Happenings about town

Blood drive planned A blood drive will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in St. Francisville for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Contact George Newton at (225) 634-2868 for more information. Meet the author St. Francisville author Cari P. Adams will be at the West Feliciana Parish Library at 7 p.m. today to sign her book, “The Unicorn.” Treasures on sale St. Francisville’s downtown merchants and St. Francisville youth groups are holding a “Clean Out Your Closet and Store Room” sale day on Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. at several business locations in the Historic District. For set-up information, call Laurie Walsh with St. Francisville Main Street at (225) 635-3873. Mountain bike racing The West Feliciana Parish Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday will hold the inaugural Beast Master, a mountain bike race, at the West Feliciana Sports Park’s “Beast Trail.” Race registration starts at 7 a.m., with the beginner event starting at 9 a.m. Remaining racers start at 10:15 a.m. and thereafter. The entry fee is $10. Visit http://www.tunicatrails.org for more information.