Events

Description: Join in the 65th anniversary of the christening of the USS Orleck by participating in the Barbecue Dinner Fundraiser Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The dinner is 1/4 pound of chicken and sausage. You will be able to drive up, pick up your dinner, and view the ship from the shore. Tours are not open to the public yet; however, the American Patriot store will be open to the public and carries USS Orleck and military gift items and memorabilia. For orders, call 337-433-4083. or you can log onto www.orleck.org order a minimum of ten dinners using paypal.

Description: Team Green Meetings are held every second Monday of the month on the 10th Floor in City Hall at noon.

Description: Maggi Taylor's radical manipulation of photographic realism results in an ironic visual surrealism that perfectly complements the verbal wit and irony of Lewis Carroll's writing. Taylor starts with composite images and then uses digital processes and Photoshop montage techniques to layer multiple images to create the final prints, which as simultaneously historic and contemporary.

Description: Six kids face off in the battle of their lives.  The competition is intense.  The words are outrageous.  Let the spelling (and singing) begin!  Three adults adjudicate the proceedings: a nostalgic former spelling bee winner, a mildly insane Vice Principal and The Official Comfort Counselor completing his community service to the State of New York.  Both tender and sardonic, this hilarious Tony Award-winning musical of overachievers' angst brings you inside the spelling championship to end them all.  Directed by Barbara Downer.Performances are 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. on Sundays). Free post-show reception opening night, Sept. 11.

Description: This festival is a day of appreciation and celebration for the local LGBT community and our supporters in this area. The family friendly festival will have art booths, vendors, information from local charities, a kids' area, and food from some of our best downtown restaurants including Stellar Beans, Pujo St.Cafe, Happy Hippie Pizza and more. Bianca Del Rio will be the guest host for the day. There will also be performances by Laurel and the Electric Circus, Josh Duffy, Toni O. and Blue Haze, Laurence LeSage, Nicholas Cruz, and your 2010 and 2009 Pride Courts. The Official Lake Charles Pride After Party will be from 9pm-1am in the Jean Lafitte room inside the Civic Center.  This is an adult-only event, and there will be a $10 cover charge and a cash bar. The 2010 Pride Court will open the event. The guest host for this event will be comedian Jeff D and entertainment provided by Josh Duffy and step show performers Gamma Alpha Psi and pHantasyDollz. In addition to that line up, DJ services will be on hand. Bringing the event to an exciting close will be an amazing drag show at Crystal's hosted by Nicholas Cruz. So pick your poison, or hit up both evening events. Either way, attend the festival and show your pride! 

Description: Come out and show your patriotic side! Entertainment will be provided the party band, Boomerang. Several hundred classic cars are expected to be at the event, along with Sulphur's legendary monster truck, "Southern Sunshine." Lastly, walk on over to the Henning Cultural Center for their exhibit, "The Drawing Board".