Shreveport/Bossier City Events Friday, January 6 – Sunday, January 8, 2017

Now that the holidays are over, it's time to switch gears to Mardi Gras in the Ark-La-Tex! Find out what's happening this weekend and be a tourist in your own town right here in Shreveport/Bossier City, LA!

Friday, January 6, 2017:

Acceptable Losses by the Critical Art Ensemble at Meadows Museum of Art 9am-2pm Free

Birds of the Enlightenment: Predecessors and Rivals of J.J. Audubon at Meadows Museum of Art 9am-2pm Free

Nine Birds by Don Brown at Meadows Museum of Art 9am-2pm Free

Shades of Despujols: The Art and Science of Color in the Work of Jean Despujols at Meadows Museum of Art 9am-2pm Free

Mother’s Day Out at Sci-Port Discovery Center 9am-2pm $55;$65

A Beautiful Planet at Sci-Port Discovery Center 10am, 12pm and 2:15pm

2016 Bossier Parish Student Art Show: Imagination Running Wild at the Bossier Arts Council 11am-5pm Free

Louisiana Society of Animal Artists at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum 5pm Free

Public Ice Skating at George’s Pond at Hirsch Coliseum 6-10pm

Identity Crisis at Sam’s Town Live 6-9:30pm Free

Bluegrass Breakdown! at the Shreveport Little Theatre 7:30pm $20

Windstorm at Eldorado Casino and Resort 10pm Free

Saturday, January 7, 2017:

Krewe of Gemini Annual Mardi Gras Mass at St. Pius X 9am

Classic Arms Productions Gun and Knife Show at Shreveport RiverView Hall 9am-5pm

DeSoto Days at Sci-Port Discovery Center 9am-5pm

A Beautiful Planet at Sci-Port Discovery Center 10am, 12pm and 2:15pm

2016 Bossier Parish Student Art Show: Imagination Running Wild at the Bossier Arts Council 11am-5pm Free

Public Ice Skating at George’s Pond at Hirsch Coliseum 2-4pm and 6-10pm

Ghost Stories: DeSoto Parish’s Vanishing Historic Structures at Mansfield State Historic Site 2-4pm

King’s Understanding ‘Kingdom Flexin’ Birthday Bash at Bossier Arts Council 6-9pm $10

Identity Crisis at Sam’s Town Live 6-9:30pm Free

12^th Night Mardi Gras celebration at the Bossier Civic Center 6:30pm $40

Bluegrass Breakdown! at the Shreveport Little Theatre 7:30pm $20

WWE Live at the CenturyLink Center 7:30-11pm

Sunday, January 8, 2017:

Classic Arms Productions Gun and Knife Show at Shreveport RiverView Hall 10am-4pm

Acceptable Losses by the Critical Art Ensemble at Meadows Museum of Art 12pm-4pm Free

Nine Birds by Don Brown at Meadows Museum of Art 12pm-4pm Free

Shades of Despujols: The Art and Science of Color in the Work of Jean Despujols at Meadows Museum of Art 12pm-4pm Free

Birds of the Enlightenment: Predecessors and Rivals of J.J. Audubon at Meadows Museum of Art 12pm-4pm Free

Public Ice Skating at George’s Pond at Hirsch Coliseum 2-4pm

Bluegrass Breakdown! at the Shreveport Little Theatre 2pm $20