FANFARE 2005-COLUMBIA THEATRE 2005-2006 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

For ticket information about events, contact the Columbia Theatre, 985?543?4371, or e-mail boxoffice@selu.edu. Information is also available online at www.columbiatheatre.org. 
       Columbia season tickets will be on sale Aug. 8-Sept. 2. Individual Columbia tickets will be available beginning Sept. 6. Fanfare tickets go on sale Aug. 8. Tickets will be available at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts box office, 220 East Thomas St., Hammond, 985-543-4371. Box office hours are noon to 5 p.m., weekdays. 

FANFARE 2005 – 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
September 29
       SLU Fanfare: Brown Bag Concert, featuring Southeastern One O’Clock and Two O’Clock Big Bands, Pottle Performance Circle. Free.
October 1 
       SLU Fanfare: Hungarian Cultural Celebration, 5 p.m., food booths, music; 5:30-7:30 p.m., Hungarian Harvest Dance; 8 p.m., music, Hungarian Settlement, Albany.
October 2
       SLU Fanfare: Sunday with the Arts, “The Question of God: A Debate,” 3 p.m., Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, 100 W. Church St., Hammond. Free.
October 3-28
       SLU Fanfare: House of Blues Art Exhibit, noon- 5 p.m., weekdays; Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts lobby, 220 E. Thomas St. Hammond. Free.
October 3
       SLU Fanfare: Then and Now Lecture -- Charles Dranguet and Roman Heleniak, “Ghost Towns of the Manchac Swamp Revisited,” 7 p.m., Lake Pontchartrain Maritime Museum, 133
Mabel Dr., Madisonville, La. Free.
October 4
       SLU Fanfare: Opening reception: Alumni Art Exhibit, 5-6:30 p.m., Sims Memorial Library. Library hours: 7:30 a.m-11 p.m., Mon.-Thurs.; 7:30 a.m-4:30 p.m., Fri.; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat; 2-11p.m., Sun.  (Exhibit open through Nov. 6) Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Harlem Gospel Choir, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St. Tickets: $18, adults; $15, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $12, group rate; $8, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D.
October 4–7
       SLU Fanfare: Southeastern Theatre presents “Vrooommm! -- A NASComedy,” 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre. Tickets: $10 adults; $6, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D.
October 5
       SLU Fanfare: Then and Now Lecture -- Randy Sanders, “Brains vs. Brawn: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Scientific Baseball in Early 20th Century America,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Foreign Film – “Goodbye Lenin” (German), 3:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Recital Hall. Free.
October 6
       SLU Fanfare: Opening Reception for “Mark the Line: National Invitational Exhibition” and Dana Sperry video, “Humpty Dumpty,” 5-6:30 p.m., Contemporary Art Gallery, East Stadium. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays; until 8 p.m., Wednesdays. (Exhibit open through Nov. 6)
       SLU Fanfare: The Capitol Steps, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $22, adults; $20, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $18, group rate; $10, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D.
October 9
       SLU Fanfare: Sunday with the Arts -- Pianist Emmanuel Burke, soprano Tenisha Marcel
3 p.m., Greenfield Baptist Church, 100 J. W. Davis Dr., Hammond. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Amite Arts Council – “Classics in the Country,” 6 p.m., Amite High School Performing Arts Center, 403 S. Laurel St., Amite. Tickets: $10 reserved seats; available in Amite at Mulberry Tree, Chamber of Commerce, City Hall and at First Guaranty Bank in Hammond, Ponchatoula, Independence. Information: Renee Carpenter, Amite Arts Council chair, 985-748-5153.
October 10 
       SLU Fanfare: “Cyrano de Bergerac” -- film and panel discussion, 3:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Auditions -- Missoula Children’s Theatre’s “Robin Hood,” 4 p.m., Southeastern Lab School. Free
October 11
       *SLU Fanfare: Odyssey Dance Theatre, “Shut Up & Dance,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $32, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $28, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20 Orchestra 3; $19 Balcony 2. *Also part of the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts 2005-06 Season.
October 11-October 16
       SLU Fanfare: Southeastern Opera/Music Theatre Workshop presents “The Sound of Music,” 7:30 p.m., Oct. 11-15;  3 pm matinee on Sunday, Oct. 16; Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $12, adults; $8, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D. 
October 12
       SLU Fanfare: Then and Now Lecture -- Harry Laver, “Robert E. Lee's Strategic Gambling Habit,” 1 p.m. Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Foreign Film – “You Laugh” (Italian), 3:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Recital Hall. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Serafin String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre Conference Center, 220 E. Thomas, Hammond. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $7, group rate; $5, all students.
October 13
       SLU Fanfare: Serafin String Quartet, 2 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Toxic Audio, 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $7, group rate; $5, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D.
October 15
       SLU Fanfare: Tangipahoa Traveling Puppet Theatre, 10:30 a.m., Hammond Library, 314 E. Thomas, Hammond. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Missoula Children’s Theatre, “Robin Hood,” 2 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas, Hammond. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $7, group rate; $5, all students.
October 16
       SLU Fanfare: BerryPatch Quilt & Art Expo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Ponchatoula. Information: 225-294-2673.
       SLU Fanfare: Sunday with the Arts, Trio Sonacion--An Afternoon of Guitar and Song
3 p.m., Covenant Presbyterian Church, 4375 Hwy. 22, Mandeville. Free.
October 17
       SLU Fanfare: High Noon Fiction -- Jack Bedell, Norman German, Alison Pelegrin
noon, Vonnie Borden Theatre. Free.
October 18
       SLU Fanfare: Aquila Theatre Company: “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $22, adults; $20, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $18, group rate; $10, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D.
October 19
       SLU Fanfare: Then and Now Lecture -- Michael Kurtz, “The Depths of Human Depravity: Serial Killers in American History,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Foreign Film, “Ponette” (French),  3:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Recital Hall. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Special Film -- “Coach Carter,” 8 p.m., Student Union parking lot. Free.
October 20
       SLU Fanfare: Aquila Theatre Company, “Hamlet,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas, Hammond. Tickets: $22, adults; $20, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $18, group rate; $10, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D.
October 21
       SLU Fanfare: Andrew Garland, baritone, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $7, group rate; $5, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D.
October 23
       SLU Fanfare: Sunday with the Arts, Southeastern Jazz Combo, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 2200 Rue Denise, Hammond. Free.
October 24
       SLU Fanfare: High Noon Fiction -- Tim Gautreaux and Bev Marshall, noon, Vonnie Borden Theatre. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Southeastern Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $5 adults; $3, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; all students free.
October 25
       SLU Fanfare: Headline Lecture, “Coach” Ken Carter, 7:30 p.m. Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $18, adults; $15, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $12, group rate; $8, non-SLU students; SLU students free with I.D.
October 26
       SLU Fanfare: Then and Now Lecture -- Barbara Forrest, “Church and State Separation: The Myths and the Truth,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: Foreign Film – “El Super” (Spanish), 3:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Recital Hall. Free.
October 27
       SLU Fanfare: Southeastern Wind Symphony, “Rousseau!”, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $5 adults; $3, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; all students free.
October 28-29
       SLU Fanfare: Sweet Home Folklife Days, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sweet Home Baptist Church Museum, Kentwood. Tickets: $2, adults; $1, children. Information: 985?229?5016.
October 29
       SLU Fanfare: Tricks and Treats, 10:30 a.m., Hammond Library, 314 E. Thomas, Hammond. Free.
       SLU Fanfare: “Catechism II,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $35, reserved seats.
October 30
       SLU Fanfare: Picnic ’n’ Pops, 6 p.m., University Center. Tickets: Arena seating, $5 adults, $3 students (under 12 free with adult).
October 31
       SLU Fanfare: Then and Now Lecture -- William B. Robison, “History Goes to the Movies, Episode Five: Monster Movies and History,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.

COLUMBIA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 2005-2006 SEASON
October 11
       SLU COLUMBIA: Odyssey Dance Theatre, “Shut Up & Dance,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $32, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $28, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20, Orchestra 3; $19, Balcony 2.
December 2
       SLU COLUMBIA: LPO Holiday Concert, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $35, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $30, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $24, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2. 
January 14, 2006
       SLU COLUMBIA: Comedy and Pet Theatre, 2 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $30, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $23, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $18, Orchestra 3; $15, Balcony 2.
February 18, 2006 
       SLU COLUMBIA: “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $35, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $30, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $24, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2.
March 3, 2006 
       SLU COLUMBIA: LPO presents “Mozart, Mozart, Mozart,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St. Hammond. Tickets: $32, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $28, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20, Orchestra 3; $19, Balcony 2.
March 14, 2006 
       SLU COLUMBIA: Natalie MacMaster, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $32, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $28, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20,Orchestra 3; $19, Balcony 2.
April 8, 2006 
       SLU COLUMBIA: “Golf: the Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $30, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $23, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $18, Orchestra 3; $15, Balcony 2.
April 28, 2006 
       SLU COLUMBIA: LPO presents “Broadway Comes to Hammond,” Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $32, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $28, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20, Orchestra 3; $19, Balcony 2.
June 10, 2006
       SLU COLUMBIA: John McConnell in “Miz Carraway & the Kingfish,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $38, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $32, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $26, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2.
July 15, 2006 
       SLU COLUMBIA:  Platters, Coasters, Drifters, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $35, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $30, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $24, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2.