Judson to host daylong applied theater conference Oct. 14

Judson University's Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts will host a free, daylong applied theater conference Friday, Oct. 14.

The conference will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Thulin Performance Hall in the Thompson Center. It will feature guest artist Dale Savidge, a professor of theater at North Greenville University in South Carolina.

Savidge teaches courses in applied theater, theater history, theater theory and criticism and directing. He also is founder and director of Christians in Theatre Arts and the Applied Theatre Center and co-author of "Performing the Sacred: Theology and Theatre in Dialogue" (Baker Academic).

"Applied theater" is interactive and often used in an educational, community or therapeutic context. It is frequently done in nontheatrical spaces with participants who do not consider themselves to be artists, and it can be used as a form of worship in a church setting.

Performing arts and communication studies students, and worship leaders and pastors from the greater Elgin community are invited to attend.

A pizza lunch will be served. For information, call (847) 628-1110.

Elgin High Clumsy Chefs host fall feast:

Elgin High School culinary arts students in the Clumsy Chef program will prepare and serve a Fall Day Feast on Thursday, Oct. 20.

Students will practice principles of food science, nutrition and wellness by creating a meal including salad, carved ham and turkey, a variety of side dishes and a dessert bar.

The feast will be from 10:25 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 138 Clumsy Chef Dining Room at the high school, 1200 Maroon Drive, Elgin. Cost is $10. A limited number of spaces are available for dining in and carrying out. RSVP in advance by calling Sally Staak (847) 888-5000, ext. 5103, or emailing sallystaak@u-46.org.

The culinary arts courses offer advanced techniques in safety and sanitation, menu planning, management skills and strategies necessary for hospitality and catering.