> ## 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 | July 13–19 - URL: https://www.redeyebr.com/baton-rouge-week-at-a-glance-july-13-19/ - Published: 2026-07-12T23:45:18.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-12T23:45:18.000Z - Author: JR Ball **Why it matters:** A consequential week for City-Brooks Park, a packed Saturday and Brit Floyd closes out Sunday night at the River Center. ***🗓️ Wednesday, July 15*** 🍷 **Taste Like a Somme—Teaching Kitchen at Main Street Market—6:30 p.m.** - BREADA's Summer Culinary Series continues with Level 3 Sommelier Scott Higgins leading an intimate wine-evaluation class featuring curated charcuterie with seasonal farmers-market ingredients. Limited to 20 guests. $100 per person; $175 per couple. [Tickets](https://breada.org/summer-culinary-series/?ref=redeyebr.com) at breada.org. ***🗓️ Friday, July 17*** 🔍 **The Dinner Detective: True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show—6-9 p.m.** 📍 Crowne Plaza Executive Center, 4728 Constitution Ave. - Actors hidden among the audience in a present-day true crime mystery—interactive, unscripted and adults only. [Tickets](https://www.thedinnerdetective.com/baton-rouge/?ref=redeyebr.com) from $61.99 at thedinnerdetective.com. 🔭 **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, July 18*** 🌿 **Birding at Burden—7–9 a.m.** 📍 LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden, 4560 Essen Lane - Monthly guided tour through Burden's birding loops—320 species recorded on the grounds. $12.51\. [Registration required](https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/birding-at-burden-2026-4797941?ref=redeyebr.com) at Eventbrite. 🌱 **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. 🎨 **Studio Saturday: Nick Bustamante—LASM** 📍 Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road - Explore oil painting techniques, vibrant color use and creative process before the *Then & Now & Always* exhibition closes July 19\. Led by LASM curator Beth Welch. Last chance to see the show. [Details](https://www.lasm.org/?ref=redeyebr.com) at lasm.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 with Pink Floyd's landmark album under the dome. [Showtimes and tickets](https://www.lasm.org/rockthedome/?ref=redeyebr.com) at lasm.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 50-cm reflector and smaller telescopes. Free. [Details](https://hrpo.lsu.edu/?ref=redeyebr.com) at hrpo.lsu.edu. ***🗓️ Sunday, July 19*** 🎨 **Sundays@4: "The Monsters We Sometimes Become"—4–6 p.m.** 📍 Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive - Free afternoon programming from the Baton Rouge Gallery's ongoing summer series. [Details](https://www.batonrougegallery.org/?ref=redeyebr.com) at batonrougegallery.org. 🎵 **Brit Floyd: The Moon, the Wall and Beyond—7:30 p.m.** 📍 Raising Cane's River Center Theatre, 220 St. Louis St. - The world's premier Pink Floyd tribute band performs a career-spanning set. [Tickets](https://raisingcanesrivercenter.com/events-tickets/?ref=redeyebr.com) at the River Center box office. --- ### **📋 Government & Civic** ***🗓️ Tuesday, July 14*** 🏛️ **City-Brooks Park + Lakes Community Meeting—5:30–7:30 p.m.** 📍 Independence Park Theatre and Cultural Center - BREC hosts a second public community meeting on the future of City-Brooks Park and University Lakes. Open to all. Free. ***🗓️ Wednesday, July 15*** 🏛️ **Rotary Club of Baton Rouge—noon** 📍 Drusilla Place Catering, Drusilla Shopping Center, Drusilla Drive & Jefferson Hwy. - ***RedEye* co-founder JR Ball** presents "The Challenging Governance & Finances of a Multi-City Parish." Open to Rotary members and registered guests. Guest registrations are due by 1 p.m. Monday, July 12\. [Details](https://www.rotarybr.org/?ref=redeyebr.com) at rotarybr.org. --- **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.*