📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | June 22–28

Why it matters: Saturday is one of the most event-packed days of the summer—Pride Fest, Dino Day, KnockFest and Muddy Water all land on the same day, and the June 27 ballot puts three critical EBR tax renewals before voters.

🗓️ Monday, June 22

🎭 Riverdance 30: The New Generation—7:30 p.m. 📍 Raising Cane's River Center Theatre, 220 St. Louis St.

• The iconic Irish dance phenomenon returns for its 30th anniversary with a new generation of performers. Two hours, ten minutes, including one intermission. Tickets from $63 at Ticketmaster.

🗓️ Tuesday, June 23

🐊 Discover Nature: Hidden in Plain Sight—6:30–8 p.m. 📍 LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road

• Conservationist and herpetologist Brad "Bones" Glorioso shares his knowledge of the amphibians and reptiles we coexist with in South Louisiana. $10; $5 for members of Hilltop, LMNGBR and CANPS. Pay at the door.

🗓️ Thursday, June 25

🎵 Andrew Duhon—7:30 p.m. 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St.

• A show with Andrew Duhon is less a performance and more an invitation into a quiet room where stories matter. Rooted in Louisiana's musical and cultural traditions, his newest album, The Parish Record, paints honest portraits of small-town life, love and resilience. Tickets at manshiptheatre.org. This one will sell out.

🗓️ Saturday, June 27

🌱 Red Stick Farmers Market: Fresh Fest—Melon Mania—8 a.m.–noon 📍 5th & Main Street, downtown

• This week's Fresh Fest theme celebrates Louisiana melons. Chef demo by Walker Smith at 10 a.m. in The Teaching Kitchen at Main Street Market. Details at breada.org.

🦕 Dino Day at LASM—10 a.m.–5 p.m. 📍 Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road

• LASM's annual Dino Day marks 10 years of "Jason"—the 66-million-year-old Triceratops skull on loan from Raising Cane's and the Todd Graves Family. Meet a paleontologist, explore hands-on activities with community partners through 2 p.m. and catch dinosaur-themed planetarium shows through 5 p.m. BASF's Kids' Lab chemistry workshops at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Included with general admission at lasm.org.

⚔️ KnockFest—10 a.m.–4 p.m. 📍 Knock Knock Children's Museum, 1900 Dalrymple Drive

• Knock Knock transforms into a medieval kingdom for its annual fundraising festival—inspired by the Legend of King Arthur. Knighting ceremonies, sword-fighting demonstrations, pony rides, petting zoo, puppet show and arts and crafts. Costumes encouraged. Tickets from $20 (ages 2 and up) at knockknockmuseum.org.

🏳️‍🌈 Baton Rouge Pride Fest—11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 📍 Raising Cane's River Center Exhibit Hall, 275 S. River Road

• The 17th annual Baton Rouge Pride Fest—the largest indoor Pride festival in the South. Theme: "This Is What Pride Feels Like." Live performances from drag entertainers, musicians and special guest headliners; The Rainbow Exchange marketplace; Drag Queen Story Time; free HIV testing and PrEP education. Free and family-friendly. Details at batonrougepride.org.

🎵 Muddy Water Music Festival—1–11 p.m. 📍 Downtown Baton Rouge, Third Street corridor

• 100-plus original singer-songwriters from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas spread across six downtown bars and restaurants—The Basin, Squeaky Pete's, The River Room, The Vintage, The Bistro at Hotel Indigo and Somewhere. All stages indoors. Fundraiser supporting Tunnels to Towers. Tickets required.

🎬 The Big Lebowski—7:30 p.m. 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St.

• The Coen Brothers' cult classic on the big screen. Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, a case of mistaken identity and a very important rug. $5. Tickets at manshiptheatre.org.

🗓️ Sunday, June 28

🎵 Muddy Water Music Festival—1–11 p.m. 📍 Downtown Baton Rouge, Third Street corridor

• Continues Sunday. Tickets required.

👑 The Princess Concert—3:30 p.m. 📍 Raising Cane's River Center Theatre, 220 St. Louis St.

• A live concert celebration of beloved princess music for the whole family. Tickets at Ticketmaster.

🎬 Paris Is Burning—2–3:45 p.m. 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St.

• In partnership with Baton Rouge Pride. The landmark 1990 documentary that introduced the world to New York's drag ball culture and the houses that built it. Followed by a short film. $5. Tickets at manshiptheatre.org.

🎵 Sundays Smooth Jazz Series 📍 EBRPL River Center Branch Library, 120 St. Louis St.

• Final Sunday of the June series—bring your lawn chairs and settle in for free live smooth jazz on the library grounds. No tickets required.

📋 Government & Business

🗓️ Wednesday, June 25

🏛️ Metro Council Regular Meeting—4 p.m. 📍 City Hall, 222 St. Louis St.

• Regular 4th Wednesday meeting. Full agenda can be seen online by Friday, June 20 at 5 p.m. Public comment accepted.

🗓️ Saturday, June 27

🗳️ June 27 Ballot: Three EBR Tax Renewals

• EBR voters decide on three millage renewals Saturday—none are new taxes, all are renewals of existing millages funding core parish services. On the ballot: EBR Parish Library (9.5 mills, 10 years, ~$59.5M annually), EBR Council on Aging (2.0 mills, ~$12.5M annually for senior services including Meals on Wheels and transportation) and BREC. Polls open 7 a.m.–8 p.m. Sample ballot at sos.la.gov. RedEye voters guide is here.

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