Baton Rouge Parents Magazine—February 2025

VOLUNTEER TRAIN- ING. BREC’s Forest Community Park, from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Help create a greener and health- ier East Baton Rouge Parish. brec.org CURSES & CANDLE- LIGHT: EGYPTIAN AFTER HOURS TOUR. Louisiana Art & Science Museum, from 5–7 p.m. lasm.org DWIGHT YOAKAM. Raising Cane’s River Center Arena at 7:30 p.m. raisingcanes rivercenter.com FAMILY NIGHT AT TIN ROOF. Tin Roof Brewing Company, from 5–8 p.m. Includes balloon animals and face painting, live musical performances, a bounce house, and food from The Outpost. RIDES. BREC’s Farr Park Equestrian, from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Enjoy a one-hour gentle ride through the park or in the indoor arena on one of the BREC hors- es. brec.org tinroofbeer.com GUIDED TRAIL HEROES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: THE FIRST 100 YEARS OF SOUTHERN UNI- VERSITY. Baker Branch Library at 10 a.m. Dr. Charles Vincent, Baker City Councilman and president of the Mwalimu Institute, hosts a dialogue on Southern University’s first 100 years. ebrpl.com MID CITY MI- CRO-CON. East Baton Rouge Main Library, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Celebration of diverse and inclusive comics, creators, and fans. Features an author talk, drawing workshop, book quest, and more. ebrpl.co/mcmc2025 MOON PHASE: WAX- ING GIBBOUS. LSU

Landolt Astronomical Observatory at 7 p.m. Other targets include Jupiter and Mars. lsu.edu/physics STORYTIME IN THE GARDEN. LSU AgCen- ter Botanic Gardens, from 9 a.m.–noon. Young children will have a blast making new friends, creating arts and crafts, and listening to stories. Little ones also receive a book to take home with them. lsu.edu THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. LCI, from 9 a.m.–noon. lci.edu YOGA MASS. Broad- moor United Methodist Church, from 10:30 a.m.–noon. broadmoor methodist.org ZOO + ME MORN- INGS. BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, from 9:30–11:30 a.m. Young children and their par- ents enjoy animal en- counters, art projects, and hands-on activities. brzoo.org 09 SUNDAY NATIONAL PIZZA DAY SUPER BOWL AUTHOR SIGNING WITH ALYSSON BOURQUE. Barnes & Noble–Perkins Rowe at 11 a.m. bn.com BRCS ANNUAL SHOW AND PLANT SALE. LSU Rural Life Museum, through today. facebook.com/ brcamellias MESSAGES FROM EVERYWHERE: LIFE- LINES POETRY PROJ- ECT WORKSHOP. East Baton Rouge Main Library at 2:30 p.m. Join Louisiana Poet Laure- ate Alison Pelegrin for a workshop to read, dis- cuss, and write poems. ebrpl.co/lifelines

WITH LOVE, COMMUNITY ESSENTIALS MARKET. See February 14.

TION. LCI, from 5–6 p.m. lci.edu RED STICK FARMERS MARKET. Pennington Biomedical Research Center at 8 a.m. breada.org SEAN GASKELL MUSI- CAL PERFORMANCE. Carver Branch Library at 10 a.m. and the Main Library at 5 p.m. Gaskell will entertain and ed- ucate audiences with a performance on the kora, a 21-stringed West African harp. ebrpl.com SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW BRIDAL EVENT. Old Governor’s Mansion, from 6–8:30 p.m. eventbrite.com THE ARTIST’S WAY. East Baton Rouge Main Library, beginning at 6 p.m. Thirteen-week, hands-on program for artistic and unartistic types alike. ebrpl.com 07 FRIDAY NATIONAL GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY BEHAVIOR MANAGE- MENT: MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN CHIL- DREN & YOUTH. Del- mont Gardens Library, from noon–1:30 p.m.

fhfgbr.org FAMILY GAME NIGHT. BREC’s Forest Commu- nity Park, from 6–8 p.m. brec.org FOOD TRUCK ROUND-UP AT THE ROWE. Perkins Rowe at 6 p.m. Food trucks will be lined up from Barnes & Noble to Kendra Scott, and live music from 2 Domestic 1 Import will be in Town Square. perkinsrowe.com MARDI GRAS SEC- OND LINE UMBREL- LAS. Create Studio, from 6–8 p.m. Choose from glittery masks, fleur-de-lis designs, or combine them all for a truly festive look. eventbrite.com RADIUM GIRLS. Theatre Baton Rouge, through February 9 and February 14–16. When the glow of progress meets the shadow of corporate greed, Grace Fryer courageously battles for justice. theatrebr.org SEAN GASKELL MUSI- CAL PERFORMANCE. Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library at 9:30 a.m. and Central Branch Library at 2 p.m. ebrpl.com 08 SATURDAY NATIONAL

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#BRIEMINE: A GA- LENTINE’S WORK- SHOP. Crafted Nibbles BR at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening crafting your very own heart- shaped cheese and charcuterie board. craftednibblesbr.com AUTHOR SIGNING WITH ETHAN SWEAR- INGEN AND RYDER MOTE. Barnes & No- ble–Perkins Rowe at 11 a.m. bn.com AUTHOR SIGNING WITH JR MANUEL. Barnes & Noble–Per- kins Rowe at 2 p.m. bn.com BOOKS AND MUSIC WITH KIDS’ ORCHES- TRA. East Baton Rouge Main Library at 11 a.m. and Central Branch Library at 1 p.m. ebrpl.com BRCS ANNUAL SHOW AND PLANT SALE. LSU Rural Life Museum, through February 9. The public is invited to enter blooms to be judged. facebook.com/ brcamellias BREC BEGINNINGS PROGRAM. Church Street Park, from 9 a.m.–noon. A morning filled with activities for young children. brec.org BREC GREEN FORCE

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