Father’s Day craft and vendor market set
The Baton Rouge Father’s Day Craft and Vendor Market is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Tanger Outlets Gonzales.
Gonzales Jambalaya pageant Sunday
Children can compete starting at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Gonzales Jambalaya Children’s Pageant at the Gonzales Civic Center.
Contestants in the Miss Gonzales Jambalaya Festival Pageant compete starting at 6 p.m. Sunday.
For information, visit or email gonzalesjambalayafestpageant@gmail.com.Thanks for the submission. However, The Ascension Advocate is already completed.
Dementia talk at Gonzales church
Trinity AME Church, 1420 S. Darla Ave., Gonzales, at 10 a.m. on Saturday will host the Alzheimer's Association.
The association will discuss the impact of dementia in the community.
Ascension Pride June 20
Ascension’s second Pride Festival kicks off at 10 a.m. June 20 with a sensory-friendly hour with a circus theme at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.
The festival continues from noon to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Highway 621 Outdoor Market
The Highway 621 Outdoor Market, 39275 La. 621, in Gonzales opens at 8 a.m. every Saturday until the end of July. Shop vendors' booths and purchase locally grown produce.
Auditions planned for Red Magnolia Theatre production
Red Magnolia Theatre is holding auditions June 20 for its production of “Men on Boats.”
Playwright Jaclyn Backhaus turns history on its ear in this exhilarating, heart-warming and funny exploration into an unknown world of safety and adventure, gender and narrative.
Roles include diverse women and gender-expansive actors age 16 and up.
Show dates are Aug. 21-23 and Aug. 28-30 at 38138 Monticello Drive in Prairieville.
Food distributions set
Ascension Parish's commodity distribution is set for the second Tuesday of each month in Donaldsonville and the second Wednesday of the month in Gonzales.
Distributions are from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Frank Sotile Jr. Pavilion in Donaldsonville and the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
All recipients must be prequalified by visiting the Ascension Parish Health Unit, 1024 E. Ascension Complex Blvd., in Gonzales or the Donaldsonville courthouse, 300 Houmas St. Contact Layne Melancon at (225) 450-1006 or layne.melancon@fmolhs.org.