1831 Turner Street, 9a.m.
Sponsored by YWCA of Alexandria-Pineville.
Cost: See website; www.ywcaalex.org.
Call YWCA: 445-8880.
Alexandria Mall, 10a.m.-6p.m.
Sponsored by The Rapides Parish Library. The 5th Annual “Creative Con” gathers fans of books and all varieties of pop culture in one place. Activities include a variety of Fandom panel discussions and come dressed as your favorite book, comic or movie character and compete for best costume. It was a book before it was a movie, game or TV show. Open to children of all ages, teens and adults!
Cost: Free.
Call Tammy DiBartolo: 442-2483 x 1906.
T.R.E.E. House Children’s Museum, 9a.m.-3p.m.
Sponsored by T.R.E.E. House Children’s Museum.
The T.R.E.E. House is partnering with the City of Alexandria’s new Bike Barn to pick up good used condition bikes to use to teach kids in Central Louisiana to work on bikes!
Cost: Free.
Call Kara Edwards: 619-9394.
1831 Turner Street, 5:15p.m.
Sponsored by YWCA of Alexandria-Pineville.
Cost: see website; www.ywcaalex.org.
Call YWCA: 445-8880.
1831 Turner Street, 8a.m. Sponsored by YWCA of Alexandria-Pineville.
Cost: see website; www.ywcaalex.org.
Call YWCA: 445-8880.
This holiday season enjoy hundreds of thousands of lights, "wild animal theme" light displays, train rides, Santa, activities for children, entertainment on select evenings, photoops and much more! 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Recreation District 1 Multi-Purpose Complex, 221 Sampson Street, Westlake, LA, 8a.m.-5p.m.
Sponsored by Southwest Area Modelers of Plastic. Vendors on site for model viewing, snack bar on site with gumbo.
Cost: Free to view models, see website for entry fees.
Call Robert Leishman: 337-244-9938.
1831 Turner Street, 9a.m.
Sponsored by YWCA of Alexandria-Pineville.
Cost: See website; www.ywcaalex.org.
Call YWCA: 445-8880.
6233 Old Baton Rouge Hwy., 8a.m.-1p.m.
Sponsored by Inglewood Farm.
Kicking off a new season of local foods at Cenla’s Farmers Market! Over 30 local vendors, wagon rides, horse rides, kid’s activities and hot food!
Cost: Free.
Call Stephen Reed: 442-6398.
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 6:30p.m.
Sponsored by First Christian Church-Disciples of Christ.
Dr. Diana Butler Bass is one of the country’s leading scholars and authors on the sociology of American religion. Author of several books, including her landmark study Christianity after Religion, she fascinates thoughtful people regardless of their spirituality or religious tradition or the lack thereof.
Cost: Free.
Call David Britt: 308-0897.