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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.

 

Categories : Event, OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning)

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 [email protected] or call 928.634.1397 or visit the D.R.E.A.M. facebook.com/VerdeValleyDreamFair. For additional information, please click here.

Categories : Event, Verde Campus

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 [email protected], 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→

Categories : Event, OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning)

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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Performing Arts Center pre-show dinners

By R. Oliphant
Thursday, September 25th, 2014

Performing Arts Center on Prescott campus adds wine dinner to a dozen programs

The Yavapai Community College Performing Arts Center on the Prescott campus has announced that it is adding a wine dinner as a component of its upcoming season of performances. The Center, which loses hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, announced an outstanding line-up of programs for the coming year. For more information, please click here.

PRESHOW DINNERS

Categories : Event, Performing Arts Center

Visions for Yavapai College’s Sedona Facility

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014

OLLI takes lead in opening discussion about the future of the Sedona Center for Arts and Technology Wednesday, October 1, 12:30 

The first fall session of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s (OLLI’s) “Lunch & Learn” program will be devoted to discussing issues related to community college education in the Verde Valley. The program, free and open to the public, will be held Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in room 34 of the Sedona Center (across Rte. 89A from Red Rock High School).Event 5

Guests are invited to bring their lunch or come for complimentary coffee, tea, water and a little snack. An informal discussion begins at 12:30 p.m., followed by speaker presentations starting at 1 p.m. The session is titled “Moving Forward: Visions for Yavapai College’s Sedona Center.” The discussion is related to Yavapai College’s formation of a committee to provide ideas for community college education in the Verde Valley. The committee will include representatives from Sedona, and the Oct. 1 program is intended to identify ideas that Sedona’s representatives might bring to the committee.

Brief presentations, followed by discussions, will be made by: Rob Adams, City of Sedona mayor; Linda Buchanan, community education coordinator on the Verde Valley Campus; Dave Lykins, superintendent of Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District; James Perey, executive dean of the Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus; Mike Raber, City of Sedona senior planner and chair of Western Gateway Community Focus Area Work Group; Robin Weeks, OLLI director/coordinator; Jennifer Wesselhoff, president/CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce; and Ruth Wicks, Verde Valley Community College advisory committee member.
To read the entire announcement of this event in the Verde Independent, please click here.

Categories : Event, Meeting Notice, Sedona Campus

Verde Art Gallery “Radical Center” exhibit opens September 29

By R. Oliphant
Monday, September 22nd, 2014

“Radical Center” art exhibition featuring the works of artists Rose Moon, Cathy Gazda, and Paul Gazda to run from September 29 to October 23

Event 5The Yavapai Community College Verde campus Art Gallery in Clarkdale will present the “Radical Center” exhibition from September 29 to October 23. The exhibit features the works of artists Rose Moon, Cathy Gazda, and Paul Gazda.ROSE MOON ETC

There will be an opening reception on Thursday, October 2 from 5-7 p.m. The Verde Valley campus Art Gallery’s hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., and it is closed Friday through Sunday.  For more information, please click here.

Categories : Art Gallery Event, Event, Verde Campus

Verde Valley Community College Citizen Advocates meeting

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

Yavapai-Apache Nation lodge selected for September meeting

MEETING NOTICE 1The next meeting of the Verde Valley Community College Citizens Advocates will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2014 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The meeting will be held at the Yavapai-Apache Lodge (below Cliff Castle Casino), 333 Middle Verde Road, Camp Verde, Arizona 86322. The meeting will be in the Camp Verde/Cottonwood Ballroom.

Mr. Steve DeVol will be premiering his video on Yavapai College and the creation of the independent administration in the Verde Valley. The meeting is open to the public. If you want more information, you may call 928-300-9270.

Categories : Community College Citizen Advocates, Event, Meeting Notice
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