College of Lake County notes
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Art gallery exhibit schedule: Several new art exhibits are planned for 2007-08 at the College of Lake County Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art. All events are free and open to the public. The gallery will present the following exhibits in the coming year, and opening receptions are planned for each exhibit:
• Through Friday: "Karena Karras and Bert Menco: Daydreams and Night Dreams." Chicago artist Karena Karras creates highly imaginative and exquisitely crafted surrealist oil paintings. Bert Menco, of Evanston, will display drawings and intaglio prints. Like Karras, Menco's images also draw upon an inner vision and convey a sense of poetic narrative. A reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 9.
• Jan. 18 to Feb. 24, 2008: Members Exhibition. A diverse group show of all fine art media by 100 Lake County artists. Funds from artist memberships support the endowment of the Robert T. Wright Gallery. A reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 18.
• Feb. 29 to April 6: Carrie Iverson -- Survey. Carrie Iverson is a printmaker, painter and glass artist based in Chicago. She will exhibit works in these media and display a site-specific installation. A reception will be held from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 29, with a gallery talk by the artist from 6:15-7 p.m.
• April 11 to May 17: The College of Lake County Student Art Competition. A juried exhibit by current art students at CLC featuring painting, drawing, computer graphics, photography, ceramics, jewelry and sculpture. The CLC Student Activities Office sponsors cash merit awards and the Lake County Art League sponsors two $500 scholarships for art students. A reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m. April 11.
• May 23 to July 3: "Kathy Weaver and Mary Seyfarth: Whimsical Musings." Kathy Weaver presents fiberworks and paintings that are at an intersection between technology and art. Mary Seyfarth displays ceramics and small sculptures and is the chairwoman of the ceramics department at Columbia College. Both artists reside in Lake County. A reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m. May 23.
The Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art on the Grayslake Campus is a project of the College of Lake County Foundation and is located at 19351 W. Washington St. For further information, contact curator Steve Jones at (847) 543-2240 or at sjones@clcillinois.edu. Or visit gallery.clcillinois.edu/.
"A Christmas Carol": Charles Dickens' holiday classic comes to life with music and dance as staged by the Nebraska Theatre Caravan. Two shows will be presented, at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.
General public tickets are $26 for adults and $6 for children for the 3 p.m. show and $31 for adults and $13 for children for the 7 p.m. show. Tickets are available at the CLC Box Office in the James Lumber Center on the Grayslake campus. Tickets are $16, for CLC students, CLC staff, seniors 65 and over and members of the CLC Alumni Association.
CLC gift cards: The Business Services and Finance Office at the College of Lake County is offering gift cards that can be redeemed for tuition, books, fees or food services to feed the minds and bodies of CLC students.
To purchase a CLC gift card, come to one of the windows at the cashier's office, located in room A101 on the Grayslake Campus. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday until Dec. 21. Cash, credit and debit cards and checks are accepted, and purchasers may choose the gift card amount they desire. For more information, call (847) 543-2085.
Paralegal information: Learn what it takes to begin a paralegal career at information sessions sponsored by the College of Lake County Paralegal Studies Program. Potential students will learn about the paralegal profession, the job outlook and CLC's paralegal certificate and the Associate in Applied Science degree. They will also meet the faculty and other students.
Information sessions will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 12 and from 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 15 in room T 117 on the Grayslake Campus.
Food Service Management: The College of Lake County Food Service Management open house and information session will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 14 in the Willow Room (C001) on the Grayslake Campus. To R.S.V.P. or for more information, contact Cliff Wener, FSM department chair at (847) 543-2823 or at cwener@clcillinois.edu; or call the CLC Business Division office at (847) 543-2041.
Nine different FSM courses, covering everything from basic food preparation to nutrition to menu planning, will be offered during spring semester at CLC. The FSM program also offers Applied Food Sanitation in Spanish and English.
To apply for admission to CLC, call (847) 543-2061 or log on to www.clcillinois.edu/applic.htm. To register for classes by phone (after completing CLC's admission process), call (847) 223-1111. To register online, log on to www.clcillinois.edu/selfserv.htm. Or call (847) 265-5343. The FSM Web page is at www.clcillinois.edu/credit/programs/fsm.asp.
Theater season: The College of Lake County theater department's 2007-08 season has been announced:
• "The Importance of Being Earnest" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, 23, 28, 29 and Mar. 1 and 2 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Studio Theatre.
Oscar Wilde's brilliant comedy of manners follows the antics of two bachelors as they pursue true love and the perfect cucumber sandwich.
Tickets are $10 each for the general public and $8 for CLC students/staff, seniors 65 and older and JLC season subscribers.
• "How I Learned to Drive" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. April 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 and at 2 p.m. April 13.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this play is a tale of survival as seen through the lens of a troubling relationship between a young girl and an older man. Co-presented with the CLC Women's Center in the Studio Theatre with a guest director.
Auditions will be at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 and 29.
Tickets are $10 each for the general public and $8 for CLC students/staff, seniors 65 and older and JLC season subscribers.
• "Little Shop of Horrors," will be presented at 7:30 p.m. July 18, 19, July 24, 25 and 26 and 2 p.m. July 20 and 27 in the Studio Theatre.
A down-and-out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving.
Auditions will be at 6:30 p.m. on May 19 and 20.
Tickets cost $16 and $13. Prices include a $1 per ticket James Lumber Center restoration fee.
Tickets are available at the CLC Box Office in the James Lumber Center on the Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St. Tickets may be purchased in person, by phone at (847) 543-2300, on the Internet at www.clcillinois.edu/tickets or by mail using the order form in the season brochure.
To request sign language interpreting for a Theatre Department production, call the Box Office at (847) 543-2300 at least two weeks in advance. For group sales information, call (847) 543-2431.
2007-08 Concert Season: The College of Lake County Music department has planned announce its 2007-08 season. Concerts will be held in the Mainstage Theatre of the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts on the CLC Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St. Tickets are $5 for the general public and $4 for CLC/seniors/children unless noted (price includes $1 JLC restoration fee). Tickets are available in person, by calling the Box Office at (847) 543-2300 or online at www.clcillinois.edu/tickets.
• Jazz Sunday, with a tribute to Buddy Rich and His Orchestra: 4 p.m. Feb. 24.
• Wind Ensemble with guest conductor Steve Eggleston: 4 p.m. March 16.
• Gospel Choir: 4 p.m. March 23.
• Jazz Ensembles: 4 p.m. April 13.
• Spring Choral Concert: 4 p.m. April 27.
• 31st Annual Guest Artist Concert featuring Larry McWilliams, trumpet; John Seidel, trombone and Dick Oatts, saxophone; 4 p.m. May 4. Tickets: $6 for general public and $4 for CLC, Seniors 65 and over, and children under 12.
• Concert Band: 7:30 p.m. May 8.
CLC Honors Program: High-achieving students looking for scholarship assistance are invited to apply for the College of Lake County Honors Program. For spring semester 2007, CLC will offer four class sections that are open only to students admitted to the Honors Program, and participants are eligible to receive in-district tuition scholarships to cover the cost of honors courses.
The honors option will be offered in the following credit courses for spring semester: English Composition II "Chicago Voices"; "American Decades"; "Introduction to Sociology"; and "Environmental Biology."
An Honors Program application may be downloaded at www.clcillinois.edu/credit/academics/honors.asp. Information about how to enroll at CLC while still in high school is available at www.clcillinois.edu/earlycollege. High school students must apply to the college as well as the Honors Program.
To apply for the Honors Program or for more information, contact Dr. Nick Schevera at (847) 543-2959 or com409@clcillinois.edu.
Veterans Monument: A new veterans memorial monument at the College of Lake County Grayslake campus is being planned, and the CLC Veterans Memorial Task Force is offering the opportunity for community members to purchase engraved bricks to honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The engraved bricks will form the circular base of the monument, which will be built next to Willow Lake, in the grassy area between the C Wing and Library/Learning Resource Center. The monument will feature a life-sized bronze sculpture that depicts a member of the Armed Forces paying his respects at the grave marker of a fallen hero. Artist Cindy Seng of Libertyville will create the statue. The monument will also feature the seals of all five branches of the U.S. military, three flagpoles and up to 3,000 engraved bricks. Donations received from the fundraising drive will be used for the 2008 construction and ongoing maintenance of the monument.
For a contribution of $50 for one or $125 for three, four-by-eight-inch paver bricks will be engraved to honor a service member, and can include the name, rank, branch of service and dates of service. To order a brick or make a tax deductible contribution, contact the College of Lake County Foundation at (847) 543-2091. Checks can be made payable to the CLC Foundation for the Veterans Memorial Brick account and sent to 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, IL 60030-1198.
More information is also available by calling Wayne J. Maczko at (847) 224-6013 or at www.clcillinois.edu/vets.
Theater rentals: Space reservations are now being taken for community groups, arts organizations and corporations interested in renting the theater facilities in the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.
The JLC includes a 600-seat proscenium Mainstage Theatre, the 250-seat thrust stage Studio Theatre and the 125-flexible-seat Frank J. Harnish Experimental Theatre. The theater spaces feature professional quality lighting and sound and are ADA compliant with wheelchair access, assistive hearing devices, Braille signage and other amenities.
The James Lumber Center is appropriate for large business meetings, music and dance recitals and concerts, conference speakers, community workshops and other events. For rental availability and rates, call (847) 543-2678 or e-mail kmcbride@clcillinois.edu.
Rental rates and specifics on the theater spaces are also available online at jlcen ter.clcillinois.edu/rental.asp.