The LLCC Big Band’s holiday concert, “There’s Something Going on in Bethlehem,” begins at 7:30 p.m. this evening at First Christian Church, 700 S. 6^th St., Springfield. The concert is free and open to the public.

The band, under the direction of Jane Hartman, LLCC professor of music, will perform big band and holiday favorites, such as “You’re Just Too Good to Be True,” “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “Christmastime Is Here.”

Donations will be taken at the concert to benefit the LLCC Student Life Food Pantry. A list of needed food and non-food items is available at www.llcc.edu/food-pantry-list.

The James S. Murray Gallery at LLCC is featuring the exhibit, “It’s Not Just Black and White,” an achromatic work in graphite and charcoal by Michelle Smith, through Dec.14. The exhibit is open weekdays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Smith, who teaches drawing for LLCC Community Education, is a member of the Springfield Artist Collective and the Colored Pencil Society of America. She won the Best of Show award twice in the Chatham Area Public Library Annual Winter Art Exhibit.

She says of her LLCC exhibit, “Life is what inspires me to draw. I believe there is so much in our daily living that just screams ‘put me to paper!’ and that is what I try to portray in my work. Creating art is creating communication: intellectual, emotional and even spiritual communication with the viewer.

“The ‘It’s Just Not Black and White’ exhibit is a very good representation of my artistic inspirations. The title alone lends itself to the deeper issue of life; most things are not as simple as they first appear to be. I believe it is the duty of art to point out those things that we either go completely blind to or take for granted.”

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

LLCC Theatre in collaboration with Cutlass Artists will present “Alice’s Wonderland,” a new collaborative adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” from the text by Lewis Carroll, on Dec. 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. in the lower level of Sangamon Hall South. The production is directed and adapted by Mark Hardiman, LLCC professor of theatre.

Seating is limited to 20 patrons per night, with tickets, at $15 each, available at www.cutlassartists.com. Tickets are only sold online or by calling the customer service number at 866-710-8942. They will be available up to one hour prior to performances. Please note: tomorrow’s pre-show discussion has been cancelled.

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KUDOS to the employees listed below for going above and beyond to assist others and for modeling LLCC’s core values! Each will receive a KUDOS certificate.

Gary Armour, Dr. Deanna Blackwell, Dr. Deborah Brothers, Cindy Burger, Elyse Calhoun, Gaye Catlin, Brittany Clark, Laurie Clemons, Lyndsey Craigmiles-Brooks, Dr. Jason Dockter, Nick Ferreira, Peggy Goetsch, Asia Jackson, Rick Lashbrook, Sergeant Craig Meador, Dr. Jennifer O’Malley, Michael Phelon, Adrienne Range, Sarah Scheufele, Candace Silas, Julie Sutfin, Nancy Sweet, Marie Watson, Doug Whitaker and Marina Wirsing.

View Dec. 2017 KUDOS Award Winners to read about how these faculty and staff contribute to the positive environment that is LLCC and who nominated them for this recognition.

The next KUDOS award announcement will be made during the spring semester. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS. You can nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS Nomination tab in the upper-right corner of LincIn.

Employees are invited to copy and paste the message and graphic below to send LLCC greetings via email. The graphic is linked to an animated holiday e-card designed by LLCC Public Relations and Marketing.

Wishing you the happiest of holidays!

Congratulations to the newest class of LLCC-Jacksonville CNA graduates! The class achieved a 100-percent pass rate. Instructors Patty Stinson (left) and Peggy Wisdom (right) are shown with the  graduates.

LLCC Arts and Humanities is hosting a free film and discussion series this fall entitled, “Through a Different Lens: Cultural Perspectives through Film,” hosted by Ashley Green, Ph.D., professor of English and Joseph Hoff, Ph.D., professor of Spanish. The next and final film for the fall is “Romero!” It will be shown today from 6-9 p.m. in the Trutter Center.

This 1989 bio-pic documents the transition of Oscar Romero from a bookish, disengaged Catholic priest to the Archbishop of El Salvador against the backdrop of the major contours of 20th century Latin American history. The speaker and facilitator is Dr. Hoff.

In addition, the Trutter Museum is open until 6 p.m. today. The museum is featuring a display of cultural items from the country highlighted in the film this evening!

LLCC Theatre in collaboration with Cutlass Artists will present “Alice’s Wonderland,” a new collaborative adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” from the text by Lewis Carroll, on Dec. 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m.

Please note: the Saturday pre-show discussion has been cancelled.

The production is directed and adapted by Mark Hardiman, LLCC professor of theatre. It will be staged in the lower level of Sangamon Hall South. Seating is limited to 20 patrons per night, with tickets, at $15 each, available at www.cutlassartists.com. Tickets are only sold online or by calling the customer service number 866-710-8942. They will be available up to one hour prior to performances.

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The U.S. flag and the state flag are being flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

LLCC Arts and Humanities is hosting a free film and discussion series this fall entitled, “Through a Different Lens: Cultural Perspectives through Film,” hosted by Ashley Green, Ph.D., professor of English and Joseph Hoff, Ph.D., professor of Spanish. The next and final film for the fall is “Romero!” It will be shown tomorrow, Dec. 7 from 6-9 p.m. in the Trutter Center.

This 1989 bio-pic documents the transition of Oscar Romero from a bookish, disengaged Catholic priest to the Archbishop of El Salvador against the backdrop of the major contours of 20th century Latin American history. The speaker and facilitator is Dr. Hoff.

In addition, the Trutter Museum will be open until 6 p.m. on Dec. 7. The museum will feature a display of cultural items from the country highlighted in the film that evening!