Foster was invited to Southeastern by the Student Government Association, President Clausen s Community Advisory Committee and the Hammond Chamber of Commerce. His campus appearance is a highlight of Southeastern Employee Appreciation Day, which includes a free barbecue prior to the Southeastern-Tulane Pontchartrain Cup baseball came at Alumni Field. Pride Day celebrates birthday Thursday Join in the celebration of Pride Day s third birthday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 25, in the War Memorial Student Union. Lab School students will sing Happy Birthday and there will be birthday cake for all. Students can register to win a Spring Break Kit including an ice chest, beach towel, chips, soft drinks and other goodies.
Admission is free for all employees.
Eleven master classes will feature authors, editors, agents, and playwrights, who will share the lessons they have learned about living the literary life and earning a living at it. In addition to parties and three days of stimulating classes, the conference offers opportunities for networking and the chance to be inspired about writing. The festival showcases local and regional scholars, writers, and performing artists. It also honors Williams, America s legendary playwright, who called New Orleans his spiritual home and wrote many of his distinguished plays, including A Streetcar Named Desire, during his intervals in the Crescent City. Novelist and short story writer Tim Gautreaux and poet Jack Bedell, both members of Southeastern s English department faculty, are among the festival panelists.