Nightlife

Bon Temps Bar & Grill, 330 Arena Road in Sulphur inside the Double Tree by Hilton — Brad Brinkley, 6-10 p.m. Friday; Linda Lou, 6-9 p.m. Saturday.

Cajun Wharf Bar & Grill, 3500 Ryan St. — DJ, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Fridays and 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturdays.

Crying Eagle, 1165 E. McNeese St. — Game Night, 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays; Brew-zy Brunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays.

Golden Nugget, 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd. — Blue Martini:  DJ Big Kev & DJ Turbo, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. tonight; Ultraviolet, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday; DJ Secret Stache, 11 pm.-3:30 a.m. Friday; DJ TySki, 11 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Saturday; Cory Landry, 3-7 p.m. Sunday. Rush Lounge: Rapture, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday; Dani LaCour Duo, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday.

Horseshoe Lake Charles, 100 Westlake Ave., Westlake — Brew Brothers: Live music, 9 p.m.-midnight Saturday.

Jeanne’s Bourbon Street BBQ, 915 Sampson St., Westlake — Cajun Jam Session, 5-8 p.m. every two weeks on Mondays.

Juicy’s Lounge, 807 3rd Ave. — Tini’s & Tito’s with Tai, 5-6 p.m. Fridays.

L’Auberge Casino Resort, 777 Avenue L’Auberge —  Leah Robinson, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Library Riot, 2601 Ryan St. — Jukebox Olympics, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays.

Luna Bar & Grill, 719 Ryan St. — Boom Boom, 9-10 p.m. Friday; Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays.

The M Bar Sports Bar & Grill, 3231 Kirkman St. — Karaoke, 6-10 p.m. Thursdays.

The Max Restaurant, 1400 National Drive inside The National Golf Course — Live music, 6-9 p.m. Fridays.

OB’s Bar & Grill, 1301 Ryan St. — Comedy open mic night, 8-10 p.m. Mondays.

Panorama Music House, 331 Broad St. — Mark Portier Trio, 9 p.m.-midnight Friday; Infinite Bus, 9 p.m. Saturday; Pajama Jam, 8-11 p.m. Sunday.

Pappy’s Bar, 2627 Ryan St., Suite A — Rusty James, 9-11 p.m. Thursdays.

Paul’s Rib Shack, 4800 Nelson Road — Paddio Daddios, 6 p.m. Friday; The Louisiana Yard Dogs, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Ray’s Lounge, 3529 Ryan St.  — Fray Soul, 7-10 p.m. tonight; John Cessac & The Hired Guns, 9 p.m.- midnight Friday; Dani LaCour, 9 p.m.-midnight Saturday.

The Social Club, 1301 E McNeese St., Suite 102 — Karaoke with DJ Rooster 7:30-10:30 p.m. Fridays.

Tia Juanita’s Fish Camp, 723 Ryan St. — Paul Piazza, 6-9 p.m. Fridays.

Concerts

Coushatta — Jo Dee Messina, 8 p.m. May 17; tickets March 28.

Golden Nugget — Collective Soul, 8 p.m. April 5, tickets $40-$55; Dru Hill, 8 p.m. April 12, tickets $35-$55; Chase Matthew, 8:30 p.m. April 25, tickets $20-$30; Randy Rogers Band, 8 p.m. May 4, tickets $20-$30; Dan Cook, 8:30 p.m. May 16, tickets $65-$95; Tracy Lawrence, 8 p.m. May 24, tickets $34-$45; Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan, 8 p.m. May 31, tickets $25-$35.

L’Auberge — Larry the Cable Guy, 8 p.m. April 19, tickets start at $65; KC and the Sunshine Band, 8 p.m. April 26, tickets start at $85; Brian McKnight, 8 p.m. May 10, tickets start at $60; Seether, 8 p.m. May 30, tickets start at $80; Rodney Carrington, 8 p.m. July 26, tickets start at $70; George Lopez, 8 p.m. Aug. 30, tickets start at $76.

Live @ The Lakefront Concert Series — 5:30-10 p.m. Fridays through April 4 at the Arcade Amphitheater, 900 Lakeshore Drive; April 4: Flamethrowers and Fools & Sages.

Art Exhibits

1911 Historic City Hall, 1001 Ryan St., open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday with free admission —  “Bloom Where You’re Planted” through April 5;  “Interpretations of Nature Through Lens and Pencil” opening reception 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 4 in Gallery By the Lake; Cody Broussard Art Exhibition through May 10;  “Exquisite Miniatures” through May 4; “Luster” on the third-floor gallery through April 30.

Gallery One EIIIeven, 111 Third St., Leesville — “Contained: Street Artists in the Wild” through April 26.

Imperial Calcasieu Museum, 204 W. Sallier St. —  “Ctrl + C” Calcasieu Parish School Board Student Exhibit through April 25. Double opening reception for “Budding Talents” and “El Nuevo Constante: Shipwrecked” 6-8 p.m. April 10.

McNeese State University’s Frazier Memorial Library, 300 Joe Dumars Drive —  “Finding Faith in the Storm: Black Stories of Perseverance in Southwest Louisiana” through May.

Dance

Central School Arts & Humanities Center, 809 Kirby St., Room 307 — Group country dance class, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays with $15 class fee. Ballroom dance lessons, 5:30 p.m. Mondays with $10 class fee.

WESTLAKE — Pinederosa Park Freedom Hall, 3104 Westwood Road — Free dance lessons 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Mondays.

Theater

Lutcher Theater, 707 Main Ave., Orange Texas — “The Cher Show,” 7:30 p.m. April 4, tickets $45-$95; “Hadestown,” 7:30 p.m. April 21-22, tickets $45-$100.

Southlake Theater, 4720 Nelson Road, Suite 110 — “Crimes of the Heart,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 4-6; tickets start at $25.

Sulphur High School, 600 Willow Ave., Sulphur — “Beetlejuice the Musical Jr.” 7 p.m. April 4 and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 5; tickets $16.

Westlake High School Theatre, 1000 Garden Drive, Westlake — “Disney’s Tarzan, 7 p.m. April 17, tickets $10”

Special

Art Under the Oak —noon-3 p.m. April 6, Imperial Calcasieu Museum; free admission.

Banners 2025 Presents — “A Blessing, Not A Burden” reading Dr. Alex Kor, 6 p.m. April 13, 1911 Historic City Hall; free event. Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache, 7 p.m. April 10; tickets $20 but free for McNeee and Sowela students and children under the age of 12. Atakapa Ishak with Maaliyah Papillion, 6-7:30 p.m. April 8, Riverside Park, 1701 Fitzenreiter Road, free event.

Fishing for Fun in the Park — 10 a.m.-noon April 5, Riverside Park, located at 1701 Fitzenreiter Road; free event.

Joining Hands for Autism — 8 a.m.-noon April 5, Enos Derbonne Sports Complex, 7903 Lake St.

Movies Under the Stars — Fridays in April — April 4: “Wish” at Prien Lake Park, 3700 West Prien Lake Road; April 11: “DC League of Super Pets” at Mallard Junction Park, 599 August Drive; April 18: “Peter Rabbit” at McNeese State University’s Bulber Auditorium , 4205 Ryan St.; and April 25: “Mufasa: The Lion King” at River Bluff Park, located 543 Theriot Road in Moss Bluff.

Rollin’ on the River Car Show, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 5, Sam Houston Jones State Park, 107 Sutherland Road in Moss Bluff; park admission $3.

Taste of Sowela — 5:30-8:30 p.m. April 4 at Sowela’s Culinary, Gaming and Hospitality Center; tickets $125.

Touch a Truck — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 5, Burton Coliseum, 7001 Gulf Hwy; admission $7 per person with children 2 and under free.