500 to 700 members of the Gold Wings Road Riders Association will be in Marshall beginning Wednesday, April 3, for three days to participate in a five-state regional meeting. While most of the activities are for the rally members, there will be activities in downtown Marshall available free to the public.

Friday night the Gold Wings are hosting a car show and beach party/street dance followed by a Gold Wing light parade. All car owners of unique or antique vehicles are invited to cruise on down to North Washington to show their vehicle pride.

Yogie and Friends, a sanctuary for big cats that located in Frierson, will hold a spring bake sale and fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, at Petco at 6596 Youree Drive in Shreveport.

Chimp Haven, a national chimpanzee sanctuary, will open its park doors to the public for seven free, educational events in 2013.

Discovery Days 2013, which will occur once a month from 9 a.m. until Noon in March through June and again in September through November, are the only regularly-scheduled opportunities for the public to visit the sanctuary.