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For immediate release
April 3, 2008
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Media contact: Jacquie Lucy
410-869-7168
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CCBC hosts an array of special events during April 2008
Highlights include Ethics Week, Justice Month and 'West Side Story'
Baltimore County, Md. – The CCBC April 2008 calendar is jam packed with special events and programs for all ages and interests. Join us on the Community College of Baltimore County campuses as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
April 4
Music at CCBC presents its “Student Pop Recital” featuring talented music students performing pop, jazz and musical theatre selections at 12:20 p.m. Friday, April 4 in the E Building Recital Hall on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Blvd. For additional information, contact Monica Otal, concert manager, at 410-780-6726. Free and open to the public.
April 8
Career Development Services and Student Employment at CCBC Catonsville is holding its spring “Job Fair 2008” 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 in Room 100 in the K Building on the Catonsville campus, 800 S. Rolling Road. Employers from government and private industries are scheduled to attend. Dress for success and bring your resumes! For information, call 410-455-4135. Free and open to the public.
April 8-10
CCBC Ethics Week explores “The Ethics of Journalism”
CCBC's Performing Arts and Humanities department is sponsoring its annual Ethics Week programs on “The Ethics of Journalism,” in conjunction with the Community Book Connection’s focus on Michael Eric Dyson’s book Come Hell or High Water. CCBC Ethics Week programs are free and open to the public. Receptions with the speakers will follow all presentations.
April 8 – CCBC Dundalk
Reporting Iraq: Journalists’ Fight against Propaganda in a Censored War
Mike Hoyt, executive editor, Columbia Journalism Review and editor of the new book, “Reporting Iraq: Journalists’ Fight against Propaganda in a Censored War”
Nancy A. Youssef, Pentagon correspondent, McClatchy News, who has served as an “embedded correspondent” in Iraq.
Ethics and Photojournalism
Jed Kirschbaum, Baltimore Sun, photographer and journalist
11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.
K Building Student Lounge, second floor
CCBC Dundalk, 7200 Sollers Point Road
For information, call Salehi Amir at 410-285-9412 or Bill Barry at 410-285-9563.
April 9 – CCBC Catonsville
Fake News, Irony and the Way to Truth
Phil Seng, professor of Philosophy, UMBC
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Keeping Your Ethical Chin Up When it is Exposed by Fragmented Media
Richard Vatz, professor of Communication Studies, Towson University
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
H Building, Room 308 A/B/C
CCBC Catonsville, 800 S. Rolling Road
For information, call Daniel Jenkins, Philosophy coordinator, at 410-455-7928.
April 10 –CCBC Essex
Ethics Day Keynote Spotlight Speaker
The Ethics of Journalism
Don Rojas, internationally recognized journalist and political commentator, and founder of The Black World Today, the only Internet portal dedicated to serving the Black community worldwide. His career has included stints as communications director for the NAACP, executive editor of New York Amsterdam News, press aide to President Maurice Bishop of Grenada, to name only a few.
12:45 – 2:10 p.m.
J Building Lecture Hall (J-137)
CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd.
For information, call CCBC Essex Office of Student Life at 410-780-6572.
April 9
The English Department in the CCBC School of Liberal Arts presents actor Hilary Kacser for its spring Literary Hour, In Pursuit of the English: Rose, 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 in the J Building Lecture Hall (J-137) at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. This program is a dramatization of 2007 Nobel Prizewinner Doris Lessing’s memoirs about post-World War II London. For additional information, call 410-780-6537. Free and open to the public.
April 11
Music at CCBC presents its Student Classical Recital, featuring talented music students performing classical and traditional works,12:20 p.m. Friday, April 11 in the E Building Recital Hall on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Blvd. For additional information, contact Monica Otal, concert manager, at 410-780-6726. Free and open to the public.
April 11
The English Department in the CCBC School of Liberal Arts hosts its annual Creative Writing Forum 7 p.m. Friday, April 11 in the J Building Lecture Hall (J-137) on the Essex campus at 7201 Rossville Blvd.
Noted poet, essayist and novelist Andrei Codrescu, distinguished professor of English at Louisiana State University, will be the featured speaker. His latest book, New Orleans Mon Amour, is a collection of essays describing his time in the Big Easy. For information, contact Assistant Professor Brooke Bognanni at 410-780-6531. Free and open to the public.
April 14 –Justice Month event
CCBC School of Justice’s fourth annual Safe Driving Seminar will be held 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday, April 14 in the K Building Theater on the Dundalk campus, 7200 Sollers Point Road. Representatives from the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, MADD, Baltimore County Police and other agencies will speak.
Following the formal program, demonstrations of the Pennsylvania DUI Association Safe Driving Simulator, Seat Belt Convincer, Blind Spot Awareness and BGE Hotwire Simulation will be held outdoors on the Dundalk campus. This free event – in advance of the Prom season – is geared toward high school juniors and seniors but is open to the general public. For additional information, contact Tanya Jones at 410-285-9740 or Donna Mandl at 410-285-9477.
April 15
CCBC School of Justice invites residents and business people in the Southwest Baltimore County community to attend a Justice for Victims Crime Seminar to be held 6 – 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 in the Q Building Theater at CCBC Catonsville, 800 S. Rolling Road. This seminar on “how not to become a victim” is presented in conjunction with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 13-19, 2008). This event is hosted by the Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce, the Baltimore County Police Department—Wilkens Precinct, CCBC School of Justice and CCBC Catonsville Foundation, the Arbutus Business and Professional Association, the Lansdowne Baltimore and Professional Association, UMBC, St. Agnes Hospital Foundation and the Wilkens Police and Community Relations Organization.
April 16
Music at CCBC presents a Casual Concert featuring The Rob Levit Trio 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 in the Q Building Lounge on the Catonsville campus, 800 S, Rolling Road. One of the most popular jazz groups in the mid-Atlantic region, The Rob Levit Trio mixes jazz, pop, rock, funk and electronic music. The performance will include original music and improvisations by Rob Levit.
For additional information, contact Monica Otal, concert manager, at 410-780-6726. Free and open to the public.
April 17
Music at CCBC presents a Casual Concert featuring The Rob Levit Trio 1:30 p.m. Thursday,, April 17 in the K Building Student Lounge on the Dundalk campus, 7200 Sollers Point Road. One of the most popular jazz groups in the mid-Atlantic region, The Rob Levit Trio mixes jazz, pop, rock, funk and electronic music. The performance includes original music and improvisations by Rob Levit.
For additional information, contact Monica Otal, concert manager, at 410-780-6726. Free and open to the public.
April 17
CCBC Essex Honors Program 20th Anniversary Reception, 4-7 p.m. in the B Building second floor, CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. For information, call 410-780-6880.
April 18
Music at CCBC presents its Music Forum featuring The Rob Levit Trio 12:20 p.m. Friday, April 18 in the E Building Recital Hall on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Blvd. One of the most popular jazz groups in the mid-Atlantic region, The Rob Levit Trio mixes jazz, pop, rock, funk and electronic music. The performance will include original music and improvisations by Rob Levit.
For additional information, contact Monica Otal, concert manager, at 410-780- 6726. Free and open to the public.
April 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 28 – CCBC 50th Anniversary event
Performing Arts at CCBC presents West Side Story, a modern day tale of star-crossed lovers based on a concept by Jerome Robbins and music by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. This production, in celebration of CCBC’s 50th Anniversary, showcases the talents of CCBC’s music, dance and theatre students and faculty.
Performances will be held 8 p.m. Friday, April 18, Saturday April 19 and Friday, April 25; 3 p.m. Sunday, April 20; 10 a.m. Thursday, April 24 and 12:20 p.m. Monday, April 28 in the B Building Theater at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd.
Tickets are $8 general admission; $5 senior adults, students, CCBC faculty, staff and students. For additional information and tickets, call the CCBC Box Office at 410-780-6369.
April 20
CCBC’s Baltimore Symphonic Band will present its Spring Concert 7 p.m., Sunday, April 20 at Perry Hall High School. American music old and new is the theme. This year the orchestra is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story” as well as CCBC’s 50th anniversary. Featured as soloists are Christopher Williams and Christopher Wolfe, both members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, who will be performing music of Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton. Free and open to the public.
April 25
CCBC Dundalk Honors Program presents a community-wide Spring Thing Festival at 12 p.m. Friday, April 25, outside in front of the J Building on the Dundalk campus, 7200 Sollers Point Road. The event will showcase the Dundalk area's best singers, dancers, performance and visual artists in a talent competition. Come by and help judge the contest! Stay for the food, contests, prizes and music. For additional information, contact Jay Trucker, CCBC Dundalk Honors Program director, at 410-285-9601. Rain date is May 5. Free and open to the public.
April 25
Music at CCBC presents a special workshop, How to Audition Successfully, given by Dr. Margaret Olson, coordinator of voice studies at Morgan State University, 12:20 p.m. Friday, April 25 in the E Building Recital Hall on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Blvd. Dr. Olson will give practical advice on auditioning dos and don’ts for both vocalists and instrumentalists. Information on resumes, applications and performance strategies for college and professional auditions will be discussed.
For additional information, contact Monica Otal, concert manager, at 410-780-6726. Free and open to the public.
April 26 – CCBC 50th Anniversary event
Dancing with the Stars, CCBC’s 50th Anniversary Gala, will be held 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. Saturday, April 26 at Martin’s Valley Mansion, 594 Cranbrook Road in Hunt Valley. Attire for the gala is black-tie optional.
Tickets are $150 per person with proceeds to benefit CCBC student scholarships. For tickets and information, call the CCBC Foundation Office at 410-285-9984.
Upcoming May events
May 2
Between jobs? Stymied in your current career? Getting ready to graduate? Plan to attend Job Fair ‘08 sponsored by Career Development Services and Student Employment at CCBC Essex 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Friday, May 2 in the D Building (Athletic and Wellness Center) on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Blvd. This event is free and open to job seekers. For additional information, call the CCBC Essex Job Placement Office at 410-780-6653.
May 2
Music at CCBC presents its CCBC Chamber Singers, under the direction of CCBC faculty member Monica Otal, 12:20 p.m. Friday, May 2 in the E Building Recital Hall on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Blvd. For additional information, contact Monica Otal at 410-780-6726. Free and open to the public.
May 3
The CCBC Chamber Singers, under the direction of CCBC faculty member Monica Otal, presents its Spring Choral Concert 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3 in the Building E Recital Hall at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. The ensemble will perform a program of varied works from Baroque to Broadway.
For additional information, contact Monica Otal, the concert master, at 410-780-6726. Free and open to the public.
May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
Dundalk Community Theatre presents the Baltimore community theater premiere of the six-time Tony award winning musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 2 -3 and 9 -10 and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4 and 11 in the K Building Theater at CCBC Dundalk, 7200 Sollers Point Road. Get ready to raise your skirts and bob your hair as we follow small-town Millie Dillmount in her journey to New York City to marry for money instead of love.The musical is filled with colorful characters, madcap adventures, dancing stenographers and the glamour and high life of Manhattan.
Tickets are $21 general admission, $18 for senior adults and $13 for students and children 12 years old and under. Tickets are available through the CCBC Box Office at 410-780-6369.
May 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12
Children’s Playhouse of Maryland, Inc., in residence at CCBC Essex, presents A Pocketful of Rhymes 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4 and 10-11, and 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Monday, May 5 and 12 in the J Building Lecture Hall (J-137) on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Blvd.
All seats are $10. Tickets are available from the CCBC Box Office at 410-780-6369 or at the door prior to each performance.
