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; Steel Shot, 9 p.m. Saturday, with cover; DJ/Karaoke, 9 p.m. Wednesday, all ladies get in free.

COUSHATTA CASINO RESORT, 777 Coushatta Drive, Kinder — Mikko Live: Drop 9 Band, 9 p.m. Friday.

DELTA DOWNS, 2717 Delta Downs Drive, Vinton — Gator Lounge: Lisa Amos, 9 p.m. Friday; JT & KA-NECTION, 9 p.m. 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. Wednesdays-Sundays; No Idea, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. tonight-Saturday; Jarvis & Jents, 7-10 p.m. Sunday. Rush Lounge: Orphan Annie, 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. tonight-Saturday; Josh Taylor, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday.

GRAY PLANTATION, 6150 Graywood Parkway — Acoustic Night with John Guidroz, 7-9 p.m. tonight; Saturday Brunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sunday at the Gray Plantation Clubhouse with music by Jairus & Chester Daigle.

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.

KOOZIE’S DAIQUIRI & SPORTS BAR, 2622 La. 14 East, 602-6259 — Briana Lanette, 8-11 p.m. Friday.

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: karaoke, 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays; trivia, 8-10 p.m. Wednesdays; Twisted Throttle, 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Ember Grille: Monty Banks, 5:30 p.m. tonight-Saturday. L Bar: John Guidroz, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

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

LOGGERHEAD’S BAR & GRILL, 3748 La. 3059, 491-6794 — Ronnie Fruge, 5:30-8:30 p.m. tonight; Frayed Soul, 7-11 p.m. Friday; 3 Sheets, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday.

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

SAM’S COVE, 3609 Davis Road, Westlake, 430-0380 — Live band 9 p.m. Fridays.

THE SPOT BAR & GRILL, 5402 Common St., Suite B — Flashback, 7-11 p.m. Friday; Johnny Jimenez, 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

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

SPECIAL

Green Hat Charity Fun Run/Walk/Crawl and Cook-Off — Race kicks off at 11 a.m. March 14 Lake Charles City Transit Center, 1155 Ryan St.

Lake Charles Crawfish and Music Festival — 11 a.m.-8 p.m. March 28, Lake Charles Civic Center; admission $10, children 10 and under free.

Live @ the Lakefront Music Festival — 6-10 p.m. Fridays, March 13, 20 and 27 at the Arcade Amphitheatre on the Civic Center grounds.

SAGE Series at McNeese State University — “Wildlife Conservation in East Africa” by Brian and Kitty Johnson, 3 p.m. March 19; “Folk Healing and the Traiteurs of South Louisiana” by Mary Perrin, 3 p.m. March 23; for more of to register, call 475-5130.

McNeese Banners Series — “Wit & Wrath: The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker” by Claudia Baumgarten, 7 p.m., March 12, Tritico Theatre, tickets $5 for children and $20 for adults; Leyla McCalla Quartet, 7 p.m. March 13, tickets $5 for children and $20 for adults; Elias Faingersh’s “Solo From the Pit,” 7 p.m. March 14, tickets $5 for children and $20 for adults.

ART EXHIBITS

Black Heritage Gallery, 1001 Ryan St. (Historic City Hall) — “The Evolution of Black Hair” by Alicia Johnson Black through March 26.

Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center, 1001 Ryan St. — “American Visionary: JFK’s Life and Times,” through March 28; “Why I Paint” by Kevin Leveque through March 28; “Twofold: Lake Charles Legends” through April 10. Gallery the Lake, 1001 Ryan St. (Historic City Hall) — “Color Crescendo” featuring Dan Plummer.

CONCERTS

Delta Downs — The Temptations, 7 p.m. March 14, tickets start at $75.

Golden Nugget — JB Smoove, 8:30 p.m. March 13, tickets $15-$25; The Charlie Daniels Band, 8 p.m. March 14, tickets $30-$45; Sara Evans, 8:30 p.m. March 20, tickets $25-$35; Johnny Gill, 8 p.m. March 21, tickets $20-$40; Ladies of the 80s: Taylor Dayne, Jody Watley and Lisa Lisa, 8:30 p.m. March 27, tickets $20-$35; Chicago, 8 p.m. March 28, tickets $75-$100.

Lake Charles Community Band — Free spring concert, 3 p.m. March 15, Tritico Theatre in Shearman Fine Arts Center of McNeese State University.

MacFarlane’s Celtic Pub, 417 Ann St. — Four Shillings Short: A Celebration of Ireland, 5-7 p.m. March 15

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

ORANGE, Texas — Lutcher Theater, 707 W. Main Ave., 409-886-5535 — “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical,” 7 p.m. March 19, tickets $65-$85; “Fiddler on the Roof,” 7:30 p.m. March 30, tickets $55-$70.

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