Community Calendar
Published 12:00 am Saturday, April 7, 2001
TODAY
St. Charles Catholic High School drama department presents “The Wiz” at St. John Theatre. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. today and at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets will be sold at the theatre box office prior to the event. For information call 652-3809.St. Charles Parish Library celebrates National Library Week and No Fine Week, and patrons may return overdue library items at no charge during this week.
A Relay for Life garage sale fund-raiser is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Garyville Youth Organization Gym on Church Street in Garyville. This fund-raiser is being given by Nalco Chemical Co.s Relay for Life team members. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.A Relay for Life garage sale fund-raiser begins at 7 a.m. at 340 Devon Road, LaPlace (Riverforest Subdivision). All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society; donations are welcome. For information call 652-4625.
The Southern Office of the River Region 4-H Club C.H.E.F. car wash, to benefit community service projects and 4-H Celebration Day, is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Burger King parking lot, Airline Highway, LaPlace. Cost is $5 per vehicle. For information call Vanessa Boudreaux at 536-3887.A Catholic Daughters day of reflection, conducted by spiritual advisor Monsignor Robert Guste, takes place at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Kenner. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the program begins at 10 a.m. Lunch will also be served, cost is $2. Snacks will be collected at registration. This event is open to all CDA members and non-CDA women of the archdiocese. For information call (985) 652-2114.
San Francisco Plantation mother and daughter tea is at 2 p.m. for girls 5-6 years of age and at 4 p.m. for girls 7-8 years of age. There will also be storytelling, an Easter egg hunt, a demonstration on tea drinking etiquette and a tour of the ladies and gentlemen parlors. Seating is limited to 20 mother and daughter couples. Cost is $40 per couple. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Call (888) 322-1756, write San Franciso Plantation, 2646 Highway 44 River Road, P.O. Box 950, Garyville, LA 70051, e-mail SanFrancisco-Plantation@hotmail.com or visit the plantation web site www.SanFranciscoPlantation.org.
Riverlands SPCA adoptions are taking place at PetsMart, 8660 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Our Lady of Grace Saturday night bingo begins at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym.
Riverlands SPCAs Grandpaws Attic sale takes place at 2840 W. Airline Highway, second floor, in LaPlace. Household items, crafts, toys, books and furnishings will be sold. All proceeds will benefit homeless animals (the extended adoption program and the building fund). Donations are also welcome. For information call 652-SPCA weekdays (except Wednesday) from 1-6 p.m.
St. Charles Parish Library creative writing workshop is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the East Regional Library in Destrehan. The workshop will be conducted by Louisiana author Christine Wiltz, author of the recent biography “The Last Madam” and numerous works of fiction.
TODAY & TOMORROW
St. Charles Catholic High School drama department presents “The Wiz” at St. John Theatre. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. today and at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets will be sold at the theatre box office prior to the event. For information call 652-3809.
TODAY – APRIL 11
Sicilys pizza coupons for Nalcos Relay for Life fund-raiser are available by calling Julie at 535-4111 or 535-2221. Sicilys is offering 20 percent of sales from these coupons on March 28, April 4 and 11 to benefit Relay for Life. This announcement may also be clipped and substituted for the coupon. Coupons can be used for lunch or dinner, dine-in or carry-out.
TODAY – APRIL 15
Fire hydrant testing in the LaPlace area will be done by the LaPlace Fire Department. Residents may experience brown water temporarily.
APRIL 8
Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Family and Friends Day fellowship services begins at 9:30 a.m. at the church, located at 198 W. Second St. in LaPlace. The Rev. Earnest August Jr. of Rising Star Baptist Church of LaPlace will be guest speaker.
Bah prayer and readings on spirituality begins at 10:30 a.m. at Joans Preschool, 1712 Carrollwood, LaPlace. Sponsored by the Bah s of St. John Parish. For information call (985) 652-6512.
Riverlands SPCA adoptions are taking place at PetsMart, 8660 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
APRIL 9
Monday night bingo is at 7:30 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall, 205 W. Fifth St. in LaPlace.Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step program for anyone who is struggling with co-dependency, alcohol and substance abuse, sexual addiction, eating disorders, gambling, etc., is from 7-9 p.m. at Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church, 4224 Williams Blvd. in Kenner. The group offers support, confidentiality and anonymity. For more information call the church at 467-3257 or 785-8384.
Monday Night Disciples meet at 7 p.m. at Ascension of Our Lord School library, 799 Fairway Drive, LaPlace. For more information call Artie Sandman at 652-5507, Mike Abbate at 652-5041 or Sonny Specht at 652-5509.
APRIL 10
St. James High School PTO meeting is at 7 p.m. in the schools cafeteria. Parents, teachers and community members are invited to attend. A potluck dinner will also be held.
Genealogical research takes place from 1:30-4 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Parish Library in LaPlace. Volunteers will be on hand to assist researchers. Call 652-6266 for more information.
VFW 3750 bingo begins at 7 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall, 148 Angus Road in Luling.An exercise class is from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Norco Senior Citizen Activity Center, 149 Apple St., and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at The Fitness Center. For more information call 764-7025.