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BADDIES WHO BRUNCH
They’re back! And this time with two performances! Get your besties and baddies together to join our Baddies Who Brunch. High energy performances, amazing food and of course MIMOSAS! We hope that you join us and become part of the party!
INDEPENDENCE EVENT CENTER
June 15 + 16
Doors: 10 a.m. / Show: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. / Ages: 18+ Tickets: $35 (includes Table Seating + Brunch + Bottomless Mimosas)
More info: independenceparktheatre.com/events
PROGRAMS
POP UP ART
Are you ready to relax, refresh and do creative art? Join us for Pop- Up Art under the pavilion. Express your personality and create your own unique masterpieces. Art expands your critical- thinking skills and creativity.
HIGHLAND ROAD COMMUNITY PARK
Every Friday / Jan. 5-April 26 / 11 a.m.-noon Ages: 2+
More info: lashawna.lindsey@brec.org 225-767-4003
To register: brec.org/popupart
ART IMAGINATION
Find all the things that you love the most about art and let your imagination run wild. Participants will create arts and crafts projects while enjoying soft music.
MILLS AVENUE PARK + MONTE SANO PARK
Wednesday / Jan. 10-May 20 / 5-6 p.m. / Ages: 6+
FIRST FREE SUNDAYS
Free self-guided and highlight tours will be offered on the first Sunday of each month.
Black History Month Feb. 4 / 1-4 p.m.
Special “back of the big house” self-guided tours will be offered focusing on the lives of the enslaved community. A walking trail will feature the lives of early African American East Baton Rouge pioneers in business, law, medicine, education, and religion. Event continues throughout the month.
Women’s History Month March 3 / 2 p.m. Experience Magnolia Mound through the eyes of women who lived on the property. A 45-minute presentation will feature the lives of women that feature in the history of Magnolia Mound, beginning with the early colonial period to the women who led the preservation effort to create a historic house museum at Magnolia Mound.
A Long Hot Summer: Louisiana Summers Before Air Conditioning May 5 / 2 p.m.
Learn about how early Louisianians kept cool before the invention of air conditioning. Special tours will highlight how nature, architecture, and custom-created “cooler” spaces before electricity. The house museum will be transformed into “summer dress” to help illustrate the ways in which people work to adapt to Louisiana’s climate.
Finding Your family’s Juneteenth Story
June 2 / 2 p.m.
In honor of Juneteenth, Magnolia Mound offers a short, workshop on the basics of genealogy, specifically focusing on the African American experience in Louisiana. The study of one’s family helps connect a family’s story to the larger story of Louisiana and America. Come learn from a professional how to discover your family’s story.
MAGNOLIA MOUND
Jan. 7 + Feb. 4 + March 3 + April 7 + May 5 + June 2 + July 7 / Regular operating hours
More info: 225-343-4955
SWAMP FIELD DAY WEEKEND
Those interested in working on entry pieces for upcoming Swamp Art Spectacular shows can visit the swamp on
these days for inspiration (FOR FREE!). Whether your gear includes canvases or cameras, come out and enjoy this paint-out and field-shoot day. Bring your own supplies – we’ll provide workspace indoors and out for you to create your masterpieces!
BLUEBONNET SWAMP NATURE CENTER
April 20-21 / Regular operating hours
More info: swampevents@brec.org 225-757-8905
CRAFT CORNER AT THE SWAMP
Looking to express yourself through some nature-themed crafts while enjoying the sights and sounds of the Swamp? Join us quarterly as we host Craft Corner and provide a variety of fun and interactive crafts for you to complete with us or take home to work on at your leisure. This program is included with your general admission.
BLUEBONNET SWAMP NATURE CENTER
Jan. 19-20 + April 5-6 + July 12-13 / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. More info: sguidry@brec.org 225-757-8905
More info: vselvage@brec.org To register: webtrac.brec.org
225-775-1707
PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS WITH
KIDS' ORCHESTRA
Interested in learning a musical instrument? Kids' Orchestra in partnership with BREC can help! In each thirty-minute private lesson, students will have one-on-one instruction with a professional musician on their instrument, allowing students to advance at their own pace. Lessons are available on flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, violin, viola, cello, and double bass at the locations and days listed below. Lessons come in packages of 12 or 24 during the school year and 4 or 8 during the summer. The cost is $35 per lesson and includes an instrument, a performance shirt, and performance opportunities.
BAKER RECREATION CENTER – Wednesday GUS YOUNG AVENUE PARK – Thursday
ZACHARY COMMUNITY PARK -– Tuesday + Thursday Year-Round / 4-8 p.m. / Ages: 7+ / $35 per lesson
To register:
kidsorchestra.org/private-lessons/
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