Every third Thursday downtown Shreveport brings on the entertainment and offers something for all ages and interests. I went out this past Thursday to check it all out for myself.
I began my evening at Artspace at 5 p.m. My husband and I signed up for the Downtown Pub and Culture Crawl, got out wrist bands and headed up to the Café’ at Artspace for a drink. We sat and played with the POP! Bubble Wrap exhibit by reminiscing about our childhoods and the fun we had popping Bubble Wrap.
After about 15 minutes of sitting we headed downstairs to view the POP! exhibit. If you haven’t been yet, go! What’s stopping you? It’s a FREE exhibit and it ends July 27, so there isn’t much more time. If you want to see some pictures or read more about the exhibit, check out our blog from a few weeks back.
After viewing the exhibit (for the fourth time… it just doesn’t get old!) and listening to some live music we got tickets to and boarded the Thursday Night Trolley with guide Kathy Melancon. This particular ride focused on the Northwest Louisiana Film Trail and the movies and TV shows that have been filmed here.
Kathy was a great tour guide and gave some an interesting insight into some of the productions that have come through here. For instance, did you know that the new ABC show “The Gates” is filmed entirely inside a building in downtown Shreveport, except for exterior/ outside shots which are filmed in Southern Trace? Also, the wave pool that was built for the film “The Guardian” starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher is in Shreveport and is the second largest wave pool in the world! Who knew that Shreveport-Bossier was able to accommodate two large productions?
On a side note, my husband and I discovered something interesting. The first time he and I met was when we were working on a film project at the Oakland Cemetery. A little over a year later we saw our first movie together: “Mr. Brooks,” which was filmed at the Oakland Cemetery! We thought that was such an odd coincidence and had never put the two together before. Why don’t you take a trolley ride at the next TNT event on August 19 and see what you can learn or discover!
After the TNT we continued on our pub crawl, stopping at Abby Singer’s Bistro in the Robinson Film Center for a drink and then we headed to Blind Tiger to meet up with some friends for dinner. I ordered the fried craw-tails and the Floridays Margarita (so good it would make Jimmy Buffet proud) and my friend dined on a bowl of Red Beans and Rice with a side of the biggest slice of cornbread I had ever seen!
We ended our night with a stop at Fatty Arbuckle’s under the bridge in the Red River District sitting on the patio and enjoying the company of great friends.
Other than the events listed above, every third Thursday in downtown Shreveport is packed with fun things to do and it changes each month so you can enjoy something new every time.
Join our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shreveport-LA/Shreveport-Bossier-Louisianas-Other-Side or check out www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com for info on any of the upcoming events that take place everyday in the community!