Downtown Events

Two New Art Exhibits Open at Artspace

Two wonderful new exhibits open to the public TODAY at artspace, 708 Texas Street, and you’re invited to attend the opening reception that runs from 5-8 pm! Brazen Spirits is a combination of works by local sculptor Julie Glass and fiber artist Sherry Tamburo. Glass and Tamburo work with opposing materials–hard/soft, rough/smooth–to give the art […]

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Become a Taco Wars VIP!

On April 30th from noon-8 pm, the area around historic Municipal Auditorium is going to be transformed into all things South of the Border fun. Taco Wars returns for another fun-filled year, for a debut in its brand new location downtown! Also new is a very special VIP offer that ends Monday, April 18. Become […]

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The Robbys Fashionable Return

Robinson Film Center’s homage to the Oscars is almost upon us. The Robbys, the gala food-and-beverage laden red carpet event is Saturday, March 26 from 7 pm until. Robby-goers are encouraged to use movies as their guide in dressing for the event. Through RFC Executive Director Rich Hansil stresses that a James Bond-inspired black tie […]

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Ribbons Snipped at Pop N Pizza & Cookie B’s

Dozens of pizza, smoothie and small business supporters were on hand this morning to ‘officially’ welcome two of downtown’s newest businesses. The African-American Chamber of Commerce held a joint ribbon cutting for Pop N’ Pizza, 500 Texas Street- and Cookie B’s Smoothies and More, 431 Texas Street. The chamber had a strategic reason to wait to […]

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Downtown Supports #Ukraine

(Please contact us with details of any support/fundraisers downtown that you are aware of.) It is a simple question but a difficult one. How do you help when something so awful that it seems beyond imagining is happening before your eyes on your computer, television and smart phone? Perhaps the best answer is- you do what […]

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RFC- Your One Stop Oscar Shop

If you love the little gold statuette and all the drama and intrigue that leads to the Academy Awards presentations, you need to be in the know about all the activities at downtown’s Robinson Film Center.   From now through March 27 (Oscars night!), RFC will be showing Best Picture nominees, hosting Oscars 101 talks […]

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From Our Bridge to You, Slava Ukraini!

Slava Ukraini. You may have seen this phrase in media reports or on Facebook. It’s most literal translation is ‘Glory to Ukraine’ and it has been become an international rallying cry in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of the country. To show solidarity with Ukraine and its people, Shreveport-Bossier’s new ‘Bakowski Bridge of Lights’ […]

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SUMAS Turns Twenty!

2022 is a big year for the Southern University Museum of Art at Shreveport (SUMAS) It is the museum’s 20th anniversary of bringing African and African-American Art to the Shreveport area. The museum, inside Southern University’s Metro Campus at 610 Texas Street, isn’t large in terms of square footage, but has a significant permanent exhibit […]

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Samoas & Thin Mints, Oh My!

If you’re a fan of Girl Scout cookies, you’ll want to know that there are two locations downtown to stock your larder with Do-si-Dos and Samoas. Retro Down Town Cafe at 420 Marshall Street has a small number of boxes on hand but on Saturday, Feb. 19 from 10am-2pm, will be hosting Troop 1357 in […]

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Get Your Smoothie Saturday!

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