Bid high, bid fast...

The excitement and fast-paced bidding of the WPT Auction returns this week.

Tune in after the NewsHour With Jim Lehrer at 7 p.m. Wednesday - Friday and at noon Saturday and Sunday to bid on local art, antiques, sporting event tickets, home and garden products, family entertainment and more! Wednesday night, the fun kicks off with Sports Night. The rest of the week is filled with goods for the home, garden and family.

If you would like to participate in the live fun of Auction, contact WPT's volunteer department to find out about shift openings this weekend.

At 7 p.m. Sunday, the bidding fun expands statewide with the WPT Auction Showcase. Bid on large items, including jewelry, vacations and more. This year, the start of much of the bidding for showcase and other large items has moved online. So, get into the action early by visiting the official site.

Out in the sea, it's a boat, it's a submarine -- It's Superfish...

This week's episode of Nature is perfect for the seafaring, marine lovers among us. At 7 p.m. Sunday, Superfish swims into the WPT airwaves on both the main WPT feed and the High Definition service.

Everyone who grew up with dreams of being a marine biologist can marvel as Rick Rosenthal follows marlins, sailfish, swordfish and other marine creatures as he explores why their numbers have dwindled during the past half-century.

After getting your toes wet with the TV show, head over to the show's official site, where you can learn about seafood concerns, visit baby sailfish in a sailfish nursery and view a diver's billfish field guide.

And, if your appetite for the wonders of the seas isn't satiated after all that, check out this stunning gallery of underwater photography from National Geographic.

Stories and history of La Crosse...

Next Monday night, WPT will present the second installment in an ongoing series of Wisconsin Hometown Stories. Tune in at 8 for the premiere of Wisconsin Hometown Stories: La Crosse. The film tells the stories and history of the people and the region.

A special public preview of the film will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at the Rivoli Theatre in La Crosse.

Read an article about the program and a Q&A with producer David Hestad at the La Crosse Tribune.

To give viewers a bit of insight into the program, Be more Tuned In brings the teaser trailer to the Web.