The McNeese Senior Academic Group Encounter, or SAGE, program will offer its fall lecture series from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays in Gayle Auditorium, located on the first floor of Gayle Hall, with the theme of "Evolution of a City: Lake Charles from Past to Present."

SAGE programs are open to adults age 50 and over and the cost is $39 for all five lectures.

The lecture series schedule is as follows:

• Sept. 14 - "Founding Fathers and Remarkable Civic Leaders," A.C. Bourdier

• Sept. 28 - "Growth of Education," Annette Ballard

• Oct. 12 - "Historical Development of Local Health Care," Dr. John Noble Jr.

• Oct. 26 - "Growth of Business and Industry," Adley Cormier"

• Nov. 9 - "The Influence of Religion and the Arts," Father Henry Mancuso, the Rev. Henry Bowden and Bill Kushner

Participants will enjoy an added treat after each lecture with a tasting from the Junior League of Lake Charles' "Marshes to Mansion Cookbook."

For more information or to register, call the McNeese Office of Continuing Education at 475-5615 or 475-5127.