The 50th Annual Minden St. Jude Auction takes place this weekend at the Minden Civic Center in Minden, Louisiana. Last year’s auction raised $2.5 million with hopes of exceeding it this year. Over 170 raffle items are up for grabs also. Stay up to date through their website.

The Natchitoches-Northwestern Chamber Orchestra will present a concert on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. The recital will be live streamed at nsula.edu/capa/capalivestream. The Chamber Orchestra is directed by Douglas Bakenhus and Andrej Kurti. 

Join in for a fun afternoon at the Red River Parish Library Wednesday, Feb 12 at 1pm for Mardi Gras Bingo! Lots of free fun, Mardi Gras prizes and refreshments. And don’t forget there’s Children’s Story Time every Friday at 10am.

Louisiana Christian University will offer high school students information about what opportunities await them at its annual Spring Preview Day on Saturday, Feb. 15. All high school students in public, private and home school are encouraged to preregister to attend the event on campus from 9am to 1pm. Registration the day of the event will be at 8:30am. Students and their parents will meet with faculty and current students and learn about academic programs, athletics and extracurricular activities. Attendees will also hear from current students about their experiences in major fields of study and what it’s really like to be a Wildcat. Interested students should sign up at the Preview Day registration form. Students who attend Preview Day will receive free lunch and LCU merchandise. All students who pre-register for Preview Day will have the $25 application fee waived.

Red River Parish Library will host the monthly meeting of RRPL Genealogists- Ancestor Hunters Wednesday, Feb 19 from 10am until 12pm. Dr. Virginia Webb and library staff will be available to help you research using library resources including Ancestry.com. You may bring your own laptop or use a library laptop if you wish. No registration is required. For more information, call 318-932-5614.

First Baptist Church Coushatta is hosting Basketball JAM Camp, a month long camp that consists of weekly age-group practices honing in on learning the skills and drills of basketball, devotional times at the end of each practice and Family day on the last Saturday with scrimmages to show off what the children have learned. The fun will take place throughout the month of March. Coach Mike McConathy will be helping us with the skills and drills. Registration is now open for children in grades PreK4-6.