The Section 1A and Section 1AAA Softball Tournaments will be held Thursday at Todd Park.

Austin will be playing Northfield at 4 p.m., while Hayfield will play Waterville-Elysian-Morristown and Blooming Prairie will play Faribault Bethlehem Academy at 5 p.m.

The Section 1A and Section 1AAA Baseball Tournaments will be held on Saturday at Riverland Community College.

Austin and Hayfield will play against yet to be determined opponents. Games will be played at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on both fields.

Come cheer on your favorite teams. For more information, call 507-433-1881

Friday

• Austin Community Playgroup – Chalk Party, 10 a.m. at Austin Congregational UCC. Come and meet other parents, caregivers, and children in an informal, friendly, and fun environment. Please bring your own snacks. All dates are subject to cancellation for church needs – notice will be sent out as soon as possible. For more information, call Sheila at 507-399-1924, or go to https://www.facebook.com/austincongoucc/?fref=ts.

• American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mayo Clinic Health System. The public is asked to schedule an appointment to help ensure that hospitals and patients have the blood they need this summer. Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

• ArtRocks Open Jam Session, 7 p.m. at the Austin ArtWorks Center. The house band sets up and hosts the event. Players bring their guitars, basses, horns, sticks, keyboards, washboards, etc, and singers and songwriters bring themselves, their words, and their voices. The house band will ‘back’ individual jammers, and allow for groups of jammers to get up and play. ArtRocks events are open to friends and family members of jammers, as well as the public. No need to play or perform; listening is an art too. Admission is free. Donations welcome. For more information, call 507-434-0934 or go to www.austinareaarts.org.

Saturday

• Author Visit – Sandy Fuller, 10 a.m. at Sweet Reads. Meet this former student of the late Maurice Sendak, author of “Where the Wild Things Are.”  Sandy writes and illustrates children’s books. For more information, call 507-396-8660.

• Kids’ Studio – Clay Fish, 10:30 a.m. at the Austin ArtWorks Center. With Beth Hamilton. For kids ages 4 to 14; cost is $5 per child. For more information or to register, call 507-434-0934 or go to www.austinareaarts.org.

• Book Art for Kids – Origami, 10:30 a.m. at the Austin Public Library. Meet in the Austin Public Library Programming Room. For more information, call 507-433-2391.

• Tech Programs for Youth – Hour of Code, 1:30 p.m. at the Austin Public Library. Practice your skills at writing computer programming through online activities using visual blocks of code. Meet in the Austin Public Library Programming Room. For more information, call 507-433-2391.