The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday through Thursday, Oct. 2.
FRIDAY
JUST IN THE FEMUR: UNSCRIPTED IMPROV SHOW: 7 p.m., 225 Theatre Collective, 7338 Highland Road. An hour and a half of fast-paced comedy. $15. 225theatrecollective.com.
“DO THE RIGHT THING” (1989): 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. From director Spike Lee. On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone’s hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. Rated R. $5. manshiptheatre.org.
FRIDAY NIGHT LECTURE: 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., BREC’s Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road. Skygazing tips, physics phenomena, space programs and famous events are covered. For ages 14 and older. Free. hrpo.lsu.edu. Also, evening sky viewing from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
SATURDAY
RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Farm-fresh produce, goods, cooking demonstrations. breada.org.
BIRTHDAY BRUNCH AND BASH: 10 YEARS OF MAGIC: 10 a.m.-noon, Boudreaux’s, 2647 Government St. Celebrate with The Petite Princess Company’s first decade. Brunch, character appearances and other fun for the kids. petiteprincesscompany.com.
FAMILY-HOUR STARGAZING: 10 a.m., Irene W. Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Learn about the stars and constellations in the local nighttime sky, followed by an all-ages show. lasm.org.
GREATER BATON ROUGE MODEL RAILROADERS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Republic of West Florida Historical Museum, 3406 College St., Jackson. Electric trains of all sizes will be running on five different layouts. Free admission and parking.
BOOKS AND MUSIC WITH THE KIDS’ ORCHESTRA: 11 a.m., Jones Creek Branch Library, 6222 Jones Creek Road. Experiential learning session for children ages 3-11. kidsorchestra.org.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
BASF’S KIDS’ LAB: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Explore the science of chemistry during 45-minute hands-on workshops for scientists ages 6-12 and their accompanying adults. This month: the science behind bubbles. Included with paid admission. lasm.org.
ST. JOSEPH’S CEMETERY BENEFIT: 1 p.m.-4 p.m., American Legion Post 38, 151 S. Wooddale Blvd. With music by The Inn Crowd Band. $50 per person at the door; cash bar.
PLANTFEST! PRE-SALE “TEASER” PROGRAM: 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., LSU Hilltop Arboretum, Highland Road. Baton Rouge–based horticulturist Lee Rouse will talk on “Top 25 Native Plants to Use in the Landscape.” $20, students and Friends of Hilltop members; $25, general public. https://www.lsu.edu/hilltop/events/plantfest/teaser.php.
TUESDAY
RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Farm-fresh produce, goods, cooking demonstrations. breada.org.
BATON ROUGE CHESS CLUB: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., La Divina Italian Cafe, 3535 Perkins Road, Unit 360. A chance to play and learn; all levels welcome. Free.
TRIVIA NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Burgersmith, 18303 Perkins Road. Collect your team and jockey for first place. loom.ly/y-CKtQ4.
OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT: 7 p.m., Phil Brady’s, 4848 Government St. Featuring comedian Brandon Haynes; Payden Moore hosts. Presented by 225 Theatre Collective. $10. 225theatrecollective.com.
MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2025: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. In over 500 cities across six continents, more than 100,000 film lovers will gather to view and vote on the finalists’ films in the 28th annual festival. $12.50. manshiptheatre.org.
WEDNESDAY
RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 9 a.m. to noon, ExxonMobil YMCA, 7711 Howell Blvd. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more. www.facebook.com/redstickfarmersmarket.
TRIVIA NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Burgersmith, 27350 Crossing Circle, Suite 150, Denham Springs. Collect your team and jockey for first place. loom.ly/y-CKtQ4.
TRIVIA NIGHT: 7 p.m., Bayes Oyster Bar, 315 North Blvd. Test your trivia skills with your friends and family. Free.
ONGOING
????BATON ROUGE GALLERY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: 1515 Dalrymple Drive. batonrougegallery.org.
CAPITOL PARK MUSEUM: 660 N. Fourth St. “Billy Cannon: They Called Him Legend,” through Jan. 10. “Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation” and “The Louisiana Experience: Discovering the Soul of America,” permanent exhibits. (225) 342-5428 or louisianastatemuseum.org.
CARY SAURAGE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER SHELL GALLERY: 233 St. Ferdinand St. “In Good Form,” Southern University Visual Art Faculty, through Saturday. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. artsbr.org.
GLASSELL GALLERY: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. “Disk Full: Christine Breuning and Janna Ahrndt,” through Oct. 9.
LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM: 100 S. River Road. “Landscapes Along the Railway: The Art of John Cleaveland,” Soupçon Gallery; “Going Places: Transportation Toys of the Past,” Discovery Gallery; “Shelf Queens: Model Train Masterpieces,” Colonnade Gallery; “Threads of Evolution: Engineering a Community That Sparkles,” engineering meets imagination through the work of Jaime Glas Odom, founder and creative director of fashion brand Queen of Sparkles, through Nov. 9. (225) 344-5272 or lasm.org.
LSU MUSEUM OF ART: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. “A Bayou State of Mind,” highlighted by the exhibition “The Bayou Collection,” a series of 40 paintings by George Rodrigue, through Jan. 4. (225) 389-7200 or lsumoa.org.
MANSHIP THEATRE GALLERY: 100 Lafayette St. “Michalopoulos: Happy Times, Summer in the City,” through Oct. 10. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
MAGNOLIA MOUND MUSEUM + HISTORIC SITE: 2161 Nicholson Drive. Guided and self-guided tours. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. brec.org/facility/MagnoliaMound.
OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION: 502 North Blvd. Open for tours. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free admission. oldgovernorsmansion.com.