Huntsville Latin American Arts Festival

Event: Latin American Arts Festival
Dates: February 13th - February 18th
Location: Various places around Huntsville. See schedule.

The City of Huntsville will be having a week long Latin American Arts Festival starting next week on February 13th. There will be many opportunities to see live performances, sample Latin food, dance, enjoy arts and crafts, and most importantly, learn about the Latin American culture. Most of the events are free and will be located either at the Wynne Home or on the SHSU campus.

Click HERE to see the full schedule for this week's events.

For more information about this festival, call the Wynne Home at (936) 291-5424.

2011 Homecoming Week

Next Monday will kick off Homecoming Week. Expect many homecoming events (as you will soon see listed) throughout the week. This year’s theme is “Peace, Love, and Bearkats.” Hearing that theme makes me want to listen to some Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Bob Dylan right this minute! 
 
Here is a calendar of events. If you know of any events that aren’t listed, please let us know!

October 10^th, 2011

Event: Homecoming Kick-Off
Place: Bearkat Plaza
Time: Noon
What to expect: You will see President Dana Gibson, the SHSU cheerleaders, and Orange Pride dance team “bringin’ it” with the “Bearkat spirit.” The 2011 Homecoming King and Queen nominees will also be announced. Groovy.

October 12^th, 2011

Event: Sam Jam Carnival
Place: Holleman Field Parking Lot
Time: 7pm
What to expect: There will be a Ferris wheel, free food (I’m there), and various rides, games, and other attractions. The finalists for the Homecoming King and Queen will also be announced.

October 13^th, 2011

Event: Homecoming Parade
Place: Along Sam Houston Ave.
Time: 6:30pm
What to expect: If you like parades, then this will excite you. MANY MANY people watch and participate in the parade each year. The only drawback to the parade is that it is almost impossible to get to Los Panchitos and other establishments until the parade is over. If you would like to participate in the parade, then you should click HERE to register online. The deadline is October 12^th.

October 14^th, 2011

Event: Golden Circle Reunion
Place: LSC Ballroom
Time: 11:00am
What to expect: This is a reunion for those that graduated from SHSU at least fifty years ago. I will have to wait only forty-seven years for this reunion!  

Event: Distinguished Alumni Gala

Place: LSC Ballroom
Time: 6:00pm
What to expect: This event will celebrate seven “Distinguished Alumni,” which will include the following exceptional people: Walter Anderson, James Carey, James Ferris, James Gaertner, Fredrick Pirkle, Allen Shamblin, and Lt. Morgan Luttrell, the Outstanding Young Alumnus.

October 15^th, 2011

Event: Alumni Coffee with John R. Ragsdale

Place: Visitor & Alumni Center
Time: 10:30am

Event: Bearkat Alley

Place: Bowers Stadium Parking Lot
Time: Noon

Event: SHSU vs. Nicholls State

Place: Bowers Stadium
Time: 2pm
What to expect: SHSU is in it to win it!

Please contact SHSU’s student services at (936) 294-1729 for more information.

Click HERE to see the official Homecoming Website.

Stay tune for more information about what will be happening in the night life next week.

Theatre Department Fall Productions

The Theatre Department on the SHSU is working hard prepare for their fall productions. The following is a quick schedule and basic information for what they currently have scheduled:

October 2011

October 5^th –October 8^th
Production: Comedy of Errors
Location: Erica Starr Theatre in the University Theatre Center
Time: 8:00pm on October 5^th through October 7^th and 2:00pm on October 8^th
Price: $12.00 general and $10.00 for students and senior citizens

October 19^th –October 22^nd

Production: Fuddy Meers 
Location: University Theatre Center's Showcase Theatre
Time: 8:00pm on October 19^th through October 21^st and 2:00pm on Saturday
Price: $12.00 general and $10.00 for students and senior citizens

November 2011

November 2^nd –November 5^th
Production: Bare
Location: Erica Starr Theatre in the University Theatre Center
Time: 8:00pm on November 2^nd through November 4^th and 2:00pm on November 4^th 
Price: $15:00 general and $12.00 for students and senior citizens

November 30^th –December 3^rd
Production: Playhouse Creatures  
Location: University Theatre Center's Showcase Theatre
Time: 8:00pm on October 19^th through October 21^st and 2:00pm on Saturday
Price: $10.00

For more information, Google search the play names and/or contact the Theatre Department at 936-294-1329.

SHSU Biological Sciences Department Seminar Series Schedule

SHSU Biological Sciences Department Seminar Series

Thursdays from 4pm until 5pm

Lee Drain Building Room 214

Lectures Open to the Public

Thursday, September 1^st: J. Nathaniel Holland- "Population and Community Ecology of Mutualism: Integrating Theory and Empiricism in Case Studies of Plant-Animal Interactions in the Sonoran Desert."

Thursday, September 8^th:  Yunxin Fu, from The University of Texas Medical School—Houston

Thursday, September 15^th: Erik Seiffert, from Stony Brook University.

Thursday, September 22^nd: Puni Jeyasingh, from Oklahoma State University—Stillwater.

Thursday, September 29^th: Lisa Nolan, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University.

Thursday, October 6^th: Douglas Rhoads-"The Genetics of Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome; Using the Chicken as a Model of a Human Disease." From the University of Arkansas—Fayetteville.

Thursday, October 13^th: Joel Trexler, from Florida International University—Miami.

Thursday, October 20^th: Michael Reed, from Tufts University in Boston.

Thursday, October 27^th: Chris Randle-"Taking to the Trees: The Natural History of an Aerial Parasite."

Thursday, November 3^rd: Matthew Bolek-"How Frogs get their Worms! Understanding parasitic life-cycle strategies from an amphibian community perspective.” From Oklahoma State University—Stillwater.

Thursday, November 10^th: Jay Banner-"Climate and Paleoclimate Change, Water Change, and Policy in Texas." From the University of Texas at Austin.

Thursday, November 17^th: Win Sale-"The Indispensable Cilium: Regulation of Assembly and Function." From Emory University in Atlanta.

Thursday, December 1st: Joseph Petrosino-"Metagenomics and Human Microbiome." From Baylor College of Medicine—Houston.

For more information contact Madhusudan Choudhary at the following:

Email: mchoudhary@shsu.edu
Phone: (936) 294-4850

SHSU Summer II Productions: Four Plays July 27th – August 1st

Summer II Productions: Four Plays July 27^th – August 1^st

Showcase Theatre

Located on the SHSU campus—click HERE for a map and directions.

8:00pm curtain time

Ticket price: $5.00

(My favorite SHSU actor, Micah Taylor)

This week, the Showcase Theatre will be featuring four different productions. I found this out a little late—the first play of the week, God of Carnage, finished its two day run last night. However, there are still three plays left for the week! All plays start at 8:00pm, but it is best to arrive early. Tickets are on sale right now at the Theatre Box Office.

Fat Pig
By Neil LaBute
Directed by Michelle Ritter
July 27^th and July 28^th 

Tom falls for bright, plus sized Nancy and as a result faces the ridicule and mean spirited jokes from his friends and strangers. How will Tom react to his friends cruel remarks and how does it affect how he sees both himself and Nancy?

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
By Alan Ball
Directed by James Smith
July 29^th and July 30^th  

This is a play about five bridesmaids and their interaction with each other at an extravagant wedding reception. The more they talk to each other the more they realize that, despite their outward differences, they really have more in common than they originally thought.  

The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged
By Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
Directed by Calvin Hudson
July 31^st and August 1^st

The play title says it all… or does it?



All of these plays sound very interesting! Parking is available behind the Newton Gresham Library.

Click HERE to see SHSU Theatre Department’s website.