Community Calendar

The popular Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale !
All kinds of beautiful blooming plants, perennials, annuals & unique special plants from Master Gardeners home collections. Don’t miss this event! Everyone anticipates this sale each year! Do not miss it! 8 - 1 Cash or check only!

A variety of plants will be available for sale from local nurseries and growers!

Lindsay Carraway, noted surrealistic collage artist, will lead a workshop in collage self-portraits on Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Union Museum of History and Art . Fee for the class is $40, which will include a wide variety of collage elements and other materials that participants can use. Interested persons should pre-register at 318-982-8020. Class size will be limited. The museum is located at 211 N. Main Street, Farmerville.
Carraway’s collage art depicts visions, dreams, and symbols and incorporates images of the South, family, and social commentary. Her work was recently featured in the Masur Museum of Art's 62nd Annual Juried Competition in Monroe, and she was invited to participate in the Blend regional arts event this year. An in-depth interview with Carraway was featured in Bayou Life magazine in 2024 and she has been profiled in Canvas Rebel and other publications.

School Performances: May 6th and 7th at 9 and 11:30 AM

Public Performances: Apr 26th at 2 and 7 PM
Apr 27th at 3 PM
May 2 at 2 and 7 PM
May 3 at 3 PM

Community Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the Ruston Kiwanis Club
Theme: God's people are meant to live together in community and that togetherness begins with Jesus.
Doors open at 6:30 AM. Vendors will provide a variety of food, coffee and water free. Program begins at 7:00 AM. Key note speaker and other speakers to be announced in the near future.
Tickets are $10.00 each and sponsorships may be purchased from Ruston Kiwanis Members.
Event benefits multiple children's organizations in Lincoln Parish.

Come meet your new favorite author at the fourth annual exposition of area independent writers, featuring book signings and author spotlight readings.

School Performances: May 6th and 7th at 9 and 11:30 AM

Public Performances: Apr 26th at 2 and 7 PM
Apr 27th at 3 PM
May 2 at 2 and 7 PM
May 3 at 3 PM

Award-winning musician Josh Madden will perform at the “Northern Lights: a Night of Wonder” Gala benefit for the Union Museum of History and Art on Thursday, May 7. Joining Madden will be side man guitarist Keith Patterson (aka General Patterson). The event will be held in That Place Downtown, 207 N. Main Street, Farmerville, from 6 to 9 p.m. and will include catered dinner and complimentary wine. Tickets are $50 each or $375 for table for eight. Tickets may be purchased by calling 318-982-8020 or emailing Unionmuseum@gmail.com.
Madden is a prominent vocalist, writer, director, and multi-instrumentalist, well known in the Monroe area music scene for more than 20 years. He was named Best Music Teacher/Band Director and has been nominated twice for Best Male Performer and Entertainer of the Year by the NELA Music Awards. One of Madden’s specialties is tribute performances, bringing to audiences the music of such greats as Elton John, Van Morrison, the Beatles, Billy Joel, and The Blues Brothers. He also heads the Josh Madden Band and has a nonprofit production company that stages musical performances for Northeast Louisiana audiences.
Sponsors of the "Northern Lights: A Night of Wonder" Gala are Judge Bruce Hampton and Union General Hospital. Proceeds of the event will support the Union Museum’s mission of bringing history to life and reveling in the arts through community events, educational programs, documentaries, and exhibits.

School Performances: May 6th and 7th at 9 and 11:30 AM

Public Performances: Apr 26th at 2 and 7 PM
Apr 27th at 3 PM
May 2 at 2 and 7 PM
May 3 at 3 PM

School Performances: May 6th and 7th at 9 and 11:30 AM

Public Performances: Apr 26th at 2 and 7 PM
Apr 27th at 3 PM
May 2 at 2 and 7 PM
May 3 at 3 PM