Enjoy food and fun at "Eat for the Arts" tonight | Arts & Culture

Food. Fun. Live entertainment. If you're looking for some great eats tonight, check out the Perkins Historic Merchants District Association  "Eat for the Arts.

The event is tonight, June 6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Customers can "hop” along Perkins Road by the Overpass, from South Acadian Thruway until Kalurah Street and taste food and drinks from more than 20 of Baton Rouge’s best restaurants and merchants!

Proceeds will benefit the  Community Fund for the Arts. 

Ove Dance, Music, and Art performances from Baton Rouge’s premier arts organizations will also line the road for a fun, festival atmosphere. Free Park and Ride is available at The Foyer and Juban’s Restaurant parking lot. Pre-sale tickets are available for $30 at www.perkinshistoricmerchants.org; Tickets are $35 at the door.

The Community Fund for the Arts is a united fundraising campaign that provides operational support to 14 arts organizations in Baton Rouge. The CFA, led by a Campaign Cabinet of business and community leaders, helps keep dancers on their toes, actors strutting across the stage, and the citizens of the Capital City immersed in culture. CFA member organizations include: Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge Little Theater, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, The DeBose Foundation, Foundation for Historical Louisiana, Friends of Magnolia Mound, Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Louisiana Sinfonietta, Of Moving Colors Productions, Swine Palace, Playmakers of Baton Rouge, and WRKF.

Participating “Eat for the Arts” merchants include: Amie’s Boutique, Cangelosi Dance Project, Chelsea’s Café, Coyote Moon, Denim Library, DiGiulio Brothers Italian Restaurant, Duvic’s Martini Bar, Enoteca Marcello Wine Bar & Café@ Noelie Harmon, Gourmet Girls @ Stella Boutique, Himalaya’s @ Perkins Road Parlour, Ivar’s Sports Bar & Grill, Jimmy Johns, Juban’s @ The Foyer, Kleinpeter’s Dairy @ Cottonwood Books, Louisiana Culinary Institute @ The Royal Standard, Maxwell’s Market, Mestizo @ Loft 3H Boutique, Monjuni’s (of Highland Rd) @ Beehive Salon, Perkins Computer Center,  Pinetta’s European Restaurant, Rock-n-Sake, Schlittz and Giggles, Tin Roof Brewery/Mockler Beverage, and Whole Foods.

“We are thrilled to host this fantastic community food festival featuring Baton Rouge’s finest restaurants and merchants,” said Christine Caluag, President and Chairperson of the Perkins Road Historic Merchants District Association. “The Community Fund for the Arts serves such an important role in our city and all of us were excited to partner with them to aid their progress. With food, drinks, shopping, and live dance, music, and art performances, this is the perfect way to spend a summer evening, all while supporting the arts in our community.”

The event is co-sponsored by Whole Foods, WAFB, Downtown Duplicating, Kleinpeter Dairy, Tin Roof Brewery/Mockler Beverage, Raising Cane’s, Town Favorites, House and Home, and Lamar.

For more information, visit www.perkinshistoricmerchants.org or call (225) 293-1264