Local events

Each Monday through Friday, the Lincoln Parish Journal will post a list of non-for-profit upcoming events happening in the parish. If you would like to add your event to this list or advertise your for-profit events, please email us at lpjnewsla@gmail.com

Tuesday, March 31
5:30-6:30 p.m.: RPAR’s 5th annual Easter ‘Eggs’stravaganza (Ruston Sports Complex)
6:30 a.m.: Veterans free breakfast (VFW Post 3615, 206 Memorial Dr.)
10 a.m.: Storytime (Lincoln Parish Library)
4 p.m.: Crafternoon (Lincoln Parish Library)
4 p.m.: LA Tech baseball
6 p.m.: Video-led exercise class (Lincoln Parish Library)
6 p.m.: Adult Craft Night (Lincoln Parish Library; registration required by calling 318-513-5510)


Wednesday, April 1
April Fools Day
7-8 a.m.: Veterans Coffee Club (PJ’s Coffee)
11:30 a.m.: Lunch on Us (Presbyterian Church, 212 North Bonner Street., Ruston) — everyone welcome
12-1 p.m.: Rotary Club meeting (Historic Fire Station)

Thursday, April 2
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Book signing with local author Kathy Crowder (Rolling Hills Ministry Books and Coffee, 1103 Farmerville Hwy., Ruston)
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Ruston Kiwanis Club lunch and program (Trinity Methodist Church fellowship hall)
6 p.m.: Southern A’Chord Chorus rehearsal (Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, 212 N. Bonner St.; open to all women singers)
6 p.m.: GSU baseball

Friday, April 3
Good Friday
3 p.m.: GSU baseball
3-6 p.m.: Self-guided Good Friday tour experiencing Jesus’s steps (Temple Baptist Church, Family Life Center Gym)

Saturday, April 4
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Ruston Farmers Market
1 p.m.: GSU baseball

Sunday, April 5
Easter

Monday, April 6
11:30 a.m.: Lunch on Us (Presbyterian Church, 212 North Bonner Street., Ruston) — everyone welcome
5:30 p.m.: Ruston City Council meeting
6 p.m.: Toastmasters International meeting (Louisiana Center for the Blind, 101 South Trenton Street)
6-9 p.m.: Creative Meetups (Creatives at Work, 301 N. Trenton)

Tuesday, April 7
1-2:15 p.m.: Meet and greet with Congresswoman Julia Letlow (Ruston Historic Fire Station)
5 p.m.: MFA Thesis Exhibition Artists’ Talks Opening Reception (F.J. Taylor Visual Arts Center, Room 103, Louisiana Tech)
6:30 a.m.: Veterans free breakfast (VFW Post 3615, 206 Memorial Dr.)
6 p.m.: GSU baseball

Wednesday, April 8
7-8 a.m.: Veterans Coffee Club (PJ’s Coffee)
11:30 a.m.: Lunch on Us (Presbyterian Church, 212 North Bonner Street., Ruston) — everyone welcome
12-1 p.m.: Rotary Club meeting (Historic Fire Station)

Thursday, April  9
9:30 a.m.: Piney Hills Quilt Guild meeting (Grace Methodist Church)
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Ruston Kiwanis Club lunch and program (Trinity Methodist Church fellowship hall)
Noon: Lincoln Parish School Board meeting (Cypress Springs Elementary School)
6 p.m.: Southern A’Chord Chorus rehearsal (Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, 212 N. Bonner St.; open to all women singers)

Friday, April 10
1 p.m.: GSU softball
6 p.m.: LA Tech baseball
6 p.m.: LA Tech softball
6 p.m.: GSU baseball

Saturday, April 11
8:30-11:30 a.m.: Hazardous Waste Material Collection and Recycling (2609 Farmerville St.)
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Ruston Farmers Market
Noon: GSU softball
2 p.m.: GSU softball
2 p.m.: LA Tech baseball
2 p.m.: LA Tech softball
3 p.m.: GSU baseball

Sunday, April 12
11 a.m. LA Tech softball
1 p.m.: LA Tech baseball
1 p.m.: GSU baseball

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