TODAY

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. 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.

TODAY – SEPT. 2

The Louisiana Chess Associations Louisiana State Chess Championship begins at 7 p.m. at Glade Elementary School. Games will feature both adult and scholastic divisions. For information call Cajun Chess at (504) 241-9388 or e-mail cajunchess@yahoo.com.

SEPT. 2

Riverlands SPCA adoptions are taking place at PetsMart, 8660 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. A Riverlands SPCA volunteer orientation meeting is from 1-3 p.m. at Come Back Inn in LaPlace. For more information, call 652-SPCA and leave a message.

SEPT. 3

The Liberty in Christian Church LaborFest begins at 10 a.m. at the church, located at 10100 River Road in St. Rose. For information call 465-0518. AARP LaPlace Chapter 3757 monthly meeting is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the VFW Hall in LaPlace. An indoor picnic lunch will be served at noon; call Shirley Clouatre at 652-2986 or Ruby at 652-3661 to order a lunch. Red Cross community CPR course takes place at 6:30 p.m. at River Parishes Hospitals Community Education Center, 502 Rue de Sante, Ste. 309 in LaPlace. Participants will be certified in infant, child and adult CPR upon completion of the course. Class size is limited to 14 persons per class. The cost of the course is $40 and must be paid in advance to the hospital cashier. For pre-registration or more information call Direct Doctors Plus at (800) 370-8650. 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.

SEPT. 4

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 1334 meeting is at 2:30 p.m. at the LaCour Center, West Seventh Street in Reserve. New members are welcome. 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 9-10 a.m. and 10-11 a.m. at The Fitness Center, 737 Paul Maillard Road in Luling. For more information call 764-7025.

SEPT. 5

The LaPlace Duplicate Bridge Club holds a bridge game at 7 p.m. at the LaPlace Holiday Inn. The game is open to the public. St. Peter Church Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is from 1 to 7 p.m. in the chapel. Public prayer, meditation and recitation of the rosary and benediction is from 6-7 p.m. To schedule an adoration time call Don Cox at 536-3297. A free parenting workshop on how to have a healthy home environment and get the most of food dollars is from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Kingsley House Family Resource Center, 429 W. Airline Highway, Suite LL, LaPlace. The workshop is for adults only, no children. Call 497-3260 to register. “Every Touch Counts,” a free parenting workshop for parents of infants and toddlers, is from 2:30-4 p.m. at the St. John Parish County Agents Office, 151 E. Third St., Edgard. The workshop will focus on taking charge/stress management. Call 497-3260 to register. Free art classes for St. Charles Parish senior citizens, age 60 and up, are from noon to 3 p.m. at the New Sarpy Senior Citizen Center. The class is taught by local artist and member of the Le Petit Art Guild Edie Corso. Supplies are furnished by St. Charles Parish Parks and Recreation Department. Call Lois Eugene at 764-2412 to join.

SEPT. 5-7

The New Foundation For Life Full Gospel Baptist Church Harvest Fire pre-pastoral anniversary crusade is at 7 p.m. nightly at the church, located at 1061 Cambridge Drive in LaPlace. For information call 653-8040.

SEPT. 6

The St. John Homemakers Club meets at 2 p.m. at the LaCour Center, Reserve (by St. Peter School). New members are welcome; call Diana Duhe at 535-6106 for more information. The Ochsner Cancer Support Group meets at 6 p.m. at the Ochsner Medical Institution. For information call (504) 842-3708. AARP LaPlace Chapter 3757 garage sale is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the VFW Hall in LaPlace. Donations for the sale may be dropped off at the hall the day before the sale from 1-3 p.m. For more information call Al Arabie at 652-9. An exercise class is from 12:45-1:45 p.m. at New Sarpy Senior Citizen Activity Center, 150 Trosclair Drive in Norco and from 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at the Paradis Senior Citizens Activity Center, 409 Early St. in Paradis. For more information call 764-2412.

SEPT. 7

“Children in the Middle,” a free parenting workshop for parents of children in separating families, (session two of two) is from 2-4 p.m. at the St. John Parish County Agents Office, 151 E. Third St., Edgard. The focus of the workshop will be coparenting, stress management and communication. Call 497-3260 to register.

SEPT. 8

Auditions for “The Nutcracker,” to be performed by the River Region ballet, take place at 3 p.m. at Images Dance Studio, 105-A River Point Drive in Destrehan. Boys 10-14 and adults 15 and up may audition for Act One Party Scene, featuring acting/movement. For information call Susan Ferrara at 764-7678. 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.