FOX29/the Lake Charles CW

Union Pacific Foundation

Southwest Beverage

Deep South Productions

Parker Brand Creative

Tobacco Free Living

Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society

McDonald's of SWLA

IBERIABANK

Coca-Cola

Fusion Five

Knight Media Printing

Acadiana Profile Magazine

Tom Sawyer

Louisiana Lottery

First Federal Bank of LA

Beverage Sales

SpringHill Suites by Marriott

ASI Office Systems

Louisiana Solar Industry

The O'Carroll Group

LakeCharles.com

Thrive Magazine

Lake Charles Vapor

LCP

J&R Carriage

The Lab Design Group

Tipitina's Foundation

Botsky's Premium Hotdogs

MyPlace American Pub

Allstate - Dean Day

Empire of the Seed

Redfish Rentals

Digikast

Shearman Media

Automotive Alignment & Brake Service

Chesson Law Office

Summer Film Series: The Way Home

Thursday, August 14, 6pm

Imperial Calcasieu Museum

204 West Sallier Street, Lake Charles

On Thursdays of July & August: 10th, 17th, 31st, 7th, 14th, the Imperial Calcasieu Museum will screen different films accompanied by a lecture and brief Q&A session following the screening. Popcorn is free and refreshments are available for purchase. Doors open at 5:30 and the movie will begin at 6:00pm. Reed Mendelson will give a lecture on The Way Home. Screening is free to Museum members and $4 for non-members. Call 337-439-3797 for info.

Arts & Crabs Fest

Saturday, August 16, 4pm

Lake Charles Civic Center Coliseum

900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles

Arts & Crabs Fest is a celebration of the ties between Louisiana seafood and our cultural heritage. Lake Area chefs and restaurants battle it out to create the best tasting crab dish of 2014 with familiar favorites like crab bisque and crab stuffed mushrooms. Local artists display original art work, and there will be live music by Brandon Ledet & Creole Touch and The Yams. Tickets are currently sold out. Call 439-2787 for details.

Masterworks Chorale & Les Petites Voix Rehearsals

Monday, August 18, 6pm

University United Methodist Chuch

3501 Patrick Street, Lake Charles

The Masterworks Chorale and Les Petites Voix of the Louisiana Choral Foundation will hold their first rehearsals for the fall season Monday, August 18. Masterworks Chorale will meet every Monday at 6:30 PM at the University United Methodist Church.  New members are welcome.  Prospective singers for the Chorale should meet with Dr. Darryl Jones, artistic director, at 6 PM. Les Petites Voix, the select community children's choir, will meet every Monday at the Lake Charles Boston Academy of Learning at 4:15 - 5:30 PM.  The Preparatory Choir (2nd-3rd grade) and the Concert Choir (4th-12th grade) welcome new members.   Prospective singers should contact director Kari Proksch at 912-8592. Season memberships ranging from a $36 season pass to a $1000 patron membership are available at Swicegood Music or by contacting LCF at PO Box 403, Lake Charles, LA 70602.  Tickets ($15 Adults) are available at Swicegood and at the door.  Children and students with ID are admitted free.  For more information, call (337) 491-9384.

Activities at the Children's Museum

327 Broad Street, Lake Charles

Fri., Aug. 15: Kinetic Sand Fun, 3:30pm

Imagination Celebration

Saturday, August 23, 6:30pm

Lake Charles Civic Center

900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles

Call 433-9420 for ticket info

The Children's Museum is now planning its 12th annual Imagination Celebration. The event will be held Saturday, August 23, 2014, at the Lake Charles Civic Center. The evening will feature our Celebrity Karaoke Contest, a Restaurant Showcase with fabulous food from 20+ area restaurants, a cash bar and music and dancing from the 1980's with the Other Blues Brothers!

Red, White & Tuna

August 30 - September 14

Lake Charles Little Theatre

813 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles

Buy tickets at: www.thelclt.com 

The much anticipated third installment in the Tuna trilogy takes the audience through another satirical ride into the hearts and minds of the polyester-clad citizens of Texas' third smallest town. Along with Tuna's perennial favorites, some new Tuna denizens burst into the 4th of July Tuna High School Class Reunion. This sets the stage for a show full of fireworks and fun from the land where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. Performances are 7:30 Fridays and Saturdays / 2:00 Sundays. Tickets are $20 Adults / $15 Seniors / $10 Students.

Watercolor Workshop with Award-Winning Artist

September 11-13

Creative Arts Center

106 Pryce Street, Lake Charles

Associated Louisiana Artists is sponsoring a three day watercolor workshop with award winning San Antonio watercolor artist, Ric Dentinger, on September 11-13, 2014, at the Creative Arts Center. Hours will be from 9am to 4pm, and the cost is $260. Dentinger has been painting and illustrating professionally for over thirty years while successfully balancing a career as an art director and managing his own design shop. His love and passion for watercolor shows in his bold and confident approach.  He is primarily self-taught in addition to studying at the Warren Hunter School of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas and with nationally known artists. Collectors of Dentinger's paintings have described his work as "Strong, fresh, beautiful and full of light." Dentinger's artwork can be seen on his website, www.ricdentinger.com. For more information and to register for the workshop, contact Sue Zimmermann, coordinator, at szimmerman310@yahoo.com or call 337-478-5850.

MSU Banners Cultural Series Poster Design Contest - Deadline: Aug. 15, 2014

The MSU Banners Cultural Series is giving participants the opportunity to design a poster for the 2015 season. The contest is open to all artists, and the poster will be used online, in print, and on merchandise. Artists must submit their printed design to the Bulber Auditorium on McNeese campus between 9am and 1pm on Friday, August 15, 2014. Artists must include with their submission their full name, postal address, phone number, and email address. Artwork must be original and must incorporate the wording "Banners 2015" into the design. A $500 cash prize and artistic credit and recognition will be given. Call 475-5123 for details.

Itinerant Theatre Accepting Play Submissions - Deadline: October 1, 2014

Itinerant Theatre is accepting short plays and 10-minute play readings. The plays should be appropriate for the season, "America's Unfinished Business: Freedom." There will be a $25 flat fee royalty payment to playwrights per play chosen for readings. Only one play per category may be submitted per playwright. There is no submission fee. Submissions will be accepted August 1 - October 1, 2014. Submit via email to joypace@itineranttheatre.com and include contact info. Short plays will run no more than 1 hour. Playwrights will be notified in October.

Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival Contest - Deadline: Nov. 1, 2014

The Festival's One-Act Contest and Fiction Contest have nurtured writers at the start of their careers - and helped them move on to further publications, book deals, and in one case, a Pulitzer Prize. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your work and win fabulous prizes. Prizes include $1,500 for each contest winner, publication, public readings, VIP-All Access passes, and more! One-Act Play Contest deadline: November 1, 2014; Fiction Contest deadline: November 16, 2014. Visit www.tennesseewilliams.net for details.

Louisiana Artist Roster Accepting Listings

The Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Division of the Arts will support a Louisiana Artist Roster as mechanism to promote performing and visual artists. The purpose of the roster is to support Louisiana artists who want to tour and exhibit statewide, regionally, nationally and internationally. It will be used to promote Louisiana's artists at upcoming local, regional and national events, and other conferences and opportunities throughout the year as they arise. The Louisiana Artist Roster is a listing of Louisiana artists that have professional experience with shows, exhibits, or performances of all genres who are tour-ready and available for statewide, regional, national or international bookings, exhibitions and special events. Artists must complete the online application and will be selected for the roster through a peer review process. Review the guidelines at http://www.crt.state.la.us/cultural-development/arts/louisiana-artist-roster/index. 

Associated Louisiana Artist's On-Going Art Classes

Join at any time! Professional teachers in watercolors and oils with easel-side individual instruction. Come and enjoy the fellowship and fun in a state of the art facility. All levels of learning are invited. Prices range from $30 to $50 a month. Call 337-478-1008 between 12 and 5 pm Tuesday through Friday, email info@gallerybythelake.com or just come by and visit at 106 W. Pryce Street, in downtown Lake Charles. 

Dewey Fine Art Announces Morning Art Classes

Watercolor classes available for beginning and intermediate adult students, the group classes allow for an individually guided pace, while choosing their own subject matter. Covering the basic drawing and perspective techniques in a fun, relaxing environment. Call 337-477-0124 for details.

Adult Guitar Classes Open Enrollment

Tina Wing will teach a McNeese Adult Guitar class starting every Tuesday from 7:30 - 8:30PM. Call 337-475-5616 to enroll.

Charlestown Farmers Market Seeks Arts Vendors

Each Saturday from 8AM - 12Noon on Bilbo Street behind Historic City Hall, browse locally grown produce, plants, soaps, candles, baked goods, and more. Visit www.cityoflakecharles.com for details.

Cash & Carry Farmers Market Seeks Arts Vendors

Hand-crafted items will be featured on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 801 Enterprise Blvd in Lake Charles. Visit www.cashandcarryfarmersmarket.com for vendor application.

Theatre Training Registration Open for Children

A wide variety of workshops are available including Stageworks, and Creative Dramatics. Call 337-433-7323 or visit www.childrenstheatre.cc for details.