Saturday is jam packed with West Bank activities for the entire family to enjoy.
UNO Alumni Scholarship Golf Classic
- Friday at Stonebridge Golf Club
- Check in and lunch at 11 am, scramble format shotgun start at 12:30 pm
- $125 registration includes cart fees, lunch, an ice chest with soft drinks, water and beer at each hole, snacks throughout play and entrance to the 19th Hold dinner at 5:30 pm
- Chef Emile cooking at the 19th hole
Gretna Farmer’s Market
Saturday, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, rain or shine at the Gretna Market, Huey P. Long Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets
Arts and Crafts Festival
Saturday, Huey P. Long Avenue at 6th Street in Gretna. Kick the morning off with a stroke awareness walk at 8:15 am. The walk will be followed by the Arts and Crafts festival from 9am-3pm sponsored by the Gretna Art Walk and the Gretna Economic Development Association.
More than 50 vendors are expected to participate in selling art, crafts, candles and some terrific Mother’s Day Gifts. Face painting for the kids, a German Beer Garden, and lots of food including one of my favorites – funnel cakes!
International Migratory Bird Day
A bird count will be held Saturday at the Woodlands Trail and Park in Belle Chasse. Volunteers are welcome to participate with this non-profit organization that is dedicated to increasing the awareness of birds and their conservation in the Western Hemisphere.
Spring Festival
The annual Eisenhower School Spring Fair is taking place on Saturday from 10am-4 pm with games, food and fun for the entire family.
Eisenhower Elementary School, 3700 Tall Pines Drive in the Tall Timbers subdivision in Algiers.
View the Sun at Bayou Segnette State Park
The park has a couple of fun events scheduled for Saturday. From 1-2 pm, kids are invited to make a Mother’s Day craft.
Then, from 5 pm – 10 pm, the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society will have a special telescope set up to view the sun, along with telescopes for star gazing after sunset. No registration is required and the only cost is the $1 park admission fee. How cool is that, to get to view the sun through a telescope!
Of course, Sunday is Mother’s Day and I hope each and every mom out there has a fabulous day. The family is taking me and my mother-in-law to brunch at the downtown Sheraton and I hear the menu is wonderful! Anytime I don’t have to cook, I’m thrilled.
Upcoming Events:
May 12-May 18th is Children’s Book Week. Take the time to visit your local bookstore or library and encourage a love of reading in your little ones.
2nd Annual Gatsby Dog Second Line Parade and Celebration – A 
human and canine second line parade to benefit the Louisiana SPCA will take place at 6:30 pm on May 15th at the Algiers Ferry Landing. (Registration starts at 5:30 pm behind the Algiers Courthouse)
It’s only $5 to register and the first 75 participants will get a pair of special 2008 Gatsby Dog beads. Wrap things up at the Old Point Bar and Warren’s Corner with food, music, pet photos and treats, and lots of activities for the young and young at heart. The Dry Dock Cafe will be selling a special Gatsby Dog drink, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Louisiana SPCA.
Make it a great West Bank weekend!
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