Downtown Events

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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34th Annual African American History Parade

The 34th annual African-American History Month Parade hits the streets of downtown Shreveport Saturday, Feb. 5, and you’re invited to come and enjoy. The parade’s official start time is 11 am, but the main streets- Part of Common and Market and most of Milam and Texas Street will all close at 8 am to give […]

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Friday Kickoff of Critical Mass 10!

The works of more than 100 area artists will be on display for the celebration of a decade of Critical Mass! The yearly event is a professional critical review of local art and this year, will feature a retrospective of the nine Critical Mass winners. It is going to be an amazing event, that will […]

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Spring Street Museum Reopens

Downtown’s treasure trove of Shreveport history, the Spring Street Museum, is once again open! Regular hours are Tuesday- Saturday, 10am- 4pm. The small museum has an oversized collection of items ranging from the founding of Shreve Town, and later Shreveport, to the present. Interactive displays allow you to scroll through photos and hear accounts of […]

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2021’s Top Five Downtown Stories

1. Covid, Again. Since the outbreak began, many have lost friends or family members to Covid-19. Others know people dealing with the as-yet unexplainable after effects known as Covid Long Haul. The cost in health and lives has been tragically high. To downtown urban centers nationwide, the business effects of the pandemic have been severe, […]

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