📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | August 24–30
Why it matters: BRUFF takes over Manship Theatre for four days of independent film, panels and workshops—and Tuesday brings a rare double at LASM with Wendy Rodrigue leading morning tours and an evening celebration of the Blue Dog.
🗓️ Tuesday, August 25
🎨 Reflections: Wendy Rodrigue at LASM—10 a.m.–noon and 6–7:30 p.m. 📍 Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road
- Two chances to spend time with Wendy Rodrigue—artist, author and founder of the George Rodrigue Life & Legacy Foundation. Morning: exclusive guided tours of Reflections: The Art of George Rodrigue (10 a.m.–noon). Evening: Art After Hours with Rodrigue sharing stories about George's life, artwork and enduring legacy (6–7:30 p.m.). Free for educators and LASM members. Preregister at lasm.org.
🌿 Discover Nature: Dean Wilson, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper—6:30–8 p.m. 📍 LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road
- Executive Director of Atchafalaya Basinkeeper Dean Wilson discusses sedimentation, flood risk and the future of Louisiana's great river swamp—and what it means for communities across South Louisiana. $15 general; $10 students and members. Register at lsu.edu/hilltop.
🗓️ Thu.–Sun., August 27–30
🎬 Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival—6 p.m.–11 p.m. 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St.
- The second annual BRUFF brings four days of bold, independent film to Manship Theatre—nine features, two extended shorts, 56 short films, seven panels and five hands-on workshops. When you're weird, you're welcome here. Full Festival Pass $75; Day Pass $30. Student discounts available. Full schedule and tickets at batonrougeunderground.com.
🗓️ Friday, August 28
🔭 Friday Night Lecture + Evening Sky Viewing—7:30 p.m. 📍 BREC Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road
- Free public astronomy lecture at 7:30 p.m. followed by open sky viewing through BREC's telescopes at 8:30 p.m. Ages 6 and up. Free. Details at hrpo.lsu.edu.
🗓️ Saturday, August 29
🌱 Red Stick Farmers Market—8 a.m.–noon 📍 5th & Main Street, downtown
- Fresh produce, local vendors and community at BR's flagship open-air market. Also runs Thursdays, 8 a.m.–noon, at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
🦁 $5 Saturday at the Baton Rouge Zoo—9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 📍 BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Rd.
- The last $5 Saturday of summer—general admission for all ages at a special discounted price. Advance tickets encouraged. Tickets at brzoo.org.
🎬 InDepth Live! with Mark Mangini—5–6:30 p.m. 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St.
- Emmy-nominated sound designer and Baton Rouge native Mike James Gallagher hosts two-time Oscar winner Mark Mangini (Dune, Mad Max: Fury Road) for a live conversation on the art of sound design. Part of BRUFF—free with Full Fest or Saturday Day Pass. Tickets at manshiptheatre.org.
🔭 Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon—LASM Planetarium 📍 Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, LASM, 100 S. River Road
- The Rock the Dome Laser Series continues. Showtimes and tickets at lasm.org.
📋 Government & Civic
🗓️ Tuesday, August 25
🏛️ St. George Regular Council Meeting—5–7 p.m. 📍 St. George City Hall, 11207 Proverbs Ave. Broadcast live on YouTube.
🗓️ Wednesday, August 26
🏛️ Metro Council Regular Meeting—4 p.m. 📍 City Hall, 222 St. Louis Street
- Full agenda at brla.gov/agendacenter. Public comment accepted.
🗓️ Thursday, August 27
🏛️ BREC Commission Meeting—5 p.m. 📍 BREC Administration Building, 6201 Florida Blvd.
- Agenda posted 24 hours prior at brec.civicclerk.com. Streaming live via Civic Media.
📋 Leadership Baton Rouge: Class of 2027 Applications Open—through September 30
- Final weeks to apply for the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership's year-long civic leadership program. Apply at greaterbatonrouge.org/leadership.
Reach us: Want to submit an event item for consideration? Email us the information at news@redeyebr.com. Details: The calendar is on a Monday–Sunday rotation, and the submission deadline is the Wednesday prior.