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Live Music |
Evening Jazz Concert and Book Signing |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 7, 2019 |
June 7, 2019 |
6:00 PM |
9:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to host an outdoor evening celebration featuring a book signing, reception with light refreshments in the courtyard, and a jazz concert finalé on the lawn
near the museum’s Juke Joint on Friday, June 7th from 6 – 8PM In the event of inclement weather, this event will be moved indoors to the museum’s Brick Gallery.
From 6 – 7PM, copies of American Creed: Connections to the Past, Hope for the Future Volume I will be available for purchase, and authors will be on hand to sign books.
This compilation features literary submissions rendered by participants of American Creed, a series of events inspired by the PBS documentary American Creed hosted earlier this year by the West Baton Rouge Museum and West Baton Rouge Parish Library. Programming included community conversations and a writing component.
Sentiments offered in poetic form and essay, discuss diverse perspectives on what it means to be an American, the American creed, and this creed’s influence on our pasts, presents, and futures.
From 7 – 8PM, the West Baton Rouge Jazz Oasis Band will present their spring concert, entitled “A New
Orleans Tri-centennial (+1),” a tribute to the birthplace of Jazz. The West Baton Rouge Oasis Jazz Band is
an all ages ensemble based out of West Baton Rouge Parish that regularly performs in the Greater Baton
Rouge area and recently performed at the National World War II Museum.
This spring celebration is FREE and open to the public. Limited seating will be available, and the public is
welcome to bring lawn chairs. The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in
Port Allen. For more information, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call (225)336-2422 Ext.
200. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 11, 2019 |
August 11, 2019 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public! |
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Arts & Theatre |
Scouting Movie Marathon |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 16, 2019 |
August 16, 2019 |
6:00 PM |
10:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum will host a scouting themed double feature movie marathon on Friday, August 16 from 6PM to 10PM. The evening includes screenings of Troop Beverly Hills and Down and Derby with movie style refreshments and a hands-on activity at intermission.
This program is being offered in conjunction with the Prepared for Life: Scouting in West Baton Rouge exhibit which tells the stories of the boys who learned valuable life skills and made lasting friendships in the Boy Scout troops of West Baton Rouge. The exhibit will also explore the contributions of local Girl Scouts and the programs that they participated in. The museum will offer interactive programs in conjunction with the exhibit throughout the summer.
Sign up for this fun family event suitable for Scouters and the general public by calling (225)336-2422 Ext. 200. This program is free and open to the public. Scouts from all communities are encouraged to participate. The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com . |
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Family Events |
Cultural District Celebration |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 29, 2019 |
August 29, 2019 |
5:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge has received another feather in its cap! The city of Port Allen was recently added to the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development’s list of designated Cultural Districts. Cultural Districts delineate a hub of cultural activity while providing an exemption from local sales and use taxes for proceeds received from the sale of original, one-of-a-kind works of art within the district. This designation also allows income and corporate franchise tax credits for eligible expenses for rehabilitation of owner-occupied or revenue generating historic structures within the Cultural District.
The Louisiana Cultural Districts Program was created by Act 298 of the 2007 Regular Session of the legislature. The primary goal of this initiative is to spark community revitalization based on cultural activity through tax incentives, technical assistance, and resources. These districts can be found throughout the state. To see a current listing, visit https://www.crt.state.la.us/cultural-development/arts/cultural-districts. Similar programs in other states have resulted in increased occupancy, property renovations, a sense of community identity, increased social activity and jobs.
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host a Cultural District Celebration on August 29th from 5PM – 8PM. The public is invited for an exhibit preview, a meet and greet with local artists, and music by two legendary Louisiana musicians. First, The Will Jackson Blues Band will open for the long time Baton Rouge favorite, Mr. Henry Grey.
For more information call (225) 336-2422 x 200 or visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com. The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. |
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Family Events |
Café Français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 6, 2019 |
September 6, 2019 |
1:00 PM |
2:30 PM |
French speakers of all origins and levels welcome. GRATUIT |
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Family Events |
African Roots of the Blues |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 6, 2019 |
September 6, 2019 |
6:30 PM |
8:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to welcome Dr. Ibrahima Seck for an evening Lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, September 6. 2019 to accompany current exhibits, Cast of Blues and Juke Joint Men. He will speak on African Roots of the Blues.
Dr. Ibrahima Seck is a member of the History department of University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), Senegal. His research is mostly devoted to the historical and cultural links between West Africa and Louisiana with a special interest for religious beliefs, music, foodways, and miscellaneous aspects of culture.
This program is FREE and open to the public. West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, Louisiana, just minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 x 200 or visit facebook.com/TheWBRM. |
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Open Mic |
Old Time Music Open Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 8, 2019 |
September 8, 2019 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public! |
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Live Music |
Box Wine Band |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 14, 2019 |
September 15, 2019 |
9:00 PM |
1:00 AM |
We are a Trio Party Band playing Classic Rock, Classic Country, Oldies, and some Swamp Pop and a few New Orleans goodies. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 15, 2019 |
September 15, 2019 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Cajun Jam Sessions are held on the third Sunday of each month, 3:00 to 5:00 pm, at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen. Come and enjoy live Cajun music. All Cajun musicians, dancers and fans are welcome. This is a free event. The Jam Sessions are held in the Museum’s Brick Gallery. |
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Live Music |
Historical Happy Hour |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 19, 2019 |
September 19, 2019 |
4:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
Starting this September, the West Baton Rouge Museum will be hosting a monthly History Happy Hour. On the 3rd Thursday of every month, join us at the Juke Joint for intellectual discussions, music, and of course, a drink. Each month we will host a different speaker, musician, panel, or any combination of the 3. Beverages at the first event will be provided, and after that we are asking our friends to supply their own libations, soda, or even sweet tea. See you in September! |
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Family Events |
Music Dreams…An American Story |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 22, 2019 |
September 22, 2019 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
In conjunction with its current traveling exhibit, Cast of Blues and an in-house curated exhibit, Juke Joint Men, West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to host a film screening of “Music Dreams…An American Story,” a half hour documentary profiling the career of Louisiana musician and entrepreneur Henry Turner, Jr. on Sunday, September 22, 2019 from 3:00 – 5 00 p.m. Following, there will be a discussion with the film’s cast, crew and producer, and brief musical performance by Henry Turner, Jr. and Flavor.
The film includes musical performances by Henry Turner, Jr. & Flavor, interviews with family members, past and present band members, club owners, local musicians and filmmakers, as well as national and regional entertainment executives.
Over the past forty years, the Baton Rouge native has developed a syncopated style of music that is referred to as Louisiana blues, soul, funk and reggae. He is also known for mentoring new talent and for his work with various philanthropic organizations and foundations.
The film explores the beginnings of his musical journey with his upbringing in Eden Park, his first success with the Top 40 band, Crystal, Touring with the Bob Marley Festivals, the devastation of the Baton Rouge Flood of 2016 and advice on the music business. His motto… “Do what you do.”
“Music Dreams…An American Story,” is produced by Mustang Films and executive producer, Charles Bush and by Hit City Digital TV's Henry Turner Jr. Hit City Digital TV is an adjunct of Hit City Digital Records that produces and releases musical and audio/visual recordings of Henry Turner, Jr. and other roots artists signed to the label. Award-winning Mustang Films is a Baton Rouge-based media production company specializing in documentaries, political campaigns, web series, TV and much more.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, Louisiana, just minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 x 200 or visit facebook.com/TheWBRM or contact Marcia Groff, Entertainment Enterprises, 310-721-1592. |
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Open Mic |
Old Time Music Open Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 13, 2019 |
October 13, 2019 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public! |
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Live Music |
Lagniappe Dulcimer Society and the Oasis Jazz Band. |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 18, 2019 |
October 18, 2019 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Join us!
Tiger H.A.T.S. Dogs are coming to the “Great Pumpkin Night” in their favorite costumes to wish everyone a happy Halloween. Schoolhouse Safari will present a magical “Beetle Black Light Experience” and will show “Safari Reptiles and Birds.” You’ll get an up close look at the animals and an understanding of why they are important to the world’s healthy environment.
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Games, crafts, and trick-or-treating (bring your own bags) and concerts from the Lagniappe Dulcimer Society and the Oasis Jazz Band.
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.: The West Baton Rouge Library presents a special performance of spooky tales and pumpkin lore at the Juke Joint. Bring blankets and chairs to watch the show.
Costumes are encouraged! |
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Open Mic |
Cajun Jam Session: Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 20, 2019 |
October 20, 2019 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Cajun French Music Association
Jam Leader:
Jonna Fishberg |
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Family Events |
Ethel Claiborne Dameron Lecture Series: Chris Thomas King |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 20, 2019 |
October 20, 2019 |
2:30 PM |
3:30 PM |
Famed Blues musician, Chris Thomas King will be the guest speaker for the West Baton Rouge Historical Association’s annual Ethel Claiborne Dameron Lecture Series on Sunday, October 20th at 2:30PM at the West Baton Rouge Museum.
He will speak on The Blues: The Authentic Narrative Of My Music And Culture. A reception will follow his presentation.
King’s father, Tabby Thomas was a blues musician and legendary juke joint operator in Baton Rouge. This program coincides with the closing day of the West Baton Rouge Museum’s A Cast of Blues exhibit. King will share stories and his insights on the blues, while dispelling myths, such as the popularly held belief that the blues originated in the Mississippi Delta. As an actor, his credits include Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and Ray, but his heart and soul remain devoted to the preservation of the Blues.
This lecture series is held annually in memory of Ethel Claiborne Dameron, founder of the West Baton Rouge Historical Association and West Baton Rouge Museum. This program is free and open to the public. West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, call (225)336-2422 Ext. 200 or visit www.Facebook.com/TheWBRM. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 10, 2019 |
November 10, 2019 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Every 2nd Sunday!
Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public! |
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Live Music |
Jessie Brown Family @ Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 17, 2019 |
November 17, 2019 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Cajun French Music Association
Jam Leader:
Jesse Brown Family |
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Live Music |
Oasis Jazz Band Fall Concert |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 20, 2019 |
November 20, 2019 |
6:30 PM |
7:30 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to host the West Baton Rouge Oasis Jazz Band Fall Concert on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.
The West Baton Rouge Oasis Jazz Band is an all ages ensemble based out of West Baton Rouge Parish that regularly performs in the Greater Baton Rouge area and recently performed at the National World War II Museum this past fall. Members have come together to share their joy of music with the community and have some fun doing it.
The Fall Concert is entitled "The Great American Road Trip.” Musical selections will take the audience on a musical journey around the United State stopping in places such as St. Louis, New York, Chicago, Route 66, Motown, and a few other points of interest.
This fall celebration is FREE and open to the public. The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call (225)336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Live Music |
Historical Happy Hour |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 21, 2019 |
November 21, 2019 |
4:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
Starting this September, the West Baton Rouge Museum will be hosting a monthly History Happy Hour. On the 3rd Thursday of every month, join us at the Juke Joint for intellectual discussions, music, and of course, a drink. Each month we will host a different speaker, musician, panel, or any combination of the 3. Beverages at the first event will be provided, and after that we are asking our friends to supply their own libations, soda, or even sweet tea. See you in September! |
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Family Events |
Juke Joint Men Book Signing |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 21, 2019 |
November 21, 2019 |
4:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
Authors Kathe Hambrick and J.K. Lawson will sign their new book at our Historical Happy Hour! |
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Live Music |
Holiday Open House - Portes Ouvertes des fêtes de fin d'année |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 8, 2019 |
December 8, 2019 |
2:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Kick off the holiday season on with us on Sunday, December 8th: Arts & crafts, gingerbread, holiday musical performances, hot cider, elf scavenger hunt, and Papa Noël.
Commençons la saison des fêtes de fin d'année ensemble le dimanche 8 décembre : les travaux manuels, pain d'épice, concerts de musique des fêtes, cidre chaud, chasse au trésor des elfes et bien sûr, Papa Noël. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session: |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 15, 2019 |
December 15, 2019 |
3:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
Cajun French Music Association
JAM LEADER: Shane Bellard and La Recolte |
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Live Music |
Historical Happy Hour |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 19, 2019 |
December 19, 2019 |
4:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
Starting this September, the West Baton Rouge Museum will be hosting a monthly History Happy Hour. On the 3rd Thursday of every month, join us at the Juke Joint for intellectual discussions, music, and of course, a drink. Each month we will host a different speaker, musician, panel, or any combination of the 3. Beverages at the first event will be provided, and after that we are asking our friends to supply their own libations, soda, or even sweet tea. See you in September! |
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Live Music |
The Winter Gala |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 22, 2019 |
December 23, 2019 |
6:00 PM |
12:00 AM |
The Winter Gala
Join us for a stylish, charming, and celebratory event. The inaugural winter gala, hosted by Asha #1132, will make memories and dreams come true; all while ringing in the holiday season.
We’ll be dressed up, feasting on delectable delights, and dancing the night away to the sounds of The Total Control Band, all in the majestic ambiance of a winter wonderland.
This is a formal event, so arrive in your finest to make the most of every photo opportunity!
We will honor community heroes and leaders impacting and empowering the communities we serve.
Be sure to get your tickets early.
Individual ticket: $30 donation
Couples tickets: $50 donation
Early Bird Reserved Tables: $150 seats 6.
Price increases to $180.00 October 20
Sponsorship opportunities available!
Highlights include:
VIP Reception
A delicious 3-course dinner
Live entertainment
Silent Auction and more!
By purchasing a ticket, you will be among the elite and supporting initiatives designed to improve the quality of life within the communities we serve. Our service initiatives are centered on mentoring, health and wellness, education, and economic development. Examples of our initiatives are: The Purple Box Project, the POWER Walk/Run, The Garrett A. Morgan Summer Business Institute, and the Cupcakes & Convo empowerment series.
By purchasing, you are agreeing to allow Asha #1132 to use your photo for future promotional purposes.
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Ticket Information Ticket Price
General Admission USD 33
Couples Ticket USD 55
Reserved Table USD 161
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 12, 2020 |
January 12, 2020 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Every 2nd Sunday!
Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public! |
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Arts & Theatre |
Preview Party for Artists of West Baton Rouge Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 16, 2020 |
January 16, 2020 |
5:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
Visit the West Baton Rouge Museum on Thursday, January 16, 2020 from 5 pm – 7 pm for a Preview Party. This event is FREE and open to the public. Enjoy light refreshments, live music, and an artist meet and greet. Come out to show support for local artists, and be among the first to view the upcoming exhibit, Artists of West Baton Rouge!
Artists of West Baton Rouge will officially open on January18, 2020. Inspired by the recent designation of Port Allen as a Louisiana Cultural District, museum curators wanted to showcase artists who have ties to West Baton Rouge Parish. Genres on display will include original paintings, sculptures and photographs. Some of the works have been exhibited previously nationally and internationally. This exhibit will run through March 22, 2020. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 19, 2020 |
January 19, 2020 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Cajun French Music Association
JAM LEADER: John Richard avec Shannon Lejeune |
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Family Events |
Lunctime Lecture Featuring Artist Randell Henry |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 30, 2020 |
January 30, 2020 |
12:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host Randell Henry for a Lunchtime Lecture entitled Randell Henry on Art, the Creative Process, and the Importance of Art Education, on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Noon.
Randell Henry, a West Baton Rouge native, is a professional artist and art professor at Southern University. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1979 from Southern University and 1982, he earned his Master of Fine Arts at LSU. Known for his works in abstract expressionism, Henry’s masterpieces have been displayed internationally and locally in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and at the West Baton Rouge Museum as part of the Artists of West Baton Rouge exhibit, January 18 – March 22 with an exhibit preview party on January 16, 2020 from 5 – 7 p.m. which is free and open to the public.
The Lunchtime Lecture is also FREE and open to the public. Participants are welcome to bring a bag lunch. West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 extension 200 or visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com . |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 9, 2020 |
February 9, 2020 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Every 2nd Sunday!
Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public! |
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Live Music |
"Cajun French Music Association Jam" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 16, 2020 |
February 16, 2020 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Cajun French Music Association - JAM LEADER: Wallace Trahan |
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Arts & Theatre |
An Artful Evening: Feathers- Symbolism, Beauty, Art |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 20, 2020 |
February 20, 2020 |
6:00 PM |
8:30 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to work with Port Allen Cultural District artist, Kellie Rountree to present a FREE evening art workshop where participants will enjoy light refreshments, comradery and creativity. Advanced reservations are required due to class size limits.
Feathers: Symbolism, Beauty, Art will include a brief discussion on the traditional meanings associated with feathers in art followed by a demonstration and the opportunity for participants to create a painting to keep using non-traditional methods. All supplies will be provided.
Kellie Rountree, a Southern California native, is a professional artist whose works have been shown from Los Angeles to New York. She currently resides in Port Allen and has work on display in the Artists of West Baton Rouge exhibit at West Baton Rouge Museum |
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Live Music |
"Old Time Music Open Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 8, 2020 |
March 8, 2020 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
"Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public!" |
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Live Music |
"Cajun French Music Association Jam" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 15, 2020 |
March 15, 2020 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Arts & Theatre |
Reception & Gallery Talk: The Collectible Life of Mignon Faget |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 1, 2020 |
August 1, 2020 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
The Collectable Life of Mignon Faget exhibit opens at the West Baton Rouge Museum on Saturday, August 1, 2020 with a free and open to the public reception from 6 – 8 p.m. complete with a gallery talk with guest curator Nolde Alexius.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED.
The Collectible Life of Mignon Faget will be on display through January 3, 2021. Collectors respond to the inherent value of Faget's source materials and artistry. Their curation of her jewelry reflects the value of personal narrative. Collectability is as integral to the designs as are the plant, seashell, animal bone and architectural forms that epitomize it. Faget's close observation of the natural world, particularly the Gulf Coast of the United States, as well as the built environment of her native New Orleans, Louisiana forged her iconic style. More than 200,000 collectors support her 50-year career. |
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Family Events |
Sugar Fest |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2020 |
October 4, 2020 |
12:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Preserving Sweet Memories: 25th Annual SugarFest Will be a Virtual Experience
The 25th anniversary of SugarFest, West Baton Rouge Museum’s annual sweet celebration of the sugarcane harvest will be shared online this year. Mark your calendars for a special two day celebration taking place October 3 and 4, 2020. Enjoy interviews, performances, and demonstrations with Louisiana folk artists and musicians, recipes for sweet treats, and a look inside the sugar industry all from the comfort of home. There is so much to experience virtually, we couldn’t limit it to just one day. A schedule of events including the concert line-up will be posted in the coming weeks.
While we may not be able to gather in person with a few thousand of our closest friends, a quarter of a century marks an excellent time to document our local culture and traditions for generations to come. If there is a silver lining to be found for our silver anniversary, the pandemic does give us reason to pause and archive the things that make SugarFest special, in particular the great works of participating occupational and traditional folk artists who carry on the old fashioned ways of doing things by hand and bands who continue to play musical genres indigenous to Louisiana. Some of these folks don’t have apprentices studying under them, and these arts are at risk of fading away. The music is a rich part of that tradition too. So, it will be important for the museum to do their part in preserving this history as well as finding a creative way to stay connected and celebrate with the community. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A Historical Perspective of the Mississippi River Lunchtime Lecture |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 22, 2020 |
October 22, 2020 |
12:00 PM |
1:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to host a lunchtime lecture on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Noon featuring Southern Regional Arts Historian, Claudia Kheel who will present "Burny Myrick: A Historical Perspective of the Mississippi River."
In this presentation accompanying the current exhibit on loan from Gerard and Selma Ruth, Burney Myrick: The Timeless River, Kheel will place the famed Louisiana artist in a historical context by reviewing his 19th century Louisiana paintings of the Mississippi River. The exhibit includes works of art Myrick painted after researching and studying photographs of the river during the great steamboat age.
Claudia Kheel is an authority on Louisiana and Southern Regional Art who has divided her time between working at the Louisiana State Museum as Visual Arts Curator and a Fine Art Consultant at New Orleans Auction Gallery and teaching at the School of Professional Advancement (SoPA), Tulane University.
This program is FREE and open to the public. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will be practiced. West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. |
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Family Events |
Merry not Scary-Socially Distant- Halloween |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 23, 2020 |
October 23, 2020 |
6:30 PM |
8:30 PM |
After a several months hiatus due to Covid-19, the West Baton Rouge Museum and the West Baton Rouge Parish Library are excited to celebrate a “Merry not Scary-Socially Distant- Halloween.” The festivities, which are FREE and open to the public, will be held on Friday, October 23, 2020, from 6:30-8:30 PM, on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum.
Prepare yourselves for several tricks and lots of treats. The night’s festivities from 6:30 – 7 PM will include a fortune teller, a take-home craft, and several hands-off activities all across the museum’s six-acre campus. Come in your best Halloween digs to take part in our costume contest! Categories will include best costume and most innovative incorporation of a mask. Winners will be announced before the evening’s grand finale!
Drumroll please… the night’s grand finale will be a showing of the Disney Channel Original Movie, Halloweentown on the WBRM Lawn beginning at 7:00 PM. Bring your beach towels, blankets, and lawn chairs. Spots will be marked to maintain a safe distance between families.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. In the event of rain, activites will be moved to the West Baton Rouge Community Center and Pavilion. For more information, visit the Library’s Facebook page, http://www.wbrpl.com/ or call the Library at (225) 342-7920 x227, 224, or 231 and visit the Museum’s page at www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or call (225) 336-2422 x200. We will be following guidelines set by the CDC. |
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Live Music |
Nick Blanchard Quartet |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 6, 2020 |
November 6, 2020 |
6:30 PM |
8:00 PM |
Outdoor Evening Jazz at West Baton Rouge Museum.
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to welcome drummer, Nick Blanchard and his quartet featuring Doug Stone on tenor saxophone, Quinn Sternberg on Bass, and Ronald Rodriguez on piano for an outdoor evening concert under the stars. The concert will take place with musicians on the covered porch of the museum’s Juke Joint and guests on the lawn.
Born and raised in South Louisiana, drummer Nick Blanchard has performed in a wide array of musical settings ranging from jazz and blues to rock, funk, and Latin styles. After completing a diploma in music performance from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA in 2015, Nick moved to New Orleans and began working as a professional musician, sharing the stage with some of the finest musicians in the city in the process. In the Spring of 2019, Nick decided to continue his education and enroll in the Jazz Studies program at LSU under the tutelage of Doug Stone.
To insure the health and safety of all and a contactless experience, visitors should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please visit www.westbatonrougeuseum.org or call (225)336-2422 Ext. 200.
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Live Music |
"Old Time Music Open Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 8, 2020 |
November 8, 2020 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
"Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public!" |
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Live Music |
"Cajun/Creole Christmas" @ WBR |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 4, 2020 |
December 4, 2020 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
"The West Baton Rouge Museum will host Marguerite Justus during its regularly scheduled Café français program Friday, December 4, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Maggie and her husband will conduct a sing-along of Cajun and Creole French Christmas songs from the couple’s latest CD project. Speakers of all languages are invited to attend with appropriate facial mask or covering.
For additional information, please contact Gwenn LaViolette at 225.336.2422 ext. 201 or via email at gwenn@wbrmuseum.org." |
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Live Music |
Holiday Open House |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 6, 2020 |
December 6, 2020 |
2:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
Holiday Open House
West Baton Rouge Museum will host its annual Holiday Open House on Sunday,
December 6 from 2 - 4 p.m. Complete with live performances, refreshments,
ornament making, and more in a safe setting decorated for the season with many
activities taking place in open air areas.
Performances will include an appearance by West Baton Rouge Museum’s very own
Blues After School kids led by Rockin’ Mozart Academy LLC instructors, Michael Blount
and Mark Dupont and a winter concert performed by West Baton Rouge Oasis Jazz
Band led by Daniel Guyton.
Festivities will also include a visit from Papa Noel (and a perfect holiday photo op!), take
and make holiday crafts, bracelet making demonstrations, storytelling, folk life
demonstrations, and everyone’s favorite campus wide “Find the Elves” scavenger hunt!
This event is free and open to the public. Masks will be required, and social distancing
protocol will be practiced. For more information, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com |
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Live Music |
Ole Time Country Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 13, 2020 |
December 13, 2020 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public!
The West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to announce a new monthly Old Time Country
Open Jam on the second Sunday of each month from 3-5PM. This program allows musicians to come together informally to play acoustic instruments including but not limited to acoustic guitar, bass, fiddle, dulcimer, and accordion to name a few. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including but not limited to Old Country, Bluegrass, Cajun and folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge. Sessions will take place inside the museum’s Brick Gallery when available or at the Museum Barn or Juke Joint Side Porch. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 2, 2021 |
January 2, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 3, 2021 |
January 3, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 4, 2021 |
January 4, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 5, 2021 |
January 5, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 6, 2021 |
January 6, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 7, 2021 |
January 7, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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WBR Museum’s Café français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 8, 2021 |
January 8, 2021 |
1:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
WBR Museum’s Café français
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its regularly scheduled Café français program Friday,
January 8, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Speakers of all languages are invited to attend with appropriate facial mask
or covering. For additional information, please contact Gwenn LaViolette at 225.336.2422 ext. 201 or via
email at gwenn@wbrmuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 8, 2021 |
January 8, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 9, 2021 |
January 9, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Live Music |
Outdoor Old Time Music Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 10, 2021 |
January 10, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Outdoor Old Time Music Open Jam
The West Baton Rouge Museum is excited to continue offering its Old Time Music Open Jam on Sunday,
January 10, 2021 from 3-5PM. In the months to follow, jams will take place on the second Sunday of each
month. This jam will take place outdoors with musicians on the covered porch of the museum’s Juke Joint
and guests under the shade of sprawling oak trees. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be
moved to the museum’s open-air barn on campus.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to
informally play acoustic instruments including but not limited to guitar, bass, fiddle, dulcimer, and accordion
to name a few. No amps please. As space allows, this jam session will be open for any musician to join in
to play tunes including Old Country, Bluegrass, and folk music. The public is invited to listen in as they stroll
through the museum’s campus. To insure the health and safety of all and a contactless experience,
musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This
program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 10, 2021 |
January 10, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 11, 2021 |
January 11, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 12, 2021 |
January 12, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 13, 2021 |
January 13, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 14, 2021 |
January 14, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 15, 2021 |
January 15, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 16, 2021 |
January 16, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 16, 2021 |
January 16, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 17, 2021 |
January 17, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 17, 2021 |
January 17, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 18, 2021 |
January 18, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 18, 2021 |
January 18, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 19, 2021 |
January 19, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 19, 2021 |
January 19, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 20, 2021 |
January 20, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 20, 2021 |
January 20, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611208800 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 21, 2021 |
January 21, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611208800 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 21, 2021 |
January 21, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1611295200 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 22, 2021 |
January 22, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1611295200 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 22, 2021 |
January 22, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611381600 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 23, 2021 |
January 23, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611381600 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 23, 2021 |
January 23, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1611468000 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 24, 2021 |
January 24, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1611468000 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 24, 2021 |
January 24, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611554400 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 25, 2021 |
January 25, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1611554400 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 25, 2021 |
January 25, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611640800 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 26, 2021 |
January 26, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611640800 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 26, 2021 |
January 26, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1611727200 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 27, 2021 |
January 27, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611727200 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 27, 2021 |
January 27, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1611813600 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 28, 2021 |
January 28, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1611813600 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 28, 2021 |
January 28, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611900000 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 29, 2021 |
January 29, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611900000 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 29, 2021 |
January 29, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1611986400 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 30, 2021 |
January 30, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1611986400 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 30, 2021 |
January 30, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1612072800 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 31, 2021 |
January 31, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1612072800 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 31, 2021 |
January 31, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1612159200 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 1, 2021 |
February 1, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1612159200 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 1, 2021 |
February 1, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1612245600 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 2, 2021 |
February 2, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1612245600 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 2, 2021 |
February 2, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1612332000 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 3, 2021 |
February 3, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1612332000 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 3, 2021 |
February 3, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
| 1612418400 |
Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 4, 2021 |
February 4, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
| 1612418400 |
Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 4, 2021 |
February 4, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Café français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 5, 2021 |
February 5, 2021 |
1:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
WBR Museum’s Café français
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its regularly scheduled Café français program Friday,
January 8, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Speakers of all languages are invited to attend with appropriate facial mask
or covering. For additional information, please contact Gwenn LaViolette at 225.336.2422 ext. 201 or via
email at gwenn@wbrmuseum.org. |
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Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 5, 2021 |
February 5, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 5, 2021 |
February 5, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 6, 2021 |
February 6, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 6, 2021 |
February 6, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 7, 2021 |
February 7, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 7, 2021 |
February 7, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 8, 2021 |
February 8, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 8, 2021 |
February 8, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 9, 2021 |
February 9, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 9, 2021 |
February 9, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 10, 2021 |
February 10, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 10, 2021 |
February 10, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 11, 2021 |
February 11, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 11, 2021 |
February 11, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 12, 2021 |
February 12, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 12, 2021 |
February 12, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 13, 2021 |
February 13, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 13, 2021 |
February 13, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 14, 2021 |
February 14, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 14, 2021 |
February 14, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 14, 2021 |
February 14, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public!
The West Baton Rouge Museum is excited to announce the return of the Old Time Music Open Jam on Sunday, November 8, 2020 from 3-5PM. In the months to follow, jams will take place on the second Sunday of each month. This jam will take place outdoors with musicians on the covered porch of the museum’s Juke Joint and guests under the shade of sprawling oak trees. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be moved to the museum’s open-air barn on campus.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including but not limited to guitar, bass, fiddle, dulcimer, and accordion to name a few. No amps please. As space allows, this jam session will be open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Old Country, Bluegrass, and folk music. The public is invited to listen in as they stroll through the museum’s campus. To insure the health and safety of all and a contactless experience, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 15, 2021 |
February 15, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 15, 2021 |
February 15, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 16, 2021 |
February 16, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 16, 2021 |
February 16, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 17, 2021 |
February 17, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 17, 2021 |
February 17, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 18, 2021 |
February 18, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 18, 2021 |
February 18, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 19, 2021 |
February 19, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 19, 2021 |
February 19, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 20, 2021 |
February 20, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 20, 2021 |
February 20, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 21, 2021 |
February 21, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 21, 2021 |
February 21, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 22, 2021 |
February 22, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 22, 2021 |
February 22, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 23, 2021 |
February 23, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 23, 2021 |
February 23, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 24, 2021 |
February 24, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 24, 2021 |
February 24, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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A. Hays Town Gallery Talk, Tour and Reception |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 24, 2021 |
February 24, 2021 |
12:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
Join Leslie Gladney, granddaughter of famed Louisiana architect, A. Hays Town on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Noon at the West Baton Rouge Museum.
Gladney will present a lunchtime Gallery Talk to accompany the current traveling exhibition, A. Hays Town and the Architectural Image of Louisiana on loan from the Paul and Lulu Hilliard Museum. Immediately following the presentation, guests are invited to visit the West Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church which was designed by A. Hays Town. There, enjoy a brief tour and light reception. The church is located minutes and only a few blocks away from the museum.
This program is free and open to the public. Masks are required and social distancing protocol will be followed. |
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A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 25, 2021 |
February 25, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 25, 2021 |
February 25, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 26, 2021 |
February 26, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Live Music |
Nick Blanchard Quartet |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 26, 2021 |
February 26, 2021 |
7:00 PM |
8:30 PM |
On Friday, February 26h, at 7:00 p.m., West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to welcome drummer, Nick Blanchard accompanied by a host of fellow jazz musicians for an outdoor evening concert under the stars. The concert will take place with performers on the covered porch of the museum’s Juke Joint and guests on the lawn.
Born and raised in South Louisiana, drummer Nick Blanchard has performed in a wide array of musical settings ranging from jazz and blues to rock, funk, and Latin styles. After completing a diploma in music performance from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA in 2015, Nick moved to New Orleans and began working as a professional musician, sharing the stage with some of the finest musicians in the city in the process.
To insure the health and safety of all and a contactless experience, visitors should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. Parking for this program is available along Louisiana Avenue and in the museum’s rear parking lot off Sixth Street. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 26, 2021 |
February 26, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 27, 2021 |
February 27, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 27, 2021 |
February 27, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 28, 2021 |
February 28, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Queen Zulu: Rose Roche of Port Allen
On January 2, 2021, the West Baton Rouge Museum will open a new exhibition, Queen Zulu: Rose
Roche of Port Allen. That’s right, the West Baton Rouge native and graduate of Cohn High School, Rose A.
Lee Roche was ceremoniously crowned the Queen of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club of New
Orleans in 1996. Rose was the first selected Queen of the Zulu carnival club who was not from New
Orleans.
The WBRM is proud to feature the Queen’s costume, photographs, memorabilia, vintage coconuts, throws
and posters. For the first time, eleven Zulu Queen’s costume design sketches by Anthony and Shirley
Colombo will on exhibit. Visitors will learn about the hierarchy, regalia, ball, promenade and parade of the
one of America’s largest cultural events produced by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The exhibit
closes February 28, 2021. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 28, 2021 |
February 28, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 1, 2021 |
March 1, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 2, 2021 |
March 2, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 3, 2021 |
March 3, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 4, 2021 |
March 4, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Café français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 5, 2021 |
March 5, 2021 |
1:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
WBR Museum’s Café français
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its regularly scheduled Café français program Friday,
January 8, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Speakers of all languages are invited to attend with appropriate facial mask
or covering. For additional information, please contact Gwenn LaViolette at 225.336.2422 ext. 201 or via
email at gwenn@wbrmuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 5, 2021 |
March 5, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 6, 2021 |
March 6, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Arts & Theatre |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 7, 2021 |
March 7, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
A. Hays Town And the Architectural Image of Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its latest traveling exhibit, A. Hays Town and the Architectural
Image of Louisiana from January 16 to March 7, 2021. Mr. Town was a Louisiana architect whose career
spanned over six decades. His designs, which had French, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, gained
national recognition and were sought after by many all over the South. His beloved and often imitated
homes are evocative of the archetypal residential architecture of Creole Louisiana. The exhibit features a
collection of drawings, photographs, architectural models, and archival records. It is on loan from the
Hilliard Museum and was guest curated by architectural historian, Dr. Carol McMichael Reese, Professor in
the School of Architecture at Tulane University, where Town studied. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 14, 2021 |
March 14, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join in the fun and music lovers are welcome to sit back and enjoy listening to old time country, bluegrass, Cajun and folk tunes. Free and open to public!
The West Baton Rouge Museum is excited to announce the return of the Old Time Music Open Jam on Sunday, November 8, 2020 from 3-5PM. In the months to follow, jams will take place on the second Sunday of each month. This jam will take place outdoors with musicians on the covered porch of the museum’s Juke Joint and guests under the shade of sprawling oak trees. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be moved to the museum’s open-air barn on campus.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including but not limited to guitar, bass, fiddle, dulcimer, and accordion to name a few. No amps please. As space allows, this jam session will be open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Old Country, Bluegrass, and folk music. The public is invited to listen in as they stroll through the museum’s campus. To insure the health and safety of all and a contactless experience, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Live Music |
"Historical Happy Hour" w/ guest Marty Christian |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 19, 2021 |
March 19, 2021 |
6:30 PM |
8:00 PM |
"The West Baton Rouge Museum is excited to announce the return of our Historical Happy Hour, Friday, March 19, from 6:30PM- 8:00PM. It will be a musical affair, with guest Marty Christian.
Bring your blankets, folding chairs, and libations, and join us on the back lawn near the Juke Joint, located on 6th Street. Mr. Christian will be singing from the side porch, giving everyone plenty of space to spread out and enjoy the music. As always, this event is FREE and open to the public. Appropriate social distancing guidelines and Covid-19 precautions will be in place.
Marty
www.martysblues.com
www.facebook.com/marty.christian
Blues musician and songwriter Marty Christian's latest project, Rambling Blues (2018), finds him mostly as a solo artist performing the songs of the early acoustic Blues masters like Robert Johnson and Charlie Patton alongside his own original songs while crossing paths with the early Electric Blues of Muddy Waters, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf.
If Marty Christian’s music sounds like it comes from the back of a 1950’s Soul and Blues chitlin’ circuit juke joint, it’s probably because he spent his life traveling to hear and perform with some of the original musicians that made that music happen. The influence of Marty’s Blues is served up heavily flavored from performing and recording with musicians like Henry Gray – pianist from Howlin’ Wolf of Chess Records fame and Carol Fran the Gulf Coast Soul diva singer and pianist. Marty also has fronted his own bands - the Marty Christian Trio (Austin, TX) and Rue Boogaloo (Lafayette, LA) as well as performing extensively throughout the South and beyond."
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session: Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 21, 2021 |
March 21, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 1, 2021 |
April 1, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 2, 2021 |
April 2, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 3, 2021 |
April 3, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 4, 2021 |
April 4, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 5, 2021 |
April 5, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 6, 2021 |
April 6, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 7, 2021 |
April 7, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 8, 2021 |
April 8, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Café français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 9, 2021 |
April 9, 2021 |
1:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Café français
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its regularly scheduled Café français program
Friday, April 9th, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Speakers of all languages are invited to attend with
appropriate facial mask or covering. For additional information, please contact Gwenn
LaViolette at 225.336.2422 ext. 201 or via email at gwenn@wbrmuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 9, 2021 |
April 9, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 10, 2021 |
April 10, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 11, 2021 |
April 11, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Outdoor Old Time Music Open Jam
The West Baton Rouge Museum is excited to continue offering its Old Time Music Open Jam
on Sunday, March 14 th and April 11th, 2021 from 3-5PM. In the months to follow, jams will
take place on the second Sunday of each month. This jam will take place outdoors with
musicians on the covered porch of the museum’s Juke Joint and guests under the shade of
sprawling oak trees. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be moved to the
museum’s open-air barn on campus.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow
musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including but not limited to guitar, bass, fiddle,
dulcimer, and accordion to name a few. No amps please. As space allows, this jam session will
be open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Old Country, Bluegrass, and folk
music. The public is invited to listen in as they stroll through the museum’s campus. To insure
the health and safety of all and a contactless experience, musicians and visitors alike should
bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the
public. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 11, 2021 |
April 11, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 12, 2021 |
April 12, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 13, 2021 |
April 13, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 14, 2021 |
April 14, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 15, 2021 |
April 15, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Live Music |
Historical Happy Hour w/ Chloé Marie |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 16, 2021 |
April 16, 2021 |
6:30 PM |
8:00 PM |
Historical Happy Hour (April)
Join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, April 16, from 6:30PM-8:00PM for Historical
Happy Hour for a live musical performance featuring Chloé Marie. This enigmatic and highly
skilled singer-songwriter raised in the cultural richness of south Louisiana is on the rise, and her
musical style is hard to pinpoint as any one genre- you can hear the whole world in her sound.
Bring your blankets, folding chairs, and libations to enjoy an outdoor performance on the
museum grounds near the Juke Joint located on 6th Street. Chloé Marie will be singing from the
Juke Joint’s side porch stage. This event is FREE and open to the public. Appropriate social
distancing guidelines and Covid-19 precautions will be in place. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 16, 2021 |
April 16, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 17, 2021 |
April 17, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
African American Quilters: Transforming the Canon with Spirit Driven Work |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 18, 2021 |
April 18, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
African American Quilters: Transforming the Canon with Spirit Driven Work
with Dr. Joyce Marie Jackson
Port Allen - Join LSU Professor and Director of the African & African American Studies
Program, Dr. Joyce Marie Jackson on Sunday, April 18 at 3 p.m. for an afternoon lecture at the
West Baton Rouge Museum.
Dr. Jackson, an Ethnomusicologist, will speak on African American Quilters: Transforming
the Canon with Spirit Driven Work. This talk is being offered in conjunction with the exhibit,
Centered Around Culture: Quilts by Cely Pedescleaux. The exhibit features the works of a self-
taught textile artist and quilter born in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. Cely
Pedescleaux grew up surrounded by seamstresses who meticulously crafted hand-worked lace,
crocheting, beading, and tatting into decorative pieces of art on fabric. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 18, 2021 |
April 18, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session: Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 18, 2021 |
April 18, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 19, 2021 |
April 19, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 20, 2021 |
April 20, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 21, 2021 |
April 21, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 22, 2021 |
April 22, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 23, 2021 |
April 23, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 24, 2021 |
April 24, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Quilt Workshop with Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 24, 2021 |
April 24, 2021 |
12:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
Quilt Workshop with Cely Pedescleaux
Port Allen – West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to welcome textile artist, Cely Pedescleaux
to teach a Quilt Workshop on Saturday, April 24 from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. in conjunction with her
exhibit, Centered Around Culture: Quilts by Cely Pedescleaux. To attend this FREE program,
advanced reservations must be made as the program will accommodate a limited number of
students. Upon registration, a small supply list will be provided. This program is suitable for
adults and children. To register, contact West Baton Rouge Museum at (225)336-2422 Ext. 200.
Cely Pedescleaux is a self-taught textile artist and quilter born in the 7th Ward of New Orleans,
Louisiana. She teaches quilting and the history of African American quilting through public
programs at museums, galleries, universities, festivals and quilts shows around the state. Her
contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy and China as well as museums and
cultural centers around Louisiana.
Masks are required and social distancing protocol will be followed. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 25, 2021 |
April 25, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 26, 2021 |
April 26, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1619499600 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 27, 2021 |
April 27, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1619586000 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 28, 2021 |
April 28, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 29, 2021 |
April 29, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Wax Print: 1 Fabric, 4 Continents, 200 Years of History Film Screening |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 30, 2021 |
April 30, 2021 |
6:30 PM |
8:00 PM |
Wax Print: 1 Fabric, 4 Continents, 200 Years of History
A documentary film screening at the West Baton Rouge Museum
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host an exclusive screening of the film, Wax Print: 1
Fabric, 4 Continents, 200 Years of History on April 30 th at 6:30pm. This feature length
documentary traces the global history of a fabric that has become an iconic symbol of Africa and
her children worldwide. This screening is in conjunction with the West Baton Rouge Museum’s
current exhibit Wandering Spirits: African Wax Prints, which runs through May 2, 2021.
Surprised to learn from her Nigerian grandmother that ‘traditional’ African wax printed fabrics
were a colonial invention made in the UK and Holland, British-born filmmaker and fashion
designer, Aiwan Obinyan, sets out on a journey across the globe to trace the two hundred year
history of this iconic textile. From the intricate handcrafted batiks of Indonesia to the cotton
fields of North America and from European industrial mills to the bustling markets of West
Africa, this is the story of how one fabric came to symbolize a continent, its people and their
struggle for freedom. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 30, 2021 |
April 30, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 1, 2021 |
May 1, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 2, 2021 |
May 2, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints (March - May 2021)
This exhibition is a tribute to the century-old handmade designs and patterns on textiles that originated in Indonesia and were copied and industrialized by Europeans and exported to Africa. The history of the African wax print is a history paved along colonial trade routes and globalization in the post- colonial era. Though not originally African, these textiles have become ingrained in African culture and society, and loved and identified as their own. Clothing in Africa serves as an important means of communication, as well as depicting a person’s social status and position, political convictions, ambition, marital status, ethnicity, age, sex, and group affiliations. The names and stories associated with the fabrics differ from country to country and region to region. Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints is curated by Dr. Gifty Benson and organized by ExhibitsUSA/Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO. The exhibit opens at the West Baton Rouge Museum on March 20th and runs through May 2nd. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 2, 2021 |
May 2, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Live Music |
"Blues After School Finale" ft. Taylor Rae |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 2, 2021 |
May 2, 2021 |
2:00 PM |
6:00 PM |
Outdoor Blues, Pop, and Rock Music at West Baton Rouge Museum
Sunday, May 2, 2021
On Sunday, May 2 h , at 2:00 p.m., West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to welcome musicians
from two bands, Blues After School and Taylor Rae to fill the grounds with energizing music.
The concert will take place with performers on the covered porch of the museum’s Juke Joint
and guests on the lawn.
The museum’s very own Blues After School program offered in partnership with Rockin’
Mozart Music Academy is celebrating a second successful year of providing music and cultural
enrichment centered around Blues music tradition. Come hear local middle and high school
students perform as a band with songs from Slim Harpo, B.B. King, George Thorogood, and
more as the opening act for the afternoon’s musical line up. This event serves as their concert
finale for the 2020 – 2021 school year. Blues After School is sponsored in part by the New
Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation.
Headline Blues, Pop, and Rock band, Taylor Rae has a West Baton Rouge connection. Taylor,
the band’s namesake and local singer, song writer and recording artist, grew up in Port Allen.
She learned at an early age that a melody could create an emotion unlike anything else in the
world and this notion has remained with her and is evident in her live performances. Taylor Rae
and her band have been a south Louisiana favorite pleasing crowds from Lafayette to New
Orleans.
To insure the health and safety of all and a contactless experience, visitors should bring their
own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. Parking for this program is available along Louisiana
Avenue and in the museum’s rear parking lot off Sixth Street. This program is FREE and open to
the public. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 3, 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1620104400 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 4, 2021 |
May 4, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1620190800 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 5, 2021 |
May 5, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1620277200 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 6, 2021 |
May 6, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1620363600 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 7, 2021 |
May 7, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Café français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 7, 2021 |
May 7, 2021 |
1:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The May 7 th Café Français will feature special guest Jonathan Olivier. Jonathan is a journalist
and founder of “le Potager d’Acadiana,” an organic vegetable farm located in Frozart, near
Arnaudville. Jonathan will speak about his family’s connections to St. Landry and St. Martin
parishes, his experiences in farm work both in Louisiana and French Canada, and the “pro-
French” philosophy that guides his work with le Potager d’Acadiana. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 8, 2021 |
May 8, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Basic Woodworking Workshops |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 8, 2021 |
May 8, 2021 |
9:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Basic Woodworking Workshops at West Baton Rouge Museum
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to work with skilled artisan, Terry Landry to present a
series of new wood working workshops inside the museum’s barn. Advanced, paid reservations
are required due to class size limits. Participants may sign up for either or both classes. One is
not a prerequisite for the other.
Basic Woodworking: Build a Foot Stool is a two part session that will be held Saturday, May 8
and 15 from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon. Each participant in the class will build their own four
legged foot stool using only hand tools. Students will use saws, chisels, square, compass, brace,
hammer and smooth plane. The cost of this program is $150. The cost of materials is included in
the fee for the workshop but students are required to bring their own tape ruler and #2 pencil.
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| 1620536400 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 9, 2021 |
May 9, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1620622800 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 10, 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1620709200 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 11, 2021 |
May 11, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1620795600 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 12, 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 13, 2021 |
May 13, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1620968400 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 14, 2021 |
May 14, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1621054800 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 15, 2021 |
May 15, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Basic Woodworking Workshops |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 15, 2021 |
May 15, 2021 |
9:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Basic Woodworking Workshops at West Baton Rouge Museum
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to work with skilled artisan, Terry Landry to present a
series of new wood working workshops inside the museum’s barn. Advanced, paid reservations
are required due to class size limits. Participants may sign up for either or both classes. One is
not a prerequisite for the other.
Basic Woodworking: Build a Foot Stool is a two part session that will be held Saturday, May 8
and 15 from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon. Each participant in the class will build their own four
legged foot stool using only hand tools. Students will use saws, chisels, square, compass, brace,
hammer and smooth plane. The cost of this program is $150. The cost of materials is included in
the fee for the workshop but students are required to bring their own tape ruler and #2 pencil.
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Live Music |
Outdoor Old Time Music Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 16, 2021 |
May 16, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Outdoor Old Time Music Open Jam
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Country Open Jam on a
different date in May. Please note that this event will be held Sunday, May 16 from 3-5PM.
As space allows, jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including but not
limited to Old Country, Bluegrass, Cajun and folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of
charge. Sessions will take place at the museum’s open air Barn or Juke Joint Side Porch.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow
musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including but not limited to guitar, bass, fiddle,
dulcimer, and accordion to name a few. No amps please. The public is invited to listen in as they
stroll through the museum’s campus. To insure the health and safety of all and a contactless
experience, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and
refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 16, 2021 |
May 16, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 17, 2021 |
May 17, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 18, 2021 |
May 18, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1621400400 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 19, 2021 |
May 19, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1621486800 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 20, 2021 |
May 20, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
| 1621573200 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 21, 2021 |
May 21, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Live Music |
Historical Happy Hour w/ Nick Blanchard |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 21, 2021 |
May 21, 2021 |
6:30 PM |
8:00 PM |
Historical Happy Hour
Join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, May 21, from 6:30PM- 8:00PM for Historical
Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature music from the Nick Blanchard Quartet.
Blanchard has performed in a wide array of musical settings including rock, funk, blues, Latin,
and jazz. After completing his studies in Music Performance at Berklee College of Music in
Boston, Blanchard moved to New Orleans and began working as a professional musician. He has
shared the stage with some of the finest musicians in the city.
Bring your blankets, folding chairs, and libations to enjoy this outdoor performance on the
West Baton Rouge Museum grounds near the Juke Joint, located on 6 th Street. The Nick
Blanchard Quartet will be performing from the Juke Joint’s side porch stage. This event is
FREE and open to the public. Appropriate social distancing guidelines and Covid-19
precautions will be in place.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more
information, call (225)-336-2422 Ext. 200 and visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or
facebook/TheWBRM. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Basic Woodworking Workshops |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 22, 2021 |
May 22, 2021 |
9:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Basic Woodworking Workshops at West Baton Rouge Museum
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to work with skilled artisan, Terry Landry to present a
series of new wood working workshops inside the museum’s barn. Advanced, paid reservations
are required due to class size limits. Participants may sign up for either or both classes. One is
not a prerequisite for the other.
Basic Woodworking: Build a Tool Tote is a two part session that will be held Saturday, May 22
and 29 from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon. Each participant in the class will build their own tool tote
while learning to use basic hand tools. The tools students will be using include saws, chisels,
brace, and various squares, marking gauge and hand planes. The tote is joined together with
dovetails and dados which participants will mark and cut themselves. The cost of this program is
$150. The cost of materials is included in the fee for the workshop but students are required to
bring their own tape ruler and #2 pencil. Although they are provided, those who have their own
chisels and dovetail saw may wish to bring those as well. |
| 1621659600 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 22, 2021 |
May 22, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 23, 2021 |
May 23, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1621746000 |
Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 23, 2021 |
May 23, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 24, 2021 |
May 24, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 25, 2021 |
May 25, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 26, 2021 |
May 26, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 27, 2021 |
May 27, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 28, 2021 |
May 28, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Basic Woodworking Workshops |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 29, 2021 |
May 29, 2021 |
9:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Basic Woodworking Workshops at West Baton Rouge Museum
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to work with skilled artisan, Terry Landry to present a
series of new wood working workshops inside the museum’s barn. Advanced, paid reservations
are required due to class size limits. Participants may sign up for either or both classes. One is
not a prerequisite for the other.
Basic Woodworking: Build a Tool Tote is a two part session that will be held Saturday, May 22
and 29 from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon. Each participant in the class will build their own tool tote
while learning to use basic hand tools. The tools students will be using include saws, chisels,
brace, and various squares, marking gauge and hand planes. The tote is joined together with
dovetails and dados which participants will mark and cut themselves. The cost of this program is
$150. The cost of materials is included in the fee for the workshop but students are required to
bring their own tape ruler and #2 pencil. Although they are provided, those who have their own
chisels and dovetail saw may wish to bring those as well. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 29, 2021 |
May 29, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 30, 2021 |
May 30, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
Centered Around Culture: Quilts of Cely Pedescleaux (March - May 2021)
The story quilts of New Orleans artist Cely Pedescleaux will be featured at the West Baton Rouge Museum in the spring of 2021. Cely was inspired at an early age by family members who were seamstresses. Her colorful multi-layered quilts reflect various styles of crocheting, beading, and tatting that she learned from these women. Her contemporary quilts have been displayed in France, Italy, and China as well as museums and cultural centers around Louisiana. The exhibit runs from March 6 to May 30. |
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Live Music |
"Old Time Music Open Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 13, 2021 |
June 13, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
"This jam will take place outdoors with musicians on the covered porch of the museum’s Juke Joint and guests under the shade of sprawling oak trees. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be moved to the museum’s open-air barn on campus.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including but not limited to guitar, bass, fiddle, dulcimer, and accordion to name a few. No amps please. As space allows, this jam session will be open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Old Country, Bluegrass, and folk music.
The public is invited to listen in as they stroll through the museum’s campus. To insure the health and safety of all and a contactless experience, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public." |
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Arts & Theatre |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 14, 2021 |
June 14, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 15, 2021 |
June 15, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 16, 2021 |
June 16, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 17, 2021 |
June 17, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 18, 2021 |
June 18, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 21, 2021 |
June 21, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 22, 2021 |
June 22, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 23, 2021 |
June 23, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 24, 2021 |
June 24, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp “A Tale of Acadie” |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 25, 2021 |
June 25, 2021 |
8:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Blast from the Past 2021 Summer History Camp at the West Baton Rouge Museum
“A Tale of Acadie”
Registration is open for West Baton Rouge Museum’s twenty-sixth annual “Blast from the
Past” summer history camp series. Registration is open for campers ages 6 – 12 wanting to come
pass a good time with a Cajun celebration.
This year’s theme, “A Tale of Acadie” is inspired by the museum’s summer exhibition,
Evangenalia: The Evolution of an Icon featuring the changing representation in art and
advertising of the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline. Museum staff, visiting
artists, and other special guests will lead participants through time by celebrating Louisiana’s
Acadian customs, traditions, food ways, music and works of art. Through a series of fun and
creative hands on activities including games, crafts, old fashioned chores, and storytelling,
campers will gain a greater appreciation for local culture and its Canadian beginnings.
Two one-week sessions are available to choose from. Blast from the Past will be offered from
June 14 - 18 and again, June 21 – 25, 2021. Camper drop off is from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and
pick up is from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will
be provided daily. Space is limited. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will
be followed. Advanced, paid registration is required, and reservations are taken on a first come,
first paid basis.
The admission fee for camp is $125 for WBR Parish residents and/or members of the WBR
Historical Association and $150 for all other participants. For more information or for an
application form, please visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or call 225-336-2422 Ext. 200. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 11, 2021 |
July 11, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Live Music |
"Cajun Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 18, 2021 |
July 18, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
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Live Music |
"Old Time Music Open Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 8, 2021 |
August 8, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session: Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 15, 2021 |
August 15, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Downtown Events |
Historical Happy Hour- Florida Street Blowhards |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 20, 2021 |
August 20, 2021 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 12, 2021 |
September 12, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Live Music |
"Historical Happy Hour" w/ Minos the Saint |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 17, 2021 |
September 17, 2021 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 19, 2021 |
September 19, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Socially Distanced Sugar Fest |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
11:00 AM |
4:00 PM |
Come have a sweet ole time at the West Baton Rouge Museum’s SugarFest on Sunday, October 3, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This annual sweet celebration of the sugar cane harvest has been growing strong since 1995. This event will be held in person this year, and all events will be held outdoors in an effort to be socially distanced and safe as possible. There will be hand-sanitizing stations, and we ask that all visitors and participants wear masks.
SugarFest provides visitors of all ages with a free opportunity to learn about local culture, music and history with a variety of folk art and occupational craft demonstrations, a peek inside museum exhibits and historic buildings, cane cutting and grinding demonstrations, cane syrup boiling, and live music. Genres featured include Blues, Dixieland Jazz, Folk, Cajun, Zydeco, and Bluegrass. Some of the demonstrations include praline candy making, blacksmithing, bousillage making, wood working with antique hand tools, spinning and weaving, and much more. There will be old-fashioned pastimes for children to enjoy and a Café Français tent where only French is spoken and lively games of Bourré will be played. Food and drink will be available for purchase, and artists will be selling their wares. Of course, there will be lots of sugary treats, fresh chewing cane samples, and for those age 21 and over, a rum tasting and discussion on how this spirit is made from Louisiana’s sweetest cash crop.
SugarFest is FREE and open to the public. Hope to see you there, SUGAR! West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, Louisiana, just minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. For more information, call 225-336-2422 x 200 or visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com for a listing of participating artists and musicians. |
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Live Music |
Henry Turner Jr. & Flavour |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
11:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Come have a sweet ole time at the West Baton Rouge Museum’s SugarFest on Sunday, October 3, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This annual sweet celebration of the sugar cane harvest has been growing strong since 1995. This event will be held in person this year, and all events will be held outdoors in an effort to be socially distanced and safe as possible. There will be hand-sanitizing stations, and we ask that all visitors and participants wear masks.
SugarFest provides visitors of all ages with a free opportunity to learn about local culture, music and history with a variety of folk art and occupational craft demonstrations, a peek inside museum exhibits and historic buildings, cane cutting and grinding demonstrations, cane syrup boiling, and live music. Genres featured include Blues, Dixieland Jazz, Folk, Cajun, Zydeco, and Bluegrass. Some of the demonstrations include praline candy making, blacksmithing, bousillage making, wood working with antique hand tools, spinning and weaving, and much more. There will be old-fashioned pastimes for children to enjoy and a Café Français tent where only French is spoken and lively games of Bourré will be played. Food and drink will be available for purchase, and artists will be selling their wares. Of course, there will be lots of sugary treats, fresh chewing cane samples, and for those age 21 and over, a rum tasting and discussion on how this spirit is made from Louisiana’s sweetest cash crop.
SugarFest is FREE and open to the public. Hope to see you there, SUGAR! West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, Louisiana, just minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. For more information, call 225-336-2422 x 200 or visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.com for a listing of participating artists and musicians. |
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Live Music |
Ethos of Izba |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
12:00 PM |
1:00 AM |
Come have a sweet ole time at the West Baton Rouge Museum’s SugarFest on Sunday, October 3, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This annual sweet celebration of the sugar cane harvest has been growing strong since 1995. This event will be held in person this year, and all events will be held outdoors in an effort to be socially distanced and safe as possible. There will be hand-sanitizing stations, and we ask that all visitors and participants wear masks.
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Live Music |
Oasis Jazz Band |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
12:00 PM |
1:00 PM |
|
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Live Music |
Kent Louque & Country Cajuns |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
11:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
|
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Live Music |
Kenny Neal |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
|
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Live Music |
Lil Ray Neal |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
1:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
|
| 1633237200 |
Live Music |
Blues After School / Rockin Mozart |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
2:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Storyville Stompers |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
2:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
|
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Live Music |
Cane Grinders |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
|
| 1633237200 |
Live Music |
Dorothy LeBlanc |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
1:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
|
| 1633237200 |
Live Music |
Cajun Roots & Les Danseurs de la Capitale |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2021 |
October 3, 2021 |
1:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 10, 2021 |
October 10, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
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Live Music |
Historical Happy Hour w/ Smokehouse Porter & Miss Mamie and The Gutbucket Blues Band |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 15, 2021 |
October 15, 2021 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
|
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 17, 2021 |
October 17, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
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Arts & Theatre |
Poured Acrylic Painting Workshop |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 8, 2021 |
November 8, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
11:30 AM |
$75 COVERS ALL SIX SESSIONS
Sign up for a six week series exploring an exciting way of creating art with abstract artist and instructor, Kellie Rountree at a Poured Acrylic Painting Workshop for adults at the West Baton Rouge Museum. Classes will take place on Mondays, October 18, 25 and November 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2021 from 10 – 11:30 a.m.. Limited space is available. Advanced, paid registration of $75 which includes materials is required. Payment may be made in the form of cash, credit card, or checks made out to West Baton Rouge Museum. Reservations can be made by calling (225)336-2422 Ext. 200.
People all over the globe have begun using cups of paints to pour out amazingly beautiful abstract designs. This series will cover which paints to use, how to mix paints, and suggestions on how to move paint around the canvas to produce clever effects. Embellishment techniques will also be covered. Participants will leave with several completed works of art.
Kellie Rountree, originally from California, is a professional artist who now resides in Louisiana. She works with a variety of media and has pieces in home s and businesses from Los Angeles to New York. She was instrumental in helping to start and maintain art districts and programs in California and currently shares her talent with the newly formed Port Allen Cultural District. |
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Live Music |
Unchained Voices |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 12, 2021 |
November 12, 2021 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Please join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, November 12, from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM for Unchained Voices, an evening musical event accompanying the exhibit, Music Behind the Gates.
This month, in lieu of Historical Happy Hour, the museum will feature the voices of Consuela Gaines and former members from the LCIW (Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women) Choir that appeared in the documentary, Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Music by filmmaker and ethnomusicologist, Dr. Benjamin Harbert of Georgetown University. Gaines also co-wrote an article with Dr. Harbert, “Sounding Lockdown: Singing in Administrative Segregation at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women.” She is a singer, motivational speaker, mentor, and the community organizer for the Lafayette chapter of V.O.T.E. (Voice of the Experienced), a grassroots organization dedicated to restoring the full human and civil rights of those most impacted by the criminal justice system. Special thanks to Dr. Marianne Fisher-Giorlando, Criminal Justice historian and professor for assisting in organizing this event.
Bring your blankets, folding chairs, and favorite libations to enjoy this outdoor performance on the West Baton Rouge Museum grounds near the Juke Joint, located on 6th Street. The Unchained Voices performance will take place on the Juke Joint’s side porch stage. During a brief intermission, visitors will be invited inside the gallery for a glimpse of the exhibit and a cup of gumbo. This event is FREE and open to the public. Appropriate social distancing guideline and Covid-19 precautions will be in place.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, call (225)-336-2422 x200 and visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org or facebook/TheWBRM. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 14, 2021 |
November 14, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1636956000 |
Arts & Theatre |
Poured Acrylic Painting Workshop |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 15, 2021 |
November 15, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
11:30 AM |
$75 COVERS ALL SIX SESSIONS
Sign up for a six week series exploring an exciting way of creating art with abstract artist and instructor, Kellie Rountree at a Poured Acrylic Painting Workshop for adults at the West Baton Rouge Museum. Classes will take place on Mondays, October 18, 25 and November 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2021 from 10 – 11:30 a.m.. Limited space is available. Advanced, paid registration of $75 which includes materials is required. Payment may be made in the form of cash, credit card, or checks made out to West Baton Rouge Museum. Reservations can be made by calling (225)336-2422 Ext. 200.
People all over the globe have begun using cups of paints to pour out amazingly beautiful abstract designs. This series will cover which paints to use, how to mix paints, and suggestions on how to move paint around the canvas to produce clever effects. Embellishment techniques will also be covered. Participants will leave with several completed works of art.
Kellie Rountree, originally from California, is a professional artist who now resides in Louisiana. She works with a variety of media and has pieces in home s and businesses from Los Angeles to New York. She was instrumental in helping to start and maintain art districts and programs in California and currently shares her talent with the newly formed Port Allen Cultural District. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 21, 2021 |
November 21, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
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Arts & Theatre |
Poured Acrylic Painting Workshop |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 22, 2021 |
November 22, 2021 |
10:00 AM |
11:30 AM |
$75 COVERS ALL SIX SESSIONS
Sign up for a six week series exploring an exciting way of creating art with abstract artist and instructor, Kellie Rountree at a Poured Acrylic Painting Workshop for adults at the West Baton Rouge Museum. Classes will take place on Mondays, October 18, 25 and November 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2021 from 10 – 11:30 a.m.. Limited space is available. Advanced, paid registration of $75 which includes materials is required. Payment may be made in the form of cash, credit card, or checks made out to West Baton Rouge Museum. Reservations can be made by calling (225)336-2422 Ext. 200.
People all over the globe have begun using cups of paints to pour out amazingly beautiful abstract designs. This series will cover which paints to use, how to mix paints, and suggestions on how to move paint around the canvas to produce clever effects. Embellishment techniques will also be covered. Participants will leave with several completed works of art.
Kellie Rountree, originally from California, is a professional artist who now resides in Louisiana. She works with a variety of media and has pieces in home s and businesses from Los Angeles to New York. She was instrumental in helping to start and maintain art districts and programs in California and currently shares her talent with the newly formed Port Allen Cultural District. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 12, 2021 |
December 12, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1639893600 |
Live Music |
"Cajun Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 19, 2021 |
December 19, 2021 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1641708000 |
Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 9, 2022 |
January 9, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1642312800 |
Live Music |
"Cajun Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 16, 2022 |
January 16, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1642917600 |
Live Music |
"Historical Happy Hour" ft. The Victory Belles |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 23, 2022 |
January 23, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1644732000 |
Live Music |
"Old Time Music Open Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 13, 2022 |
February 13, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1645336800 |
Live Music |
"Cajun Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 20, 2022 |
February 20, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1647151200 |
Live Music |
Old Time Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 13, 2022 |
March 13, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1647579600 |
Live Music |
"Historical Happy Hour" ft. Chris Thomas King |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 18, 2022 |
March 18, 2022 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
|
| 1647752400 |
Live Music |
"Cajun Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 20, 2022 |
March 20, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1649394000 |
Live Music |
Florida Street Blowhards with the LSU Jazz Ensemble! |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 8, 2022 |
April 8, 2022 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
|
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Live Music |
Old Time Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 10, 2022 |
April 10, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Country Open Jam on every second Sunday in January from 3-5PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including but not limited to Old Country, Bluegrass, Cajun and folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including but not limited to guitar, bass, fiddle, dulcimer, and accordion to name a few. No amps please. The public is invited to listen in as they stroll through the museum’s campus. To insure the health and safety of all and a contactless experience, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Live Music |
Cane Grinders @ Old Fashioned Barn Demonstration Day and Dance |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 23, 2022 |
April 23, 2022 |
12:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
On the afternoon of Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 12 – 7 PM, the West Baton Rouge Museum will showcase the big red barn that anchors its six acre campus. The spotlight will be on the importance of keeping historic crafts and trades alive as well as the workshops and ands-on activities the museum offers year-round. The day will begin with a lecture at Noon followed by demonstrations and family friendly activities and end with an old fashioned barn dance complete with live music. This event is FREE and open to the public. However, a food vendor will be on hand with refreshments available for purchase.
From 12 – 1 PM, enjoy a lecture presented by Jonn Hankins, Executive Director of the New Orleans Master Crafts Guild. His presentation will focus on reviving the traditional building trades highlighting families who have been working the trades since 1794.
From 1 – 5 PM, enjoy demonstrations and discussions centered on historic tools and machinery displayed in the barn such as farming implements, spinning wheels and weaving looms, and blacksmithing and woodworking tools. There are also displays featuring an antique wagon, carriage, and Model A car. The public will be able to browse through the open air space to interact with experts who will bring the barn to life. Some of the demonstrators on hand will include a blacksmith, woodworker, brick mason, fiber artists, an antique car enthusiast, and more. Additional activities will include old fashioned farm chores and games. Visitors will also have the opportunity to sign up for future workshops or group tours that further delve into these areas of interest.
From 5 – 7 PM, kick up your heels at an old fashioned Barn Dance! Stick around for a festive finalé where family and friends can dance the day away to lively tunes performed by the Cane Grinders, an energetic and entertaining folk band. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 24, 2022 |
April 24, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
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Live Music |
Old Time Country Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 1, 2022 |
May 1, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Country Open Jam from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Live Music |
Cajun French Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 15, 2022 |
May 15, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1652590800 |
Live Music |
The WBR "Oasis" Jazz Band |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 15, 2022 |
May 15, 2022 |
3:30 PM |
4:30 PM |
The WBR "Oasis" Jazz Band presents our spring concert "#Throwback", featuring music from our past catalog. |
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Live Music |
"Historical Happy Hour" ft. Los Nortenos del Sur |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 20, 2022 |
May 20, 2022 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Join the West Baton Rouge Museum for its monthly Historical Happy Hour on Friday, May 20, 2022 from 6:00 -8:00 PM. Festivities will include a spirited evening tour complete with live music and a Tequila tasting inspired by the current traveling exhibition, Aliento A Tequila. This exhibit explores the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to Tequila, Mexico’s national drink.
Starting at 6 PM, meet Tequilier, Roberto Carrillo who will present a Tequila tasting accompanied by a talk on the distilled drink made from Mexico’s Blue Agave crop. Mr. Carrillo will share samples with participants and elaborate on three different types of Tequila: Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo.
At 7 PM immediately following the tasting, enjoy a live musical performance by Los Norteños del Sur featuring traditional ranchera, norteño, and bolero music of Mexico. Ranchera refers to the ranch or farm land region where this music style originated while norteño refers to a popular music genre of northern Mexico, and bolero refers to romantic love songs. The band's name is about Northern Mexican music played in the South of the United States hence Los Norteños del Sur.
This FREE event is open to the public. Every one of all ages is welcome to attend. However, only those visitors ages 21 and above will be able to sample tequila at the tasting. |
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Live Music |
Café Français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 3, 2022 |
June 3, 2022 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français on May 6, 2022, the first Friday in the month, from 1-3 PM. As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and free of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat. |
| 1655010000 |
Live Music |
Old Time Country Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 12, 2022 |
June 12, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Country Open Jam from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Live Music |
Wallace Trahan & Rice and Gravy |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 18, 2022 |
June 18, 2022 |
8:00 PM |
12:00 AM |
Free dance lessons start at 7:15 pm, with paid admission. Live Cajun music begins at 8:00 pm, featuring the band Wallace Trahan and Rice & Gravy. The dance will be at the UCT Hall, 11175 Florida Blvd. in Baton Rouge. $10 for CFMA members, $12 for non-members and $7 for students with ID. Children 12 and under admitted FREE.
batonrougecajundance.com |
| 1655614800 |
Live Music |
Cajun French Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 19, 2022 |
June 19, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1656219600 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 26, 2022 |
June 26, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1656651600 |
Live Music |
Café Français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 1, 2022 |
July 1, 2022 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français on May 6, 2022, the first Friday in the month, from 1-3 PM. As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and free of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat. |
| 1657429200 |
Live Music |
Old Time Country Open Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 10, 2022 |
July 10, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Country Open Jam from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
| 1657861200 |
Live Music |
"Historical Happy Hour" ft. The Michael Foster Project @ West Baton Rouge Museum | -Jazz/Funk- |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 15, 2022 |
July 15, 2022 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
|
| 1657861200 |
Live Music |
"Historical Happy Hour" ft. The Michael Foster Project |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 15, 2022 |
July 15, 2022 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
|
| 1658034000 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 17, 2022 |
July 17, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1659675600 |
Live Music |
Café Français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 5, 2022 |
August 5, 2022 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français on May 6, 2022, the first Friday in the month, from 1-3 PM. As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and free of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat. |
| 1660453200 |
Live Music |
"Old Time Music Open Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 14, 2022 |
August 14, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Country Open Jam on August 14, 2022, the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 P.M. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
| 1661058000 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 21, 2022 |
August 21, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1662094800 |
Live Music |
Café Français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 2, 2022 |
September 2, 2022 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français on May 6, 2022, the first Friday in the month, from 1-3 PM. As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and free of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat. |
| 1662872400 |
Live Music |
"Old Time Music Open Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 11, 2022 |
September 11, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Country Open Jam on August 14, 2022, the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 P.M. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
| 1663304400 |
Live Music |
One Night with Billie and Ella Concert |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 16, 2022 |
September 16, 2022 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
One Night with Billie and Ella Concert at the West Baton Rouge Museum’s September Historical Happy Hour
Port Allen -The West Baton Rouge Museum will host a Blues concert set back in time for its monthly Historical Happy Hour series on Friday, September 16, 2022 from 6 – 8 PM. In celebration of the opening of the exhibit, Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic, join us for One Night with Billie and Ella, a performance traveling straight from the National WWII Museum’s BB’s Stage Door Canteen.
Banter, jokes, jazz, and blues abound when music legends Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald get together. Enjoy classic hits like “Give Me the Simple Life,” “God Bless the Child,” “Stormy Weather,” and more from music royalty starring Kathleen Moore and Chloé Marie Johnson backed by a three-piece band. This performance will be held in the West Baton Rouge Museum’s Brick Gallery. Curator led guided tours of the exhibit will take place prior to the start of the show, and an audience discussion will follow led by the performing artists sharing how they researched and prepared for their roles.
Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic is an intimate and compelling photographic portrait of Billie Holiday, the consummate jazz and blues singer and one of 20th century music’s most iconic figures. The photographs were taken in April 1957, at a significant moment in her life and just two years before her death at the age of 44. Beautifully captured through the lens of photographer Jerry Dantzic, the exhibition provides a rare glimpse into Billie Holiday’s public and private life through pigment prints with labels, curated panels, ephemera, projected video, and vinyl excerpts from the work of renowned writer and author, Zadie Smith.
Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Jerry Dantzic Archives.
This program is FREE and open to the public. West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org, or follow WBRM on social media. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 18, 2022 |
September 18, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Family Events |
Paint Port Allen |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 24, 2022 |
September 24, 2022 |
9:30 AM |
11:00 AM |
The Family Color Run takes off from the West Baton Rouge Parish Library, 830 N. Alexander Ave., at 10 a.m. Saturday. Check-in and airbrush body painting is at 9:30 a.m., pre-color party at 9:50 a.m. Wear your white attire; event is free. wbrpl.com |
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Live Music |
Sugar Fest 2022 |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 2, 2022 |
October 2, 2022 |
11:00 AM |
4:00 PM |
Come have a sweet ole time at the West Baton Rouge Museum’s SugarFest on Sunday, October 2, 2022 from 11AM to 4PM. This 27th annual sweet celebration of the sugar cane harvest has been growing strong since 1995.
SugarFest provides visitors of all ages with a free opportunity to learn about local culture, music and history with a variety of folk art and occupational craft demonstrations, a peek inside museum exhibits and historic buildings, cane cutting and grinding demonstrations, cane syrup boiling, and live music. Genres featured include Blues, Dixieland Jazz, Folk, Cajun, Zydeco, and Bluegrass. Some of the demonstrations include praline candy making, blacksmithing, bousillage making, wood working with antique hand tools, spinning, and much more. There will be old-fashioned pastimes for children to enjoy and a Café Français area where only French is spoken and lively games of Bourré will be played. Food and drink will be available for purchase, and artists will be selling their wares. Of course, there will be lots of sugary treats, fresh chewing cane samples, a sweets contest, and for those age 21 and over, a rum tasting and discussion on how this spirit is made from Louisiana’s sweetest cash crop.
This year’s SugarFest is a part of Le Grand Reveil Acadien 2022. GRA 2022 is a multi-parish experience celebrating the lasting cultural impact of the Acadian people designed to encourage Acadians from around the world to continue to advance their unique lifestyle through shared memories, French speaking events, bonding and fellowship over Cajun food, music, and culture.
SugarFest is FREE and open to the public and is supported in part by a Rebirth Grant from the Louisiana Endowment for Humanities. Hope to see you there, SUGAR! West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, Louisiana, just minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. For more information, call 225-336-2422 or visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org for a listing of participating artists and musicians. |
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Live Music |
Sugar Festival 2022 Dog Adoption |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 2, 2022 |
October 2, 2022 |
11:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
We will be attending the Sugar Festival from 11 am to 2 pm on October 2nd! Come out for a wonderful event and to meet some of our adoptable dogs! |
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Live Music |
Family Movie Night |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 7, 2022 |
October 7, 2022 |
7:00 PM |
9:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Café Français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 7, 2022 |
October 7, 2022 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français on May 6, 2022, the first Friday in the month, from 1-3 PM. As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and free of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat. |
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Live Music |
"Old Time Music Open Jam Session" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 9, 2022 |
October 9, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Country Open Jam on August 14, 2022, the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 P.M. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Merry Not Scary Halloween |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 21, 2022 |
October 21, 2022 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Put your best costume forward and get ready for tricks, treats, and a whole lot of fun! Trick-or-treaters will enjoy exploring the six-acre campus to encounter vintage party games, craft activities, and a magic show performed by Chris Miller Magic starting at 7:15 pm. Bring your beach towels or blankets and take a seat for the magic show at the Juke Joint. The event is free. Items from the Boss Hog's Kitchen food truck will be available for purchase. Don't forget to bring your trick-or-treat bag. This event is sponsored by the WBR museum and the WBR Library. Activities will move to the WBR Community Center in the event of rain. |
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Live Music |
Café Français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 4, 2022 |
November 4, 2022 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français on May 6, 2022, the first Friday in the month, from 1-3 PM. As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and free of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat. |
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Family Events |
Storytime with the Snow Sisters |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 5, 2022 |
November 5, 2022 |
10:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Join us Saturday morning, November 5th at 10 am for a special storytime with the Snow Sisters from the Petite Princess Company. Children are welcome to dress up as their favorite fairytale princess or fairytale character for the program. No registration required. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Open Jam Session |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 13, 2022 |
November 13, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Mikhala “Jazz Muffin” Iversen’s Billie Holiday & Lester Young Tribute Concert |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 18, 2022 |
November 18, 2022 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Historical Happy Hour series on Friday, November 18, 2022 from 6 – 8 PM. In celebration of the exhibit, Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic, join us for a special concert entitled Mikhala “Jazz Muffin” Iversen’s Billie Holiday and Lester Young Tribute featuring renowned New Orleans based musicians, Mikhala W. Iversen aka "The Jazz Muffin" on vocals, Larry Sieberth on piano, Christian Winther on tenor sax, Ted Long on bass, and Gerald French on drums.
Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic is an intimate and compelling photographic portrait of Billie Holiday, the consummate jazz and blues singer and one of 20th century music’s most iconic figures. The photographs were taken in April 1957, at a significant moment in her life and just two years before her death at the age of 44. Beautifully captured through the lens of photographer Jerry Dantzic, the exhibition provides a rare glimpse into Billie Holiday’s public and private life through pigment prints with labels, curated panels, ephemera, projected video, and vinyl excerpts from the work of renowned writer and author, Zadie Smith.
Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Jerry Dantzic Archives.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Pending weather conditions, presenters will perform from the Juke Joint’s side porch stage. All are invited to bring blankets, folding chairs, and refreshments to enjoy an outdoor performance on the museum grounds near the Juke Joint located on 6th Street. In the event of inclement or cold weather, this performance will be moved indoors. The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, call (225)-336-2422 and visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org or www.facebook.com/TheWBRM/. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 20, 2022 |
November 20, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Our next Cajun Music Jam will be on Sunday at the West Baton Rouge Museum, in the Barn. Dress for outdoor temperatures (50-56º F) The host musician will be Sheryl Cormier. All Cajun musicians, dancers and fans are welcome. This is a free event. |
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Family Events |
Café Français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 2, 2022 |
December 2, 2022 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français on May 6, 2022, the first Friday in the month, from 1-3 PM. As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and free of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 11, 2022 |
December 11, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Country Open Jam the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 P.M. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Live Music |
Sheryl Cormier Host The Cajun Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 18, 2022 |
December 18, 2022 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
This month’s jam will be led by “the Queen of Cajun Accordion,” Louisiana Music Hall of Famer Sheryl Cormier!
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Live Music |
Café Français |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 6, 2023 |
January 6, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français on May 6, 2022, the first Friday in the month, from 1-3 PM. As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and free of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 8, 2023 |
January 8, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Music Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 15, 2023 |
January 15, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Our next Cajun Music Jam will be on Sunday at the West Baton Rouge Museum, in the Barn. Dress for outdoor temperatures (50-56º F) The host musician will be Sheryl Cormier. All Cajun musicians, dancers and fans are welcome. This is a free event. |
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Live Music |
Smokehouse Porter, Miss Mamie, and the Gutbucket Blues Band |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 20, 2023 |
January 20, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Please join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, January 20th, from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM for Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature the musical stylings of Smokehouse Porter, Miss Mamie, and the Gutbucket Blues Band. It will also be the backdrop to the opening reception for our newest exhibit Ron’s Retro: Honoring Ronald Kennedy with Local Black Artists. On view in the Whitehead Gallery from January 19-March 19, 2023.
Known as the King and Queen of the Gutbucket Blues, Smokehouse and Miss Mamie have been perfecting their art for many years. Their influences include musicians along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge all the way to Chicago, and they both have an unmatched stage presence. Come on out and witness Smokehouse’s signature smoky voice and Miss Mamie’s warm tones that bring the blues to life and hold their audience captive.
Additionally, Ron’s Retro is a new exhibit honoring beloved friend of the museum, Ronald Kennedy. Featured at numerous SugarFests over the years, Kennedy was a Professor of Visual Arts and Photography at Southeastern University. He was also well-known by artists in the area. The focus of this exhibit will be the works of Ronald Kennedy, featuring artist from the greater Baton Rouge community. Take this chance to visit the museum after-hours, and be one of the early viewers of our newest exhibition.
Smokehouse Porter, Miss Mamie, and the Gutbucket Blues Band will be performing from the Juke Joint’s side porch stage on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum, near 6th Street. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call (225)-336-2422, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org, or www.facebook/TheWBRM. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Monuments, Murals, and Myths: Uncovering the Truth about Public Art |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 25, 2023 |
January 25, 2023 |
12:00 PM |
1:30 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum will present an informal lunchtime panel discussion on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 12 Noon titled Monuments, Murals, and Myths: Uncovering the Truth about Public Art. Enjoy learning more about different types of public art, the role of public art in communities, and the inherent complexities of this art form, from aesthetics and maintenance to re-interpretation. Find out some of the forgotten stories behind local public art and learn how artists today are working collaboratively within communities to create new artworks that express identity and sense of place. Participants may bring a bag lunch or plan on visiting local eateries on the westside before or after the program.
This discussion will be moderated by Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein, a museum consultant and independent curator. Panelists include Maya Curtis, Public Art Project Manager for Arts New Orleans, William Stark, Director of LSU’s Rural Life Museum, and Ellen Ogden, a local fine artist and muralist.
This program is being held in conjunction with the exhibit, Angela Gregory: Doyenne of Louisiana Sculpture guest curated by Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein. Angela Gregory (1903-1990) was Louisiana’s first woman sculptor to gain international recognition. Heralded in her lifetime, her legacy encompasses many works of public art, ranging from commissions for architectural sculpture on important buildings, including the Louisiana State Capitol and Louisiana National Bank (now the Watermark Hotel), to public monuments, one of them in Port Allen.
This program is support by a Rebirth Grant from the Louisiana Endowment for Humanities. |
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Family Events |
Creative Workshop with Artist, FeliciaNoelle |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 2, 2023 |
February 2, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum will host a Creative Workshop with FeliciaNoelle at 6 PM on Thursday, February 2, 2023. This evening art class is designed for adults. Participants will work with the artist who is featured in the museum’s current exhibit to explore acrylic painting techniques.
Local Louisiana artist FeliciaNoelle was introduced to art before she could talk. Her mother Sharon Elliott-Thomas was an art student at LSU and would ride them to class on her bike when she was three. Art was their first form of communication. Thomas would draw pictures to a certain point then let her young student finish them. Through her mother’s love of the Arts, Felicia flourished in various mediums and gained an early appreciation for creativity and self-expression. She holds a degree in Fine Art from LSU, has received numerous awards for her work, has lectured on the importance of art and arts education, and has a career as a professional artist painting commissioned pieces and murals for churches, schools, and private clientele. Her work has been featured in an international marketing calendar, COMDA, and her work has appeared in local news channels, magazines, and in the Netflix season two episode of “Luke Cage” (2018).
This program is being offered in conjunction with the exhibit, Ron’s Retro: Honoring Ronald Kennedy with Local Black Artists. Mr. Kennedy was a retired Professor of Visual Arts and Photography at Southeastern University and a celebrated artist known for his mixed media creations. His works will be on display through March 19, 2023 alongside artist colleagues from the Greater Baton Rouge community including Keith “Cartoonman” Douglas, Malaika Favorite, Randell Henry, Michael W. Howes, Philip D. Louis, Darlene Moore, FeliciaNoelle, and Clifton Webb.
This event is FREE. However, space is limited. Please call (225)-336-2422 to reserve a spot. The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 3, 2023 |
February 3, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Remembering Ronald Kennedy: The Life and Legacy of an Artist, Art Educator, and Activist |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 8, 2023 |
February 8, 2023 |
12:00 PM |
1:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum will host a Lunchtime Lecture program, Remembering Ronald Kennedy: The Life and Legacy of an Artist, Art Educator, and Activist at 12 PM on Friday, February 8, 2023. Join Eileen Kennedy as she shares stories of the impact of her late husband on art, education, and civil rights. Participants may bring a bag lunch or plan to visit local eateries on the westside before or after the program.
This program s being offered in conjunction with the exhibit, Ron’s Retro: Honoring Ronald Kennedy with Local Black Artists. Mr. Kennedy was a retired Professor of Visual Arts and Photography at Southeastern University and a celebrated artist known for his mixed media creations. His works will be on display through March 19 alongside artist colleagues from the Greater Baton Rouge community including Keith “Cartoonman” Douglas, Malaika Favorite, Randell Henry, Michael W. Howes, Philip D. Louis, Darlene Moore, FeliciaNoelle, and Clifton Webb. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 12, 2023 |
February 12, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Historical Happy Hour: Sariah Storm & The Mysteries w/ Special Guest Shannon Williford |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 17, 2023 |
February 17, 2023 |
5:30 PM |
8:00 PM |
Please join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, February 17, 2023 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM for Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature the band, Sariah Storm and the Mysteries.
Sariah Storm & The Mysteries offer a vibrant, fresh, and rockin’ interpretation of early 1900's and traditional blues and jazz standards. In their sets, the band weaves an upbeat and soulful repertoire of original tunes influenced by cabaret, blues, jazz, and rock and roll. You won't want to miss their energetic and fun performance on February 17th to help keep the Mardi Gras spirit going!
This FREE event is open to the public. The band will be performing from the Juke Joint’s side porch stage on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum near 6th Street. All are invited to bring blankets, folding chairs, and refreshments to enjoy an outdoor performance on the museum grounds. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move indoors. |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 3, 2023 |
March 3, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Family Events |
Behind the Barn Doors |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 5, 2023 |
April 2, 2023 |
2:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to introduce a new monthly event, Behind the Barn Doors. This new series will be offered on the first Sunday of the month. Visitors will enjoy demonstrations highlighting the craftsmanship of historic trades and agricultural practices.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to provide visitors with an opportunity to interact with presenters preserving traditional crafts. Visitors can experience demonstrations of historic tools and techniques while exploring the historical machinery displayed in the barn. Such artifacts include farming implements, textile equipment, and blacksmithing and woodworking tools. There are also displays featuring an antique wagon, carriage, and Model A car. Each month’s featured activities will range from old fashioned farm chores to blacksmithing, milling, woodworking, spinning, weaving or other fiber arts demonstrations, and more. Sign-up sheets will be available for future workshops for those seeking a more immersive experience to further hone the skills of a chosen craft.
The Behind the Barn Doors program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 12, 2023 |
March 12, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Lazarro Nettles and Friends |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 17, 2023 |
March 17, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Please join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, March 17, 2023 from 6-8 PM for Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature the musical stylings of local musician, Lazarro Nettles and Friends.
Lazarro Nettles is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended Southern University A&M College in the capital city. As a saxophonist, Nettles’ performance is a mixture of Jazz, Soul, R&B, and Blues, all mixed into one. To check out previous performances, please visit, www.lazarronettles.com. To experience the music live and in person, please drop by Historical Happy Hour on Friday, March 17, at the West Baton Rouge Museum.
This FREE event is open to the public. The band will be performing on the Juke Joint’s stage on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum near 6th Street. All are invited to bring blankets, folding chairs, and refreshments to enjoy an outdoor performance on the museum grounds. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move indoors.
For more information, call (225)-336-2422, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org, or www.facebook/TheWBRM. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Children’s Sculpture Workshop: Styles of Clay Working |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 18, 2023 |
March 18, 2023 |
10:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum will hold a Children’s Sculpture Workshop: Styles of Clay Working on Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 10 AM - Noon. Children ages 8 – 12 are invited to learn various ways to work with clay alongside artist and retired art educator featured in the museum’s current exhibit, Ron’s Retro, Philip Louis.
Philip D. Louis holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education. After college, Philip worked at the Brooklyn Museum of Modern Art in New York for two years. He returned to Abbeville, Louisiana where he lived and taught Special Education and Art for 20 years. He served as head of the Art Department of Alcée Fortier High School in New Orleans for three years. Before retirement, Philip's final five years of Art Education were spent at Broadmoor Middle School in Baton Rouge. For his commissioned pieces, Philip works with a wide range of mediums from pastels to acrylic to drawing, and his art also includes wood sculptures and ceramics.
This program is being offered in conjunction with the exhibit, Ron’s Retro: Honoring Ronald Kennedy with Local Black Artists. Mr. Kennedy was a retired Professor of Visual Arts and Photography at Southeastern University and a celebrated artist known for his mixed media creations. His works will be on display through March 19th alongside artist colleagues from the Greater Baton Rouge community including Keith “Cartoonman” Douglas, Malaika Favorite, Randell Henry, Michael W. Howes, Philip D. Louis, Darlene Moore, FeliciaNoelle, and Clifton Webb.
This event is FREE. However, space is limited. Please call (225)-336-2422 to reserve a spot. The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org or www.facebook.com/TheWBRM/. |
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Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 19, 2023 |
July 16, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Collage Workshop with Artist Randell Henry |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 19, 2023 |
March 19, 2023 |
2:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to host a Collage Workshop on Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 2 PM – 4 PM with Randell Henry, a celebrated Baton Rouge artist featured in the museum’s current exhibit, Ron’s Retro. Randell Henry will lead a class in collage making suitable for participants of all ages.
Randell Henry's mixed media collage paintings showcase his approach to making collages that involve the use of improvisational methods of playing with shape, color and pattern. With influences from abstract expressionism, cubism, and African and Asian art, Henry explores dreams through his surrealistic collage images.
Henry's works have been on view in galleries and museums from New Orleans to Ghana. His art has been exhibited at Southern University Museum of Art, The West Baton Rouge Museum, Dallas Museum of African American Art, The Museum of Arts and Science in Daytona Beach, Florida and The National Museum of Ghana.
Randell Henry is a Professor of Art at Southern University and presently serves on the Boards of Baton Rouge Gallery as well as the DeBose Foundation.
This program is being offered in conjunction with the exhibit, Ron’s Retro: Honoring Ronald Kennedy with Local Black Artists. Mr. Kennedy was a retired Professor of Visual Arts and Photography at Southeastern University and a celebrated artist known for his mixed media creations. His works will be on display through March 19 alongside artist colleagues from the Greater Baton Rouge community including Keith “Cartoonman” Douglas, Malaika Favorite, Randell Henry, Michael W. Howes, Philip D. Louis, Darlene Moore, FeliciaNoelle, and Clifton Webb.
This event is FREE. However, space is limited. Please call (225)-336-2422 to reserve a spot. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Tambou Creole Film Screening |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 1, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 |
5:00 PM |
12:00 AM |
The Museum is pleased to host a screening of Tambou, a film primarily in Kouri-Vini (Louisiana Creole), on April 1, 2023. Guests are invited to converse in Creole (or English) at a cocktail reception starting at 5PM. The screening will begin at 6:30PM and will be followed by a question and answer session with the film’s creators. This screening is one of three official screenings for this historic film, which was awarded the 2022 #CreateLouisiana French Culture Grant.
Synopsis: When threatened with losing his home in New Orleans due to unpaid bills, Emmanuel (Lance E. Nichols) takes to the streets with his tambou drum to busk for money. With his grandson Junior (Christopher Robinson) in tow, Emmanuel navigates a changing New Orleans and seeks a path to stay in the city he calls home.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, Louisiana, just minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. To register, please call the museum at 225-336-2422. For more information, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org. |
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Family Events |
Egg-Stravaganza |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 2, 2023 |
November 30, -0001 |
2:00 PM |
12:00 AM |
Join us for the annual WBR community Easter event. This event is free and sponsored by the WBR Museum and WBR Library. Refreshments will be available for purchase from Grammy's Kettle Corn and Ravasio's Italian Ice. The talented student art show will be on display. In the event of rain, activities will move to the Port Allen Community Center Pavilion. Check our FB pages for the most up-to-date information. 845 N. Jefferson Ave. Port Allen, LA 70767 | (225) 336-2422. Don't forget to bring your basket!
Egg Hunt Age Groups & Times
2:45 pm - Baby to 2 years old
2:55 pm - 3-5 years old
3:05 pm - 6-8 years old
3:15 pm - 9-12 years old |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 2, 2023 |
April 2, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on April 2nd, 2023, from 3-5 PM. Please note that, although the jam is normally held on the second Sunday of the month, the museum will be closed for Easter.
Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 7, 2023 |
April 7, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Exhibit Opening Event for Ben Peabody’s Art and Addiction |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 15, 2023 |
April 15, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to invite visitors of all ages to a FREE event for the opening of Art & Addiction: The Art of Ben Peabody with celebrated artist, Mr. Ben Peabody. The event will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 6 – 8 PM.
A powerful exhibit filled with important messages, all delivered within a vibrant carnival setting, Art & Addiction displays the mystifying hold drugs and alcohol have on those who are addicted. The exhibit will be accompanied by live music and a meet and greet with the artist. During intermission, learn of Peabody’s journey of art and recovery and his mission to spread awareness of the deadly epidemic of substance abuse and addiction.
Come to be entertained by live music performed by Sunshine Classic Rock and light refreshments with a carnival flair. Then, stroll through the galleries while viewing Art and Addiction to view Ben Peabody’s colorful array of intricately detailed work that raises awareness of addiction, aims to inform and end the stigma of addiction, and inspires enlightened conversation leading to prevention and life-saving resources.
Ben Peabody is a Baton Rouge artist who describes his artistry as a symbolic assemblage. His labor-intensive work combines a variety of materials and techniques to create complex art for a difficult subject matter. He uses modeling, casting, carving, constructing, and assemblage while working with plaster, wood, metal, and repurposed materials to tell stories using words and recurring symbols in his visually intriguing three-dimensional compositions.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, just minutes away from downtown Baton Rouge. For more information, call (225)-336-2422, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org, or www.facebook/TheWBRM.
If you, or a family member needs help with mental or substance abuse issue, call SAMHSA’s National /confidential 24-hour helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). |
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Family Events |
Basic Woodworking Workshops |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 15, 2023 |
May 20, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
The Museum is pleased to work with skilled artisan, Terry Landry, to present a series of wood working workshops inside the museum’s barn. Advanced, paid reservations are required due to class size limits.
Basic Woodworking: Build a Foot Stool is a two-part workshop that will be held on April 15th, 2023 and April 22nd, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Each participant in the class will build their own little four-legged foot stool using only hand tools. Students will use saws, chisels, square, compass, brace, hammer and smooth plane. Cost of materials is included in the $150 fee but students are required to bring their own tape rule. This class is limited to a maximum of four participants.
Basic Woodworking: Build a Tool Tote is a two-part session that will be held Saturday, May 13th, 2023 and May 20th, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Participants in this class will each build their own tool tote using saws, chisels, brace, marking gauge and hand planes. You will learn to mark and cut dovetails and dados to build the tote. The $150 course fee includes cost of materials. Although they are provided, those who have their own chisels and dovetails saw may wish to bring those as well. This class is limited to a maximum of four participants.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, Louisiana, just minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. To register, please call the museum at 225-336-2422. For more information, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 16, 2023 |
April 16, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Bluesman Kenny Neal - Historical Happy Hour: Host of NPR’s American Routes, Nick Spitzer |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 21, 2023 |
April 21, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum in collaboration with 89.3 WRKF, the NPR (National Public Radio) affiliate for the greater Baton Rouge area is excited to announce a star-studded line up for the April 21st Historical Happy Hour event. Mark your calendars and get ready to give a round of applause for Nick Spitzer and Kenny Neal! Anyone wishing to immerse themselves in the rich history of local Blues culture will not want to miss this 6 – 8 PM evening event which is FREE and open to the public.
As told by Tulane professor, anthropologist, folklorist, American Routes radio host and executive producer, and former state folklorist who helped to launch Baton Rouge Blues Fest in 1981, Dr. Nick Spitzer will share stories and sound clips from previous interviews aired on American Routes featuring the voices of legends in relation to the Baton Rouge scene. During his career, having conducted over 1,200 interviews with musicians and artists, Nick Spitzer is also a 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow. Other honors include a Guggenheim, an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, Louisiana Humanist of the Year, and Lifetime awards from the University of Louisiana, the Louisiana Folklore Society, and the American Folklore Society.
As his website states, “If you want to experience the ‘Real Deal’, take time out to find Kenny Neal!” The Grammy nominated and BMA (Blues Music Awards) winning artist and second-generation south Louisiana bluesman with West Baton Rouge Parish roots will share the stage and add to the commentary with his own tales and the help of his harmonica and guitar. When he was just three years old, Slim Harpo gave him his first harmonica, and at age 13, he was playing in his father, Raful Neal’s band. By the time he was 17, Kenny landed a job playing bass for Buddy Guy, and the rest is history.
At West Baton Rouge Museum’s Historical Happy Hour, the drinks are on you, and the history is on us! Be sure to bring your own blankets or lawn chairs and liquid refreshment to enjoy this evening event under the stars in front of the Juke Joint. In case of inclement weather, the event will move indoors. For more information, call (225)-336-2422, visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org, or www.facebook/TheWBRM. |
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Family Events |
Hidden History of Louisiana’s Jazz Age Lunchtime Lecture |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 26, 2023 |
April 26, 2023 |
12:00 PM |
12:00 AM |
West Baton Rouge Museum will host a Lunchtime Lecture and book signing program on the Hidden History of Louisiana’s Jazz Age recently published by History Press on Wednesday, April 26, 2023at 12 PM. Join author Sam Irwin as he shares fascinating behind the scenes stories from Louisiana’s Jazz Age that address murder, lust, and adventure. A book signing will follow the presentation. Participants may bring a bag lunch or plan to visit local eateries on the westside before or after the program.
Sam Irwin is currently the front man and trumpet player of the Florida Street Blowhards, a traditional jazz band in Baton Rouge, the author of three books, and the public relations director for the American Sugar Cane League. Prior to that, he served as the press secretary of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Before becoming a writer, he worked as a history teacher, used car salesman, store manager, crawfish buyer, honky-tonk owner, tour guide, waiter, pawnbroker, and owner of the legendary Paradise Records at the north gates of LSU. In addition to Country Roads magazine, his work has appeared in Offbeat, 225, Louisiana Film and Video, The Advocate, Teche News and House and Home. His fiction has been published by Dead Mule, Tom's Voice, Gulf Coast Writers Anthology, Spillway Review, Long Story Short, Gris Gris Rouge, Country Roads, Cape Fear Crime Festival Chapbook, Murder in the Wind Anthology, Love is in the Wind Anthology and the Nicholls State Jubilee Anthology.
This event is FREE and open to the public. The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, call (225)-336-2422 and visit www.westbatonrougemuseum.org or www.facebook.com/TheWBRM/. |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 5, 2023 |
May 5, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Family Events |
Exploration in African American Genealogy Week 1 -Noah Lapidus |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 6, 2023 |
May 6, 2023 |
10:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Noah is a research manager at AncestryProGenealogists, the research division of Ancestry.com. A specialist in African American research, Noah is a licensed attorney with a B.A. and J.D. from Northeastern Unviersity in Boston Massachusetts. He has been credited on CBS' A Dream Delivered, NBC's Roots Less Traveled, and ITV's DNA Journey and Empire's Child. After freelancing for several years, Noah worked as resident genealogist for the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project where he identified descendants of Jim Crow era lynching victims and helped them pursue justice. He has worked for the Library of Congress and the United States Senate, he has collaborated with the Equal Justice initiative, and he briefly practiced whistleblower law before joining Ancestry in 2021. AA native of Birmingham, Alabama, Noah is passionate about helping his clients recover family histories that were lost due to enslavement, forced migration, and other forms of racial oppression. He combines documentary research with his expertise in DNA analysis to help his clients break the Emancipation wall and identify their enslaved ancestors.
West Baton Rouge Museum will be the host site for a new series exploring the challenges of African American genealogy research that will take place on Saturdays, May 6th , 13th , and 20th , 2023 from 10 AM – 12 Noon. Participants will engage in their own family tree in a three-week interactive workshop series with notable guest speakers recognized in the field of genealogy and hands-on family tree building. This series is sponsored in part by the West Baton Rouge Genealogical Society with collaboration from the West Baton Rouge Parish Library and spearheaded by West Baton Rouge Historical Association board member, Debbie Doiron Martin. Participants will be invited back on Sunday, May 21st from 10 AM – 12 Noon for a roundtable discussion to share their own stories, challenges, and family connections amongst the group. This program is FREE and open to the public. However, advance registration is requested by calling (225)336-2422.
Participants can expect to get a better understanding of the challenges involved in tracing one’s African American ancestry. Special guest presenters will enlighten participants with their historical knowledge, the challenges they have found with their own searches for ancestors, and valuable resources and information to help others trace their own lineage. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 7, 2023 |
May 7, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Please note: the jam is normally held on the second Sunday of the month, but will be held on May 7th to avoid overlapping with Mothers’ Day.
Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public. |
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Family Events |
Behind the Barn Doors |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 7, 2023 |
May 7, 2023 |
2:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to host, Behind the Barn Doors, our newest series offered on the first Sundays of the month. The upcoming program will take place on Sunday, May 7, 2023 from 2-5 PM. Guests are invited into the Big Red Barn on the museum’s campus to enjoy demonstrations highlighting the craftsmanship of historic trades and agricultural practices.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow visitors the opportunity to interact with the presenters who are preserving these traditional crafts. Visitors can observe demonstrations of historic tools and techniques while exploring the historical machinery on display in the barn.
Each month’s featured activities will range from old fashioned farm chores to blacksmithing, milling, woodworking, fiber art demonstrations, and more. May’s demonstrations include working the planer with Gary Hart, making hogs head cheese with Ben Deshotels, and cotton spinning with Linda Collins. Sign-up sheets will be available for future workshops for those seeking a more immersive experience to further hone the skills of a chosen craft. |
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Arts & Theatre |
Exploration in African American Genealogy Week 2-Ja'el |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 13, 2023 |
May 13, 2023 |
10:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Louisiana native, Ja’el “YaYa” Gordon is a Professional Historian and Genealogist who specializes in interpreting antebellum history, genetic genealogy, Descendant group research, and conducting oral history interviews. Ja’el has over twenty years of experience as a researcher with a special focus on the Deep South antebellum/plantation history. Most notability, due to her expertise and knowledge, Ja’el is aContributing Writer and Researcher for ARRAY’s newest learning companion, the Queen Sugar 101 Learning Companion (queensugar101.org), which is based on the critically-acclaimed OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network series QUEEN SUGAR created by filmmaker Ava DuVernay. Her expertise also includes repository research, collection curation, exhibition installations, transcribing and indexing, cemetery preservation, database management, and conducting genealogy and history-related workshops. As a researcher, Ja’el also provides historic interpretation work for numerous plantation sites where she teaches and researches on difficult history, documents enslaved persons, organizes slavery exhibits, research lost plantations, and conducts Descendant outreach initiatives. She currently serves as a Researcher for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and serves as the President of the Bonnet Carre Historical Center / 1811 Kid Ory House. She has also served as a Research Assistant for the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training with the National Park Service. In 2022, she became the recipient of a grant awarded by the Social Sciences Research Council and the Ford Foundation for the purpose of transcribing oral histories to be housed in the Library of Congress. Ja’el holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge, a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from Southern University New Orleans, and is a Ph.D. Candidate in Higher Education at Jackson State University. She serves as a Charter Member and current President of the Louisiana Chapter of Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS-Louisiana), the current Vice-President of Genealogy for the AAHGS National Chapter, a member of the Association of African American Museums, and Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane, Inc. Ja’el is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc and Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women. Fraternity for Women
West Baton Rouge Museum will be the host site for a new series exploring the challenges of African American genealogy research that will take place on Saturdays, May 6th , 13th , and 20th , 2023 from 10 AM – 12 Noon. Participants will engage in their own family tree in a three-week interactive workshop series with notable guest speakers recognized in the field of genealogy and hands-on family tree building. This series is sponsored in part by the West Baton Rouge Genealogical Society with collaboration from the West Baton Rouge Parish Library and spearheaded by West Baton Rouge Historical Association board member, Debbie Doiron Martin. Participants will be invited back on Sunday, May 21st from 10 AM – 12 Noon for a roundtable discussion to share their own stories, challenges, and family connections amongst the group. This program is FREE and open to the public. However, advance registration is requested by calling (225)336-2422.
Participants can expect to get a better understanding of the challenges involved in tracing one’s African American ancestry. Special guest presenters will enlighten participants with their historical knowledge, the challenges they have found with their own searches for ancestors, and valuable resources and information to help others trace their own lineage. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 14, 2023 |
May 14, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Florida Street Blowhards |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 19, 2023 |
May 19, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Please join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, May 19, 2023 from 6-8 PM for Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature vocalist, Ashley Orlando accompanied by the Florida Street Blowhards band.
Ashley Orlando is a classically trained jazz vocalist and ukulele artist. Her voice evokes a more glamorous era. Her tight phrasing and pitch-perfect melodies transport audiences to a time when the standards flowed live into homes from the big-city studios and grand hotels. The Florida Street Blowhards play the music of Jelly Roll Morton, Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams, Louis Armstrong, the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, and other early jazz masters. Led by band leader Sam Irwin on trumpet, the band features a core lineup of accomplished musicians including clarinetist David Seymour, bassist Philip Vincent, David Randall on banjo, Ben Herrick on trombone and Gary Stewart on tuba.
This FREE event is open to the public. The band will be performing from the Juke Joint stage on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum near 6th Street. All are invited to bring blankets, folding chairs, and refreshments to enjoy an outdoor performance on the museum grounds. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move indoors. |
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Arts & Theatre |
ART in Recovery Lecture Presentation and Workshop |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 20, 2023 |
May 20, 2023 |
10:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
On Saturday, May 20, 2023, West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to welcome Tamlin Allbritten, an Alabama-based Art Teacher and Expressive Art Specialist, to facilitate ART in Recovery, a program to accompany the exhibit, Art & Addiction. Tamlin will be presenting a lecture presentation from 10:00 – 11:30 AM followed by a hands-on workshop from 12:30 – 3 PM. Sign up is available for one or both of these programs which are being offered FREE of charge thanks to funding support from the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. Space is limited. To register, please call (225)336-2422.
After teaching art for many years, Tamlin understands the power of art in helping students express their ideas and feelings when words are not enough. Tamlin’s curriculum is designed to identify anyone who is in need of immediate re-direction and support. If you have an addiction or serve those who do, or if you are an educator, this workshop will help you understand how art is a powerful tool in the recovery process. You will see proven art projects that will encourage healthy dialogue and self-discovery for anyone who may be at risk. During the morning presentation, Tamlin will present her student’s actual art pieces and the poignant stories behind them. Attendees of the afternoon workshop will make visual aids that can be used to generate conversations that impact the lives of their students, clients, patients, and families.
Tamlin has 40 years of experience teaching in schools and rehabilitation centers. She has facilitated many workshops for civic and community organizations and has experience in working with people affected by trauma and addiction. The first half of her career experience comes from teaching art in public schools (grades 5-12), inner-city programs, an experimental “learn through discovery” curriculum, and 6+ years in a college level art department. The second half of her career has included teaching brain injured patients, young ladies with eating disorders, and adults with addictions. Her exposure to teaching in both schools and rehabilitation centers laid the groundwork for her book series, Art with a Purpose. |
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Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 21, 2023 |
May 21, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 2, 2023 |
June 2, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 11, 2023 |
June 11, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Live Music |
Cajun Roots |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 16, 2023 |
June 16, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
9:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 18, 2023 |
June 18, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 6, 2023 |
July 6, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 7, 2023 |
July 7, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1688706000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 7, 2023 |
July 7, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 8, 2023 |
July 8, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 9, 2023 |
July 9, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1688878800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 9, 2023 |
July 9, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 10, 2023 |
July 10, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1689051600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 11, 2023 |
July 11, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1689138000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 12, 2023 |
July 12, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1689224400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 13, 2023 |
July 13, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1689310800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 14, 2023 |
July 14, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 15, 2023 |
July 15, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 16, 2023 |
July 16, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1689483600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 16, 2023 |
July 16, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 17, 2023 |
July 17, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 18, 2023 |
July 18, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 19, 2023 |
July 19, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 20, 2023 |
July 20, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Historical Happy Hour: Morning Byrd featuring Peter Simon, Raudol Palacios, and Ian Perkins |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 21, 2023 |
July 21, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Please join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, July 21, 2023 from 6-8 PM for Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature music performed by notable guitarist and vocalist, Peter Simón in a new solo project called Morning Byrd.
Accompanied by Raudol Palacios on cello and Ian Perkins on percussion, the Morning Byrd trio will perform original compositions as well as new interpretations of local and regional artists including Ernie K. Doe and Bobby Charles.
Peter Simon is a Baton Rouge based musician and founding member of the local and regional touring chamber folk group, Minos the Saint. He teaches Talented Music to elementary students in the EBR talented music program, and often collaborates with various acts statewide.
Currently based in Baton Rouge, cellist Raudol Palacios has performed with numerous symphonies and musical acts throughout Europe and the Americas. When not performing, he teaches cello and music theory to students across the city. A student of Southern University's illustrious music department, percussionist Ian Perkins has collaborated and performed with numerous artists within South Louisiana, consistently bringing a complex and refreshing musicality to every performance.
Together, they are excited to bring their creative new sound to entertain the museum’s Historical Happy Hour audience this summer.
This event is FREE and open to the public. The band will be performing on the Juke Joint stage on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum, near 6th Street. All are invited to bring blankets, folding chairs, and refreshments to enjoy at the outdoor performance on the museum grounds. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors. |
| 1689915600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 21, 2023 |
July 21, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 22, 2023 |
July 22, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 23, 2023 |
July 23, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 24, 2023 |
July 24, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 25, 2023 |
July 25, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1690347600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 26, 2023 |
July 26, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 27, 2023 |
July 27, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
Capturing the Soul of Louisiana: Acrylic Painting Techniques with Artist, Celeste Payne |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 27, 2023 |
July 27, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum will host an acrylic painting workshop with artist Celeste Payne at 6 PM on Thursday, July 27, 2023. This evening art class is designed for adults. Participants will create their own individual landscapes referencing the theme of landscape art featured in the museum’s current exhibit, The River is the Road: Paintings by George Rodrigue. Painting supplies and 11 x 14 canvases will be provided.
Payne’s philosophy is, “art makes life better.” As an artist, educator, and best-selling author, Celeste Payne merges art with self-awareness, community, and self-care. With an unwavering commitment to women’s empowerment, Celeste inspires her students and clients to advance, resurge, and thrive by utilizing all means of art to transform. She is the owner of the Baton Rouge-based Chortazo Fine Art and Design Studio and ArtClasses4U.com. Through these platforms, she uses the arts as a highway to life transformation through workshops and virtual and in-person paint parties and art sessions.
This summer painting event is FREE but space is limited, and advanced registration is required to secure a spot. To register, please call the West Baton Rouge Museum at (225)336-2422. West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, just minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. For more information, visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org or FaceBook.com/TheWBRM. |
| 1690520400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 28, 2023 |
July 28, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1690606800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 29, 2023 |
July 29, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1690693200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 30, 2023 |
July 30, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1690779600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 31, 2023 |
July 31, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1690866000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 1, 2023 |
August 1, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1690952400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 2, 2023 |
August 2, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1691038800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 3, 2023 |
August 3, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 4, 2023 |
August 4, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1691125200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 4, 2023 |
August 4, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1691211600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 5, 2023 |
August 5, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1691298000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 6, 2023 |
August 6, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 7, 2023 |
August 7, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 8, 2023 |
August 8, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 9, 2023 |
August 9, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 10, 2023 |
August 10, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 11, 2023 |
August 11, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 12, 2023 |
August 12, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1691902800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 13, 2023 |
August 13, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 13, 2023 |
August 13, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1691989200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 14, 2023 |
August 14, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 15, 2023 |
August 15, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 16, 2023 |
August 16, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 17, 2023 |
August 17, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Sariah Storm & The Mysteries |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 18, 2023 |
August 18, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Hi Friends! We are super excited to join the West Baton Rouge Museum once again for their Historical Happy Hour event. We will be serving up a special curated set of early 1900s blues and jazz and songs influenced by that era.
This event is family friendly and free! Plan to being your own beverages and snacks and enjoy the show. We will be performing in a cool indoor space due to the super high temperatures. Come early to grab a table.
This event is the opening of one of their new exhibits and is likely to fill up, so we recommend coming early to secure your spot and bring some folding chairs to make you have a spot to sit. ????
Info from the press release is below! We hope to see you there.
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Port Allen- Please join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, August 18, 2023 from 6 -8 PM for
Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature the band, Sariah Storm and the Mysteries.
Returning for an encore performance at the museum, Sariah Storm and the Mysteries will engage the audience with music from the 1920s Blues and jazz era. All of this and more befitting the opening of the second installment for the Angela Gregory: Portraits and Process exhibit.
“It’s important for my band to pay homage to the Blues and jazz greats plus, we’re excited to be invited
to the West Baton Rouge Museum, which is so well-known for its focus on musical culture and
heritage.” says Sariah Sizemore.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Please note, the band, Sariah Storm and the Mysteries will
perform indoors (due to excessive heat) in the Brick Gallery. Visitors are welcome to bring folding chairs
and liquid refreshments to sip on while enjoying live music.
The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10AM to 4:30PM and Sunday 2 to 5PM. For more
information, call (225)-336-2422 and visit
www.westbatonrougemuseum.org
www.facebook.com/TheWBRM. |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 18, 2023 |
August 18, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 19, 2023 |
August 19, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 20, 2023 |
August 20, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 20, 2023 |
August 20, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 21, 2023 |
August 21, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 22, 2023 |
August 22, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1692766800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 23, 2023 |
August 23, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1692853200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 24, 2023 |
August 24, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1692939600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 25, 2023 |
August 25, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1693026000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 26, 2023 |
August 26, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1693112400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 27, 2023 |
August 27, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1693198800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 28, 2023 |
August 28, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1693285200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 29, 2023 |
August 29, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1693371600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 30, 2023 |
August 30, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1693458000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 31, 2023 |
August 31, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 1, 2023 |
September 1, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 1, 2023 |
September 1, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 2, 2023 |
September 2, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 3, 2023 |
September 3, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 4, 2023 |
September 4, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 5, 2023 |
September 5, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 6, 2023 |
September 6, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 7, 2023 |
September 7, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 8, 2023 |
September 8, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1694235600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 9, 2023 |
September 9, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1694322000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 10, 2023 |
September 10, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 10, 2023 |
September 10, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1694408400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 11, 2023 |
September 11, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1694494800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 12, 2023 |
September 12, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1694581200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 13, 2023 |
September 13, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1694667600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 14, 2023 |
September 14, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1694754000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 15, 2023 |
September 15, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1694840400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 16, 2023 |
September 16, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1694926800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 17, 2023 |
September 17, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 17, 2023 |
September 17, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 18, 2023 |
September 18, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 19, 2023 |
September 19, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695186000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 20, 2023 |
September 20, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695272400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 21, 2023 |
September 21, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695358800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 22, 2023 |
September 22, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695445200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 23, 2023 |
September 23, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695531600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 24, 2023 |
September 24, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695618000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 25, 2023 |
September 25, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695704400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 26, 2023 |
September 26, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695790800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 27, 2023 |
September 27, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695877200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 28, 2023 |
September 28, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1695963600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 29, 2023 |
September 29, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1696050000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 30, 2023 |
September 30, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1696136400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 1, 2023 |
October 1, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1696222800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 2, 2023 |
October 2, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1696309200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 3, 2023 |
October 3, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1696395600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 4, 2023 |
October 4, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1696482000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 5, 2023 |
October 5, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1696568400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 6, 2023 |
October 6, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 6, 2023 |
October 6, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1696654800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 7, 2023 |
October 7, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 8, 2023 |
October 8, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1696741200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 8, 2023 |
October 8, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1696827600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 9, 2023 |
October 9, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1696914000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 10, 2023 |
October 10, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697000400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 11, 2023 |
October 11, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697086800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 12, 2023 |
October 12, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697173200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 13, 2023 |
October 13, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697259600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 14, 2023 |
October 14, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697346000 |
Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 15, 2023 |
October 15, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1697346000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 15, 2023 |
October 15, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697432400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 16, 2023 |
October 16, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697518800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 17, 2023 |
October 17, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697605200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 18, 2023 |
October 18, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697691600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 19, 2023 |
October 19, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697778000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 20, 2023 |
October 20, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697864400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 21, 2023 |
October 21, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1697950800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 22, 2023 |
October 22, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1698037200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 23, 2023 |
October 23, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1698123600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 24, 2023 |
October 24, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1698210000 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 25, 2023 |
October 25, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1698296400 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 26, 2023 |
October 26, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1698382800 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 27, 2023 |
October 27, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1698469200 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 28, 2023 |
October 28, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
| 1698555600 |
Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 29, 2023 |
October 29, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Arts & Theatre |
George Rodrigue’s Exhibit |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 30, 2023 |
October 30, 2023 |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum opened an exhibit honoring the work of George Rodrigue June 17. The show will run until October 29, 2023. Rodrigue is a Louisiana-born artist most known for Louisiana landscapes and the Blue Dog. His wife, Wendy Rodrigue, presented during the museum’s Historical Happy Hour representing the artist ten years after his death (2013).
Landscapes in the show span from work completed in his twenties up to pieces painted in his mid-sixties. Many of the show’s 35 pieces include the iconic Blue Dog.
The featured artist grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. The land of his home state continued to influence his work throughout this life. Pieces from the 1960s to the early 2000s displayed in the galleries show a lifetime of landscape paintings.
“It was in the third grade George discovered art,” says Wendy Rodrigue. George Rodrigue was stricken by polio and confined to his bed for most of that year. His mother, despite being frugal, purchased a paint by numbers kit for her sick boy. As the story goes, young George Rodrigue flipped to the blank side and painted a clown. The artist kept the clown painting in his studio until his death, says Wendy Rodrigue.
George Rodrigue’s father was a bricklayer by trade and supported his only son and wife. “George’s daddy made George promise that he would never pick up a brick— never.” Per Wendy Rodrigue, a family savings provided an education for George Rodrigue’s art school.
The artist began formal art education at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), now the University of Lafayette. He was accepted to the Art Center College of Design in California. Rodrigue moved there in the 1960s.
George Rodrigue returned to Louisiana when his father died before the completion of his degree in Los Angeles. He worked for one year in advertising, said Wendy Rodrigue, before becoming a full time artist. While most of his close colleagues from art school went to New York, George chose to stay in Louisiana and sold his art from home.
“He put a little ad in the back of Southern Living Magazine: ‘Bayou Country Paintings’,” Wendy Rodrigue told the West Side Journal. In the ad, he listed his home address for interested parties to purchase art. Later, he opened his own gallery. In her book “The Other Side of the Painting,” Wendy Rodrigue describes his early career, “George sold his art himself, either on the road from the trunk of his car or from his gallery in Lafayette.”
The Rodrigue Foundation was established with George Rodrigue in 2009. Their efforts focused outreach to school-aged children through hands on activities with George and Wendy Rodrigue. When George Rodrigue died, the foundation eliminated hands on active programing in favor of scholarships and providing schools with art supplies.
Wendy Rodrigue developed The Life and Legacy Foundation after George Rodrigue’s death to continue the hands on learning she had began with her late husband. It is the same foundation that brought the original works to The West Baton Rouge Museum and presented to the children’s summer camp.
The Life and Legacy Foundation has been to over 137 schools in 8 states presenting on art and the works of George Rodrigue since inception. Wendy Rodrigue says the efforts of this foundation are, “A wild and wonderful, art-filled, joyous ride.”
Wendy Rodrigue will continue to meet with groups of children as the exhibit continues through the fall. Over the first weekend, she talked to multiple groups from kindergarten age to sixth grade about the art and life of George Rodrigue to whom she had been married since 1997.
“The West Baton Rouge Museum is my first return to museum exhibitions since 2018 and I’m so grateful to them for taking a chance on me,” Wendy Rodrigue said. “As a result of the chance they took on me and the real work they’ve put into this and the real efforts they’ve given this, four other museums have picked up this show[…]. The West Baton Rouge Museum made that possible.” |
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Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 3, 2023 |
November 3, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1699768800 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 12, 2023 |
November 12, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1700200800 |
Live Music |
Josh Garrett Band |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 17, 2023 |
November 17, 2023 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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| 1700373600 |
Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 19, 2023 |
November 19, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1701410400 |
Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 1, 2023 |
December 1, 2023 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1701583200 |
Live Music |
Chris Leblanc - Holiday Open House |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 3, 2023 |
December 3, 2023 |
2:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Join us for an OPEN Blues Jam led by The Chris LeBlanc Band! Bring your instruments and your holiday spirit to join in on the fun at the West Baton Rouge Museum this Sunday, December 3rd at the Holiday Open House. Event starts at 3pm.
The Baton Rouge Blues Festival & Foundation is proud to support the first blues jam at this free community event. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 10, 2023 |
December 10, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1702792800 |
Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 17, 2023 |
December 17, 2023 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1704434400 |
Live Music |
Café Français with John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 5, 2024 |
January 5, 2024 |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Café Français the first Friday of the month, from 1-3 PM.
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. It is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion. Music is often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux and, of course, there’s always coffee and a little something sweet to eat.
The West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 N. Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1705212000 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 14, 2024 |
January 14, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Old Time Jam on the second Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and Folk music. The public is invited to sit in free of charge.
As part of its cultural offerings, West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, double bass, and dulcimer. No amps, please. To insure the health and safety of all visitors, musicians and visitors alike should bring their own lawn chairs, masks, and refreshments. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1705644000 |
Live Music |
Ben Bell & The Stardust Boys |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 19, 2024 |
January 19, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
|
| 1705816800 |
Live Music |
Le Jam with the Cajun French Music Association |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
January 21, 2024 |
January 21, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum will host its monthly Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association the third Sunday of the month, from 3-5 PM. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. The jam will be held inside, in the Brick Gallery.
Jam Leaders:
February- Damon Troy, of the band Louisiana Beat
March- Jamie Berzas, of the band Cajun Tradition!
April- Jonno Frishberg
May- Forrest Huval
June- Reggie Matte
July- Wallace Trahan
As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fiddle, accordion, guitar, washboard, triangle, and double bass. No amps, please. This program is FREE and open to the public.
West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen. For more information, please call the museum at 225-336-2422 or visit www.facebook.com/TheWBRM or www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org. |
| 1707631200 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 11, 2024 |
February 11, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1708754400 |
Arts & Theatre |
Children’s Drawing and Painting Workshop |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
February 24, 2024 |
February 24, 2024 |
10:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum is pleased to introduce a new monthly children’s workshop designed for elementary and middle school students. The series, Children’s Drawing and Painting with Ms. Shaun will be offered from 10:30 AM – 12 Noon on Saturday February 24th, 2024.
Shauna Landry is a Louisiana native who has over eight years of experience working with children in art.
From painting and drawing to instructing young minds how to break complex objects into foundational images, Shauna is excited to develop children’s artistic skills.
Shauna received an associate degree from New Mexico State University in Early Childhood Education and formal art instruction from the AHH Ha School of Arts in Colorado and the Young Rembrandts Program. She is currently teaching art at Impact Charter School in Baker while pursuing a bachelor’s degree online from Arizona State University.
This new monthly workshop will be held on the fourth Saturday of each month and the pilot program is offered FREE of charge. All art supplies are provided but space is limited and advanced registration is required. To register, please call the West Baton Rouge Museum at (225)336-2422. West Baton Rouge Museum is located at 845 North Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen, just minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. |
| 1710050400 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 10, 2024 |
March 10, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1710478800 |
Live Music |
Chris Thomas King |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 15, 2024 |
March 15, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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| 1710651600 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
March 17, 2024 |
March 17, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1713070800 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 14, 2024 |
April 14, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1713416400 |
Live Music |
Musicians Fete |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 18, 2024 |
April 18, 2024 |
12:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Join the West Baton Rouge Museum in partnership with Baton Rouge Blues Festival and Foundation and WRKF on Thursday, April 18, 2024 for of a newly launched Musicians Fête. This pre-event for the Baton Rouge Blues Fest is free and open to the public for musicians and music lovers alike.
Festivities will kick off at 12 Noon with a FREE luncheon catered by Neal’s Soul Food and conclude with a 6 PM live interview/performance between Nick Spitzer, Tulane University Professor of Anthropology and National Public Radio’s American Route’s radio host and Executive Producer and Bluesman and West Baton Rouge native, Lil Ray Neal. In between, enjoy impromptu jams, short musical sets starting with Steve Riley, widely-acknowledged master of the Cajun accordion presented by Manship Theatre’s outreach program, Manship on the Move, engaging speakers, networking, and a resource fair. Contacts for potential venues for gigs, legal, insurance, business, and tax preparedness information will be available. The East Baton Rouge Parish Library will be on hand with music-specific resources such as their recording studio. The museum’s Juke Joint will also be open during the day for jam sessions.
The 6 PM interview/performance featuring Spitzer and Neal will take place on the museum’s Juke Joint Stage. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and libations to enjoy on the grounds of the museum. The musical show will include a conversation about cultural conservation and the future of the blues tradition in Baton Rouge. Later, there will be a solo musical performance by Lil Ray Neal.
Special thanks to Louisiana Office of Economic Development, the Baton Rouge Blues Festival and Foundation, WRKF, PSS Sound, Kean Miller, Manship Theatre, the East Baton Rouge Public Library, the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Lazarro Nettles, Mike David and Coozan’s Entertainment, and all other organizations, venues, and volunteers for helping to present this FREE inaugural event. At this time, we are still accepting more individuals, organizations, and vendors who would like to participate to make their services known to musicians.
We welcome locals as well as anyone traveling in from afar to take advantage of the resources and entertainment that this first ever Musicians’ Fête has to offer. |
| 1713502800 |
Live Music |
SB4 Band |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 19, 2024 |
April 19, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
oin the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, April 19, 2024 from 6-8 PM for Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature a live Jazz performance by a newly formed band known as SB4 led by Doug Stone (tenor sax) and Kasey Ball (trumpet). Additional musicians are Dion Pierre (upright and electric bass) and Katt Lee (drums).
SB4 serves as a vehicle for the exploration of Bebop repertoire associated with legendary improvisers and composers like Charlie Parker, John Birks Gillespie, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Denzil Best, and others. The intricate and sophisticated melody lines of tunes like Anthropology (Parker), Bebop (Gillespie), Ornithology (Parker), Prince Albert (Dorham), Quicksilver (Silver), and Wee (Best), inspire equal improvisations by saxophonist Doug Stone and trumpeter Kasey Ball. Stone's improvisations are influenced by his musical upbringing in the Chicago area, and Ball's bebop is inspired by his background as a New Orleans musician. Stone and Ball have chosen to present this music in the "chord-less quartet" format - joined by only bass and drums, reminiscent of the "Max Roach 4 plays Charlie Parker" recording from the late 1950's. SB4 captures the spirit, joy, swing, depth, heart, and soul of some of the most important music ever created, with a modern energy and sensibility that only this band can capture.
As a bonus, while here, step inside the museum for an open house celebrating the West Baton Rouge Talented Student Art Exhibit currently on display, and look for student artists in the program conducting live art demonstrations. This show includes two- and three-dimensional art works from K-12 public school students in the Talented Art program.
This FREE event is open to the public. The band will be performing from the Juke Joint stage on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum near 6th Street. All are invited to bring blankets, folding chairs, and refreshments to enjoy an outdoor performance on the museum grounds. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move indoors. |
| 1713675600 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
April 21, 2024 |
April 21, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1714885200 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 5, 2024 |
May 5, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1715490000 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 12, 2024 |
May 12, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1715922000 |
Live Music |
"Historical Happy Hour" ft. Bluesman, Ed Willis and Blues 4 $ale |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 17, 2024 |
May 17, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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| 1716094800 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
May 19, 2024 |
May 19, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1717909200 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 9, 2024 |
June 9, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1718514000 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 16, 2024 |
June 16, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1718946000 |
Live Music |
"Historical Happy Hour" ft. Kenny Acosta |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 21, 2024 |
June 21, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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| 1719723600 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
June 30, 2024 |
June 30, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1720933200 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 14, 2024 |
July 14, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
|
| 1721365200 |
Live Music |
Blue Crab Redemption -Historical Happy Hour" |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 19, 2024 |
July 19, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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| 1721451600 |
Live Music |
Music & Heritage Festival |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 20, 2024 |
July 20, 2024 |
12:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Check out this amazing line-up for this weekends West Baton Rouge Music & Heritage Festival!
12 Noon – 1 PM
Lazarro Nettles & Friends – Jazz & R&B
1 – 2 PM
Michael Carrie – R&B & Soul
2 - 3 PM
Issac Smith – Southern Soul
3 – 4 PM
Kacey Ball – Jazz & Funk
4 – 5 PM
LA Groove Band – Soul & Pop
5 – 6 PM
PK Hanna & Friends - Blues
6:30 – 8 PM
Dave Mouton Experience – Jazz & R&B |
| 1721538000 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
July 21, 2024 |
July 21, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1723352400 |
Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 11, 2024 |
August 11, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1723784400 |
Live Music |
Historical Happy Hour -Jemini Venture |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 16, 2024 |
August 16, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, August 16, 2024 from 6-8 PM for Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature an energetic performance by Jemini Venture. A Baton Rouge-based band, Jemini Venture features acoustic original music and covers, offering eclectic musical contributions to their unique Americana sound.
Jemini Venture began in 2010 as an idea for an artistic journey seeking to explore the possibilities of sonic expression across many genres of music. Established by award-winning fiddle player Marguerite Gravois, and including charter members Jim Bookter (guitar, mandolin), and Paul Pittman (resonator guitar, banjo, saxophone), the group has recorded and performed locally and regionally since then playing original music, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, and Jazz.
As a special bonus, enjoy a complimentary reception celebrating the West Baton Rouge Parks and Recreation Department. Stay awhile to take in our latest exhibit, West Baton Rouge Parks and Recreation: Building a Community. Help us to celebrate the staff of Parks and Recreation for their community service!
This FREE event is open to the public. This performance will take place indoors due to the heat. |
| 1723957200 |
Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 18, 2024 |
August 18, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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| 1724389200 |
Arts & Theatre |
Angela Gregory: Monuments & Architectural Commissions |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 23, 2024 |
August 23, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum celebrates the opening of its newest exhibition, Angela Gregory: Monuments & Architectural Commissions with a reception on Friday, August 23, 2024, from 6-8 PM. Enjoy the latest iteration of Gregory’s work, view a sculpting demonstration by Artist and Sculptor, Aliah James, and delight in a reading, “Reminiscences of Miss Angela Gregory” by Deborah Luke who studied under Gregory.
On view through August 24, 2025, Angela Gregory: Monuments & Architectural Commissions is the third in a series titled Angela Gregory: Doyenne of Louisiana Sculpture. Guest curated by Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein, the project marks the most comprehensive look at the artist’s art and life to date. Angela Gregory (1903-1990) is best known for her many architectural commissions made for important buildings such as the Louisiana State Capitol, and for her three monuments, one of them in Port Allen. On view are plaster maquettes, models, molds, and finished bronzes as well as drawings selected from private collections and area museums, including the West Baton Rouge Historical Association. Rarely shown to the public, together these artworks demonstrate Angela Gregory’s sensitive handling of portraiture, technical skill, and art-making process. |
| 1724475600 |
Arts & Theatre |
Angela Gregory: Monuments & Architectural Commissions |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
August 24, 2024 |
August 24, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
The West Baton Rouge Museum celebrates the opening of its newest exhibition, Angela Gregory: Monuments & Architectural Commissions with a reception on Friday, August 23, 2024, from 6-8 PM. Enjoy the latest iteration of Gregory’s work, view a sculpting demonstration by Artist and Sculptor, Aliah James, and delight in a reading, “Reminiscences of Miss Angela Gregory” by Deborah Luke who studied under Gregory.
On view through August 24, 2025, Angela Gregory: Monuments & Architectural Commissions is the third in a series titled Angela Gregory: Doyenne of Louisiana Sculpture. Guest curated by Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein, the project marks the most comprehensive look at the artist’s art and life to date. Angela Gregory (1903-1990) is best known for her many architectural commissions made for important buildings such as the Louisiana State Capitol, and for her three monuments, one of them in Port Allen. On view are plaster maquettes, models, molds, and finished bronzes as well as drawings selected from private collections and area museums, including the West Baton Rouge Historical Association. Rarely shown to the public, together these artworks demonstrate Angela Gregory’s sensitive handling of portraiture, technical skill, and art-making process. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 8, 2024 |
September 8, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 15, 2024 |
September 15, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Florida Street Blowhard |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
September 20, 2024 |
September 20, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
Join the West Baton Rouge Museum for Historical Happy Hour on Friday, September 20, 2024 from 6-8 PM for Historical Happy Hour. This month’s Happy Hour will feature an energetic performance by Florida Street Blowhards!
Led by band leader, Sam Irwin, the Florida Street Blowhards enjoy playing traditional jazz that was first seen in New Orleans around 1900 and are passionate about carrying on the tradition of early jazz greats. The audience will be wowed by the vivacious energy and fun stage presence of the Blowhards playing tunes reminiscent of musicians like Buddy Bolden, Jellyroll Morton, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, and the Original Dixieland Jass Band (who made the first jazz recording in 1917 in a time period when the word was spelled in various ways, jas, jass, jasz, jaz, and jazz!)
At West Baton Rouge Museum’s Historical Happy Hour, the drinks are on you, and the history is on us! Be sure to bring seating or a blanket and liquid refreshments to enjoy this evening event held on museum grounds in front of our Juke Joint.
This FREE event is open to the public. |
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Live Music |
SugarFest |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 6, 2024 |
October 6, 2024 |
11:00 AM |
7:00 PM |
Come have a sweet ole time at the West Baton Rouge Museum’s SugarFest on Sunday, October 6, 2024 from 11AM to 4PM. This 29th annual sweet celebration of the sugar cane harvest has been growing strong since 1995.
SugarFest provides visitors of all ages with a free opportunity to learn about local culture, music and history. There will be a variety of traditional folk art and occupational craft demonstrations, a peek inside museum exhibits and historic buildings, cane cutting and grinding demonstrations, cane syrup boiling, and live music. Genres featured include Blues, Dixieland Jazz, Folk, Cajun, and Bluegrass. Some of the demonstrations include praline candy making, blacksmithing, bousillage making, wood working with antique hand tools, spinning, and much more. There will be old-fashioned pastimes for children to enjoy and a Café Français area where only French is spoken and lively games of Bourré will be played. Food and drink will be available for purchase, and artists will be selling their wares. Of course, there will be lots of sugary treats, fresh chewing cane samples, and a sweets contest. For those age 21 and over, there will be a rum tasting and discussion on how this spirit is made from Louisiana’s sweetest cash crop.
SugarFest is FREE and open to the public and is supported in part by Alma Plantation, LLC. and a Celebration Grant from the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Foundation. Drinks, refreshments, and sugary treats will be available for purchase. Hope to see you there, SUGAR!
Live Music Line Up
Festival goers will enjoy this opportunity to see free concerts featuring performances by the following artists and bands: Blues After School, Cane Grinders, Carter Wilkinson and Friends, Country Cajuns, Dorothy LeBlanc, Henry Turner Jr & Flavor, Judy Whitney Davis, Kenny Acosta Band, Kenny Neal, Kitchen Session, Lagniappe Dulcimer Society, Lil Ray Neal, Smokehouse Porter and Miss Mamie and the Gutbucket Blues Band, Storyville Stompers, The Cajun Party Band, and West Baton Rouge Oasis Jazz Band. There will also be a dance performance by Louisiane Vintage Dancers.
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 13, 2024 |
October 13, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 20, 2024 |
October 20, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Arts & Theatre |
Kids Drawing & Painting Workshop |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
October 26, 2024 |
October 26, 2024 |
10:30 PM |
11:30 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum is now pleased to offer two monthly creative children’s workshops, one designed for ages 4 – 6 from 10:30 – 11:30 AM immediately followed by another class for 7 - 12 year old students from 12 – 1 PM on the same day. This month’s, Children’s Drawing and Painting with Ms. Shaun will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
In celebration of the birthday of famed art instructor, Bob Ross and his weekly television series where he demonstrated wilderness paintings, each class will focus on landscape drawing and painting mixed in with a little birthday fun. The younger class will learn to draw landscapes using shapes followed by adding color. The older class will use the museum courtyard as inspiration to draw and paint from nature.
Shauna Landry is a Louisiana native who has almost a decade of experience working with children in art.
From painting and drawing to instructing young minds how to break complex objects into foundational images, Shauna is excited to develop children’s artistic skills.
Shauna received an associate degree from New Mexico State University in Early Childhood Education and formal art instruction from the AHH Ha School of Arts in Colorado and the Young Rembrandts Program. She is currently teaching art at Ascension Christian School while pursuing a bachelor’s degree online from Arizona State University.
This pilot program is offered FREE of charge the 4th Saturday of the month. All art supplies are provided but space is limited to 10 students per class, and advanced registration is required. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 10, 2024 |
November 10, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 15, 2024 |
November 15, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 17, 2024 |
November 17, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Family Events |
Children’s Drawing and Painting |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
November 23, 2024 |
November 23, 2024 |
10:30 AM |
1:00 PM |
West Baton Rouge Museum is now pleased to offer two monthly creative children’s workshops, one designed for ages 4 – 6 from 10:30 – 11:30 AM immediately followed by another class for 7 - 12-year-old students from 12 – 1 PM on the same day. This month’s, Children’s Drawing and Painting with Ms. Shaun will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
This month’s theme is inspired by the current exhibit, Haitian Art: The Jacques Bartoli Collection. Both age groups will tour the exhibit and engage in making creative art projects that capture the vibrant colors and patterns of the paintings, sculptures, and sacred art flags on display. In the 10:30 class, early learners will paint Haitian designs on wooden coasters while the older class at Noon will craft woven felt baskets.
Shauna Landry is a Louisiana native who has almost a decade of experience working with children in art. From painting and drawing to instructing young minds how to break complex objects into foundational images, Shauna is excited to develop children’s artistic skills. Shauna received an associate degree from New Mexico State University in Early Childhood Education and formal art instruction from the AHH Ha School of Arts in Colorado and the Young Rembrandts Program. She is currently teaching art at Ascension Christian School while pursuing a bachelor’s degree online from Arizona State University.
This program is offered FREE of charge the 4th Saturday of the month. All art supplies are provided but space is limited to 10 students per class, and advanced registration is required. To register, please call the West Baton Rouge Museum at (225)336-2422. |
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Live Music |
Old Time Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 8, 2024 |
December 8, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Lazaro Nettles |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 13, 2024 |
December 13, 2024 |
6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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Live Music |
Cajun Jam |
West Baton Rouge Museum |
December 15, 2024 |
December 15, 2024 |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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