> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.redeyebr.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | August 3–9 - URL: https://www.redeyebr.com/baton-rouge-events-august-3-9-symphony-manship-theater/ - Published: 2026-08-03T02:52:37.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-03T02:52:37.000Z - Author: JR Ball - Tags: News, Get Out **Why it matters:** Saturday at Manship is one of the most loaded single days of the summer—Harry Potter, a free artist talk, a R-rated comedy-adventure and a 25-year-old cult classic all under one roof. The week opens with a moving piece of Louisiana history at the Old Governor's Mansion. Bonus: Enjoying lunch while the BRSO performs a free concert is a fabulous Wednesday. ***🗓️ Tuesday, August 4*** 🏛️ **Louisiana Orphan Trains: America's Forgotten Journey—5:30 p.m.** 📍 Old Governor's Mansion, 502 North Blvd. - From 1873 to 1929, thousands of abandoned children traveled from New York to towns in Louisiana in search of a new life. Presenters Martha Aubert—granddaughter of a Louisiana orphan train rider—and James Douget—nephew of two orphan train riders—bring a deeply personal connection to this remarkable history. Louisiana Orphan Train Museum artifacts on display. Free. Reception follows. Free parking. ***🗓️ Wednesday, August 5*** 🎵 **BRSO Free Lunchtime Concert—noon–1 p.m.** 📍 Main Street Market, 501 Main Street - The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra performs a free one-hour lunchtime concert for downtown workers, visitors and shoppers as part of National Farmers Market Week. Free. [Details](https://breada.org/?ref=redeyebr.com) at breada.org. 🎨 **Baton Rouge Gallery: First Wednesday Opening—6–9 p.m.** 📍 Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive - The August First Wednesday opening reception introduces *Free as They Want to Be*—a new exhibition celebrating creative freedom. Food, drink and live music. Free and open to the public. [Details](https://www.batonrougegallery.org/?ref=redeyebr.com) at batonrougegallery.org. ***🗓️ Thursday, August 6*** 🌱 **Red Stick Farmers Market: Cooking Demo—8 a.m.–noon** 📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road - National Farmers Market Week continues at the Thursday market with a live cooking demonstration by BREADA Nutrition Education Manager Nick Bennett, RD. Free. [Details](https://breada.org/red-stick-farmers-market/?ref=redeyebr.com) at breada.org. 📚 **Book Talk: *He Has the People*—6–7:30 p.m.** 📍 Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. - LSU Ogden Honors College Dean Jonathan Earle discusses his new Oxford University Press book on Abraham Lincoln's improbable 1860 election victory—a four-candidate race Lincoln won with just 39.8% of the vote. In conversation with Leonard Apcar, LSU Manship School Wendell Gray Switzer Jr. Endowed Chair in Media Literacy. Free and open to the public. [Details](https://www.abrahamlincoln1860.com/?ref=redeyebr.com) at abrahamlincoln1860.com. 🎵 **Forever Simon and Garfunkel—7:30 p.m.** 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. - A celebration of the best-selling duo in rock and roll history. Sean Altman and Jack Skuller lead the audience on a concert journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel's teenage roots, their early success as a folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers and highlights from Simon's solo career. [Tickets](https://manshiptheatre.org/comingsoon/forever-simon-and-garfunkel?ref=redeyebr.com) at manshiptheatre.org. ***🗓️ Friday, August 7*** 🔭 **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](https://hrpo.lsu.edu/?ref=redeyebr.com) at hrpo.lsu.edu. ***🗓️ Saturday, August 8*** 🌱 **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](https://breada.org/red-stick-farmers-market/?ref=redeyebr.com). Also runs Thursdays, 8 a.m.–noon, at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. 🎵 **Rock the Dome: Laser Beatles—LASM Planetarium** 📍 Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, LASM, 100 S. River Road - The Rock the Dome Laser Series continues with the Beatles' greatest hits in an immersive full-dome laser light show. [Showtimes and tickets](https://www.lasm.org/rockthedome/?ref=redeyebr.com) at lasm.org. 🎬 **Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: 25th Anniversary—2 p.m.** 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. - The film that launched a generation of wizards turns 25\. Bring your copy of the book or come in costume for free popcorn. $5\. [Tickets](https://manshiptheatre.org/comingsoon/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone-25th-anniversary-screening?ref=redeyebr.com) at manshiptheatre.org. 🎨 **Artist Talk: The Monsters We Sometimes Become—6 p.m.** 📍 Gallery at Manship, Shaw Center, 100 Lafayette St. - Free artist talk with Nathaniel Landry, the featured artist in *The Monsters We Sometimes Become* exhibition—a multimedia experience with original works and a live score by Monoblack. Free. Arrive early and stay for the film. 🎬 **I Love Boosters—7:30 p.m.** 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. - A group of shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven in Boots Riley's latest film, starring Keke Palmer, Taylour Paige and Naomi Ackie. Rated R. Dinner and movie option with Bayes Oyster Bar. [Tickets](https://manshiptheatre.org/comingsoon/i-love-boosters?ref=redeyebr.com) at manshiptheatre.org. 🌟 **Plus Night—7–10 p.m.** 📍 BREC Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road - Monthly public deep-sky observation session through the observatory's telescopes. Free. [Details](https://hrpo.lsu.edu/?ref=redeyebr.com) at hrpo.lsu.edu. ***🗓️ Sunday, August 9*** 🎬 **The Birdcage—2 p.m.** 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. - The 1996 comedy classic in which a gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a straight front so their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents. In partnership with Baton Rouge Pride. Specialty cocktail proceeds benefit Baton Rouge Pride. After-party at Mother's Lounge. Rated R. [Tickets](https://manshiptheatre.org/comingsoon/the-birdcage?ref=redeyebr.com) at manshiptheatre.org. --- ### **📋 Government & Civic** ***🗓️ Monday, August 3*** 🏛️ **St. George Planning & Zoning Commission—6 p.m.** 📍 St. George City Hall, 11207 Proverbs Ave. Broadcast live on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@St.GeorgeLouisiana?ref=redeyebr.com). --- **Reach us:* Want to submit an event item for consideration? Email us the information at* [*news@redeyebr.com*](mailto:news@redeyebr.com)*. *Details:* The calendar is on a Monday–Sunday rotation, and the submission deadline is the Wednesday prior.*