General
Hixson Classic Cars and College Cheerleaders Parade
The 2018 Mardi Gras season marks the Hixson Classic Car & College Cheerleader Parades 11th consecutive year running through downtown Alexandria. This is a great FREE parade for anyone wishing to participate with their classic vehicle. The parade is an amazing time for family and people of all ages and backgrounds to come out and experience the excitement. The Hixson Parade lines up in the parking lot beneath interstate 49 at the corner of MLK (10th St.) and Murray St. starting at 2pm on Friday February 9th.
Monster Truck Winter Nationals
By popular demand It’s the return of the Monster Truck Winter Nationals
The legendary monster truck show returns to Rapides Parish Coliseum for two record breaking days Feb. 23-24 .
Garden Bros Circus
This year’s performances in 3 RINGS with Breathtaking Special Effects! Featuring Motorcycle Daredevils in the Sky! ELEPHANTS! The Crazy Cossack Horse Riders! Garden Motorsports attempts six riders in the Globe of Death! Chinese Acrobats, Death Defying Trapeze, World Famous Human Pyramid, Tumblers, Contortionists, Funniest Clowns, Aerial Artists, Jugglers as seen on America’s Got Talent, not enough room to list any more!!!
SHOW TIMES
1:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Rapides Parish Library 2018 Teen Tech Month
Teen Tech is usually celebrated for just one week in March - The Rapides Parish Library is using the entire month to celebrate and ensure that teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offered through libraries such as DVDs, databases, audiobooks, and videogames. To encourage teens to use libraries' non-print resources for education and recreation, and recognize that librarians are qualified, professionals in the field of information technology.
Rapidea Parish Library Creative-CON 2018
The 7th annual “Creative Con” gathers fans of books and all varieties of pop culture together in one place. Activities include a variety of Fandom panel discussions and come dressed as your favorite book, comic, or movie character and compete for best costume. It was a book before it was a movie, game, or TV show. Open to children of all ages, teens, and adults.
Rapides Parish Library - 2018 Adult Reading Program!
Kick off the New Year with the 4th Annual Adult BINGO Reading Challenge! Challenge yourself to read more, to read more widely and to have fun doing it all! Multiple ways to play, traditional or get creative and cheeky and find as many combinations you can! When you’ve completed your card, fill in the back information and turn it in for a final drawing!
Saturday Morning Qi Gong
Start your Saturday with free Qi Gong at AMoA.
WHAT IS QI GONG?
Originating in ancient China roughly four thousand years ago, Qi Gong or Qigong (pronounced Chee Gong, literally “Life Energy Cultivation”) is an ancient system of coordinated body postures and movements combined with deep breathing and meditation. It is a powerful tool used to stimulate good health, spirituality, and a state of calm
mindfulness.
Yoga in the Gallery
Yoga is offered free of charge every Tuesday at Alexandria Museum of Art. Yoga instructor, b. Hedrick is an ascetic Taoist yogi with fourteen years of yoga practice. Yoga Tao is for all experience levels, incorporating spirit-mind-body techniques.
Every Tuesday, 5:45pm
Free
No pre-registration required.
Epiphany Service & Burning of the Greens
The burning of the greens will immediately follow the mass (7:15) The blessing of the King Cake will follow at 7:30 with serving of the Queen's soup to follow. (A small donation is appreciated.) All Krewe Royalty in attendance will be recognized followed by a second line.