Community Calendar

The Museum of East Texas is pleased to announce our 24th year of summer educational programming with an exciting new format: Summer Learning at the MET, with classes offered in two interest tracks: Art Academy and Living History.

Classes are available for age three to adult. Sessions take place throughout the day, 7 days a week, beginning May 31st and ending July 31st. Classes range in length from one day workshops to week-long classes. With 140 sessions of 49 different classes and with some online options, we offer something for everyone!

Registration materials, course descriptions, and a reservation form are available at www.metlufkin.org. Simply click on the Education link on the home page. You may also visit the Museum, located at 503 North Second Street in Lufkin, or call the Museum at 936.639.4434 for further information or to pick up registration materials.

The SunmerStage Festival at Stephen F. Austin State University runs June 23 through July 8 and features the children’s musical favorite “The Jungle Book KIDS” and “Women Who Weave,” a comedy for young audiences, presented by the School of Theatre.

The Jungle Book KIDS” is based on the novel “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling and the beloved Disney film by the same name. In the children’s stage version, audiences will enjoy watching Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through madcap adventures, singing along with favorite tunes, including “The Bare Necessities” and “I Wan’na Be Like You.”

In J.S. Puller’s “Women Who Weave,” 12-year-old Atalanta is convinced that being female means giving up any chance at being heroic. Her mother comforts her with the stories of the Fates, three goddesses who weave the destiny of all human beings. A dream carries Atalanta to the loom of the Fates, where she discovers that heroism has more to do with the decisions we make than the fate we’re born into.

“The Jungle Book KIDS” will be presented at 10 a.m. June 29 and July 1 and 7; and at 6:30 p.m. June 30 and July 1, 6 and 8. “Woman Who Weave” will be presented at 10 a.m. June 23, 24, 30 and July 6 and 8; and at 6:30 p.m. June 29 and July 7. General admission tickets for both plays are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students/youth. All performances are in Kennedy Auditorium, 1906 Alumni Drive, SFA campus. For tickets of more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.theatre.sfasu.edu.

Artist Adriana Corral will serve as juror for the 27th Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University’s acclaimed art competition and exhibition, which opens April 8 and runs through June 30 in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Art patrons and community members will have an opportunity to participate in a “juror’s chat” session with Corral, who will discuss the selected works, at 5 p.m. Friday, April 8, to be followed by an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public. Sponsors are SFA Friends of the Visual Arts and William Arscott. The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-5500.

Rube Goldberg machines are complex solutions for simple problems. Want to flip a light switch in no fewer than 20 steps? Here’s how you do it!

We practice our English skills by conversing, reading aloud, and building vocabulary. This group meets year-round and anyone can join anytime.

Join us for an evening of love, hope, and affirmation of LGBTQ lives through uplifting scripture, pop music, and stories shared by gay and trans Christians. People of all faiths — or none at all — are welcome.

The Museum of East Texas is pleased to announce our 24th year of summer educational programming with an exciting new format: Summer Learning at the MET, with classes offered in two interest tracks: Art Academy and Living History.

Classes are available for age three to adult. Sessions take place throughout the day, 7 days a week, beginning May 31st and ending July 31st. Classes range in length from one day workshops to week-long classes. With 140 sessions of 49 different classes and with some online options, we offer something for everyone!

Registration materials, course descriptions, and a reservation form are available at www.metlufkin.org. Simply click on the Education link on the home page. You may also visit the Museum, located at 503 North Second Street in Lufkin, or call the Museum at 936.639.4434 for further information or to pick up registration materials.

The SunmerStage Festival at Stephen F. Austin State University runs June 23 through July 8 and features the children’s musical favorite “The Jungle Book KIDS” and “Women Who Weave,” a comedy for young audiences, presented by the School of Theatre.

The Jungle Book KIDS” is based on the novel “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling and the beloved Disney film by the same name. In the children’s stage version, audiences will enjoy watching Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through madcap adventures, singing along with favorite tunes, including “The Bare Necessities” and “I Wan’na Be Like You.”

In J.S. Puller’s “Women Who Weave,” 12-year-old Atalanta is convinced that being female means giving up any chance at being heroic. Her mother comforts her with the stories of the Fates, three goddesses who weave the destiny of all human beings. A dream carries Atalanta to the loom of the Fates, where she discovers that heroism has more to do with the decisions we make than the fate we’re born into.

“The Jungle Book KIDS” will be presented at 10 a.m. June 29 and July 1 and 7; and at 6:30 p.m. June 30 and July 1, 6 and 8. “Woman Who Weave” will be presented at 10 a.m. June 23, 24, 30 and July 6 and 8; and at 6:30 p.m. June 29 and July 7. General admission tickets for both plays are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students/youth. All performances are in Kennedy Auditorium, 1906 Alumni Drive, SFA campus. For tickets of more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.theatre.sfasu.edu.

Enjoy a family movie at the Library, including popcorn and drinks on us! Registration is free through Eventbrite. Movies sponsored by Nacogdoches Junior Forum.

Red River Revel, Inc. is proud to announce that The Original Shreveport Farmers’ Market opens Saturday, June 4th for the 36th consecutive summer season. The Shreveport Farmers’ Market will serve our community by providing bountiful weekly markets every Saturday starting June 4th through August 27th with hours of operation from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Festival Plaza, located at 101 Crockett Street in downtown Shreveport.

The Shreveport Farmers’ Market has over 75 vendors that sell a variety of homegrown and homemade items such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, plants, honey, breads, jams, jellies, pastries, candies, pickles, cheeses, shrimp, various canned goods, seasonings, sauces, and meats. In addition to the variety of foods, there will be local artisans that have handcrafted items such as art, jewelry, crafts, candles, soaps and dog treats. Prepared breakfast and lunch meals will be available for purchase and consumption. Enjoy music on the Bally's Entertainment stage every Saturday.

The Shreveport Farmers’ Market is the only USDA-Approved farmers’ market in the Shreveport-Bossier community, which allows for acceptance of SNAP benefits. The Louisiana Healthcare Connections SNAP Match program will return this year. Shoppers with a Louisiana Purchase (SNAP) card can receive a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $20 for purchases at the Shreveport Farmers’ Market. Through this partnership, area SNAP recipients can gain access to fresh, nutritious, produce at the Shreveport Farmers’ Market while boosting the local economy by shopping with farmers, ranchers, and artisans.
Free parking is available in the adjacent lots to Festival Plaza, along with meter parking on the street. There will an ATM onsite and some vendors accept credit/debit cards. In addition to accepting Louisiana Purchase (SNAP) cards, some farmers accept Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Food Coupons available through parish Councils on Aging. No pets are allowed at the market (service animals only).

The market is a project of Red River Revel, Inc. and is supported by the Downtown Development Authority, Slow Food North Louisiana and the City of Shreveport.