🌱 Plant a Seed, Read! 🌱 Watch your child grow this summer with Rapides Parish Library’s exciting Summer Reading Program! Reading helps young minds bloom—and now it’s even more fun. Log your reading in Beanstack all June and July and earn blooming awesome prizes along the way! 🌼📚 🌿 150 Minutes — Cool Certificate 🌻 500 Minutes — Snazzy […]

🌱📚 Plant a Seed, Read—Teen Edition! 📚🌱 Grow your mind, level up your skills, and score awesome prizes this summer with Rapides Parish Library’s Teen Summer Reading Program! Reading isn’t just for school—it builds creativity, sharpens your thinking, and helps you see the world in new ways. 🌍✨ Log your reading minutes in Beanstack all […]

🌱📚 Plant a Seed, Read—Adult Edition! 📚🌱 Grow your mind, stay sharp, and enjoy the benefits of reading this summer with Rapides Parish Library’s Summer Reading Program for Adults! Reading isn’t just relaxing—it strengthens memory, boosts creativity, and keeps your mind thriving. 🌿✨ Log your reading minutes in Beanstack throughout June and July for a chance to win a prize basket from […]

Calling all parents of creative kids!  Is your child a budding entrepreneur? Your child can set up shop at Alexandria Mall on July 25, 2026, and keep 100% of the money they earn! Registration for our Kids Business Showcase is now open through July 10th. Placements are strictly limited. Spots are filled on a first-registered, […]

Join us for a fun afternoon of Mah Jongg at the museum. Email maryanneadler@gmail.com for details.

$75 for FOTAZ Members, $80 for Non Members Includes 3 dates of play Pre-registration required. Limited spots available.      

Exciting News! Friends of Forts Randolph and Buhlow are proud to announce a cast iron cooking competition: BATTLE FOR THE PADDLE! Anyone who wishes to join in on the competition can fill the registration form in this post and use the flyer’s QR Code below to pay the early registration fee for your group. Early […]

Second Saturday of each month offers Free Admission to the public.

CENLA Artist Market supports local artist and Louisiana artists. Their mission is to create a space for Louisiana artists to help each other, to promote each other, and to cheer one another’s success.  Come visit with the artists and find your next treasure while you enjoy a handcrafted beer from Fighting Hand Brewing Company.