Imagine all the people who will show up Thursday for the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus when it pulls up to LSU's campus. This one-of-a-kind bus is a mobile music and audio recording studio, which has laid tracks for recording artists such as the Black Eyed Peas and Natasha Bedingfield. It's a chance to inspire students to produce their own songs and music videos using Apple hardware and digital media tools such as Final Cut Studio. The John Lennon bus will be parked at the south end of the Parade Grounds on the Union side. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. For details, visit cct.lsu.edu. Thanks, Yoko!

Back-to-back art shows should keep your Saturday night chockfull of artful hobnobbing. Start out downtown, as the Historical Fonville Winans Studio (667 Laurel St.) showcases the masculine works of Aaron P. Hussey, Jonathan Pellitteri, Mark Shumake and Michael Williams from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Some of Hussey's sculptures, considered controversial by a few, can be seen in the rooftop sculpture garden at the Shaw Center. Initially the sculptures were on the fourth-floor terrace before the Shaw Center deemed them inappropriate for children, so the LSU Museum of Art found a home for them in the rooftop garden. And while you're downtown, slip into Red Star to see how photographer Madeline Taylor's captured the city's hipster culture. Taylor won last year's 225 Photo Contest. All photos are for sale, $25 each. The same evening, from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m., Gallery N (137 Allelo Dr.) hosts an opening for artists such as Denise Greenwood, OttO and Carmen Guy. There will be plenty to talk about while browsing the art Saturday night. (Image is Aaron Hussey's Passage, made with corten steel, 13.5" x 8" x 7")

Motorcycles and cars galore! Help put a stop to domestic violence this weekend as the Nubian Kruzers Motorcycle Club hosts a fundraiser for WCRC Women's Community Rehabilitation Center and the Capital Area Family Violence Intervention Center. The family-friendly action features children's games, a bike show, a car show, Zydeco and R&B music at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales all weekend. Last year's event raised $10,000. Tickets are $10; all-weekend passes are $20. For tickets, call Mac at 337-4259, Eric at 603-1117 or Wendell at 571-6129.

Here's a unique opportunity to soak up something beautiful you might not have otherwise considered. The 10th-annual Tour of Ponds showcases more than 20 of the area's artistic ponds, from West Baton Rouge to Ascension. The tour supports breast and gynecologic cancer services at Woman's Hospital. Self-guided tours are $15; however, a $39 bus tour provides lunch on Saturday. Tickets are available at Harb's Oasis, Naylor's Hardware & Garden Center, and the Woman's Hospital shop. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For details, call 756-2720.