College of Lake County notes
For information, call (847) 223-6601 or visit www.clcillinois.edu
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. today in Room D106 on the CLC Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St. Another informational meeting will be held Jan. 22.
The 16-day study cruise and tour will run from May 17 to June 1, 2008. It includes a weeklong tour of the Greek mainland and Peloponnese, including Athens, Delphi, Nafplio and Mycenae, followed by a seven-day cruise of the Greek Islands and Turkey, including Istanbul, Rhodes, Kusadasi and Ephesus, Santorini, Patmos, Mykonos and Crete. The trip will end with two additional nights in Athens.
The cost is $3,850, including daily breakfasts, many additional meals, all cruise meals, excursions, museum fees, hotel, airfare and Travelguard trip cancellation insurance. CLC tuition and air taxes are additional.
Literary events: A variety of local poets will perform at the fall Poetry Slam from 1 to 3 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Library Atrium at the CLC Grayslake campus. The event will feature professional stand-up comic, published author and poet Tim Joyce as master of ceremonies.
Everyone is welcome to come and read, rap or sing their own written words. Light refreshments will be served, and gift certificates and cash prizes awarded for first- through third-place winners. Contestants must read their own original poetry, using no props or costumes, with a three-minute time limit per contestant per round (approximately three to six rounds). For more information, call English instructor Michael Latza at (847) 543-2956.
Explore "Don Quixote and Gastronomy in the 16th Century" in a presentation from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 1 in Room C003 on the Grayslake campus. This audiovisual presentation will highlight the eating and social conditions of the early 1660s through the pages of the "Don Quixote de la Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Admission is free. For information, call (847) 543-2040.
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:
• 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.
• QuickBooks Module 1 -- A Practical Introduction (TBSM 20) 6:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday and Sept. 27. Course fee: $149.
• Sales and Selling -- Close Those Deals! (TBSM 113) from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 25 Course fee: $35.
• 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.
Paula Poundstone: Comedienne Paula Poundstone will perform at 8 p.m. Friday in the Mainstage Theatre at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County on Friday.
After the show at CLC, Poundstone will sign copies of her new book, "There is Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say." Copies of the book are now on sale in a special display at CLC bookstores.
Tickets to the show are priced at $31 and $36 for the general public (discounts available for CLC staff, seniors 65 and over and members of the CLC Alumni Association) and $16 for CLC students. Prices include a $1 JLC restoration fee per ticket. Tickets are available at the CLC Box Office, by calling (847) 543-2300 or online at www.clcillinois.edu/tickets.
"Turning a New Leaf Over": A free informational workshop called "Turning a New Leaf Over: How to Expunge Your Record" will be presented at 1 p.m. Saturday at the College of Lake County Lakeshore Campus, 33 N. Genesee St., Waukegan.
The featured speaker is attorney Tamara N. Holder, founder of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Expungement Clinic. The educational opportunity will also include inspirational music, drama and motivational speakers. Participants will learn about expungements, seals, pardons and eligibility for voting rights. One-on-one consultations with Holder will be offered following the event.
For details, call the CLC Multicultural Student Center at (847) 543-2649 or e-mail sdubose@clcillinois.edu.
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 exhibit continues through Sunday.
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.
Discovery! art programs: The College of Lake County Discovery! program offers several programs for adults 50 and over with a love of art and culture:
Four Italian women painters who overcame burdens, barriers and scandals to achieve genius and recognition in their own day will be showcased in a four-week class Sept. 26 to Oct. 17.
"La Boheme" will be the subject of a lecture on Sept. 29 for opera lovers and theater-goers alike. The musical theater team of Rodgers and Hart will be the subject of a four-week multimedia class covering their work from the 1920s to 1940s. The course will be offered Oct. 4 to 25.
The Revival and Renewal with Cinema Classics: Obsessively Romantic class will examine obsessive love using "Letter from an Unknown Woman" and "In a Lonely Place" as the basis for discussion. The class meets on Mondays from Sept. 24 to Oct. 8.
Hands-on classes in art and photography are also available through Discovery! Experimental Art for Everyone will explore various techniques and media to create mixed media pieces. Beginning Watercolor Painting and Watercolor Painting will teach painting fundamentals and technique at two different sites. Digital camera users will learn camera usage and photo technique in Dazzling Digital Photography: How to Use and Have Fun with a Digital Camera.
For more information on dates, times and course fees, call the CLC Discovery hotline at (847) 543-6507 or visit www.clcillinois.edu/noncredit/programs/seniors.asp.
Las Guitarras de España: Las Guitarras de España (The Guitars of Spain), a world music ensemble with a Spanish guitar twist, will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 28. at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County.
The ensemble performs a fusion of Cuban son (a relative to salsa music), rumba, R&B, Latin jazz, blues and African percussion with an underlying flamenco music and dance focus.
Tickets are $28 for the general public, with discounts available for CLC staff, seniors 65 and over and members of the CLC Alumni Association. CLC student tickets are $16 and children's tickets are $13. Price includes a $1 JLC restoration fee per ticket. Tickets are available at the CLC Box Office, by calling (847) 543-2300 or online at www.clcillinois.edu/tickets.
Star Wars/Trek fan expert: The College of Lake County will sponsoring a lecture by Dan Madsen, a publisher and expert on Star Wars and Star Trek fans, from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 4 in the C Wing Auditorium (C005) at the College of Lake County.
Madsen will speak about the future of Star Trek and Star Wars, how to keep positive despite adversities, and the documentary "The Force Among Us," which presents a positive look at Star Wars fans and features interviews with CLC sociology professor and Star Wars and Star Trek expert John Tenuto and CLC students. Madsen will also discuss issues of tolerance and the feature film "Short Story," which is loosely based on his life as a little person.
Madsen will be joined by Cris and Cortney Macht, the writers, producers and directors of "The Force Among Us," which was partially filmed at CLC.
For details, contact John Tenuto at (847) 543-2537 or jtenuto@clcillinois.edu. This fall, Tenuto is teaching "Introduction to Sociology: Star Wars Edition." The class discusses sociological theory; the subculture of Star Wars fans; and social themes of Star Wars, especially religion and the cultural influence of Star Wars.