Nightlife

Bon Temps Bar & Grill, 330 Arena Road in Sulphur inside the Double Tree by Hilton — Gordon Bourg, 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.

Creole Bar & Grill, 330 Arena Road in Sulphur inside the Double Tree by Hilton — Ray Ellender, 6-9 p.m. Friday.

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: Three Thirty Seven, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday; DJ Hot Willz, 11 pm.-3:30 a.m. Friday; DJ John Floyd, 11 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Saturday; Taylor Morgan, 3-7 p.m. Sunday. Rush Lounge: Jon Kott Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday; Gino Vallecillo, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday.

Horseshoe Lake Charles, 100 Westlake Ave., Westlake — Brew Brothers: Jarvis Jacobs & The Gents, 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 — Chicken on the Bone, 8 p.m. April 26.

Library Riot, 2601 Ryan St. — JP Primeaux, 9 p.m. Friday; 7-9 p.m. Thursdays; Clay & Markie, 9 p.m. Saturday.

Luna Bar & Grill, 719 Ryan St. — Doc Wilder, 6-9 p.m. tonight; Cats and Aliens, 8-10 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. — Paul Piazza, 7 p.m. tonight; Grey Areas, Phantum Sun, We Are the Virus, 9 p.m.-midnight Friday; No City Limits, 9 p.m. Saturday; Zydeco Brunch, 11 a.m. Sunday; 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 — Neal Smith, 6 p.m. tonight; Ronnie Fruge, 6 p.m. Friday; Markie and Clay, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Ray’s Lounge, 3529 Ryan St.  — Chad Ryan, 7-10 p.m. tonight; Brandon Ledet, 8-11 p.m. Friday; Karaoke Night, 8 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 — 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.

Art Exhibits

1911 Historic City Hall, 1001 Ryan St., open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday with free admission —  “Joie de Vivre: Celebrating the Black Creole Heritage of Lake Charles” through June 28 in the first-floor lobby; “Interpretations of Nature Through Lens and Pencil” in Gallery By the Lake through June 7; 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; “Budding Talents” through May 31.

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.

McNeese State University’s Grand Gallery, Shearman Fine Arts Annex — “National Works on Paper” exhibition through May 2.

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

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

Special

Banners 2025 Presents — “Up”: Movies Under the Stars, 7 p.m. April 18, Bulber Theatre Lawn, 275 Lawton Drive, free event. “Yagody,” 7 p.m. April 24, tickets $20 for adults, free admission for students with ID and for first responders, educators and military. “JigJam,” 7 p.m. April 25, tickets $20 for adults, free admission for students with ID and for first responders, educators and military.

Earth Day Puppet Show — “The Little Shrimp & The Terrible Noise”,  7-9 p.m. Prien Lake Park Amphitheater, free event hosted by Haibtat Recovery Project.

Earth Fest — 8 p.m.-2 a.m. April 18 and 2 p.m.-midnight April 19, Luna Bar & Grill Downtown.

Movies Under the Stars — Fridays in April — 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.

Partners in Parks — Citywide Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.-noon April 19, Hillcrest Park, 2808 Hillcrest Drive.