AMGA 23rd Annual Krewes Parade
Mid City Alexandria, 2:00p.m. Sponsored by Alexandria Mardi Gras Association. Additional information and route can be found at www.alexmardigras.com. Cost: Free to the public. Call Chris Chelette: 623-7359.
Mid City Alexandria, 2:00p.m. Sponsored by Alexandria Mardi Gras Association. Additional information and route can be found at www.alexmardigras.com. Cost: Free to the public. Call Chris Chelette: 623-7359.
Alexandria Zoo, 2-4p.m. They all ask for you at the Alexandria Zoo! Tour the zoo and enjoy a little Mardi Gras lagniappe with music and refreshments. Cost: General Admission prices. Call Zoo Office: 441-6810.
Downtown Alexandria, 10a.m. Sponsored by Alexandria Mardi Gras Association. Entry applications and additional information can be found on the AMGA website, www.alexmardigras.com. Cost: $100 per unit entry fee. Call David Foster: 623-7957.
Downtown Alexandria, 4:30p.m. Sponsored by Hixson Autoplex. Cost: See AMGA website for cost, www.alexmardigras.com. Call Daniel McGuffee: 561-5900 or 419-7216.
Alexandria Riverfront Center, 707 Second Street, 7:30PM. Sponsored by Cenla Chapter of Louisiana Restaurant Association.
Tickets can be purchased at the following locations in Alexandria: Atwood’s Bakery, Critics Choice, (both locations) and the Alexandria Pineville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Cost: $20 Adults, $10 Children ages 10 and younger, VIP tables $400 for table of 8. Call APACVB: 442-9546 or Nick Carrozza: 729-6045.
LSUA Campus, 12p.m. Cost: Free. Call Sarah Black: 427-4407.
Maison Rue & Castor Plunge Road, 12p.m. Cost: Free. Call: 442-8980.
Recreation District 1 Multipurpose Complex, 1221 Sampson Street, Westlake, LA. 8a.m.-5p.m. Sponsored by Southwest Area Modelers of Plastic. Snack bar on site, gumbo for sale, and 50 vendors on site. Cost: Viewing models free, for contest fees see website, www.ipmsswamp.com. Call Robert Leishman: 337-244-9938.
Alexandria Museum of Art, 7-9p.m. AMoA Culinary Art Series events are hosted by board members in their homes. In January, join Melinda Descant and Fay Flanagen for a Mardi Gras themed dinner party in Avoyelles Parish. Cost: $50 per person, limited number of tickets. Call AMoA: 443-3458.
Alexandria Museum of Art, 7-9p.m. Musical and spoken word performances, including open-mic and featured performers, and promoting the art of Spoken Word and self-expression by creating opportunities for poets. Hosted by Alexandria native and champion slam poet Sha’Condria Sibley, winner of the 2015 Texas Grand Slam and 2015 Rogue Roulette poetry competitions. Cost: Free for AMoA members, $5 for non-members. Call AMoA: 443-3458.