Baton Rouge events calendar for Jan. 20-26, 2023 | Entertainment/Life

FRIDAY POP UP ART: 11 a.m. to noon, Highland Road Park, 14024 Highland Road pavilion. Guests ages 3-12 can take home their own piece of art. brec.org. BATON ROUGE GARDEN CLUB RIBBON…

Religion Briefs: Catholic Women’s Conference | Entertainment/Life

WINE: Women In the New Evangelization invites women of all ages and stages to refresh their hearts at the WINE: Catholic Women’s Conference on Jan. 28. The theme of this…

Summer Lyric Season: ‘Music Man,’ ‘Little Shop’ and ‘Oliver’ | Entertainment/Life

A trio of musicals that showcase plants, pickpockets and percussion will take to the stage of Summer Lyric Theatre for the 2023 season at Tulane University. The mid-year musicals include…

Fireworks can frighten pets; 6 tips to deal with the anxiety | Entertainment/Life

It’s already started: Early fireworks are going off in celebration of the New Year, and lost pet notices are being posted on social media and neighborhood apps. Fireworks are frightening…

‘Why Louisiana …’ series finale is tonight on WLPB | Entertainment/Life

If you watched the first two hours of “Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi … or Any Place Else!” on Sunday night, you know that there’s a lot of ground to cover. The…

Mr. Bingle pictures over the years | Entertainment/Life

For New Orleans, Mr. Bingle stands as more than an anthropomorphic flying snowman and a coveted doll that the old Maison Blanche department store began selling in 1949.  He’s an icon,…

Bayou Classic draws crowds, funds HBCU scholarships | Entertainment/Life

For Tanner Mabry, 6, it’s the Southern University cheerleading team. For her cousin, Carter Jackson, 15, it’s the football game itself. For Tanner’s father and Carter’s uncle, Trenier Mabry, it’s…

Games system offers ‘purposeful play’ for those with dementia: Alzheimer’s Q&A | Entertainment/Life

What is the Tovertafel system? The Tovertafel, (or “magic table” in Dutch), is an innovative care tool consisting of a high-quality projector, infrared sensors, a speaker, and a processor with…

Alzheimer’s Q&A: New understanding phase brings enlightenment to caregivers | Entertainment/Life

What is the caregiving phase of “new understanding?” The next caregiving phase, “new understanding,” compares to arriving at the destination, i.e., an Alzheimer’s diagnosis and journey, in which the caregiver…

OK, I’ll bite: Dracula Daily for the win | Entertainment/Life

Whether you remember what an epistolary novel is or not, you’ll know it when you see it — and few novels of the genre have had a greater impact than…