NIGHTLIFE

BOB & PETE’S, 2345 Industrial Drive, Sulphur — DJ Bear 8 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday; Karaoke 9 p.m. Fridays. No covers. Info: 882-1757.

CLUB HI-ROLLER, 12089 U.S. 190, Kinder — Karaoke with DJ Lady Luck, Wednesdays-Thursdays; DJ Hi-Roller, Fridays; DJ Bad Weather, Saturday, no covers.

COOLER’S ICE HOUSE, 3622 1⁄2 Ryan St. — DJ Stick Boy, 9 p.m. tonight with cover; Dani Lacour, 9 p.m. Friday with cover; DJ, 9 p.m. Wednesday with cover.

COUSHATTA CASINO RESORT, 777 Coushatta Drive, Kinder — Mikko Live: T.J. Gautreaux & Louisiana Soul, 7 p.m. tonight; Toy Laz Band, 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

DELTA DOWNS, 2717 Delta Downs Drive, Vinton — Gator Lounge: Mark Reeves & Twisted X, 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

FROSTY FACTORY, 4688 Common St. — Karaoke, 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

GOLDEN NUGGET, 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd. — Blue Martini: DJ Jose Mata, 9 p.m.-3:30 a.m. tonight-Sunday; David Joel, 8-11 p.m. tonight; Three Thirty Seven, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday and 7-10 p.m. Sunday. Rush Lounge: Chinatown, 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. tonight-Friday; Tricky Dickys, 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Saturday and 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday.

GRAY PLANTATION, 6150 Graywood Parkway — Acoustic Night with Wild Honey, 7-9 p.m. Friday; Game Night at Cypress Grill, 6-9 p.m. every Wednesday; Bruch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sunday at the Gray Plantation Clubhouse with music by Jairus & Chester Daigle.

ISLE OF CAPRI CASINO, 100 Westlake Ave., Westlake — Pookie Marceaux, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday; Herbie Stutes, 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday.

JACKPOT JUNCTION, 2708 Ruth St., Sulphur — Ladies Night with DJ, Wednesdays; DJ on Thursday, Friday nights.

KAW-LIGA’S, 2142 E. Napoleon St., Sulphur, 625-5777 — Bike Night with Chronic Blues (formerly known as Dejavu) 5-9 p.m. Saturday, no cover.

LAMPLIGHTER LOUNGE, 1906 N. Martin Luther King Highway — Bike Night, 6 p.m., Thursdays; Karaoke/DJ, 7 p.m., Fridays; no covers.

L’AUBERGE CASINO RESORT, 777 Avenue L’Auberge — Jack Daniels Bar and Grill: DJ Crush, 11 p.m. Friday; Logan Soileau, 11 p.m. Saturday; Casey Courville, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. L-Bar: Jared Doner, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday. Ember Grille: Julie Williams, 5:30 p.m. tonight-Saturday; Stacy Bearden, 6 p.m. Sunday.

LINDA’S KARAOKE & SPORTS LOUNGE, 4338 Lake St. — Karaoke with E’s Saturdays, no covers.

OLD TOWN TAVERN, 2801 Kirkman St. — Karaoke, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover.

SAM’S COVE, 3609 Davis Road, Westlake, 430-0380 — Live band every Friday.

THE SPOT BAR & GRILL, 5402 Common St. — Johnny Jimenez, 7-11 p.m. Friday; Rooster Karaoke, 6-10 p.m. Sunday; Flashback, 3-7 p.m. Monday.

WAGIN’ CAJUN, 2706 S. Beglis Parkway, Sulphur — Karaoke by Rox, Wednesdays, live DJ on Thursday, Ladies night; live DJ Friday. No covers.

SPECIAL

Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center, 326 Pujo St. — Poetry reading by former Louisiana Poet Laureate Darrell Bourque, 6 p.m. May 28. The reading is entitled “Acadians, Cajuns & Creoles,” and will be open to the public with free admission.

Lake Charles Dance Academy Recital — May 26 in the Rosa Hart Theatre of the Lake Charles Civic Center; 3 p.m.: preKinderdance, Kinderdance Level 1 and 6 p.m.: Level II-IV and Acro Recital; free admission, doors open at 2:15 p.m.

USS Orleck Naval Museum, 604 N. Enterprise Blvd. — Destroyer tours, admission is $8 for ages 60-plus, $10 for adult, $5 for military, $5 for ages 6-12; 5 and under are admitted for free. Museum hours: weekdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Sunday for private events. Laser tag with reservation. Visit www.orleck.org, email: info@orleck.org, phone: 214-7447.

CONCERTS

Downtown at Sundown — Friday concert series on Ryan Street in front of the Historic City Hall and the Parish Courthouse with Calcasieu Cajun Ramblers; May 24: Terrance Simien and The Zydeco Experience; May 31: Bluesiana Red;

June 7: The Tugboats.

Golden Nugget — Jerry Jeff Walker, 8:30 p.m. May 24, tickets $20-$35; Terry Fator, 8 p.m. May 25, tickets $40-$65; RBRM: Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky & Mike, 8 p.m. May 26, tickets $55-$85; Billy Gardell, 8 p.m. June 1, tickets $10-$25. H20 Concert Series: Aaron Lewis, 9 p.m. May 31, tickets $30; Nelly, 9 p.m. June 7, tickets $20-$35.

EUNICE — “Rendez-vous Des Cajuns,” 6-7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Liberty Theater in Eunice. May 25: Forest Huval Band; doors open at 4 p.m.; admission $5. Info: 457-7389, www.eunice-la.com.

DANCE

DANCE Club of Lake Charles, Little Habibi Center, 2928 Pack Road, 515-7100 — 7:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays, featuring music from the 1950s and 60s, swamp pop, country and Cajun, $7 cover, first-time visitors get in free.

THEATER

Itinerant Theatre presents “The Play’s the Thing — New Play Series” 7 p.m. May 24-25, 31 and June 1 and 2 p.m. May 26 and June 2 at Central School Arts & Humanities Center, 809 Kirby St., Studio 339; tickets $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students at www.itineranttheatre.com or 436-6275; seating limited.

ART EXHIBITS

Art Associates Gallery, 809 Kirby St., Suite 208 — “Automatic” by Stefan Borssen on display May 24-July 5.

Black Heritage Gallery, Central School Arts & Humanities Center, 809 Kirby St., Suite 207 — “Reflections” by Judith Braggs, Devan Doshier and John Whaley Jr. through May 25.

Gallery By the Lake, 106 W. Pryce St. — “Twisted,” wire sculptures by Earl Broussard, “Natural Bounty,” a collection of oil painting by Sandra Withrow, and “Here’s Looking at You,” a themed collection of member artwork through June 30.

Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center, 1001 Ryan St.‚ 491-9147 — “Louisiana Proud: The Cajun Experience” through June 30; “PhoteauxBien” through June 30; multi-media collection by the Artisans Gallery through June 8; “Broken Time: Sculpture by Martin Payton” through June 8.

Imperial Calcasieu Museum, 204 W. Sallier St. — National Works on Paper Exhibition through June 15.

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