Vendors and BBQ teams are needed for the Village of Hall Summit’s Hometown Festival and BBQ Cook-off, taking place on February 22nd. The BBQ cook-off features cash prizes totaling $3000.00. Proceeds from the festival will be allocated towards the construction of a playground at the park. For info contact Jason-hallsummit@outlook.com or call 318.932.5355.

Northwestern State University’s Department of Hospitality Management and Tourism is hosting a Columns Café King Cake Fund Raiser. King cakes made from scratch by culinary arts students will be available in five flavors: cinnamon sugar, cinnamon cream cheese, pecan praline cream cheese and strawberries and cream, which are $50, and white chocolate raspberry for $55. Available pick-up dates are Thursdays, Jan 30, Feb 6, Feb 20 and Feb 27. The cakes can be picked up at the Culinary Arts Building. Orders can be placed online at www.nsu.la/kingcakes.

The Three Reeds Duo will perform in concert on Tuesday Jan 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall at NSU. Admission is free and open to the public. The Three Reeds Duo is Northwestern State University Professor of Saxophone Paul Forsyth and Assistant Professor of Oboe Leah Forsyth. The concert will include works by Eugene Bozza, Stacey Berk, Grazyna Bacewicz, John Anthony Lennon and a work commissioned by Three Reeds by Joshua Burel. Associate Professor of Piano Dr. Chialing Hsieh will join the duo on two pieces. More info on Three Reeds can be found at https://www.leahforsythmusic.com/three-reeds-duo.