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2009-10 Events
Travel Guru Rick Steves Presents Travel, Food, And Culture
February 9, 2010 • 3:00-5:00 PM
Learn more about a career in the travel and food industry. Rick Steves’ writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. Hear about his adventures traveling, touring, and eating around the world. Free event, includes snacks and refreshments prepared by Edmonds CC culinary arts students.
Conversations In The Humanities: Telling Stories That Inspire
February 11, 2010 • 7:30
Join us for Telling Stories That Inspire: Building Narrative Around Solutions. Photographer and activist Phil Borges, www.philborges.com, will talk about his life’s work — visiting and documenting indigenous and tribal cultures around the world. His books include Tibetan Portrait, Enduring Spirit, and Women Empowered. Conversations in the Humanities, a series of smart conversations about the future and how we can adapt and participate in our changing world, take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. Free and open to the public.
Lecture Series: Catholic Workers Peace Team
February 17, 2010 • 12:30
Beth Brockman, a member of Catholic Workers Peace Team, talks about her work with the Southern Life Community, a group of Catholic workers resisting war, nuclear weapons, the death penalty, militarism, and torture. Brockman was a Peace Corps volunteer in Sri Lanka where she learned that civilians are often caught in the crossfire of war. The lecture takes place in Triton Union 202.
Drama: Nickel And Dimed
February 18, 2010 • 7:30 PM
Nickel and Dimed 7:30 p.m., Feb. 18-20 and Feb. 25-27 and 2 p.m., Feb. 21, by Joan Holden, performed at the Black Box Theatre in Mukilteo Hall. The Feb. 25 performance will be ASL interpreted. $9 General Admission and $6 Students/Seniors
Based on the book by Barbara Ehrenreich, a provocative, humorous, autobiographical odyssey of survival on minimum wage in today’s America.
Lecture Series: Writer Jim Lynch
February 22, 2010 • 12:30
Novelist and journalist Jim Lynch reads from his book The Highest Tide in the Black Box Theatre. Lynch has won national journalism awards and published short fiction in literary magazines, and he spent four years as the Puget Sound reporter for the Oregonian.
Conversations In The Humanities: Social Activism And The Arts
February 23, 2010 • 7:30
How Can the Arts Effectively Seed Social Activism? — A panel of local arts leaders discusses the convergence of art and activism. An example of this is Edmonds Community College Theatre Arts’ Feb. 18-27 production of Nickel and Dimed, a play based on Barbara Ehrenreich’s autobiographical account of trying to live on minimum wage in America.
31st Annual International Night
February 26, 2010 • 7:00-10:00 PM
Celebrate international cultures represented by our international student body. A culinary delight of international cuisine precedes the student flag processional and the international array of student talent.
Edmonds CC Community Read: Banana By Dan Koeppel
March 2, 2010 • 12:30-2:00 PM
Author Dan Koeppel will answer questions about his book, Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World. The book tells the story of the fruit's history. Koeppel, a writer for Popular Science and the New York Times Magazine, is also the author of To See Every Bird on Earth.
Theater Auditions: Rocky Horror Show
March 12, 2010
Auditions for Rocky Horror Show will be 6 p.m., Fri., March 12 and 10 a.m., Sat., March 13. Arrive to audition. No appointment necessary. Those auditioning should prepare a short song and come prepared to move. The musical will begin rehearsals on Monday, April 5. Rocky Horror Show runs May 13-22. This stage version of the cult classic is a campy tribute to sci-fi, B movies and rock music.
Art Gallery: Heart & Grace Reception
March 12, 2010 • 5:30-8:00 PM
Meet Seattle artist Mary Ann Peters at the Heart and Grace reception in the college library. Celebrate Women's History Month and the fifth annual Women's Symposium with an evening of art, music, and culinary delights. Free. Open to all. Peters has recreated her studio in the college art gallery in a exhibit of her paintings, drawings, and works in progress on display through March 15.
Conversations In The Humanities: Conscious Consumerism
April 8, 2010 • 7:30
Conscious Consumerism: Taking Control in an Out of Control Market — Marty McDonald, co-founder of Egg (eggusa.net), a marketing firm that specializes in sustainable lifestyle marketing, talks about socially responsible consumers and the brands that seek their business. Conversations in the Humanities, a series of smart conversations about the future and how we can adapt and participate in our changing world, take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. Free and open to the public.
Lecture Series: Filmmaker Duffy Hudson On Albert Einstein
April 14, 2010 • 00:30 AM
In this presentation, actor, writer, and filmmaker Duffy Hudson brings Albert Einstein to life. Location: Black Box Theatre, Mukilteo Hall.
Lecture Series: Author Ed Tick On Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
May 5, 2010 • 12:30
In this presentation, Dr. Ed Tick speaks about the devastating effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Location: Triton Union Building 202.
Drama: The Rocky Horror Show
May 13, 2010 • 7:30 PM
The Rocky Horrow Show 7:30 p.m., May 13-15 and May 20-22 and 2 p.m., May 16, performed at the Black Box Theatre in Mukilteo Hall. The May 20 performance will be ASL interpreted. $11 General Admission and $8 Students/Seniors
The stage version of the cult classic: a campy tribute to sci-fi, B movies, and rock music. You won't want to miss this outrageous experience.
