Events

Quick Paint Challenge in Historic Downtown Alexandria Artists can choose their spot beginning at 2:30PM (this line on web only) Join us for a 2-hour open air painting competition in Historic Downtown Alexandria! Artists who are not registered in the festival are welcome to compete for prizes. Awards will be presented in Juried and Non-Juried […]

 Don’t Miss Out on Our Exclusive Presale Deal!  Secure your spot at A Very Merry Market with our fantastic General Admission Tickets at an unbeatable price!  Presale Price: Only $8 online  At the Door: $10 With our General Admission ticket, you’ll enjoy full access to the shopping extravaganza at A Very Merry Market. Choose your

Hocus Pocus Trivia  @ Rotolo’s. photobooth, themed cocktails and $50 gift card for first place .

2023 is the 9th year Rapides Parish Fair, and just 15 minutes from the former grounds (where the fair was held for 53 years!).  Acres of free-lighted parking are available, with 1320 additional parking spaces added! The admission fee is just $2 for ages 6 and up. (tickets can be purchased online at www.rapidesparishfair.org beginning

Are you an artist or creative in Central Louisiana? Are you looking for a place to come and talk to other creatives? Join us for the Creative Round Table! Being an artist can be isolating, but we can lift each other up! Do you want to learn about grants and artist calls? Talk about process?

Join us for our October CASA Volunteer Training!

Spoken Word poet/author Jerrica Jae Franklin welcomes all poets, singers, lyricists. $10 To SIP & SIT (cover charge applies at showtime 7pm to all patrons) $7 To SPIT (participant entry fee, purchase Via Cashapp/Zelle/ApplePay) For More Info: Contact Jerrica via text 318-730-1084 or email Janguageartz@gmail.com Must Be 21+ To Enter Sign Up And Social 5:30-6:30pm

All month in October, Magical Market will be hosting our first annual Books & Boos event! We will be collecting gently used children’s and adult’s books to be donated to various charities! We will be kicking off this month-long event with our Books & Boos “BOO”kmark Workshop at Fighting Hand Brewery in Pineville on Saturday,

Viva Las Vegas Day is back at #TabooHarley on October 7th! We’ll have beer by TP’s Lounge, table games, show girls, and giveaways starting at 11am – you might walk away a winner!

This adult workshop will focus on learning how to draw the human figure including capturing gesture, form, shading and technique. Instruction will include warm-up exercises, short and long pose compositions with a live model. All supplies are included. Registration is required. This is a FULL DAY workshop. Bring a lunch or pick up something downtown.

Join us for our Fall Preview Day – October 7, 2023! This will be a great opportunity to meet with professors and current students, learn about financial aid opportunities, tour campus like a wildcat and MORE!

It’s time for the Kent House Annual Fall Herb Day, Arts & Crafts Festival and Yard Sale on Saturday, October 7th from 8 AM – 1 PM.  It is free entry for all guests.  There will be herbs, Fall bedding plants and flowers for sale, plenty of local vendors selling handmade arts & crafts, and