Lectures and art highlight Fanfare's second week
Monday, September 30, 2019
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Lectures and an art exhibit are some of the events highlighting the
second week of Fanfare, Southeastern Louisiana University’s annual fall arts festival.
First up is the return of the Fanfare lecture series titled “Your Best 10 Minutes”
on Monday, Oct. 7. Scheduled at 1 p.m. in Pottle Auditorium, the series brings in
four individuals to speak about anything they choose. This edition will feature Ben
Bell of Sims Memorial Library, Todd Delaney of KSLU radio, Bill Robison of the History
and Political Science Department, and Joe Burns of the Communication and Media Studies
Department.
On Oct. 8, the 18th annual Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Homecoming Intramural
Quiz Bowl will be held from 2 to 5:30 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre. Matchups
will include faculty versus faculty and student versus student teams in this fast-paced
competition.
The Department of History and Political Science’s “Then and Now Lecture Series”
continues on Oct. 9 with the second presentation of the free series. Zachary Isenhower,
a visiting assistant professor of history, will present “The Wild Sawmills of Upstate
New York: The Fight for Land and Legitimacy on America’s Frontiers” at 1 p.m. in Pottle
Auditorium.
“In the 1840s a contest between New York settlers and the Seneca tribe over land,
cabins, and sawmills blurred the legality of land claims with the larger issue of
U.S. expansion,” Isenhower said. “From ‘pioneers’ settling ready-made Seneca cabins
and sawmills, to the first Native victory before the Supreme Court, each side staked
claims within American expansion that challenge the nation’s most cherished myths.”
Southeastern’s Contemporary Art Gallery will open a new exhibition titled “Liminal
Landscapes: a video art exhibition” on Oct. 10 with a free opening reception from
5 – 7 p.m. in the gallery.
Guest curated by Southeastern Associate Professor of New Media + Animation
Cristina Molina, the exhibit brings together the works of contemporary video artists
whose work explores the connection between identity and landscape.
“Explored through a variety of techniques such as video collage, projection mapping
and immersive audio video installation, the artists in this exhibition work to reveal
terrains both real and imagined through their own unique visual language,” Molina
explained.
Rounding out the week is a free book festival titled “Helping Hands-Build a Better
World” at the Hammond Library, located at 314 East Thomas St. in downtown Hammond.
Scheduled Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the community event features local nonprofits
and other organizations, local authors, and free refreshments.
For a complete Fanfare schedule, contact the Columbia/Fanfare office at 985-543-4366
or visit columbiatheatre.org.
