Shreveport Bossier Weekend Events

Join a benefit bicycle ride this weekend through beautiful Kiss Country back roads or head to Gilliam and enjoy the Sunflower Trail. This weekend, as usual, has a little something for everybody. Enjoy!

LifeCycle 2012 is a community friendly bike tour for cyclists of every skill-level.

Multiple routes are offered with beautiful country scenery including Caddo and Desoto Parish and dipping into portions of East Texas.

Pre-ride breakfast snacks, great rest stops, and an after-ride party with fully furnished lunch, music, raffle, and sponsor booths will be provided. A carb-load dinner is also on tap for Friday night at Heart of Hope.

Our goal is to make this one of the premier bike tours of the region while raising funds for a wonderful cause.

5 mile Fun Ride, 28 mile route, 53 mile route, 67 mile route. Email radcb@yahoo.com with any questions. --Heart of Hope

The 14th annual Sunflower Trail and Festival will take place 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, June 2 in Gilliam, Louisiana. The event features art and entertainment for all ages including handmade items for sale by heritage crafters and artists, hands-on activities for children, art exhibits, a sunflower photography contest, and more. Food and refreshment vendors will also be available. Admission is free and open to the public.

Festival activities will take place behind the Red River Crossroads Museum in Gilliam, just off of Highway 3049. Highway 3049 (also known as Dixie/Shreveport Road) can be reached from Shreveport by heading north on Grimmett Drive until Grimmett Drive becomes Highway 3049.

Visitors to the festival are encouraged to explore the Sunflower Trail on their way to or from the festival. To drive the Sunflower Trail, turn right at Old Dixie Gin and Sentell Road and drive the loop around the levee. Sentell Road circles back to Highway 3049 at Cornerstone Baptist Church, just north of Dixie. This scenic drive features several sunflower varieties and wildflower fields. Sunflowers along the trail are expected to be in full bloom.

For more information on the 14th annual Sunflower Trail and Festival, contact Gilliam Mayor Helen Adger at (318) 296-4393 or Karen Logan at (318) 296-4303.

21st Annual Cross Lake Floatilla:

Saturday June 2 for a FREE, family friendly, fun in the sun festival on Cross Lake behind the American Legion Post 14. Enjoy the festivities from the shore, inside the air conditioned Legion or by boat on Cross Lake. Charity Poker Run by boat 1-3pm, live music by The Roscoes 2-6, Krewe of Atlas Decorated Boat Parade win cash prizes 4pm, Shreveport Sail & Power Squadron’s Decorated Hat Contest with prizes 5pm on the pier.

New this year is the Shreveport Sail & Power Squadron’s Photo Scavenger Hunt by Boat, win prizes.

Theme: Swampy People & Cross Lake “WILD”life, help us celebrate Louisiana’s bicentennial; enjoy a live alligator and wildlife exhibits provided by Walter B Jacobs Nature Park.

“Fit for Life” Field Day: Geared toward individuals with disabilities

Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation (SPAR) Therapeutic Division announces its 2012 Therapeutic Recreation Adaptive “Fit for Life” Field Day, recently canceled because of weather, has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 2, 2012, from 10:00am – 1:00pm.  The events will be held atA.C.SteerePark, located at4002 Grover Street.

The field day events include:  Aerobic Warm-up with the talented Roshanda Spears, 50 meter dash, 100 meter, 200 meter dash, 400 meter relay, and softball throw. Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals will provide an Asthma demonstration and much more.  Awards will be given to all participants.

SPAR’s Therapeutic Recreation Program is geared toward individuals with disabilities, who are mentally, physically, and socially challenged, and those persons who are cognitively, visually and hearing impaired. All individuals ages 6 and up are invited to participate.

For more information call Germaine Williams, Therapeutic Superintendent, at 318.673.7873 or Yolanda Bumcon, Therapeutic Supervisor, or visit www.mySPAR.org.

The Little Black Dress Party is tomorrow night at Horseshoe Casino Riverdome!

~Features include a silent auction, the Raffle of a limited edition Coach purse, live auction of 5 designer purses from Coach, DKNY, Michael Kors and Ralph Lauren, a fashion show, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, martini bar, dancing, music, vendors on site and much more!

~Enjoy music from The Roscoes and performances by the ladies of Bon Temps Burlesque and Factory Gurlz Productions and La Rousse!

~The 1st 300 women will receive a goodie bag brought to you by Plato’s Closet with items from Twine on Line, Sonic and more!

~Flare bartenders with an Ice Martini Bar you'll have to see to believe!

~Portion of the proceeds from the Little Black Dress Party will benefit Autism Awareness through the 81st Street School here in Shreveport.

~Fun, Fashion, Food, Cocktails, All Your Girls, Music, Dancing and More all for a GREAT cause! Supporting the 81st Street School for Autism!

~Tickets are $15 in advance at the Kiss Country  Studios and $20 at the event. $400 VIP Tables (includes 10 tickets and seating for 10)

(6341 Westport Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71129 Office Hours: M-F 8:30am - 5:00pm)