November: 2000 16 PONCHATOULA CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CEREMONY Downtown Ponchatoula, "America's Antique City" - 6 PM Mary Barbara Kinchen 386-6275 18 HOLIDAY PRANCE 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Run - SLU Alumni Center - 8 AM Sylvia Bush 345-6269 18 KENTWOOD DAIRY FESTIVAL Downtown Kentwood - Parade 10 AM Bruce Simpson 229-6400 18 SLU HOMECOMING SLU Alumni Center - Parade, B.B.Q. & Basketball game-Open to public Kathy Pittman 549-2150 18 & 19 CAMP MOORE'S "ANNUAL CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY ENCAMPMENT" Camp Moore - Tangipahoa - Opens 9:30 AM both days Mike Neal 229-2438 or 229-5216 22-26 NATIVE AMERICAN POW-WOW Hidden Oaks Family Campground 345-9244 25 TICKFAW CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CEREMONY Tickfaw, LA - 6 PM Rosee Loewentahl 542-7159 26- Dec 2 CHRISTMAS IN THE PINES Apostolic Campground - Independence, LA Pop Cooksey 878-3772 or Murry Owens 775-5818 DECEMBER 2000 December: 2000 2 INDEPENDENCE CHRISTMAS PARADE Downtown Independence - 10 AM Jill Anderson 878-4145 2 CHRISTMAS IN THE BAG Shopping Extravaganza in Downtown Hammond - 10 AM to 4 PM Hammond DDD 542-3471 2 HAMMOND CHRISTMAS PARADE Downtown Hammond - 5 PM Hammond Chamber of Commerce 345-4457 2-23 "ZEMURRAY CHRISTMAS LIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA" Zemurray Park - Hammond Hammond City Hall - Alma Mitchell 542-3403 8 SANTA'S WORKSHOP Hammond Regional Arts Center-Hammond - 6:30-9:00 PM Ann Stohl 542-7113 9 ARTISANS DECEMBER BAZAAR Hammond Regional Arts Center-Hammond - 1:00-9:00 PM Ann Stohl 542-7113 9 PONCHATOULA CHRISTMAS PARADE "America's Antique City" Downtown Ponchatoula - 1 PM Kathy Rinker 429-9325 10 PONCHATOULA HOLIDAY TOUR OF HOMES Ponchatoula Area Homes - 1 to 5 PM Kathy Rinker 429-9325 16 CAROLING IN THE SQUARE Cate Square - Downtown Hammond - 6 PM Gina Anthon 542-8983