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JULY 2010
R & B Jam with Dynamic Jake
Jul 1 - Jul 29
Where: 321 Desoto St.
When: 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Details: Sponsored by Tipitina’s Music Office Co-Op.
Admission: Free
Contact: Aaron Sibley: 442-6463
Rock the Red for the 4th of July
Jul 2
Where: Downtown Amphitheatre
When: 7:30 p.m.
Details: Sponsored by the City of Alexandria. Concert featuring Cowboy Mouth.
Admission: Free
Contact: 449-5051
USSSA State Softball Tournament
Jul 2 - Jul 4
Where: Johnny Downs Sports Complex and Alexandria Youth Complex
Details: Sponsored by USSSA Softball.
Contact: Bobby Hair: 949-1853
Fireworks Over Buhlow
Jul 3
Where: Lake Buhlow
Details: gates open 5p.m. show starts at 6p.m. Sponsored by the City of Pineville. Concessions available by the Pineville High School Band Parent Club. Chairs and blankets welcomed. Please no ice chests.
Admission: Free
Contact: Madonna LeBlanc: 445-3439 or 449-5650
Summer Arts Studio Session III
Jul 5 - Jul 16
Where: River Oaks Square Arts Center
When: 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Details: Sponsored by River Oaks Square Arts Center. Open to children ages 5-13. Intensive study of many visual art mediums.
Admission: $200 per student for afternoon classes or $330.00 to attend all day
Contact: Preston Gilchrist: 473-2670
YWCA Swim Lessons
Jul 6 - Jul 30
Where: 5912 James St.
Details: Mornings. Sponsored by YWCA. Swim classes are taught in accordance with regulations set forth by the American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Program. The program is taught and supervised by certified swim instructors and lifeguards.
Admission: $65 level I, $75 levels II and up
Contact: Marle Chapman: 442-3397
Photography and Wood Sculpture: Jerry Cook, Karly Scheuneman and Mike LaPorte
Jul 7 - Jul 31
Where: Gallery One Ellleven, Third St., Leesville
Details: Wed.-Sat. 11a.m. - 4p.m. Sponsored by Gallery One Ellleven. Opening reception July 10, 6 p.m.
Admission free
Contact: Tony McDonald: galleryoneellleven@gmail.com
Camp Kent House
Jul 9 - Jul 30
Where: Kent Plantation House
When: 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Details: Sponsored by Kent Plantation House. “Life on a 19th Century Farm” Each Friday will focus on different farm related activities. Reservations required.
Admission:$25 per camper per day
Contact: Alice Scarborough: 487-5998
Pandemonium Car Show
Jul 9 - Jul 11
Where: Rapides Parish Coliseum
Contact: B.J. Mills: 792-9391 or www.pandemoniumshow.com
Vacation Bible School: Route 254 (What’s Your Destination?)
Jul 12 - Jul 16
Where: 430 Jackson St.
When: 9 a.m. until Noon
Details: Sponsored by Emmanuel Baptist Church. For children born prior to September 30, 2006 through 6th grade, completed. Pre-registration recommended.
Admission: Free
Contact: Church Office: 442-7773
Rule the Web! Web design with Paul Barbee
Jul 13 - Sep 14
Where: 321 Desoto St.
When: 6 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Details: Sponsored by Tipitina’s Music Office Co-Op. Cost
Admission: Free
Contact: Aaron Sibley: 442-6463
Southern Living Idea House and Luncheon overlooking Lake Pontchartrain
Jul 15
Where: Louisiana Northshore
Details: Sponsored by Cenla Travel.
Admission: $130 per person
Contact: Nancy Richards: 443-9038 or www.cenlatravel.com
Back to School Special
Jul 15 - Oct 15
Where: 1718 Kegleman Blvd.
Details: Time: varies. Sponsored by Master Rousseau’s Taekwondo. Beginner classes for children Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:20-7:05p.m. and Saturdays 10:30-11:15a.m. Adult beginner classes Thursdays 8p.m. and Saturdays Noon.
Admission: $99 for nine weeks of instruction with uniform included.
Contact: Carol Rousseau: 443-8066
See How They Run
Jul 15 - Jul 18
Where: Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center
Details: Thurs.-Sat. 7p.m., Sun. 2:30p.m. Sponsored by Lagniappe Theatre Company. Featuring professional actors, this comedy is a riot! Russian spies, overzealous church ladies, mistaken identity and loads of laughs; it’s like Three’s Company on steroids! Come join the fun.
Admission: $10-$15
Contact: Karen Burns: 48-STAGE
Art Exhibit
Jul 16 - Aug 21
Where: River Oaks Square Arts Center
Details: Tue.-Fri. 10a.m.-4p.m., Sat. 10a.m.-2p.m. Sponsored by River Oaks Square Arts Center. Exhibit featuring resident artists of River Oaks and Alison Delaney. Opening reception July 16, 5-7p.m.
Admission:Opening reception free, other times $2 adults, $1 students and seniors.
Contact: Rachael Dauzat: 473-2670
Little League State Softball Tournament
Jul 16 - Jul 22
Where: Alexandria Youth Complex
Details: Sponsored by Louisiana Little League.
Contact: Michael Marler: 308-0005
Contemporary Artist Guild
Jul 16 - Aug 14
Where: Alexandria Museum of Art
Details: Tue.-Fri. 10a.m.-5p.m., Sat. 10a.m.-4p.m. Sponsored by AMoA. Opening reception July 16, 6:30-8:30p.m.
Admission: $4 adults, $3 seniors and students and $2 children twelve and under
Contact: Anne Reid: 443-3458
The Photography of Brookes Defee
Jul 16 - Aug 14
Where: Alexandria Museum of Art
Details: Tue.-Fri. 10a.m.-5p.m., Sat. 10a.m.-4p.m. Sponsored by AMoA. Opening reception July 16, 6:30-8:30p.m.
Admission: $4 adults, $3 seniors and students and $2 children twelve and under
Contact: Anne Reid: 443-3458
Dixie Softball Angels State Tournament
Jul 16 - Jul 21
Where: Johnny Downs Sports Complex
Details: Sponsored by Alexandria Dixie Softball.
Contact: D.D. Edwards: 715-2256
Dixie Softball DEBS State Tournament
Jul 16 - Jul 21
Where: Johnny Downs Sports Complex
Details: Sponsored by Alexandria Dixie Softball.
Contact: D.D. Edwards: 715-2256
Little League State Baseball Tournament
Jul 16 - Jul 22
Where: Alexandria Youth Complex
Details: Sponsored by Louisiana Little League.
Contact: Michael Marler: 308-0005
Nashville Songwriters of Cenla
Jul 17 - Sep 18
Where: 321 Desoto St.
When: 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Details:Sponsored by Tipitina’s Music Office Co-Op.
Admission: Free
Contact: Aaron Sibley: 442-6463
Shop Til You Drop’s Shopping Extravaganza
Jul 24 - Jul 25
Where: Rapides Parish Coliseum
Details: Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m., Sun. 11a.m.-4:30p.m. Sponsored by D.P.H.B. Shows. Shop over 80 merchants all under one roof. All at affordable prices so you are sure to find something for everyone
Admission: $3.00 adults, children ten and under free.
Contact: Heidi Burge: 470-6714 or Deanna Phillips: 564-9489 or www.shoptiludropla.com
Little League Senior League Regional Softball Tournament
Jul 29 - Aug 4
Where: Louisiana College Softball Field
Details: Sponsored by Louisiana Little League.
Contact: Michael Marler: 308-0005
Dixie Softball, Inc. BELLES World Series
Jul 30 - Aug 4
Where: Ward 9 Sportsplex
Details: Sponsored by Pineville Youth Baseball Association and Louisiana Dixie Softball.
Contact: Jay Slayter: 419-1517
Arrowhead Junior Golf Association Louisiana Championship
Jul 30 - Aug 1
Where: Links on the Bayou
Details: Sponsored by Arrowhead Junior Golf Association.
Contact: Paul McDowel: 850-650-6331
2010 Central Cerebral Palsy of LA Telethon
Jul 31 - Aug 1
Where: Alexander Fulton Hotel
When: Noon
Details: Sat. Noon-10p.m., Sun. Noon-6p.m. Sponsored by Cerebral Palsy of Louisiana. Televised live on KLAX. Drop $25 in fish bowl and receive a t-shirt. Volunteers needed! Come out and help a great cause.
Admission: Free
Contact: Angie Voiles: 337-322-7500
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