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Campus Briefs: Observatory hosting open house
Issue date: 8/28/08 Section: News
Observatory hosting open house
The Eastern observatory, located between O'Brien Stadium and the intramural softball fields, is hosting an open house at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
Visitors will have the opportunity to view Jupiter as well as tour the facility and hear about local plans from six guest speakers to celebrate 2009, the International Year of Astrology. Parking is available in the lot north of Wesley United Methodist Church.
For more information call the physics department at 581-3220
Auditions for EIU Dancers in Sept.
The EIU Dancers will hold auditions on at 7 p.m., Sept. 9 in the McAfee Gym Dance Studio. Anyone interested in auditioning should pick up an application next week from McAfee Gym, Room 1110 and return it before the audition.
Auditions will consist of warm-ups, basic loco-motor movements across the floor, and two short choreographed combinations, one ballet and the other jazz. Men and women are encouraged to participate. Dancers will need dance shoes or they can dance barefoot.
For more information contact Jeanna McFarland, director of the EIU Dancers at 581-7591.
Students who are parents host ESPA week
The Eastern Student Parent Association, an organization of Eastern students who are parents, is hosting ESPA week. Numerous events will take place throughout the week.
A Minority Affairs reception, where members can meet minority faculty and staff, is scheduled between 3 to 5 p.m., today in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union and a children's movie night is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday in Lumpkin Hall, Room 2030.
Open auditions for fall plays
Auditions for the fall plays are scheduled for 7 p.m., today in The Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The student directed one-act plays are "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Medea."
Those interested should be prepared to present two one-minute monologues of contrasting nature. Performers should also arrive early to fill out several forms and have a picture taken. Callbacks and cast lists will be posted on the callboard in the theatre wing of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. For more information, call 581-3121.
- Compiled by Staff Reporter Nick Draper and Associate News Editor Matt Hopf
The Eastern observatory, located between O'Brien Stadium and the intramural softball fields, is hosting an open house at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
Visitors will have the opportunity to view Jupiter as well as tour the facility and hear about local plans from six guest speakers to celebrate 2009, the International Year of Astrology. Parking is available in the lot north of Wesley United Methodist Church.
For more information call the physics department at 581-3220
Auditions for EIU Dancers in Sept.
The EIU Dancers will hold auditions on at 7 p.m., Sept. 9 in the McAfee Gym Dance Studio. Anyone interested in auditioning should pick up an application next week from McAfee Gym, Room 1110 and return it before the audition.
Auditions will consist of warm-ups, basic loco-motor movements across the floor, and two short choreographed combinations, one ballet and the other jazz. Men and women are encouraged to participate. Dancers will need dance shoes or they can dance barefoot.
For more information contact Jeanna McFarland, director of the EIU Dancers at 581-7591.
Students who are parents host ESPA week
The Eastern Student Parent Association, an organization of Eastern students who are parents, is hosting ESPA week. Numerous events will take place throughout the week.
A Minority Affairs reception, where members can meet minority faculty and staff, is scheduled between 3 to 5 p.m., today in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union and a children's movie night is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday in Lumpkin Hall, Room 2030.
Open auditions for fall plays
Auditions for the fall plays are scheduled for 7 p.m., today in The Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The student directed one-act plays are "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Medea."
Those interested should be prepared to present two one-minute monologues of contrasting nature. Performers should also arrive early to fill out several forms and have a picture taken. Callbacks and cast lists will be posted on the callboard in the theatre wing of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. For more information, call 581-3121.
- Compiled by Staff Reporter Nick Draper and Associate News Editor Matt Hopf
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