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Date: 9/20/00
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FANFARE WEEK ONE (SEPT. 29-OCT. 7) FEATURES JAZZ DOWNTOWN, 75th
ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE
HAMMOND -- Toe-tapping music under the stars; award-winning movies, old and new;
local children in a theatrical fairy tale; and a special music-and-dance salute to Southeastern
Louisiana University history provide the sparkle for the first week of Fanfare, the university's fall
celebration of the arts.
Fanfare's 15th season of theater, art, music, jazz, films, dance, lectures, and community
events begins Friday, Sept. 29, with the Brown Bag Concert at noon in downtown Hammond's
Cate Square. The festival kickoff will star the Southeastern Jazz Ensemble, directed by new
conductor John Perrine, and the Eastside Elementary handbell choir, directed by Janet Moran.
On Wednesday, Oct. 4, Fanfare will join in Southeastern's year-long celebration of its
75th Anniversary with "Ra(h)!," a music and dance salute to Southeastern history created by
faculty members Martie Fellom, director of the dance program, and Stephen Suber, composer-in-
residence. The performance is free and is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Pottle Music Building
Auditorium.
Fellom said the first of the piece's three movements, "Gold," is a lyrical segment
featuring gold-clad dancers with gold silk scarves. "During the dance, the pieces of silk become
larger and larger, symbolizing the growth of the university," Fellom said.
"Spirit," the second movement, is a "fast-paced highly energetic" piece in which Suber's
music incorporates the notes of Southeastern's Alma Mater. "Souvenirs," the third movement,
"is the most personal section for me because Southeastern has been my home," said Fellom, who
grew up in house across Oak Street from the Hammond campus. She said the movement's three
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dancers represent her and her sisters, Artie Fellom Brown and Cynthia Fellom Tricou, all
members of the Southeastern faculty.
Also during Fanfare's first week
Daniel Weeks, a 1999 national finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 29, in the Pottle Music Building Auditorium. The
young tenor is a member of the University of Louisiville faculty and maintains a busy concert
schedule, giving recitals, master classes and performing with orchestras such as the Cincinnati
Symphony. Tickets are $8 adults, $6 for senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff and alumni
and $5 for all students.
The first of three "Music for a Sunday Afternoon" concerts at Hammond churches will
spotlight Jure Rozman, a piano soloist from the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, at the First
Christian Church, 305 E. Charles. The concert is free.
A Fanfare favorite, the Missoula Children's Theatre will cast children in
"Rumpelstiltskin," a heart-warming tale of mischief and friendship that answers more than the
fairy tale's famous question, "What is that little man's name?"
Auditions for 50-60 children are scheduled for 4 p.m., Oct. 2, in the Southeastern Lab
School gym. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m., Oct. 6, and 2 p.m., Oct. 7, in Pottle Music
Building Auditorium. Reserved seat tickets are $5 general admission and $3 for children 12 years
of age and under.
The film inspired by Frank McCourt's best-selling memoir, "Angela's Ashes," will be
shown at 7 p.m., Oct. 2, at the Palace Theatre on Fagan Drive in Hammond. McCourt, one of
Fanfare 2000's headliners, will appear at the University Center on Oct. 12.
The Art and All That Jazz weekend begins on Saturday, Oct. 7, with the Downtown
Development District's farmers market and bazar from 8 a.m. to noon behind the Hammond
Chamber of Commerce Building on the corner of Thomas and Railroad Ave. At 6 p.m., in front
of Deposit Guaranty Bank in downtown Hammond, Jazz Downtown will feature the always
popular New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra and Cajun favorite Bruce Daigrepont and his
band.
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The weekend continues on Sunday, Oct.8, with Gallery Stroll. The art- and fun-filled
family day will feature jazz brunches at Garrison's Global Caf‚ and Mariner's Inn from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m.. From 1-5 p.m., the artwork of approximately 40 regional artists will be exhibited in
downtown stores and offices, while more artists will display their works in an Artisan's Row on
Cate Street. Jazz bands will play throughout the downtown area and children's tents hosted by
Southeastern art education students and Charter Pipeline will offer a variety of hands-on art
activities.
Fanfare's foreign film festival gets underway on Oct. 3 with the Oscar winner "Life is
Beautiful," Roberto Benigni's acclaimed film blending a sentimental and humorous portrait of
family love with a stark Holocaust drama. Benigni won Best Actor honors, while the film was
also honored as Best Foreign Language Film. The free showing is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in the
Music Recital Hall.
Fanfare will also host a free showing of the restored version of "Evangeline," shot in
Louisiana in 1929, at 2 p.m., Oct. 4 in the Music Recital hall. The film, which stars Dolores Del
Rio, has not been seen in its original form since its initial release. As a product of the transition
from silent to sound films and as the last important silent film to be shot in Louisiana,
"Evangeline" has an important position in film history.
Two Fanfare art exhibits, "Fire: Louisiana Hot Glass" and "Blue Dog Prints," will
open with receptions from 4 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 4. "Fire: Louisiana Hot Glass" includes more than
20 of the state's finest artists in the media of blown glass. Works will be displayed both in Clark
Hall Gallery and in Sims Memorial Library.
The library also will host an exhibit of George Rodrigue's "Blue Dog" prints, which are
exclusively printed for the artist by local silk screen printer Thom Barlow of The Screenporch.
Since beginning his business in 1981, Barlow the grandson of pioneer Southeastern faculty
member J. W. McClimans has earned international respect and recognition for the quality of his
silkscreening.
The exhibits will be on display through Nov. 10.
Steven Jaume, a member of Southeastern's physics faculty, describes himself as a
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Louisianian "who grew up in the swamp and dreamed about mountains." Jaune recently returned
to his native state after spending four and one- half years chasing earthquakes in Australia. He
will detail his expertise on the subject in a lecture called "The Great Earthquake Prediction
Debate" at 2 p.m., Oct. 6 in the Music Recital Hall. Jaume's talk will discuss the fierce debate
among seismologists about the feasibility of certain types of earthquake prediction.
The annual Hungarian Settlement Celebration will again partner with Fanfare on
Saturday, Oct. 7. The annual festival highlights the strong and colorful Hungarian heritage of the
Livingston Parish community of Hungarian Settlement. Authentic Hungarian dinners are
available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hungarian Presbyterian Church and the Hungarian
Harvest Winery. Tickets are $6 and must be purchased in advanced. At the American Legion
Hall, Hungarian music is scheduled for 5 p.m., followed by dancing at 7 p.m. Advanced tickets
are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages eight to 12, with children seven and under admitted
free. Tickets will be sold for $15 at the door, if still available. For additional information on the
Hungarian Settlement Celebration, call Jim King at 225-567-9670.
Fanfare offers two special "pay-one-price" series and a special rate for groups of 10 or
more. Prices are listed in the Fanfare 2000 brochure and are available online. For a Fanfare
brochure and ticket order form or for additional information, contact Southeastern Public
Information, 504-549-2341, publicinfo@selu.edu. Fanfare information is available online at
www.selu.edu/fanfare. Tickets are on sale at Gate 1 of the SLU University Center on University
Ave., 504-549-2323, from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., weekdays.
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