News Release

Fanfare 2007, Columbia 2007-08 calendars


Contact: Christina Chapple

8/6/07



Columbia 2007-2008 season tickets will be on sale Aug. 13-31. Individual Columbia and Fanfare tickets will be available beginning Sept. 5 at the Columbia Theatre box office, 220 E. Thomas St., 985‑543‑4371, columbiatheatre.org. Box office hours: noon to 5 p.m., weekdays.


Fanfare 2007 -- Columbia 2007-08

Through October 26

▪ “Mapping the Terrain: New Directions in Abstract Painting,” 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays (8 p.m. on Wednesdays), Contemporary Art Gallery. Free

 

Sunday, September 30

▪ Cate Square dedication, 2-4 p.m., Cate Square, downtown Hammond. Free

 

October 1-31

▪ International House of Blues Foundation exhibit, noon-5 p.m., weekdays, Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts lobby, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Free

▪ Then and Now Lecture: David Benac, “New Orleans, Katrina, and Historic Preservation,” 7 p.m., Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, 133 Mabel Drive, Madisonville. (Reception to follow). Free.

 

Tuesday, October 2

▪ Foreign Film: “Apres-vous” (French with English subtitles), 5 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free

▪ Barrage, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $28, adults; $24, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $20, group rate; $18, all students.

 

Wednesday, October 3

▪ Then and Now Lecture: Joe Burns, “Here’s Another Clue for You All:  Uncovering the Beatles ‘Paul-Is-Dead’ Rumor,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free

 

Wednesday, October 3-Saturday, October 6

▪ Southeastern Theatre: “Crimes of the Heart,” 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre. (Through Oct. 6) Tickets: $10, general admission; $6, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; Southeastern students free with I.D.

 

Thursday, October 4

▪ “Voices of Louisiana,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas, Hammond. Tickets: $15, adults; $12, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $10, group rate; $5, all students

 

Friday, October 5

▪ Opening reception: “Landscapes Here and There,” artists Gail Hood and Barbara Tardo, 5-7 p.m., Hammond Regional Arts Center, 217 E. Thomas St., Hammond. (Exhibit open through Oct 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays-Fridays). Free

 

Saturday, October 6

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

 

Sunday, October 7

▪ Sunday with the Arts: Violinist Arkady Yanivker, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 800 N. Duncan Ave., Amite. Free

 

Monday, October 8

▪ Jens Rasmussen: “An Inconvenient Truth,” 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre. Free

 

Tuesday, October 9

▪ High Noon Fiction: Jack Bedell and Norman German, noon, Vonnie Borden Theatre. Free

▪ Foreign Film: “Flight of the Innocent” (Italian with English subtitles), 5 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free

 

Wednesday, Oct. 10

▪ Then and Now Lecture: Michael Kurtz: “The JFK Assassination Debates: Lone Gunman vs. Conspiracy Theory, 1 p.m., booksigning to follow, Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free

▪ Preview screening: Season four of PBS’s “Art:21 – Art in the Twenty-First Century,” 6 p.m.,  Contemporary Art Gallery, East Stadium. Free

 

Wednesday, Oct. 10-Saturday, Oct. 13

▪ Opera/Music Theatre Workshop: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum,” 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $14, general admission; $10, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni, non-Southeastern students; Southeastern students free with ID

 

Thursday, October 11

▪ Panel: “Political Satire, Past and Present—A Prequel to The Capitol Steps,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free

▪ The Capitol Steps, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $28, adults; $24, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $20, group rate; $18, all students

 

Saturday, October 13

▪ Berry Patch Quilt and Art Expo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Ponchatoula. Outdoor events free; Community Center has small admission fee. Information: (985) 386-7600, www.berrypatchpreservation.org, or dorisread@i-55.com

▪ Stories and Jazz, 10:30 a.m., Hammond Library, 314 East Thomas. Free

Sunday, October 14

▪ Sunday With the Arts, 3 p.m., Greenfield Baptist Church, 100 J.W. Davis Dr., Hammond. Free

 

Monday, October 15

▪ Auditions: Missoula Children’s Theatre’s “Jack and the Beanstalk,” 4 p.m., Southeastern Lab School.

▪ Opening receptions: “The Light Boxes of Elizabeth Sher,” 5-6:30 p.m., Contemporary Art Gallery (through Nov. 2); “The Photographs of Marita Gootee: Sand Shadows and Shifting Landscapes,” Sims Memorial Library lobby (through Nov. 9). Free

▪ Pilobolus, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $39 Orchestra 1 and Loge; $34 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $26 Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2

 

Tuesday, October 16

▪ Foreign Film: The Motorcycle Diaries (Spanish with English subtitles), 5 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free

▪ Special Fanfare Guest: Gregg Allman, 7:30pm, Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets:  $55, center Orchestra, Loge, Balcony 1; $45, left and right Orchestra, Balcony 2.

 

Wednesday, October 17

▪ Then and Now Lecture: Charles Elliott, “Here Comes the Sun King: Louis XIV in Film, Music and Popular Culture (History Goes to the Movies, Episode Seven),” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free

▪ The Second City: “One Nation Under Blog,” 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre. Tickets: $18, adults; $15, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $12, group rate; $10, non-Southeastern students; Southeastern students free with ID

 

Thursday, October 18

▪ Soprano Hanan Alattar, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Tickets: $15, adults; $12, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $10, group rate; $5, all students

 

Saturday, October 20

▪ Missoula Children’s Theatre: “Jack and the Beanstalk,” 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $12, adults; $10, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $8, non-Southeastern students; $5, Southeastern students

 

Sunday, October 21

Christ Episcopal Choral Ensemble, 3 p.m., Benet Hall, Saint Joseph Abbey, 75376 River Road, Covington. Free

 

Monday, October 22

▪ High Noon Fiction: Bev Marshall and Alison Pelegrin, noon, Vonnie Borden Theatre. Free

▪ The Music of Twohawks, 7 p.m., Livingston Literacy and Technology Center, 9261 Florida Blvd., Walker. Free

 

Tuesday, October 23

▪ Foreign Film: in july (German), 5 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free

▪ Moxie Dance Project, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220  E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $4, general admission; $2, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni, non-Southeastern students; Southeastern students free with ID

 

Wednesday, October 24

▪ Then and Now Lecture: Randy Sanders, “Dirty Politics: What Modern Political Hatchet Men Learned From Jimmy Carter’s Gubernatorial Campaign of 1970,” 1 p.m., Book signing to follow, Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free

▪ “A Night with Photographer Johnny Chauvin,” 7 p.m., The Art Station, 146 W. Oak, Ponchatoula. Tickets: $10. Information: 985-386-9892, www.theartstationllc.com.

 

Thursday, October 25

▪ Southeastern Wind Symphony: “Where You There?”, 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

 

Saturday, October 27

▪ Trick or Treat Halloween Stories, 10:30 a.m., Hammond Library, 314 East Thomas, Hammond. Free

Sunday, October 28

▪ Sunday With the Arts: Southeastern Guitar Quartet, “Guitar Louisiane,” 3 p.m., Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, 100 W. Church St., Hammond. Free

 

Monday, October 29

▪ 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

 

Tuesday, October 30

▪ Piano duet: Alexander Bonduriansky and David Evenson, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free

 

Wednesday, October 31

▪ Then and Now Lecture: William Robison, “The Real Nightmare Before Christmas: The Puritan War Against Church Holidays,” 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free


Columbia Theatre 2007-2008


October 15, 2007
Pilobolus, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $39, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $34, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $26, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2


December 7, 2007
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Program, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $39, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $34, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $26, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2

January 5, 2008
Illusionist Mike Super, 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 and Balcony 2

January 25, 2008
Jamie Wax: “Goin’ to Jackson,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $28, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $24, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $19, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2

January 29, 2008
Pajamas & Play: “Jemimah Puddle Duck,” 7 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets (all general admission): $8, children 10 and under; $12, adults.

February 14, 2008
Special Columbia benefit: “Smokey Joe’s Café,” 6 p.m., cocktails and hor d’oeuvres; 7 p.m., performance, Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $100, center Orchestra, Loge and Balcony 1; $75, left and right Orchestra and Balcony 2

 
February 29, 2008
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra: “Mississippi River -- Highway of Culture,” 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 and Balcony 2

 

March 6, 2008
Pajamas & Play: Gizmo Guys, 7 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets (all general admission): $8, children 10 and under; $12, adults

 

March 13-15, 2008
”Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding,” 7:30 p.m., Twelve Oaks. Tickets (table seating): $75, “family and friends”; $65, “distant cousins.”


April 4, 2008
”1964: The Tribute,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $39, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $34, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $26, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2

 

April 25, 2008
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra: “Just Plain Folk!”, 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 and Balcony 2

 

May 9, 2008
Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $28, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $24, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $19, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2


June 6, 2008 
 “And the Ball and All,” 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 and Balcony 2

June 27, 2008
Melissa Manchester, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $39, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $34, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $26, Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2



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