Alexander’s floral department is now a member of FTD, a national floral wire service connecting our local store with mom-and-pop flower shops in every city across the nation.
Sample Alexander’s Cajun Fried Turkey and watch The Sharp Cook Dana Delatte prepare a tasty appetizer, sides and dessert in this pre-Turkey Day cooking class Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 9:30 a.m. in our cafe.
Like a little pumpkin in your beer? You might set that spice latte down and opt for an adult beverage once you’ve tasted some of the autumnal brews we’re sampling Oct. 24 from 5 pm until 8 pm.
Alexander’s partnered with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge to host “Fall into Art,” a free painting party designed to enrich and supplement local kids’ arts education and raise money for the Community Fund for the Arts.
Kids are invited to sign up for our second fun morning of painting. Fall Into Art will feature blank canvases and miniature pumpkins for kids to decorate and express their creativity, and artists from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge will be available for guidance and collaboration.
How’d you like to get paid to eat pizza or brownies? Or earn a gift card to talk about what, when and how you eat? Pennington Biomedical Research Center on Perkins Road invites people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in their clinical trials. All of the studies are free, and some offer compensation.
Alexander’s Highland Market sponsored a booth at the Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge’s 31st annual Capital Chefs’ Showcase at the River Center downtown last week. Executive Chef Michael Bogdan prepared and served attendants with three crowd-pleasing signature dishes: Alexander’s Boudin, Smoked Sausage and Crawfish Pasta, and Cajun Smoked Salmon Canapes. The event included a Read more
Proceeds from the sale of original artwork done by children at Alexander’s Purple and Gold Paint Party raised $260 for the Community School for the Arts’ I Wanna Be An Artist scholarship fund. The fund helps young artists attend camps, classes and workshops offered by the Community School for the Arts and the Arts Council Read more
Alexander’s is proud to participate in the first annual Freedom Day USA on Thursday, Sept. 12, one day after the nation mourns the losses of 9/11. Freedom Day USA was conceived as a way for businesses and communities to honor and remember fallen military members by saying thank you to active and retired military.
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank sends many thanks to our Alexander’s community for the generous response to both Trevor’s City Wide Food Drive and the summer campaign, “Check out hunger.” Alexander’s gave the most in donations during the latter, which raised important summer funds for the local charity. In addition, you filled an orange barrel for the 10-year-old boy with terminal cancer whose wish was to feed the hungry.
