Summer Reading Program returns July 8-9 with puppet show

The free shows, like The Dinosaur Experience, are part of the Natchitoches Parish Library’s Summer Reading Program (SRP), held Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Natchitoches Parish Library, Natchitoches and Campti branches as well as the Riverbank Stage.

Literary Lagniappe book club will discuss Lady Tremaine

Join fellow Natchitoches readers for Literary Lagniappe, a book club with discussion guided by Marné Deranger July 21 at 10 a.m. for lunch and 6 p.m. for dinner at 524 Front St..

Sixteen students sign career offers with RoyOMartin through Woodworks

Sixteen students recently took an important step toward their future by signing job offers with Roy-OMartin through the company’s Wood-Works and Girls Can Too! workforce development programs.

Church News

Mt. Olive Baptist Church is seeing a dedicated, spiritually grounded musician to serve during Sunday worship services and special programs. Must be dependable, musically skilled with the ability to play with excellence and committed to supporting an hour of worship per what honors God.

Antoon golf tournament raises $7,000 for student scholarships

The 11th annual Johnny Antoon Memorial Golf Tournament raised more than $7,000 to support scholarships for Northwestern State University students. Twenty-four teams competed in the June 6 event that honors the memory of one of NSU’s most loyal supporters.

Mark Your Calendars! July

Complimentary Downtown Walking Tours of the Natchitoches National Historic Landmark District Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m. Depart from the Natchitoches Visitors Center on Front St. Call 318/356-5555 for more information and to book group tours.

Summer Dinner Theater to present ‘Country Summer Nights’ revue

The NSU Summer Dinner Theatre will present the music revue “Country Summer Nights” July 14-18 and 21-25 on the stage of the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner begins at 6 p.m. Pia Wyatt is the director. Jason Thomas is the musical director.Tickets are $60.

NSU musicians will perform at double reed conference in Miami

Northwestern State University Director of Orchestral Studies and Professor of Bassoon Douglas Bakenhus and Professor Emerita Dennette McDermott will be making a presentation on July 10 at the Annual International Double Reed Society Conference at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Summer Food Boxes

Summer Food Boxes will be distributed at the Red River High School on Wednesdays in June and July from 10am to 1pm. Please fill out the form prior to coming to the school. It can be found at https://rrbulldogs.com/department-ofnutrition-Boxes are first come, first serve.

St. Denis Art League Spring Festival Court 2026

The 58th St. Denis Art League Spring Festival Court was formally presented at the annual presentation and Ball Saturday, April 25 at the Natchitoches Events Center.