Note: UMSL Events contains information about events that will occur in the seven days following publication (Saturday-Friday). It contains information compiled from the UMSL Campus Calendar. No submissions are accepted, and since the calendar is self-populated, University Marketing and Communications is not responsible for the content that appears here or its accuracy. If you would like to receive UMSL Events via e-mail, you can subscribe to UMSL Daily or UMSL Daily Events.

Awakenings Retreat
Date/Time: October 20-21, 2012 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Camp Rockyvine, bus ride back to CNC
Audience: Open
Description: Oct. 19-21! We meet at 5 p.m. on Friday and get back by 3 p.m. on Sunday. This is our biggest program of the year, so you don’t want to miss out! Take a weekend to renew and deepen your relationship with God and with each other. During the retreat, there are talks given by students, opportunities to pray, reflect, share with small groups, and have fun with bonfires and games! Invite your friends and make new ones!
For Info: Rachelle Simon at 314-385-3455

44th Annual Crucial Early Years Institute
Date/Time: October 20, 2012 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: Designed to meet the needs of teachers, child care providers, parents as teachers, administrators, social workers, students in teacher education, and parents of young children. We trust your institute experience will be professionally rewarding. Fee: $64.
For Info: Mattie Lewis at 314-516-5655

Mirror, mirror on the wall, should I go to grad school this fall?
Date/Time: October 20, 2012 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: MSC 316
Audience: Open
Description: In these tough economic times, the decision to attend graduate school is not one that is made in haste. Meet a panel of current graduate students who will share their stories of how they made the decision to attend graduate school. Learn strategies for making a personal decision regarding selecting a program of study and determining the best time to attend graduate school.
For Info: Office of Multicultural Relations at 314-516-6807

ISS Short Course – Microsoft Excel 2010 Basics Session 1
Date/Time: October 20, 2012 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: SSB 102
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This course is designed to teach you the basic beginning steps of MS 2010 Excel. Learn how to use this application for creating spreadsheets, financial reports, papers and more that may be required for classes, your job or for your own record keeping. Topics include: number manipulation, automatic adding of a column of numbers, proper font size and type, cell margin settings, inserting tables for formatting purposes, renaming spreadsheets, etc.
For Info: Alex/Instructional Support Services Staff at

ISS Short Course – Microsoft Excel 2010 Basics Session 2
Date/Time: October 20, 2012 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: SSB 102
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This course is designed to teach you the basic beginning steps of MS 2010 Excel. Learn how to use this application for creating spreadsheets, financial reports, papers and more that may be required for classes, your job or for your own record keeping. Topics include: Inserting data to create a database, managing & manipulating a database, using drop down menus, and creating a home budget.
For Info: Alex/Instructional Support Services Staff at

UMSL Staff Association Trivia Night
Date/Time: October 20, 2012 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: St. Ann Parish Center (7530 Natural Bridge Rd)
Audience: Open
Description: Join the UMSL Staff Association for the annual Trivia Night to benefit the John S. Perry Scholarship Fund. Players are welcome to bring their own snacks and drinks. Prizes for top three teams including $240 cash prize for first place. Plus 50/50 Raffles, Silent Auction, Dessert Auction, and Table Decorating Contest! Cost: $15 per person with tables of eight players. Register now by calling Harry at 314-516-4250 or visit umsl.edu/trivia.
For Info: Harry Harris at 314-516-4250

Richard D. Schwartz Observatory Public Open House
Date/Time: October 20, 2012 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: Richard D. Schwartz Observatory
Audience: Open
Description: Our observatory will be open for telescopic viewings of night sky objects, including the Moon, Jupiter, double stars, the Ring Nebula, and the Andromeda Galaxy. For up-to-date information, call the Skywatch Hotline at 314-516-5706.
For Info: Erika Gibb at 314-516-4145

ISS Short Course – Introductory Web Design
Date/Time: October 21, 2012 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: SSB 102
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This course is designed to teach you the basic beginning steps of Web Page Building, including an overview of Komposer. Learn how to use several tools and applications for creating web pages that may be required for classes, your job or for your own website purposes. Topics include: what is HTML, how to format a page including how to change the background, inserting an image, creating a hyperlink, personalize your web pages, and how to save your file properly.
For Info: Sumedha/Instructional Support Services Staff at

Early History of St. Louis
Date/Time: October 21, 2012 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Old Courthouse, 11 N. Fourth St., St. Louis, MO 63102
Audience: Open
Description: As St. Louis nears its 250th birthday, how much do St. Louisans know about the founding of their city? Do they know about its importance as a cosmopolitan French hub of commerce and culture or how Osage Indians protected and enriched the tiny village? On Sunday Oct. 21, learn about the many myths and mistakes surrounding St. Louis’ 18th century origins. Local historian J. Frederick Fausz, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will share fascinating stories about early St. Louis during a free lecture at the Old Courthouse. He will also sign copies of his book, “Founding St. Louis: First City of the New West.”
For Info: Liz Forrestal at 314-678-1511

GradesFirst Workshop
Date/Time: October 22, 2012 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: Introduction to the functional use of the GradesFirst Student Support System. This course is for Staff Advisors, Faculty Advisors, and Front Desk Office Assistants who will be scheduling advising appointments with students and capturing and maintaining informational Notes about students.
For Info: GradesFirst and Jeff Lovell at

GradesFirst Open Topic Walk-in Session
Date/Time: October 22, 2012 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This is a come and go as you need session. Please bring whatever questions you have or suggestions for showing how to use something you’re not quite sure about. This is also your time to bring up any concerns and have the vendor on site to explain the answers to you. We will also be able to show the vendor firsthand what exactly is happening on some of these “strangeness” issues we’re seeing. So don’t be shy about bringing up anything and everything.
For Info: GradesFirst and Jeff Lovell at

Learning to Learn through Chess
Date/Time: October 22, 2012 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Location: J. C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: Alex Vergilesov, scholastic coordinator at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, discusses the extensive outreach programs at the club and its partner, the World Chess Hall of Fame and Museum, which have established St. Louis as a major city for chess education. Matt Barrett, chess instructor and foreign language teacher, examines the artistic and educational value of chess as a cross-cultural language and mechanism for community growth.
For Info: Karen Lucas at 314-516-5698

Justice Café
Date/Time: October 22, 2012 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Location: Century Room C, MSC
Audience: Open
Description: Concerned about global issues? Committed to a spirituality that does justice? Come and enjoy a fun and easy opportunity to gather for a meaningful discussion of social justice issues connected to faith! Bring a sack lunch. All are welcome.
For Info: Rachelle Simon at 314-385-3455

GradesFirst Workshop
Date/Time: October 22, 2012 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: Introduction to the functional use of the GradesFirst Student Support System. This course is for Staff Advisors, Faculty Advisors, and Front Desk Office Assistants who will be scheduling advising appointments with students and capturing and maintaining informational Notes about students.
For Info: GradesFirst and Jeff Lovell at

GradesFirst Open Topic Walk-in Session
Date/Time: October 22, 2012 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This is a come and go as you need session. Please bring whatever questions you have or suggestions for showing how to use something you’re not quite sure about. This is also your time to bring up any concerns and have the vendor on site to explain the answers to you. We will also be able to show the vendor firsthand what exactly is happening on some of these “strangeness” issues we’re seeing. So don’t be shy about bringing up anything and everything.
For Info: GradesFirst and Jeff Lovell at

Make the Most of your Learning Style
Date/Time: October 22, 2012 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM
Location: Center for Student Success – 225 Millennium Student Center
Audience: Student
Description: Find out how you learn and process information best. Do you learn easily by listening, watching or doing? Maybe a combination of all three is best. Hemispheric dominance (right or left-brain) will be explained. Understanding more about how our brains work helps us become more engaged, more confident and higher achievers. Specific studying, note-taking, and learning strategies for each learning style are provided.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-7994

Murder Mystery Dinner
Date/Time: October 22, 2012 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Century Rooms
Audience: Open
Description: Morticia and Gomez have invited some goulish guests to celebrate the Halloween season when they discover their neighbor has been murdered. Be part of the audience. Who knows, you could be cast as Freddy Krueger or Jason! Casey Anthony may even show up! It is a great time for all and a hair-raising show! Free dinner will be provided for those who attend.
For Info: Shatera Davis or other UPB member at 314-516-5531

Debate Watch Party
Date/Time: October 22, 2012 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: TV lounge next to the Nosh, lower level of MSC
Audience: Open
Description: The Current, the student-run campus news source, and the Political Science Academy student organization, are co-sponsoring a “Debate Watch Party” for UMSL students. Students will gather starting at 7:30 p.m. for the presidential debate scheduled for 8 p.m. The debate topic will be foreign policy and it will take place at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. The moderator will be Bob Schieffer, host of CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Members of the Political Science Academy and The Current will get the event rolling with opening remarks and some debate trivia. There will be post-debate discussion. Light snacks will be provided. The event is free and open to all. For more information, visit The Current website at thecurrent-online.com or email The Current at thecurrenttips@umsl.edu.
For Info: Cate Marquis at 314-332-3328

Creepy Cash Shuttle
Date/Time: October 23, 2012
Location: On random Shuttle Busses
Audience: Open
Description: We are bringing back the Cash Shuttle, but with a twist! It is the Creepy Cash Shuttle. The questions will test your Halloween knowledge. Do you have what it takes to ride the Creepy Cash Shuttle? Here is your chance to find out!
For Info: Katie Green or other UPB member at 314-516-5531

GradesFirst Open Topic Walk-in Session
Date/Time: October 23, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This is a come and go as you need session. Please bring whatever questions you have or suggestions for showing how to use something you’re not quite sure about. This is also your time to bring up any concerns and have the vendor on site to explain the answers to you. We will also be able to show the vendor firsthand what exactly is happening on some of these “strangeness” issues we’re seeing. So don’t be shy about bringing up anything and everything.
For Info: GradesFirst and Jeff Lovell at

Office of Multicultural Relations: Mid-term Stress Break
Date/Time: October 23, 2012 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: MSC Century Rooms and Third Floor Rotunda
Audience: Open
Description: The Office of Multicultural Relations invites you to participate in our Mid-term Stress Break. Come have fun and de-stress by enjoying massages, professional makeovers, zumba class, line dancing, mindful meditation, healthy living tips, food, games and more!
For Info: Rochelle DeClue at 314-516-5532

Mass and Soup
Date/Time: October 23, 2012 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location: Catholic Newman Center
Audience: Open
Description: Every Tuesday we gather at the Newman Center in our Living Room. All are welcome, we are a friendly group and would love to see you. Also, we have a simple but delicious meal of homemade soup and bread available afterwards.
For Info: Rachelle Simon at 314-385-3455

Using Cognos Student Reports
Date/Time: October 24, 2012 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This session is intended for individuals interested in using the student reports available via Cognos. These reports contain data at the student or course level and are operationally-oriented, rather than high-level summaries. The goal of this session is to familiarize UMSL faculty and staff with the Cognos environment and available student-oriented reports. Topics in this hands-on session include: set-up activities; signing on; setting the default folder; effectively navigating in the application; an overview of the reports; how to run reports; and where to find documentation. There will be ample time for questions. Verify your access to Cognos by following the directions at: http://www.umsl.edu/~ir/files/pdfs/VerifyCognosAccess.pdf.
For Info: Larry Westermeyer at

Essentials of Using the MyGateway Grade Center
Date/Time: October 24, 2012 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Location: 005 Express Scripts Hall (ESH)
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: Effective use of the MyGateway Grade Center is an important way to communicate critical information to your students concerning their academic progress. Please join the Faculty Resource Center for a tour of this tool. Items for discussion include: Creating grade columns, entering grades, modifying grades, working with weighted grades, saving a copy of your Grade Center and downloading and uploading grades. If you have questions about the workshop please contact the FRC at 314-516-6704 or frc@umsl.edu.
For Info: Tom Roedel, Jennifer Simms and Paul Wilmarth at

Ferguson Lunch Trolley
Date/Time: October 24, 2012 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Three Pickup Locations on Campus
Audience: Open
Description: The Ferguson Lunch Trolley provides free round-trip shuttle service to Ferguson Citywalk restaurants for lunch on Wednesdays. The trolley will make four continuous loops between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sandwich board signs will be placed at trolley pickup sites. Campus pickup locations: Woods Hall (west side), MSC (east side), and Marillac Hall (main entrance). Ferguson restaurants: Celebrity Southern Soul Food; Corner Coffee House; El Palenque; Faraci Pizza; Ferguson Brewing Co.; Imo’s Pizza; KFC; Little Caesar’s Pizza; Marley’s Bar & Grill; Mimi’s Subway Bar & Grill; New Chinese Gourmet; Popeye’s Chicken; Queen’s Chinese Restaurant; Quizno’s; The Red Apple; Subway; Vincenzo’s Italian Ristorante; The Whistle Stop.
For Info: Mary Haux at 314-332-5546

Mindfulness Meditation
Date/Time: October 24, 2012 12:15 PM to 12:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success Conference Room– 225 MSC
Audience: Open
Description: Mindfulness Meditation is a proven—and increasingly popular—method for reducing stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and a variety of medical conditions. Incorporating Mindfulness into your schedule can enhance your overall well-being and allow you to live your life more fully. These weekly, guided Mindfulness activities are free and open to beginning as well as experienced meditators.
For Info: Jamie Linsin at 314-516-5711

Study Skills That Make a Difference
Date/Time: October 24, 2012 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM
Location: Center for Student Success – 225 Millennium Student Center
Audience: Student
Description: Find out about effective techniques for note-taking, goal-setting for studying, concentration, reading a textbook and basic test preparation.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-7994

Tips & Tools for Effective College Writing
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 to 2:00 PM
Location: MSC 314
Audience: Open
Description: Student will learn some tips and tools that will assist them with writing successful papers at the college level.
For Info: Office of Multicultural Relations at 314-516-6807

What Is A City?
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 8:45 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: JC Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: The Center for the Humanities invites you to join speakers from across the Midwest and St. Louis in exploring the power of art to effect changes in urban neighborhoods and communities. The majority of artists live in cities and their work often addresses urban concerns of health, happiness, diversity, security, freedom of expression, and a sustainable environment. We examine such questions as: How do art and artists help sustain our cities? Why should we support the work of artists? Why do cities need art and vice versa? Why should citizens and voters know about the artists and art projects in their communities and beyond?
For Info: Diana Rehagen at 314-516-6590

CoursEval Survey Set-Up
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This course will show you the steps needed to set up and administer your department’s course/instructor evaluations each semester. We will also discuss best practices, tip and tricks, and reporting results. This course is a must for first time users but will also be a great refresher for current users of CoursEval.
For Info: Laura Hofer at

Essentials of Using the MyGateway Grade Center
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Location: 103 South Campus Classroom Building
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: Effective use of the MyGateway Grade Center is an important way to communicate critical information to your students concerning their academic progress. Please join the Faculty Resource Center for a tour of this tool. Items for discussion include: Creating grade columns, entering grades, modifying grades, working with weighted grades, saving a copy of your Grade Center and downloading and uploading grades. If you have questions about the workshop, please contact the FRC at 314-516-6704 or frc@umsl.edu.
For Info: Tom Roedel, Jennifer Simms and Paul Wilmarth at

UMSL Month of Giving 2012 Celebration
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: MSC Nosh
Audience: Open
Description: October is UMSL Month of Giving! Join us in the Nosh at lunch time to learn more about the UMSL annual community outreach giving campaign for United Way and Community Health Charities taking place this month, as well as fundraising efforts by student organizations. Today at 12:30 we will hold the first random drawing for incentive prizes for donations of $25 or more, so make sure your contribution/pledge is received by noon today! Our campus charitable giving goal this year is $75,000. Your participation will make a difference for people in our community! For more information please visit umsl.edu/monthofgiving/ or contact Patricia Zahn at zahnp@umsl.edu.
For Info: Patricia Zahn at 314-516-5267

How to Develop an Effective Board for Nonprofit Organizations
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: JC Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: The workshop will address topics such as: the board’s primary responsibilities, including the principles and legal framework for them; promising practices from the latest academic research on nonprofit boards; and, successful methods for boards and executives to determine which of their leadership roles are best kept distinct and which best performed through their partnership. Fee: $50.
For Info: Mattie Lewis at 314-516-5655

Writing Center Workshop: Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: SSB 205
Audience: Open
Description: Learn more about the concepts of academic integrity and intellectual property. Find out what you need to know in order to avoid these issues in your writing.
For Info: Chris Schott at 314-516-5613

Test-taking Strategies: This is a test … this is only a test
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success – 225 Millennium Student Center
Audience: Student
Description: Are you ready for exams? Learn tips about taking certain formats of tests (multiple choice, essay, true/false, etc). Get information to make your test preparation more productive and how to better manage test-taking jitters.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-7994

Women’s Networking Series
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 3:00 PM to 5:10 PM
Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center
Audience: Open
Description: Title: “Filling Your Personal Toolbox.” This program is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of women students about networking. It is open to all students of any major and classification.
For Info: Dr. Malaika Horne at 314-516-4749

Higher Education, Access and Equity Film Series
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Boeing Room, Technology and Learning Center, Marillac Hall
Audience: Open
Description: The student debt crisis is an issue that impacts everyone. In this session, we will frame some of the key issues surrounding the student debt crisis. Alan Byrd, dean of Enrollment Services at UMSL, and Alice Floros, a UMSL student, will discuss how this issue impacts the UMSL community. We will watch and discuss a short film titled “The Price of Admission.” Join us for the kickoff of our yearlong series on this important topic. Dr. Rebecca Rogers (rogersrl@umsl.edu) is the faculty sponsor for this session.
For Info: Alice Floros at 314-600-1890

Lazer Tag, Demoball, Pizza
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Adrenaline Zone, 1875 S Old Highway 94, St. Charles 63303
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: Tonight is a fun Lazer Tag and Demolition Ball Party at the Adrenaline Zone in St. Charles. This Campus Recreation event is free to students and includes games, pizza, soda and transportation. Participants must register is advance. Call the Campus Rec Office at 314-516-5326 to see if spots are still available.
For Info: Campus Recreation Office, 203 MT at 314-516-5326

Chris Carter: Mentalist
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Pilot House (By Subway)
Audience: Open
Description: As part of UPB’s “Creepy Week,” come and enjoy getting your mind blown away by Chris Carter, Mentalist. He will astound and amaze you with his awesome talents of observation, which will leave you asking, “How’d he do that?” Don’t forget, every UPB event you go to is another chance to win a new iPad! All you have to do is enjoy the event, fill out a survey, and you’re entered to win!
For Info: Erin Potts or other UPB member at 314-516-5531

UMSL Department of Theatre, Dance & Media Studies: ‘In the Blood’
Date/Time: October 25, 2012 7:30 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: This 2000 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, presented by the UMSL Department of Theatre, Dance & Media Studies, is a modern day re-interpretation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter.” Penned by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, we follow the story of Hester and her five fatherless children. Parks uses themes from Hawthorne’s text to bring a modern story of poverty and oppression to life. This presentation is for mature audiences. Tickets are $5 for students with school ID and $10 for the general public.
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Recidivism Reduction Strategies in Probation Supervision
Date/Time: October 26, 2012 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Room 118 SSB
Audience: Open
Description: The Risk-Need-Responsivity program has fostered an emphasis on responding to those factors that are changeable in a person. Two questions are seldom answered: What is our empirical knowledge about how can offenders change? and What role can probation officers play in this change process? This talk will review the findings used in the RNR Simulation Tool of offender outcomes, as well as other studies on offender outcomes. A major emphasis will be to translate the findings for relevance for the field of probation supervision. Emphasis will be on decision rules for assigning offenders of varying risk-need profiles to appropriate treatment and controls to obtain better offender outcomes. Presented by Faye S. Taxman, a university professor in the Criminology, Law and Society Department and director of the Advancing Correctional Excellence Center at George Mason University.
For Info: Criminology & Criminal Justice at 314-516-5031

Catholic Newman Center Service Day
Date/Time: October 26, 2012 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Location: Dellwood Thrift Store
Audience: Open
Description: Optional breakfast provided at 9:30 a.m. at the Catholic Newman Center, 8200 Natural Bridge Road (63121). Lunch will be provided.
For Info: Bridget Rush at 314-385-1523

Marguerite Ross Barnett Memorial Plaza Dedication
Date/Time: October 26, 2012 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: Barnett Memorial Plaza
Audience: Open
Description: Dr. Marguerite Ross Barnett served as UMSL chancellor from 1986 to 1990. The plaza honors her legacy as a visionary who believed urban universities should connect community and campus resources in support of education. She established the Partners for Progress initiative, which included the award-winning Bridge Program, which continues today to provide unique and comprehensive year-round precollegiate programming for underserved high school students and parents.
For Info: Deborah Tansil Graham at 314-516-4165

Experience St. Louis: Wolf Sanctuary
Date/Time: October 26, 2012 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Endangered Wolf Center (Pick up at Provincial House)
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: Have you ever wanted to howl at the moon like the wolves do? Would you like to communicate with a different species? Well, at the Endangered Wolf Center you can! Come with UPB on a Campfire Wolf Howl and experience the wilderness in the moonlight. The shuttle will leave Provincial House at 6:15 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be available at the Office of Student Life and a $5 deposit will be required, but will be refunded at the event. Don’t forget, every time you go to a UPB event is another chance to win a new iPad! All you have to do is come, enjoy the event, and fill out a survey.
For Info: Erin Potts or other UPB member at 314-516-5531

‘In the Blood’
Date/Time: October 26, 2012 7:30 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: This 2000 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, presented by the UMSL Department of Theatre, Dance & Media Studies, is a modern day re-interpretation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter.” Penned by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, we follow the story of Hester and her five fatherless children. Parks uses themes from Hawthorne’s text to bring a modern story of poverty and oppression to life. This presentation is for mature audiences. Tickets are $5 for students with school ID and $10 for the general public.
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

‘Annie’ presented by Variety Children’s Theatre
Date/Time: October 26, 2012 7:30 PM
Location: Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Touhill PAC
Audience: Open
Description: Variety Children’s Theatre is where the St. Louis performing arts community comes together with Variety kids to create an unforgettable theater experience. From auditions to production, Variety Children’s Theatre allows children of all abilities learn theater skills from seasoned professionals, onstage and backstage. This inclusive setting offers an unmatched opportunity to develop important relationships, skills sets and appreciation of the overall workings of a live musical theater program. This year’s production of “Annie” will feature a diverse 80-member cast, including more than 24 Variety kids. A professional orchestra and Tony-nominated director Lara Teeter are joining together to produce the Broadway classic, “Annie.” But fans do not have to fly to New York City and fight the clogged Manhattan streets to see the beloved musical. Discount student and faculty/staff tickets available, but quantities are limited.
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949