The Denham Springs Athletic Association meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Big Mike’s Sports Bar and Grill, 123 Aspen Square, Denham Springs. Supporters of Yellow Jacket athletics are invited. Call Paul Guitrau at (225) 754-2581 or (225) 791-3258.
A free Word Basics computer class will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Watson Branch Library, 36581 Outback Road, Denham Springs.
Youth of all ages will be the game pieces in a life-sized version of the Candy Land board game. Participants will work their way around the game board to get to the castle, interact with Candy Land characters and complete tasks for prizes. The event is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the South Branch Library, 23477 La. 444, Livingston.
Children from 8 to 12 years old will have an opportunity to make holiday-shaped soap, bath fizzies and packaging to wrap it in. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Albany-Springfield Library, 26941 La. 43, Hammond, and at 2 p.m. Friday at the Watson Library, 36581 Outback Road, Denham Springs. Register, which is required, by calling (225) 567-1441 or (225) 664-3963.
The Watson Library, 36581 Outback Road, Denham Springs, invites adults to learn how to make a gingerbread house at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The class size is limited, and registration is required by calling (225) 664-3963.
Legacy Hospice Walker holds support group meetings from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the Denham Springs/Walker Library, 8101 U.S. 190, Denham Springs. Anyone experiencing a loss such as a divorce, death of a loved one or other life changes is invited. Call (225) 667-1340 for information.
The Livingston SPCA will hold a Christmas Pet Adoption Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Petsmart, 1653 Millerville Road, Baton Rouge. Adoption fees vary and include mandatory spay/neuter and age appropriate vaccinations. Visit http://www.livingstonspca.com to see pictures of pets available for adoption. For information, contact Director Terri Dunlap at (225) 788-6940.
The Livingston Branch Library, 20390 Iowa St., will host a Christmas-themed family story time and puppet show and a visit from Santa Claus at 11 a.m. Saturday. Parents are welcome to bring a camera to take pictures, organizers said. Call (225) 686-2436 for information.
The Adult Choir of Satsuma Baptist Church, 29880 S. Satsuma Road, Livingston, will present “Silent Night! Holy Night!” at 6 p.m. Sunday, followed by fellowship. For information, call (225) 686-2563.
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