Events

The Big Library Read

May 20, 2013
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  Rapides Parish Library (RPL) is participating in the Big Library Read sponsored by OverDrive from May 15-June 1. Customers from libraries across the globe will be reading The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone. RPL card holders can download the eBook version by visiting...
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Mystery Writing Workshop

May 20, 2013
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  Local writer Bill Sumrall will present a hands-on demonstration of how to create a mystery novel at the Westside Regional Library on Thursday, May 23rd from 6 - 8 p.m. Participants will learn how to write a rough draft and how to form a back story. Please...
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Medal recipient’s daughter to receive flag Thursday

May 17, 2013
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Medal recipient’s daughter to receive flag Thursday

  The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk hosts a Memorial Day ceremony Thursday at 10 a.m. at Warrior Memorial Park. Guest speaker is Barbara “Bobbie” Broyles, daughter of Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. Don C. Faith Jr., a World War II and Korean War veteran. Broyles,...
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Bogs, Birds, Butterflies and more B’s

May 16, 2013
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  For the past 22 years people have come from all over Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi to view wildflowers, orchids, trees. butterflies, etc during the annual BBBB. The 23rd annual event will be held this year from Thursday May 23 through Sunday May 26, 2013. The event...
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Mystery Writing

May 16, 2013
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  Getting Away With Murder (Mystery Writing) at Westside Regional Library   Alexandria, Louisiana – Local writer Bill Sumrall will present a hands-on demonstration of how to create a mystery novel at the Westside Regional Library on Thursday, May 23, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Participants will learn how...
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Lunch & Learn

May 14, 2013
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  YOU'RE INVITED TO ATTEND THE SOCIAL MEDIA & NETWORKING EVENT OF THE YEAR!    FREE LUNCH & LEARN SEMINAR MAY 23, 2013, 11AM - 2PM The CenLA Chamber of Commerce and Constant Contact invite small businesses, non-profits and government agencies to attend a FREE Lunch & Learn Seminar. This is the most comprehensive social...
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Dragon Boat Races™ Juried Photography Contest

April 26, 2013
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  2013 Louisiana Dragon Boat Races™ Juried Photography Contest Date: Saturday, May 11, 2013 - May 31, 2013 (Deadline) Description: Capture the spirit of the races on! Bring your camera and find those perfect shots that express the revelry of the day! Enter your work for an opportunity to exhibit...
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NSU Fine+Graphic Art Exhibits

April 16, 2013
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aibohphobia

  NATCHITOCHES -  Northwestern State University's Department of Fine + Graphic Art will host two exhibition openings this week at the Orville Hanchey Gallery. "Aibohphobia," a graphic communications group exhibition by graduate student Caitlin Pearce and undergraduates Geoffrey Hollis, Jared Roy and Michael Herren will open with...
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Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn Monroe” at AMoA!

April 12, 2013
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Andy Warhol

  An Adventure in the Arts: Selections from the Permanent Collection of Guild Hall April 12–June 15, 2013 Opening Reception: Friday, April 19, 5-7pm FREE CURATOR’S TOURS Saturday, April, April 13 & Saturday, June 9: 10:30am & 12:00pm Curator Alyssa Fridgen will lead guided tours of the Guild Hall exhibition! FILM SERIES Art, Film,...
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Pueblo to Pueblo: Southwest Indian Pottery

March 4, 2013
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Pueblo Pottery

  The City of Lake Charles will host a new traveling exhibition, Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery. The exhibition will be on display at the 1911 Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center at 1001 Ryan Street beginning with an opening reception...
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