An Artful Evening of Spoken Word, Visual Art, and Live Music

You’re invited to The West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, August 21, 2026 from 6 - 8 PM for a special edition of their monthly Historical Happy Hour series as we celebrate the Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory exhibit with spoken word and music featuring poet and visual artist, Malaika Favorite. This evening experience includes moving words that will captivate the audience, an intermission where guests can explore contemporary art inspired by historical memory, and live music. As with all programming being held in conjunction with Free as they want to be, this event will be open to all with no admission fees.