Nightlife

Bodega Wine Drive, 3505 Country Club Road — Doc. Wilder, 6-9 p.m. tonight.

Crying Eagle Brewing, 1165 E. McNeese St. — Harper & Locklear, 7-10 p.m. Friday; Justin Martindale & Clint Ward, 7-10 p.m. Saturday; Rusty James, 6-9 p.m. Sunday.

Golden Nugget, 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd. — Blue Martini: Hip Deep, 7-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; DJ Bobby Novosad, 11 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Friday; DJ Fuzzy, 11 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Saturday. Rush Lounge: Jones & Holler, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. tonight; MagNOLAs, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday.

L’Auberge, 777 Avenue L’Auberge — L Bar: Joshua Taylor, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Party By The Pool: X Ambassadors, 8 p.m. May 26; Midland, 8 p.m. June 30.

Panorama Music House, 331 Broad St. —Hamilton Loomis Band, 9 p.m.-midnight Friday; Swampland String Band, 9 p.m.-midnight Saturday.

Paul’s Rib Shack, 4800 Nelson Road — Cry Baby, 6-9 p.m. Friday.

The Social Club, 1301 E. McNeese St., Suite 102 — Johnny Jimenez, 8 p.m. Friday.

Concerts

Golden Nugget — The Cult, 8:30 p.m. April 29, tickets $45-$60; John Michael Montgomery, 8:30 p.m. May 13, tickets $25-$40; Fuel, 8 p.m. May 28, tickets $15-25; Ginuwine, 8 p.m. May 29, tickets $20-$30; Easton Corbin, 9:30 p.m. June 3, tickets $15-$25; Frank Foster, 8:30 p.m. June 10, tickets $25-$35.

L’Auberge — Rodney Carrington, 8 p.m. July 8-9, tickets $45-$92.

HOUSTON — Jimmy Buffett, 8 p.m. June 4, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, tickets $50-$150.

Art Exhibits

Historic City Hall, 1001 Ryan St., open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday with free admission — “Art of the Aloha Shirt: Keoni of Hawaii, 1938–51” and “Infamy: December 7, 1941” through May 28; first-floor gallery: “Rites of Spring,” a group show by the members of Artisans’ Gallery, through June 11; “The Judah Exhibition” in the Black Heritage Gallery through May 27.

Imperial Calcasieu Museum, 204 W. Sallier St., open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, admission $5 for adults, $3 for children and $2 for seniors — “Distortion by Design” featuring the artwork of Calcasieu Parish School Board students through May 7; “A. Hays Town and the Architectural Image of Louisiana” recurring weekly Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through June 25.

McNeese State University’s Shearman Fine Arts Annex, 4205 Ryan St., open 8 a.m.-5 p.. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon Friday —35th annual National Works On Paper through May 6.

Special

Barrister’s Bingo — Fundraiser for the SWLA Law Center, 5:30 p.m. May 5 at the Pioneer Club, 127 Broad St.; tickets are $1,100 for a table of eight or individual seats at $150 by calling 37-436-3308.

Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School Carnival — 3:30-6:30 p.m. April 29 at 803 N. Division St.

Cars for Christ — noon-5 p.m. May 1, St. Luke-Simpson United Methodist Church 1500 Country Club Road.

Chamber Fest — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 30, Pinederosa Park, 3104 Westwood Road; free festival with 5K run, golf scramble, live music, food trucks, vendor booths.

Kiwanis Club of Downtown Lake Charles — Annual Crawfish Fundraiser, 3-7 p.m. April 30, OB’s Bar and Grill, 1301 Ryan St.; tickets are $25 and include three pounds of boiled crawfish; potatoes and corn.

Louisiana Pirate Festival — April 28-May 8, free admission, music, carnival rides, food planned.

Spring ArtWalk —Fundraiser for the Arts & Humanities Council of SWLA, 2-6 p.m. April 30, downtown Lake Charles.

Movies Under the Stars — “The Croods,” 6:30 p.m. April 29, River Bluff Park, located 543 Theriot Road, Moss Bluff.

Wine & Words — Fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Southwest Louisiana, 6 p.m. April 28 at The Paramount Room and Courtyard, 822 Ryan St.; tickets $50.

Dance

Managan Center, 1000 McKinley St., Westlake — Dance club with live band 7-9:30 p.m. every Tuesday, doors open at 6 p.m.; no concession, bring own drinks and snacks.

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