Downtown Alexandria, 6p.m.-9p.m. Sponsored by the Downtown Merchants and DARE. Food, fun, and entertainment along Third Street in Downtown Alexandria. Cost: Varies. For more information visit www.downtownalexandria.org .
Alexandria Museum of Art, 1p.m.-3p.m. Bring the whole family or just your kid at heart and enjoy this wonderful art experience. Cost: Free for AMoA member families (up to 4), $20 for non-members. Call Cindy Blair: 443-3458.
6233 Old Baton Rouge Hwy, 9a.m.-1p.m. Kick off of the Fall Harvest Barn Market and Inglewood CSA Live Music by Patrick Swasey and the “Bunch of Old Guys,” Wagon Ride Farm Tours, Horse Rides, Farmer’s Market and Hot Food. Cost: Free. Call Stephen Reed: 442-6398.
Alexandria Museum of Art, 6:30p.m.-8:30p.m. Live music, food, and fun! Join us on third Thursday’s for the Alexandria Museum of Art’s most popular recurring social event. Enjoy lively conversation with friends, connect with art, listen to good local and regional music, all while snacking on tasty food and drink every third Thursday at AMoA. Cost: Free for AMoA members, $5 for non-members. Call AMoA: 443-3458.
2727 Jackson Street, 8a.m.-3p.m. Sponsored by First United Methodist Church. Various service projects are happening throughout Alexandria with a lunch at noon and a blood drive from 1-3p.m. Cost: Free. Call Church Office: 443-5696.
Alexandria Museum of Art, 10a.m.-2p.m. Arts activities for kids, live music, art exhibitions, and original local art in our gift shop. There’s always something new to explore! All one-of-a-kind works of art sold in the downtown Cultural Arts District are tax-free. Cost: Free. Call AMoA: 443-3458.
Alexandria Museum of Art, 5:30p.m. Yoga is offered every Tuesday at the AMoA thanks to a generous grant from the Rapides Foundation. Yoga instructor, b. Hedrick is an ascetic Taoist yogi with fourteen years of yoga practice. Yoga Tao is for all experience levels, incorporating spirit-mind-body techniques. Cost: Free. Call AMoA: 443-3458.
Sponsored by Cenla Travel. Cost: $2,399 per person, double occupancy plus roundtrip air from Alexandria. Call Nancy Richards: 769-1991.
Public Safety Complex. Volunteers of America will be at the local public safety complex giving out information about all their programs available for families and children along with local agencies. Cost: Free. Call Donna Capps: 442-8026.
Downtown Alexandria. End the stigma of mental illness. Area businesses in the downtown area along with Volunteers of America will chalk the talk. They will be decorating outside their businesses on the side walk that mental illness is not contagious and you can’t catch it from being kind. Cost: Free. Call Donna Capps: 442-8026.