Grant Brings Student Food Pantry to BPCC Natchitoches
BPCC Foundation
The BPCC Foundation has received a $7,000 grant from the Red River Credit Union Gives Foundation to extend the Cavalier Care Center to Bossier Parish Community College’s Natchitoches and Sabine Valley campuses. The center, which now operates only on the Bossier campus, provides students with food, personal care items and referrals to other resources. The grant will pay for food and snacks, grab-and-go meals and prepared foods, along with refrigerators, freezers, shelving, storage bins, crates, carts and dollies to store and move it. Part of the money goes to the center’s Dire Need Fund, which helps students facing sudden financial emergencies that could force them to drop out.
“This generous investment will allow us to reach more students and respond more effectively when they are facing difficult circumstances,” said Sandra Roberson, director of the Cavalier Care Center. “Meeting a student’s basic needs can make the difference between that student stepping away from college and continuing toward graduation.”
English Horn Recital Tonight at Magale
Northwestern State University news release
Leah Forsyth, assistant professor of music at Northwestern State, will present a recital at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Magale Recital Hall. She will be joined by Chialing Hsieh on piano, Paul Forsyth on saxophone and Sofia Tchetchelashvili on viola. The program includes selections from Ayser Vancin’s “Nine Muses,” a duo by Bernard Heiden, works by Clémence de Grandval, John Williams’ music from “Schindler’s List” and Alyssa Morris’ “Chrysalis.” Admission is free, with a livestream at nsula.edu/livestream.
Dolly Parton Bingo Fundraiser Set for Oct. 9
Friends of Louisiana Sports and History
Friends of Louisiana Sports and History will host Dolly Parton Bingo on Friday, Oct. 9, at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum, 800 Front St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. The evening features games built around Dolly Parton’s songs and style, along with prizes, light refreshments, beer and wine. Guests are encouraged to dress as their favorite version of Dolly. Admission is $25 at the door and $15 for FLASH members, and organizers suggest bringing extra cash for the evening. Proceeds support FLASH, which funds museum exhibitions, educational programs and special events.
MS Support Group Meets Oct. 6 at the Library
MS Support Group
A multiple sclerosis support group will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Natchitoches Parish Library. The group is open to people with MS along with their family members and caregivers, and is meant as a space to share experiences, find encouragement and connect with others facing the same diagnosis.
Instant Piano Class Set for Oct. 5
Northwestern State University news release
Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Engagement will present Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, over Zoom. The fee is $85.
In a few hours, participants can learn enough to provide years of musical enjoyment, playing the way professionals do, using chords. Because the class is online, students can sit at their own piano or keyboard at home. The course includes an online book and follow-up video lessons so participants can continue practicing on their own, along with an optional periodic online question and answer session and a recording of the class.
Topics include how chords work in a song, how to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it and how to form the three main types of chords. The class also covers how to handle different keys and time signatures, how to avoid counting and how to simplify more than 12,000 complex chords.
To register or for more information, go to checkout.nsula.edu or call 318-357-6355.
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