Things to do this weekend

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are some of the events going on:

—Live After 5 on the Berwick riverfront will feature Junior Lacrosse & Sumtin’ Sneaky 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday. The last Live After 5 of the season will be May 5. Soulshine will perform.

—The election for the proposed half-cent sales tax in Morgan City will be 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. The $1.3 million expected to be raised by the tax would go to pay and train police officers and firefighters. Bring a photo ID to the polls.

—The Oilfield Divers Monument will be unveiled at 10 a.m. Saturday at Morgan City Monument Park, 728 Myrtle St. near Municipal Auditorium. The monument, which will include a life-size bronze statue of an oilfield diver, is a project of the International Petroleum Museum & Exposition, which raised private funds to pay for the monument.

“It is time to acknowledge the many contributions of the oilfield diver,” the monument website says.

—The St. Mary Chamber’s Lemonade Day is devoted to “fostering entrepreneurship in our youth!” according to the Chamber’s Facebook page. Thirteen microbusinesses run by local children will operation 1-4 p.m. Saturday.

In east St. Mary, the participants include Brie’s Fresh Squeezed, 702 Front St., and Jessie’s Favorite 8, 1800 Federal Ave. in Morgan City; Sister Sweets and Everly’s Little Crafts, 3103 First St. in Berwick; and J’s Tribe Kidz, 112 Park St. in Patterson.

—Dr. Edward J. Valeau, a Patterson native and authority on high education, will appear at the annual Helping Hearts Foundation banquet at 4 p.m. Saturday at the St. Mary Senior Citizens Center, 4041 Chennault St., Morgan City.

The banquet raises money to help people who need assistance with funeral expenses. For tickets, call Herman Hartman, 985-384-3095 or any Helping Hearts Foundation member.

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