host the special Sensory Sunday event, "Colors That Speak," from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9. The event is a sensory-friendly art workshop led by Iveth Esmahan, founder and director of W3 Bee-Long and inspired by the vibrant work of colonial portrait artist José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza. The workshop blends color, language, movement and adaptive painting in an interactive class designed for individuals of all ages and abilities. For this event: Classroom 2 will host the workshop from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Classroom 1 will serve as a Sensory Regulation Space from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and remain closed and quiet to ensure a soothing, uninterrupted space for participants. The workshop is included with general admission. Due to limited space, pre-registration is recommended at tinyurl.com/LASMSensorySunday. For more information and to register, visit lasm.org. '8 Fluid Ounces' The LSU School of Art’s biennial “cup show,” "8 Fluid Ounces," will be on view, with works for sale, from Nov. 7 to Dec. 12, in Glassell Gallery in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The exhibition will feature 100 ceramic cups and vessels by 20 artists invited from across the country by guest curator and visiting artist Ruth Easterbrook. The cups and vessels are available for sale. Scheduled coinciding programs for the show are a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the LSU Museum of Art's Third Floor space and a reception from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Glassell Gallery, an Interactive Throwing Wheel Demonstration with LSU Ceramic Arts Student Association Vice President Lance Wilson from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 16 and a hand-building Cup & Pinch Vessels Workshop with LSU Ceramic Arts Student Association officers Kaylon Khorsheed and Tigerlily Wolowitz from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec 7. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. Visit design.lsu.edu/news-and-events/events/. 'Fiber Speaks' Kelwood Contemporary Art, 8202 Kelwood Ave., is hosting "Fiber Speaks," an exhibition of work by members of the Contemporary Fiber Artists of Louisiana, through Dec. 15. This dynamic show explores the expressive power of fiber arts — works that speak in many voices, from peaceful contemplation to bold protest, from reflections on the natural world to urgent political and social commentary. The collaboration with Kelwood Contemporary Art offers an opportunity for the organization's members to present work that pushes beyond traditional expectations. Participating artists hail from across Louisiana — stretching from Alexandria and Avoyelles Parish through Baton Rouge to St. Tammany Parish. There will be an opening reception from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1, and a closing reception from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 14. Gallery hours are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday, along with special Saturday hours from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the run of the exhibition, featuring CFAL artists demonstrating their techniques and sharing their creative process in the gallery. For more information, visit KelwoodContemporaryArt.com. Dvorák Symphony No. 9 Tickets are on sale for the Baton Rouge Symphony's concert, "Dvorák Symphony No. 9: From the New World," on Nov. 13 in the Raising Canes River Center Performing Arts Theater, 250 St. Louis St. Visit brso.org. At NuNu Tickets are on sale for performances by Scots singer Iona Fyfe at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, and Andrina Turenne at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, at NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, 1510 Courtableau Highway, Arnaudville. Admission is $25 for each show. For Fyfe tickets, visit events.humanitix.com/nunu111225 and Turner tickets, visit events.humanitix.com/nunu111325.
