November 30, 2001

Choir to perform Christmas concert

The Lyon College Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Michael H. Arshagouni, will perform its annual Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 7, in Brown Chapel.

Accompanied by a chamber orchestra drawn from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, the choir will perform Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” Craig Courtney’s “A Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas,” and other seasonal music.

The concert, entitled “A Celebration of Christmas,” will conclude with an audience sing-along and candle-lighting.

Admission is free and the public is invited.

The Lyon Band, directed by Jim Chlebak, will provide music during the reception that follows the Christmas concert. A Lyon student, Chloe Robinson, will be the featured soloist.

Festival of Lessons and Carols will be celebrated December 9

The annual Festival of Lessons and Carols will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Christian Science Society, 18th and College streets.

College Organist Russell Stinson; the Lyon College Flute Choir, directed by Laura Bauman Stinson; and community musicians will present a program of traditional Christmas music, with Scripture readings.

The program will showcase the church’s internationally renowned Flentrop organ.

Admission is free and the public is invited.

Steinbeck on Steinbeck

Author Nancy Steinbeck reads a passage from “The Other Side of Eden: Life with John Steinbeck” which she co-wrote with her husband, John Steinbeck IV, the son of the famous author. Steinbeck finished the book her husband started after his death. Steinbeck visited the campus on Nov. 13. Steinbeck is the mother of 1999 Lyon alumna Megan Steinbeck.

Noontime recital to be Wednesday

A noontime student recital will be held at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 5, in Bevens Music Room.

The student performers will be Kristy Barrington, Blair Coburn, Erica Foster, Heather Grantham, Amber Haskins, Laura Higginbottom, Laura Hignight, Laura Lofton, Stephanie Saunders, and Elizabeth White.

You may bring your lunch if you’d like.

Admission is free and the public is invited.

'Faculty Authors' on display in library

The Mabee-Simpson Library started a new regular display in November called “Faculty Authors.” The first month’s display celebrates faculty members who published books during 2000-2001.

Each month there will be a different display of faculty with biographical sketches and published works.

Ivana Budisin designed and set up the current display. Camille Beary compiled the biographical sketches.

Everyone is invited to view the display.

A prize for promptness

Dianne Wilkey of the bookstore helps Assistant Professor Gary Harris pick out a sweatshirt he won for being the first to turn in his spring book adoption forms to the bookstore.

Theatre group presenting 'Joseph'

The Batesville Community Theatre is presenting the musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” in Brown Chapel this weekend.

The production began Thursday night and will run through Sunday. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children and seniors.

Lyon ID holders will be admitted free.

Sports

Basketball

After winning two games on the road, the Lyon College Scots suffered a 90-70 loss to Williams Baptist College in Becknell Gymnasium Tuesday night.

The Scots won two games in the Belhaven College Classic in Jackson, Mississippi, last weekend. They defeated Louisiana College 77-66, with Casey Scribner scoring 19 points for the Scots. In their second game, the Scots beat Belhaven College 73-70. Brandon Byrd led with 22 points.

In the Tuesday home game, the Scots and Williams Baptist were tied at the half, 34-34, but Williams outscored Lyon 56-36 in the second half to take the win. Brian Tanner led Williams with 33 points and 10 rebounds.

Byrd led the Scots with 23 points and Chris Wilkinson added 19 points and five rebounds.

The Scots, 5-4, will take on Williams Baptist again at 3 p.m. Saturday at Walnut Ridge.

The Pipers evened their season record at 4-4 with a 89-79 win over the Williams Baptist Lady Eagles at Becknell Tuesday night.

Mika Seay and Candace Pettis each scored 16 points to pace the Pipers, with Melissa Allen contributing 14 points. Pettis had 10 rebounds and Allen grabbed eight off the boards. Seay also had six assists.

The Pipers will play Henderson State at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Arkadelphia.

The Pipers lost two games last weekend in the Harding University Classic at Searcy. They lost to North Alabama 76-53 on Friday and were edged by Drury College 76-75 on Saturday.

Allen led the Pipers with 11 points and 11 rebounds in the first game. She also led the Pipers in the second game with 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Seay scored 21.

Lyon College Campus Calendar

Friday, November 30

11:30 a.m. Sigma Tau Delta Meeting             EDH 003

12 noon Catholic Campus Ministry             EDH 002

7:30 p.m. Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, BCT             Brown Chapel

Saturday, December 1

 7:30 p.m. Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, BCT             Brown Chapel

9 p.m. Starlight Club             Lower Union

Sunday, December 2

 2:30 p.m. Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, BCT             Brown Chapel

3-11 p.m. Kubrick Film Marathon             Morrow Lounge

4 p.m. Catholic Mass             Small Chapel

5 p.m. Alpha Xi Delta Meeting             Lyon, Rooms 200 & 202

6 p.m. Kappa Sigma Meeting             Alphin, Arkansas Room

7:30 p.m. Tau Kappa Epsilon Meeting             Alphin, Patterson Room

8 p.m. Phi Mu Meeting             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Zeta Beta Tau Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

Monday, December 3

12 noon Alpha Chi Meeting             EDH 002

4-8:15 p.m. APPLE             Lyon:Rms.100,200,204,214

Alphin: Barton & Long

6 p.m. Lyon Ambassadors Meeting             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Residence Life Staff Meeting             Flanders Reading Room

8 p.m. SAC Meeting             SAC Office

9 p.m. BCM Leadership Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

POW Meeting – Stress Break             Morrow Lounge

Tuesday, December 4

10 a.m. Executive Cabinet Meeting             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

12 noon Wesley Fellowship             EDH 002

Erosophic Society Meeting             EDH 003

POW Meeting             Union Conference Room

5 p.m. SAC Meeting             Union Conference Room

6 p.m. Pipers vs. Henderson State University             Arkadelphia, AR

7 p.m. Reception: Student Art Exhibit             Kresge Art Gallery

Wednesday, December 5

9 a.m. Student Life Staff Meeting             Union Conference Room

12 noon TKE Meeting             Union Conference Room

Presbyterian Connection             EDH 002

Long Range Planning & Budget Committee             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

12:15 p.m. Noontime Student Recital             Bevens Music Room

4 p.m. Promotion & Tenure Committee             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

4-8:15 p.m. APPLE             Lyon:Rms.100,200,204,214

Alphin: Barton & Long

5:30 p.m. APPLE             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

8 p.m. Fellowship of Christian Athletes             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

9 p.m. BCM Meeting             Morrow Lounge

Thursday, December 6

10 a.m. Student Life Staff Development Committee             Lyon, Seminar East

11 a.m. Chapel Service, Choir, Christmas Service             Small Chapel

12 noon Campus Ministry Board             EDH 002

Black Students’ Association             EDH 003

4 p.m. New Faculty Orientation             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

6 p.m. BCM Bible Study             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

Lyon Computer Club             Lyon, Room 202

6:30 p.m. Chi Alpha Meeting             Union Conference Room

8 p.m. Coffeehouse, Alpha Xi Delta, Stress Break             Edibles

Friday, December 7

10 a.m. Institutional Advancement Staff Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

11:30 a.m. Sigma Tau Delta Meeting             EDH 003

12 noon Catholic Campus Ministry             EDH 002

4:30 p.m. All-Campus Christmas Party             Edwards Dining Hall

7:30 p.m. Christmas Concert – Lyon College Concert Choir             Brown Chapel