From the EBR Library monthly newsletter

Saturday, July 10th: A workshop on plastic fork sculptures will be held at 10:30 a.m.  Willie Perry will teach participants the art of plastic fork sculptures, and he will walk everyone through the steps for making a plastic fork brimmed hat.  Several fork sculptures will also be on display for visitors to view.  Registration is required.

Monday, July 12th: Come to the library to become a cardboard warrior.  At 2:30 p.m., teens will make swords out of cardboard tubes and armor out of cardboard, newspaper, and duct tape.  The library will provide all of the items needed for your project.  Please register for this event.

Wednesday, July 14th: Join fellow gamers at 2:30 p.m. for a Mario Kart battle.  Wii systems will be set up for teens to play.  Please register ahead of time.

Thursday, July 15th: Kathy Rome will be present at 2:30 p.m. to teach visitors how to make small handmade booklets.  She will teach a basic pamphlet stitch that beginner participants can use to bind their own booklets.  It just takes paper, thread, and a needle.  Supplies will be provided.  Call the library to learn more or to register.

To register for any of the above events, call the Greenwell Springs Road Library at 274-4440.

Submitted by Karen Clinkingbeard

Whatever the barometer may say, this summer it’s going to be in the 80s! At least that’s the case on stage at Central Community Theatre, where the 1980s pop musical Footloose cuts loose August 12th-15th. Performances will be held at the Manship Theatre. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at www.manshiptheatre.org or by calling 225-344-0334. This Broadway show, which was a hit on national tour, is based on the 1984 film that made a star out of Kevin Bacon. In it, a hip Chicago teen relocates to a Bible-belt farming community where rock music and dancing have been outlawed.

In CCT’s production, 19-year-old Garrett Smith, stars as Ren, the young rebel who sets the town abuzz, while Chelsi Hefner,19, fires up the stage as Ariel, the minister’s beautiful but troubled teenage daughter. Josiah Ortego and Claire Clinkingbeard play the fire and brimstone Reverend Moore and his compassionate wife Vi. Dillon Chustz plays Ren’s buddy Willard, the cowboy with two left feet, and Emma Graves is his bubble-headed sweetheart Rusty. Ashley Estave plays Ren’s single and determined mother, Ethel. Faith Weatherly, Kelsey Bordelon, Landon Smith, Connor Lloyd, and Joey King are featured as Ren and Ariel’s friends. Grant Clinkingbeard is featured as Ariel’s dangerous boyfriend Chuck along with an energetic cast of 34 young singers and dancers busting loose on the CCT stage.

Footloose leaps to the stage with a fabulous production team including Karen Clinkingbeard, Kim Sullivan, Dorothy Dean, Claire Clinkingbeard, Addie Dean, and Byron Clinkingbeard. Footloose is sponsored in part by a grant from the Charles Lamar Family Foundation as administered by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.

From the EBR Library newsletter & website

If you or your child has not yet signed up for the library's summer reading program, it is not too late to do so.  Visit any EBR library branch to register for the program.  There are options for young children, youth, and adults.  Fun prizes are a part of the program, as well.  For instance, if you read three or more books in the adult reading program, you receive a gift certificate for Recycled Reads, the library's monthly book sale.  Sign up soon for the reading program, because it ends later this month.

Submitted by First Baptist Church, Central

First Baptist Church, Central, 9676 Sullivan Rd., is having a Watermelon Festival on Saturday, July 10th, from 4-7 p.m.  There will be watermelon for everyone, balloon toss, balloon launching, inflatables, watermelon eating contest, and a seed spittin' contest.  Come out and enjoy some good family fun!!  Everyone is welcome.

Submitted by the EBR Library

Central Branch Library, 11260 Joor Road, (225) 262-2662

Submitted by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library

The Playmakers of Baton Rouge will present “Teaching Agnes to Dance” at various library branches throughout the months of June and July.  The production is based on the book by DeeDee Reilly. It is dramatized and directed by Neena Kelfstrom and Christy Reeves.  The presentation is suitable for children ages 3-11.  For more information, call the individual library branch.  The date for the Central library performance is Tuesday, June 29th at 2:30 p.m.

Submitted by Central Women's Club

Central Women's Club is sponsoring the Fall into Shopping Extravaganza October 9th at Central High School. We are looking for retailers and crafters to participate. If you are interested in becoming a vendor for this community event, please contact Kathy Edgens at edgensk@gmail.com or by calling 225-202-8419.

Dive into fun with songs of the sea! Children ages 2-11 will learn about seahorses, penguins, stingrays, amphibians, hermit crabs and many more marine creatures with author, singer, songwriter and musician Johnette Downing!