Looking North for May 1, 2008
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The monthly Clinton Community Market celebrates its 10th anniversary Saturday with vendors spread around the downtown area with plants, spring gifts, food, woodwork, art, crafts, produce and more from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The late Ike McKnight and Butch Hooge began the monthly market in May 1998, with help from Pam Calhoun, then a town alderwoman. McKnight wanted the markets to recall the days when downtown Clinton streets were flooded with folks doing their Saturday shopping.
The market has grown from 10 vendors initially to more than 100 these days.
Activities include a “Paint-In” on the grounds of the East Feliciana Parish Courthouse, the Bayou Blasters providing peppy music, the Feliciana Belles’ May Pole Dance and Landmark Bank hosting Clinton High School’s Student Art Show.
Day of prayer
The city of Baker will observe the National Day of Prayer at noon today at the baseball park at 2637 N. Magnolia Drive. The public is invited.
ZFest set next week
The Zachary Chamber of Commerce’s second annual ZFest begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday and continues through May 10 at the Zachary Youth Park. Admission to the park is free, but parking will be away from the site.
Free shuttle service (every 15 minutes) to the park will be provided by First Student Bus Co. from parking areas at Copper Mill Elementary, the Zachary library and LeBlanc’s Payless Supermarket.
A ticket for unlimited carnival rides costs $20 on Wednesday and Thursday and $25 on Friday and Saturday nights.
Remembering the Pistol
Author Danny Brown will sign copies of his new book, “Shooting the Pistol, Courtside Photos of Pete Maravich at LSU,” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Republic of West Florida Historical Association Museum on East College Street in Jackson.
Romance in the air
Audubon State Historic Site, La. 965 in West Feliciana Parish, recreates the “Age of Romance” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with a program on early 19th-century social etiquette.
Scottish ties recalled
Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site debuts a new living history program, “Scottish Heritage Day,” on Saturday. Much of the 19th-century settlement in the West Florida Parishes was by Scottish and English peoples, and the father of Rosedown’s original owner, Daniel Turnbull, was from Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
The interpretive staff of Rosedown Plantation will wear 19th-century style Scottish attire, the Caledonian Society will perform with horn, drum and bagpipe music from noon to 3 p.m., and Wren O’er the Mountain and the Scottish Heritage Dancers will perform from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Metro 1 meeting
Metro Councilman Wayne Carter’s monthly meeting for District 1 constituents will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Zachary library. The public is invited.
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