Art Notes for March 30, 2008

• By ROBIN MILLER
• Arts writer
• Published: Mar 30, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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The next Baton Rouge Arts Market will be 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 5, at Fifth and Main streets downtown.

Eight artists joining the market are Tami Curtis Ellis of Covington, block prints and mixed media; Jennifer Hyatt of Memphis, Tenn., iron art; George Lamarche of Ventress, Adirondack outdoor furniture; Sandra Lindig of Denham Springs, slate oil lamps, flower vases and waterfalls; Jessica McDonald of Baton Rouge, letterpress cards and block prints; Christina Miller of Baton Rouge, hand-painted modern icons; Barbara Roberds of New Orleans, mixed media, photography/wood/metal; and Cindy Rowan of Covington, sterling or fine silver jewelry with semi-precious stones.

Join these eight artists plus 40 more with items available for purchase that include jewelry, pottery, metal sculpture, blown glass, birdhouses and photography. 

The Arts Market regularly features free children’s art activities from 9 a.m. until noon at the Arts Market’s Kids Booth. There will be no Arts Market in May because of FestForAll, Baton Rouge’s premier art and music festival May 3-4. The Baton Rouge Arts Market is in conjunction with the weekly Red Stick Farmers Market and the Main Street Market. During inclement weather, the markets are held in the Galvez Parking Garage at 500 Main St.

For more information, call (225) 344-8558.

iPod tours at LASM

Audiovisual-guided tours of the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s exhibit, Jim Henson’s Fantastic World, will be available on iPods.
The tour will feature interviews with Henson’s daughter Cheryl Henson, Henson company archivist Karen Falk; Dave Goelz, the voice of Gonzo; and former Henson company writer Craig Shemin.

The LASM is the first museum on the exhibition tour, and the first museum in Louisiana to offer this iPod tour to visitors. Visitors can rent the iPods for $3 at the museum’s visitor services desk.

Tickets to the exhibition are $8 for adults and $7 for children and seniors; groups and museum members receive discounts.

Also at the LASM:

• Artist Perspectives: A Gallery Talk by Larry Jameson, 2:15 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Larry Jameson, a former colleague and friend of Jim Henson, will give an anecdotal tour of the exhibition. Admission will be free museum galleries and reduced prices to planetarium features.
• Fine Art, Fine Wine, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Visitors can unwind at this after-hours event, sampling wine and touring the exhibition with special guest Keith Dixon, director of Baton Rouge Little Theater. Wine is complimentary with admission: $8 members, $10 nonmembers.
• Puppetry and Electronics with Tom Newby, 2:15 p.m. Sunday, June 1. Tom Newby of Jim Henson’s New York Muppet Workshop will trace the development of remote controls and other electro-mechanical devices used to enhance puppet movement, special effects, and computer-generated characters.
• Family Puppet-Building Workshop, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, 1-3 p.m. June 1. Families are invited to stop by the museum’s Discovery Depot and create their own puppets.
• The Muppet Movie, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Come see a special presentation of The Muppet Movie in the museum’s Adalié Brent Auditorium. The movie is free with admission to the exhibition.

For more information, call (225) 344-9478 or visit http://www.lasm.org.

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