Week of Sept. 21 – Meetings, events & updates
Meeting dates and/or locations are subject to change, sometimes with little notice. When possible, such changes will be sent via PLACE email and/or posted on the PLACE website http://placeforum.org/blog/.
City of Auburn to Host Public Input Meeting for Future Land Use Plan – October 13
http://www.auburnalabama.org/news/2009/pl091809.asp
Stubb Avenue Closure Extended to September 21
http://www.auburnalabama.org/news/2009/pw091809.asp
Auburn Community Orchestra Presents a Free Concert Sunday, Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. at Kiesel Park
http://www.auburnalabama.org/news/2009/pr091809.asp
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ONGOINGÂ through NOV. 10 — Water: Three States (Phase I) Exhibition
Held in AU’s Biggin Gallery, 101 Biggin Hall.
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/adm/comm/ArtinAg/index.php
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER 6 — DEMPSEY CENTER / ART EXHIBITION
Held at the Dempsey Arts Center. Open to all.
Special Works – an exhibition featuring artworks on loan from area residents.
MONDAY, SEPT. 21, 7:00 PM — SKATE PARK MEETING
Held in the city council chambers, 141 N. Ross St. Open to the public.
This meeting, organized by Greg Darden (Don Allen Development) and a coalition of local skaters/bikers, is being held to gauge interest in a proposed skate park at 1901 East Glenn Ave near the airport. The project would include a 2/3-acre ‘for-profit’ commercial facility, with a concrete ‘bowl’ style skate park, indoor recreational areas, outdoor eating kiosks, and adjacent retail & restaurants. It would be a recreational park style venue for the skate board, rollerblade, and biking community.
MONDAY, SEPT. 21, 7:00 PM — LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF EAST ALABAMA
Held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, off S. Gay Street at end of Church Drive. Open to all. http://www.lwval.org/eastalabama/index.html
Agenda:Â 7:00 pm – “Meet & Greet”;Â 7:30 pm — Program: Alabama Can Get a New Constitution!
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 8:30 am –Â FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE WALKS
Held at the Forest Ecology Preserve, on N. College Street, on the right just past the AU fishponds. Free & open to all.
Weekly walks at 8:30 am Tuesdays and Thursdays. Also Discovery Hikes at 3:00 pm Thursdays. More info: Jennifer Lolley at 707-6512 or go to the Forest Ecology Preserve website - http://www.auburn.edu/preserve.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 2:00 PM – AUBURN LIBRARY BOARD
Held in the Board room, 749 E. Thach Ave. Open to all.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 3:00 – 6:00 PM — OPELIKA MAIN STREET FARMERS’ MARKET
Held on South Railroad Ave, downtown Opelika. Open to all.
This market is open every Tuesday throughout September. Produce is grown by local farmers. Please call Velinda at 334.745.0466 or e-mail opelikamainstreet@aol.com for more information.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 3:00 PM — AUBURN URBAN CORE/DOWNTOWN STUDY COMMITTEE
Not open to the public. This committee meeting and next week’s (Sept. 29) with downtown stakeholders will be closed to the general public. Information on future meetings will be provided when available.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 3:00 PM — PUBLIC LECTURE: MIT PRESIDENT EMERITUS CHARLES M. VEST, PRESIDENT OF THE NATL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING / ENGINEERING EDUCATION & THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Held in AU’s Hartley Auditorium, 1103 Shelby Center. Open to the public.
Speaker: Charles Vest, president of the National Academy of Engineering and president emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vest will discuss the impact that globalization and the changing nature of science and technology have on higher education, research, development and innovation, as well as the ways that our educational systems may have to transform to meet the greatest human challenges of this century. His lecture is part of the Samuel Ginn Distinguished Lecture series. To read more, see the news story (http://eng.auburn.edu/admin/marketing/newsroom/2009/august/vest-lecture.html).
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 3:00 pm-OPELIKA PLANNING COMMISSION
Held at 700 Fox Trail, Opelika Public Works bldg. Open to all. www.opelika.org
Approved minutes from previous planning commission meetings available online at http://www.opelika.org/Default.asp?ID=515.
Agenda includes:
PUBLIC HEARING/CompPlan 2020
A. PLATS (preliminary and prel. & final) – Public Hearing
1.   Capps-Palmer S/D, First Addition Seventh Revision, 2 lots, Capps Landing, Opelika Land & Timber Inc, Preliminary and Final Approval
2.   Raymond Murphy S/D, 7 lots, Lee Road 263, Betty McConnell, P/F Approval
3.   Julia Martin S/D, Part 2, 3 lots, Lee Road 146, Julia Martin, P/F Approval
4.   Tiger Town Corporate Park S/D, 25 lots, Corporate Park Drive, Slabco, LLC, P/F Approval
B. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVSION (Ratify)
5.  Jaunita Jones, S/D,2 lots, Lee Road 155, Jaunita Jones, Ratify
C.CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL
6.  Warren Hand & Marion Hicks, 1809 West End Court, C-3, Self-Serve Ice Machine
D. AMENDMENT TO TEXT OF ZONING ORDINANCE – Public Hearing
7. Amend Section 8.1 Off-Street Parking – parking requirements for theaters/auditoriums
8. Amend Section 7.3 Use Categories – Amend matrix table from Not Allowed (N) to Allowed (A) for an Airport in the I-1 (Institutional) zoning district
E. OTHERÂ BUSINESS
9. Draft review of new Airport Overlay Zoning District
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 4:00 pm — CLA Reads! Pain is the Great Doctor / Barry Burkhart, AU Dept. of Psychology
Held in Tichenor 310 (CLA Dean’s Conference Room), AU. Free & open to all.
CLA Reads! is a series of informal discussions, faculty-led seminars, and related events focused around Lewis Nordan’s The Sharpshooter Blues (Algonquin Books, 1995).
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22– JCSM LECTURE & MOVIEÂ www.jcsm.auburn.edu
4:00 pm — AMERICAN IN THE ‘50S – THE CULTURE OF THE COLD WAR / LARRY GERBER
6:00 pm — The Man Who Knew Too Much
Held at AU’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Free & open to all.
Gerber, a specialist in 20th century American history, with a particular interest in public policy, political ideology and the role of government in society, is the author of “The Irony of State Intervention” and “The Limits of Liberalism.”
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 6:00 PM — LEE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CLUB
Speaker: AL Republican Party Chairman and District 79 Rep. Mike Hubbard
Held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn.
Meetings held on the 4th Tuesday of each month. Executive committee meeting at 7:00 pm, following regular meting.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 6:30 PM — THE TIANJIN SONG AND DANCE THEATER (CHINESE PERFORMING GROUP)
Held at Auburn United Methodist Church, 220 E. Magnolia Ave. Free & open to all.
The Auburn University Chinese Professional Association will host a top Chinese performing group, The Tianjin Song and Dance Theatre. The public is invited to attend; admission is free. The event is cosponsored by the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Graduate School and Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. For more information, contact Zhongyang Cheng at chengzh@eng.auburn.edu, Ya-Xiong Tao at taoyaxi@auburn.edu or Zilun Fan at fanzilu@auburn.edu.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 7:00 – 9:00 PM — YORK LECTURE/ SPEAKER: FABIEN COUSTEAU – One Water One People
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/adm/dean-dir/yorklecture/
Held at AU’s Hotel & Dixon Conference Center. Free & open to the public.
ET York Distinguished Lecture Series: Global Environmental Issues
Fabien Cousteau, grandson of the late undersea explorer and filmmaker Jacque-Yves Cousteau and an internationally known environmentalist and filmmaker in his own right, will present the E.T. York lecture, “One Water One People.” His presentation will focus on water-related environmental issues. Cousteau grew up exploring the sea and the world with his grandfather and his father, Jean-Michel. After earning a degree in environmental economics from Boston University, Cousteau meshed his family legacy of championing environmental protection with his business acumen by successfully spearheading the development of new environmentally sustainable products and business models. He also co-launched Natural Entertainment, which works on exploration and environmental awareness projects for television and other media. Cousteau’s recent adventures involve partnering with his father and sister to complete a three-year multi-hour series for PBS, Ocean Adventures, which explores such topics as the Pacific grey whale migration, the National Marine Sanctuaries, the Amazon, Beluga whales in the Arctic, and more. He will lecture on global environmental issues such as sustainable oceans and natural resource preservation. The College of Agriculture’s E.T. York Distinguished Lecturer Series features internationally known speakers addressing issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, or natural resources.  For more information, read the AU news release ( http://wireeagle.auburn.edu/news/1139 ) or go to http://www.fabiencousteau.org/.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 7:00 PM — VINCENT COUNCIL MEETING /Proposed Quarry
Held in the Vincent High School Auditorium. Open to the public.
The group “No Quarry in Vincent” is maintaining a presence at Vincent council & other meetings. They invite others who support their cause to attend with them. More info:Â No Quarry In Vincent quarryinfoinvincent@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1:00 pm — ALABAMA HOME BUILDERS LICENSURE BOARD – special/called meeting
Held at 445 Herron Street, Mont. Ph: 334-242-2230.
Agenda: Investigative Committee Meeting
Agenda details online at: https://www.openmeetings.alabama.gov/generalpublic/display_notice_details.aspx?agencyname=Alabama%20Home%20Builders%20Licensure%20Board&submissiondatetime=9/18/2009%205:41:21%20PM
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 7:00 PM — AUUF / ENVIRONMENTAL MOVIE: PULSE – A STOMP ODYSSEY
Held at the AUUF Hall, 450 E. Thach. Free & open to all. www.auuf.net
We will start the fall season with a musical celebration of the world with Pulse – A Stomp Odyssey. The movie (40 min) invites you to take a trip around the globe with the sights and sounds of distant countries and cultures. You will travel with dancers, musicians and percussion groups from Africa to Brazil to Japan. Their music removes all boundaries and shows the global spirit that unites all people. This is not the usual environmental movie, but beautifully illustrates the world that we are so trying to protect. Please come! There will be organic cookies as usual to sweeten your movie experience!
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 8:30 am –Â FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE WALKS
Held at the Forest Ecology Preserve, on N. College Street, on the right just past the AU fishponds. Free & open to all.
Weekly walks at 8:30 am Tuesdays and Thursdays. Also Discovery Hikes at 3:00 pm Thursdays. More info: Jennifer Lolley at 707-6512 or go to the Forest Ecology Preserve website - http://www.auburn.edu/preserve.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 10:00 AM — ALABAMA HOME BUILDERS LICENSURE BOARD – special/called meeting
Held at 445 Herron Street, Mont. Ph: 334-242-2230.
Agenda: The Board will meet to approve minutes from the previous month’s meeting, to approve applications for licensure, and to conduct the general business of the Board.
Agenda details online at: https://www.openmeetings.alabama.gov/generalpublic/display_notice_details.aspx?agencyname=Alabama+Home+Builders+Licensure+Board&submissiondatetime=9%2f21%2f2009+2%3a39%3a26+PM
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 12:00 – 1:00 pm — BOOK TALK BY DAVID CARTER / THE MUSIC HAS GONE OUT OF THE MOVEMENT: CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION
http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=1580
Held in AU’s Special Collections and Archives Department, AU’S Ralph Brown Draughon Library. Free & open to all.
Book Talk by David Carter, The Music Has Gone Out of the Movement: Civil Rights and the Johnson Administration, 1961-1964.
Info: http://media.cla.auburn.edu/cah/events.htm
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2:00 pm — AUBURN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Held in the Auburn University Hotel & Dixon Conference Center, Ballroom B. 334-844-4866. Open to all.
http://www.auburn.edu/administration/trustees/meetings.html
Agenda includes:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
I.   Committee Meeting (Ballroom B, AU Hotel)
A.   Combined Committee/Agriculture, Finance and Property & Facilities/ Chairpersons Rane, Lowder and Blackwell/2:30 p.m.
1.   Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, Approval of Office Annex Lease (Joint Item)
2.   MRI Research Center, Approval of Program Requirements, Budget, Funding Plan, and Schematic Design
3.   Naming of Campus Streets and Concourses: Approval of Names
4.   Band Building: Approval of Project Initiation & Initiation of Design Consultant Selection Process
5.     Center for Advanced Science, Innovation and Commerce, Approval of Project Initiation: Initiation of the Design Consultant Selection Process, Initiation of the Construction Manager Selection Process
6.   Equine Plasma Storage Building, North Auburn Campus, Approval of Project Initiation: Initiation of the Design Consultant Selection Process
7.   Status Reports (For Information Only) (Property and Facilities)
A.   Current Status of New Construction/Renovation/Infrastructure, Budgets of $750,000 and Greater
B.   Quarterly Report for Projects Costing More than $500,000 But Less than $750,000, Fourth Quarter FY 2009
C.   Status of Projects
AGENDA for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
I.   Committee Meetings (Ballroom B, AU Hotel)
**Committee Meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m.– all other meetings are subject to change in starting time, depending upon the length of individual meetings.
A.   Student Affairs Committee/Chairperson Franklin/9:00 a.m.
1.   Presentations on Student Life, Student Health and Student Safety (For Information Only)
B.   Audit Committee/Chairperson McCrary/9:30 a.m.
1.   Approval of Independent Auditors for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2009
C.   Finance Committee/Chairperson Lowder/9:45 a.m.
1.   Approval of 2009-2010 Budget
D.   Compensation Committee/Chairperson Ginn/10:00 a.m.
1.   Budget Development and Annual Compensation Changes for Current Employees
E.   Academic Affairs Committee/Chairperson Thompson/10:15 a.m.
1.   Proposal Formal Option in Marriage and Family Therapy in Existing MS in Human Development and Family Studies
2.   Proposed Degree Nomenclature Changes for the College of Education
3.   Proposed Certificate in College/University Teaching
4.   Proposed Certificate in TESL/TEFL (Teaching English as a Second Language/Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
5.   Proposed Certificate in Automotive Manufacturing Systems
6.   Update on U.S. News and World Report Ratings
7.   Academic Affairs Update
F.   Executive Committee/Chairperson Lanier/10:45 a.m.
1.   Presidential Assessment
2.   2009-2010 Committee Assignments (For Information Only)
3.   2009-2010 College/School Assignments (For Information Only)
4.   Proposed Awards and Namings
II.   REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES – 11:00 A.M.
A.   Proposed Executive Session (Meeting Room A, AU Hotel)
III.   REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES – 11:30 A.M. (Ballroom B, AU Hotel)
(Agenda items are determined primarily based upon committee actions.)
12:30 P.M. – LUNCHEON – BALLROOM A, RIGHT (AU HOTEL)
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 3:00 pm – FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE DISCOVERY HIKE
Held at the Forest Ecology Preserve, on N. College Street, on the right just past the AU fishponds. Free & open to all.
Also try the Preserve’s weekly walks at 8:30 am Tuesdays and Thursdays.
More info:Â Jennifer Lolley at 707-6512 or go to the Forest Ecology Preserve website -Â http://www.auburn.edu/preserve.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 6:00 PM — KIESEL PARK SUNDOWN CONCERT SERIES / featuring The Syncopation Corporation
Held at Kiesel Park. Free & open to all.
Bring the family, a picnic supper, your lawn chairs, the family dog and enjoy a free, relaxing evening under the stars. (No alcohol, please.)
Upcoming performances:
September 27: Auburn Community Orchestra (Sunday Performance at 4 p.m.)
October 1: Satin Soul
October 8: Old Soul
October 15: Auburn Road
October 22: Spoonful James
More info: Alison Hall, 334-501-2930, ahall@auburnalabama.org; www.auburnalabama.org/parks, click on special events.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 6:00 – 7:00 PM — ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ORGANIZATION (EAO) Meeting
Held in AU’s Student Union. room 2107. Open to all.
http://www.auburn.edu/student_info/eao/index.html
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 6:00 – 9:00 PMÂ — JAPANESE FILM / SWAY: ASIAN FILM SERIES #2
Held at AU’s Haley Center, room 1203
Asian Film Series, Fall 2009! The second of the series is a Japanese film, Sway.
Sway (Yureru) 2006
Director: Miwa Nishikawa
Main Cast: Jo Odagiri, Teruyuki Kagawa
Featured at the Cannes International Film Festival 2006.
For more information and updates on the series, please visit http://media.cla.auburn.edu/forlang/multimedia/index.cfm
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 6:00 – 7:00 PM — GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH CLASS / OPELIKA LIBRARY
Held at Opelika’s Lewis Cooper Jr Memorial Library, 200 South 6th Street
Opelika. Phone: (334) 705-5380.
Free & open to all. Space limited, registration required to reserve use of a computer.
On Sept 24th, there will be a class on genealogical research using Ancestry.com. There will be limited space as we will be using the computer lab. Anyone that signs up for the class will have their own computer to be able to follow along with the instructor.
NOTE: The library, with the help of the Genealogical Society of East Alabama, maintains a Genealogy Room on the 3rd floor.
Upcoming course: October 15th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm -Â beginning computer skills and Internet class; same location. Space limited, please register.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 6:30 – 8:30 PM — CLASSICAL GUITAR PERFORMANCE
Held at AU’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, 901 South College Street. Admission: JCSM Members $5, Non-Members $10
Info:Â www.jcsm.auburn.edu
Performer: Lukasz Kuropaczewski
Kuropaczewski, born in 1981 in Gniezno, Poland, has toured extensively throughout Europe, the United States, Canada, South America and Japan. Most notably, he has performed solo recitals in London’s Royal Festival Hall, The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, National Philharmony Hall and National Radio Hall in Warsaw, and Carnegie Hall in New York.This performance is co-sponsored by the Chattahoochee Valley Classical Guitar Society.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 7:00 PM — SCIENCE CAFE AUBURN / THE GNU’S ROOM
Held at The Gnu’s Room Bookstore & Coffee House, 414 S. Gay Street, Auburn. Free & open to all. www.thegnusroom.com
More info: Tina Tatum, tina@thegnusroom.com or 334-821- 5550.
Biology professor, Debbie Folkerts will be our guest speaker on the topic “Pitcher Plants and Insects.” Science Cafes bring a wealth of information to the layperson from an expert in one of the scientific disciplines. A short presentation of the topic is followed by a time for Q&A.
THURSDAY, SEPT 24, 7:00 PM — BOOK SIGNING PARTY / THOM GOSSOM JR – AUTHOR OF WALK-ON: MY RELUCTANT JOURNEY TO INTEGRATION AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Held at the Auburn Public Library, 749 E. Thach Ave; ph: 501-3190. Free & open to all.
Info:Â http://www.auburnalabama.org/library/adultprograms.asp
Thom Gossom, Jr. did not set out to be a groundbreaker. He did not apply to Auburn University with the goal of being the first black athlete to graduate from the almost all-white college. He just knew that he wanted to play football and he wanted to play at Auburn. Walk-On, a memoir by television and film actor Thom Gossom, details his experiences as the first black athlete to graduate from Auburn University. Walk-On not only tells the story of how Gossom earned a spot on Auburn’s fooball team, but it also offers a unique perspecive on the major social change sweeping college athletics during the 1970’s.
–Entry in Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331699/
He was a cast member of the TV series In the Heat of the Night. He has made appearances in the 2003 sequel to Jeepers Creepers and Fight Club; as well as guest roles in CSI, Boston Legal, Jack and Bobbie, The West Wing and many other TV shows.
–Youtube video interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YGE_gb7s_c
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 2:00 pm — AUBURN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Held in the Auburn University Hotel & Dixon Conference Center, Ballroom B. 334-844-4866. Open to all.
http://www.auburn.edu/administration/trustees/meetings.html
Agenda includes:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
I.   Committee Meetings (Ballroom B, AU Hotel)
**Committee Meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m.– all other meetings are subject to change in starting time, depending upon the length of individual meetings.
A.   Student Affairs Committee/Chairperson Franklin/9:00 a.m.
1.   Presentations on Student Life, Student Health and Student Safety (For Information Only)
B.   Audit Committee/Chairperson McCrary/9:30 a.m.
1.   Approval of Independent Auditors for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2009
C.   Finance Committee/Chairperson Lowder/9:45 a.m.
1.   Approval of 2009-2010 Budget
D.   Compensation Committee/Chairperson Ginn/10:00 a.m.
1.   Budget Development and Annual Compensation Changes for Current Employees
E.   Academic Affairs Committee/Chairperson Thompson/10:15 a.m.
1.   Proposal Formal Option in Marriage and Family Therapy in Existing MS in Human Development and Family Studies
2.   Proposed Degree Nomenclature Changes for the College of Education
3.   Proposed Certificate in College/University Teaching
4.   Proposed Certificate in TESL/TEFL (Teaching English as a Second Language/Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
5.   Proposed Certificate in Automotive Manufacturing Systems
6.   Update on U.S. News and World Report Ratings
7.   Academic Affairs Update
F.   Executive Committee/Chairperson Lanier/10:45 a.m.
1.   Presidential Assessment
2.   2009-2010 Committee Assignments (For Information Only)
3.   2009-2010 College/School Assignments (For Information Only)
4.   Proposed Awards and Namings
II.   REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES – 11:00 A.M.
A.   Proposed Executive Session (Meeting Room A, AU Hotel)
III.   REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES – 11:30 A.M. (Ballroom B, AU Hotel)
(Agenda items are determined primarily based upon committee actions.)
12:30 P.M. – LUNCHEON – BALLROOM A, RIGHT (AU HOTEL)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 4:00 PM — AU RAPTOR CENTER / FOOTBALL, FANS & FEATHERS
http://wireeagle.auburn.edu/news/1105
Held at AU’s Southeastern Raptor Center, Edgar B. Carter Educational Amphitheater on Raptor Road off Shug Jordan Parkway. Directions are available at www.auburn.edu/raptor.
Admission: $5 each, free for children under age 3.
Group admission: $3 a person for school groups of 25 or more; those groups should contact the center ahead of time by calling (334) 844-6943.
Additional shows: 4:00 pm on Oct. 16 & 30; Nov 6 / Also 9:00 am on Nov. 27, the day of the Alabama game.
Auburn University’s Southeastern Raptor Center will host “Football, Fans and Feathers,” educational, birds-in-flight raptor programs this fall on Fridays before home football games. A variety of birds such as hawks, falcons and eagles will be free-flown from flight towers. Education specialists will inform the audience about each bird and their role in nature.
The Southeastern Raptor Center, part of the College of Veterinary Medicine, has a mission of rehabilitating injured or orphaned raptors and educating the public. All birds used in the educational programs are non-releasable due to prior injuries or human imprinting. Any bird capable of surviving in the wild must be released, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which permits Auburn to house the birds.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 4:30 – 6:30 PM –Â RECEPTION: SKETCH EXHIBITION IN DUDLEY GALLERY
Held in AU’s Dudley Gallery. Free & open to all.
Exhibition runs Sept. 20 – Oct. 4; gallery hours 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday – Friday.
AU’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction’s Dudley Gallery is featuring the exhibition, “SKETCH: Drawing Inspiration from the World Around U.” It has selected drawings and illustrations from the sketchbook of Alabama Cooperative Extension System artist Bruce Dupree and focuses on his colorful travel sketches, observations of life, detailed architectural renderings and whimsical personal thoughts. A reception will take place in the gallery Friday, Sept. 25, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dudley Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Tammie Gourdouze at cooktab@auburn.edu.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 6:00 – 8:30 PM — DOWNTOWN AUBURN FRIDAY NIGHT BLOCK PARTY
Held in Downtown Auburn. Hosted by the Auburn Downtown Merchant Association.
Live music & other events. Free & open to all.
The Auburn Downtown Merchants Association will hold block parties every home-game Friday in the streets of downtown Auburn this football season.
The block party is a way to invite our customers and visitors to enjoy what Auburn has spent a lifetime developing: tradition and community, celebrated with music and football. Creating a venue for celebration in the heart of our city lays the foundation for future events, enriching our traditions while showcasing our southern hospitality.
Magnolia Avenue will be blocked off from College Street to Gay for the block parties.
Music Schedule:
Sept. 25 – The Spiccolis
Oct. 16 – Bobby Moore and the Rhythm Aces
Oct. 30 – Miss Used
Nov. 6 – Kidd Blue
For additional information on the Friday Night Block Party, contact the ADMA at auburnmerchants@gmail.com .
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 6:00 – 9:00 PM — DINNER AND DANCING FEATURING THE AUBURN KNIGHTS
6:00 pm — swing lessons
7:00 pm — dinner & dancing
Held in AU’s new Student Center Ballroom.
Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for the public ($25 couple) and are available in suite 3130, AU Student Center.
Dinner and Dancing featuring the Auburn Knights. Swing lessons at 6 pm and Dinner and Dancing beginning at 7 pm. For more information, please call 844-4788.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 7:00 PM — FILM SCREENING / THE GNU’S ROOM
Held at The Gnu’s Room Bookstore & Coffee House, 414 S. Gay Street, Auburn. Free & open to all. www.thegnusroom.com
More info: Tina Tatum, tina@thegnusroom.com or 334-821- 5550.
Curator Kerry Weldon brings another group of short films to the Gnu’s Room. This series presents award-winning short films as well as the works of local filmmakers. A short discussion follows the final film. No admission fee.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 7:30 pm – SUNDILLA CONCERT FEATURING Roy Bookbinder
Held at the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall (AUUF), 450 E. Thach.   www.sundilla.org
Admission: $10; with student ID $8; children under 12 free (and welcomed; play area provided). Light refreshments provided free of charge; you may also bring your own food or beverage (beer/wine allowed). For more info, and to hear music clips of Roy Bookbinder go to www.sundilla.org.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 7:00 AM — 7TH ANNUAL JOHNNY RAY CENTURY BIKE RIDE / benefits the Northwest Parkinsons Foundation
Starts at Trinity United Methodist Church, 800 2nd Ave, Opelika.
More info:Â Angela Lakwete; 334-332-3440; lakwete@auburn.edu
The 7th Annual Johnny Ray Century, benefitting the Northwest Parkinsons Foundation and held in memory of Cindy Wall, will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Ride registration opens at 7 a.m., with the ride starting at 8 a.m.; the ride starts at Trinity United Methodist Church located at 800 2nd Avenue in Opelika. The Johnny Ray Century bicycle tour follows the lightly traveled rural roads of Lee, Chambers, and Talladega Counties in East Alabama. The Century began as a way to bring attention to a Central of Georgia railroad line that ran between Opelika, Lafayette, and Roanoke. Johnny Ray was the name of a popular engineer of the line who is believed to be buried in a Roanoke cemetery. Riders on most routes will also pass Storybook Farm-a Hope on Horseback rehabilitation center, historic homes and churches, and farming communities. The century option passes through Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, which commemorates the 1814 Creek War. There are four ride options: 20 miles – Cusseta & Back ; 34 miles – The Twin Silos ; 62 miles – Johnny Ray Metric ; and 101 miles – Horseshoe Bender. Registration and ride information can be found at http://www.auburn.edu/~lakwean/brochure2009_registration.pdf.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 9:00 am – 2:00 PM –Â FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE PROGRAM: GOURD ART WITH TALITHA NORRIS
Held at the Forest Ecology Preserve. Meet at the Pavilion. Bring a sack lunch.
Fee: $25. Registration required & limited to ten participants.
Register by email (preserve@auburn.edu) or by phone (334-844-8091).
More info: Jennifer Lolley at 707-6512 or go to the Forest Ecology Preserve website http://www.auburn.edu/preserve.
Gourds can be made into a variety of useful and beautiful objects. Coil or pine needle weaving incorporated into the design adds interest, texture, and beauty. For the class project, you will make a gourd bowl or basket with a woven pine needle rim. Learn how to prepare the gourd to start your project, how to get it ready for weaving, and how to weave and decorate the rim. You will complete the class with a gourd bowl of your own design. Everything you need to complete the project is included in the $25 fee.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 1:00 – 3:30 PM — RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP
Held at Auburn’s Kiesel Park. Space limited. Pre-registration required, via email to Tia Gonzales gonzats@auburn.edu.
Cost: $25, payable on or before date of the workshop with correct cash or check made to ACES.
We are very pleased to announce a new series of Rain Barrel Workshops.
Workshop participants will learn about watersheds, local watershed issues, storm water and it’s effects on water quality. We’ll introduce various forms of rain water harvesting and talk about why rain barrels can be an extremely valuable part of an integrated approach to rain water harvesting.
We’ll show you how to build a simple, inexpensive and easy to maintain rain barrel. Then you’ll be able to build your very own rain barrel, with the tools and materials provided. There will be several trainers there to help folks that are unfamiliar with using power tools.
Be prepared to get a little dirty and have a lot of fun. And don’t forget that a 55 gal plastic barrel may not fit in your trunk.
Upcoming workshops / pre-registration required:
Oct 17, 1:00 – 3:30 pm, at The Forest Ecology Preserve
Nov 14, 1:00 – 3:30 pm, at the Auburn University Arboretum
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 6:00 pm — AU HOME FOOTBALL GAME — AU vs. Ball State
Game day info: http://www.auburn.edu/communications_marketing/gameday/index.html
SUNDAY, SEPT. 27, 4:00 PM — KIESEL PARK SUNDOWN CONCERT SERIES / featuring Auburn Community Orchestra
Held at Kiesel Park. Free & open to all.
Bring the family, a picnic supper, your lawn chairs and maybe even the family dog and enjoy a free, relaxing evening under the stars. (No alcohol, please.)
Upcoming performances:
October 1: Satin Soul
October 8: Old Soul
October 15: Auburn Road
October 22: Spoonful James
All performances are held on Thursday evenings and begin at 6 p.m., unless otherwise noted. For more information, please contact Alison Hall at 501-2930.
More info: Alison Hall, 334-501-2930, ahall@auburnalabama.org; www.auburnalabama.org/parks, click on special events.
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UPCOMING EVENT
AUBURN BEAUTIFICATION COUNCIL (ABC) PANSY & MUM SALE – TO BE HELD OCTOBER 3, 8:00 AM – NOON
http://www.auburnalabama.org/news/2009/pr090309.asp
Held at the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, 714 E. Glenn Ave.
Advance sales: accepted until Tuesday, Sept 15; see details below.
The Auburn Beautification Council will host a pansy and mum sale featuring flats of pansies and Johnny Jump Ups and 8″ and 12″ potted mums. Prices range from $6 – 14. All proceeds from the sale go to support Auburn Beautification Council projects, including the downtown hanging baskets and plantings, Spring Azalea Trail, gardens at Kiesel Park, and beautification awards presented to Auburn homes and businesses.
More info: Auburn Chamber of Commerce at 887-7011 or the City of Auburn Parks and Recreation Department at 501-2930.
Auburn Beautification Council Pansy and Mum Sale Flyer (PDF) -
http://www.auburnalabama.org/news/2009/pr090309.pdf
Advance Sale Order Form (PDF) -
http://www.auburnalabama.org/news/2009/pr0903092.pdf
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CITY OF AUBURN WEBSITE / LINKS TO AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS
http://www.auburnalabama.org/publications.asp
CITY OF AUBURN BOARD VACANCIES:
*Tree Commission – three vacancies will be announced at the Oct. 6 City Council meeting.
*Parks & Recreation Advisory Board – two vacancies will be announced at the Oct. 20 City Council meeting.
Citizens interested in serving are encouraged to contact their City Council member, the entire City Council (coagbemail@auburnalabama.org) or notify the City Manager’s Office at webocm@auburnalabama.org or 501-7260. Information on the city’s boards and commissions, including current members and their terms, available online: http://www.auburnalabama.org/BoardsandCommissions/Boards.aspx.
CITY OF AUBURN / CONSTRUCTION PROJECT STATUS REPORTS (updated weekly)
PUBLIC WORKS: www.auburnalabama.org/pw/status.asp
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: www.auburnalabama.org/wrm/status.asp
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