Event Calendar

June 15, 2023


Summer Safari @ The Alexandria Zoo

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Summer Safari

Students completing K – 8th grades can experience the amazing world of animals this year at Alexandria Zoo’s Summer Safari!

These weekly themed camps are an exciting opportunity for kids to dive into the natural world in a safe, hands-on environment.

Students of all abilities and learning styles can enjoy a fun, action-packed week where they will go on adventures through the zoo, encounter animals up close, visit with zookeepers, meet new friends, play games, and express their creativity.

 

Online Registration

  • Each class has to be registered for individually.
  • Multiple children can be registered for the same class on one online form.
  • Once you have submitted the online form, you will be redirected to PayPal for payment. You do not need a PayPal account; a credit card can be used.
  • If you do not recieve a payment confirmation email from PayPal, your registration is incomplete.
 
The Animal Bop

Completed Kindergarten
June 19 - 23, 2023
9 am - noon

Leap, Wiggle, and Soar! Join us as we burrow our way into the fascinating and unique movement of wildlife.

Zoo Clues

Completed Kindergarten
July 17 - 21, 2023
9 am - noon

Get out your magnifying glass! Take a closer look! We’re going to explore some wild clues to figure out who the mystery animal of Summer Safari is.

Hoot, Hoot, Hooray!

Completed Grades 1st & 2nd
June 5 - 9, 2023
9 am - noon

Have you heard the news!? It’s time to explore the wild world of animal communication. Join as we discover how tarantulas dance to tell each other “I’m not food” or eavesdrop on the local birds to find out which early bird got the worm.

Wildlife Superheroes

Completed Grades 1st & 2nd
June 12 - 16, 2023
9 am - noon

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s wildlife! Join us as we explore the amazing superpowers of wildlife.

Art in Nature

Completed Grades 1st & 2nd
June 26 - 30, 2023
9 am - noon

Do you have a “budding” artist, then this camp is for them! Join us as we explore the beauty of nature through art, music, and dance.

Crafty Critters

Completed Grades 1st & 2nd
July 10 - 14, 2023
9 am - noon

The solution to many a problem is right around us. Nature has many unique solutions to every day challenges. Together will explore how animals deal with staying warm, traveling, and other daily tasks and test if some of these solutions will work for us.

Humerous Anatomy

Completed Grades 3rd & 4th
June 5 - 9, 2023
9 am - noon

It’s time to laugh until our ribs ache as we explore the weird and wonderful anatomy that makes each animal unique.

Love the Boot

Completed Grades 3rd & 4th
June 26 - 30, 2023
9 am - noon

Louisiana is home to many wonderful and amazing creatures! Join us as we explore the animals that call our state home and how Louisiana compares to other habitats around the globe.

Flock of a Feather

Completed Grades 3rd & 4th
July 10 - 14, 2023
9 am - noon

From a murder of ravens to a bloat of hippos, wildlife is frequently found in groups. We’ll work as a pack to explore the benefits of living in a group and the challenges of being a lone wolf.

Operation Survival

Completed Grades 5th & 6th
June 12 - 16, 2023
9 am - noon

We need you on the front line of wildlife protection! We’ll discover how wildlife populations thrive, what impacts them, and how we can each do our part to keep them safe.

#Conservation

Completed Grades 5th & 6th
June 19 - 23, 2023
9 am - noon

Conservation work is occurring every day all over our planet. We’ll meet local conservationist, explore the zoo’s conservation efforts, and practice conservation work right here in central Louisiana.

Zoo Careers

Completed Grades 7th & 8th
July 17 - 21, 2023
9 am - noon

Working at a zoo isn’t all about scooping poop! Practice your hand at designing a zoo, explore what it takes to care for sick animals, and find out about many other fun career options that the zoo world has to offer.

318.441.6810

Location: ALEXANDRIA ZOO

Website: https://www.thealexandriazoo.com/

Phone: 318.441.6810

Ballroom Thieves Live @ Spirits

From 8:00PM to n/a

Ballroom Thieves Live @ Spirits

The Ballroom Thieves is Calin Peters and Martin Earley. For the last decade the band has focused on an energetic and dynamic live show that features a powerful quartet of searing vocals, drums, bass, electric guitars, and more recently synths. But this winter they’re scaling things back to expose the bones of some of their most well-loved songs on an intimate duo tour.

“This run of more personal shows is built around the conversational nature of songwriting as a way of telling a story,” says Earley. “The colder, cozier months seemed like a perfect setting for us to perform our songs in the way they were written, just the two of us,” adds Peters.

The band’s July ’22 release, Clouds, is a song cycle born of mixed experiences and fueled by the power of imagination. The album is a lush meditation on longing to return to touring - to see different sunsets and cities. But, it's also a reflection of its difficulties, such as insomnia brought on by staying in different hotel rooms every night.

"We miss exploring the country," says Peters. "The road offers us structure and it gives us something to write about. During the pandemic we learned just how much we love and need it.”

As they leaned into their wanderlust, themes became apparent - the idea of a life spent in motion ("Shine"), the power of the storm representing a relationship transformed into heartbreak ("The Lightning"), Man’s ceaseless degradation of resources and Nature’s inevitable fury ("Worldender"), and Harry Styles ("Harry Styles"), who should be considered a force of Nature as far as Peters and Earley are concerned.

"We were sitting around our woodstove, and Callie looked over at me and said, 'I think I'm in love with Harry Styles,'" Earley recalls. "And my first thought was, 'wait a minute, I love Harry Styles! You can't have him!’”

Clouds became an opportunity for the band to mine the challenges of the past three years for creative inspiration.

"We were able to step away from a lot of the big three-part harmonies and for the first time we recorded most of the album live," says Earley. “We try to let change inspire us, even when it comes with difficulty.”

It's an artistic statement that doubles as a life mission. The pair both emphasize that they’ve learned to navigate complicated situations, including their struggles with depression, which often colors their songs. If they can impart anything to listeners, it’s that talking about mental health is not a weakness—and that sharing any of life's trials can be a source of strength.

Clouds was released on July 15 via Nettwerk Records.

Location: Spirits Food & Friends 1200 Texas Ave Alexandria, LA 71301

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ballroom-thieves-live-spirits-tickets-606779282167