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Sedona Center, Nov. 1 & 2 – “Sky…Diamonds”

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Play addresses living with Alzheimer’s Disease

Event 5The Yavapai College Sedona Center (4215 Arts Village Dr., Sedona) will host a production of the 90-minute, one-act play, “Sky…Diamonds,” on Saturday November 1 and Sunday November 2.  Tickets are $15 for students and $12 for seniors in advance, or $20 at the door.

Show times are at 7:30 p.m. on November  1 and 2 p.m. on November 2. Tickets can be purchased at Crystal Magic, Webers IGA, Mt. Hope Foods and OLLI at the Yavapai College Sedona Center. For more information, please click here.

The show will be presented in Sedona by the Red Earth Theatre in Association with Yavapai College Sedona center.

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World War I Symposium Nov 6-8

By R. Oliphant
Sunday, October 26th, 2014

Yavapai Community College offers free to the public outstanding World War I lecture symposium from November 6 to November 8 

A series of interdisciplinary lectures will be presented by the Yavapai Community College faculty on the Prescott and Verde campuses from November 6 thru the 8th. The lectures are free to the public. The lectures will be held in Building M, room 137 on the Verde campus. The schedule on the Verde campus looks like this:

World War i plain crashThursday, November 6:  3:00 PM: Causes, Course, and Consequences. Amy Ilona Stein, PhD
Thursday, 4:15 PM: All Quiet on the Eastern Front: the Untold History of Russia and World War I, Paul Ewing.
Thursday, 7:00 PM: Free Film: All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930 Film Introduction: Helen Stephenson.

Friday, November 7, 3:00 PM: Tanks, Poppies, and the Old Lie: The Evolution of World War I Poetry, Jason Whitesitt.
Friday, 4:15 PM: Gas Warfare in World War I, Gino Romeo, PhD.
Friday, 7:00 PM: Free Film Johnny Got His Gun, 1970 Film Introduction: Helen Stephenson.

Saturday, November 8, 10:00 AM: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919, Matthew Pearcy, PhD.
Saturday, 11:15 AM: The Trauma of War, Sal Buffo.
Saturday, 1:00 P.M: Dona Nobis pacem. This concert by the Master Chorale  concludes the history symposium on World War I.

The schedule for both the Verde and Prescott campuses can be found by clicking here.

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Honors program fundraiser

By R. Oliphant
Friday, October 24th, 2014

Student Honors gala tonight in Prescott at Hassayampa Inn 

Event 5The 4th Annual Community College Honors Gala is tonight, October 24, at the Hassayampa Inn beginning at 6 p.m. There are cocktails, dinner, a silent auction, live music, and performances by Honors Students. This year’s proceeds will benefit the College Honors Program spring enrichment trip to Rome and Greece.  Tickets are $60 per person and $460 for a table of eight.

For more information and tickets, please click here.

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Special OLLI program this Friday

By R. Oliphant
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

“WHISPERS AMONG THE RUINS”

OSHER LIFE LONG LEARNING 2Lori Hines, paranormal mystery author and “Under the Surface” radio host, will discuss The Ancient Ones series, a fiction series inspired by experiences as a paranormal investigator and archaeology enthusiast on Friday, October 24th at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Yavapai College – Verde Campus in Clarkdale. The discussion will be held in Room M-137 on from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. this Friday. It is free and open to the general public. Read More→

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Special performance Friday on Verde campus of life of T. Roosevelt

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014

Theodore Roosevelt to be performed October 17 at 7 p.m. on Verde campus

Yavapai Community College announced on Wednesday that it will have a special performance of “Theodore Roosevelt” at the Charles Mavery Pavilion on the Verde campus in Clarkdale at 7 p.m. on October 17.   Tickets for the performance Friday night are $10.  Saturday night’s show at the Performance Center  on the Prescott campus will cost you $26 to $36.

T ROOSEVELTThe Community College says in its press release that “TR has been energetically brought back to life by Derek Evans in performances from the White House Visitor Center to grade school classrooms, museums and theaters across the United States. . . . [You will]  be transported to the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Learn about Teddy Roosevelt’s early life; military career; organization of the Rough Riders; his friendship with former Prescott Mayor, Buckey O’Neill; and his Presidency as steward of the people.”

To purchase tickets, click here and you will be taken to the YCC site.  Or, you may call 928-776-2000.

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OLLI Fall Arts and Crafts Fair

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

OLLI Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday, October 11 on Verde campus

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is sponsoring a fall Arts and Crafts Fair on the Verde campus, 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale on Saturday October 11. The fair will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.

Event 5OLLI says there will be over 25 local artists and crafters at the fair. There will be a kids art area, a magician, Yo Yo demonstrations, storytelling, face painting, and more. Dave Rentz and other local musicians will provide the entertainment as you enjoy the arts and crafts creations by local artists. This event is a fundraiser for OLLI scholarships.

 

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D.R.E.A.M. job fair

By R. Oliphant
Sunday, October 5th, 2014

D.R.E.A.M. job fair on Verde campus October 8

Event 5The Verde Valley D.R.E.A.M. Job Fair will be held Wednesday, October 8th, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., on the Yavapai Community College Verde Campus in Clarkdale in building M, Room 137.  The event provides a free job and networking opportunity for people with disabilities, veterans, and the under-employed in the Verde Valley. 

If you are an employer searching for a valuable and a mostly untapped resource, you are asked to sign-up to take part in the Fair.  You may contact Melissa Kramer at DreamJobFair@gmail.com or call 928.634.1397 or visit the D.R.E.A.M. facebook.com/VerdeValleyDreamFair. For additional information, please click here.

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Open house at Sedona Center

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

College plans open house at Sedona Center on October 14

Event 5The public is invited to attend the open house for the Sedona Center of the Yavapai Community College on Tuesday, October 14 at 4:30 pm. In its press release, the College says the event “celebrates the culmination of 12 years of hard work to ensure the continued success of the Sedona Center. Come to learn about Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Community Education, and Regional Economic Development Services.”

The Sedona Center is located in Sedona at 4215 Arts Village Drive. Please contact Karen Jones for more information at karen.jones@yc.edu, or 928-776-2307.

Categories : Event, Sedona Campus

Free Thursday Lunchtime Discussion Series at Verde campus by OLLI

By R. Oliphant
Monday, September 29th, 2014

Brown Bag Brain Buzz lunchtime discussion series launched on Verde campus by OLLI Thursday, October 2

 🙂 The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) of Sedona/Verde is offering a “Brown Bag Brain Buzz” series to the public free of charge as part of their tenth anniversary celebration. “Brown Bag Brain Buzz” is a  series on “Great People and Big Ideas” that have shaped the course of human history. OLLI (There will be a different topic each week. 

OLLI says that “everyoneEvent 5 is invited to come and bring a `brown bag lunch’ or get something from the college café; OLLI will be providing water, coffee and iced tea.”  The sessions will be ongoing every Thursday, starting Oct 2nd, from 12:15 to 1:15 at the Clarkdale Community College Verde campus, 601 Black Hills Drive in room M-202.  Read More→

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Supreme court on Prescott campus Tuesday

By R. Oliphant
Sunday, September 28th, 2014

AZ Supreme Court to hear an appeal on Prescott Campus September 30

Event 5The Arizona Supreme Court will hold oral arguments on an actual case Tuesday, September 30, 2014, on the stage at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center. This provides an opportunity for students and members of the public to observe the Court and attorneys presenting an appeal to the state’s highest court. Arguments by the lawyers will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. If you plan to attend, you are asked to arrive not later than 10:05 a.m. at the Center.
One case will be argued and attorneys representing each side will be given 20 minutes to present their case.

Details about the case are summarized at http://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/45/14Summaries/September302014CV140085PR.pdf.  You may click here to be taken to that website.

Following the case, the justices will take general questions about the court from the audience.

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