News Release

Fanfare 2008, Columbia 2008-09 Calendars


Contact: Christina Chapple

7/24/08




Fanfare 2008/Columbia 2008-2009 Preview
Columbia season tickets for new subscribers will be available Aug. 11-29. Individual event tickets (including Fanfare tickets) go on sale beginning Sept. 3. Tickets can be purchased at the Columbia/Fanfare box office, 220 E. Thomas Street, 985-543-4371, from noon to 5 p.m., weekdays or at columbiatheatre.org. For additional information, contact the Columbia/Fanfare office at 985-543-4366 or visit columbiatheatre.org.
FANFARE 2008

September 13- October 26

     ▪ “Two Installations: Takashi Horisaki and Gerald Habarth,” 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays (8 p.m. on Wednesdays), Contemporary Art Gallery. Free

 

October 1 – November 5

     Exhibit: Lawrie Brown, “Trash Series,” Sims Memorial Library. Library hours: 985-549-3860, www.selu.edu/library.

 

Saturday, October 4

     Hungarian Harvest Dance, 6-11 p.m., American Legion Hall, Hungarian Settlement (Hwy. 43, near Springfield). Tickets: (in advance) adult, 12/older, $10; ages 8-12, $5; under 7, free. (At the door) $12. Information: Helen Kropog, (225) 567-3598.

 

Sunday, October 5

     Centenary College Choir, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church. Free

 

October 6-31

     ▪ International House of Blues Foundation Student Exhibit, noon-5 p.m., weekdays, Columbia Theatre lobby. Free

 

Monday, October 6

     Auditions: Missoula Children’s Theatre’s “Robinson Crusoe,” 4 p.m., Columbia Theatre Conference Center. Free

     Then and Now Lecture: Paul Paskoff, “Troubled Waters: Steamboat Disasters, River Improvements, and American Public Policy, 1821-1860,” 7 p.m., Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, 133 Mabel Drive, Madisonville. Free

      Violinist Michael Antonello, 7 p.m., Pottle Music Building Recital Hall. Free

 

Tuesday, October 7

     Foreign Film: “Mediterraneo” (Italian with English subtitles), 5 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free

      Documentary Film: “American Crisis, American Shame: The National Consequences of Coastal Erosion,” 7 p.m., Columbia Theatre. Free

 

Wednesday, October 8

     Then and Now Lecture: Joe Burns, “The Day the Music Died: What the Lyrics to ‘American Pie’ Really Mean,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free

 

Wednesday, October 8-Saturday, October 11

     7:30 p.m., Southeastern Theatre: Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie,” Vonnie Borden Theatre. Tickets: $10, general admission; $6, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; Southeastern students free with I.D.

 

Friday, October 10

     Opening Reception: “Seldom Seen II,” 5-7 p.m., Hammond Regional Arts Center, 217 E. Thomas St., Hammond. (Exhibit open through Oct. 31, Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.). Free

     Missoula Children’s Theatre: “Robinson Crusoe,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre. . Tickets: $14, adults; $12.50, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $10.50, non-Southeastern students; $7, Southeastern students.

 

Saturday, October 11

     Berry Patch Quilt and Art Expo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Ponchatoula. Outdoor events free; Community Center: $5.  Information: (225) 667-5634, www.berrypatchpreservation.org, or dmmollere@yahoo.com.

     Missoula Children’s Theatre: Robinson Crusoe, 2 p.m., Columbia Theatre. . Tickets: $14, adults; $12.50, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $10.50, non-Southeastern students; $7, Southeastern students.

           

Sunday, October 12

     Sunday with the Arts: Organist Collin Anthony Richardson, 3 p.m., Greenfield Baptist Church, 100 J.W. Davis Drive, Hammond. Free

 

Monday, October 13

     American Place Theatre: “The Kite Runner,” 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre. Tickets: $12, adults; $10.50, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $9, non-Southeastern students; Southeastern students free with I.D.

 

Tuesday, October 14

     Special Lecture: Ron Nethercutt, “Even More Evans,” 2 p.m., Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies, Sims Memorial Library. Free

     Foreign Film: “Go for Zucker” (German with English subtitles), 5 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free

 

Tuesday, October 14-Friday, October 17

     Southeastern Opera/Music Theatre Workshop: “Rodgers and Hart: A Celebration,” 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $15, adults; $11, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni, non-Southeastern students; Southeastern students free with I.D.

 

Wednesday, October15

     Then and Now Lecture: Margaret Gonzalez-Perez, “Women and Terrorism,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.

 

Thursday, October 16

     Friends of the Art Station Exhibit and Reception, 5-7 p.m., 502 E. Charles Street, Hammond. Free

     Fanfare Headliner: Hodding Carter III, 7 p.m., Columbia Theatre. Free

 

Saturday, October 18

     Stories and Jazz, 10 a.m., Hammond Library, 314 East Thomas. Free
     
Opening reception: Alumni Art Exhibit, 3 p.m., Contemporary Art Gallery. (Exhibit open through Nov. 14, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., weekdays; 8 p.m., Wednesday)

 

Sunday, October 19

     Sunday with the Arts: Pianists Kenneth Boulton and JoAnne Barry, 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 103 N. Pine St., Hammond. Free.

 

Monday, October 20

     Elisa Monte Dance, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre. Tickets: $35, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $29, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25, Balcony 2. (Included in Columbia 2008-09 season ticket package; ticket availability may be limited.)

 

Tuesday, October 21

     Foreign Film: “Volver” (Spanish with English subtitles), 5 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free

 

Wednesday, October 22

     Then and Now Lecture: Charles Elliott, “Here Comes the Sun King: Louis XIV in Film, Music and Popular Culture,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free

     New Orleans Opera Association: “Opera on Tap,” 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $10, adults; $9, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $7.50, non-Southeastern students; $5, Southeastern students.

 

Thursday, October 23

     Southeastern Wind Symphony: Radiant Joy!, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre. Tickets: $6, adults; $4, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; all students free.

 

Friday, October 24

     The Robert Cray Band, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre. Tickets: $46, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $41, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $36, Balcony 2.

 

Saturday, October 25

     Tricks and Treats, 10 a.m., Hammond Library, 314 East Thomas. Free.
     
United States Air Force Concert Band & Singing Sergeants, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre. Free

 

Sunday, October 26

     Sunday with the Arts: Old Time Gospel Hour, 3 p.m., Tangipahoa Parish African American Heritage Museum, 1600 Phoenix Square, Hammond. Free

 

Monday, October 27

     ▪ Cajun musicians Roy LeBlanc and Rodney Thibodeaux, 7 p.m., Livingston Literacy and Technology Center, 9261 Florida Blvd., Walker. Free

 

Tuesday, October 28

     Foreign Film: “La Vie en Rose” (French with English subtitles), 5 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free

     Opening Reception: Kenn Kotara, “Circles and Cycles: Large Scale Pastel Drawings,” 5-7 p.m., Contemporary Art Gallery. (Exhibit open through Nov. 14, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., weekdays; 8 p.m., Wednesday)

 

Wednesday, October 29

     Then and Now Lecture: Jeffery Bell, “Brave Hearts, Brave Minds: The Scottish Enlightenment and the Modern World,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free

 

Thursday, October 30

     Special Film: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” 7 p.m., Columbia Theatre. Free

 

Friday, October 31

     Then and Now Lecture: William Robison, “Misers, Lechers, Zealots, and Virgins: The Tudor Kings and Queens on Film,” 11 a.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free


COLUMBIA SEASON 2008-09

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­All events at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond.

 

Monday, October 20

     Elisa Monte Dance, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre. Tickets: $35, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $29, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25, Balcony 2.

 

Saturday, November 15

     ▪ “The Wonder Bread Years,” 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $29, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25, Balcony 2.

 

Friday, December 12

     Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra: Holiday Concert, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $43, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $37, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $33, Balcony 2.

 

Saturday, January 17

     Moscow Cats Theatre, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $29, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25, Balcony 2.

 

Thursday, January 29

     Pajamas and Play: Max and Ruby, 7 p.m. Tickets: $12, Children 10 and under; $15, adults.

 

Friday, January 30

     Marcia Ball, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $29, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25, Balcony 2.

 

Saturday, February 14

     “Bye Bye Birdie,” 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $56, Center Orchestra, Loge, Balcony 1; $51, Left/Right Orchestra, $46, Balcony 2.

 

Saturday, March 7

     Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra: Spring Mix, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $39, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $33, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $29, Balcony 2.

 

Thursday, March 19

     Montana Repertory Theatre: “To Kill a Mockingbird,” 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $39, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $33, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $29, Balcony 2.

 

Friday, April 3

     WAR, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $39, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $33, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $29, Balcony 2.

 

Wednesday, April 22

     Pajamas and Play: “Mammoth Follies,” 7 p.m. Tickets: $12, Children 10 and under; $15, adults.

 

Thursday, April 23

     The Bill Evans Jazz Festival Trio featuring Chuck Israels and Ellis Marsalis, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $27, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $23, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $21, Balcony 2; Southeastern students free with I.D.

 

Friday, May 8

     Ricky Graham’s “Renew Revue,” 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $29, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $23, Balcony 2.

 

Saturday, June 6

     Kathy Mattea and Marty Stuart, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $47, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $41, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $37, Balcony 2.



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