General

5912 James Street. Sponsored by YWCA Alexandria-Pineville. Cost: see website, www.ywcaalex.org. Call Katie Vanderlick: 442-3397.

Rapides Parish Libraries, During hours of operation. Sponsored by Rapides Parish Library. To insure that teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offered through libraries such as DVDs. Databases, audiobooks, and videogames. To encourage teens to use libraries’ non-print resources for education and recreation, and recognize that librarians are qualified professionals in the field of information technology. Cost: Free. Call Suzanne DeKeyzer: 445-2411 x 1060. 

6:30p.m. AMoA Culinary Art Series events are hosted by board members in their homes. In February, join Liz and Robert Ratcliff and Kristina and Tommy McBride at the Ratcliff home for the “!Viva Cuba!” dinner. Cost: $75 per person, limited number of tickets available. Call AMoA: 443-3458.

Alexandria Mall, 10a.m. – 6p.m. Sponsored by Rapides Parish Library. The 3^rd Annual “Creative Con” gathers fans of books and all varieties of pop culture together 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.  

Alexandria Riverfront Center, 7p.m. Sponsored by CHRISTUS Cabrini Foundation. Entertainment will be Diamond Rio. Proceeds will benefit CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital renovations to the intensive care unit. Cost: Gold Table of 10 $3,500, Silver Table of 10 $3,000, Patron Table of 10 $2,000, Individual tickets $175. Call Theresa Slater: 448-6580.   

Country Inn & Suites, 10a.m.-5p.m. Fri. & Sat. 11a.m.-4p.m. Sun. Sponsored by Pineville High School Rebel Club. Items include antique furniture, oriental rugs, china, crystal, glassware, pottery, estate and vintage jewelry, silver, textiles, linens, tapestries, artworks, lamps, tools, war memorabilia, maps, sporting goods and toys. Featuring dealers from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Dakota, Mississippi, Texas, Alabama and Louisiana. Cost: $8 per person. Call Carmen Luneau: 451-7529.  

Alexandria Museum of Art, 6p.m. As part of our Aaron Douglas & Arna Bontemps: Partners in Activism exhibit, this evening of music will take us back to the Harlem Renaissance, and the time of Aaron Douglas and Arna Bontemps. Visit

www.themuseum.org for more information. Cost: see website, www.themuseum.org. Call AMoA: 443-3458.  

Alexandria Museum of Art, 1-5p.m. Have you ever said: I wish AMoA would have a class for young adults on how to make those awesome luminaries I see in their processions?” Well, we do! Sign up for this class to come learn just how to do it, and come back for our procession and show off your creation. Cost: Free for ages 13-21. Call AMoA: 443-3458. 

Alexandria Museum of Art, 1-3p.m. Children of all ages will enjoy our family classes taught by AMoA educators. Parents/grandparents and children create art together while learning about the Museum’s current exhibitions. Create fun and colorful art like AMoA Collection Artist Max Papart. Cost: Free for AMoA families up to 4; $20 for non-members. 

Alexandria Museum of Art, 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Have you ever said: I wish AMoA would have a class for grownups on how to make those awesome luminaries I see in their processions?” Well, we do! Sign up for this class to come learn just how to do it, and come back for our procession and show off your creation. AMoA members save money…so join today at www.themuseum.org. Cost: $20 for AMoA members, $40 for non-members. Call AMoA: 443-3458.