College of Lake County notes
For more information, call (847) 223-6601 or visit www.clcillinois.edu
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.
• 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 Classes may be withdrawn if minimum enrollment is not met one week prior to the start of class.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.
Blood drive: The College of Lake County Health Center will conduct an American Red Cross blood drive from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today in the Brandel Court of Building B on the Grayslake Campus.
Donors must be 17 or older, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health and not have donated blood within 56 days. Donors will receive a mini-physical that includes a blood pressure check and iron-level count. Bring a photo ID.
Call the CLC Health Center at (847) 543-2064 for an appointment or log on to the American Red Cross Web site at www.givelife.org. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Small Business Counseling: Free counseling for small business people is being offered by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at the College of Lake County and the Greater Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce. Free SCORE counseling is being introduced from 6 7 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning Sept. 12 at the Southlake Educational Center, 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills. SCORE counseling is also available from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday evenings at the CLC Grayslake campus.
SCORE is a nonprofit association of executives dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE counseling is available to current small business owners and those planning to start a small business. To make an appointment, call the Small Business Development Center at (847) 543-2033 or call the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce at (847) 793-2409.
To learn more about the services of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at the College of Lake County, visit www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp or call (847) 543-2033.
Family violence seminar: Anyone who has experienced family violence, or knows someone who has experienced domestic abuse, is encouraged to learn more about the topic at "Faith Response to Family Violence," a free seminar from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Greater Faith Church, 565 Powell Ave., Waukegan.
The seminar is sponsored by the Family Violence Coordinating Council faith committee and the College of Lake County. A continental breakfast will be served.
In addition to those who have experienced family violence first-hand, the seminar is designed for clergy and other staff members, elders, deacons, lay leaders, ministry volunteers and anyone who wants to be better equipped to offer help and hope to hurting families. The seminar will include topics such as dynamics of family violence, counseling couples with domestic violence issues, how to approach the issue with a victim, clergy responsibility to report incidents, and referral agencies that can help.
To register or for more information, call Nila Grahl at (847) 543-2315 or e-mail ngrahl@clcillinois.edu. Registration is required by Wednesday.
Second City Comedy: Chicago's own Second City comedy troupe will bring some of the best sketches, songs and improvisations from Second City's 40-plus year history to the College of Lake County at 8 p.m. on Friday. This performance is not appropriate for children. For information on Second City, visit www.secondcity.com.
The show will be held at the Mainstage Theatre of the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts on the CLC Grayslake Campus. Tickets are $16 for the general public and $13 for CLC students and staff and seniors 65 and over. Prices include a $1 JLC restoration fee. Tickets are available at the CLC Box Office, by calling (847) 543-2300 or at www.clcillinois.edu/tickets.
Two film series: The College of Lake County will present a series of recent international films and a series of independent films. There is no charge for the films, which will be screened at 7 p.m. on Fridays in room A162 (unless noted otherwise) 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 Patrick Gonder, CLC film instructor, at (847) 543-2555 or at pgonder@clcillinois.edu. The International Film Series includes:
• "Moolaadé" (2004) will be screened on Sept. 28. Directed by African filmmaker and novelist Ousmane Sembene, "Moolaadé" 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.
Box Office Blitz: Take a backstage tour, save money on tickets and preview the entertainment being offered this season by the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County at the first-ever Box Office Blitz from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The Blitz is a community event designed for the whole family, where patrons can save 10 percent on single tickets and 20 percent when they buy tickets to three or more professional touring events for the 2007-08 season. The Blitz includes a behind-the-scenes look at the Mainstage Theatre with backstage tours, refreshments, performance showcases, technical stage demonstrations and more. Patrons who purchase tickets at the Blitz will be entered in a drawing for a grand prize.
The afternoon's events include:
• 1 to 5 p.m. Registration/welcome desk in the Rotunda lobby.
• 1:30 p.m. Mainstage Theatre technical stage demonstration featuring Chris Bennett, pianist/singer
• 2 p.m. A preview of "The Little Prince," the fall children's theater show.
• 2:30 p.m. Mainstage Theatre backstage tour.
• 3 p.m. Dance duet performance, Capoeria demo.
• 3:30 p.m. Mainstage Technical Stage demonstration featuring Chris Bennett.
• 4 p.m. Performance to be announced.
• 4:30 p.m. Mainstage Theatre backstage tour.
Other free activities throughout the afternoon include refreshments; live theater readings; information tables on JLC professional events and academic programs with video clips of past and upcoming productions; a behind-the-scenes look at how scenes and backdrops are created for theater; children's artistic face-painting in the make-up room; children's crafts where kids can make their own crown, tiara, sword or wand; drawings for prizes such as tickets to JLC and CLC performances, Six Flags Fright Fest tickets and more.
Besides saving 10 percent on single tickets, visitors to the Blitz can also save $1 per ticket on college theater, dance and music events. All discounts apply to in-person ticket orders only, purchased on Saturday. For more information on the Box Office Blitz, call the Box Office at (847) 543-2300 or visit www.clcillinois.edu/tickets.
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 Friday; "Experimental Art for Everyone," from Monday 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.
Head to Greece in May: Take a 16-day classical odyssey to Greece next May by enrolling in an overseas field study course offered by the College of Lake County. To learn more about this educational travel opportunity, attend an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 18 in Room D106 on the CLC Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St. Another informational meeting will be held on Jan. 22.