> ## 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 17–23 - URL: https://www.redeyebr.com/baton-rouge-week-at-a-glance-august-17-23/ - Published: 2026-08-17T02:53:28.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-17T02:53:28.000Z - Author: JR Ball **Why it matters:** Friday is the week's anchor—the 10th anniversary of the August 2016 flood gets a retrospective at the Observatory, Ghostbusters gets the roast treatment at Manship and the West Baton Rouge Museum hosts an evening of spoken word, art and live music just across the bridge. The week closes Sunday with one of the season's marquee performances. ***🗓️ Thursday, August 20*** 🎨 **Free as They Want to Be: Closing Reception—4–6 p.m.** 📍 Southern University Frank Hayden Visual Art Gallery, 8229 Elton C. Harrison Dr. - The closing reception for *Free as They Want to Be: Artists Committed to Memory*—the exhibition running simultaneously at Southern University and Baton Rouge Gallery through August 23\. Free and open to the public. ***🗓️ Friday, August 21*** 🎭 **Once Upon a Castle: Storytime & Puppet Theatre—11 a.m.** 📍 Louisiana's Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd. - The Old State Capitol's free monthly program for toddlers, young children and their caregivers. Interactive storytime followed by a puppet theatre production written, built and performed by museum staff. This month: last chance to see *Mama Opossum's Misadventures*—help Mama Roux find her five baby joeys through the bayou before daylight. Free. [Reserve tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/once-upon-a-castle-storytime-puppet-theatre-tickets-1995684212201?ref=redeyebr.com) at Eventbrite. 🎨 **Artful Evening: Historical Happy Hour—6–8 p.m.** 📍 West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen - A special edition of the museum's monthly Historical Happy Hour celebrating *Free as They Want to Be: Artists Committed to Memory*. Live blues from multi-instrumentalist King Solomon opens the evening; poet and visual artist Malaika Favorite closes with spoken word. An intermission between sets allows guests to explore the exhibition. Free. [Details](https://westbatonrougemuseum.org/?ref=redeyebr.com) at westbatonrougemuseum.org. 🌊 **The Great Flood: A Ten-Year Retrospective—6:30–8:30 p.m.** 📍 BREC Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road - A decade after the August 2016 flood devastated the Capital Region, the Observatory marks the anniversary with a retrospective lecture. Evening Sky Viewing follows at 8:30 p.m. Free. [Details](https://hrpo.lsu.edu/?ref=redeyebr.com) at hrpo.lsu.edu. 🎬 **ROAST NIGHT: Ghostbusters (1984)—7:30 p.m.** 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. - Who ya gonna roast? Family Dinner Improv Comedy Troupe provides live comedic commentary during the screening of the 1984 supernatural comedy classic. R-ish. [Tickets](https://manshiptheatre.org/comingsoon/spoof-night-with-ghostbusters-1984?ref=redeyebr.com) at manshiptheatre.org. 🎵 **The Michael Foster Project—9 p.m.** 📍 1717 Kitchen + Cocktails, The Queen Baton Rouge, 1717 River Park Blvd. - Baton Rouge's own high-octane brass band delivers its signature mix of traditional jazz, Latin, pop and hip-hop on the riverfront. Doors open 8 p.m. General admission and reserved seating available. [Tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-michael-foster-project-tickets-1991411718056?ref=redeyebr.com) at Eventbrite. ***🗓️ Saturday, August 22*** 🌱 **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. 🔭 **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](https://www.lasm.org/rockthedome/?ref=redeyebr.com) at lasm.org. 🎤 **Laughter for Your Soul Comedy Bash—8:30 p.m.** 📍 Silly Rabbit Comedy Club, Baton Rouge - Headliner Terry Scott leads a full night of stand-up comedy featuring Ransome, ABS and host Joken B, with live music from Ty Hutchins. Doors open 8 p.m. [Tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/?ref=redeyebr.com) from $31.51 at Eventbrite. ***🗓️ Sunday, August 23*** 🎵 **The Streisand Songbook: Ann Hampton Callaway & Shelly Berg—7 p.m.** 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. - Platinum Award-winning singer-songwriter and Barbra Streisand mentee Ann Hampton Callaway performs timeless classics from five decades of Streisand's career alongside pianist Shelly Berg. Arrive early for a free pre-show happy hour performance by Opera Louisiane's Elise Strain. [Tickets](https://manshiptheatre.org/comingsoon/streisand?ref=redeyebr.com) at manshiptheatre.org. --- ### **📋 Government & Civic** ***🗓️ Saturday, August 22*** 🏥 **Pennington Biomedical Men's Health Summit—7 a.m.–1 p.m.** 📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road - Free health summit open to all men 18 and older. Complimentary screenings include blood pressure, blood glucose, BMI, electrocardiograms and peripheral neuropathy. UFC GYM Sherwood hosts a UFC and self-defense demonstration. Expert panel with Pennington researchers. Space is limited—early registration encouraged. [Register](https://www.pbrc.edu/training-and-education/community-outreach-and-events/events/mens-health-summit/?ref=redeyebr.com) at pbrc.edu/mhs. 📋 **Leadership Baton Rouge: Class of 2027 Applications Open—through September 30** - The Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership is accepting applications for its Class of 2027 Leadership Baton Rouge program. [Apply](https://greaterbatonrouge.org/leadership-baton-rouge/?ref=redeyebr.com) at greaterbatonrouge.org/leadership. --- **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.*