Community Calendar for Feb. 16, 2012
Thursday
The Plant Doctor: 4 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Galvez branch. A Black History Month presentation on George Washington Carver. This program is designed for children in kindergarten through third grade. Program will also be held at 6 p.m. at the Dutchtown branch. For more information, call the Ascension Parish Library in Donaldsonville at (225) 473-8052, in Gonzales at (225) 647-3955, in Galvez at (225) 622-3339, or in Dutchtown at (225 673-8699.
Extreme Ranch Rodeo Finals: 7 p.m., Lamar Dixon Expo Center. Extreme Rodeo Productions hosts Youth & Women rodeo finals. Continues Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $8. Children 5 and under will be admitted free.
LSU AgCenter State 4-H & FFA Livestock Show: continues through Saturday. Starts each day at 8 a.m. at the Lamar Dixon Expo. Admission is free.
Saturday
The Gonzales Dixie Boys Baseball Registration: 9 a.m. to noon, Gonzales City Hall. For boys and girls ages 13 and 14. Also to be held on Feb. 25 and March 3. Parents or guardians are asked to bring the child’s birth certificate and a $40 registration fee. For more information, call Kenny Fife at (225) 647-5100.
Feb. 23
The Plant Doctor: 4 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Donaldsonville and Gonzales branches. A Black History Month presentation on George Washington Carver. This program is designed for children in kindergarten through third grade. Program will also be held at 6 p.m. at the Dutchtown branch. For more information, call the Ascension Parish Library in Donaldsonville at (225) 473-8052, in Gonzales at (225) 647-3955, in Galvez at (225) 622-3339, or in Dutchtown at (225 673-8699.
Japanese Culture Club: 5 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Galvez branch.
The Life of Blues Legend Slim Harpo: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Library, Dutchtown branch. Presentation on blues legend Slim Harpo, who was born in Lobdell in January 1924 and died in Baton Rouge in January 1970. Despite never working as a full-time musician, he managed to put two hits on the Billboard charts. Johnny Palazzotto will be at the Ascension Parish Library in Dutchtown to help pay homage to the life and music of the local performer. Palazzotto, executive director and co-founder of the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation, as well as a member of the Board of Governors’ Memphis Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, is producing a documentary DVD on Harpo’s life. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, or to register, please call (225) 673-8699.