Let Them Eat Funnel Cake: The Food of Revel 37
The 37th Annual Red River Revel kicks off at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, bringing with it more than 140 art vendors, three stages of live entertainment, roving street performers and more. But, as you…
Big Sam’s Funky Nation to land at the new film festival
When you introduce a new festival in Shreveport-Bossier, you have to do it big and the Louisiana Film Prize is doing just that with their kickoff event this weekend. The film festival will celebrate its…
Red River Revel Headliners Announced
The 36th Annual Red River Revel will take place, Oct. 6-13, in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza. Event organizers recently announced the live entertainment line-up, which includes everything from heavy rock and R&B to folk and…
Bossier City’s Jeff Pieper Wins 2012 World Cup of Beer
Photo courtesy of Jeff Pieper’s Facebook page. Used with his permission. When I caught up with Jeff Pieper of Bossier City, he was on the roof of his mom’s house, helping prepare her home for…
‘Good Times’ festival to bring the best in R&B
As the summer festival seasons go in Shreveport-Bossier, June always belongs to Let the Good Times Roll Festival. The festival, which kicks off tonight, has become known as a celebration of black culture, food and, most…
Shreveport Farmers’ Market Returns Saturday, June 2
The annual return of the Shreveport Farmers’ Market has become an event in itself, drawing thousands to Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport for food and entertainment. As is evidenced by today’s story in The Times…
Mudbug Madness sets in this weekend
So unless you’ve been hiding under a rock… Or at the very least haven’t passed through downtown Shreveport in the last 24 hours, you know Memorial Day weekend in this city always means one thing…
ASEANA Spring Festival Returns Saturday, April 14
The ASEANA Foundation, a Shreveport-based not-for-profit organization, formed in 2006 with a distinct mission: to transform the Municipal Plaza Park into “an Asian-inspired oasis in the middle of downtown Shreveport.” The group has successfully completed…
Bollywood Swingin’
One of the things that make me proud of my hometown is the growing cultural diversity that it offers through its arts and entertainment scene. An example of this is the 2nd Louisiana Bollywood Film…
Christmas in Roseland = holiday fun and workout all in one
Ok let’s be honest, chances are you’re going to eat way too much at tomorrow’s Thanksgiving eat-a-thon dinner. (Or am I just projecting?) So, consider this – instead of lying around for the rest of…