Shreveport-based BBQ restaurant Rib Tip Express, located at 2112 S. Market Street, is organizing the inaugural Rib Tip Express BBQ Cook-Out at Shreveport's Columbia Park. The free event will be held on Saturday, May 31, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. This family-oriented event will feature live entertainment, a talent show, games for kids and BBQ. Entertainment will begin at 12 p.m. Musicians, "foodies," vendors and others seeking to participate are asked to contact organizer Robert Hutson at (702) 810-0757.