Issue date: 9/5/08 Section: Verge

Students walk across the red zone in the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Tuesday afternoon. Doudna houses EIU's art, music and theatre arts departments. (Karla Browning/The Daily Eastern News)

A number of events have been planned for this semester, the first in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Whether you're into theater, music, lectures, visual art or, yes, even puppet shows, the new Doudna building has announced a comprehensive list of all upcoming events to date. The building itself is also a piece of architectural artwork.

SEPTEMBER

EIU Wind Symphony & Jazz Ensemble: Life in the Groove, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26, Dvorak Concert Hall

From Big Band to Wind Band, there's something for everyone as two of EIU's finest music ensembles present a joint concert recognizing the influence of jazz.

OCTOBER

"Arsenic and Old Lace"

7 p.m. on Oct. 3, 4, 6, 7 and 2 p.m. Oct. 5, The Theatre

Written by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Clarence Blanchette, this is a comedy classic about two charming old ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of their "socially and religiously acceptable" rooming-house tenants, and a nephew who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt.



If These Walls Could Speak - The Lives of Celebrity Buildings 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4, Lecture Hall

Internationally recognized architectural historians speak about "The Lives of Celebrity Buildings," including the Parthenon, Taj Mahal, Alhambra and the birth of the Chicago skyscraper.



Hudson Vagabond Puppets: Mammoth Follies, 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 9, The Theatre

Mammoth Follies explores the wonders of evolution in an old-fashioned revue of original songs, witty jokes and earth-smashing dances performed by giant dinosaur puppets used by this New York troupe, now in its third decade of performing children's theater for all ages.



Cathedrals, Castles & Colonies: EIU Choral Ensembles, 4 p.m. on Oct. 12, Dvorak Concert Hall

From the Gothic cathedrals and the majestic castles of Europe to the shores of the Americas, the EIU choral ensembles will perform a wide variety of works by English, French, German, Italian and American composers.



Rededication and Ruth Duckworth Sculpture Dedication, 2 p.m. Oct. 24, on 7th Street

Hello Dali, improv group at noon on Oct. 25, Movement Studio



Antoine Predock lecture 2 p.m. on Oct. 25, Lecture Hall

Lecture by Antoine Predock, internationally renowned design architect of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.



Doudna Fine Arts Center Open House for campus and community, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 25



Rededication concert: EIU Music Department Major ensembles, 4 p.m. on Oct. 26, Dvorak Concert Hall

This concert by EIU Music faculty and students features the premiere of Cortege, Consecration & Jubilee composed especially for this occasion by Dr. Alfred Blatter for performance by the Wind Symphony.



Tsuyoshi Hasegawa lecture 7 p.m. on Oct. 31, Lecture Hall

Hasegawa is the author of the highly acclaimed book on World War II "Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan," based on Japanese, Soviet, and U.S. records. Sponsored by the EIU History Department with support from the James Jones Society.

NOVEMBER

Fright Night: Eastern Symphony Orchestra 6 p.m. on Nov. 2 Dvorak Concert Hall

Halloween costume contest, candy and lots of frightening fun!



EIU Wind Symphony: Call of Duty 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11, Dvorak Concert Hall

A very special concert honoring those who have served our country in the armed forces and remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.



-Compiled by Jason Duarte

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