LLCC’s annual Recital Series kicks off this Sunday, Sept. 25, with a performance by the Jane Hartman Trio with Dewaine Ellis. The recital begins at 4 p.m. in the Trutter Center on the LLCC Springfield campus.

The Jane Hartman Trio consists of Jane Hartman, LLCC professor of music, on piano; Gene Haas on bass; and Brian Justison on drums. The Jane Hartman Trio is a multiple winner of Illinois Times’ “Best Jazz Combo” category, has performed tours in Japan and England, and regularly performs at Springfield’s Lime Street Café and other venues.

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LLCC’s annual Recital Series kicks off Sunday, Sept. 25, with a performance by the Jane Hartman Trio with Dewaine Ellis. The recital begins at 4 p.m. in the Trutter Center on the LLCC Springfield campus.

The Jane Hartman Trio consists of Jane Hartman, LLCC professor of music, on piano; Gene Haas on bass; and Brian Justison on drums. The Jane Hartman Trio is a multiple winner of Illinois Times’ “Best Jazz Combo” category, has performed tours in Japan and England, and regularly performs at Springfield’s Lime Street Café and other venues.

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

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The Arts and Humanities Department would like to remind you that if you would like to wish Sue Hamilton, adjunct music instructor, well in her retirement, they are collecting cards for a “Card Shower” now through this Friday, Sept. 2. Sue has taught class piano, choir with additional private applied vocal lessons since 1979.

The James S. Murray Gallery is now open for the fall semester, featuring the work of local educator, graphic designer and artist Brytton Bjorngaard.

“Otto Cricket Hits!” takes a humorous look at the effect of “autocorrect” on communication. The exhibit will be open to the public on the second floor of Menard Hall through Sept.15. A reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The gallery’s regular hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays.

As something intended to perfect and thus improve interactions with each other, autocorrect often has quite the opposite effect. Bjorngaard’s medium is photographic collage, an appropriate choice for someone who is still very active as a commercial designer and also a nod to Dada, the art movement that not only popularized collage but also dealt heavily in sardonic humor.

Bjorngaard, who teaches at the University of Illinois Springfield, has long been interested in personal interaction and subsequent experience with design. As a master of fine arts candidate at Iowa State University, she studied the effects of environmental design in healthcare.

Congratulations to Sue Hamilton, adjunct music instructor, on her retirement. Sue has taught class piano, choir with additional private applied vocal lessons since 1979. With this in mind, the Arts and Humanities office will be hosting a card shower for Sue Hamilton. The Arts and Humanities Department will collect cards until September 2.

Stop by the James. S. Murray Gallery  to view an installation by artist Jeff Miller called “The Worker Line.”  It’s only open through the end of this week, July 28.

This is one of few installations over the years in the gallery space, and is designed to envelop the viewer into an environment. About this piece, Miller says, “The struggle of ambition against the realities of faceless labor has been a driving force in my art. This body of work draws from labor-based jobs that exist within a hog slaughtering plant located in my hometown. ‘The Worker Line’ consists of a single, life-size woodcut block that provides a layered, printmaking-based installation project. The piece touches on the consequences of giving into failure and lack of identity within factory settings. The juxtaposition of these topics combined with a mixed-media approach provides an alternative method with which to approach issues concerning working class struggle.” Continue reading →

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LLCC Theatre collaborates with Theatre in the Park to present “Treasure Island” May 20, 21, 22, 26, 27 and 28 in Kelso Hollow at Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site.

The production is adapted and directed by Mark Hardiman, LLCC professor of theatre, from Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate tale. Tickets are available by calling 217.632.5440 or visiting www.theatreinthepark.net.

The cast includes Avery Biggs, John Olmstead, Tom Richardson, Elizabeth Ross, Shiloh Wheeler, Becky Wheeler, Devon R. Swafford and Matthew S. Williams, all of Springfield; Mitch Fesser of Fillmore; Brian Fortkamp of Nokomis; Brock Moore, Virden;  August Roy, Murrayville; Shannon E. Murphy, Mechanicsburg; Mike Krcil, Sherman; and Bryce Robertson, Auburn.

In addition to Hardiman, the staff includes Melinda Pitt Kaye, Ashley Merrick, John Olmstead and Ang Wetmore of Springfield; MacKenzie Lyons of Sherman; Kennideigh McKee of Stonington; August Roy of Murrayville; and Katie Eickhoff of Peoria.

LLCC Theatre is committed to education in theatre, emphasizing not only performance but also growth in those involved in the production. Those participating may choose to register for college credit or participate through LLCC’s Community Education program.

Questions may be directed to mark.hardiman@llcc.edu or by calling 217.786.4942.

Don’t forget to come hear a performance by the LLCC Choir  at noon today in A. Lincoln Commons!   In addition, the public is invited for a performance by the LLCC Choir at 7 p.m. this evening in the Commons.