Campus Dates
Scholarship applications for the 2008-09 Collin College Foundation are being accepted through Monday, May 5. Applications are available online by visiting http://foundation.ccccd.org. Students will be notified in June and July if they received a scholarship. The Scholarship Awards Ceremony is set for Tuesday, August 5. For more information, call 972.599.3145.
The Auteur Film Series, “Secrets, Deceptions and Epiphanies: Fruit from the Cinematic Tree of Knowledge,” will present “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, at the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano. The event is free and open to the public. Some content may not be suitable for all ages. For more information, visit www.ccccd.edu/auteurfilms.com.
The University of Texas at Dallas Transfer Expo is set from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, at the Spring Creek Campus Atrium. Transfer Expos provide an opportunity for transfer students to learn more about and apply for admission to UTD. Academic advisors from each UTD school will be available to meet with students who apply at the event. For detailed advising, bring transcripts from all schools attended. Participants will have their $50 application fee waived with a submitted application for the summer 2008 and fall 2008 semesters.
The 16th annual Collin Jazz Festival is Friday-Saturday, April 4-5. Saturday more than 500 high school students will be on campus performing in three different performance centers. Two conerts are scheduled Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Guest artists this year are Kim Richmond, alto saxophone, and Clay Jenkins, trumpet. Both are alums of the Stan Kenton Orchestra and are phenomenal modern players. Ticket prices at the door are $8.
The Expressions vocal jazz ensemble performs at the North Texas Jazz Festival at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 4, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14315 Midway Road in Addison. For more information, visit www.jazz.unt.edu/ntjazzfest.
The Distinguished Speaker Series presents Dr. Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, the executive director of the Skeptics Society, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 15. Dr. Shermer will present "Why People Believe Weird Things." This lecture will focus on pseudo-science. The public lecture is set for 7 p.m. and a Conversation with Dr. Michael Shermer at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 16. For more information about the Distinguished Speaker Series, contact Regina Hughes, director, at rhughes@ccccd.edu or call 972.881.5900. Or visit the series’ webpage at www.ccccd.edu/speakerseries.
The Collin College Chamber Singers will perform an informal spring concert at 11:30 a.m., Friday, April 18, at the Spring Creek Campus Atrium. The event is free.
The Collin Chamber Singers will perform their spring concert at 8 p.m., Friday, April 18, at the Spring Creek Campus, Room C104. The event is free.
The Expressions vocal jazz group will perform at 7 p.m., Sunday, April 20, in the Spring Creek Campus cafeteria. Tickets are available at the door and are $10 and free for children under 6. Proceeds benefit student scholarships.
The Collin Theatre Center concludes their 2007-2008 season with Blithe Spirit, the smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages. The ingenious plot tells how novelist Charles Condomine invites into his placid country home an eccentric, breezy medium in order to learn the language of the occult. Directed by Robin Armstrong. Blithe Spirit will be presented by the Collin Theatre Center at Collin College, in the Black Box Theatre. Performances are April 24-26, 30, May 1-3 at 8 p.m., with matinees April 27, May 3-4 at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $8 for general admission, $6 for students and senior citizens. Group rates are available. For tickets and other information call the Collin Theatre Hotline at 972.881.5100 or visit us on the web at www.collintheatrecenter.com. A TTY information line for deaf patrons is available at 972.881.5117. Performances on Sunday, April 27 at 2:15 p.m. and Friday, May 2 at 8 p.m. will be sign-interpreted for patrons who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
The Auteur Film Series, “Secrets, Deceptions and Epiphanies: Fruit from the Cinematic Tree of Knowledge,” will present “Sense and Sensibility” at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 24, at the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano. The event is free and open to the public. Some content may not be suitable for all ages. For more information, visit www.ccccd.edu/auteurfilms.com.
The Collin College Chorale will present their spring concert at 8 p.m., Monday, May 5, at the John Anthony Theatre. The event is free.
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