Pops on the River “Celebrating the American Spirit, Alexandria Riverfront Amphitheater, 7:30p.m. Sponsored by Rapides Symphony Orchestra. Table seating available, visit rapidessymphony.org for additional information. Cost: Free and open to the public. Call Sarah Fookes: 442-9709.
Downtown Rocks! 6-8 p.m. this Friday. Enjoy the music of David St. Romain, and on April 8th Leon Chavis and the Zydeco Flames
Alexandria Amphitheatre, 1-8p.m. Sponsored by Alexandria/Pineville Area CVB & Sponsors. The Little Walter Music Festival is a festival honoring Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Blues sideman and bandleader “Little Walter.” Live music, food, drink, and merchandise for sale. Cost: Admission Free. Call Kelli West: 442-9546.
Alexandria Zoo, 6p.m.-9:30p.m. Sponsored by the City of Alexandria and FOTAZ. Gather your family and friends pack your picnic basket and spend the evening getting down with your favorite roots music. With face painting and over a dozen back yard games, there will be plenty for the kids to enjoy. No outside beverages allowed. Absolutely no outside alcohol permitted. Cost: TBA. Call Lee Ann Whitt: 441-6810.
Alexandria Amphitheater, 6p.m. Sponsored by Arna Bontemps African American Museum. Special VIP tables can be purchased for $250. Performances by Donald Harrison and the Quintet, Dorsey Summerfield and the Polyphonics, and the Bontempian Big Band. Bring your own food or purchase from on-site vendors. No ice chests. Sponsored in part by GAEDA and the Alexandria/Pineville Area CVB. Cost: Free and open to the public. Call Julie Bayone: 442-9546.
Hearn Stage at the Kress Theatre, 6p.m. Sponsored by Arts Council of Central Louisiana. Violinist and violist Unkyoung Kim brings the second season of Abendmusik Alexandria to a close with the sonatas of celebrated composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Paul Hindemith, as well as virtuoso showpieces by Niccolo Paganini and Fritz Kreisler. Purchase tickets online at ticket-central.org. Cost: $10 General Admission, $5 Appetizer option, cash bar. Call Julie Prevot: 484-4474.
First United Methodist Church, 6p.m. Sponsored by Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival. Visit www.fumca.org/artsfestival for more information. Cost: Free. Call Julie Bacon: 443-5696.
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 7:30p.m. Sponsored by Rapides Symphony Orchestra. Cost: Adult $25, Senior Adult $15, Student $10. Call James Owens: 484-4469.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 7:30p.m. Sponsored by Red River Chorale. A concert related to the season of Lent, with works that inspire reflection and hope for renewal. Cost: Adults $15, Students $5. Call Tina Smith: 484-4463.
The Hearn Stage at the Kress Theatre, 6p.m. Sponsored by Arts Council of Central Louisiana. Join guitarist John DeChiaro for a worldwide tour of classical masterpieces. Our travels will take us to Great Britain through the music of John Dowland, France via Maurice Ravel’s famous Pavane, Spain by way of Isaac Albeniz, and back to America for rags by Scott Joplin. Visit ticket-central.org for tickets. Cost: General Admission $10, to add appetizer plate $5. Call Jackson Harmeyer: 484-4467.