Tickets are on sale for the River Road African American Museum's Yellow Brick Gala celebrating the museum's 30th anniversary of growth while collecting, archiving, preserving and narrating the culture and life of Black residents of the rural parishes of Louisiana.
The event will be Oct. 12 at the Price LeBlanc Pace Center in Gonzales.
For information, visit www.riverroadaam.org/blank-16.
Concert honors bonfire tradition
A Live After 5 Concert will honor George “Scrap” Hymel at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Crescent Park in Donaldsonville.
Folklife ambassador Brian Davis, of Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation, will host the ceremony recognizing the Hymel family bonfire tradition.
The Hymel family bonfire tradition began in 1969, when the late Richard Roussel Jr. brought together family and friends for food and camaraderie at the Gramercy home of his daughter Denise “Denny” Hymel and her husband, Scrap Hymel. The tradition is carried on today by the couple’s children and their families. Each Christmas Eve, around 300 Hymel family members and friends gather to eat, visit and wait for night to fall so the bonfires along the levee can be lit and the fireworks displays begun.
The circus is coming to town
The Carden International Circus is making up for its missed show due to Hurricane Francine on Oct. 19-20 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.
Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the same day and times as originally scheduled.
For information, visit spectacularcircus.com.
Volunteer Ascension masquerade gala
The "Unveiling Hope: A Masquerade Gala for a Cause" fundraiser starts at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at The Price LeBlanc PACE Center.
The event will raise money for Volunteer Ascension. Tables and sponsorships are on sale. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/yc3229dr.
Gonzales hosts Music in the Park
Music in the Park is coming back to Gonzales, city leaders announced. The free concert series in Jambalaya Park kicks off Sept. 29 with Joel Jones and 3MC. The Michael Foster Project will perform Oct. 20, and Downbeat Louisiana will play Nov. 17.
Household hazardous waste collection set
Ascension Parish residents can drop off household hazardous waste from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.
New Fall Fest planned
Gonzales is planning its first Fall Fest on Oct. 27 at the Price LeBlanc PACE Center. The event will include music, food, games, pumpkins and arts and crafts.
5K Run for A Cause Sept. 28
The 5K and 1-mile Fun Run for a Cause is planned for Sept. 28 at Crescent Park. The event is raising money for the Donaldsvonille Area Arc, a nonprofit organization providing support and services to adults with intellectual disabilities. Funds raised go toward improving the groups's Mary Marcombe Home and day program.
The fundraiser will take runners through historic Donaldsonville and end with a celebration at Crescent Park with food, drinks and music. Sign up to run or sponsor at https://tinyurl.com/4cu4p9c8.