The LLCC Arts and Humanities Department will host a free film and discussion series this spring entitled, “Through a Different Lens: Cultural Perspectives through Film.” The first film showing will be of “Masaan” on Thursday, Feb. 22.

“Masaan” (2015) – Set in the holy city of Varanasi, this film tells a story of four lives that intersect along the Ganges — a low caste boy hopelessly in love, a daughter ridden with guilt, a hapless father with fading morality and a spirited child yearning for a family, longing to escape the moral constructs of a small town. Masaan means “crematorium,” symbolically significant as the sacred waters of the Ganges witness the cycle of death and rebirth.

The film series will be held on select Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. in the Trutter Center, hosted by Ashley Green and Paul Van Heuklom, professors of English and Joseph Hoff, professor of Spanish. In addition, the Trutter Museum will have culturally relevant artifacts from the Trutter collection on display in the reception area. Film series attendees are encouraged to come early to enjoy the art and history prior to the film showings.

Read about additional films in the series.

The summer and fall 2018 payment plan flier to provide students is now available. To order printed copies for your area, please complete a public relations and marketing KBOX ticket. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Robin Ackman at 786-2762 or robin.ackman@llcc.edu. Thank you!

The James S. Murray Gallery currently features the work of Arkansas artist LaDawna Whiteside. The exhibit “Animal Architecture/Landscape Empathy” is on display until March 8. The James S. Murray Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the upper level of Menard Hall.

LaDawna Whiteside’s projects are based in abstraction. Pursuing an alternative sublime, Whiteside chronicles this place and time, focusing on landscape topography and animal architecture. Line by line, she considers space and layers within a ritual in making marks. Her drawings reflect the transformation from individual fibers into cloth.

Read more about Whiteside, LLCC’s James S. Murray Gallery and its exhibits at www.llcc.edu/james-s-murray-gallery.

LLCC Arts and Humanities is hosting “What We Talk About When We Say Love,” an evening of storytelling, on Saturday, Feb. 17 from 8-10 p.m. in the Trutter Center. The event will feature performances of original stories or monologues on various aspects of love.

For more information, contact Dr. Deborah Brothers (deborah.brothers@llcc.edu) or Cara Swafford (cara.swafford@llcc.edu), professors of English.

The National Weather Service will offer a free two-hour “Severe Weather Storm Spotting” class at LLCC on Monday, March 5 starting at 6:30 p.m.

The class is open to the general public. In addition to learning about the formation and tracking of tornadoes, the session will give attendees an opportunity to become official NWS storm spotters. The training program will be held in the Student Union on the lower level of Menard Hall.

Co-sponsored by the Capital Area Amateur Radio Emergency Response Team (CAARERT) and LLCC, there is no age limit for those who wish to attend. However, attendees must be at least 18 years old to receive storm spotter certification. Pre-registration is not required.

The session will be led by Chris Miller, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Lincoln. The class will cover the formation and movement of tornadoes and other severe storms. Also included will be a discussion of personal safety considerations when severe weather is threatening. Read more.

For more information, contact Dean Butzow, professor of geography, at dean.butzow@llcc.edu or 786-4923, or visit www.weather.gov/Lincoln/spotter.

The U.S. flag and the state flag are being flown at half-staff until sunset on Monday, Feb. 19 in honor of the victims of the tragedy in Parkland, Fla.

The flags were lowered to half-staff at sunrise on Thursday, Feb. 15 in honor of Chicago Police Commander Paul Bauer.

Terri Bailey, VALIC financial advisor, will be on campus Monday, Feb. 19 from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the VP conference room to answer questions about the 403(b) and 457(b) deferred compensation plan options available to LLCC employees from VALIC. View the invitation to find out how you can register for a consultation time. Deferred compensation options are available to employees from VALIC and TIAA-CREF.

The LLCC Arts and Humanities Department will host a free film and discussion series this spring entitled, “Through a Different Lens: Cultural Perspectives through Film.” The first film showing will be of “Masaan” on Thursday, Feb. 22.

“Masaan” (2015) – Set in the holy city of Varanasi, this film tells a story of four lives that intersect along the Ganges — a low caste boy hopelessly in love, a daughter ridden with guilt, a hapless father with fading morality and a spirited child yearning for a family, longing to escape the moral constructs of a small town. Masaan means “crematorium,” symbolically significant as the sacred waters of the Ganges witness the cycle of death and rebirth.

The film series will be held on select Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. in the Trutter Center, hosted by Ashley Green and Paul Van Heuklom, professors of English and Joseph Hoff, professor of Spanish. In addition, the Trutter Museum will have culturally relevant artifacts from the Trutter collection on display in the reception area. Film series attendees are encouraged to come early to enjoy the art and history prior to the film showings.

Read about additional films in the series.

Love poetry readings will take place in the James S. Murray Gallery today from 1-2 p.m. For more information, contact Dr. Deborah Brothers (deborah.brothers@llcc.edu) or Cara Swafford (cara.swafford@llcc.edu), professors of English.

LLCC has been awarded a 2018 “Best Places to Work” award from the Springfield Business Journal and United Community Bank. In recognition of this honor, faculty and staff can can add the graphic below to their email signatures. Just copy the image below and paste it into your email signature.