EVANSVILLE SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERTS, The Coliseum, 7:30 p.m., Timothy Zifer, associate professor of music at the University of Evansville, featuring "From the British Isles" (free).

Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) was a titan of twentieth century Russian literature and politics. He survived the Stalinist purges, World War II, eight years in the Gulag, communist denunciation, and even a battle with cancer.

The books of Roald Dahl will come alive at the Henry Bloom Noble Library on Saturday October 18 in A Taste of Dahl, a one-man show performed by Anthony Pedley.

Cheryl Cruse is a librarian at the Redding Library and works in the children's section. She spoke about what gets kids reading and what parents can do to help. The following is an excerpt from a recent conversation.

How do you define influential? In drawing up this year's celebration of Britain's gay and lesbian movers and shakers, the panel had to debate whether tea-time television or morning radio had more influence. As you'll see, the presenter of Radio 4's '