THINGS TO DO
Award winning violist performs at PJC tomorrow night

Carpenter

The Pensacola Junior College Lyceum series presents violist David Carpenter at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus.

Winner of the 2006 Walter W. Naumburg Viola Competition, Carpenter has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall and Steinway Hall. He was designated a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and received the Presidential Gold Medal at the Kennedy Center. In 2005, Carpenter garnered the Verbier Artist's Award at the Verbier Festival and Academy in Switzerland.

General admission tickets are $10; seniors, children, non-PJC students, $8; Senior Club members, PJC staff, faculty, retirees, $6; PJC students, free. VISA, MasterCard, American Express, cash or check are accepted.

Purchase tickets at the Lyceum Box Office in the Ashmore, 1000 College Blvd.

For more information, call 850-484-1847 Make hot glass at Belmont

The Belmont Arts Center will hold its next "Hot Glass, Cold Beer" open house fundraiser Friday, Sept. 28 from 5-9 pm. The event, sponsored in part by New York Nick's and the Handlebar, will begin at 5 p.m. at the Belmont, 401 North Reus St., located inside the window factory in downtown Pensacola. This increasingly popular event will feature glass blowing demonstrations, complimentary beverages and snacks, artwork in the gallery, hand blown cups, and more.

Lautier

Patrons who donate $20 towards the Belmont Arts Center's glass blowing programs and studio will receive a hand blown glass to keep. Patrons who attended the previous HGCB event are invited to return to show off their glass. All ages are invited to attend, however patrons must be 21 years of age with valid photo ID for consumption of adult beverages. Please drink responsibly.

For additional information, contact 850-429-1222 or visit www.belmontartscenter. com. GBHS graduate performs in NY

Claire Lautier, formerly of Gulf Breeze, is currently starring in a revival of A. R. Gurney's "The Dining Room" at the Clurman Theatre in New York.

The play is currently in previews with opened Sept. 20. and perfor- mances run through Oct. 20.

Photograph courtesy of VEE Corporation.

Lautier is a graduate of Gulf Breeze High School, Duke University and The Juilliard School of Drama. Last year she appeared at Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace, in the role of The Princess of France in "Love's Labours Lost" and more recently at The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C., as Princess Anne in Richard III. For more information, visit www.theatrerow.org

Sesame Street comes to Mobile

Join Elmo, Zoe, Rosita, Telly Monster and Zoe's pet rock Rocco for Sesame Street Live "Ready for Action" at The Mitchell Center in Mobile from Friday, Sept. 28 through Sunday, Sept. 30.

This all-new Sesame Street Live show features an array of popular songs, many of them renditions of tunes that parents will remember and kids will love: "Old MacDonald," "Splish Splash," "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Sunny Days." Like television's Sesame Street, each Sesame Street Live production features timeless lessons for all ages. Through the razzledazzle of this Broadwayquality show, the production will teach children some great healthy habits that they can use long after the show ends. Adults will appreciate the universal appeal of Sesame Street Live, the hightech stagecraft and cleverly written scripts.

The Mitchell Center is located on the University of South Alabama campus at 5918 Old Shell Road in Mobile, Ala.

Tickets are $12 and $14. A limited number of $17 premium seats and $24 Gold Circle seats are also available. On opening night, all seats, excluding Gold Circle, are $12. A facility fee of $1 will be added to all ticket prices. Additional fees and discounts may apply. For more information, call 251- 461-1414. To charge tickets by phone, please call Ticketmaster at 251-434- 0033. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For information online: www.sesamestreetlive.com.