Two lectures, a music concert, and a fundraiser highlight the events scheduled the final week in October during the 37th season of Fanfare, Southeastern Louisiana University’s annual fall arts festival.
First up on Oct. 25 is “Opera Composers in Song,” an evening of art songs written by famous opera composers. Scheduled at 7:30 p.m. in Pottle Music Building Auditorium, the concert will feature Betsy Uschkrat, soprano, Tyler Smith, tenor, and Charles Effler on piano.
The next History and Political Science Fanfare lecture is Oct. 26. Scheduled at 2 p.m. in Pottle Auditorium, Communication Professor Joe Burns will present “Who Killed Nancy.” A second, and the final HIPS lecture of Fanfare follows on Oct. 31 in Pottle Auditorium. Titled “Harry Potter, Hairy Hobbits, and Historical Films: A Halloween Lecture of No Great Significance,” the lecture will be delivered by Head HIPSter Robison and is scheduled at 1 p.m.
Rounding out the Fanfare fun is a wine tasting. The group Friends of Sims Library is hosting its 14th annual “Wine with Friends,” a fundraiser for Southeastern’s Linus A. Sims Memorial Library, at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4. Held at the library, the event will feature six wines paired with food samplings, live music, a silent auction and door prizes. Tickets are $70 each. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the tasting beginning at 7 p.m. Space is limited, so early reservations are requested. The deadline for reservations is Friday, Oct. 28. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Fanfare events are free, unless otherwise noted.
For more information, contact the Columbia/Fanfare office at 985-549-2999.
