Group invited to perform in Cuba in December

LLCC’s Recital Series continues Sunday, Nov. 20, with a performance by the Millikin University Latin Jazz Project. The recital begins at 4 p.m. in the Trutter Center.

Director Brian Justison, professor of percussion at Millikin University in Decatur, has announced that the Millikin University Latin Jazz Project has been invited to perform at the Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza in Havana, Cuba, Dec. 16-18. Millikin Chamber Percussion Ensembles have been widely acclaimed for their performances of concert repertoire for percussion instruments.. 

All LLCC Recital Series performances are free and open to the public.

The Arts and Humanities department invites you to view and discuss the film “Still Walking” on Thursday, Nov. 17, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Trutter Center. “Still Walking” (2009) tells of 12 years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger’s life, the parents welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. The younger son still feels that his parents resent that he isn’t the one who died, as his wife is awkwardly introduced to the rest of the family for the first time.

The event is part of LLCC’s fall film and discussion series entitled “Through a Different Lens” and is hosted by Ashley Green, Ph.D., assistant professor of English; Paul Van Heuklom, professor of English; and Joseph Hoff, Ph.D., professor of Spanish. There is no charge to attend.

The final film in the series is:

Dec. 8: “Birth of a Family” (2012)

Go Loggers! The LLCC Loggers volleyball team, coached by Jim Dietz, is seeded third in the NJCAA Division II Volleyball National Championship in Charleston, West Virginia. LLCC opens Nov. 17 at 8 a.m. against #14 seed Metropolitan Community College-Longview (Missouri). The Loggers placed second to Parkland College at the national championship last year.The Loggers (37-8) are making their second straight trip to the 16-team national tournament.

Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science, and Dr. Mark Roehrs, professor of history, will present Saturday at the Great War Encampment at the Illinois State Military Museum, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield. Throughout the day, there will be educational programs for children, a scavenger hunt around the museum, outside exhibits and a hands-on artifact analysis. LLCC employees and families are invited and Chris will have uniforms to try on and will take photos. Mark will speak at 1 p.m. on “Mobilizing for War, 33rd at Camp Logan” and at 3 p.m., Chris speaks on the “33rd Division in Combat.”

LLCC-Litchfield was chosen as the November Litchfield Chamber Member of the Month. Congratulations!

A ceremony Nov. 8 planned by associate degree nursing professors Dr. Pam Bradley  and Mary Goldstein honored the newest members of Beta Nu Chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Student Honor Society.

Front row:  Amanda Nichole Graves (Student Secretary), Abigail Marie Crocker, Sarai Ayala, Paige Debra Ruyle, Brittany Nicole McGrath, Jessica Marie King. Back row: Nicole Lee Scott,  Jessica Jayne Gunarwardena, Paige Anne Davenport, Allison Sue Taylor (Student VP), Chastity Fawn Jensen, Robert Curtis Wankel (Student Pres).  (not pictured Chelsey M. Garner)

Here are a few scenes from the election watch party Tuesday night sponsored by political science faculty Drs. Chris McDonald and John Vinzant, with approximately 45-50 students coming throughout the evening. (Thanks, Chris for these photos.) Several other faculty and staff stopped by and approximately 20  students also met at LLCC-Taylorvile with adjunct instructors Andrea Graff and John Coady.

Last farm stand of the year will start today at 11:30 a.m. with Bistro Verde featuring carrots, spinach, radish, kale and bok choy.

An ordering system will be shared next week.

The Feminist Activist Coalition student club at LLCC is issuing a public call for theatre monologues, dialogues or ensemble pieces depicting personal stories about identity. How has gender, sex, race, ethnicity, age, able-bodiedness, body image, sexuality, etc. impacted your experiences in the world?

We are looking for dynamic, reflective solo or small ensemble pieces that would last from one to seven minutes for a show we are sponsoring, which will be performed the weekend of March 31-April 1 at the Trutter Center, on campus of LLCC. While anyone of any age may write and submit a piece, performers must be at least 18 years old.  We do anticipate the show will have adult language and themes.

Send all submissions by Jan. 16, 2017 to FAC club advisor, Dr. Deborah Brothers, professor of English via deborah.brothers@llcc.edu

For more information, contact FAC club President Terrelle Jackson at TJack4632@llcc.edu