February 17: Classic Car – College Cheerleader Mardi Gras Parade, Downtown Alexandria, 4:30p.m. Sponsored by Alexandria Mardi Gras Association. Cost: Admission free. Call Jimmy Williams:
February 17: Taste of Mardi Gras, Alexandria Riverfront Center, 7p.m. Sponsored by Louisiana Restaurant Association-CenLa Chapter. Fundraiser that benefits the local Children’s Miracle Network and the LRA Education Foundation. Cost:
February 11: Krewe of Cronus Mardi Gras Ball, 208 Pershing Blvd., Bunkie, 8p.m. Sponsored by Bunkie Chamber of Commerce. Krewe of Cronus Debutante Ball with music provided by Barry Badon and the Bayou Boys. Cash bar. Cost:<
January 14: Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Performance and Character Dinner, Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 2p.m. Sponsored by Family Playhouse, Our Lady of Prompt Succor School and Subway. Event includes show, dinner with Aurora provided by Subway and a 5x7 photo of you and Aurora.
January 6: Epiphany Party – Kick-off party for Mardi Gras in Cenla, England Airpark Community Center, 7:30p.m. Sponsored by Alexandria Mardi Gras Association. The band Stormy, from Baton Rouge will perform.
January 4, February 1 and March 7: CLBC Community Membership Meeting, locations vary, 12-1p.m. Sponsored by Central Louisiana Breastfeeding Coalition. A nonprofit organization established to promote, protest and support breastfeeding in Central Louisiana by serving as a resource for mothers, families,
$5.00
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the T.R.E.E. House Children's Museum