Around Ascension for May 11, 2017 – The Advocate

Bike blessing

A Blessing of the Bikes will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at The Rock Church of Gonzales, 42080 Churchpoint Road.

The church will bless area motorcycles and ask for Gods protection over those riding them. The event also includes live music, jambalaya, a tribute T-shirt sale and a River Road fun run.

The CENLA SCCA Tonights the Night autocross competition will be held Saturday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. Registration and car inspection is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., with competition beginning at 8 p.m.

Also known as Solo II, autocross is a timed driving skill competition through a miniature road course. Any licensed driver with a car in good operating condition can participate. Minors must present a waiver signed by both parents to compete. Loaner helmets are provided.

Advance registration is $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers; sign up at dlbracing.com/Event/6626. On-site registration is $40 for members and $50 for nonmembers. There is no admission fee for spectators.

Visit cenla-scca.org or email Bruce Fitzgerald at bruce@fitzgeraldfamily.me for details.

Pirate fun is the theme of Ascension Parish Librarys Kanji Klub meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Gonzales branch, with the making of knotted rope net bottles and watching One Piece.

Kanji Klub is for adults ages 18 and older to expand creativity and cultural appreciation through anime and pop culture crafting. Cosplay is welcome. Call (225) 647-3955 for details.

Learn how to start and finance a small business at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Dutchtown branch of the Ascension Parish Library.

A senior business consultant with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southern University will help participants figure out the feasibility of their idea and how to get a small business loan.

Advance registration is required; call (225) 673-8699.

Cajun Country Quilters of Gonzales will lead a course in creating rail fence quilt blocks at 9 a.m. May 18 at the Dutchtown branch of the Ascension Parish Library.

Attendees should have basic sewing skills and bring a sewing machine with a manual, attachments, thread, scissors, a seam ripper, straight pins and a sack lunch.

Space is limited; call (225) 673-8699 to register or for details.

A class for girls ages 9 to 11 and their moms about the physical and emotional changes girls go through during puberty begins at 9 a.m. May 20 at St. Elizabeth Hospitals Sister Vernola conference room.

Cost is $15. Preregistration is required; call (225) 621-2906.

Contact Darlene Denstorff by phone, (225) 388-0215 or (225) 603-1996; or email, ascension@theadvocate.com or ddenstorff@theadvocate.com. Deadline: noon Monday.

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