AC23 SOCIAL
DECEMBER
15-17 - Playmaker’s presents The Happy Elf, LSU Reilly Theatre
14-17 - Theatre Baton Rouge presents A Christmas Carol, Main Stage
16 & 17 - BR Ballet’s Nutcracker: A Tale From the Bayou, 2 & 6 p.m., River Center Theatre
Opéra Louisiane presents The Christmas Spider, Manship Theatre
Cangelosi Dance Project’s Holiday Nutcracker, 2 & 5 p.m., Dunham School Theatre
15 - EBRP Schools out for Christmas break
21 – LSU & Southern graduation
25 – Merry Christmas
26 – Happy Kwanza
31 - Red Stick Revelry, 8 p.m., Rhorer Plaza, Downtown
JANUARY 2024
5 – EBRP Schools back in session
11 - Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s MPAC MET GALA - Tina Turner: Rollin’ on the River, 7-10 p.m., Cary Saurage Community Arts Center
13 - Krewe of Artemis Soirée, Raising Cane’s River Center Exhibition Hall
15 – No school – MLK Holiday
16 – LSU first day of classes
18 - BR Symphony Orchestral Series III, 7:30 p.m., River Center Theatre
19 - Karnival Krewe de Louisiane Mardi Gras Ball, Raising Cane’s River Center Exhibition Hall
20 - Spanish Town Mardi Gras Ball, Raising Cane’s River Center Exhibition Hall
Krewe of Achilles Mardi Gras Ball, Raising Cane’s River Center Arena
Freedom Ball, Price LeBlanc PACE Center, Gonzales
24 - River City Jazz Masters presents Bobby Sanabria, 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre
25 & 26 - Baton Rouge Symphony’s Concert with Candles presents Taylor Swift Tribute, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., Cary Saurage Community Arts Center
27 - BR Gallery’s Surreal Soirée
27 - Mystick Krewe of Louisianians Mardi Gras, Washington, DC
FEBRUARY
1-4 - Theatre Baton Rouge Young Actors Program presents The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, TBR Main Stage
2 - Krewe of Artemis Mardi Gras Parade, 7 p.m., Downtown
3 – Opéra Louisiane’s Sing & Swing celebrity karaoke, Crowne Plaza
Krewe of Orion Mardi Gras Parade & Masquerade, 6:30 p.m., Downtown
7 & 8 - Baton Rouge Symphony’s Concert with Candles presents Piano Men Return, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., Cary Saurage Community Arts Center
9 – Krewe of Southdowns Mardi Gras Parade, 7 p.m.
10 - Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade, noon, Downtown
13 – Happy Mardi Gras
14 – Happy Valentine’s Day
16-18 & 22-25 - Theatre Baton Rouge presents The Laramie Project, TBR Studio
22 - BR Symphony Chamber Series III, 7:30 p.m., River Center Theatre
24 - JDRF’s Imaging Gala, Renaissance Hotel
MARCH
Mary Bird Perkins Hillar Moore Jr. Golf Classic, Date TBD
1 - Manship Theatre’s Red Carpet Gala
2 – BR Symphony Irene W & CB Pennington Foundation Great Performers in Concert, 8 p.m., River Center Theatre
6 - River City Jazz Masters presents Blue Note 85th Anniversary Tour, 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre
10 - BR Ballet presents Pilobolus World Tour, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre
15-17 & 21- 24 - Theatre Baton Rouge presents Pippin, Main Stage
16 - Wearin’ of the Green Parade, 10 a.m., Hundred Oaks & Southdowns neighborhoods
21 – BR Symphony Orchestral Series IV, 7:30 p.m., River Center Theatre
22 – Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation’s The Answer
31 – Happy Easter
APRIL
1-5 – Spring Break Artsplosion!
5 – BR Symphony Orchestra Series V, 7:30 p.m., River Center Theatre
6 – Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Gonzales Gala, details TBD
8 - Of Moving Colors presents Kick It Out, in collaboration with Big Buddy, Manship Theatre
18 & 19 - Baton Rouge Symphony’s Concert with Candles presents Sounds of Magic, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., Cary Saurage Community Arts Center
19-21 & 25-28 - Theatre Baton Rouge presents Steel Magnolias, TBR Main Stage
20 – Emerge Center Gala, time & location TBD
MAY
3 & 5 - Opéra Louisiane presents Barber of Seville, Manship Theatre
17 & 18 – Of Moving Colors presents The Orchids Art, Mid City Ballroom
Baton Rouge Symphony’s Concert with Candles presents Bach to The Beatles, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., Cary Saurage Community Arts Center
LSU graduations
17-19 & 23-26 - Theatre Baton Rouge presents The Humans, TBR Studio
23 - Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Annual Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Cary Saurage Community Arts Center
JUNE
14 & 15 - Baton Rouge Symphony’s Concert with Candles presents Celebration of Pride, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., Cary Saurage Community Arts Center
14-16, 20-23 & 28-30 - Theatre Baton Rouge Cinderella (Enchanted Version), TBR Main Stage