Inglewood Harvest Barn, 9a.m.-1p.m. Sponsored by Inglewood Farm. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Weekend and Daylight Savings on the Farm. Crawfish boil, vendor cookout, farm tours, live music, horse rides, and face painting. Cost: Free, cost of food varies. Call Stephen Reed: 442-6398.
Million Air Hangar No. 2, 6:30p.m.-11:30p.m. Sponsored by Central Louisiana Red Cross. Event includes live auction, silent auction, 2 bands, dinner, wine and beer. Cash bar available. Cost: $50 in advance, $60 at door. Call Mary McMinn: 419-6621.
T.R.E.E House Children’s Museum, 6-9p.m. Sponsored by T.R.E.E House Children’s Museum. Cost: $20 per person. Call Marissa Sonnier: 619-9394.
Alexandria Museum of Art. Join us on third Thursday’s for AMoA’s most popular recurring social event. Enjoy lively conversation with friends, connect with art, listen to music, and snack on tasty food and drink every third Thursday at AMoA. Cost: Free for AMoA members, $5 for non-members. Call AMoA: 443-3458.
4300 Hwy 112 Forest Hill, LA, Friday & Saturday 8a.m.-6p.m. Sunday 10a.m.-6p.m. Sponsored by Forest Hill Volunteer Fire Department. Visit the Village of Forest Hill to enjoy food, crafts, rides, and shop for all your gardening and landscaping needs in the Nursey Capital of Louisiana. Cost: Free. Call Michael Lyles or Ann Jetter: 787-1403 or 452-2362.
Alexandria Museum of Art, 10a.m. – Noon. Interested in practicing your Spanish? Join the “Simplemente Español Club.” Tour AMoA, and talk about the art with others in Spanish! Cost: Free. Call AMoA: 443-3458.
Alexandria Museum of Art, 10a.m. - 3p.m. Vendors, live music, and free art projects are just a few of the special events we have in store. The Muse “Louisiana’s Got Talent” contest will be from 1-3 p.m. Cost: Free. Call AMoA: 443-3458.
Downtown Amphitheatre, 8a.m. Sponsored by American Heart Association. Join us for the 2016 Cenla Heart Walk to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living in an environment that is fun for the whole family. For more information go to www.cenlaheartwalk.org. Cost: Free. Call Adrianna King: 1-800-257-6941 x 6172.
5912 James Street. Sponsored by YWCA Alexandria-Pineville. Cost: see website, www.ywcaalex.org. Call Katie Vanderlick: 442-3397.
Rapides Parish Libraries, During hours of operation. Sponsored by Rapides Parish Library. To insure 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. Cost: Free. Call Suzanne DeKeyzer: 445-2411 x 1060.