Event Calendar

November 11, 2023


City Park Players presents “August: Osage County”

 

City Park Players is thrilled to bring the acclaimed dark comedy August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, to Hearn Stage November 9-19. 

ABOUT THE PLAY:  Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best New Play, August: Osage County centers around the Weston family, brought together after their patriarch, world-class poet and alcoholic Beverly Weston, disappears. Holed up in the large family estate in Osage County, Oklahoma, tensions heat up and boil over in the ruthless August heat. Bursting with humor, vivacity, and intelligence, August: Osage County is both dense and funny, vicious and compassionate, enormous and unstoppable.  

Directed by Alana Pate and Steven Smith, August: Osage County is a 2023 Richard Gwartney Series Selection.

August: Osage County performances will be November 9-19 – Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:30pm on Hearn Stage in Downtown Alexandria.  Tickets range from $5-15, and are on sale now at cpptheatre.com and will be available 30 minutes before each performance in the lobby of Kress Theatre.  

For reservations and more, please email cityparkplayers@gmail.com or call 318-484-4478.

 
 
 
 

Location: Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre

Website: https://cpptheatre.com

117th State Fair of Louisiana

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The State Fair of Louisiana is making plans for the 117th State Fair which will take place October 26th through November 12th at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport. The primary goal of the State Fair of Louisiana is to create an event for families to come out and have a great time in a safe and friendly environment. The Fair runs for 14 days and is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.  This year, fairgoers can expect over 50 state of the art carnival rides, great shows and attractions, plenty of great fair food, and live music. The LRCA Finals Rodeo will also return this year along with the largest livestock show in Louisiana.    
State Fair Advance Discount Tickets:
The Advanced Discount Ticket Sale Campaign is now underway. These discounts will provide big savings on Gate Admission and Carnival Ride Armbands for the upcoming State Fair.  Advance ticket discounts are as follows. A Gate Admission ticket is $10.00 when purchased in advance and $15.00 at the gate. The Pay-One-Price ticket which includes Gate Admission, and a Carnival Ride Armband, are $40.00 in advance and $50.00 at the gate. Tickets can be purchased online at statefairoflouisiana.com or at participating Brookshire’s and Super 1 Foods grocery stores. A list of these ticket locations can be found on the State Fair of Louisiana website. All advance discount ticket offers will end October 25, 2023.  
State Fair Weekday Discounts:
Once the Fair opens, fairgoers will be able to take advantage of some special weekday discounts.

  • Opening day is October 26th and it’s also Two Dollar Day which means Gate Admission is only $2.00 and Rides are $2.00 each.
  •  On Wednesdays, November 1st and November 8th, gate admission is $6.00 and Carnival Ride Armbands are only $30.00.
  • On Thursday November 2nd, and November 9th, is two for one gate admission.
  • On Weekdays, Parking and gate admission are free until 3pm.
  • Parking will be free the entire run of the Fair.  

By providing Discounts and Free Gate Admission opportunities, it is our hope that every family would have an opportunity to enjoy the many free shows, concerts and attractions the State Fair offers.  

 

 

Location: Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport.

Website: https://statefairoflouisiana.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c8e4c9ad8fb1addc926bcd1cf&id=103b0be3c3&e=cbfbadcf68

Kent Plantation House Sugar Day Festival

From 9:00AM to 4:00PM

Kent Plantation House Sugar Day Festival

Kent Plantation House Sugar Day Festival is scheduled for Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 9 AM to 4 PM.  Sugar Day is a family friendly festival featuring handmade arts, crafts and food, local musicians, vintage dancers, children’s activities, and more.  The main attraction is the actual process of sugar making, which is done in our reproduction 1840’s sugar mill.

Location: Kent Plantation House 3601 Bayou Rapides Road, Alexandria