College of Lake County notes

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Welcomes back students: The College of Lake County and the Office of Student Activities at the Grayslake Campus has planned surf-themed activities for new and returning students.

The concluding Welcome Week Activities include a breakfast, photo T-shirts and sand art from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today outside the Main Lobby and free food in Brandel Court (B Wing) at 6 p.m.

When I Grow Up: "When I Grow Up I Want To Be," an exhibition of paintings and drawings by children living in orphanages in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is on display at the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art on the College of Lake County Grayslake campus. The exhibit also includes documentary photographs of the children who created the artwork.

The public is invited to attend the opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, which will feature refreshments and Afro-beat/jazz music by Magic Carpet. The exhibit continues through Sept. 23.

The gallery is open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. Hours vary during college breaks. During this exhibit, the gallery will be closed Sept. 3-4.

Theater auditions: Actors from the community are invited to audition for two productions being mounted by the College of Lake County Theatre Department this fall. Auditions for "The Little Prince" and "The Crucible" will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday in the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts.

"The Little Prince" is the college's annual children's theater production. Performances will be on Oct. 3-7, including some school day performances. Auditions will be held in the Mainstage Theatre.

Director Scott Mullins is looking for a boy or girl age 10 to 14 for the main role, a man in his mid-20s to mid-40s and five to 10 ensemble members (men or women, any age, all types) for speaking and non-speaking roles. Auditions will begin at 6:30 p.m. with group improvisation exercises. Actors should wear comfortable clothing and bring a 90-second memorized monologue (or be prepared to read a selection from the play) and an acting resume if they have one. Callbacks will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 30. Copies of the play are available for review at the Grayslake Campus LRC/Library circulation desk. Rehearsals begin Sept. 4.

Auditions for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" will take place in the Studio Theatre. Performances will be given Nov. 9 to 11 and 15 to 17. Director Thomas B. Mitchell is looking to cast girls from age 14 to women 60-plus and men from age 17 to 60-plus. Actors should bring a one- to two-minute dramatic monologue and be prepared to stay the whole evening. Callbacks for major roles are scheduled for Wednesday. Rehearsals begin Oct. 1 and will be held Monday through Thursdays from 6:30 to 10 p.m.

For audition information, contact the CLC Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts division at (847) 543-2040. For more information on the CLC theater season, visit www.clcillinois.edu/aboutclc/news.asp.

Building dedication: The College of Lake County will hold a dedication ceremony for its new Southlake Educational Center classroom building at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Vernon Hills. The public is invited to attend.

The dedication program will include remarks by dignitaries and the unveiling of a plaque, followed by refreshments and tours of significant features of the new building. Tour highlights will include two 10-minute science lab demonstrations, the two green roofs and artwork chosen especially for Southlake from the CLC art collection.

Officials scheduled to speak at the ceremony include William M. Griffin, chairman of the CLC Board of Trustees; Roger L. Byrne, Vernon Hills village president; Joseph Gust, chair of the Southlake Educational Center advisory committee and dean of students at Stevenson High School; Harrison Ray, vice president of the CLC Student Government Association; and a full-time CLC faculty member who teaches at Southlake.

The new classroom facility is a 47,000-square-foot, $13.89 million three-story building with six computer labs, a science lab, a library, a learning assistance center, a bookstore, full-time faculty offices and a three-story glass enclosed student lounge on the building's southwest corner.

Among the features of the new building are "green" roof areas -- two 1,000 square-foot, roof areas consisting of plantings that absorb rainwater, reducing the amount of storm water runoff flowing into the nearby Des Plaines River and providing an ever-changing colorful landscape for students and staff to enjoy. Another green technology innovation, an energy-saving white roof, covers the rest of the building.

Dance troupe auditions: Dancers from the Lake County community are invited to audition for the College of Lake County Prairie Spirits Holiday Dance Concert, which will be performed Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and 2 in the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts.

Auditions will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 30 in the Experimental Theatre (P103) of the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts on the CLC Grayslake Campus. Dancers who tap should bring their tap shoes; otherwise no shoes are needed. For audition questions, contact Terry Crews at (847) 543-2610 or tcrews@clcillinois.edu or call the CLC Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts division at (847) 543-2040.

Two film series: The College of Lake County will present a series of recent international films and a series of independent films beginning Aug. 31. There is no charge for the films, which will be screened at 7 p.m. on Fridays in room A162 (unless otherwise noted) on the CLC Grayslake Campus.

All of the international films are subtitled when necessary and have adult content not suitable for children. For more information, contact CLC film instructor Patrick Gonder at (847) 543-2555 or at pgonder@clcillinois.edu. The International Film Series includes:

• "The Memory of a Killer" (2003) will be shown Aug. 31. In this intense Belgian police drama, an aging hit man (played by Jan Decleir) struggles to finish his most recent assignment while hiding the fact that he has Alzheimer's disease and is losing his memory.

• "Moolaadé" (2004) will be screened on Sept. 28. Directed by African filmmaker and novelist Ousmane Sembene, the film deals with one woman's revolt against her village's cruel traditions in a manner that surprises, delights and inspires. This film is being co-sponsored by the CLC Women's Center.

• "Shutter" (2004) will be shown on Oct. 19 in the C Wing Auditorium (C005). "Shutter" falls within the tradition of recent Asian horror films while presenting an original spin on the imagery and themes of movies such as "Ringu" and "A Tale of Two Sisters."

• "Après Vous" (2003), screened on Nov. 2, is a comedy about death, love and French food. A Parisian waiter stops a man from committing suicide and then takes him under his wing, but matters become complicated when he attempts to repair his new friend's broken romance. This film is co-sponsored by the Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts Division as part of French Week at CLC. For more information on French Week, contact Maria Manterola at (847) 543-2291 or mmanterola@clcillinois.edu.

The films in the CLC Independent Film Series include:

•Early Shorts will be shown on Sept. 14 and represent the 400-500 independent films submitted to the Lake County Film Festival. The complete lineup will be announced two weeks before the screening.

• "Cake: A Wedding Story" will be shown on Oct. 5. When two star-crossed lovers set on eloping are forced into having a big wedding, the bride develops a plan of her own. But the groom is not privy to the plan, and family and friends start to take sides at a reception for a wedding that never took place.

• "Riding Solo on Top of the World" will be presented on Nov. 16. Director Gaurav Jani covers thousands of miles on his motorcycle, from his home in Mumbai through the Changthang Plateau, one of the most remote places in the world. Along the way, he films his journey through the beautiful landscapes and the people he meets along the way, including the Buddhist Chang pas.

• "King Corn" will be shown on Dec. 7. The film concerns two recent college graduates who travel to their ancestral home in rural Iowa, plant a single acre of America's most powerful crop, corn, and attempt to follow its fate as food. In their year-long adventure they see the realities of modern farming first-hand, explore a fast-food nation built on corn syrup sodas and corn-fed meat and come to question government subsidies, intensive agriculture and cheap food.

During March 2008, the College of Lake County will host the Fifth Annual Lake County Film Festival. The film schedule will be announced in February 2008. For more information, visit www.lakecountyfilmfest.com or contact Nat Dykeman at lakecounty-filmfest@gmail.co m or by phone at (847) 362-5666.

Business skills workshops: The College of Lake County's Illinois Small Business Development Center is offering fall workshops designed to quickly improve the business knowledge and skills of small business owners and entrepreneurs:

•QuickBooks Module 1 - A Practical Introduction (TBSM 20) 6:30 to 10 p.m. Sept. 20 and 27. Course fee: $149.

•Franchising Facts and Fiction (TBSM 11) from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 10. Course fee: $35.

•Marketing on a Shoe String (TBSM 59) from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 13. Course fee: $35.

•Sales and Selling - Close Those Deals! (TBSM 113) from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 25 Course fee: $35.

•Child Care - Starting and Growing a Successful Business (TBSM 16) from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Sept. 19 to Oct. 24. This six-week course explains how to start and operate a child care business and stay within all legal requirements. Offered in partnership with YWCA Lake County, it is also taught in Spanish and meets at the same time as the English section. Course fee: $100.

•NxLeveL Business Start-up (TBSM 8) from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Sept. 20 to Dec. 13. This 12-week course teaches the fundamentals of starting a business, including market research, financial modeling and operations. The registration deadline is Sept. 5. Course fee: $350 (books included) or $430 (books and Business Plan Pro software).

•Starting a Business in Illinois (TBSM 10) from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 26 Course fee: $40.

For more information, call (847) 543-2033 or visit www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp. To apply and register, follow the steps at www.clcillinois.edu/noncredit/register/. Seats are limited, so early registration is advised. Classes may be withdrawn if minimum enrollment is not met one week prior to the start of class. Workshops will be held at the Technology Building on the CLC Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St. unless noted.

Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested in advance. To make arrangements, contact Barb at (847) 543­2033 or the TTY line at (847) 223­0134.

Call for Entries in exhibit: A total of $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to artists selected for Recent Works 2007, the 27th Annual Juried Exhibit for Lake County Artists at the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County. The deadline to submit entry forms for the exhibit is 3 p.m. Sept. 7.

Artists who are 18 or older and reside or work in Lake County may submit up to two entries of original work completed in the past two years that have never been shown in the CLC gallery. Works are limited to 72 inches in any direction, and may be paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, sculpture or ceramics.

The Recent Works exhibit will open with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 28, and continue through Nov. 4. To request an entry form or for detailed information, contact Steve Jones, gallery curator, at (847) 543-2240 or e-mail sjones@clcillinois.edu. Entry forms can also be downloaded from the Web site, galley.clcillinois.edu.

Fall Discovery! Classes: Several tours and classes will be offered to adults through the College of Lake County Discovery! program this fall. Discovery! was created for "adult learners with a young attitude." Classes begin in September, and some of the classes being offered include "The Paradox of Paul," taught by Dr. Ron Miller of Lake Forest College on Sept. 15; "Experimental Art for Everyone," from Sept. 17 to Oct. 22; "Conversational Spanish I," from Sept. 18 to Oct. 29 (also conversational French or Italian); "A Drive through Chicago's Unique Parks" on Sept. 19 with lunch and transportation; "Revival and Renewal with Cinema Classics: Obsessively Romantic" on three Mondays, Sept. 24 to Oct. 8; "Chicago, The Birthplace of the Skyscraper" class and tour on Sept. 25 and 26 and Oct. 2; and "Great Italian Women Painters" on Wednesdays, Sept. 26 to Oct. 17.

Information on the classes and tours is included on pages 65-72 of the new CLC Continuing Education schedule. Discovery! information is available online at www.clcillinois.edu/noncredit/programs/seniors.asp Call the Discovery! hotline at (847) 543-6507 for information and enrollment assistance.

Apply to win knife set: Food service management students at the College of Lake County can apply for a free set of five chef knives, a $410 value, provided by Henckels, the well-known German knife maker.

To be eligible to receive a knife set, students must meet certain eligibility requirements including having been admitted as a CLC student or having a minimum 2.5 GPA from another college. Students should provide an official transcript from the last school they attended, be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours in the term for which they are applying for aid, have declared a major in Food Service Management and must pay tuition by the first day of class or have a college-approved alternative payment plan in place.

For more information, call (847) 543-2041. Applications for the knife scholarship award must be received by Oct. 1 for priority consideration for the spring 2008 semester. Tuition must be paid by the first day of class or college approved alternative plans must be in place.