A pair of dance concerts, a theater production, and art exhibit are just some of the events scheduled during the upcoming week of the 39th season of Fanfare, Southeastern Louisiana University’s annual fall festival of the arts, humanities and social sciences.
First up is a Then and Now Fanfare lecture from the History and Political Science Department Oct. 1, at 2 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre. Southeastern graduate Nicholas Scamardo will present “From Debate to Defamation: The British Government War on Thomas Paine’s ‘Rights of man’.”
On Oct. 2, at 5 p.m., the department of Visual Art + Design will present two lectures. Scheduled in the Contemporary Art Gallery on Southeastern’s campus, both lectures are free. Professor Blair Gallon will present “Hieronymus Bosch’s Iconography,” and Rachel Harmeyer, along with Gallon, will present “Representations of Death in Art.”
Also scheduled beginning Oct. 2 through Oct. 5 is a Southeastern Theatre production of “Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris. Directed by Jeff Polito, the production is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. each day in Reimers Auditorium, located at 305 E. Charles St. in Hammond. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, students, faculty and staff, and free for Southeastern students with university ID.
The Southeastern Dance Performance Project will present a concert on Oct. 2 and 3, at 7 p.m., titled “The Road.” Scheduled in Southeastern’s Pottle Auditorium, the dance concert is a personal journey to experience the moments that define life by way of dance and original music composed exclusively for this performance. Tickets are $10 for students, seniors and veterans and $15 general admission.
On Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m., Southeastern’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts in downtown Hammond will present “The War of the Worlds: A Live Radio Drama.” In 1938 Orson Wells and CBS radio made history by terrifying the nation when they broadcast this story of martians invading our planet. Communication Professor Joe Burns and the Columbia Theatre team will do their own version of this historic broadcast for a live “studio” audience in Hainkel Hall. The production will feature sound effects created live on stage and will be broadcast on local radio as it is happening. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students.
An opening reception for a pair of art exhibits is set Oct. 4, from 5-8 p.m., at the Hammond Regional Arts Center in downtown Hammond. “Space Junk,” by Erik Barthels will be on exhibit in the main gallery, while “#Snap: Cell Phone Photography” will be set up in the Mezzanine Gallery. Hours for the Hammond Regional Arts Center are Wednesday through Friday from 12 until 6 p.m.
Closing out the week is a concert titled “Southeastern’s Dance Department Performance Project – Alumni 2024” on Oct. 6, at 7 p.m., at Columbia Theatre. Tickets are $25 for VIP, $20 for adults, and $15 for students and veterans. Fanfare events are free, unless otherwise noted.
For more information, contact the Columbia/Fanfare office at 985-549-2999.
