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Gallery Exhibit: Gifted and Talented Middle School Student Showcase
Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 30
Reception 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14
CCBC Dundalk, Art Gallery, College Community Center. Free.
Gallery open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A variety of works by students from throughout Baltimore County Public Middle Schools.
Call 443-840-3497 for information.

Creative Arts Student Recital
Tuesday, May 6, 6:30 p.m.
CCBC Dundalk, College Community Center, Student Lounge. Free.
Creative arts music students will perform their annual concert.
Call 443-840-3375 for information.

Dance Studio Night
Wednesday, May 7, 7 p.m.
CCBC Essex, College Center Mainstage. Free
CCBC Dance Company faculty and students will perform.
Call 443-840-1340 for information.

Music Forum
Friday, May 9, 12:20 p.m.
CCBC Essex, H&A Recital Hall. Free.
Enjoy the sounds of the violin and the piano during this musical performance.
Call 443-840-1521 for information.

CCBC Community Chorus and Chamber Singers
Saturday, May 10, 8 p.m.
CCBC Essex, H&A Recital Hall. Free.
This spring concert features the Community Chorus and Chamber Singers from both CCBC Essex and CCBC Dundalk.
Call 443-840-1521 for information.

Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra (GBYO) Spring Concert
Sunday, May 11, 4 p.m.
Goucher College, Kraushaar Auditorium. Adults $12, students/seniors $7 (open seating).
GBYO presents its 26th Season Grand Finale with a performance of Ottorino Respighi’s masterpiece The Pines of Rome along with Vox Populi (Voice of the People) by award-winning American composer Richard Danielpour. Daniel Calloway, a 17-year old senior at Towson High School and the winner of the 2003 GBYOA Concerto Competition, will perform a Horn Concerto by Richard Strauss.
Call 443-840-1914 for ticket information.

Jazz Plus Concert
Monday, May 12, 12:20 p.m.
CCBC Essex, H&A Courtyard Stage. Free.
Enjoy a musical fest of popular jazz selections performed by the Jazz Plus Electric Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Bill Watson.
Call 443-840-1521 for information.

Student Recital
Thursday, May 15, 1:30 p.m.
CCBC Dundalk, College Community Center, Student Lounge. Free.
CCBC Dundalk music students present vocal and instrumental selections.
Call 443-840-3375 for information.

An Evening of Big Band Jazz
Thursday, May 15, 8 p.m.
CCBC Essex, Mainstage Theater. Free.
Night train and Powerhouse under the direction of Ashton Fletcher perform big band favorites for an evening full of jazz.
Call 443-840-1521 for information.

Music Honors Recital
Friday, May 16, 12:20 p.m.
CCBC Essex, H&A Recital Hall. Free.
Serving as the final music forum of the semester, selected students will perform and both students and faculty will be honored.
Call 443-840-1521 for more information.

Senior Star Showcase: Hurray for Hollywood
Friday, May 16, 8 p.m. 
Saturday, May 17, 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 18, 2 p.m.
CCBC Essex, College Community Center Theatre Mainstage. Tickets $8 seniors and students, $7 group, $9 general public.
Celebrate Hollywood’s most magical and memorable musical history with the Senior Star Showcase.
Call 443-840-1369 or 443-840-1535 for more information.

Hillwood Museum and Gardens, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May 8, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
CCBC Essex, CCBC and general public- $65.
Take a self-guided tour of one of the most comprehensive collections of Russian imperial arts including porcelain, portraits, furnishing and tapestries. Enjoy a delicious lunch at the Hillwood Café and after, a stroll around the mansion’s garden filled with plants and landscape popular to the 20th century.
Call 443-840-1717 or visit www.ccbcmd.edu/academics/travel for more information.

Hairspray on Broadway, N.Y.
Wednesday, May 14,7:45 a.m.- 9:30 p.m.
CCBC Essex, CCBC and general public- $150.
Enjoy a full day packed with shopping, feasting, sightseeing and a 2 p.m. matinee of Hairspray in the bustling city of New York!
Call 443-840-1717 or visit www.ccbcmd.edu/academics/travel for more information.

Nemours Mansion and Gardens, Historic Hotel Dupont, Wilmington, Del.
Tuesday, May 15, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
CCBC Essex, CCBC and general public- $75.
Begin the day touring the 300-acre French chateau and it’s rare collection of European and American furniture, tapestries and works of art. Enjoy an elegant hot/cold Buffet Luncheon at the Hotel Dupont and finish the day off sauntering through the public rooms and shops.
Call 443-840-1717 or visit www.ccbcmd.edu/academics/travel for more information.

Brookside Gardens and Mrs. K’s Toll House Restaurant, Wheaton, Md.
Thursday, May 22, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
CCBC Essex, CCBC and general public- $65.
Grab your walking shoes for this inside and outside display of seasonal and green tropical plants and flowers. Tour the two conservatories including Azalea, Rose and Fragrance gardens as well as a Japanese Tea House complete with ponds. Lunch will be held at one of the last remaining tollhouses in Montgomery County, Mrs. K’s Toll House Restaurant.
Call 443-840-1717 or visit www.ccbcmd.edu/academics/travel for more information.

Eight-Day/Seven-Night International Trip to Ireland
Friday, May 23-Friday, May 20
CCBC Essex, CCBC and general public-$1,725 per person sharing a double room; $1,925 for a single room.
This Irish Heritage themed trip includes an array of escorted tours to scenic coastlines, historic sights and famous castles. Enjoy six nights of four-star lodging as well as full Irish breakfasts every morning. Tours will be of such landmarks as the Killarney-Cliffs of Moher-Muckross House, the Blarney Castle and the Dublin-Trinity College.
Call 443-840-1717 or visit www.ccbcmd.edu/academics/travel for more information.

Trip to Hersheypark, Hershey, Pa.
Friday, May 30
CCBC Dundalk, Students - $20; Staff/Faculty/Alumni - $25; Community Members - $30.
Get “Hersheypark Happy” with the College Programming Board.
Call 443-840-3375 for information.

Three-Day/Two-Night trip to Kykuit, Lyndhurst, Sunnyside, Boscobel and the Hudson Valley, Tarrytown, N.Y.
Saturday, June 7at 8:30 a.m.- Monday, June 9 at 8:30 p.m.
CCBC Essex, CCBC and general public-$400 per person sharing a double room; $520 for a single room
Enjoy this trip filled with great food and beautiful historic sites. Arrive in time to Sunnyside, the home of Washington Irving, for a catered picnic and tour of the grounds. After checking into the Tarrytown Hilton Resort, dinner will be served at the Dobbs Ferry Chart house.
The rest of the trip is filled with tours of landmarks scattered from the Hudson River town to Union Church in Pocantico Hills. Don’t forget your walking shoes because this weekend is full of site seeing.
Call 443-840-1717 or visit www.ccbcmd.edu/academics/travel for more information.

The Subtle Touch
Wednesday, April 23 through Thursday, May 22
CCBC Essex, The Gallery, H&A Building. Free.
The Subtle Touch is an exhibit of photos demonstrating experimental as well as traditional techniques of hand coloring, tinting and sequential printing. The technique of hand coloring is as old as photography itself. It first gained popularity as the only way to make color photographs. All pieces in this exhibit are one of a kind, archival custom dark room or light room prints by Baltimore artist Linnie Greene. Gallery hours are 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. daily.
Call 443-840-2910 or 6510 for additional information.

11th Annual Maryland Centenarians Recognition Luncheon
Thursday, May 8, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Martin’s West, 6821 Dogwood Road, $20 includes lunch.
The Maryland Centenarians Committee, Inc. honors Maryland citizens 100 years and older. The event is co-sponsored by CCBC Catonsville.
Call 443-840-4117 for information.

Benjamin Banneker Planetarium Celestial Shows
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m., Universe of Dr. Einstein
CCBC Catonsville, D building, Room 003, Free.
Enjoy a day of gazing at the stars.
Call 443-840-5935 for information.

End-of-Year-Bash
Tuesday, May 13, 12-3 p.m.
CCBC Dundalk, Administration Building Courtyard.
This year’s event takes on a Caribbean flavor as steel drum band Ewabo entertains students, faculty and staff. A lunch of jerk chicken sandwich, chips, soda and dessert is free for students with current college ID, $3 for faculty and staff.
Call 443-840-3350 for information.

An Aloha Evening
Saturday, May 17, 7-11 p.m.
CCBC Catonsville, $20 includes dinner.
Come and join us at CCBC Catonsville’s Second Annual Year-end Celebration where we recognize retirees for 2002-2003. Enjoy the good food, company and music from the 50s, 60s and 70s in a tropical setting.
Call 443-840-4470 for information.

Athletic/Activities Awards Banquet
Thursday, May 22, 6 p.m.
CCBC Dundalk, location and ticket information to be announced.
Students are honored for outstanding contributions to CCBC Dundalk athletics and co-curricular activities.
Call 443-840-3375 for information.

Book Fair/Meet the Author Night
Friday, May 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
CCBC Catonsville, K-100, Free.
CCBC Catonsville’s Office of Student Life and The Rotary Club of Catonsville – Sunrise are co-sponsoring this event, which showcases local authors from a cross section of genres. Authors will speak with patrons and sign books.
Call 443-840-4193 or 443-840-4117 for information.

Ducky Derby
Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Jerusalem Mills. $10 donation.
A day filled with live music, food and drink, nature walks and a chance to win $1,000.
Call 410-780-6832 for more information.

Women’s Program Golf Tournament 
Friday, June 27, 7:30 a.m.
Rocky Point Golf Course. $100 individual; $360 foursome.
This gold outing is to benefit the Women’s Programs and Scholarships at CCBC Essex. Women’s teams, men’s teams and mixed teams are all welcome.
Call 410-780-6832 for more information.

Board of Director’s Golf Tournament
Monday, September 8, 6:30a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Hunt Valley Golf Club, Hunt Valley, Md. $175 individual, $700 foursome
Come out for this golfing day of celebration packed with food, contests and a silent auction. Proceeds to benefit programs at CCBC Essex.
Call 410-780-6832 for more information.

CCBC Graduation Ceremony
Saturday, May 31, 2 p.m.
UMBC, Retriever Activity Center
More than 400 graduates are expected to participate in the graduation ceremony. Chancellor Irving Pressley McPhail delivers the keynote address. Tickets are required for entry.
Call 443-840-4822 for information.

Awards Ceremony and Graduates' Reception
Thursday, May 29, 6:30 p.m.
CCBC Dundalk, College Community Center, Theater.
This annual event honors students who have excelled academically and those who have been active in recognized clubs and organizations.
Call 443-840-3375 for information.

Student Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, May 28, 7 p.m.
CCBC Essex, College Community Center Dining Room
The CCBC Essex Student Awards Ceremony formally recognizes and honors our students' accomplishments in a wide variety of areas including Academic Divisions and Co-Curricular Activities.
For additional information, contact 443-840-1572.

Employee Recognition Ceremony
Thursday, May 29, 11:30 a.m.
CCBC Essex, College Community Center
This luncheon event will honor employees with five to 35 years of service to The Community College of Baltimore County, Essex (CCBC Essex).
For additional information, call 443-840-1327.

Commencement Reception for Graduates
Thursday, May 29, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
CCBC Essex, College Community Center, 2nd Floor Lobby
CCBC Essex President R. Wayne Branch hosts this reception honoring this year’s graduates. The evening includes light fare and music.
For additional information, call 443-840-1327.

Pre-Commencement Reception for Graduates and Certificate Recipients
Thursday, May 29, 7-8 p.m.
CCBC Catonsville, The Barn
Graduates, certificate recipients and their family and friends are invited to celebrate the end of the school year for a special reception. Light refreshments will be served.
Call 443-840-4624 for information.

Nursing Capping and Pinning Ceremony
Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m.
Notre Dame Preparatory School. By invitation only.
This traditional award ceremony honors this year’s nursing graduates by the presentation of the nursing cap and pin. All graduates are dressed in white and recite the Nightingale pledge as part of the program.
For information, contact 443-840-2610.