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EUGENE MARTIN
THE CREATIVE ACT
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GALLERY TALK
FRIDAY, APRIL 8 | 6 P.M. | FREE Learn more about Eugene Martin’s creative process and works featured in this exhibition during this gallery talk with LSU MOA Registrar and Curator of Eugene Martin: The Creative Act, Olivia Peltier. More info: lsumoa.org IMAGE: Eugene James Martin, Untitled, 1998, mixed media on board, Gift of Suzanne Fredericq in Memory of Eugene Martin, LSUMOA 2008.10.20
Support is provided by generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund. Thank you to the following sponsors of Free Friday Nights and Free First Sundays. We appreciate the support of Louisiana Lottery Corporation and IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, for sponsoring free admission and Louisiana CAT for sponsoring programming. LSU MOA is supported in part by a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council. LSU MOA is supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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FROLIC IN THE FLOWERS The second annual Flower Fest will make you stop and smell the roses. See beautiful floral sculptures and shop flower-themed items from local vendors. Vote on your favorite sculpture, and take photos with various backdrops. This year’s theme is “Out of this World” and will combine floral blooms with planets and stars. theflowerfest.com
CHEERS TO THAT LSU’s Rural Life Museum is bringing on the beer with the annual Zapp’s International Beer Fest. More than 200 foreign and domestic beers will be available for tasting. There will also be an assortment of homebrews to try. lsu.edu/rurallife
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022 6:00PM - 9:00PM
for an incredible evening! Walk the denim carpet & sway to live music Enjoy a delicious buffet by & beverages Support survivors & celebrate allies Wear your jeans & denim with a purpose
For more information about this amazing event go to www.DenimDayLA.org. If you are a survivor of sexual assault, contact our free, confidential, and anonymous helpline by Text: 225.351.SAFE (7233), Chat: lafasa.org or Talk: 888.995.7273. Visit www.lafasa.org for helpful information and more free resources and advocacy services.
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An evening on the denim carpet
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GO WITH THE FLOW The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is combining all things art, culture and ecology at this year’s Ebb & Flow Festival. This free downtown festival embraces Baton Rouge’s location on the Mississippi River and will feature the statewide juried art exhibition Art Flow, an arts market, community arts group performances and more. ebbandflowbr.org
ON THE ROAD NEW ORLEANS
APRIL 8: Bon Iver at Champion’s Square, champions-square.com
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APRIL 21-24: French Quarter Festival, frenchquarterfest.org APRIL 29-MAY 8: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, nojazzfest.com
