Around Ascension for Feb. 17, 2012

LSU Agricultural Center’s annual State 4-H and FFA Livestock Show continues through Saturday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.

Students from around the state will be showing cattle and hogs in the final days of the weeklong event.

The exhibitions start at 8 a.m. each day. Admission is free.

Extreme rodeo

Youth cowboys and cowgirls will join adult riders and ropers for the Extreme Ranch Rodeo on Friday and Saturday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.

Tickets for the 7 p.m. shows are $8; children 5 and under will be admitted free.

Clothing drive Saturday

St. Landry United Methodist Church is collecting used clothing for its March 3 clothing giveaway.

Church volunteers will collect clothing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the church, 3209 South St. Landry Ave., Gonzales.

Residents can pick up clothing and eat a free lunch starting at 10 a.m. on March 3 at the church, program spokesman Terry Rixner said. For information, call [phone].

Slim Harpo presentation

Blues legend Slim Harpo will be the subject of a 6:30 p.m. program on Thursday at the Ascension Parish Library’s Dutchtown branch.

Johnny Palazzotto, executive director and cofounder of the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation, will talk about Harpo’s music career. Palazzotto, 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, call [phone].

ACT plans ‘Forever Plaid’

Tickets are on sale for Ascension Community Theatre’s upcoming production of the musical comedy “Forever Plaid.”

Veteran performer Richard Williams is cast as Frankie, the Plaid’s leader and second tenor, according to a news release from ACT.

Chris Pyfrom will perform the role of Jinx, the group’s insecure first tenor. Mitchel Courville will play the part of Sparky, the mischievous baritone; and Chase Duhe will perform the role of Smudge, the group’s wrong-footed bass.

The show will run March 1-4 and March 8-11 with evening performances at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

For tickets, call Ascension Community Theatre at [phone].

St. Amant reunion set

The St. Amant High School class of 1987 is holding a reunion on Aug. 18 at the Grande Pavilion in Gonzales.

The cost of the event is $40.

Mail payments to Mitzi Bourgeois, 45224 Kid Bourgeois Road, St. Amant, LA 70774. July is the deadline to register.

Call Bourgeois at [phone].

EA reunion in April

Registration is under way for the East Ascension High School Class of 1987 reunion.

The reunion will be held on April 21 at the Grande Pavilion in Gonzales.

Tickets are $40 per person in advance and $50 per person at the door.

Mail payments and information to Chitty Elwood Sholar at 13077 Oak Knoll Drive, Geismar, 70734 or Nicole Waguespack Frazier at 37380 Mill Park, Gonzales, 70737.

Contact Darlene Denstorff: phone, [phone]; fax, [phone]; email, [e-mail]. Deadline: noon Wednesday.