Community Calendar for Nov. 8, 2012

THURSDAY

• Lap-sit Storytime: 10 a.m., Ascension Parish Library, Gonzales and Dutchtown branches. Preschool program.
• Chevron Pattern: 6 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Donaldsonville. Make a scarf in this adult craft program. Call (225) 473-8052 to register.
• Pajama Storytime: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Parish library, Gonzales and Galvez branches. Preschool program.
• Sunshine Festival: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Chamber night discounts for chamber members. Louisiana Fairgrounds, Donaldsonville. Festival continues through Sunday at the Louisiana Fairgrounds. Food, carnival rides and games. A fundraiser for the Donaldsonville Area Chamber of Commerce.

SUNDAY

• ACT Kids Christmas Show Audition: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Pasqua Theater, 823 Felicity St., Gonzales. Auditions for Ascension Community Theatre’s Kids Christmas Show, “A Christmas Carol.” Actors ages 11 and older are encouraged to learn a one- to two-minute monologue. Approximately 60 cast and supporting roles are available. Call Ami Clouatre Johnson at (225) 933-9875 or email ACT2.KidsChristmas@gmail.com
• Veterans Day Program: 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial Park, Irma Boulevard, Gonzales. Followed by a parade at 2 p.m. and daylong celebration in the park.

MONDAY

• Government Offices Closed: All Ascension Parish government offices are closed in observance of Veterans Day.
• Chili Cook Off Deadline: Deadline to entry the Gonzales Fire Department’s Chili Cook Off for project Kidz Kove, which is set for Nov. 15 at the Gonzales Public Safety Center. Call Jessica Breaux at (225) 644-5307 to order chili or register a team.
• Breast Cancer Support Group Meeting: 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Hospital, Sister Vernola conference room. American Cancer Society and St. Elizabeth Hospital invite all breast cancer patients and survivors to participate in a new monthly support group. Free. Call (225) 621-2906.
• ACT Kids Christmas Show Audition: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Pasqua Theater, 823 Felicity St., Gonzales. Auditions for Ascension Community Theatre’s Kids Christmas Show, “A Christmas Carol.” Actors ages 11 and older are encouraged to learn a one- to two-minute monologue. Approximately 60 cast and supporting roles are available. Call Ami Clouatre Johnson at (225) 933-9875 or email ACT2.KidsChristmas@gmail.com
• LSBDC Small Business Consulting: By appointment, Ascension Parish Library, Galvez. Business program by Louisiana Small Business Development Center. To make an appointment, call (225) 922-0998.

TUESDAY

• Toddler Storytime: 10 a.m., Ascension Parish Library, Galvez. Preschool program.
• Preschool Storytime: 11 a.m., Ascension Parish Library, Galvez. Preschool program.
• Teen Book Club: 5:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Galvez.
• Starting and Financing a Small Business: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Dutchtown. Call 673-8699 to register.
• Pajama Storytime: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Donaldsonville and Dutchtown.

WEDNESDAY

• Healthy Hearts: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Program on “Stress Management” and a heart-healthy lunch served. Join Evelyn Pipkin, LCSW, and Doris Stockwell, LCSW, St. Elizabeth Hospital, to learn the importance of managing your stress for your heart’s sake. St. Elizabeth Hospital, Sister Linda conference room. Free. Registration required. Call (225) 621-2906.
• SCORE: By appointment. Ascension Parish Library, Dutchtown branch. Free small business counseling and mentoring. To make an appointment, call (225) 381-7130.
• LSBDC Small Business Consulting: By appointment, Ascension Parish Library, Donaldsonville. Business program by Louisiana Small Business Development Center. To make an appointment, call (225) 922-0998.
• Toddler Storytime: 10 a.m., Ascension Parish Library, Gonzales, Donaldsonville and Dutchtown. Preschool program.
• Preschool Storytime: 11 a.m., Ascension Parish Library, Gonzales, Donaldsonville and Dutchtown. Preschool program.
• Introduction to Microsoft Powerpoint 2007: 6 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Gonzales. Adult program.
• Quotes and Brush Strokes: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Galvez. Adult program. Please call (225) 622-3339 to register.

NOV. 15

• Lap-sit Storytime: 10 a.m., Ascension Parish Library, Gonzales and Dutchtown. Preschool program.
• Bilingual Storytime : 11 a.m., Ascension Parish Library, Gonzales. Preschool program.
• Youth Program Thanksgiving Make & Take Craft Project: 4:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Donaldsonville, Galvez and Gonzales. Youth craft program.
• Chevron Pattern: 6 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Donaldsonville. “Let’s Make a Scarf” craft project. Adult program.
• Thanksgiving Make & Take Craft Project: 6 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Dutchtown. Youth program.
• Quotes and Brush Strokes: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Galvez. Adult program.
• Mayan Calendar Doomsday Prophecy: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Gonzales. LSU professor Mary Jill Brody, Department of Geography and Anthropology, will discuss the history of the Mayan calendar and the origin of other doomsday prophecies, as well as the modern Mayan people of Mexico. To register, call (225) 647-3955.