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The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday through Thursday, May 1.

FRIDAY

LIVE AFTER FIVE: 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Rhorer Plaza, 200 St. Louis St. Featuring funk soul band Phat Hat. Free. .

"JUST IN THE FEMUR" IMPROV SHOW: 7 p.m., 225 Theatre Collective, 7338 Highland Road. Inaugural performance. $15. .

FAMILY DINNER IMPROV COMEDY SHOW: 7:30 p.m., Hartley-Vey Theatre, Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. An evening filled with unscripted hilarity and surprises. Rated R-ish due to improv content. $14. .

FRIDAY NIGHT LECTURE: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., BREC's Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road. Skygazing tips, physics phenomena, space programs and famous events are covered. For ages 14 and older. Free.Ìý Also, evening sky viewing 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.

SATURDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Farm-fresh produce, goods, cooking demonstrations.Ìý.

SPRING FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Antique Village, Denham Springs. Entertainers, vendors, antiques, arts and crafts, children's activities, rides, games, displays and food. Free.

FAMILY HOUR STARGAZING: 10 a.m., Irene W. Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Learn about the stars and constellations in the local nighttime sky, followed by an all-ages show.Ìý.

GREATER BATON ROUGE MODEL RAILROADERS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Republic of West Florida Historical Museum, 3406 College St., Jackson. Electric trains of all sizes will be running on five different layouts. Free admission and parking.Ìý.

LIP SYNC BATTLE: 6:30 p.m., 225 Theatre Collective, 7338 Highland Road. Audience tickets, $12. .

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

THE CIVIL WAR AT OAKLEY PLANTATION REENACTMENT: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Audubon State Historic Site, 11788 La. 965, St. Francisville. See firsthand how soldiers trained, life during the time period with period dress, battles each day, living histories, open hearth cooking, music and dance. (225) 635-3739.

BASF'S KIDS' LAB: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Explore the science of chemistry during 45-minute hands-on workshops for scientists ages 6-12 and their accompanying adults. This month's theme: "pHun Factor!" .

SUNDAY

"POINTE NOIRE": 2 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. A rural Cajun community reckons with a 30-year-old double murder. Is this folk justice or a travesty of justice? Film screening and filmmaker Q&A. Not rated. $12.50. .

HGH HEEL DANCE CLASS: 3 p.m., 225 Theatre Collective, 7338 Highland Road. Shakira-themed class blending sultry choreography with high-energy beats. All skill levels welcome. Limited spaces. $20. .

"RISE OF THE SWAMP RATS": 6 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. Deep in the marshes of Louisiana, roots are being pulled from the ground and land is falling away. Who's the culprit? Heavy-set semi-aquatic rodent that brought here a hundred years ago: nutria rats. Includes filmmaker Q&A. Not rated. $12.50. .

MONDAY

"THE FALL": 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. A bedridden patient in a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles befriends a fellow patient, and shares a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island with the little girl. Rated R. $11.50. .

TUESDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd.ÌýFarm-fresh produce, goods, cooking demonstrations.Ìý.

LOUISIANA SNAKE ID FEATURING THE HOOD FAMILY: 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Coates Auditorium, LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road. Learn about snakes in this educational and interactive event, a Discover Nature program for all ages. $10, students and members of Hilltop and/or LMNGBR, $15, nonmembers; free, Hilltop members at the magnolia level ($250) and above. Registration is online at .

FLEX AND FLOW YOGA: 6:30 p.m., Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar, 315 North Blvd. Rotating instructors and a variety of techniques. Free.

TRIVIA NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Burgersmith, 18303 Perkins Road. Collect your team and jockey for first place.Ìý.

WEDNESDAY

TRIVIA NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Burgersmith, 27350 Crossing Circle, Suite 150, Denham Springs. Collect your team and jockey for first place.Ìý.Ìý

THURSDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more.Ìý.

TRIVIA NIGHT: 7 p.m., Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar, 315 North Blvd. Test your trivia skills with your friends and family. Free.

RIVER CITY JAZZ MASTERS SERIES: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. Featuring percussionist Sammy Figueroa. $56-$71. .

BATON ROUGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAL SERIES: CARMINA BURANA: 7:30 p.m., Raising Cane's River Center Theatre, 240 St. Louis St. $19 and up. .

ONGOING

ART GUILD OF LOUISIANA: Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Deadline for the "River Road Show" is May 12. Upcoming workshops at Studio in the Park, 2490 Silverest Ave, are as follows: Larry Downs, Acrylics 3 — "More of Painting Your Way," Thursdays, May 1-22, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.; Roberta Loflin, Watercolor Basics — "Focus on the Colors of Spring," Saturdays, May 3-24, 9:30 a.m.-noon; Introduction to Solvent-Free Painting, taught by Madhuri Yadlapati, May 3, 1 p.m.,.-5:30 p.m.; Limiting Your Palette for Color Confidence, taught by Nanci Charpentier, May 17, 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; Alla Prima Still Life, taught by Nanci Charpentier and David Gary, May 24, 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Email cherie.gravois@gmail.com or call (225) 413-6941. .

BATON ROUGE GALLERY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: 1515 Dalrymple Drive.Ìý"Real-Life Experience: Juried High School Exhibition," through May 1, features approximately 70 original works of art by public and private high school students in East Baton Rouge Parish.ÌýFree.Ìý.

CAPITOL PARK MUSEUM: 660 N. Fourth St. "Billy Cannon: They Called Him Legend," through Jan. 10. (225) 342-5428 or .

CARY SAURAGE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER SHELL GALLERY: 233 St. Ferdinand St. "Exonerated: Portraits of the wrongfully Convicted," through May 14. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. .

ELIZABETHAN GALLERY: 680 Jefferson Highway. Group show. Call (225) 924-6437 or follow the gallery's Facebook page.

IN DEMAND ART STUDIOS: 5800 One Perkins Place, Suite 5D. "This is Our Garden," featuring the work of eight Baton Rouge-area women artists.

LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM: 100 S. River Road. "Discoveries on the Nile: Exploring King Tut's Tomb and the Amin Egyptian Collection," through Oct. 31. (225) 344-5272 or .

LSU MUSEUM OF ART: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. "Golden Legacy: Original Art from 80 Years of Golden Books," through May 25. (225) 389-7200 or .

LSU TEXTILE & COSTUME MUSEUM: Human Ecology Building, Tower Drive, LSU campus. "Color Me Fashion," more than 45 looks with related accessories spanning approximately 100 years of fashion history from c. 1890 to 1990. Exhibit runs through Aug. 15. (225) 578-5992 or email textile@lsu.edu.

MAGNOLIA MOUND MUSEUM + HISTORIC SITE: 2161 Nicholson Drive. Guided and self-guided tours. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.Ìý.

OLD GOVERNOR'S MANSION: 502 North Blvd. Open for tours. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free admission.Ìý.

OLD STATE CAPITOL: 100 North Blvd. "America's Sacred Freedoms in the First Amendment," yearlong exhibit. Free admission.Ìý.

USS KIDD VETERANS MUSEUM: 305 S. River Road. Displays of a variety of artifacts that celebrate veteran and naval military history. Note: Vessel is in Houma for drydock repairs.Ìý.

WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. "West Baton Rouge’s Educator Edward Searcy," through May 18.(225) 336-2422 or .