NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of June 9-15 at Northwestern State University.

• June 9-15 – Early registration for summer, fall semesters
• June 9 – British Brass Band of Louisiana, Magale Recital Hall, 4:30 p.m.
• June 10 – Start of beginning cake and cupcake decorating class, Culinary Arts Building, 5:30 p.m.
• June 12-15 – Northwestern Summer Dinner Theatre presents “Who Killed the King,” A.A. Fredericks Auditorium Stage, 6 p.m.
• June 13 – Freshman Connection, Shreveport campus, 1800 Line Ave.

NATCHITOCHES – The British Brass Band of Louisiana will present a concert at Northwestern State University on Sunday, June 9 at 4:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

The British Brass Band Association of Louisiana brings together many of the ArkLaTex’s finest musicians to perform exciting and challenging brass band repertoire. Band members come from across the region to participate in semi-annual concerts in Shreveport, Bossier City, Ruston, Marshall, Natchitoches, Lake Charles and Baton Rouge. The program features traditional brass band works as well as transcriptions of themes from popular movies.

The band is led by conductor John Caputo, a former euphonium soloist with USAF Reserve Band and USAF Band of the West.  He is music director of Austin Brass Band. Caputo is a 16-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force Bands Program where he built an international reputation as a performer and educator. As a chamber musician and clinician for the Air Force, he travelled to top university programs throughout the U.S. with the U.S. Reserve Brass Quintet. The group is featured on Firepower, which has been featured on NPR’s “Performance Today” more than 40 times over the last 10 years.

For more information on the British Brass Band of Louisiana, go to facebook.com/BBBofLA.

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern Summer Dinner Theatre will perform the comedic murder mystery “Who Killed the King” on June 12-15 and 19-22 on the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium stage. Tickets are $30, which includes a meal and the show. Robert Richoux is the director. Reservations are required. To make reservations or get more information, call (318) 357-4483.

The play is set at the coronation of King Ronald, Lord of the Ville. You will be joined at tonight’s long-awaited ceremony by the most prestigious of our kingdom’s court. Prince Ronald, our King In Waiting, will be escorted by his lovely wife, the Princess, and Her Majesty, the Queen, shall be accompanied by none other than the Royal Tax Collector. And a full program of diversions have been rehearsed by Morrie, the Court Jester. So Lords and Ladies of the court, wash down your fowl with some ale… but be forewarned!…there’s a cold wind blowing in the Ville tonight and not all will be saying “Long live the King!”

The cast is Chase Crane of Livingston as Morrie the Jester, Maci Walgamotte of Slidell as a Wench, Gavin Bergeron of Houma as Brother Thelonius, Jordon Thomas of Baton Rouge as the Tax Collector, Derek Walle of Prairieville as Prince Ronald, Megan Hobgood of Lubbock, Texas, as the Princess and Lauren Holland of Minden as the Queen.

Roshane Brown of Kingston, Jamaica, is the stage manager and Anna Gautreaux of Houma is assistant stage manager/fight captain.

“Just like our other murder mystery shows, we want the audience to have a good time,” said Richoux. “Our students are working like crazy to develop these characters to be wacky, fun and over the top. This is my second opportunity to direct a Dinner Theatre production here at NSU, and I get to have so much fun building this show for our audience.”

Richoux said serving as director for this show brings back a lot of memories from when he was an NSU student and in a summer show written by Daab.

“I am excited to bring a fun and mysterious experience to the cast, crew and audience,” said Richoux. “I believe audiences will be entertained while interacting with the characters throughout dinner. All we ask is for our guests to come ready to have a good time.”