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SPAR's seven Sprayground water play areas open for the summer:
Airport Park,
David Raines, Hattie Perry
Lakeside
Querbes Community Centers
AC Steere
Riverview Park
The spraygrounds will be in operation from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., seven days a week. Riverview Park's sprayground operates seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. and has a wind sensor that will shut down the fountains if the wind gets too high. Grab your bathing suit and cool out on a hot summer day with SPAR! Water shoes are recommended.
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Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center will offer a $5 admission price as an After-school Special to visitors from 3 - 6 p.m. on weekdays only from Monday, April 1, to Friday, May 31. The individual $5 admission price will give visitors access to the Center's 290+ hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics exhibits; daily changing programs and the Dayna and Ronald L. Sawyer Space Dome Planetarium.
Access to the Center's latest traveling exhibition, RiverWorks Discovery, is also included with Center admission.
Regular ticket price for the general public is $13.
IMAX Dome Theatre tickets are not included.
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A Bible Study for Moms! Starting February 7th, we will begin a study on marriage. Open to any mom. You do not need to be a member or attend our church to attend. FREE childcare!
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Get tangled up in Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream! Experience Disney's hilarious hair-raising escapade, Tangled; as Rapunzel, her unlikely companion, Flynn, and Maximus, embark on an uproarious journey that takes adventure to new lengths! Boogie to the beat of the bayou with Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen in a magical, musical journey that all begins with a fateful kiss. And fanciful dreams become reality as Cinderella meets her Prince Charming, with a glass slipper fit for an unforgettable fantasy come true. All your favorite princesses take to the ice in a spectacular finale at the ultimate Disney Princess event of a lifetime! Experience the beauty, sparkle, and spirit when Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream comes to your hometown!
Ticket Prices: Rinkside $42.00, VIP $25.00, $18.00, and $13.00]
Show Times: Thursday, May 2nd at 7:00pm, Friday, May 3rd at 10:30am and 7:00pm, Saturday, May 4th at 2:00pm and 6:00pm, Sunday, May 5th at 2:00pm.
To discover more about Disney On Ice, go to www.disneyonice.com.
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Join us every Friday at 7:00 pm for a story followed by a craft or activity! Free fun for the family!
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All shows start at sundown (between 8:00-8:30pm). Free, open to the public.
Bring the family, a blanket or lawn chairs and snacks.
| DATE | MOVIE |
LOCATION |
| 4/19 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 | Betty Virginia Park |
| 5/3 | Brave | Riverview Park |
| 6/7 | Kung Fu Panda 2* | Riverview Park |
| 6/21 | Madagascar 3* | A.C. Steere Park |
| 7/5 | Captain America* | Riverview Park |
| 7/19 | Happy Feet 2* | Columbia Park |
| 8/2 | Odd Life of Timothy Green* | Riverview Park |
| 8/16 | High School Musical 3* | Valencia Park |
* Show starts @ 8:30pm.
Highland Clinic's Employee Committee is hosting an arts and crafts fair on Saturday, May 4th from 10am until 4 pm. Admission is free and vendors are needed!
18X18 space only $35.00!!
For more information, please contact Karen Johsnon at 318-798-4606 or 318-286-7733.
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Featuring staff from the Barksdale Air Force Base
Get hands-on with Newton's laws of motion and a paper airplane competition, you will. Plus, meet bomber pilots and support staff from the Barksdale Air Force base, and build a bomber that can hit our bulls-eye. Join us for the worldwide celebration of "Star Wars" Day, and come dressed as your favorite character!
Free with Center admission
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Join us May 4, 2013 for a fun event that will benefit our community! The Croquet Classic is an annual event coordinated by Community Renewal, is one of our primary fundraising events of the year.
Money raised helps us restore communities, renew lives by rebuilding caring relationships and turn impoverished neighborhoods into havens of hope. Fun events like this help us bring together caring partners to make our world a home where every single child is safe & loved.
The Croquet Classic will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2013 on the lawns of the LSUS campus in Shreveport.
The tournament will be followed by a luncheon at the LSUS Ballroom.
For additional information, please call Community Renewal at 318-425-3222 or visit us at communityrenewal.us/croquet_classic.cfm
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Airshow has been cancelled due to the growing impacts of sequestration.
Date: May 4-5, 2013
Gates Open: 9am • Show Time: 11am
Free Admission • Free Parking
The Barksdale Air Force Base Air Show allows Shreveport-Bossier City to showcase the home of the B-52, grant access to tour the military installation, view military and aerobatic performers, and support the recruiting arm of our armed forces.
Children's Area:
"Adventures in Aviation" kids area with aviation-themed games and activities to be located in the center of the ramp. There's over 45,000 square feet of affordable family fun with moon walks, a giant rock wall, and monster power jumps. There is also children's art interaction and face painting.
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The Nature Nuts Program is for families with children ages 2 - 6. Adult or guardian must attend with their child.
Children are introduced to nature through stories, puppets, and song. We explore nature by walking the Refuge trails, looking for clues, playing games, and making natural crafts.
We meet at 10 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month; except we don't meet in January or July. Program length of about one hour.
We will go outside, rain, mud or shine so dress appropriately and/or bring a change of clothes.
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The Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners will hold their annual spring garden tour, Le Tour des Jardins on May 4 and 5, 2013. This year's garden tour will take you through five beautiful private gardens throughout Shreveport and Benton. Tour hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on May 5. Advance tickets are $10 and can be purchased at any Citizens National Bank, or by calling the Master Gardeners office at (318) 698-0010. Tickets may also be purchased at any garden on the days of the tour for $12.
Here is a glimpse of the gardens featured on the tour:
Jose and Anna Alba, Shreveport. This garden overlooking Cross Lake has a Moorish influence with formal paths of boxwood and a large number of container plants.
Jim and Betty Deville, Benton. A spectacular view of the pool and lake greet you as you meander through gardens full of tea roses, magnolias, ginger, black elephant ears and much more.
Chris Ciocchetti and Jennifer Donner, Shreveport. A lovely cottage home on a corner lot, with eclectic, organic cottage gardens throughout.
Janie Lipscomb, Shreveport. Elephant ears and other tropicals abound in this cottage garden surrounded by a unique, custom wrought iron fence.
Jerry and Patti Harper, Shreveport. This 5.5 acre yard is filled with azaleas, camellias, and dozens of dogwoods. The fragrance of roses fills the air as you meander through the gardens adjacent to the pool and patio.
A Garden Bazaar will be held during the tour at the Pioneer Heritage Center at LSUS, and while there, enjoy a tour of the Heritage Center Gardens, a project of the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners. Admission to the Heritage Center is free.
Proceeds from the garden tour fund future Master Gardener projects and help promote the Master Gardeners' mission to enhance the quality of knowledge for gardeners in the community.
For more information contact the Master Gardener office at (318)698-0010 or www.lsuagcenter.com/nwlamg.
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Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, Inc. proudly presents the 16th Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at Festival Plaza in Downtown Shreveport on Saturday, May 4, 2013, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Join us for the Annual Chihuahua Challenge, live entertainment, Mariachis, contests, family activities, a health fair, and plenty of fun and great food! Our annual car show, judged and organized by the local car club Dream Werkz, will be more exciting than ever with more than 100 cars expected to participate! This is going to be a day crammed full of events so don't miss it!
FUN @ THE FESTIVAL...
Live Bands
Food vendors - Mexican, Caribbean, Cajun
Face painting & clowns
Inflatables bouncers, children games and piñatas
Canine Costume Contest
Chihuahua Challenge Race
Children's Health Fair Theater
Gems of Cairo
Mexican Dance Troops
Magician and Clowns
Jalapeno Eating Contest
Macarena Dance Contest
Car Show by DreamWerkz
Bean Bag Toss
Tricycle Race
Low Rider Limbo
Car Neon Light Competition
DOG PARK fund raiser this Sunday, May 5, 2013: "Stinko" De Mayo DOG WASH and Fiesta,
3-6pm at Marilynn's Place, 4041 Fern Ave in Madison Park. Food, Fur, Good Clean Fun-$10 dog wash/$10 nail trim. Live music by "A Fine Romance", Drinks, Kissing Booth, Doggie Tarot Card Readings and more. Proceeds will be used for legal expenses!
During the fiesta from 3-6pm Marilynn's Place will sell Hot DOGS, Corn DOGs, Chili DOGS, and Nachos; wash them down with Margaritas, Hurricanes, Beer and more. Doggie Snow Cones will be available for the dogs, PuP Cakes for people.
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The Shreveport Symphony will present family concerts for the next two years, based on a generous two-year commitment from the AEP Foundation. An anonymous donor has also stepped in to allow the SSO to make the inaugural family concert free and open to all.
Peter & the Wolf Family Concert
Sunday, May 5, 3 PM
Pre-concert activities begin at 2:15 PM
RiverView Theater, 600 Clyde Fant Parkway
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Michael Butterman, conductor
SciPort is collaborating with the Shreveport Symphony to offer pre-concert activities and musical demonstrations starting in the RiverView Theater lobby at 2:15 PM. After the concert, SciPort is offering discounted admission to the science center for $5/person.
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Does your school Spirit Glow? BOWL at Holiday Lanes to earn money for your school!
$12 per person, includes: 2 hours of Glow-in-the-Dark Bowling, Shoe Rental, Glow Necklace and a $2 donation to your school
Lanes 13-44 will be open for your use, we reserve the right to add people to your lane
Holiday Lanes is offering two weeks of spirit nights for Bossier High Schools and the three closest Middle schools. We will donate $2 for every person that comes out to bowl on the designated school's night. Spirit Night Schedule:
School Spirit Schedule (6-8 pm each night)
Print flyers for your school: http://bit.ly/schspirit
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La Leche League Meeting for Shreveport Bossier, LA meets on the second and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 10:30 am at Aulds Library, 3950 Wayne Avenue in Shady Grove subdivision in Bossier City.
To confirm meeting time and location, please call 318.742. MILK. Also, please call us if you need immediate assistance and support for breastfeeding - We're here to help.
Our Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.
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Join Park Naturalists for a special nature storytime. Each month children will explore a different nature topic through stories, songs, games, crafts, nature walks, and close encounters with live animals. For ages 5 and under.
Past Programs:
Park Hours:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday
FREE for Moms with purchased child admission
Come celebrate Mom with us! Use your green thumb to make Mom a gift of easy-to-plant seeds for her garden while learning about how seeds germinate and grow. You can also make Mom a gift that is as unique and as special as she is to design a piece of art and use the ultraviolet rays of the sun to develop a your picture!
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These fun-filled clinics are every other weekend at all Lowe's locations. Check the schedule and pre-register on their website>>>
The Renzi Education and Art Center's Jazz & Blues Brunch fundraiser will take place Saturday, May 11th, 2013, from 11AM to 2PM, at The Shop, 2002 Southern Avenue, Shreveport,La. Musical greats Brady Blade Jr. and Buddy Flett headline an all-star lineup, including Trevarri Huff-Boone, Tim Brogan, Dirty Red Crenshaw, Leonard Service, Lane Bayliss, Ted Lindsay, and many more!
While listening to Shreveport-Bossier's top jazz and blues artists, guests will dine on delicious brunch fare prepared by Marilynn's Place and sip Mimosas and Bloody Marys, available for purchase at a cash bar. Jazz & Blues Brunch tickets are $30 each. Click here to purchase online.
But wait, there's more! We're holding a raffle drawing for a LG 42" Plasma Screen HD Television! Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased up until the drawing at the event. Raffle ticket holders do not have to be present at the Brunch to win, but why wouldn't they be?
ALL proceeds from the Jazz & Blues Brunch and raffle tickets will go to the Renzi Education and Art Center's FREE After School Program, which offers art and academic classes to at-risk youth in the Shreveport-Bossier area. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
FREE for Moms with purchased child admission
Come celebrate Mom with us! Use your green thumb to make Mom a gift of easy-to-plant seeds for her garden while learning about how seeds germinate and grow. You can also make Mom a gift that is as unique and as special as she is to design a piece of art and use the ultraviolet rays of the sun to develop your picture!
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On the first and third Saturdays of each month, Dennis Forshee of the Wild Bird Center leads a birding trip, often to the Headquarters Unit in Bossier City.
For more start time and more information, call the Wild Bird Center, 318-797-2473 (797-BIRD).
Loaner binoculars and field guides are available for use on the Refuge through the Friends Backpacks for Birders loaner program.
The Refuge Headquarters: 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA 71112. Until the Teague Parkway extension is completed, access to the Refuge and the Visitor Center will continue to be from the Sunflower Road entrance. To find us using GPS or online maps, use the old address of 555 Sunflower Road. When the parkway is completed, the Refuge will have a dedicated exit from the parkway.
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"All Aboard!' the TNT Express; the FREE Thursday Night Trolley tour which rolls through downtown Shreveport every 3rd Thursday of the month, taking visitors to downtown art, cultural and science attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites.
A professional guide rides along on the green trolley offering interesting tidbits about Shreveport's multicultural history. Trolley tours run approximately every 20 minutes from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Each month select destinations stay open after hours to give you a private tour such as a behind-the-scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal, a walking ghost tour or look beyond what is normally open to the public. TNT Express visitors may get to sample liquid nitrogen ice cream, create hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden, or shop in some of these venues' unique gift shops. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special each month.
For more information including this month's destinations, contact the Shreveport Regional Arts Council at (318) 673-6500 or artspace at (318) 673-6535.
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All shows start at sundown (between 8:00-8:30pm). Free, open to the public.
Bring the family, a blanket or lawn chairs and snacks.
| DATE | MOVIE |
LOCATION |
| 4/19 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 | Betty Virginia Park |
| 5/3 | Brave | Riverview Park |
| 5/17 | Wreck It Ralph | Bilberry Park |
| 6/7 | Kung Fu Panda 2* | Riverview Park |
| 6/21 | Madagascar 3* | A.C. Steere Park |
| 7/5 | Captain America* | Riverview Park |
| 7/19 | Happy Feet 2* | Columbia Park |
| 8/2 | Odd Life of Timothy Green* | Riverview Park |
| 8/16 | High School Musical 3* | Valencia Park |
* Show starts @ 8:30pm.
Free and open to the public, visitors will be able to view the chimpanzees in their naturalistic environment as they forage for fruit, vegetables and leaves, and talk to staff about the chimpanzees' personalities and natural behavior.
There will also be interactive activities for families, a craft booth, veterinary displays, and an enrichment booth where children can make treats for the chimpanzees.
Following Chimpanzee Discovery Days,"Chimp Chat & Chew", is a special fundraiser for educational programs. It includes a behind the scenes tour, lunch and a presentation by a staff member. ($40 adult/$20 children -- reservations required)
The 2013 Discovery Days and Chimp Chat & Chew dates:
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Held after select Discovery Days, "Chimp Chat & Chew" enables pre-registered guests to get a more intimate look at the chimpanzees and personal access to Chimp Haven staff. Guests receive a behind-the-scenes tour, lunch, a presentation by a staff member, and an up-close-and-personal look at our residents. Each Chimp Chat & Chew presentation is different, in conjunction with that day's Chimpanzee Discovery Day theme. Fees are $40 for adults; $20 for children (12 years of age and younger). Reservations are required for this event as we have limited space available. This event often fills up early, even months in advance, so please call early to reserve a spot for you, your family & friends!
2013 Chimp Chat & Chew Dates
NEW Chimp Chat & Chew - The Morning Edition
From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. guests receive a behind-the-scenes tour, breakfast, a presentation by a staff member, and an up-close-and-personal look at our residents. Fees are $40 for adults; $20 for children (12 years of age and younger). Reservations are required for this event as we have limited space available. This event often fills up early, even months in advance, so please call early to reserve a spot for you, your family & friends!
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Music by:
Airheart
Casey Martin Band
Willie Jones, X Factor Finalist
Military, Children & Dog friendly event.
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Foot-stompin', tail-shakin', two-steppin' music is an exciting, integral part of Mudbug Madness and this year's festival promises to be one that will leave them talking for years.
Admission:
Thursday- Free from 11am until 5pm; $5.00 per person after 5pm
Friday- Free from 11am until 5pm; $5.00 per person after 5pm
Saturday & Sunday- 11am until closing $5.00 per person
*Children under 12 are free at all times
**Mudbug Salutes the Military!
Show your Military ID and get in free at all times
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Shreveport and Bossier City will play host to the 2013 USA Wakeboard Collegiate Nationals, presented by the CBS Network's Alt Games, on Memorial Day weekend.
The event will feature up to 125 of the top wakeboarders in the country to the Red River near downtown Shreveport-Bossier City on May 24-26.
Head to the riverfront to watch the action!
$1 movies for kids. All movies rated G or PG every Monday - Thursday 10:00am at Tinseltown Theatre in Shreveport.
Advance punch card ticket for ONLY $5 for all movies.
| 2013 DATES: | MOVIE: |
| May 27-30 | Hotel Transylvania (PG) |
| June 3-6 | Looney Tunes (G) |
| June 17-20 | Horton Hears A Who (G) |
| June 24-27 | The Smurfs (PG) |
| July 1-4 | Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) |
| July 15-18 | Happy Feet (PG) |
| July 22-25 | Oceans (G) |
| July 29-Aug 1 | Rio (PG) |
Click here for $1 Off Kids Concession Pack Coupon.
Local residents will have their shot at fame as the Aha Moment Tour makes its way to Shreveport. The aha moment tour features a one-of-a-kind mobile television studio in a 34â™ Airstream trailer designed to capture and share American's aha moments across the country. Locals can sign up for their spot and view previously recorded moments at http://www.mutualofomaha.com/aha.
It is all part of Mutual of Omaha's search for their next commercial spot featuring real people sharing real stories. From the participants along the 20-city and 7,300-mile tour, one new 30-second ad will be produced to air next year.
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Crafts booths, music, food and a small carnival at the community based festival. It's a breath of fresh country air.
This year's festival will be May 31st & June 1st, at DeSoto Plaza Parking Lot in Mansfield, La..... There will be carnival, Arts & Crafts and Food vendors, live radio remotes, numerous activites for all ages, a mechanical bull, pony rides, and an on site "AUTISM AWARENESS RALLY".... There will be live entertainment by "Landry & Company", "Afterhours", "Cody Cooke & the Bayou Outlaws", & "Jeff Rachall & 24/7" and many more..... For more information, please feel free to contact Kathi Wells @ 318-453-3230, Mysterie Daniels @ 318-461-9905, Rhonda Williamson @ 318-453-1512.
This month's Star Party will focus all on Saturn and its majestic ring system. Saturn's rings are the most extensive in our Solar System and have been studied since first observed by Galileo Galilee in 1610. Plus, Saturn is joined by a few famous constellations for your viewing pleasure: Virgo, Leo, The Big Bear and the Little Bear.
Our Star Parties give you an up-close look at the Shreveport-Bossier night sky. Remember, Sci-Port staff will be on hand to answer all of your questions, and our telescopes are available for your use. Feel free to bring your own, too!
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