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City of Alexandria Summer Day Camp
1801 Sylvester Street
7:30a.m.-6p.m.
Sponsored by City of Alexandria Division of Community Services.
For children ages 4-12. Activities will include games, arts and crafts, field trips and other exciting activities. Campers build self-esteem, develop social skills and improve health and fitness while exploring a different theme each week. Registration open April 1-May 22.
Cost: $20 registration per child; $25 weekly fee per child.
Call Courtney Paige: 449-5108.
Event Date:
Jun 1, 2015
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Children’s Miracle Network Telecast
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Women’s & Children’s Hospital Atrium
7-10p.m. Sat., 10a.m.-5p.m. Sun.
Sponsored by CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital.
Benefits the Children’s Miracle Network at Cabrini Hospital. Money will also benefit children’s healthcare programs throughout Central Louisiana.
Call: Theresa Slater: 448-6580.
Event Date:
May 31, 2015
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Children’s Miracle Network Telecast
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Women’s & Children’s Hospital Atrium
7-10p.m. Sat., 10a.m.-5p.m. Sun.
Sponsored by CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital.
Benefits the Children’s Miracle Network at Cabrini Hospital. Money will also benefit children’s healthcare programs throughout Central Louisiana.
Call: Theresa Slater: 448-6580.
Event Date:
May 30, 2015
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Wild Night of Art
Convention Hall
6:30p.m.
Sponsored by City of Alexandria and Friends of the Alexandria Zoo.
Raise a glass to the Alexandria Zoo. Join FOTAZ for an adults only event featuring art, music, wine and wildlife. Must be 21 or older to attend.
Cost: TBA.
Call LeeAnn Whitt or Angele Ehlers: 441-6810.
Event Date:
May 29, 2015
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YWCA Summer Day Camp
5912 St. James St.
7a.m.-5:30p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Sponsored by YWCA of Alexandria-Pineville.
Cost: $105 registration fee; $85 weekly tuition.
Call LeeAnn Borrel: 442-3397.
Event Date:
May 26, 2015
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Little Walter Music Festival
Downtown Amphitheatre
11a.m.-11p.m.
Sponsored by Alexandria – Pineville Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Little Walter Foundation.
A day of live music honoring blues harmonica great Marion “Little Walter” Jacobs. Artists include Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues, The Boogaloo Bolden Band, Mr. Sipp the Mississippi Blues Child, Chubby Carrier, Nacomi Tanaka & Blues Temple and many more!
Cost: Admission free.
Call APACVB: 442-9546.
Event Date:
May 23, 2015
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DeRidder Gem and Mineral Show
Expo Hall, Beauregard Parish Fair Grounds
9a.m.-5p.m. Sat., 10a.m.-4p.m. Sun.
Sponsored by DeRidder Gem and Mineral Society and Cenla Gem and Mineral Society.
Dealers from throughout Louisiana and the South will exhibit and sell.
Cost: $2 adults; under 12 free.
Call Jim Marler: 443-5184.
Event Date:
May 17, 2015
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DeRidder Gem and Mineral Show
Expo Hall, Beauregard Parish Fair Grounds
9a.m.-5p.m. Sat., 10a.m.-4p.m. Sun.
Sponsored by DeRidder Gem and Mineral Society and Cenla Gem and Mineral Society.
Dealers from throughout Louisiana and the South will exhibit and sell.
Cost: $2 adults; under 12 free.
Call Jim Marler: 443-5184.
Event Date:
May 16, 2015
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Free Mother’s Day Self Defense
Master Rousseau’s Taekwondo
10-11:30a.m.
For teens and adults that teaches safety tips along with defensive techniques to use against a predator. Register on Master Rousseau’s Facebook page.
Cost: Admission free.
Call Master Rousseau: 443-8066.
Event Date:
May 9, 2015
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