The film “¡No!” will be shown on Thursday, Nov. 3, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Trutter Center. 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.

Gael García Bernal stars in “¡No!” (2012), a film that recalls the pivotal moment in Chilean history when the citizens of the country are offered an historically unique opportunity to rid themselves of the country’s dictatorship.

Attendees are also invited to arrive early to view culturally relevant artifacts on display from the college’s Trutter collection, and view the exhibit “Trutter: Black and White,” featuring photos of landmarks designed by Philip Trutter.

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Tim Humphrey, dean of Arts and Humanities, is a recent graduate of the Chair Academy for Leadership and Development. Congratulations!

The Recital Series hosts a performance this Sunday, Oct. 23 by the LLCC Stolen Moments improvisational jazz ensemble under the direction of Jason Waddell, associate professor of music. The recital begins at 4 p.m. in the Trutter Center.

Stolen Moments will perform and improvise solos on a variety of musical styles and standards, including “Autumn Leaves,” “Take Five,” “Satin Doll” and the Blues Brothers tune, “Everybody Needs Somebody.” Student performers include Caleb Jennings, George Smith, Zach Fedor, Kevin Carman, Kenyon Deshasier, Jonathan Davis, Christopher Merriman and Abigail Shaver.

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

A Swashbuckling Seminar directed by Mark Hardiman, professor of theatre, will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 in the lower level of Sangamon Hall South. See how LLCC Theatre builds fights for a swashbuckling spectacular! The event is produced by LLCC Theatre and Theatre in the Park.

Purchase $5 tickets online at theatreinthepark.net.

Audience members will take sword in hand and learn a short phrase of choreography, so dress casually!

The LLCC Choir, under the direction of Dr. See Tsai Chan, will hold its fall concert Wednesday, Oct. 26. The lunchtime event will be held from 12:10-12:50 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Selections will include gospel music and songs from around the world, including Hebrew, Spanish, African, Croatian, Ukrainian and Italian.

In addition to teaching and directing the choir at LLCC, Dr. Chan is associate music director of the First United Methodist Church of Springfield. She earned her doctor of musical arts from Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, a postgraduate diploma in education from Chinese University of Hong Kong and piano performer’s diploma from Trinity College of Music, London. Dr. Chan has extensive experience teaching music and conducting choirs including the Eastman Repertory Singers, Millar Chapel Choir of Northwestern University, Chung Chi College Choir of Chinese University of Hong Kong, Blackburn College Choir and Voices, and St. Stephen’s Girls’ College Choir and Orchestra.

The James S. Murray Gallery will feature the work of Edwardsville artist Jason Bly Oct. 24 through Nov. 17.

A reception for the artist will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the gallery, located on the upper level of Menard Hall. The exhibit is also open weekdays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Bly is an instructor of art at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Lewis and Clark Community College. He earned a master of fine arts degree in painting from SIUE and  master’s and bachelor’s degrees in painting and printmaking at Eastern Illinois University. His work is represented by Duane Reed Gallery in St Louis.

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Please join us for a live reading of the Lincoln Land Review Tuesday, Oct. 18, noon-1:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons.

Authors will share their work published in the 2016 edition of the Lincoln Land Review, which includes essays, poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and artworks. Refreshments will be provided at a pre-reading reception.

The current James S. Murray Gallery exhibition features talent from LLCC’s art faculty in a variety of media. This year’s faculty show includes the work of Joseph Ciaccio, Michelle Coakes, Ashley Dickey, Al Shull, Leslie Stalter, Emily Thompson and Thom Whalen, all currently teaching this semester.

The LLCC faculty show will be on display on the second floor of Menard Hall through Oct. 13.

LLCC will have its 16th annual Banned Books Reading on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from noon-1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Students, staff and faculty will read from challenged and banned texts and discuss the importance of freedom of information and anti-censorship activism. Coordinator of the event is Dr. Deborah Brothers, professor of English, in the LLCC Department of Arts and Humanities.

The Arts and Humanities “Through a Different Lens” film and discussion series continues tonight with “Who is Dayani Cristal?” The showing will be from 6-9 p.m. in the Trutter Center.

“Who is Dayani Cristal?” (2013) This film begins with the discovery of a body in the Arizona desert. With few identifying marks, the staff of the Pima County Morgue attempt to identify this body and, in doing so, they begin to put a human face on one of the many migrants and refugees who move through Central America and Mexico to reach the “north.”

The series 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.

In addition, the Trutter Museum will be open, with culturally relevant artifacts from the Trutter collection on display in the reception area. Beginning Sept. 30, a new exhibit, “Trutter: Black and White,” will open, featuring photos of landmarks designed by Philip Trutter. Film series attendees are encouraged to come early to enjoy the art and history prior to the film showings.

The next films in the series are: Continue reading →