THIS WEEK

♦ TODAY!  Music Performance and Lecture. Wednesday, April 13 in D106, 2:30-4:-00 pm.  Longtime music vet Ian Moore will be the featured musician along with a few other local musicians.  The event is to give spotlight to the Woody Guthrie “Grand Coulee Dam” album 75-year anniversary. Time will be spent playing  a few songs off the album and talk about the big commemoration show at Benaroya Hall in May.  Don’t miss out!!

♦ TONIGHT! Tula’s – Jim /Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra – Wednesday, April 13.  For more information about Tula’s Restaurant and Jazz Club, check out their web site.

♦ Enchanted April by Matthew Barber. April 14-16, Stop Gap Studio Theatre, 7:30 pm, Tickets $5.  See Brown Paper Tickets for more information.

♦ An Adjunct Faculty Workshop will be offered Thursday, April 21 in the Faculty Commons.  For more information about upcoming workshops and stipends, check out their Spring Calendar

♦ NewsTalk with Ana:– Wednesdays 4:30-6:00 in D204 from April 13 – June 8 NewsTalk is a weekly workshop series for ELL students where they can learn different reading skills like paraphrasing and finding the main idea.  Together, we will then practice applying these skills to our news stories in dynamic activities.  Students can develop their speaking skills by contributing to the discussions as they share their thoughts and reactions to each story with the group.  We encourage faculty to let ELL students know about NewsTalk.

♦ Tips for Reading your Textbook – Saturday, April 16.  1:00-3:00 pm in D204  Have you ever had trouble getting through your textbook?  If only they were more like our favorite blogs!  A different approach is needed for reading textbooks – visit the Reading Lab web site for more info regarding this workshop.

*For a full list of Reading Workshops click here   or contact a Reading Lab instructor at: readinglab@bellevuecollege.edu

IMPORTANT – NEW YORK PHOTO

♦ The Theatre Department needs a photo of YOU in New York!! The Theatre Arts Spring Musical, title of show is set in NYC.
The Pre-show projections will be made up of people in New York City.
We want to include YOU!
Please email a photo of yourself in New York with a note that we have permission to use it in the show  to: tammi.doyle@bellevuecollege.edu

YEAR END CELEBRATION

 ♦ Year End Celebration – Raffle Baskets.  We are now collecting items for the baskets.  Please click on this link to read more about how you can help and how the raffle baskets help the Bellevue College community.  Thank you Jin for your contribution!!  Your name will be added to the Arts & Humanities raffle list that will be held for people that donate $$ or items.  Last year seven gifts were raffled off in Arts & Humanities.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ Earth Week. April 19-22.  The theme for 2016 is “Think Global, Act Local!”  Visit the web site of Sustainability at Bellevue College for a schedule of the week’s events and the event poster.

♦ Title of Show directed by Tammi Doyle, May 26-28, June 2-4.  Stop Gap Studio Theatre, 7:30 pm.  Tickets $12/$10.  See Brown Paper Tickets for more information.

DID YOU KNOW?

♦ National Stress Awareness Day – Saturday, April 16.  (Coincidental that it’s the day after Income tax Day, April 15?)   This is our opportunity to recognize that there is plenty of stress in our lives…as if we didn’t already know.  But seriously, this is the day that’s set aside for all of us to de-stress and learn more about  how it can affect our health.   Learn more by visiting the Happy National Stress Awareness Day web site.