♦ Today (2/24) is “Inconvenience Yourself Day.” Click here to read more.  Do your part to promote a respectful attitude and an attentive demeanor.

♦ Reading Faster Workshop – Thursday, February 25, 12:30-1:20, Room D204.  Click here to read more about the workshop.

♦ Need to call in and cancel classes.  Click here to read instructions.  Please bookmark  page on your computer.

 ♦ ASL Instructor, Ron Podmore, honored as distinguished Centralia College Alum.  Click here to read more.

From Tammi Doyle – At the Region VII KCACTF in Denver last week, 16 students participated by acting, singing and presenting their playwriting and design work with skill and passion.  One of the students, Jennifer Loschen, was given a special honor.  Her one act play, The Flock (set at the UW in 1074) was chosen as a semi-finalist for the National One act Playwriting Award.  Tammi would like to acknowledge and thank our playwriting instructor, Elena Hartwell, for her guidance and teaching.

♦ NewsTalk with Ana: A Reading Skills Workshop for English Language Learners – Every Wednesday 4:30-5:30 from 1/20/16 to 3/16/16
NewsTalk is a workshop series for ELI 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.  The students can also develop their speaking skills by contributing to the discussions as they share their thoughts and reactions to each story with the group.  Ask the instructors and/or tutors for more information!  Hope to see you there!

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

♦ American Idioms and Expressions – Tuesday, March 1, at 11:30-12:20.  Click here to read more.

♦ Tula’s – Jim /Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra – Wednesday, March 9. 
Click here for more information.

♦ Bellevue College Drama Production: The Mound Builders – March 9-12.
Click here for more information.

♦ Bellevue College Student Choreographers Dance Showcase – March 18, 2016.
Click here for more information.

♦ BC Concert Choir Performance – Lincoln Speaks, directed by Ken Wilson – Saturday, March 19, 2016.  Carson Theatre, 7:30 pm | $7Admission.  For ticket purchase info, contact Lyneen Patnoe at 425-564-3114 or e-mail lpatnoe@bellevuecollege.edu

♦ From the Chamber, curated by Dr. Brian Cobb – Tuesday, March 22. Carlson Theatre, 7:30 pm $5 Admission.

♦ Bellevue College Hosts the US Army Jazz Ambassadors. April 5, 2016.  BC-Courter Family Athletic Pavilion, Building G (Gym), 7:00 pm.  Free Admission by reservation only. Click here for your free tickets.  Call 425-564-6000 for more information.

♦The Watchdog, BC’s student school newspaper, is seeking story ideas for BC’s 50^th Anniversary.  Click here to read more.

♦Today! Vocabulary in Context Workshop – Wednesday, February 17.  Click here to read more.

Hoodie-Hoo Day  Anything going on Saturday, February 20?  If not, go outside, wave your hands in the air, and yell “Hoodie-Hoo” to chase winter away and prepare for spring.  Yep, it’s a real thing.  Click here to read more.

♦ Congratulations to the Artistic Staff and Cast of the Theatre Arts Fall production of These Shining Lives.  Tammi Doyle and crew were notified from the Kennedy Center that Meritorious Achievements Awards were given to:  Jeff Grapko for Lighting Design; the cast for their Ensemble Work; Judith Lindsay-Kiama for Multimedia Design; Xenya White for Stage Management and Tammis Doyle for Direction.

Please Make Note!!  Arts & Humanities is no longer accepting batteries for recycling.  Please contact your local recycling center for their battery recycling policies.

♦ NewsTalk with Ana: A Reading Skills Workshop for English Language Learners – Every Wednesday 4:30-5:30 from 1/20/16 to 3/16/16 | NewsTalk is a workshop series for ELI 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.  The students can also develop their speaking skills by contributing to the discussions as they share their thoughts and reactions to each story with the group.  Ask the instructors and/or tutors for more information!  Hope to see you there!

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

♦ Reading Faster – Saturday, February 20.  Click here to read more.

♦Tula’s – Jim /Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra – Wednesday, March 9.  Click here for more information.

♦ Bellevue College Drama Production: The Mound Builders – March 9-12.  Click here for more information.

♦ Bellevue College Student Choreographers Dance Showcase – March 18, 2016.  Click here for more information.

♦ BC Concert Choir Performance – Lincoln Speaks, directed by Ken Wilson – Saturday, March 19, 2016.  Carson Theatre, 7:30 pm | 7$ Admission.  For ticket information contact Lyneen Patnoe at 425-564-3114 or e-mail lpatnoe@bellevuecollege.edu

♦ From the Chamber, curated by Dr. Brian Cobb – March 22, 2016.  Carlson Theatre, 7:30 pm, $5 Admission.

♦ Art Department Faculty Exhibition – available for viewing through February 12.  Click here for more information.

♦ Tonight! Tula’s – Jim /Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra – Wednesday, February 10.  Click here for more information.

♦ Do you have empty holiday gift basket containers taking up space in your closets or cupboards?  Need to find a place to donate them?  Look no further.  In anticipation of the End of the Year Celebration (planning ahead) please bring them in and give them to Janis Juarez.  The Arts & Humanities Division will need them for the baskets we donate for the special drawing every year.

♦ NewsTalk with Ana: A Reading Skills Workshop for English Language Learners – Every Wednesday 4:30-5:30 from 1/20/16 to 3/16/16
NewsTalk is a workshop series for ELI 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.  The students can also develop their speaking skills by contributing to the discussions as they share their thoughts and reactions to each story with the group.  Ask the instructors and/or tutors for more information!  Hope to see you there!

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

♦ Bellevue College Drama Production: The Mound Builders – March 9-12.  Click here for more information.

♦ Bellevue College Student Choreographers Dance Showcase – March 18, 2016.  Click here for more information.

♦ Today! This cold, wet weather necessitates a response, so we are planning a “comfort food” POTLUCK in the R 230 lunchroom, 11:00 – 2 on Wednesday, Feb. 3 .  Please bring something that will warm our hearts, chase away the winter, and welcome the spring.  Appropriately, it’s also National Carrot Cake Day.  Click here to sign up.

♦ 2016 Bellevue College Jazz Band Festival – February 5 & 6.  Click here for more information.

♦ Need to call in and cancel classes? If you need to call in to cancel classes due to illness or unexpected emergencies please do the following: 1.  Contact your department chair, either by phone or e-mail. 2. Send an e-mail to the staff at: Art&HumStaff@bellevuecollege.edu.  If you receive an e-mail response from one of the staff, you are set, no need to do anything else.  If you don’t receive a response, please call the Arts & Humanities office at 425-564-2341 to speak to someone, please do not leave a message on                                                       the main phone.

The Writing Lab has recently been awarded a 2015-2016 BC Foundation Mini-Grant.  Writing Lab staff will explore technology which will be used for an automated check-in system to review lab usage to better serve students.  Special thanks to Kayleen Doornbos, Ron Holland and David Lopez-Kopp for developing and writing the grant. (sorry about the error last week-oops!)

♦ Newstalk: A Reading Skills Workshop for English Language Learners – Every Wednesday 4:30-5:30 from 1/20/16 to 3/16/16.

♦ Summarizing Your Reading – Thursday, February 4, 1:30 – 2:20 pm.  Click here to read more.

♦ Connecting to Boring Reading – Monday, February 8, 2:30-3:20 pm.  Click here to read more.

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

♦ Art Department Faculty Exhibition – available for viewing through February 12.  Click here for more information.

♦ Tula’s – Jim /Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra – Wednesday, February 10.  Click here for more information.

♦ Bellevue College Drama Production: The Mound Builders – March 9-12.  Click here for more information.

♦ Bellevue College Student Choreographers Dance Showcase – March 18, 2016.  Click here for more information.