You're invited to the 'Unity Day! Empower the People! event.  

The event which is hosted by Unity Day Youth and Family Zone along with local officials and various organizations is designed to promote youth participation in summer and after-school activities. It will be held on May 4 from noon until 4 p.m. at the Exxonmobil YMCA, 7717 Howell Boulevard, in Baton Rouge.

Activities include karate, aquatics, and games. There will also be a wellness and health fair and a panel discussion on school safety.

For more information contact,  John G. Daniel, President/Executive Director, Unity Day Youth and Family Zone at www.UnityDayZone.com or (402) 871-5945.

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Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre’s Youth Ballet will present a summer tour of more than 30 free performances of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

The tour begins June 3 and runs until June 18. The Ballet gives youth dancers an opportunity to train alongside BRBT directors and company dancers while improving dance technique and performance skills.

The performances are free and open to the public.

Youth Ballet performances are as follows: 

By Eunice McCarney 

Baton Rouge- The McMains Children’s Developmental Center will host its third annual Run, Walk & Roll and 1- Mile Fun Run on Saturday, June 1 at 8 a.m. at the North Blvd Town Square.  Registration is $25 until May 10 and $30 after May 11.  Registration is available on www.cajuntiming.com and event day at 7 a.m. Food and drinks will be provided.

Circle K and Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic are the top event sponsors.  Other sponsors include: Albemarle Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation, Business First Bank, Chase Bank, Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge, Raising Canes, Frito Lay, Coca-Cola, OLOL Physical Therapy and Superior Mobility Vans.