Upcoming Events at LLCC

Wednesday, March 19th: Stories Told Upon the Land Stop by the R. H. Stephens room from 11am-12:30pm for a rich presentation by Fred Shaw, Ohio Shawnee historian, storyteller and educator. He will share traditional Shawnee stories and cultural interpretation including clothing, foods, arts, music and an approach to the environment as a circle.

Monday, March 24th: BINGO! Come to the A. Lincoln Commons at 12pm to play 4 rounds of one of your favorite games! Winners of each round will receive a $25 Buffalo Wild Wing gift card! This is a Red & Blue Crew event and sponsored by the Logger Activities Board.

Thursday, March 27th: LLCC Improvisational Jazz Combo, Stolen Moments will be performing from 11:30-1pm in the A. Lincoln Commons. The performance will feature various styles of jazz, latin, blues, funk, and rock styles with improvisations on various instruments of piano, guitars, bass, drums, tenor sax, trumpet and flute as well as vocalists on a couple of standard jazz tunes.  Information will be available about the various ensembles that are offered here at LLCC as well as the upcoming Battle of the Bands contest. This is a Red & Blue Crew event and is sponsored by the Logger Activities Board.

Monday, March 31st: Chad Pregracke presents Helping to Clean America’s Rivers: From the Bottom Up! Come to the Trutter Center at 1pm to hear Chad Pregracke’s empowering, compelling and fascinating story. He is the founder of America’s only “industrial strength” river clean-up organization, Living Lands & Waters. Chad tells a compelling and funny story about growing up on the river and how his river experiences led to his unique vision to clean up the Mississippi River.

From the darkness of underwater shell-diving to the brightness of open-air community clean-ups, Chad’s tale embodies the importance of setting goals (one river and one piece of garbage at a time) and illustrates how determination hard-work and persistence pays off.  This is a Red & Blue Crew event and sponsored by the Logger Activities Board.

Today: 1st Thursday Speaker Series

Thursday, March 6: 1st Thursday Speaker Series, 7pm, hosted by the Trutter Museum.  The event features local experts discussing various aspects of architecture. Speakers include Charles Joseph Pell, AIA, of Charles Joseph Pell Architects, Inc. in Springfield and Dave Leonatti, AIA, of Melotte, Morse, Leonatti, Parker, Ltd. in Springfield. For more info…

Thursday, March 6 & Friday, March 7: LAB Intramurals-MARCH MADNESS! Come to the Logger Lair (lower level of Menard) from 12-1:30pm and play some dual hoops (arcade-style), be one of the top scorers and win a $25 Scheels or Buffalo Wild Wings gift cards!

 

Book Fair to benefit Career Development Student Emergency Fund

LLCC’s Bookstore, in conjunction with Career Development Services, is hosting a Book Fair on Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  The Book Fair is being held in  A. Lincoln Commons and is featuring cookbooks, historical, self-help and children’s books, gift items, LLCC clothing, greeting cards and more.  Students, staff and faculty are welcome to attend. Proceeds will benefit students in crisis through the Career Development Student Emergency Fund.  Cash, check, credit and debit cards are accepted.  Career Services thanks you for your participation in this key fundraising event.

Vagina Monologues tonight and Saturday night

The LLCC Feminist Activist Coalition presents the 9th annual production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” tonight and Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1, at 7 p.m. in the Trutter Center.

Doors open at 6 p.m., with a pre-show beginning at 6:15. Tickets are available for $15 each ($10 for current LLCC students with I.D.) at the LLCC ticket office in Menard Hall, or at the door. The production, including 18 cast members, is directed by Dr. Deborah Brothers, professor of English.

The production is part of the “V-Day College Campaign” to raise awareness of issues related to violence against women and girls around the world. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Sojourn Center and Eve Ensler’s V-Day Foundation.

Culinary Programs participating in Illinois Products Expo

The Culinary Arts Program and Culinary Institute will be at the Illinois Products Expo this Sunday, March 2 in the Orr Building of the Illinois State Fair Grounds.  Representatives Nancy Sweet, John Kidd, Jolene Adams and Jay Kitterman will be doing demonstrations, providing samples and promiting the Culinary programs available at LLCC from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Please stop by and see us!

 

Gender Issues: Masculinity and Violence Against Women discussion noon-2 p.m. today

LLCC Professors David Reynolds, Beth Wiediger and John Freml, lead a discussion today from noon-2 in the R. H. Stephens Room on Gender Issues: Masculinity and Violence Against Women. Join them for a discussion of gender-related issues and explore some consequential issues in our society.

Presented by the Vagina Monologues and sponsored by the Feminist Activist Coalition, Pay It Forward Club and Gay/Straight Alliance.

A reminder to sign up for CQI Training Sessions

If you have yet to attend a Continuous Quality Improvement training session, there are still some spots available in the sessions listed below. To register, please call 782-7436 or email cctc@llcc.edu.

SESSION

DATES

G

January 30 & 31, 2014

H

February 21 & 28, 2014

I

March 21 & 28, 2014

J

April 18 & 25, 2014

K

June 5 & 12, 2014

LLCC Big Band & Stolen Moments holiday performances begin tonight

The LLCC Big Band and Stolen Moments jazz ensemble plan holiday performances in December. The public is invited at no charge to both performances.

The LLCC Big Band, under the direction of Jane Hartman, professor of music, presents a concert entitled “The Best is yet to Come” on Monday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 700 S. Sixth St.

The Big Band will be joined by the Stolen Moments jazz ensemble, under the
direction of music instructor Jason Waddell, to perform Christmas and holiday
favorites at the White Oaks Mall food court on Monday, Dec. 16, from 6-8:30
p.m.