The week ahead

October 01, 2012

SUNDAY

FUN AT THE FLEA MARKET: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5905 Florida Blvd. The market will have a Kajun Corner, NFL sports and gifts, a plant shop, Nita’s Pralines, Deep South Furniture and a cafe.

BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB: Noon, De La Ronde Hall, 320 Third St. The Baton Rouge Press Club is hosting a debate for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 2 Candidates Scott Angelle, R-Breaux Bridge; Sarah Holliday, R-Baton Rouge; Erich Ponti, R-Baton Rouge; and Forest Wright, D-New Orleans, and Greg Gaubert, no party-Thibodaux, will attend. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.
MAYORAL FORUM: 6 p.m., Southern University, Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union. Southern University’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs presents a mayoral symposium, featuring Mayor-President Kip Holden and challengers Metro Councilman Mike Walker and local attorney Steven Myers. Jim Engster, the host of “The Jim Engster Show” on WRKF in Baton Rouge, will be the moderator. Engster is an acclaimed local news and sports reporter and a political analyst for WAFB.

AIRPORT COMMISSION: 3:30 p.m., Suite 300 Airport Terminal Building.
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: 5 p.m., Baton Rouge Magnet High, 2825 Government St. Overseeing spending of a 1-cent sales tax for schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.

CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon to 6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road. For information, visit www.cathaven.org.
TUTORING: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Broadmoor Presbyterian Church’s Naylor Building, 9340 Florida Blvd. Qualified tutors will offer free, one-on-one tutoring to middle and high school students. Students and accompanying adults should come 10 minutes early to register. (225) 924-4271.
MONTHLY METRO 1 MEETING: 6:30 p.m., Zachary Library, 1900 Church St. District 1 Metro Councilman Trae Welch would like to invite any resident in District 1 to attend the monthly Metro 1 meetings, which are held throughout the district. Council District 1 covers the northern part of the parish, including Pride/Chaneyville areas and the cities of Baker and Zachary and a small portion of Central.

CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon to 6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road. For information, visit www.cathaven.org.

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD: 5 p.m., School Board Office, 1050 S. Foster Drive.

CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon to 6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road. For information, visit www.cathaven.org.
TUTORING: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Broadmoor Presbyterian Church’s Naylor Building, 9340 Florida Blvd. Qualified tutors will offer free, one-on-one tutoring to middle and high school students. Students and accompanying adults should come 10 minutes early to register. (225) 924-4271.

SAFARI NIGHT: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. the next morning, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Road. Walking tours, animal encounters. Designed for groups; 15-person minimum. Preregistration required. (225) 775-3877.