The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair kicks off this Thursday with rides, food and music for all ages. You and your kids can munch on cotton candy while taking in the view from the top of the fair’s giant Ferris wheel. Groove to funky acts from acts such as Allison Collins to David St. Romain. General admission is $5, and $15 gets you a ride-all-day wristband for the dozens of carnival rides. Then, Friday night, bring the whole family down to the LASM for a celebration of the International Year of Astronomy. The evening begins at 7 p. m. in the planetarium with a special screening of Exploring the Universe: Probing the Heavens with Galileo. Then, weather permitting, the party will move outside to the levee, where telescopes will be set up near the riverfront landing dock between LASM and the USS Kidd. You can observe the planet Jupiter and its moons, which Galileo discovered on another October evening 400 years ago—plus the moon, star clusters and more. And on Saturday, country music legend Willie Nelson hits the Paragon Casino stage in Marksville. Famous the world over for his status as founder of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, he remains a pop culture icon and a consummate performer. Don’t miss your chance to see the Red Headed Stranger in the flesh. For these and other hip happenings this week, read 225 Select by clicking here.
A weekend of fairs and stars
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