Community Calendar

Without a doubt, Rick Thomas is one of the greatest and most successful illusionists in the world today! From sold out performances in Las Vegas and on Broadway, he entertains millions of people with his breathtaking and spectacular magic.

STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique–an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages! The international percussion sensation uses everything but conventional percussion instruments–matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps–to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms.

Spectral Sisters Productions (SSP) presents "What Had Happened Was…," an evening of provocatively original ten-minute plays, Thursday, May 29 through Sunday, June 1, 2025. SSP's 10-Minute Play Festival features contest-winning works by local and regional writers and casts of local players. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (May 29–31) and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025. All tickets are $10, general admission, and can be purchased in advance or at the door. (Parental discretion is advised. Some performances may contain adult-themed subject matter or language.)

Spectral Sisters Productions (SSP) presents "What Had Happened Was…," an evening of provocatively original ten-minute plays, Thursday, May 29 through Sunday, June 1, 2025. SSP's 10-Minute Play Festival features contest-winning works by local and regional writers and casts of local players. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (May 29–31) and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025. All tickets are $10, general admission, and can be purchased in advance or at the door. (Parental discretion is advised. Some performances may contain adult-themed subject matter or language.)

Spectral Sisters Productions (SSP) presents "What Had Happened Was…," an evening of provocatively original ten-minute plays, Thursday, May 29 through Sunday, June 1, 2025. SSP's 10-Minute Play Festival features contest-winning works by local and regional writers and casts of local players. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (May 29–31) and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025. All tickets are $10, general admission, and can be purchased in advance or at the door. (Parental discretion is advised. Some performances may contain adult-themed subject matter or language.)

Spectral Sisters Productions (SSP) presents "What Had Happened Was…," an evening of provocatively original ten-minute plays, Thursday, May 29 through Sunday, June 1, 2025. SSP's 10-Minute Play Festival features contest-winning works by local and regional writers and casts of local players. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (May 29–31) and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025. All tickets are $10, general admission, and can be purchased in advance or at the door. (Parental discretion is advised. Some performances may contain adult-themed subject matter or language.)

Each month we choose a cookbook and invite the public to come select a recipe from the book to prepare and bring to the gathering.

The Shreveport Regional Arts Council and Bossier Arts Council present monthly GloFests debuting new light shows on the "Bakowski Bridge of Lights" on the Texas Street Bridge. Glo Fests will rotate between the Shreveport Riverview Plaza and the Bossier Louisiana Boardwalk and will feature an Arts Market, Food Truck Court, Street Performances by Spinner Entertainment and more! These FREE festivals will introduce new animated light shows on the "Bakowski Bridge" produced by the Light It Up Artist Team and Caddo Parish Students. The June Glo Fest will feature a student designed show to kick off the party, followed by a program honoring their Adopt a Light Patrons, a Light Show made during ArtBreak and another chance to see Academy Award Winner William Joyce's dynamic light show from their opening night.

Park in the Bally's Garage or across the street between Sci-Port and the J. Bennett Johnston Visitor Center

Nacogdoches, TX-- SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7:00 pm on June 12 in the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet Street, Nacogdoches. Bob Byers, director of Fort Worth Botanical Garden, will present “The Basics of Designing Great Borders.”
Bob Byers brings a wealth of information to this presentation. He has over 26 years of public garden experience and worked as a landscape architect in Wisconsin, Florida, Alabama and Arkansas. He taught design, plant materials and agricultural engineering at the University of Arkansas, and also served for 21 years as the Director of Operations and Associate Executive Director of Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
While Byers loves music and earned a music education degree, he also earned a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from Louisiana State University. Throughout his career, he has built upon a childhood love of gardening and plants while working alongside his parents in the family garden. He enjoys growing vegetables and flowers in his Willow Park home garden and learning more about the large and varied Texas flora.
The Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series is held the second Thursday of each month and includes a plant raffle after the program. Attendance is free and open to the public, and donations to the lecture series fund are always appreciated. Parking is available at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center or next door at Raguet Elementary School, 2708 Raguet St.
For more information, call (936) 468-4129 or email sfagarden@sfasu.edu.

It's the Big 15! This year's BAC ARTini will be held in the brand new Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana on Saturday, June 14th, 2025 from 7pm - 11pm! Don't Look Away! You won't want to Miss A Thing!
ARTini celebrates various forms of creative expression and encompasses the culinary, musical, and visual arts by having Local Mixologists create signature martinis and compete for the coveted title of “Judges Choice,” “People’s Choice,” and “Most M’artisanal.”
The funds raised from the event support the Bossier Arts Council's programming, local artist support, and outreach projects for the entire year.
Tickets include entrance to the event, a hand-painted Martini Glass, Live Music, Deliciously Catered Food, and a myriad of Martinis from some of our areas most popular restaurants & bars!