Natchitoches, LA,
7-8:30p.m.
Do you want to make a difference in a child’s life? Come help make wishes come true for children in Louisiana and you can share the power of a wish. All ages welcome, but must be 21 or over to grant wishes.
Call Jackie Heroman: 504-846-9474.
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center,
7p.m.
Sponsored by National Association of University Women.
Cost: $5.
Call Frankie Early: 443-4188.
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center,
7-10p.m.
Sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta.
Cost: $20.
Call Detra Gaulden: 613-1571
Pineville Community Center,
6p.m.
Sponsored by Volunteers of America. Corporate teams compete against each other in this annual spelling bee. Proceeds are used to provide free tutoring for adult students learning to read or learning English as a second language.
Cost: Free general admission, $500 per team.
Call Sandra Lewis: 442-8026.
Alexandria Museum of Art,
11a.m.-1p.m.
AMoA invites all of its volunteers to a special appreciation luncheon in thanks and recognition for the services they provide throughout the year. Special awards and honors will be presented, including Volunteer of the Year.
Cost: Admission free for AMoA volunteers.
Call AMoA: 443-3458.
2727 Jackson St.,
time: TBA.
Sponsored by First United Methodist Church, Alexandria. Community-wide project that allows children in grades 1st-5th, both with and without developmental challenges, to participate in a week long summer day camp.
Cost: Admission free.
Call Julie Bacon: 443-5696. www.fumca.org/buddycamp.
Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds Expo Hall,
9a.m.-5p.m. Sat., 10a.m.-4p.m. Sun.
Sponsored by Cenla Rock and Gem Club and DeRidder Rock and Gem Club. Dealers from throughout the South will exhibit and sell gemstones, cabochons, minerals, artifacts and fossils. Demos of gemstone cutting, cabochon cutting, beading, arrowhead knapping and wire wrapping.
Cost: $2 adults, children under 12 free.
Call Jim Marler: 443-5184 or Adam Valin: 337-585-3693.
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Women’s and Children’s Hospital Atrium,
7-10p.m. Sat., 10a.m.-5p.m. Sun.
Sponsored by CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. The telecast will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network at Cabrini Hospital. Money will also benefit children’s healthcare programs throughout Central Louisiana. Interested donors are encouraged to call.
Call Teresa Slater: 448-6580.
1801 Sylvester Street,
7a.m.-6p.m.
Sponsored by YMCA of Central Louisiana. Each day of camp comes packed with the perfect amount of activities and fun. Children will get to make new friends, go on exciting field trips and participate in indoor and outdoor activities in a structured and nurturing environment. Financial Assistance is available.
Cost: $50 registration fee that includes field trip costs and camp T-shirt. Weekly fees: $65 first child, $60 second child, $55 third child.
Call Courtney Paige: 445-8261 or 449-4686.
Downtown Amphitheatre,
11a.m.
Sponsored by Alexandria – Pineville Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority. Live music celebration of Marion “Little Walter” Jacobs, blues harp player who was raised in Alexandria. The annual festival features regional and local acts performing blues, gospel, soul and zydeco.
Cost: Admission free.
Call CVB Office: 442-9546 or 800-551-9546.