General

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.  

City of Alexandria Youth Complex, corner of Masonic Drive & Texas avenue. 11a.m.-2p.m. Call Jennifer Gilchrist: 201-4083. 

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.