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   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Eagle Walk Tour]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=1820]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>South Toledo Bend State Park</location>
      <startDate>2009-05-13</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-05-13</endDate>
      <daystimes>Park Open Daily from 6a.m.-10p.m.
Eagle Walk Tour Saturdays 8a.m.</daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Science &amp; Nature,Riverfront / Waterfront,Outdoors,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Recreation,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Amy Moore</contactName>
      <contactPhone>3182565880</contactPhone>
      <price>$1perperson</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;South Toledo Bend State Park offers a guided hike on Saturday morning beginning at 8 o&#039;clock to the Bald Eagle&#039;s nest. Guests meet the Interpretive Ranger in front of cabin 19 for an hour of hiking that includes information on the history of Toledo Bend Reservoir, tree identification, viewing the Bald Eagle&#039;s nest, and enjoying the beauty and sounds of nature. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Because the Bald Eagles often make an appearance, guests are encouraged to bring their cameras and binoculars. Appropriate shoes are also encouraged, for much of the terrain is rugged. The hike is approximately 1 1/2 miles in length.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The park is located in Southern Sabine Parish off La. 191, 16 miles west of Anacoco. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Park open daily from 6 a.m.-10 p.m.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The Eagle Walk Tour is on Saturdays, 8 a.m.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Wednesday Night Game Group]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2005]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2005.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2009-07-08</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-07-01</endDate>
      <daystimes>Meeting Every Wednesday at 7:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Free,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Sports</category>
      <contactName>Steve Divine</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-687-3408</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Are you bored on Wednesday nights? Well stop that now. Come out to the Robinson Film Center at 617 Texas in Downtown Shreveport and join a group of people who are meeting there every Wednesday night to play card and board games. It&#039;s free. Check out the website at http://www.ShreveportGameNight.org for all the details.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Meeting every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Style Camp]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2132]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2132.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>T&#039;Shemise Fashion Group, Inc</sponsor>
      <location>T&#039;Shemise Fashion Group, Inc</location>
      <startDate>2009-09-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-05-26</endDate>
      <daystimes>Monday through Thursday 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Art,Artists,Visual Arts : Contemporary,Classes &amp; Workshops,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>TIFFANY S WALKER</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318.675.1122</contactPhone>
      <price>$75perweek</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;The designer of T&#039;Shemise, an established clothing company, is offering a one of a kind after school program at the T&#039;Shemise design house on Line Avenue. Style camp is offered to girls and boys ages 12 and up. Tiffany also teaches fashion design, fashion styling and makeup artistry for Caddo Parish Schools at the Caddo Career and Technology Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This program is designed to cater to the skill sets that aspiring young designers need. The program is for any student interested in some facet of the fashion industry. The program is designed in a manner that allows students to explore opportunities in the fashion industry- career exploration. We believe that it is essential to teach the youth of our city career paths that exist in the arts. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Students must know that your geographical area does not deem what career you can pursue. Students will learn clothing construction, fashion illustration, fashion styling, makeup artistry, pattern drafting, computer aided design and an array of fashion related skill sets needed to be successful in the fashion industry. If you would like more information please feel free to contact me, Tiffany Walker, at 318.675.1122 STUDIO or 318.455.2536 MOBILE. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Monday thru Thursday, 4:00-7:00 p.m.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Innate Talent of Anthony Augustus Walker]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2304]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum, Inc,</sponsor>
      <location>Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum, Inc,</location>
      <startDate>2009-10-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-27</endDate>
      <daystimes>Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Historical,Visual Arts,Museums &amp; Galleries,Multicultural</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>$1-$5</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;The Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum is exhibiting The Innate Talent of Anthony Augustus Walker, a project of Triumph Over Tragedy. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This exhibit salutes the creative ability of African American artist Anthony Augustus Walker. Much of his early work was done during the Depression Era. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Open: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For more information (318)927-9190. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Admission: Family-$5, Adults-$3, Children-$1.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Port City Local Music Mart]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2751]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2751.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Playaz and Playettes, Inc.</sponsor>
      <location>H &amp; H Lounge Performing Arts Center</location>
      <startDate>2009-12-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2011-12-30</endDate>
      <daystimes>Every Saturday 5pm - 11 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Dance,Music : World,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Music</category>
      <contactName>Ron Hardy</contactName>
      <contactPhone>424-9297</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Buy, sell or swap your bands music every Saturday at the Port City Local Music Mart. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Every week showcase performances by local artists  (comedians, singer rappers, poets) All local music and all genres !]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Saturday Sabbath Day Drum Circle with Ron Hardy]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2749]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2749.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>H &amp; H Lounge Performing Arts Center</location>
      <startDate>2009-12-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2011-12-30</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Free,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Music</category>
      <contactName>Ron Hardy</contactName>
      <contactPhone>424-9297</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Every Saturday Sabbath Drum Circle from 1pm to 5 pm. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bring your percussion instrument and join the circle ! (If you do not have a instrument one can be provided)]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Ancient Ship Exhibit]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2705]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2705.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum</sponsor>
      <location>Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-09</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-28</endDate>
      <daystimes>Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10am to 4pm</daystimes>
      <category>Museums &amp; Galleries</category>
      <contactName>Jean Glabus</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318 861 7615</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[There are few documents or pictures of ancient ships with the exception of illustrations on coins minted at that time.  Thus, much of the Ancient Ship Exhibit will be coins with pictures of various types of Greek, Roman bireme, trireme and quinquerime ships and Phoenician pentekonter ships.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We will also show three special famous early modern ships, the &#039;&#039;USS Constitution&#039;&#039;, the &#039;&#039;HMS Victory&#039;&#039; and a Spanish Galleon of the type used in the Invincible Armada of 1588.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Zombies vs. Pirates: Line Up, Shake Hands, Good Game]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2737]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2737.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Barnwell Garden &amp; Art Center</sponsor>
      <location>Barnwell Garden &amp; Art Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-28</endDate>
      <daystimes>Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm
Saturday, 10am to 5pm
Sunday, 1pm to 5pm</daystimes>
      <category>Artists,Free,Museums &amp; Galleries,Riverfront / Waterfront,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Whitney Lary</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-673-7703</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The Friends of the Barnwell invites you to view the new main gallery exhibition by artist&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.nlu.edu/facultyfeature/engler/&quot;&gt; Dara Engler. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dara&#039;s exhibition entitled, Zombies vs. Pirates: Line Up, Shake Hands, Good Game, will be on exhibit January 11 through February 28, 2009. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;An opening reception will be held Sunday,  January 17, 2009 from 2pm to 4pm.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Art out of the Box]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2752]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2752.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Barnwell Garden &amp; Art Center</sponsor>
      <location>Barnwell Garden &amp; Art Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-14</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-18</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts : Painting,Visual Arts : Contemporary,Classes &amp; Workshops,Artists,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Whitney Lary</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-673-7703</contactPhone>
      <price>$75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Art out of the Box. Paint Creatively with Water Media. Your instructor is artist Jane Heggen. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The class will meet every Thursday for six weeks beginning January 14. Class time is from 9:30am to 12:30pm at the Barnwell Garden and Art Center in the art studio.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Leave the &#039;&#039;safe&#039;&#039; thoughts behind and learn to use your creative muscles. You will be encouraged to experiment with color choices, alternate surfaces, and using media in non-traditional methods. This class has an emphasis on learning and fun!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Photoshop: Doorway to the Digital Wonderland]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2725]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-19</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-09</endDate>
      <daystimes>Tuesdays, 6:00 to 9:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$249</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Learn the basics of Photoshop, such as photo retouching, resortation, effects, correcting image problems, cropping and more to familiarize yourself with the program used by digital photographers and graphic artists around the world. Tony will go easy, avoiding the high tech terms, making the class easy and straightforward.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00 PM.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Tribal Fusion Belly Dance]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2726]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-21</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-25</endDate>
      <daystimes>Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:30 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops,Dance : World,Dance</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$59</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Challenge and reward yourself with fun, fitness and confidence! Dating back thousands of years and found in cultures all around the world, this form of dance is by, for and all about women. Broken down, &#039;&#039;Tribal&#039;&#039; refers to dancing together as a group and &#039;&#039;Fusion&#039;&#039; means a melding of different dance steps, from both cultures both old and new, to create a dance form that celebrates women. Come and experience the &#039;&#039;power of the group!&#039;&#039;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 PM.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Intro to Acrylic Painting]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2723]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-21</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-11</endDate>
      <daystimes>Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Art,Visual Arts : Painting,Classes &amp; Workshops,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$119</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Establish the basics of acrylic painting; increase your understanding of paint applications techniques and develop a sense of personal vision and style.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 PM.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Monthly Saturday Workshops]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2772]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2772.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Sculpted Entertainment</sponsor>
      <location>Bossier Arts Council</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-23</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-05-15</endDate>
      <daystimes>Saturdays 10am- 4pm Once a month</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Acting,Classes &amp; Workshops : Film / Video,Classes &amp; Workshops</category>
      <contactName>Sculpted Entertainment</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-741-8310</contactPhone>
      <price>$138</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Body Awareness Workshop Instructor: Sculpted Entertainment Jan. 23, 10am-4pm, BAC Annex, ages 14 &amp;amp; up. Take your acting skills to the next level. In-depth theatre workshop focusing on body awareness techniques. Fee: $138. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Vocal Awareness Workshop Instructor: Sculpted Entertainment Feb. 20, 10am-4pm, BAC Annex. Ages 14 &amp;amp; up. Take your acting skills to the next level. In-depth theatre workshop focusing on vocal awareness techniques. Fee: $138.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Building a Character Workshop Instructor: Sculpted Entertainment March 20, 10am-4pm, BAC Annex, ages 14 &amp;amp; up. Take your acting skills to the next level. In-depth theatre workshop focusing on characterization techniques. Fee: $138.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Theatre Auditioning Workshop Instructor: Sculpted Entertainment April 24, 10am-4pm, BAC Annex, ages 14 &amp;amp; up. Take your acting skills to the next level. In-depth theatre workshop focusing on theatre auditioning techniques. Fee: $138. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Film Auditioning Workshop Instructor: Sculpted Entertainment May15, 10am-4pm, BAC Annex, ages 14 &amp;amp; up. Take your acting skills to the next level. In-depth theatre workshop focusing on film auditioning techniques. Fee: $138. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Elegant Ballroom &amp; Latin Dance]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2733]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2733.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-25</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-01</endDate>
      <daystimes>Mondays, 7:00 to 9:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Dance,Dance,Music,Classes &amp; Workshops</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$85.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Engage yourself in the grace and elegance of Ballroom and Latin dance. Envision yourself performing the Rhumba and Tango with ease. Let Liz and Sonny make your vision a reality. No partner is needed.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mondays, 7:00-9:00 PM. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Catch the Perfect Shot: Digital Photography]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2728]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2728.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-25</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-17</endDate>
      <daystimes>Mondays &amp; Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops,Visual Arts : Photography,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$179.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Understand the general process and techniques being used in contemporary and historical photography. Focusing on visual literacy, you will gain insight into the operations of photographs in our culture and learn the basic camera operations and techniques.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mondays &amp;amp; Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Beginning Guitar]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2729]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2729.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-26</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-23</endDate>
      <daystimes>Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Music: Instrumental,Classes &amp; Workshops</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$89.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;If you have a love for the acoustic guitar and would like to learn how to play it, then let Phil teach you! In this beginner course, you will learn to read chords and start strumming to your favorite songs. Note: You will need to bring your own guitar to class.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Fantasies and Fairy-Tales: Maxfield Parrish and the Art of the Print]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2815]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2815.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-26</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-11</endDate>
      <daystimes>Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts,Free</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[While recent exhibitions of Parrish&#039;s work have focused mainly on the artist&#039;s original oil paintings, this exhibit represents the first comprehensive sampling of Parrish&#039;s illustrative activity in a variety of printed media. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The exhibit will include 41 original lithographs, 21 Mazda General Electric calendars, 15 posters and advertisements, three books and 67 individual magazine covers and illustrations.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Creative Writing]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2731]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2731.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-27</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-17</endDate>
      <daystimes>Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$75.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Develop techniques on how to create exciting plots, interesting characters and more! Whether you are an experienced novelist or an aspiring writer, Sally will help your true writing potential become a novel.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Anyone Can Draw]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2720]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-27</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-31</endDate>
      <daystimes>Wednesdays, 4:30-7:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Art,Classes &amp; Workshops</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$119</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Learn how to see that handwriting and drawing are the same skill. Bill will open your eyes and show you how to see and draw from your own personal visual perception.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Wednesdays, 4:30-7:00 PM.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Escape with Wonderful Watercolors]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2719]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-28</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-15</endDate>
      <daystimes>Thursdays, 3:00-5:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Art,Visual Arts : Painting,Classes &amp; Workshops,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$119</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Experience the wonderful world of watercolors! You will learn how to use perspective, the color wheel, color schemes and much more.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thursdays, 3:00-5:00 pm.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Wonderful World]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2899]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2899.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-29</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-11</endDate>
      <daystimes>For daily showtimes please call the box office at (318) 459-4122.</daystimes>
      <category>Discover Downtown Shreveport,Film : Comedy,Film</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Filmed throughout Shreveport-Bossier City, Wonderful World features countless local locations and lots of local talent, including Shreveport&#039;s own James Burton!  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In this bittersweet comedy about families, friends and a frivolous fight against corporate institutions, Matthew Broderick plays Ben Singer, a failed children&#039;s folk singer, a newly unemployed proofreader and an every-other-weekend dad to his young daughter (Jodelle Ferland), who prefers pretty much anything to listening to her dad&#039;s pessimistic ramblings.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Trapped Truth Society Open Prose and Poetry Reading]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2863]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2863.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Trapped Truth Society</location>
      <startDate>2010-01-31</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-12-26</endDate>
      <daystimes>Sundays, 4pm to 6pm</daystimes>
      <category>Lectures &amp; Literature : Poetry &amp; Spoken Word,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Carlos Colon</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-868-8932</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The group includes free-verse and structured poets as well as novelists and short story writers.  It is a relaxed atmosphere. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Although there is a featured reader each Sunday, everyone is also invited to read.  Each person reads for about five minutes, reading work they have written or work by writers whom they admire.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Featured Readers:

&lt;br&gt;1/31  Theresa Mormino;
&lt;br&gt;2/7    Josh Shelton;
&lt;br&gt;2/14  Heartless Slackers;
&lt;br&gt;2/21  Michelle Butler;
&lt;br&gt;2/28  Joanna Ballard]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Afican/Black History Timeline]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2885]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2885.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</sponsor>
      <location>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-28</endDate>
      <daystimes>Monday through Saturday11AM to 6PM .</daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Jameelah El Amin</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-638-8739</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;li&gt;African/Black History Timeline - Chronicles African/ Black History from its beginning in  1503 BCE to 1991. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This amazing one of a kind exhibit complied by artist Nan White brings to light the achievements and struggles of Africans and Black Americans. &lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Black History Month]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2887]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2887.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</sponsor>
      <location>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-28</endDate>
      <daystimes>Monday through Saturday 11AM to 6PM. Evening performances beginning at 7PM.  ALL EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NO COST!</daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Multicultural,Free,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Jameelah El Amin</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-638-8739</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Pamoja Art Society celebrates Black History Month (February  2010 ) with special programming and presentations.  

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Check the shreveportbossierfunguide for listing of all  programs and events. 

]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Black History Month Film Documentaries]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2888]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2888.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</sponsor>
      <location>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-28</endDate>
      <daystimes>Monday through Saturday 11AM to 6PM</daystimes>
      <category>Free,Film : Documentary,Film : Independent,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Film,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Jameelah El Amin</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-638-8739</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Various film and documentaries shown daily;   films such as The life and times of Barry White, Marcus Garvey , and documentaries by  Dr. Henry J. Clark, and many more.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Francis Drew, Cal Gallett and Eddie Watson at Pamoja  Art Gallery]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2889]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2889.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</sponsor>
      <location>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-28</endDate>
      <daystimes>Monday through Saturday 11AM to 6PM</daystimes>
      <category>Free,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Visual Arts,Museums &amp; Galleries,Multicultural,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Jameelah El Amin</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-638-8739</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Visual Art Exhibits currently on display in Pamoja&#039;s Art Gallery featuring the works of Cal Gallett, Frances Drew and Eddie Watson]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Winter Juried Show by the Creative Art Connection]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2826]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>East Bank Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-31</endDate>
      <daystimes>See Boosier Arts Council opening hours</daystimes>
      <category>Visual Arts,Artists</category>
      <contactName>Carola Nix</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-949-9204</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Annual Winter Juried Show of the Creative Art Connection.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Opening Reception February 1, 2010
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
free and open to public]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Poetic Tuesdays]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2890]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2890.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</sponsor>
      <location>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2011-02-01</endDate>
      <daystimes>Every Tuesday night beginning at 7PM</daystimes>
      <category>Lectures &amp; Literature : Poetry &amp; Spoken Word,Free,Multicultural,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Jameelah El Amin</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-638-8739</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday is poetry and open mic night. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Come join and be a part of the activities.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Buddy Flett acoustic solo]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2893]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2893.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Bears Restaurant</sponsor>
      <location>Bears Restaurant</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-03</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-06-01</endDate>
      <daystimes>WEDNESDAYS  7pm til 9 30pm</daystimes>
      <category>Music</category>
      <contactName>Bruce Flett</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318 865-9006</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[7- 9:30pm  every WEDNESDAY evening
acoustic/original Blues &amp;amp; vocals.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#039;&#039;Slowhand Slider and Blues Sharpshooter&#039;&#039; Buddy Flett]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[A Single Man]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2898]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2898.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-05</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-18</endDate>
      <daystimes>For daily showtimes call the box office at (318) 459-4122.</daystimes>
      <category>Film,Discover Downtown Shreveport</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[A Single Man is based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, it is the story of a British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning in his life after the death of his long time partner. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The story is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Paintings by The Joy Class]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2831]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum</sponsor>
      <location>Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-06</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-27</endDate>
      <daystimes>Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10am to 4pm</daystimes>
      <category>Artists,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Museums &amp; Galleries,Historical,Free</category>
      <contactName>Jean Glabus</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318 861 7615</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The Art Students from 1st Baptist Church, Shreveport, will present a selection of recent works, &#039;&#039;Paintings by the Joy Class&#039;&#039;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Opening reception Saturday 6th Feb, between 1 and 3pm. The art will be on show until the end of February. &lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Horticulture Lecture- &#039;&#039;How to Grow and Hybridize Daylilies&#039;&#039;]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2856]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2856.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Barnwell Garden &amp; Art Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-09</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-09</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops,Museums &amp; Galleries,Science &amp; Nature,Outdoors,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Whitney Lary</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-673-7703</contactPhone>
      <price>$5-$10</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;The Friends of the Barnwell present as their February Horticulture Lecture, &#039;&#039;How to Grow and Hybridize Daylilies&#039;&#039;, on Tuesday February 9, 2010 at 10 am and 6 pm . The speaker is Joe Godeau from Baker, LA and he is the Regional President for the AHS society. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Admission is $10 for non-members and $5 for members. Registration begins 30 minutes prior to the start of the lecture. Door prizes are available and light refreshments and coffee will be served. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Shreve Memorial Library Celebrates Black History]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2914]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2914.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreve Memorial Library (Main Branch)</sponsor>
      <location>Shreve Memorial Library (Main Branch)</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-09</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-09</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Ivy Woodard-Latin</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-226-4976</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Shreve Memorial Library celebrates Black History throughout the month of February with various programs, book talks, and workshops. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The following branches will host: &lt;br&gt;

Shreve Memorial Library David Raines Branch
2855 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
318-222-0824
Book Writing Discussion &quot;Let&#039;s Talk&quot; with Shelia Goss
&lt;li&gt;	February 6, 2010
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana Author Shelia Goss will talk about her writing experiences. Goss is the author of the Essence Magazine and Black Expressions Bestsellers; My Invisible Husband, Roses are Thorns/Violets are True, Paige&#039;s Web, Double Platinum, His Invisible Wife, (July 2009) and Hollywood Deception (April 2010). Goss is also the author of the young adult book series The Lip Gloss Chronicles:  The Ultimate Test, Splitsville, and Paper Thin. 
&lt;br&gt;Motivational Speaker Jan Whitaker
&lt;li&gt;	February 12, 2010
3:30 p.m.
Local Author Jan F. Whitaker will give a motivational talk. Whitaker is the author of &quot;How I got Over,&quot; and &quot;Shhhhh!! Are You Listening?&quot;

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Shreve Memorial Library Wallette Branch
363 Hearne Avenue
318-325-3630
&quot;Storytelling&quot;
&lt;li&gt;	Tuesday, February 9, 2010
10:00 a.m.
Featured guest Deputy Don Gibbs of the Caddo Sheriff&#039;s Office
&lt;li&gt;	Tuesday, February 16, 2010
10:00 a.m.
Featured guest Chief Patricia Dyas of the Shreveport Fire Department
&lt;li&gt;	Thursday, February 18, 2010 
10:00 a.m.
Shreveport Police Chief Henry Whitehorn featured story tellers 




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318-226-4976
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Shreve Memorial Library Wallette Branch
363 Hearne Avenue
318-325-3630
&quot;Storytelling&quot;
&lt;li&gt;	Tuesday, February 23, 2010
10:00 a.m.
Featured guest Bishop Larry Brandon, Dr. Phillip Williamson, and Rev. Dennis J. Bailey
Each will share their favorite childhood story book. Dr. Phillip Williamson will tell Bahamian folktales.
 &quot;Scared Straight&quot;
&lt;li&gt;	Wednesday, February 24, 201&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Shreve Memorial Library
318-226-4976
ivywola@hotmail.com
&lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Centenary Film Society Presents: Four Seasons Lodge]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2912]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2912.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-09</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-09</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Discover Downtown Shreveport,Multicultural,Film : Foreign,Film</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$0-$5.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Every Tuesday beginning January 26, the Centenary Film Society will host a screening in the Kennedy Theater at The Robinson Film Center.  Admission is only $5 for members of the public, and is free for Centenary students.   &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The upcoming Centenary Film Society presentation is: The Four Seasons Lodge.  From the darkness of Hitler&#039;s Europe to the lush mountains of New York&#039;s Catskills, Four Seasons Lodge follows a community of Holocaust survivors who come together each summer at their beloved bungalow colony to dance, cook, fight and flirt – and celebrate their survival.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Sesame Street &#039;&#039;1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo and Friends&#039;&#039;]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2735]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2735.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>CenturyTel Center</sponsor>
      <location>CenturyTel Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-09</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-10</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Theatre : Family,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Theatre</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone>1-800-745-3000</contactPhone>
      <price>$14-$28</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The magical journey begins as Sesame Street&#039;s mail carrier, Sam, stops by to deliver special postcards from far-away places.  When Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and friends wish to visit the exciting locations, Sam shares her secret on how they can – it&#039;s as easy as counting &quot;1-2-3 Imagine!&quot;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ernie&#039;s imagination takes him to the high seas to captain the ‘Good Ship Rubber Duckie&#039;, Elmo dances to the rhythm of the African rainforest and Bert meets an octopus who has the blues.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It&#039;s a story of adventure and fun that teaches children they can be anyone, do anything and go anywhere with the power of imagination.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Antiques and Artifacts by Achievement through the Arts]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2886]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2886.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-11</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-13</endDate>
      <daystimes>opening reception  on February 11 at 7PM.Monday through Saturday11AM to 6PM</daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Free,Historical,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Multicultural</category>
      <contactName>Jameelah El Amin</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-638-8739</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[An exhibit  of Antiques and Artifacts with opening reception  on February 11 at 7PM. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The exhibit will be on display from February 11,12, &amp;amp; 13, 2010]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[North Louisiana Aspen Ideas Mini Festival]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2808]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2808.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-11</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-18</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Lectures &amp; Literature : Lectures &amp; Discussions,Free,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer Cook</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-221-0582</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[This February the Community Foundation and the Robinson Film Center are hosting 3 Thursday evenings (Feb 4, 11 and 18) featuring sessions from the Aspen Ideas Festival.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The evenings will follow this basic schedule:
 
       5:00 - Gather for wine and conversation.  Light supper available.
&lt;br&gt;       5:30 - 6:30  DVD
       &lt;br&gt;6:30 -7:00/7:15   Moderator and panel respond briefly to the DVD, then open for discussion from the audience.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There will be no cost to attend, but everyone will pay for their wine and dinner.  
]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The North Louisiana Aspen Ideas Mini-Festival]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2901]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2901.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-11</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-18</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Discover Downtown Shreveport,Free,Lectures &amp; Literature : Lectures &amp; Discussions,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Join the Community Foundation and The Robinson Film Center for three evenings of conversation at the North Louisiana Aspen Ideas Mini-Festival, featuring taped sessions from the Aspen Ideas Festival hosted annually in Aspen, Colorado. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Doors open each evening at 5:00 PM, with screenings beginning at 5:30 PM.  Screenings last approximately one hour each and will be followed by a panel discussion with local community leaders.  Panels will conclude each night by 7:15 PM.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A cash bar will be available, and food will be available for purchase from Abby Singer&#039;s Bistro.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Big River: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=1985]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/1985.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Little Theatre</sponsor>
      <location>Southfield School</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-11</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-21</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Theatre : Musicals,Theatre : Family,Theatre : Comedy,Lectures &amp; Literature : Poetry &amp; Spoken Word,Theatre,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Robert Darrow</contactName>
      <contactPhone>424-4439</contactPhone>
      <price>$10-$20</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Twain&#039;s timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel--the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson; the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem; Huck&#039;s partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals; Huck&#039;s father, the sinister Pap Finn; the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes and her trusting family. Propelled by an award winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Elizabeth L. Noble]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2894]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2894.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Gallery Fine Art Center</sponsor>
      <location>Gallery Fine Art Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-11</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-18</endDate>
      <daystimes>Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 5pm. Or by appointment.</daystimes>
      <category>Artists,Free,Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts : Contemporary,Visual Arts : Photography,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Macy Fritz</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-741-9192</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Showing of Elizabeth L. Nobles Art along with other contemporary artists. &lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Krewe of Gemini Float-Loading Party]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2578]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2578.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Krewe of Gemini</sponsor>
      <location>Krewe of Gemini</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-12</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Outdoors,Mardi Gras in the Ark-LA-Tex,Festivals &amp; Annual Events</category>
      <contactName>Krewe of Gemini Mardi Gras Parade</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-741-2865</contactPhone>
      <price></price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Gemini Float Den, 2101 East Texas St., Bossier City. Guests get a close-up look at the floats. Food and beverages will be sold. 5 p.m. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Krewe of Highland Bal Masque]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2597]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2597.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Krewe of Highland</sponsor>
      <location>Randle T. Moore Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-12</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Mardi Gras in the Ark-LA-Tex,Festivals &amp; Annual Events</category>
      <contactName>Krewe of Elders Ball</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-560-7171</contactPhone>
      <price>$35-$50</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Randal T. Moore Center, 3101 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport.. Theme,&quot; Highland Goes Green&quot;. Dress is formal or costume. A mask is required. Heavy hors d&#039;oeuvres will be served. 7:00 p.m.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Shreveport Blues Festival]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2702]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>CenturyTel Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-12</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music : Jazz,Artists,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Music</category>
      <contactName>Kendra Clark</contactName>
      <contactPhone>1-800-745-3000</contactPhone>
      <price>$39.50-$45.50</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t miss a great night of blues music!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Freak-out Presents: True Romance at The Robinson Film Center]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2904]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2904.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-13</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Film,Discover Downtown Shreveport</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The Freak-Out! presents a special Valentine&#039;s Day-themed presentation of True Romance, for all of the doomed lovers out there, with an &#039;&#039;outlaws in love&#039;&#039; pre-show beginning 15 minutes prior to each screening.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When inexperienced call girl Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) is paid to seduce comic-book-nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence Worley (Christian Slater), she doesn&#039;t expect to fall for him. But these two lost souls seem to be made for each other and quickly pledge their love, marrying at Detroit&#039;s city hall. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Clarence discovers some newfound bravado and attempts to retrieve Alabama&#039;s possessions from her pimp, Drexl (Gary Oldman), who isn&#039;t exactly eager to let Alabama go. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tony Scott does justice to the violence and quirkiness of Quentin Tarantino&#039;s second feature film script.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Young Victoria]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2900]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2900.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-18</endDate>
      <daystimes>For daily showtimes please call the box office at (318) 459-4122.</daystimes>
      <category>Film,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Historical</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[In The Young Victoria, Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) delivers an incredibly compelling performance as Queen Victoria in the turbulent first years of her reign. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rupert Friend (Pride &amp;amp; Prejudice) portrays Prince Albert, the suitor who wins her heart and becomes her partner in one of history&#039;s greatest romances. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This love story, set amongst all the intrigue of the court, also features Paul Bettany (Iron Man, The Da Vinci Code), Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Jim Broadbent (The Damned United, The Chronicles of Narnia), Thomas Kretschmann (Valkyrie), and Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes, Tristan &amp;amp; Isolde).]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Black History Month: Black Influence in Music &amp; Dance]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2739]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2739.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</sponsor>
      <location>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-27</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Music: Instrumental,Classes &amp; Workshops : Dance,Classes &amp; Workshops : Music: Voice,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Museums &amp; Galleries,Classes &amp; Workshops,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Elisabeth Browning</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 424-8660</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[February 5, 11 a.m. &amp;amp; 3:30 p.m.
&lt;br&gt;Wit With Words - Freestyle
Freestyling is a popular trend in the music world.  More than the traditional musician&#039;s solo, freestyle includes narratives characterized by rhythm and rhyme.  A freestyle battle of words tests not just rhythm and rhyme, but also use of the English language, coherency, memory, and quickness of brain power.  Come and help create your own freestyle!

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;February 12, 11 a.m. &amp;amp; 3:30 p.m.
Steppin&#039; it Out!
Stepping is a form of dance that uses the body as an instrument.  Simple motions such as a clap, a stomp, a slide and more can be combined to generate a flow of dance moves of epic proportions.  Show up to step out!
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;February 26, 11 a.m. &amp;amp; 3:30 p.m.
Stop, Pop and Roll With It!
Black American musical performers are constantly introducing new dance moves.  We&#039;ll take a step back into history and reflect on Black Americans who have contributed to and revolutionized dancing, including moves from the great James Brown, the Moonwalk by Michael Jackson, hip-hop moves from Ginuwine and Usher, &#039;Lean Wit It Rock Wit It&#039; by Dem Franchize Boyz and others in this dynamic and kinesthetic program.  If you think you have a move, then come show us as we discuss the importance of coordination and aerobic exercise, and examine the different body parts and muscles that help you bust a move!

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;February 27, 1:30 p.m.
Did you miss out on the Black History Month programs?
Here&#039;s your chance to participate!  Invent a freestyle rhyme, step to the beat, or pop-lock as we look back at the month&#039;s special programs highlighting Black Influence in Music &amp;amp; Dance.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Schools can book 11 a.m. programs by calling (318) 424-8660.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Krewe of Gemini Mardi Gras Parade]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2579]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2579.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Krewe of Gemini</sponsor>
      <location>Krewe of Gemini</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-13</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-13</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Free,Outdoors,Mardi Gras in the Ark-LA-Tex,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Krewe of Gemini Mardi Gras Parade</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-741-9264</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Begins in Shreveport at the corner of Lake St. and Clyde Fant Pkwy., proceeding south down the parkway to Shreveport-Barksdale Hwy., then west to East Kings Hwy.,and from East Kings Hwy. to Preston St. Gemini XXI theme is &quot;Gemini Goes Fiction.&quot; It&#039;s all about fictional characters. This parade features large floats, marching bands, and plenty of throws. Begins at 4:00 p.m.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Martina McBride with Trace Adkins]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2644]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2644.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>CenturyTel Center</sponsor>
      <location>CenturyTel Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-13</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-13</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music : Country,Music</category>
      <contactName>Kendra Clark</contactName>
      <contactPhone>1-800-745-3000</contactPhone>
      <price>$29.75-$59.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Martina McBride and Trace Adkins will bring their &#039;&#039;Shine All Night Tour&#039;&#039; to CenturyTel Center on Saturday, February 13th.

]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Classic Arms Productions Gun &amp; Knife Show]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2846]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2846.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Bossier Civic Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-13</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-14</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Sports,Daytime Fun</category>
      <contactName>Sondra Bean-Hewett</contactName>
      <contactPhone>985-624-8577</contactPhone>
      <price>$7Adults</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Buy-Sell-Trade-Browse.  Bring your gun and trade for the gun you always wanted. See the hundreds of displays of new and old guns, ammo, gun parts, books, knives, coins, jewelry, camouflage, militeria, and related items at discount prices.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[9th Annual Celebration of Engineering Week]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2746]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-13</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-19</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Science &amp; Nature,Museums &amp; Galleries,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Elisabeth Browning</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 424-3466</contactPhone>
      <price></price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Come to Sci-Port and celebrate amazing engineering achievements and get to know real practicing engineers up-close. You and your family can participate in a hands-on Family Engineering Challenge as you team up with engineers from around the Ark-La-Tex on Saturday, February 13 and Monday, February 15 from 2 - 4 p.m. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;On Tuesday, February 16, Sci-Port offers our Ninth Annual Engineering Olympics. High school students working with professional engineers will perform challenges in six different engineering fields, giving students a chance to find out what it&#039;s like to be an engineer.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Teachers please call Sci-Port&#039;s Visitor Services at (318) 424-8660 to register your class. On Wednesday, February 17 - Friday, February 19, Sci-Port will offer daily engineering activities to challenge area elementary and middle schools. Engineers from the Shreveport/Bossier City community, including members of Shreveport&#039;s engineering societies, will assist students with each engineering challenge. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Call (318) 424-8660 for details. If you are an engineer and would like to participate as a mentor and judge in our annual Engineering Week activities for elementary, middle, and high school students or for more information about these special programs, please contact Cathy Williamson at (318) 424-8706. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Engineering Week Schedule of Events: &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;* Saturday, Feb. 13 - 2 p.m. Family Engineering Challenges &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;* Monday, Feb. 15 - 2 p.m. Family Engineering Challenges &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;* Tuesday, Feb. 16 High School Engineering Olympics &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;* Wednesday, Feb. 17 - Friday, Feb. 19 Elementary / Middle School Engineering Challenges.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Jerry Lee Lewis in Concert]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2861]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2861.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Sam&#039;s Town Hotel and Casino</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-14</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-14</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music,Discover Downtown Shreveport</category>
      <contactName>Brandy Evans</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-222-9391</contactPhone>
      <price>$39-$49</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Jerry Lee Lewis will be in concert Valentine&#039;s weekend at Sam&#039;s Town Casino. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jerry Lee Lewis is an American original. A song stylist in the great tradition of Al Jolson, Jimmy Rodgers, and Hank Williams. Jerry Lee can take any song, from &#039;Big-Legged Woman&#039; to &#039;Somewhere Over the Rainbow&#039; and make it his own.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Born September 29, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana, Jerry grew up listening to a variety of music - &#039;&#039;The Louisiana Hayride&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Grand Ol&#039; Opry&#039;&#039; broadcasts, and 78 rpm recordings of country singers and blues men.
]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Purse and the Person: A Century of Women&#039;s Purses]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2892]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2892.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State Exhibit Museum</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State Exhibit Museum</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-14</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-18</endDate>
      <daystimes>Monday - Friday, 9am-4pm
Saturday - Sunday, Noon-4pm</daystimes>
      <category>Museums &amp; Galleries,Historical</category>
      <contactName>Nita Cole</contactName>
      <contactPhone>3186322020</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Fifteen exhibition vignettes examine iconic women of the twentieth century from the Edwardian matron to the Superwoman of recent decades. 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In the mysterious depths of their purses, women reveal their personalities, fashion sense, and the everyday concerns that populate their lives.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Capture &amp; Explore Your Inner Actor]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2722]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-15</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-22</endDate>
      <daystimes>Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Acting,Classes &amp; Workshops</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$149</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Boost your acting skills! Whether you are a beginner or a pro, no experience is needed and there is much to be gained. Amber and Stephanie will share acting techniques that incorporate your voice and body, whether you are onstage or in front of a group of people. Become comfortable speaking in front of a crowd and find your inner self to share with the audience.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Krewe of Aesclepius Fat Tuesday Children&#039;s  Parade]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2575]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Krewe of Aesclepius</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana Boardwalk</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-16</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-16</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Outdoors,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Free,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Mardi Gras in the Ark-LA-Tex</category>
      <contactName>Krewe of Elders Ball</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-222-8054</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana Boardwalk, 540 Boardwalk Blvd.. Bossier City. The parade is geared toward families and children. Royalty will ride on the floats and in convertibles throughout the Louisiana Boardwalk entertainment complex. Parade begins at 6:00 p.m.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Silver Screenings Presents Sunset Boulevard at The Robinson Film Center]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2911]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2911.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-16</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-16</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Discover Downtown Shreveport,Film,Daytime Fun</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$5.75-$14.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Silver Screenings, The Robinson Film Center&#039;s monthly senior matinee program, presents Billy Wilder&#039;s masterpiece Sunset Boulevard, a corrosive black comedy that remains the most memorable assault on the emptiness and vanity of the movie business, stars William Holden as young, down-and-out screenwriter Joe Gillis. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Narrated in flashbacks by the now-deceased scribe, the film unwinds the series of events that left him lying face down in a pool. Unable to sell his most recent script, and in hock up to his eyeballs, Joe stashes his car in the driveway of what appears to be an abandoned mansion on Sunset Boulevard while trying to elude some persistent repo men. Closer inspection reveals the decrepit property to be inhabited by grandiose former silent movie goddess Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), and her zombie-like manservant Max (Erich von Stroheim).  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Darkly funny, this unforgettable film is regarded as one of the greatest film noir of all time.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Centenary Film Society Presents: The Namesake]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2906]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2906.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-16</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-16</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Discover Downtown Shreveport,Film,Multicultural</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$0-$5.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Mira Nair&#039;s THE NAMESAKE is the story of the Ganguli family, whose move from Calcutta to New York evokes a lifelong balancing act: to meld to a new world without forgetting the old. Though parents Ashoke and Ashima (Irfan Khan, Tabu) long for the family and culture that enveloped them in India, they take great pride in the opportunities their sacrifices have afforded their children. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Paradoxically, their son Gogol (Kal Penn) is torn between finding his own unique identity without losing his heritage. Even Gogol&#039;s name represents the family&#039;s journey into the unknown.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2675]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2675.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-18</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-18</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Historical,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Free,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Museums &amp; Galleries</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Acting Out!]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2774]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2774.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Sculpted Entertainment</sponsor>
      <location>Bossier Arts Council</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-18</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-29</endDate>
      <daystimes>Every Thursday from 4pm - 6pm</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops : Acting,Classes &amp; Workshops</category>
      <contactName>Sculpted Entertainment</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-741-8310</contactPhone>
      <price>$22perclass</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursdays beginning Feb. 18, 4-6pm, BAC Annex, ages 5 &amp;amp; up. Students will learn to use their creative juices and understand the different stages of acting culminating in a theatre review at the end of the 11-week session. Fee: $22 per class.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Unwind Downtown Pub &amp; Culture Crawl]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2687]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2687.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>artspace</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-18</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-12-16</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music,Discover Downtown Shreveport</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;B&gt;ShreveportHappyHour.com&lt;/B&gt; and the &lt;B&gt;Downtown Development Authority&lt;/B&gt; have partnered together for a Pub and Culture Crawl &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;B&gt;Registration begins at 5:00pm at artspace&lt;/B&gt;. Feel free to join us at any time as there will be plenty of drink specials &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Anyone 21 or older can register at Artspace from 5:00pm - 9:00pm (710 Texas Street). You will receive a FREE passport to direct you to the participating locations. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;*Please remember that the easiest way to complete the Pub and Culture Crawl is with CASH! Many of the sidewalk cafes only take cash. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Pub Crawl Registrants are permitted to walk the route or use the Pub Bus with an open container, provided that the beverage is bought at a participating bar and is in a designated to go cup obtained at the bar. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Each location will stamp your passport. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;B&gt;* The designated to go cup is to be used between locations.&lt;BR&gt;* Open Containers are only allowed in a to go cup within downtown Shreveport.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Don&#039;t Want to Wait in Line? Visit our website to Pre-Register Today!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Black Tie Bingo]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=1806]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/1806.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Sam&#039;s Town Hotel and Casino</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-19</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-19</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Riverfront / Waterfront</category>
      <contactName>Rozann Frey</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318)869-2575</contactPhone>
      <price>$125-$5000.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;This is a fundraising gala using &#039;&#039;celebrity&#039;&#039; bingo callers from the community. The evening includes a patron cocktail hour, silent auction, seated dinner, music and a raffle. It is a fun time!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Presented by Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana, Inc.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Spirituals and the Blues]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2891]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2891.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Inter City Row Modern Dance Company</sponsor>
      <location>Pamoja Art Society / Pamoja Cultural Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-19</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-20</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Dance,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Free</category>
      <contactName>Jameelah El Amin</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-638-8739</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[A dance presentation which will illustrate the similarities of the spiritual to blues.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[SPAR THerapeutic Division MLK, Jr. Wheelchair Basketball Tournament]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2632]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2632.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation (SPAR)</sponsor>
      <location>Southern Hills Park and Community Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-19</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-21</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Daytime Fun,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Free,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Sports : Community,Sports</category>
      <contactName>Frederick Lewis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318.673.7737</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation (SPAR) Therapeutic Division offers the Wheelchair Division of the 22nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Basketball Tournament on February 19-21, 2010. The Wheelchair Division is geared toward individuals with physical disabilities. Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. A cash prize of $300 goes to the winning team. Deadline for registration is February 12, 2010. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The 2010 MLK Jr. Basketball Tournament will be held at gyms throughout the city. All regional and local wheelchair teams are invited to participate in this community wide sporting event. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For more information contact wheelchair division tournament coordinators, Yolanda Buncom at (318) 673-7776 / Germaine Williams at (318) 673-7749. Or for continuous updates, including contact information, registration details and photo gallery of last year&#039;s tournament activities, visit www.myspar.org click on &quot;Therapeutic Recreation&quot; or the MLK Tournament graphic link. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Preacher&#039;s Kid]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2908]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2908.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-19</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-25</endDate>
      <daystimes>For daily showtimes please call the box office at (318) 459-4122.</daystimes>
      <category>Discover Downtown Shreveport,Film</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Preacher&#039;s Kid is an inspirational film that conveys the Biblical parable of the Prodigal Son as a modern day urban musical.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The film stars platinum-selling Capitol Records artist LeToya Luckett, who plays &#039;&#039;Angie King,&#039;&#039; a 20-something minister&#039;s daughter who, longing to experience more of life, and with dreams of fame and fortune, strikes out on her own for the very first time, joining a traveling gospel show.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She soon discovers that life on the road is tough; but even more, she fears going home with nothing to show for it, or worse, that her father may no longer love her.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker Encore Week]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2903]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2903.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-19</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-25</endDate>
      <daystimes>For daily showtimes please call the box office at (318) 459-4122.</daystimes>
      <category>Discover Downtown Shreveport,Film</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[A well-acted, intensely shot, action filled war epic, Kathryn Bigelow&#039;s The Hurt Locker is thus far the best of the recent dramatizations of the Iraq War.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nominated for a stunning 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay, the film is also one of the most popular we&#039;ve ever shown at The Robinson Film Center.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you haven&#039;t experienced this film for yourself, this encore engagement is your chance to see it on the big screen.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Pruning Party]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2873]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Gardens of the American Rose Center</sponsor>
      <location>Gardens of the American Rose Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-20</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-20</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Outdoors,Daytime Fun,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Free,Science &amp; Nature</category>
      <contactName>Maria Scott</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-938-5402</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The Gardens of the American Rose Center is hosting its Annual Pruning Party on Saturday, February 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  The public is invited to help us care for our roses.  Pruning is an important part of rose care that encourages new growth and blooms.  Participants&#039; efforts will directly enhance the beauty of the gardens. Everyone is encouraged to participate, regardless of gardening experience, and may bring pruners, gloves and trowels. Noted Consulting Rosarian Baxter Williams will present a &quot;how- to&quot; pruning seminar. A complimentary lunch will be served at noon at Klima Rose Hall. Please contact Ellen Trice at (318) 938-5534 for reservations. Reservations are encouraged but not required.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Saturday Speaker Series: John James Audubon in Words and Pictures]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2859]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2859.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-20</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-20</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Lectures &amp; Literature : Lectures &amp; Discussions,Lectures &amp; Literature : Book Signings,Museums &amp; Galleries,Free,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&quot;Audubon traveled widely, but he said of all the places he visited, Louisiana was his favorite place in the Union.&quot;
 
Audubon&#039;s work in Louisiana would eventually lead to his masterpiece, &#039;&#039;The Birds of America&#039;&#039;, published in 1826 in England in the massive double elephant folio size. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Norton displays one of only 134 copies of the five-volume epic known to exist. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Author Danny Heitman&#039;s talk will throw fresh light on the Norton&#039;s Audubon treasures, which also includes the &#039;&#039;Ornithological Biography&#039;&#039;, published in 1839, and a first edition of &#039;&#039;The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America&#039;&#039;, published 1845-48. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Heitman remarks, &quot;Audubon was also a great nature writer, and if he had never drawn a single picture, the artist would be known today for the way he was able to capture nature with words.&quot;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Willis-Knighton Master Series]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=674]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Symphony Orchestra</sponsor>
      <location></location>
      <startDate>2010-02-20</startDate>
      <endDate>2011-12-17</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music : Classical / Opera,Music</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-227-8863</contactPhone>
      <price></price>
      <description><![CDATA[Shreveport Symphony Orchestra presents a continuing series of concerts sponsored by Willis-Knighton. &lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Signature Bridal Show]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2851]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2851.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Bossier Civic Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-21</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-21</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Daytime Fun</category>
      <contactName>Lana DeWease</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-752-5507</contactPhone>
      <price>$8</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Our bridal shows offer couples an opportunity to plan every facet of their wedding. We make planning your wedding easy. Register to win an engagement ring and Weddings With Style Magazine will be giving away 4 Fabulous Honeymoon stays! Start your engagement off right, join us for the largest bridal event in the area. Get inspired!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[An Evening with the Glenn Miller Orchestra]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2714]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2714.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Opera</sponsor>
      <location>Sam&#039;s Town Hotel and Casino</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-22</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-22</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Dance,Music</category>
      <contactName>Amanda Gouthiere</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-227-9503</contactPhone>
      <price></price>
      <description><![CDATA[Join us for a spectacular evening of dining, dancing and delight with The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The cost includes a plated dinner. Come and dance the night away! 

]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Centenary Film Society Presents: The Beaches of Agnes]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2913]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2913.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-23</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-23</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Film : Documentary,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Multicultural,Film</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$0-$5.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Celebrated filmmaker Agnes Varda (CLEO FROM 5 TO 7) turns the camera on herself for this autobiographical documentary. While roaming the beach, the beatific 80-year-old revisits her past-- including memories of fellow Left Bank directors Jacques Demy (later her husband), Alain Resnais, and Chris Marker. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incorporating clips from Varda&#039;s work, animation, and photographs, the film plays like a fond scrapbook of a life well lived.  All tickets $5.00.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Spring Arts Festival]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2695]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>The Farm</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-24</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-24</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Outdoors,Visual Arts,Multicultural</category>
      <contactName>Lynn Dorsey</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-268-2935</contactPhone>
      <price>$0-$3</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;LOCATED AT THE FARM ON THE CORNER OF EAST TALTON AND HWY. 80 IN MINDEN........ FEATURING CHILDRENS ART CONTEST, ADULT WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITS, AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Presented by Cultural Crossroads. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[An Evening with Alik Sakharov at The Robinson Film Center]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2910]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2910.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-26</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-26</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Film,Lectures &amp; Literature : Lectures &amp; Discussions,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Classes &amp; Workshops : Film / Video,Lectures &amp; Literature,Classes &amp; Workshops</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Director and cinematographer Alik Sakharov, ASC, will screen and discuss two examples of his work at The Robinson Film Center on Friday, February 26 at 7:00 PM.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mr. Sakharov will screen and discuss the Sopranos episode entitled &#039;&#039;Long Term Parking&#039;&#039; (Season Five, Episode #12, on which he served as Director of Photography), as well as the ROME episode entitled &#039;&#039;Heroes of the Republic&#039;&#039; (Season Two, Episode #5), which he directed.  Normal admission prices apply.  
]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Freak-out Presents: Office Space]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2905]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2905.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-26</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-27</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Film : Comedy,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Theatre : Comedy,Film,Theatre</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[NOTE: The printer beat-down will now take place before Saturday night&#039;s show!

This geeky 1999 office comedy starring Ron Livingston as a corporate Everyman instantly gained cult status for its unabashed caricatures of office personalities, and its theme of corporate sabotage. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Peter Gibbons (Livingston) is a typical middle manager living a mundane life amid a gray maze of cubicles. Everything in his life reeks of mediocrity, from the mid-size car he drives to the chain restaurant, Chotchky&#039;s (read: TGI Friday&#039;s), where he eats lunch every day. Even his apartment, a cookie-cutter duplex with walls so thin that he can chat with his next-door neighborhood through the plaster, is totally lacking in personality. The company where he works is peppered with ambitionless drones who blindly comply with the condescending requests made of them by their Porsche-driving CEO (Gary Cole). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then one day, Gibbons snaps. As a team of experts is brought in to enact large-scale layoffs, Gibbons simply stops trying and adopts an attitude of total disinterest. That is, he&#039;s only interested in dating the blond waitress (Jennifer Anniston) at the local restaurant, and putting in place a devilish scheme for some corporate payback.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[2010 Oscar-Nominated Shorts]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2909]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2909.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-26</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-28</endDate>
      <daystimes>For showtimes please call the box office at (318) 459-4122.</daystimes>
      <category>Film : Comedy,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Film</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Each year, The Robinson Film Center gathers together all of the Oscar-nominated short films into two programs and exhibits them over the course of a weekend.  Without fail, audiences have raved about these unbelievably creative, unique short films. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The two programs, when enjoyed back-to-back, amount to a mini-festival of the best short films in the world.  From documentaries to comedies, animated fairy tales to sci-fi action, this showcase is unpredictable and highly recommended for the adventurous moviegoer.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Last Station]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2902]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2902.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-26</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-11</endDate>
      <daystimes>For daily showtimes please call the box office at (318) 459-4122.</daystimes>
      <category>Film,Discover Downtown Shreveport</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$8.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya, Leo Tolstoy&#039;s devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary--she&#039;s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand--suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she&#039;s born him thirteen children!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Fourth Friday Astronomy]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2743]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2743.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</sponsor>
      <location>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-26</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-12-24</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops,Museums &amp; Galleries,Lectures &amp; Literature : Lectures &amp; Discussions,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Science &amp; Nature,Lectures &amp; Literature,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Elisabeth Browning</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 424-3466</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Every Fourth Friday of the Month - If you&#039;re curious about the planets, stars, space and the known (and unknown) universe, rocket on down to Sci-Port on the fourth Friday of each month. Sci-Port&#039;s Fourth Friday Astronomy is dedicated to exploring the cosmos. Learn about the latest space missions, recent discoveries and other news from space!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Free with admission.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[A Night at the Oscars with Shirley Jones and the Hollywood Concert Orchestra]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2105]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Strand Theatre</sponsor>
      <location>Strand Theatre</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-27</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-27</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre,Music</category>
      <contactName>Teresa Carmack</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-226-8555</contactPhone>
      <price>$51;41;31;</price>
      <description><![CDATA[A Night at the Oscars, featuring the Oscar Award-winning singer/acress Shirley Jones, will be a memorable and magical red-carpet event! Jones starred in world-famous musicals such as Oklahoma and Music Man. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This production also features beloved themes from Broadway and movies including West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera,and The Sound of Music, among many others. The Hollywood Concert Orchestra is one of the premier musical ensembles in the world.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Horse Boy]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2825]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2825.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-02-27</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-02-27</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Film : Documentary,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Film</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$4.75-$6.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[In the new documentary film THE HORSE  BOY, two-year-old Rowan Isaacson&#039;s autism symptoms are profoundly lessened when he is in the presence of horses.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Caroline Hendrix, Director of GREAT (Great Results Equine Assisted Therapy, a program of The ARC of Caddo-Bossier), will be in attendance at this one-time-only screening - along with other guests from GREAT - to share their own stories about patient responses to equine therapy.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Unrated.  93 Minutes.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[$3 Terrific Tuesday at Sci-Port]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2488]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2488.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-02</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-12-07</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Museums &amp; Galleries,Film : IMAX,Science &amp; Nature,Film</category>
      <contactName>Elisabeth Browning</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 424-3466</contactPhone>
      <price>$3</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Sponsored by the Caddo Parish Commission&lt;BR&gt;On the first Tuesday of every month, Caddo Parish residents enjoy $3 admission to Sci-Port&#039;s Discovery Areas, Space Center, and Space Dome Planetarium!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Please present your proof of Caddo Parish residence to the Visitor Services desk.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;· During the school year, discount applies  ALL DAY.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;· Summer months (Memorial Day - Labor Day), discount is available from 10 a.m. - Noon.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;· IMAX tickets not included, may be purchased at discounted rate of $6 each. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin with special guest Flyleaf]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2814]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2814.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>CenturyTel Center</sponsor>
      <location>CenturyTel Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-04</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-04</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music : Rock / Pop,Music</category>
      <contactName>Kendra Clark</contactName>
      <contactPhone>1-800-745-3000</contactPhone>
      <price>$39.75</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin are about to set out on a US co-headline tour with special guest Flyleaf that will play CenturyTel Center on Wednesday, March 4, 2010 .

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Toronto-based rock band Three Days Grace is comprised of Adam Gontier (vocals, guitar), Neil Sanderson (drums, piano), Brad Walst (bass), and Barry Stock (lead guitar).  The band&#039;s most recent release Life Starts Now debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 charts making it the highest debut ever for the band. &quot;Break&quot; the first single from Life Starts Now has reached #1 on the Active Rock BDS Charts and Top 5 at Mainstream Rock.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Their first album, the self titled Three Days Grace, was released in 2003. The album generated 3 hit singles, &quot;I Hate Everything About You&quot;  which reached #2 on the  Mediabase Modern Rock charts,  &quot; Just Like You&quot; which went to #1 on both the Mediabase  Modern Rock and Mediabase  Mainstream Rock charts, and &quot;Home&quot; which went to #2 on the Mediabase  Mainstream Rock charts.  One-X, the band&#039;s sophomore album was released in 2006 and debut on the Billboard Album Chart at #5. That album also produced 3 #1 singles: &quot;Animal I&#039;ve Become,&quot; &quot;Pain&quot; and &quot;Never Too Late.&quot; For 2007 Mediabase ranked Three Days Grace as the # 1 artist in airplay across all rock formats (Modern Rock, Active Rock, Mainstream Rock). That same year R&amp;amp;R/Billboard also ranked Three Days Grace as # 1 Active Rock Artist of the Year, # 1 Rock Artist of the Year and # 2 Modern Rock/Alternative Artist of the Year.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Both Three Days Grace and One-X have been certified Platinum. Three Days Grace has sold over 4 million albums worldwide.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Multi-platinum rockers Breaking Benjamin (Ben Burnley, vocals/guitar; Aaron Fink, guitar; Mark James, bass; Chad Szeliga, drums) returned with a vengeance this year with their latest release Dear Agony which debuted # 4 on Billboard&#039;s Top 200. &lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Dixie Swim Club]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=1995]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/1995.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Little Theatre</sponsor>
      <location>Woman&#039;s Department Club</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-05</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-14</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre : Comedy,Theatre : Drama,Theatre</category>
      <contactName>Robert Darrow</contactName>
      <contactPhone>424-4439</contactPhone>
      <price>$10-$15</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina&#039;s Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other&#039;s lives. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Dixie Swim Club focuses on four of those weekends, spanning a period of thirty-three years, and is the story of five unforgettable women--a   hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[5k/10k Warrior Run]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2777]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2777.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Stoner Boat Launch</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-06</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-06</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Recreation,Outdoors,Sports : Community,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Sports</category>
      <contactName>Bob Frasier</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-990-5063</contactPhone>
      <price>$15-$20</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On March 6, 2010, we will hold the first Annual Warrior Run at the Stoner Boat Launch. This 10K/5K Walk/Run will be held to display our appreciation for the service and sacrifice of Veterans. A pre-race, one-half ( ½) mile march with cadence will start at 8:30 a.m. All registered participants are invited to take part in this warm-up exercise in honor of our Veterans. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The Warrior Run will begin at 9:11 a.m. Proceeds will support OBVAMC Voluntary Service programs such as: homeless Veteran services, rehabilitation equipment, social service assistance, comfort items, transportation, holiday gifts, and other volunteer funded services. 100% of donations received will benefit our Veterans through these programs! &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Presented by Overton Brooks VA Medical Center.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Cabaret]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2107]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Strand Theatre</sponsor>
      <location>Strand Theatre</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-06</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-06</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre : Drama,Theatre</category>
      <contactName>Teresa Carmack</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-226-8555</contactPhone>
      <price>$51;41;31;</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, Cabaret is set in the city of Berlin just before Hitler&#039;s rise to power. A Cabaret performer, Sally Bowles, ahs a brief affair with an American writer, Clifford, who takes her in after she is kicked out of the Kit Kat Club where she performs. Although Sally and Clifford fall deeply in love, there is too much chaos in the world around them. Soon they find their relationship is being jeopardized by outside forces. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You won&#039;t soon forger Cabaret.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: Great Artists Who Just Happen to Be Women]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2848]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2848.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-06</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-06</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts,Free</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[In honor of Women&#039;s History Month, we&#039;ll explore works by the fairer sex including Mary Cassatt, Rosa Bonheur, Angelica Kauffman, Katherine Augusta Carl, and others.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Harmony on the Red]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=1177]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/1177.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>River Cities Jubilee Chorus</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport Theatre</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-06</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-06</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre : Family,Music : World,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Theatre : Comedy,Theatre,Music</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-673-4968</contactPhone>
      <price>$15</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Barbershop QUARTETS from Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas will be showcasing the awesome sounds of four part harmony at LSUS University Center Theater.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Oscar Night at The Robinson Film Center]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2907]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2907.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Robinson Film Center</sponsor>
      <location>Robinson Film Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-07</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-07</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Film,Discover Downtown Shreveport</category>
      <contactName>Christopher Jay</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 459-4122</contactPhone>
      <price>$25</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Continuing a tradition started in 2009, The Robinson Film Center will host an evening of food, fun, games, and give-aways on Oscar night, Sunday, March 7. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Oscars will be broadcast in HD on three HUGE screens beginning with the red carpet festivities at 6:00 PM.  Attire is casual. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;$25 admission includes buffet and Oscar-themed cake for dessert!  Make your Oscar predictions and compete to win movie-themed prizes.

All proceeds benefit the cultural and educational programs of The Robinson Film Center, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Palette Knife Workshop]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2875]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2875.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Barnwell Garden &amp; Art Center</sponsor>
      <location>Barnwell Garden &amp; Art Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-09</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-11</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops,Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts : Painting,Artists,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Whitney Lary</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-673-7703</contactPhone>
      <price>$95</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Painting With a Knife in Oil/ Acrylic Paints with artist Marcia Nelson will be held a the Barnwell Center March 9, 10, and 1 from 1pm to 5pm. 

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Who hasn&#039;t wanted to capture on canvas the brilliant and rich textures of oil or acrylic colors as they come straight from the tubes? The painting knife is the perfect tool for this exciting adventure in texture and technique.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Whether you are a beginner or advanced artist, you will find palette knife painting to be a great way to achieve a little &#039;&#039;masterpiece&#039;&#039; that is impressionistic, alive with color and texture that sings! 

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Space is Limited so call and reserve your spot today, 318-673-7703. The cost of the workshop is $95.00.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Casting Crowns]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2734]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2734.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>CenturyTel Center</sponsor>
      <location>CenturyTel Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-11</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-11</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music</category>
      <contactName>Kendra Clark</contactName>
      <contactPhone>1-800-745-3000</contactPhone>
      <price>$24.00-$77.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t miss a great night of music!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Goverment Inspector]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2802]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2802.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Northwestern State University Theatre &amp; Dance Dept (Dear School for Creative &amp; Performing Arts</sponsor>
      <location>Northwestern State University A. A. Fredericks Center for Creative and Performing Arts</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-20</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre : Classics,Theatre : Comedy,Theatre</category>
      <contactName>Jacki Giesey</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-357-4483</contactPhone>
      <price>$12adult/8sr.cit</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Corrupt government officials, secret cover-ups and, of course, a covert government investigation.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gogol reminds us absolute power corrupts, absolutely.  Reservations strongly recommended due to limited seating.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Kindertransport by Diane Samuels, Directed by John F. Daniel]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2878]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2878.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport Theatre</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport Theatre</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-21</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre : Drama,Theatre</category>
      <contactName>John Daniel</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 797-5396</contactPhone>
      <price>$10-$18</price>
      <description><![CDATA[LSUS Theatre will present a production of the play &#039;&#039; Kindertransport &#039;&#039; by Diane Samuels, directed by John F. Daniel. It features Alana Butterfield,Lisa Daye, Virginia Walker, Audra Caitlyn Moss, Betty Cummings and Jamie Norwood. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kindertransport is a haunting drama about the prices we pay to protect the one&#039;s we love. 


  The production will take place at the LSUS Black Box Theatre Friday,March 12th, Saturday, March 13th, Friday, March 19th and Saturday,March 20th at 8:00 PM and Sunday,March 14th and Sunday,March 21st at 2:00 PM 


  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tickets are $15 with advance reservation, $18 at the door and $10 for Students, Educators, Seniors and Military.$10 per person for Groups of 5 or more.All Tickets are General Admission, Seating is Very Limited.


  Reservations: theatre@lsus.edu  or call the theatre hotline at (318) 797-5396
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In the final nine months before World War II, nearly 10,000 unaccompanied Jewish children escaped 
from Germany on trains headed for the freedom of Britain. Most never saw their parents again. 
Kindertransport tells the story of Evelyn, a British woman in her fifties, and Eva, 
the nine-year-old German child she used to be. 

  
Comments from reviews of the play include: 
&#039;&#039;Provocative. Kindertansport will turn every emotion upside down &#039;&#039;, New York Times, &quot; This is an evening you may never forget. It is the distilled pain of a generation.&#039;&#039; Clive Barnes, New York Post, &#039;&#039;Samuels has written the best play about the pain and passion of morther/daughter relationships.&quot; Lynn Gardner, The Guardian, &#039;&#039; a charged and memorable experience.&#039;&#039; Jeremy Gerard, Variety,
]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Brain Awareness Day: Dyslexia]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2747]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2747.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-13</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-13</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Lectures &amp; Literature : Lectures &amp; Discussions,Museums &amp; Galleries,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Elisabeth Browning</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 424-3466</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Centenary Neuroscience Students and professionals from LearningRx will explore brain anatomy, memory and the interaction of the senses with the brain. Learn about dyslexia and more!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Free with admission.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[La Boheme]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2092]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2092.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Opera</sponsor>
      <location>Riverview Theatre</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-13</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-13</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music : Classical / Opera,Theatre : Classics,Music,Theatre</category>
      <contactName>Sumer Cooner</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-227-9503</contactPhone>
      <price>$10-$85</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Hailed as one of the most beloved operas of all time, Puccini&#039;s La Boheme will embrace your soul and pull at your heartstrings.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This lasting story of love and emotion is well known and much loved.  Truly a must see for the seasoned patron as well as the first-time opera attendee.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sung in Italian, with English translation projected above the stage.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2676]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2676.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-18</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-18</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Historical,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Free,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Museums &amp; Galleries</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Mad Scientist Ball: It&#039;s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2803]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2803.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</sponsor>
      <location>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-20</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-20</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Museums &amp; Galleries,Dance : Social,Music,Science &amp; Nature,Riverfront / Waterfront,Dance</category>
      <contactName>Elisabeth Browning</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-424-3466</contactPhone>
      <price></price>
      <description><![CDATA[It&#039;s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.  On March 20, 2010, beginning at 7p.m., Sci-Port will pull out all of the stops for our biennial Mad Scientist Ball, one of the maddest events this town has ever seen.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our scheming mad scientists will guide revelers through madhouse eccentricities, and the customs and cultures from all over this mad world.  Lab assistants are concocting potions and recipes that are certain to entice madness throughout the night.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The music to our madness will be hard to resist, as will the urge to spend money like mad at our silent auction.  Additionally, in homage to the film from which we borrowed our theme, guests can participate in a madcap pursuit of cash and prizes!

One would have to be mad to miss this event, and we would have to be, well, mad to ask you to sponsor it in today&#039;s maddening times. . .  so we&#039;re not.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Instead of requesting sponsorships for a party, we would like to ask that our donors sponsor an upcoming exhibition or IMAX film.  (Sponsors, help us choose the exhibit or film!)  Additionally, contributors have the option of supporting Sci-Port&#039;s statewide traveling Science Carnival Outreach, field trips for students that incorporate programs to meet grade level expectations, as well as hands-on demonstrations to be enjoyed by visitors of all ages.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A table to the ball, combined with other benefits, will naturally be included with the sponsorship.  After all, there is a method to our madness.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The success of Sci-Port would not be possible without our generous donors, and we would like to thank you for your consideration of a sponsorship.  It means the (mad) world to us.

Let the madness begin!

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you would like to become a sponsor for the ball, or for more information, please contact Jennifer McMenamin at (318) 424-8673 or jmcmen@sciport.org.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Winter Jam 2010 Tour Spectacular]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2736]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2736.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>CenturyTel Center</sponsor>
      <location>CenturyTel Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-20</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-20</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music,Music</category>
      <contactName>Kendra Clark</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-752-6730</contactPhone>
      <price>$10.00</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t miss Third Day, Newsboys, NewSong, Tenth Avenue North, Fireflight, speaker Tony Nolan and pre-jam party with MIKESCHAIR, Robert Pierre &amp;amp; Revive for One Night of Great Music!

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No Advanced Ticket Sales....$10.00 at the door!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[WEAco Fine Arts Martket (FAM)]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2828]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2828.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>West Edge Artists&#039; Co-op</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana Boardwalk</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-20</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-12-18</endDate>
      <daystimes>Every 3rd Saturday, March thru December 10am - 6 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Artists,Visual Arts,Dance,Daytime Fun,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Lynn Laird</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 221-6961</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[WEAco Fine Arts Market (FAM): Every 3rd Saturday from March through December local and regional artitists present their original fine art in a variety of mediums: paintings, scuplture, jewelry, scrimshaw and more!  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Join us for a festive afternoon under the bridge at the Louisiana Boardwalk -  meet the artists, enjoy art demonstrations and perhaps  have a chance to see  dance exhibitions featuring local belly dancing troupes - Port Belly Project. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Don&#039;t miss a great opportunity to purchase original handmade artwork for the home, office or gifts!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Rose Tattoo]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2871]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2871.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>River City Repertory Theatre</sponsor>
      <location>Riverview Theatre</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-24</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-28</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre : Drama,Theatre</category>
      <contactName>Patric McWilliams</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-868-5888</contactPhone>
      <price>$35</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Tennessee Williams&#039; Tony Award winning THE ROSE TATTOO opens March 24th at RiverView Theater. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;River City Rep is Shreveport-Bossier&#039;s only professional theatre company. 
THE ROSE TATTOO is considered one of the great classics of the American Theatre and garnered six Tony Awards including Best Play. It was later adapted for film and won three Academy Awards.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Set among a colony of southern Italians on the Gulf Coast, the plot centers on Serafina Delle Rose, a robust and sensual woman who loses her lust for living and loving upon the premature death of her husband. For three years she continues to mourn. She wanders about her home and dressmaking shop looking for some &#039;&#039;sign&#039;&#039; that it&#039;s permissible to get on with her life again. That sign finally comes in the appearence of a truck driver, Alvaro Mangiacavallo, who mistakenly stumbles onto Serafina&#039;s home and awakens the widow&#039;s passions.
New York actors Laura Kenyon and Jeremiah James star. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Patric McWilliams directs.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Star Party!]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2744]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2744.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Sci-Port: Louisiana&#039;s Science Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-26</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-26</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Science &amp; Nature,Classes &amp; Workshops,Museums &amp; Galleries,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Elisabeth Browning</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 424-8660</contactPhone>
      <price>$3-$5</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Take a tour of the night sky at Sci-Port! *  Orion the Hunter majestically displays overhead. * Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, brilliantly radiates. * Mars slowly emerges as a fiery red dot in the east. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Use Sci-Port&#039;s large telescopes or bring your own to check out these and other heralded constellations, stars and planets hanging in Shreveport&#039;s skies. Sci-Port staff will be on the rooftop to guide visitors on an out-of-this-world celestial journey. A full compliment of activities and presentations both inside the planetarium and out will bring you back down to Earth with stellar Sci-Port fun.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Whether you&#039;re a curious newbie, a passionate astronomer or somewhere in between, this evening with the stars is sure to enchant. Cost: $3 for members; $5 for non-members. Call (318) 424-8660 for reservations. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[2010 NSU Dance Company Concert]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2715]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2715.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Northwestern State University Theatre &amp; Dance Dept (Dear School for Creative &amp; Performing Arts</sponsor>
      <location>A. A. Fredericks Auditorium</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-26</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-27</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Dance : Ballet,Dance : Modern,Dance : Tap / Dance,Dance</category>
      <contactName>Jacki Giesey</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-357-4483</contactPhone>
      <price>$12/8sr</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSU Dance Company Concert showcases the diverse backgrounds of faculty and student choreographers. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Both entertaining &amp;amp; thought provoking, this performance always has something for every audience member.  No reservations necessary.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Leading Ladies]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=397]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/397.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Bossier Parish Community College Performing Arts Theater</sponsor>
      <location>Bossier Parish Community College Performing Arts Theater</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-29</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-29</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre : Comedy,Theatre</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-678-6021</contactPhone>
      <price>$10-$12</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The comedy Leading Ladies, by Ken Ludwig, will be directed by Bossie Parish Community College&#039;s Dr. Ray Scott Crawford. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing &#039;&#039;Scenes from Shakespeare&#039;&#039; on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA, is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren&#039;t nephews, but nieces. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady&#039;s vivacious niece, Meg, who&#039;s engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there&#039;s a wide world out there, but it&#039;s not until she meets &#039;&#039;Maxine and Stephanie&#039;&#039; that she finally gets a taste of it.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Performances for this hilarious new comedy at the BPCC Performing Arts Theatre are March 26, 27, 28, April 1, 2, 3, 4 at 7:30 p.m., and March 29, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. Reserved Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors, military, non-BPCC students and children. The box office will open on Monday, March 23, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[ArtBreak Talent Show Auditions]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2820]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2820.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-03-30</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-03-30</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Dance,Music,Theatre : Auditions,Theatre</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Auditions&lt;/B&gt; for &lt;I&gt;ArtBreak&#039;s 15th Annual Talent Show&lt;/I&gt; will take place on &lt;B&gt;Tuesday, March 30th, from 4:00-8:00 pm.&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;To participate you must be a student enrolled in a &lt;B&gt;Caddo or Bossier Parish School&lt;/B&gt; during the 2009-2010 school year. Individuals or groups (up to 8 persons) are eligible to enter. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We will feature fine arts performances in the areas of singing, musical instruments, dancing, drama, comedy skits, theatrical acts and more! &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Prizes up to $1,400 in cash&lt;/B&gt; will be awarded on&lt;I&gt; Friday, April 30th at the Shreveport Convention Center&lt;/I&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For more information contact the &lt;I&gt;Shreveport Regional Arts Council&lt;/I&gt; at (318) 673-6500.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: The Spring Walking Tour]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2857]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2857.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-03</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-03</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Outdoors : Parks,Free,Outdoors</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Celebrate the season with the Spring Walking tour! We&#039;ll take the guided tour outside for a tip-toe through the tulips. Wear your walking shoes - we have 40 acres of manicured gardens, including our famous azalea beds, bronze statues, and watergardens to explore. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Do dark skies threaten on the day of the tour? Fear not! We&#039;ll enjoy an indoor Rainy-Day tour, exploring spring-themed artwork throughout the museum.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[CORK: A Red River Revel Wine Event]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2786]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2786.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Red River Revel Arts Festival</sponsor>
      <location>Festival Plaza</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-08</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-10</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Classes &amp; Workshops,Riverfront / Waterfront</category>
      <contactName>Christy Long</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318.424.4000</contactPhone>
      <price>$25-$150</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;CORK is a Red River Revel Wine Event, presented by Eldorado Resort Casino, Shreveport – with all proceeds going to benefit the Red River Revel Arts Festival.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Begun in 2006, as a one day wine tasting festival, in 2010, CORK will be three distinct events that include a Thursday Premier Wine Dinner, Saturday Wine Seminars and the Saturday Wine Tasting Festival with live entertainment and delicious samplings from the area&#039;s finest eateries. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The Premier event will be held on Thursday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Eldorado; the CORK Wine Festival will be held Saturday, April 10 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Rowdy Friends 2010 with Hank Williams Jr, Jamey Johnson and Eric Church]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2870]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2870.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>CenturyTel Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-09</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-09</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music : Country,Music</category>
      <contactName>Kendra Clark</contactName>
      <contactPhone>1-800-745-3000</contactPhone>
      <price>$27.00-$61.50</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Hank Williams Jr. returns to CenturyTel Center with special guests Jamey Johnson &amp;amp; Eric Church.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Simply Sinatra - Starring Steve Lippia]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2110]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Strand Theatre</sponsor>
      <location>Strand Theatre</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-15</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-15</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre,Music</category>
      <contactName>Teresa Carmack</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-226-8555</contactPhone>
      <price>$51;41;31;</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Steve Lippia is a performer who has become one of the most prominent, in-demand vocalists and finest interpreters of &#039;&#039;standards&#039;&#039; and traditional pop music. His youthful, energetic talent and powerful show introduce a new generation to the timeless music of Frank Sinatra. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Reminiscent of the young Sinatra, Lippia moves from crisp, popping swing tunes to lush, poignant ballads. With a hot, driving 16-piece band behind him, Lippia interprets the best repertoire of the Big Band era and American Classic Pop.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2677]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2677.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-15</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-15</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Historical,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Free,Museums &amp; Galleries</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Junior League Market: Shopping for a Cause]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2760]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2760.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Bossier Civic Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-15</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-17</endDate>
      <daystimes>Thursday 10 am to 5 pm 
Friday &amp; Saturday 10 am to 6 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Daytime Fun</category>
      <contactName>Elizabeth Davis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-868-6610</contactPhone>
      <price>$5</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Formerly known as Trends and Traditions, the ninth annual Junior League Market: Shopping for a Cause is a one-stop shopping experience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It features approximately 100 merchants from across the country with the finest home decor, jewelry, clothing, children&#039;s items, gourmet food, and much more.

]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[The Wizard of Oz]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2896]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2896.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet</sponsor>
      <location>Riverview Theatre</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-18</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-18</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Dance : Ballet,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Dance</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-866-9916</contactPhone>
      <price>$10-$35</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet reprises its critically acclaimed original production of &#039;&#039;The Wizard of Oz,&#039;&#039; with choreography by SMB Artistic Director Kendra Meiki and an original score by SMB Music Director Kermit Poling. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Poling will conduct a live orchestra for this production that will also feature professional guest artist Jacob Sparso of Ballet Oklahoma and dozens of local dancers.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[South Pacific]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2716]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2716.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Northwestern State University Theatre &amp; Dance Dept (Dear School for Creative &amp; Performing Arts</sponsor>
      <location>A. A. Fredericks Auditorium</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-21</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-24</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre : Classics,Theatre : Musicals,Theatre</category>
      <contactName>Jacki Giesey</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-357-4483</contactPhone>
      <price>$12/8srcit</price>
      <description><![CDATA[NSU Theatre/Dance Dept. presents SOUTH PACIFIC, perhaps Rogers &amp;amp; Hamemrstein&#039;s most enduring musical. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Classic songs from the Americal musical theatre song book fill the score:  &#039;&#039;Some Enchanted Evening&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;I&#039;m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Bali Hai&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;You&#039;ve Got To Be Carefully Taught&#039;&#039; which continue to reintroduce generations to the classic musical theatre genius of Richard Rogers &amp;amp; Oscar Hammerstein II.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NSU Symphony Orchestra provides live musical accompaniment.  No reservations necessary.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Create Your Memoirs Book]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2730]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</sponsor>
      <location>Louisiana State University in Shreveport - LSUS</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-21</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-28</endDate>
      <daystimes>Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM</daystimes>
      <category>Classes &amp; Workshops</category>
      <contactName>Charla Cwanek</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-798-4177</contactPhone>
      <price>$59</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Transform your most memorable event into a fun, personalized, hand-made book to share with your family and friends. Take scrapbooking to a new level by telling a story along the way, while still using familiar photos and memoirs to help make it feel like it was just yesterday when your special story happened. This is a great gift to share with your children and grandchildren.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Barksdale Airshow]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2785]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2785.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Barksdale Air Force Base</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-24</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-25</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Daytime Fun,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Outdoors,Tours,Free</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-456-5650</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Air Force&#039;s precision flight demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, will headline the show this year. Other details of the 2010 show and open house have yet to be announced.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Alex Dzigurski: Poet of Land and Sea]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2818]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-27</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-08-01</endDate>
      <daystimes>Tuesday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts : Painting,Free,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[A selection of 18 works from the artist&#039;s estate which demonstrate his masterly technique in painting scenic America from coast to coast. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The &#039;&#039;New York Times&#039;&#039; has said of Mr. Dzigurski, &#039;&#039;Few marine painters have been able to tell the story of the sea so beautifully. His water is wet, deep and alive - (he) is always the poet of the sea.&#039;&#039; The &#039;&#039;Chicago Tribune&#039;&#039; noted, &#039;&#039;Few painters of the American scene have had his meteoric rise to universal popularity.&#039;&#039;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[ArtBreak Talent Show]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2821]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2821.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>Shreveport Convention Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-30</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-04-30</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Dance,Theatre : Auditions,Music,Theatre</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;&lt;I&gt;ArtBreak&#039;s 15th Annual Talent Show&lt;/I&gt; will take place on &lt;B&gt;Friday, April 30th, 7:00 pm at the Shreveport Convention Center.&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We will feature fine arts performances in the areas of singing, musical instruments, dancing, drama, comedy skits, theatrical acts and more! &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Support your local school students as &lt;B&gt;Prizes up to $1,400 in cash&lt;/B&gt; will be awarded!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For more information contact the &lt;I&gt;Shreveport Regional Arts Council&lt;/I&gt; at (318) 673-6500.&lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[ArtBreak Festival!]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2822]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2822.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>Shreveport Convention Center</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-30</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-05-02</endDate>
      <daystimes>Friday, April 30th, 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, May 1st, 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sunday, May 2nd, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Free,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;ArtBreak 2010 celebrates 26 years of showcasing the art programs and artistic achievements &lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;of the students in Caddo and Bossier Parish Schools.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Join us &lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;April 30 – May 2, 2010 &lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;for&lt;BR&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;A VERY SPECIAL&lt;BR&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://pixelfusion10.securesites.net/shrevearts/clientuploads/arbreak-logo.gif&quot; width=183 height=71 mce_src=&quot;clientuploads/arbreak-logo.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;at the Shreveport Convention Center, Shreveport, LA&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;ArtBreak features an exhibition of over 2,500 juried 2-D and 3-D visual art pieces, literary writings and musical compositions throughout the Convention Center.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The ArtBreak Festival is a showcase of the &lt;b&gt;PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS&lt;/b&gt; and outstanding student talents of more than 100 Caddo and Bossier Schools on three continuous stages.  Performances include the Parish Honors Orchestras, Choirs, Bands, Guitar and individual school showcases. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;ArtBreak is a proud partner in &lt;b&gt;CELEBRATE EDUCATION&lt;/b&gt; with &lt;b&gt;KTBS-3 Summer Reading Festival&lt;/b&gt; and the &lt;b&gt;Very Special Arts Festival.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;b&gt;Admission is FREE and open to all ages&lt;/b&gt;. There is limited free parking surrounding the Shreveport Convention Center, however, ArtBreak provides a free &quot;Yellow Bus Trolley&quot; transporting festivalgoers from the Municipal Parking Lot to the Shreveport Convention Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Those who wish to park in the Shreveport Convention Center Parking Garage - recommended for convenience - located between Spring Street and Market Street at Caddo Street will pay $5.00 per car to park.  The Shreveport Convention Center will provide concession booths with special &quot;kid friendly&quot; menus and pricing. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Don&#039;t Dress For Dinner]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=1986]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/1986.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Little Theatre</sponsor>
      <location>Woman&#039;s Department Club</location>
      <startDate>2010-04-30</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-05-09</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Theatre : Comedy,Theatre</category>
      <contactName>Robert Darrow</contactName>
      <contactPhone>424-4439</contactPhone>
      <price>$10-$15</price>
      <description><![CDATA[In this comedy-farce smash hit (in both Paris and London), Bernard is planning a weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in a French farmhouse, during his wife&#039;s absence.  Bernard has divulged his plans to Robert, his best friend.  But, surprise! Can you guess who the best friend has as his mistress? And who is this tempting female chef sent to concoct the perfect seductive meal? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;An evening of hilarious confusion ensues as Bernard and Robert improvise at breakneck speed.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: The Decorative Arts Tour]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2853]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2853.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-05-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-05-01</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts,Free</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Celebrate Mother&#039;s Day with our guided Decorative Arts Tour, which explores our collections of Steuben glass, colonial silver, Wedgwood pottery, Cybis porcelain, and other decorative pieces.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Under the Magnifying Glass: Fifty Miniatures by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2817]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-05-04</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-07-25</endDate>
      <daystimes>Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts : Painting,Free,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The Siegrist husband and wife team have captured the attention of viewers not with outstretched canvas but with miniature paintings so exquisitely crafted that they are often mistaken for tiny photographs. Their diminutive treasures typically measure less than 9 square inches. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Siegrist&#039;s works have previously been included in the Norton Art Gallery&#039;s &#039;&#039;Art and the Animal&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Art of the Rainforest&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Blossom-Art of Flowers&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;Paws and Reflect: Art of Canines&#039;&#039; exhibitions.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2678]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2678.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-05-20</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-05-20</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Historical,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Free,Museums &amp; Galleries</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: The Manly Man Tour]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2855]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2855.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-06-05</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-06-05</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts,Free</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Just in time for Father&#039;s Day, we offer this guided tour devoted to our collection of firearms, cowboy paintings and sculpture, and other manly works of art.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Shreveport Farmers&#039; Market]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2797]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2797.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Red River Revel Arts Festival</sponsor>
      <location>Festival Plaza</location>
      <startDate>2010-06-12</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-09-04</endDate>
      <daystimes>Saturdays: 7 a.m. - Noon
Tuesdays through July 27: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.</daystimes>
      <category>Outdoors,Science &amp; Nature,Classes &amp; Workshops,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Free</category>
      <contactName>Christy Long</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318.455.5788</contactPhone>
      <price></price>
      <description><![CDATA[The Shreveport Farmers&#039; Market will reopen for the summer season on Saturday, June 12, 2010 under Pavilion I in Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The farmers&#039; market will take place there every Saturday until September 4, from 7:00 a.m. to noon. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This year, Tuesday afternoon markets will begin June 15 and end July 27.  The Tuesday market is from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and will feature live music.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2679]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2679.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-06-17</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-06-17</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Historical,Museums &amp; Galleries,Free</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Dixie Gin Trade Days]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=1973]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/1973.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Dixie Cotton Gin</sponsor>
      <location>Dixie Cotton Gin</location>
      <startDate>2010-06-23</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-06-23</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Free</category>
      <contactName>Ginger Stone</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-455-5656</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Come out and enjoy the Sunflower Festival and stop by &#039;&#039; The Dixie Gin&#039;&#039;.  Located on Hwy 3049 and Sentell Road. Art, Antiques, Kids items, Furniture, Wood work, Bags, Jewelry and so much more.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Also, enjoy a 5cent Jones Art Display, Antique cars, Rock climbing wall and Petting zoo. Open Sat 9-6 and Sun 11-6.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: American History Tour]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2847]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2847.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-07-03</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-07-03</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Historical,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Education,Free,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[What better for Independence Day but the American History Tour, a complete historical journey through America&#039;s past from the time of the Native Americans to the closing of the western frontier. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This guided tour includes stops in our American History Gallery, Civil War Gallery, and Russell Gallery.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2680]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2680.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-07-15</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-07-15</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Discover Downtown Shreveport,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Museums &amp; Galleries,Historical,Free</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: The Sunset Tour]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2860]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2860.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-08-07</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-08-07</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Lectures &amp; Literature : Poetry &amp; Spoken Word,Free,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The Sunset Tour bids farewell to the dog days of summer and features iconic images of sunsets throughout the museum, coupled with inspirational readings.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Ansel Adams: The Masterworks]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2816]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-08-17</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-12-31</endDate>
      <daystimes>Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm</daystimes>
      <category>Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts : Photography,Free,Visual Arts</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[This collection of 47 photographs by Ansel Adams (1902-1984), represents about two-thirds of a selection Adams made late in his life to serve as a succinct representation of his life&#039;s work. He felt these photographs were his best. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Called &#039;&#039;The Museum Set&#039;&#039;, it reveals the importance Adams placed on the drama and splendor of natural environments that might not, to the ordinary passing hiker, have revealed their secrets.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2681]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2681.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-08-19</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-08-19</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Museums &amp; Galleries,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Free,Historical,Discover Downtown Shreveport</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[2010 Collector&#039;s Choice Wine Tasting and Auction]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=1563]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/1563.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Sam&#039;s Town Hotel and Casino</location>
      <startDate>2010-08-27</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-08-27</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events</category>
      <contactName>Heather Stephens</contactName>
      <contactPhone>(318) 635-6471</contactPhone>
      <price></price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;Louisiana Association for the Blind is holding it&#039;s Collector&#039;s Choice Wine Tasting and Auction on August 27, 2010. Proceeds made from the event go towards improving, supporting and creating new programs to meet LAB&#039;s mission: Improving the quality of life for the blind through training, services, and employment.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The 2010 Wine Auction will be held at the Sam&#039;s Town Casino and Hotel at 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in joining the Wine Auction Committee or if you would like sponsorship, donation or tickets, please contact Heather Stephens at (318) 635-6471 or hstephens@lablind.com. For more information on LAB please visit &lt;A href=&quot;http://www.lablind.com&quot;&gt;www.lablind.com&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Call for price. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: Painting Techniques Tour]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2850]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2850.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-09-04</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-09-04</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Visual Arts,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly : Recreation,Free,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Answering the question &#039;&#039;How did they do that?,&#039;&#039; we offer the Painting Techniques Tour, exploring painting procedures and expanding your artistic vocabulary.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2682]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2682.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-09-16</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-09-16</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Free,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Historical,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Museums &amp; Galleries</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Centenary College Film Society Fall Series]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2397]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2397.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Centenary College</location>
      <startDate>2010-09-24</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-09-24</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Film : Foreign,Film : Comedy,Free,Film : Independent,Film</category>
      <contactName>Rick DelaHaya</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318.869.5254.</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[The Centenary Film Society kicks off its 26th year of bringing the best in international, independent, and classic cinema to the Centenary and Shreveport community, this year with two different film series. 

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This year, the film society will feature two different series including &quot;Classic American cinema from the Great Depression era,&quot; and a &quot;French film series&quot; which will be shown in French with English subtitles.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The film series runs through December 2 with films showing Tuesday nights at the Robinson Film Center in the second-floor screening room, and Thursday nights on the Centenary campus in Jackson Hall, room 304. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All screenings begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free to the public. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jefferson Hendricks, Professor of English and Film Studies at Centenary, will introduce the films on Tuesday nights, with Anna Medica, President of the Centenary Film Society, introducing the films on Thursday nights. 

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Films presented include: 
Grand Hotel Sept 22/24
Morocco Sept 1/Oct 1
La fille sur le pont (Girl on the Bridge) Oct 6/8
Duck Soup Oct 13
Gold Diggers Oct 20/22 
Stagecoach Oct 27/29
Plein soleil (Purple Noon) Nov 3/5
My Man Godfrey Nov 10/12
Sullivan&#039;s Travels Nov 17/19
La fille de Monaco  (The Girl from Monaco) Dec 1/3


]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: The Halloween Tour]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2854]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2854.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-10-02</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-10-02</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Theatre,Free</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Get revved up for Halloween with this story filled-tour of some of our spookiest art. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All NEW ghost stories await those brave enough to attend. Fear not - our professional storyteller also moonlights as a dragonslayer, so even the smallest, youngest, or faintest of heart will enjoy the tour.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Red River Revel Arts Festival]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=163]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/163.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Red River Revel Arts Festival</sponsor>
      <location>Festival Plaza</location>
      <startDate>2010-10-02</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-10-09</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Music,Outdoors,Visual Arts,Festivals &amp; Annual Events</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>$5-$10</price>
      <description><![CDATA[This remarkable eight-day outdoor arts festival just keeps getting better every year!Of course you&#039;ll enjoy The Revel&#039;s famous mouth-watering delicacies from our 24 food booths - what a selection! And, you can count on having one of the most exciting shopping sprees you&#039;ve ever had. Just think, you can choose art from more than 120 visual artists from across the nation - just in time for the holidays! Plus, our five performance stages feature non-stop entertainment and will showcase some great Revel favorites.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Free before 5pm.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2683]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2683.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-10-21</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-10-21</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Museums &amp; Galleries,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Historical,Free</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Fall Shreveport Farmer&#039;s Market]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2796]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2796.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Red River Revel Arts Festival</sponsor>
      <location>Festival Plaza</location>
      <startDate>2010-10-23</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-11-20</endDate>
      <daystimes>Saturday Mornings: 8 a.m. - Noon</daystimes>
      <category>Free,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Classes &amp; Workshops,Artists,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName>Christy Long</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318.424.4000</contactPhone>
      <price></price>
      <description><![CDATA[The Fall Shreveport Farmers&#039; Market will reopen for the autumn season on Saturday, October 23, 2010 under Pavilion I in Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The market will occur there each Saturday until November 20, from 8:00 a.m. to noon.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: Images of the Family]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2849]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2849.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-11-06</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-11-06</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Lectures &amp; Literature : Poetry &amp; Spoken Word,Free,Lectures &amp; Literature</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[At Thanksgiving, what most of us are thankful for is our family, so invite them on this guided tour and view works in our permanent collection accompanied by inspirational readings.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2685]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2685.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-11-18</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-11-18</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Free,Historical,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Museums &amp; Galleries,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Robin w/the Bluebirds]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2651]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2651.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Jayne Marie on Cross lake</sponsor>
      <location>Jayne Marie on Cross lake</location>
      <startDate>2010-11-28</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-11-28</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music,Riverfront / Waterfront</category>
      <contactName>Bruce Flett</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-631-0919</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Robin Beach Black, Jerry Beach, and Bruce Flett will perform 7-10 pm. Birthday Party!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[First Saturday Tour: The Christmas Tour]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2852]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2852.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</sponsor>
      <location>R. W. Norton Art Gallery</location>
      <startDate>2010-12-04</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-12-04</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Tours,Museums &amp; Galleries,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Theatre,Free</category>
      <contactName>Jennifer DeFratis</contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-865-4201</contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[Our Christmas Tour explores art works with a Christmas or winter theme, accompanied by inspirational stories of the season.]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[TNT EXPRESS:  A Trolley Tour that  Explodes Art &amp; Culture]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=2686]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/images/events/thumb/2686.jpg]]></image>
      <sponsor>Shreveport Regional Arts Council</sponsor>
      <location>artspace</location>
      <startDate>2010-12-16</startDate>
      <endDate>2010-12-16</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Free,Museums &amp; Galleries,Discover Downtown Shreveport,Historical</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>FREE!</price>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;P&gt;On every THIRD THURSDAY of each month, the THURSDAY NITE TROLLEY (TNT Express) will transport people throughout downtown Shreveport to and from various art and cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The FREE trolley tour takes visitors to cultural attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites during its trek through downtown Shreveport. The trolley features a guided narrative tour, created and produced by Jan Pettiet that offers interesting tidbits into Shreveport&#039;s past multicultural history. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Trolley tours run approximately every 25 minutes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Trolley stops on the TNT Express will vary every month. Some of these stops include artspace, the Municipal Auditorium, Millennium Mural, Sci-Port Discovery Center, The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Spring Street Historical Museum, Multicultural Center of the South, Southern University Museum of Art in Shreveport, and The Robinson Film Center. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mark your calendars now for the entire 2010 SCHEDULE:&lt;BR&gt;January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Riders can also see historic homes and buildings, and other showcase locations such as The Strand Theater and the Scottish Rite Temple. You may be able to take a behind the scenes peek at an opera, symphony or theatrical production rehearsal; have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, create your own hands on art, sample a fine wine, visit an Asian garden setting, go on a walking ghost tour, and much, much more. The TNT Express is a great way to shop for unique items since so many of these venues have gift shops with unique art and crafts made by Louisianans. Every TNT Thursday is designed a little differently so guests can enjoy something special every month. &lt;/P&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Red River Revel Arts Festival]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=312]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Red River Revel Arts Festival</sponsor>
      <location>Festival Plaza</location>
      <startDate>2011-10-01</startDate>
      <endDate>2011-10-08</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Visual Arts,Music,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Outdoors</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>$5-$10</price>
      <description><![CDATA[This remarkable eight-day outdoor arts festival just keeps getting better every year!Of course you&#039;ll enjoy The Revel&#039;s famous mouth-watering delicacies from our 24 food booths - what a selection! And, you can count on having one of the most exciting shopping sprees you&#039;ve ever had. Just think, you can choose art from more than 120 visual artists from across the nation - just in time for the holidays! Plus, our five performance stages feature non-stop entertainment and will showcase some great Revel favorites.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Free before 5pm.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Willis-Knighton Master Series]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=669]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor></sponsor>
      <location>Shreveport Symphony Orchestra</location>
      <startDate>2012-03-17</startDate>
      <endDate>2012-05-05</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Music : Classical / Opera,Music</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone>318-227-8863</contactPhone>
      <price></price>
      <description><![CDATA[Willis-Knighton Master Series Concerts!]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Red River Revel Arts Festival]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=313]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Red River Revel Arts Festival</sponsor>
      <location>Festival Plaza</location>
      <startDate>2012-10-06</startDate>
      <endDate>2012-10-13</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Visual Arts,Outdoors,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Music</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>$5-$10</price>
      <description><![CDATA[This remarkable eight-day outdoor arts festival just keeps getting better every year!Of course you&#039;ll enjoy The Revel&#039;s famous mouth-watering delicacies from our 24 food booths - what a selection! And, you can count on having one of the most exciting shopping sprees you&#039;ve ever had. Just think, you can choose art from more than 120 visual artists from across the nation - just in time for the holidays! Plus, our five performance stages feature non-stop entertainment and will showcase some great Revel favorites.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Free before 5pm.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
   <event>
      <title><![CDATA[Red River Revel Arts Festival]]></title>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com/event.php?id=314]]></url>
      <image><![CDATA[]]></image>
      <sponsor>Red River Revel Arts Festival</sponsor>
      <location>Festival Plaza</location>
      <startDate>2013-10-05</startDate>
      <endDate>2013-10-12</endDate>
      <daystimes></daystimes>
      <category>Visual Arts,Festivals &amp; Annual Events,Kids &amp; Family-Friendly,Music,Outdoors</category>
      <contactName></contactName>
      <contactPhone></contactPhone>
      <price>$5-$10</price>
      <description><![CDATA[This remarkable eight-day outdoor arts festival just keeps getting better every year!Of course you&#039;ll enjoy The Revel&#039;s famous mouth-watering delicacies from our 24 food booths - what a selection! And, you can count on having one of the most exciting shopping sprees you&#039;ve ever had. Just think, you can choose art from more than 120 visual artists from across the nation - just in time for the holidays! Plus, our five performance stages feature non-stop entertainment and will showcase some great Revel favorites.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Free before 5pm.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;]]></description>
   </event>
</events>
