For immediate release February 7, 2008

Media contact: Jacquie Lucy 410-869-7168

CCBC March 2008 special events offer something for everyone!

Baltimore County, Md. – The Community College of Baltimore County hosts a myriad of special events during March 2008 on its three main campuses. Many are free and open to the public.

March 1, 2
Cirque Voila! – CCBC Performing Arts Fundraiser – Many new acts!
Acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and more entertain and amaze you at this family-friendly fundraising event for Performing Arts scholarships to be held 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2 in the B Building Theatre at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. Tickets are $25 each or $85 for a family foursome. Tickets for special VIP seating and admission to a VIP reception with the artists (after the 7 p.m. performance only) are $50 each. For tickets and information, call the CCBC Box Office at 410-780-6369.

March 1, 2   Last two performances!
Dundalk Community Theatre presents Other People’s Money 8 p.m. Saturday, March 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2 in the K Building Theatre at CCBC Dundalk, 7200 Sollers Point Road. This funny, serious and suspenseful drama explores what happens when corporate raiders invade a sleepy New England town. It will make you want to stand up and cheer for the little guy. Tickets are $21 general admission; $18 for senior adults, and $13 for CCBC students and children 12 and under. For tickets and information, call the CCBC Box Office at 410-780-6369.

March 1- 14
The Gallery at CCBC Catonsville will host Wake: A Grendel’s Mother Exhibition by artists David Friedheim and Trisha Kyner, weekdays, through March 14, in the Q Building Gallery on the Catonsville campus, 800 S. Rolling Road. For additional information about the exhibit, logon to www.grendelsmother.org or call 410-455-4246. Free and open to the public.

March 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16
Children’s Playhouse of Maryland, Inc., in residence at CCBC Essex, presents Peter Pan 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2, 8 and 9 and 15 and 16 and 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15 in the J Building Lecture Hall (J-137) on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Blvd. All seats are $10 each. This production stars Bradley Bowers of Towson as Peter and Jamie Watson of Beverly Hills in Northeast Baltimore as Wendy. Bowers recently appeared in the off-Broadway play Crossing Brooklyn and was young Tarzan in Tarzan on Broadway. For tickets and information, call the CCBC Box Office at 410-780-6369.

March 7
Music at CCBC presents “The St. Charles Brass,” who will perform music from the Renaissance to contemporary times, 12:20 p.m. Friday, March 7 in the E Building Recital Hall on the Essex campus, 7201 Rossville Blvd. For more information, call 410-780-6726. Free and open to the public.

March 8-9   CCBC Women’s Expo
The CCBC Catonsville chapter of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges will sponsor its seventh annual “CCBC Women’s Expo” 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9 on the Catonsville campus, 800 S. Rolling Road. For information, call 410-455-4500 or www.womensexpomd.com.

March 10   CCBC Dundalk Honors Program Spring Thing Festival – Call for performers
Are you the next Kelly Clarkson, Dundalk’s version of Chris Brown or a 21st century Leonardo da Vinci? If so, the CCBC Dundalk Honors Program “Spring Thing” committee is looking for the most talented people in the Dundalk area for its Spring Thing Festival to be held noon – 3 p.m. Friday, April 25. Local visual artists, poets, singers, and dancers are encouraged to sign up at spettijohn@ccbcmd.edu. Prizes will be awarded to top performers in each category.

March 12 Celebrate Women’s History Month
Poet jessica Care moore will be the featured CCBC Essex Office of Student Life Spotlight Speaker for Women’s History Month 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 in the B Building Theatre at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. According to her Web site, “Care moore has left audiences in awe with her original play There Are No Asylums for the Real Crazy Women. This one-woman stage production brings to life the story of Vivienne Eliot, the late first wife of famous poet T.S. Eliot. Fusing her modern use of poetry, hip-hop culture, feminist thought and language, Care moore, a solo virtuoso, offers a moving and innovative portrayal of an English woman born in 1888.” For more information, call 410-780-6572. Free and open to the public.

March 12, 13   More than 100 colleges to participate
College Fair 2008, co-sponsored by CCBC and the Baltimore County Public Schools, will be held 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 in the D Building at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 13 in the L Building at CCBC Catonsville, 800 S. Rolling Road. More than 100 colleges and universities from the Mid-Atlantic region are expected to attend. For additional information, call 410-455-4394. Free and open to the public.

March 14   Celebrate Women’s History Month
Music at CCBC presents Barbara Martin and Mac Walter present: Earthy to Elegant: Great Ladies of Blues and Jazz at the Music Forum, 12:20 p.m. Friday, March 14 in the Recital Hall, Building E, CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. Enjoy a presentation on the music, life and times of great women blues and jazz artists from the 1920s through the 1940s. For more information, call 410-780-6726. Free and open to the public.

March 14
CCBC Dundalk hosts a “Star Party” 8 p.m. Friday, March 14 at the Observatory on the Dundalk campus, 7200 Sollers Point Road. Stargazers are encouraged to bring their own telescopes or engage in “naked-eye astronomy” to identify stars and constellations. If conditions appear potentially cloudy, rainy or snowy, please check for cancellations by calling 410-282-3092 approximately 45 minutes before the scheduled start time. Visit the CCBC Web site or call 410-455-4560 for information about star parties.

March 15
CCBC and the Maryland Humanities Council host the Central District Contest for Maryland History Day 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, March 15 on the Dundalk campus at 7200 Sollers Points Road. Middle school and high school students from Baltimore City and Baltimore County will compete in five different categories on the theme "Conflict and Compromise in History." For additional information, call Professor Neal Brooks at 410-780-6448. Free and open to the public. Snow date is Saturday, April 5.

March 15
CCBC Alumni Bull and Oyster Roast, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the UAW Hall, 1010 South Oldham Street. Tickets are $35 per person for an evening of food, music and dance. Dundalk’s “Dangerous Donny” serves as the DJ. For tickets and information, call the CCBC Alumni Office at 410-285-9546.

March 15
CCBC Catonsville Banneker Planetarium presents a “Celestial show” 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15 in the Banneker Planetarium (D-003) in the D Building on the Catonsville campus, 800 S. Rolling Road. For additional information, call 410-455-4560. In the event of inclement weather, please call 410-455-4567 for weather-related closings. Free and open to the public.

March 21-28
CCBC is closed for Spring Break. Classes resume Saturday, March 29 on all campuses.

Upcoming events:

April 8-10
CCBC Ethics Days

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. It will feature poet, essayist and novelist Andrei Codrescu, Distinguished Professor of English at Louisiana State University. 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 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, 19, 20, 24, 25, 28
Performing Arts at CCBC present 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, in celebration of CCBC’s 50th Anniversary. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday, April 18, Saturday April19 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 Theatre at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville. 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 25
CCBC Dundalk Honors Program presents a community-wide Spring Thing Festival noon 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 jtrucker@ccbcmd.edu.

April 26    CELEBRATE CCBC’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
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. Suggested 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 Office of Institutional Advancement at 410-285-9984.

July 10-13, 2008
CCBC and the Maryland Humanities Council will sponsor Chautauqua 2008 at CCBC Catonsville “Civil Rights: Taking a Stand” featuring portrayals of historical figures – The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Thursday, July 10); former Alabama Governor George Wallace (Friday, July 11); Rosa Parks “the mother of the Civil Rights Movement” (Saturday, July 12) and Malcolm X (Sunday, July 13). The programs will be given – rain or shine – at 7 p.m. on the Catonsville campus, 800 S. Rolling Road. For additional information, contact Jacquie Lucy at CCBC at 410-869-7168. Free and open to the public.