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For immediate release
July 3, 2008
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Media contact: Jacquie Lucy
410-869-7168
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MEDIA ALERT
Chautauqua 2008 at CCBC presents “Civil Rights: Taking a Stand”
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Who:
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The Community College of Baltimore County and the Maryland Humanities Council
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What:
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Chautauqua 2008 at CCBC –Civil Rights: Taking a Stand
History comes alive on stage with performances featuring:
• Thursday, July 10 - Bill Grimmette as The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Friday, July 11 – Doug Mishler as former Alabama Governor George C. Wallace
• Saturday, July 12 – Gwendolyn Briley-Strand as Rosa Parks, “the mother of the Civil Rights Movement.”
• Sunday, July 13 – Charles Everett Pace as Malcolm X
FREE PROGRAM (No tickets needed); FREE PARKING
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When:
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7 p.m.
Introduction and Musical program featuring Antoinne Barnes (Thursday and Saturday) and Christina Freeman (Friday and Sunday) followed by the featured historic figure.
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Where:
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Outdoors under the Chautauqua tent*
CCBC Catonsville
800 S. Rolling Road
Directions to the campus available on the CCBC Web site
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Preview:
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Call the Maryland Humanities Council at 443-315-4095 and listen to the scholar/actors discuss the historic figures they will be portraying.
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Contact:
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CCBC Media Relations: 410-869-7168
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*In case of inclement weather, the program will be moved inside the Q Building Theatre.
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About CCBC (www.ccbcmd.edu)
Rooted in the community since 1957, CCBC educates nearly 65,000 students each year, including half of all Baltimore County residents attending college in Maryland as undergraduates. Offering more than 50 different associate degrees and 100 certificate programs, the Community College of Baltimore County ranks among the best in providing undergraduate education, work force development, technology, health care training and life enrichment options to citizens throughout the Baltimore Metropolitan area. CCBC also provides customized employee development training to more than 100 companies annually.
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