Art
October 1-31: Paint Pink Art Exhibit
CHRISTUS Cabrini Art Gallery, Outpatient Center, 1st floor and Rapides Regional Art Gallery, South Tower btw. Lobby and ER, time: 24/7. Sponsored by Arts & Healthcare, Inc. Both hospital galleries will feature art by local artists dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness. All art is for sale and proceeds go to continue arts programming in our local cancer centers. Cost: Admission free. Call: 769-7602. www.artsandhealthcare.org
A Fall Arts and Crafts Festival
September 15: A Fall Arts and Crafts Festival, Rapides Exhibition Hall, 10a.m.-4p.m. Sponsored by Red River Arts and Crafts Guild. A variety of crafts and art work. Partnering with the Food Band and will gladly accept donations of canned food or cash. Cost: Admission free. Call Donna Fontenot: 443-1785.
25th September Competition Exhibition
“The Fluidity of Gender: Sculpture by Linda Stein” features larger-than-life armor figures of black leather, buckles, and zippers which reflect the artist’s childhood dreams of running for protection, as well as her real-life adult experience running from Ground Zero on 9/11; and wearable mixed-media sculptures with superhero images summon strength and empowerment to break down social boundaries and encourages viewers to imagine another identity.
Exhibit Reception
Yoga in the Gallery
Taking it 2 the Street
July 14, August 11 and September 8: Taking it 2 the Street, Downtown Alexandria, 10a.m. Sponsored by Capital One Bank. A family friendly guided walking tour of the beautiful downtown cultural district featuring local celebrity tour guides and lots of local street performers. The tour begins and ends at the Alexandria Museum of Art. Cost: Admission free. Call Rich Joyce: 445-1234 X 242.
Acoustic Concert Series
July 19, August 16 and September 22: Acoustic Concert Series, Café, 1st floor Alexandria Museum of Art, 6:30-8:30p.m. For more information visit www.themuseum.org. Cost: Free to AMoA members, $4 for non-members. Call Anne Reid: 443-3458.
Acoustic Concert Series
July 19, August 16 and September 22: Acoustic Concert Series, Café, 1st floor Alexandria Museum of Art, 6:30-8:30p.m. For more information visit www.themuseum.org. Cost: Free to AMoA members, $4 for non-members. Call Anne Reid: 443-3458.
Exhibit Reception
July 13: Exhibit Reception, River Oaks Square Arts Center, 5-7p.m. Annual Resident Artists Exhibit that will continue through August 18. Cost: Admission free. Call Rachael Dauzat: 473-2670.