September 29
Special films: The Firefly Club (premiere) and Presence Patrol, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Free

October 1-29
Religion and Personal Identity, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays (8 p.m. on Wednesdays), Contemporary Art Gallery. Free 
Her Flock, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays (8 p.m. on Wednesdays),Video Gallery. Free

October 1
Sunday With the Arts: Valerie Francis, soprano; 3 p.m., Greenfield Baptist Church, 100 J. W. Davis Dr., Hammond. Free

October 2
Roberts Batson, “Amazing Place, This New Orleans,” 7 p.m., Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, 133 Mabel Drive, Madisonville. Free

October 2-31
International House of Blues Foundation art exhibit, noon-5 p.m., weekdays, Columbia Theatre lobby. Free

October 3
“Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $28.50, adults; $24.50 srs/fac/staff/alumni, $20 group rate; $15, non-SLU students; SLU students free with ID.

October 4
Then and Now Lecture: Chris Rose, “1 Dead in Attic: Katrina Stories,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.
Foreign Film: In the Time of the Butterflies (Spanish), 3:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall. Free.

October 4-7
Southeastern Theatre: Blythe Spirit, 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre. Tickets: $10, general admission; $6 srs/fac/staff/alumni; Southeastern students free with I.D. 

October 5
The Last Straws, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $15, adults; $12 srs/fac/staff/alumni, $8, non-SLU students; $5, SLU students.

October 6
Nicole Cabell, soprano; 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $15, adults; $12 srs/fac/staff/alumni, $8, non-SLU students; $5, SLU students.

October 7
Hungarian Harvest Dance, 6 p.m., American Legion Hall, Hungarian Settlement. Advance tickets $10, adults; $5, children age 8-12; children under 7 free; all tickets $15 at the door.
Soirée Edith Piaf, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Conference Center. Tickets: $30, general admission.

October 8
Sunday With the Arts: Centenary Choir, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 2200 Rue Denise, Hammond. Free

October 9
Rising Tide author John Barry, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $12, adults; $10 srs/fac/staff/alumni, $8 group rate; $5, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D.

October 11
Then and Now Lecture: Margaret Gonzalez-Perez, “History Goes to the Movies, Episode Six: Reel Arabs,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free
Foreign Film: Les Choristes (French), 3:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall. Free.

October 12
Opening reception: Seldom Seen, 5-7 p.m., Hammond Regional Arts Center, 217 E. Thomas St., Hammond (On display through Oct. 26). Free
Aquila Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $22, adults; $20 srs/fac/staff/alumni, $18 group rate; $12, non-SLU students; $8, SLU students

October 14
Berry Patch Quilt & Art Expo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Ponchatoula. Outdoor events free; Community Center admission, $5. 
Stories and Jazz, 10:30 a.m., Hammond Library, 314 E. Thomas, Hammond. Free 

October 16
Louisiana Writers Reading the South: Bev Marshall and Alison Pelegrin, noon, D Vickers Hall, room 125. Free
Auditions: Missoula Children’s Theatre’s Snow White, 4 p.m., Southeastern Lab School gym. Free

October 17
Southeastern Dance Program: Soaring, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Free

October 18
Then and Now Lecture: Michael Kurtz, “Presumed Guilty: Bruno Richard Hauptmann and the Lindbergh Kidnapping,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free
Foreign Film: Nowhere in Africa (German), 3:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall. Free
Ronnie Kole, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $12, adults; $10 srs/fac/staff/alumni, $8 group rate; $5, all students

October 18-21
Southeastern Opera/Music Theatre Workshop: Songs for a New World, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $14, general admission; $10 srs/fac/staff/alumni/non-Southeastern students; Southeastern students free with ID

October 19
Judge Leon Ford Lecture in History: John Boles, "Climate, Geography, and Southern History: The Influence of Non-Human Factors," 10 a.m, Student Uion Theatre and 6:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall. Free

October 21
Missoula Children’s Theatre: Snow White, 2 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $12, adults; $10 srs/fac/staff/alumni, $8 group rate; $5, all students
Amite Arts Council: Soul Queen of New Orleans Irma Thomas, 7:30 p.m., Amite High School Performing Arts Center, Amite. Tickets: $25 &  $21 (Available at Ruby’s, 111 E. Thomas St., Hammond, 985-345-4745, and Amite Chamber of Commerce, 101 SE Central Ave., Amite, 985-748-5537. 

October 22
Sunday With the Arts: Elena Cecconi, flute, and Henry Jones, piano, 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 103 N. Pine St., Hammond. Free

October 23
Louisiana Writers Reading the South: Tim Gautreaux, noon, D Vickers Hall, room 125. Free
Zagreb Saxophone Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $15, adults; $12 srs/fac/staff/alumni, $8, non-SLU students; $5, SLU students

October 24
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $38 Orchestra 1 and Loge; $32 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25 Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2
Included in the Columbia Theatre 2006-07 season; ticket availability may be limited

October 25
Then and Now Lecture: Peter Petrakis, “All Too Visible: Politics and Art in Ralph Ellison and Albert Camus,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free
Foreign Film: Bitter Rice (Italian), 3:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall. Free

October 26
Southeastern Wind Symphony: “Euphoria!,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $5, adults; $3 srs/fac/staff; all students free with ID

October 27-28
Sweet Home Folklife Days, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sweet Home Baptist Church Museum, Kentwood. Tickets: $2 adults, $1 children 

October 28
Tricks and Treats, 10:30 a.m., Hammond Library, 314 E. Thomas, Hammond. Free

October 30
Southeastern Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $5, adults; $3 srs/fac/staff; all students free with ID

October 31
Then and Now Lecture: William Robison, “The History of Frankenstein: From Mary Shelley to Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks and Beyond,” 11 a.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free