The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday through Thursday, Sept. 25.
FRIDAY
38TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., The Elizabethan Gallery, 680 Jefferson Highway. Refreshments and specials all day. elizabethangallery.com
BUTTERR & FRIENDS: AN IMPROV COLLIDER SHOW: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre’s Hartley/Vey Studio Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. A showcase of the improv teams Just in the Femur, Baton Rouge; Two Friends, New Orleans; and Butterr, Baton Rouge. $14. 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.
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.
BOOKS AND MUSIC WITH THE KIDS’ ORCHESTRA: 11 a.m., Bluebonnet Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. Experiential learning session for children ages 3-11. kidsorchestra.org.
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.
THE DAILY LIVES OF LOUISIANA HUMMINGBIRDS – AND THE GARDENS THAT ATTRACT THEM: 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., LSU Hilltop Arboretum Beverly Brown Coates Auditorium, 11855 Highland Road. Presentation led by Dennis Demcheck. $10, students and members of Hilltop and/or LMNGBR; $15, non-members; and free,Hilltop members at the Magnolia Level ($250) and above. Registration online at www.lsu.edu/hilltop.
CARY SAURAGE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER SHELL GALLERY: 233 St. Ferdinand St. “In Good Form,” Southern University Visual Art Faculty, through Sept. 27. 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.
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES GALLERY: 3851 Essen Lane. “55th Annual River Road Show,” a national, juried show, through Tuesday. Free. Gallery hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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. “Carved and Crafted: The Art of Letterpress,” through Sunday. (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.
OLD STATE CAPITOL: 100 North Blvd. “Contemporary Views of the Castellated Capitol,” exhibit celebrating the 175th anniversary of the OSC and featuring the works of 19 well-known Louisiana artists. Free. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.