For immediate release October 21, 2009

Media contact: Jacquie Lucy 443-840-4668

November 2009 is event-full at CCBC

Baltimore County, MD –The Community College of Baltimore County hosts a host of activities ranging from information sessions for prospective students to discussions on controversial and thought-provoking themes during November.

The Arts at CCBC (http://ccbcmd.edu/arts) mounts three original productions this November.
 CINEMAGIC, a salute to the silver screen and Hollywood’s colorful musical history by Arne Lindquist and performed by the Senior Star Showcase on 2 pm. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7-8 in the B Building Theatre at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. Tickets are $12 general admission; $10 seniors, CCBC faculty and students and $8 for groups of 10 or more. Visit the CCBC Web site, http://www.ccbcmd.edu/performingarts/actheatre.html, to buy tickets online or call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS (2787) for tickets and information.

 War Stories to Stage, a theatrical performance by CCBC Theatre students based on interviews with CCBC International Students and directed by Julie Lewis of the CCBC Theatre faculty in conjunction with the Community Book Connection. Performances will be given at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 in the Theatre at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard; 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the K Building John E. Ravekes Theatre, CCBC Dundalk 7200 Sollers Point Road, and 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the Q Building Theatre, CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road. All performances are free and open to the public.

 Upon His Back He Carries Them is an original play by CCBC associate professor Carl Freundel commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of African Art in conjunction with Discovery Theatre in 1997. CCBC Catonsville Academic Theatre students will perform this tribute to Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I, Kwaku Dua Asamu III, a former King of Ghana whose contributions to civil rights are on a par with Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Nov. 18, 20-21; 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 and 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20 in the Building Q Theatre at CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road. Tickets are $8 general admission and $5 for seniors, students, CCBC faculty, staff and alumni. Visit the CCBC Web site, http://www.ccbcmd.edu/performingarts/actheatre.html, to buy tickets online or call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS (2787) for tickets and information.

Through Nov. 19 – The Gallery at CCBC Catonsville -- Puppet Show
CCBC’s Diana Marta’s 25-year retrospective, Puppet Show, continues on exhibit 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and by appointment (Mondays – Saturdays) through Thursday, Nov. 19 in The Gallery at CCBC Catonsville, Q Building, 800 South Rolling Road. For additional information, call 443-840-4246 or visit http:www.ccbcmd.edu/adim/galleries/html.

Nov. 2 - Dec. 11 –The Gallery at CCBC Dundalk – Spirits of the Abandoned
Nov. 6 – free opening reception for the artist 6-8 p.m.
Photographs by Susan Tatterson, titled Spirits of the Abandoned, will be exhibited 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays from Nov. 2 through Friday, Dec. 11 at The Gallery at CCBC Dundalk, K Building, 7200 Sollers Point Road. For more information or to make an appointment, visit http://ccbcmd.edu/adim/galleries.html or call 443-840-4246.

Nov. 4 – Black Student Union/Community Book Connection – Slavery in America: Modern Day Human Trafficking
The Black Student Union and the Community Book Connection presents a panel discussion on Slavery in America: Modern Day Human Trafficking 10-11:30 a.m., H-308-ABC at CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road. CCBC student and BSU president Evelyn Chumbow will discuss her first-hand experiences as a modern-day slave. Other guest speakers include Tiffany Williams, a social worker from the “Break the Chain Campaign” and Melanie Orhant, Esq. former director of Pro Bono Services at the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. Free and open to the public. For information, contact prennie@ccbcmd.edu.

Nov. 4 – CCBC Essex Spotlight Speaker – James McBride – The Color of Water: A Meditation on Identity
Author, musician and screenwriter James McBride is November’s Spotlight Speaker. McBride, the author of the highly acclaimed The Color of Water and Song Yet Sung, will speak on The Color of Water: A Meditation on Identity 12:20 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, B Building Theatre, CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. Free and open to the public but tickets are required. For free tickets, call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS.

Nov. 5 – Getting Started at CCBC/Admissions Information Session at CCBC Dundalk
The CCBC Admissions Office will host an information session on “Getting Started at CCBC” 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5 in Room 100 of the K Building on its Dundalk campus, 7200 Sollers Point Road. Free and open to the public. To register, call 443-840-1377 or visit http://www.ccbcmd.edu/openhouse/.

Nov. 6 – Music Forum – Pop Student Recital
Talented CCBC Music students perform pop, jazz and musical theatre selections 12:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 in the E Building Recital Hall at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. Free and open to the public. Call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS for details.

Nov. 7 – CCBC Foundation, Inc. - Dundalk Bull Roast
The CCBC Foundation, Inc. - Dundalk hosts its annual fall Bull Roast 7-11 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7 at the UAW Hall, 1010 S. Oldham Street. Tickets are $35 per person. This event supports the Marie Lloyd/Ed Lamon scholarship for CCBC students. Games, raffles, door prizes and dancing are included in your ticket price. Music is provided by Dundalk's own Dangerous Donny. For tickets and information, call the Gail Bennett in the Foundation Office at 443-840-3675.

Nov. 7, 8 – Senior Star Showcase --CINEMAGIC
CCBC's Senior Star Showcase celebrates Hollywood's colorful musical history with CINEMAGIC, an original production by Arne Lindquist, 2 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8 in the B Building Theatre at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and students and $8 for groups of 10 or more. Call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS for details.

Nov. 11, 12 – Performing Arts at CCBC and Community Book Connection – War Stories to Stage
War Stories to Stage, a theatrical performance by CCBC Theatre students based on interviews with CCBC International Students and directed by Julie Lewis of the CCBC Theatre faculty in conjunction with the Community Book Connection. Performances will be given at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 in the Theatre at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard; 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the K Building John E. Ravekes Theatre, CCBC Dundalk 7200 Sollers Point Road, and 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the Q Building Theatre, CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road. All performances are free and open to the public.

Nov. 13 – Music Forum – Maryland State Boychoir
The Maryland State Boychoir, Maryland’s official “Goodwill Ambassadors,” comprised of approximately 150 choristers ages 7 to 20 years, will perform 12:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 in the E Building Recital Hall at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. Free and open to public. Call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS for details.

Nov. 17 – Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone, 2009 Community Book Connection selection -- SOLD OUT
Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone, will deliver the 2009 Community Book Connection keynote lecture on issues surrounding children and war that he raises in his memoir. He will also touch on his experiences as a boy soldier and then as a man writing about those experiences. The program will be given 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17 in the K Building John E. Ravekes Theatre at CCBC Dundalk, 7200 Sollers Point Road and again at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17 in the Q Building Theatre at CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road. Free and open to the public but tickets are required. Call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS (2787) for free tickets (only two per caller) and information.

Nov. 17 – Getting Started at CCBC/Admissions Information Sessions at CCBC Catonsville and CCBC Essex
The CCBC Admissions Office will host information sessions on “Getting Started at CCBC” 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17 in Room 100 of the K Building, CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road and in Room 260 of the A Building at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. Free and open to the public. To register, call 443-840-1377 or visit http://www.ccbcmd.edu/openhouse.

Nov. 18-21 – CCBC Catonsville Academic Theatre –Upon His Back He Carries Them
CCBC associate professor Carl Freundel’s original play, commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution’s African-American Museum, will be performed by CCBC Catonsville Academic Theatre students 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Nov. 18, 20-21; 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 and 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20 in the Building Q Theatre at CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road. Tickets are $8 general admission and $5 for seniors, students, CCBC faculty, staff and alumni. Visit http://www.ccbcmd.edu/performingarts/actheatre.html to buy tickets online or call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS (2787) for tickets and information.

Nov. 20 – Music Forum – Animus -- in conjunction with the CCBC World Dance Festival and International Education Week
Animus, a Philadelphia-based group that performs Eastern Mediterranean world fusion music and dance, will perform 12:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 in the E Building Recital Hall at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. Free and open to public. Call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS for details. This program is in conjunction with the CCBC World Dance Festival and International Education Week.

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