Category: Arts & Entertainment

June 9th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

These are the events happening around campus for Thurs., June 9.

Spindrift 2016 release party, PUB lobby
Thurs., June 9: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Spindrift Release Party
Join us on Thurs., June 9 in the PUB lobby from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. to celebrate the release of Spindrift 2016. Featuring amazing work by Shoreline students, staff, and community members, the award-winning Spindrift literary magazine is a don’t miss!

The Shoreline Shorts, Main Campus Theater
Thurs., June 9: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
shortsLike nothing you’ve seen before because this is an evening of student written, directed and acted short plays; some gritty, some funny, some poignant, but all original. Students from the vibrant drama program at Shoreline Community College put their ideas and talents on stage. From a foundation in the literature, theories and history of theater and film, this program is training the next generation of artists in theatrical productions and digital filmmaking with skills in the technical and creative aspects of theater and video production. These students could be the next big thing, come see them now and say you knew them when …

ADULTS ONLY!  NO CHILDREN UNDER 12 ALLOWED.
ALL TICKETS ONLY $5!!!

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June 8th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

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The 26th annual Shoreline Arts Festival is Sat., June 25 & Sun., June 26, and is a free, two-day festival featuring music, dance, theater, art exhibitions, hands-on art activities, cultural rooms, food, and more that is organized by the Shoreline – Lake Forest Park Arts Council. A fun time for all, here’s how you can participate:

Show your art!
Submit your art to be showcased in the Arts Festival Juried 2D/3D Art & Juried Photography show. But hurry – the deadline for registration is June 19!
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Volunteer!
The Arts Council is still looking for volunteers to help before, after, and at the festivalJoin the veritable army of volunteers who make this celebration of the arts possible and get a glimpse “backstage” as we entertain 10,000+ art-loving community members over two days.

Volunteers are needed for a wide range of tasks, with shifts ranging from two hours to all-day, so there’s something for every skill level and any amount of availability. Sign up now on VolunteerSpot.

Attend and enjoy the fun!
Check out the artist marketplace, dance and musical performances, food trucks galore, a performance by Missoula Children’s Theater, cultural rooms, arts and crafts stations, and more!

And, you can even avoid the stress of parking by taking the Free Arts Festival Shuttle (provided by Shoreline Community College!). The shuttle will run in a loop stopping at Meridian Park, Cromwell Park, and the Shoreline Center every 15 minutes during festival hours (Saturday, June 25 10am-6pm and Sunday, June 26 10am-5pm).

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June 8th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

Spindrift Release Party
Join us on Thurs., June 9 in the PUB lobby from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. to celebrate the release of Spindrift 2016. Featuring amazing work by Shoreline students, staff, and community members, the award-winning Spindrift literary magazine is a don’t miss!

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June 6th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

IMG_0138.JPGPlease welcome Ángel de Jesus González as the new Assistant Director of the Student Leadership Center. Ángel’s first day in his new position was Mon., June 6.

Originally from Southern California,  Ángel completed his undergraduate career at Whittier College double majoring in Environmental Science and Spanish. It is at Whittier College where Ángel discovered his vocation of working with students and decided to pursue a Master of Arts in Post-secondary Educational Leadership with a Specialization in Student Affairs at San Diego State University.

Ángel has worked as a Study Abroad Advisor, Graduate Assistant at Whittier College, and most recently served as a Resident Director at Pacific Lutheran University. He is extremely excited to join the Shoreline community and foster a space that will help him and his students grow. He looks forward to supporting his students and advocating for equity and social justice. In his downtime, Ángel likes to explore, travel, dance and eat with his partner. He looks forward to challenging and supporting his students as they find their passion and purpose.

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May 27th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

Here are the events happening around campus for Fri., May 27 through Mon., May 30.

Fri., May 27

Music Students Afternoon Recital, Music bldg., room 818
Fri., May 27: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Come support our Shoreline music students and hear what they’ve been up to this quarter at a free recital.

Transfer Shock, PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208)
Fri., May 27: 12:30-2 p.m.
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Hear what a panel of Shoreline international student alumni have to say about the challenges and successes of transferring. Ask about grades, housing, adjusting to a new university, and how to pick the best transfer university for you.

Intramural Yoga, Athletics bldg., room 3025
Fri., May 27: 12:35-1:25 p.m.
Intramural yoga free to students, faculty, and staff of Shoreline Community College.

SIFF Opening Night Party, Main Campus Theater
Fri., May 27: 5:30-10 p.m.
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Join us in celebrating the Opening Night of SIFF’s run at Shoreline with a wine tasting at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Campus Theater followed by a 7 p.m. screening of The Tenth Man. After the film at 8:30 p.m., the Foundation will host an After Party in the PUB Main Dining Room. Tickets and more info can be found on the Foundation page.

SIFF presents “The Tenth Man,” Main Theater
Fri., May 27: 7 p.m.
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A genial and lighthearted affair, in which a New York-based Jewish-Argentinian man returns to the Once district of Buenos Aires for Purim, reconnecting with his father, his faith, his native community, and his heart.

Tickets for the standalone film are available at www.siff.net. Tickets for the gala event, which includes entrance to the screening of The Tenth Man, are available at www.shoreline.edu/foundation.

Sat., May 28

SIFF presents “Belle and Sebastian, the Adventure Continues,” Main Theater
Sat., May 28: 1 p.m.
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In a new chapter of the beloved saga of Belle & Sebastian (SIFF 2014), the now-10-year-old hero and his brave, shaggy dog embark on an exciting adventure to rescue Sebastian’s mom, who is lost after her plane crashes deep in the forest. Recommended for ages 7+ (includes limited foul language; some scenes [including large-scale forest fires] may be scary; plane crash; threatening animals).

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

SIFF presents “The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble,” Main Theater
Sat., May 28: 3:30 p.m.
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From the director of the Oscar®-winning documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom comes the delightful globe-trotting story of celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his multicultural collective of inspiring master musicians from around the world.

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

SIFF presents “The Architect,” Main Theater
Sat., May 28: 6 p.m.
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Parker Posey and Eric McCormack star in this bizarrely comic tale of love, obsession, and deceit as a couple who hires a modernist architect to build their dream house, not realizing he has every intent to follow his own design—and desires.

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

SIFF presents “The People vs. Fritz Bauer,” Main Theater
Sat. May 28: 8:30 p.m.

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A riveting historical thriller in which a tenacious Jewish lawyer returns from his self-imposed exile in the aftermath of WWII, risking everything as he carefully organizes the prosecution of Germany’s greatest war criminals.

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

Sun., May 29

SIFF presents “Beware the Slenderman,” Main Theater
Sun., May 29: 12:30 p.m.
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An insightful, infuriating, heartbreaking, and gripping true-crime documentary delving into the brutal stabbing of a 12-year-old Wisconsin girl by her best friends, who claimed they were influenced by an internet bogeyman known as “the Slenderman.”

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

SIFF presents “The Intervention,” Main Theater
Sun., May 29: 3:30 p.m.

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Actress Clea DuVall’s directorial debut is a modern twist on The Big Chill, with a top-notch indie cast portraying a group of friends whose reunion getaway goes south when it is revealed that the trip was orchestrated as an intervention for one troubled marriage.

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

SIFF presents “The Final Master,” Main Theater
Sun., May 29: 6:30 p.m.

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A Wing Chun master must singlehandedly take on a town full of martial-arts schools jockeying for dominance through realistic, bone-crunching hand-to-hand combat in this action-packed film from the writer of Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster.

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

SIFF presents “The Lure,” Main Theater
Sun., May 29: 9:15 p.m.
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A fanciful horror-tinged New Wave rock opera transpires when a pair of bewitching mermaids emerge from the sea to join a Warsaw nightclub act, then face some cruel, bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a handsome young bass player.

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

Mon., May 30

Campus services are closed in observance of the Memorial Day holiday, but the Theater is open for SIFF showings. 

Veterans’ day at SIFF:
40 free tickets are available for veterans to use on Mon., May 30 to any of four films showing on Shoreline’s campus on Mon., May 30 – Memorial Day.

These tickets are offered first come, first served – tickets must be picked up by noon on May 27 in the Foundation office or by seeing Mary Brueggeman on May 30 in the Main theater lobby. Please have military ID to show when picking up tickets. These free tickets for veterans are made available courtesy of Chuck Olson Chevrolet-Kia and Girandola Tools for Entrepreneurs.

SIFF presents “Come What May,” Main Theater
Mon., May 30: 12:30 p.m.

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In May 1940, the residents of a small French village—including a schoolteacher, the mayor, a 10-year-old boy, and a musician—begin an intensely emotional journey when they flee the approaching Nazi forces, heading toward the coast by foot and carriage.

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

SIFF presents “Author: The JT LeRoy Story,” Main Theater
Mon., May 30: 3 p.m.
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Uncover the fascinating truth behind wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough, sordid memoirs about life as a teenage male hustler captivated the literary world—until he was revealed to be a fictional creation of 40-year-old female writer Laura Albert.

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

SIFF presents “Finding October,” Main Theater
Mon., May 30: 6 p.m.
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Two young men, traveling through the Pacific Northwest so one can propose to his longtime girlfriend, encounter road-trip fiascos, cold feet, and an enigmatic female drifter in this emotionally engaging chamber piece. Written, directed, and produced by Shoreline alumnus Nick Terry. 

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

SIFF presents “The Free World,” Main Theater
Mon., May 30: 8:30 p.m.
free world.jpgRecently released after being falsely imprisoned, an ex-con (Boyd Holbrook) meets the troubled wife of a particularly nasty cop (Elisabeth Moss) and begins a sultry romance that sends his fresh start down a dark and dangerous path.

General admission $13, SIFF member $11. Tickets at www.siff.net or at the door.

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May 18th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

Here are the events happening around campus for Thurs., May 19

Margin to Center: Octavia’s Brood Sci-Fi Writing Workshops, PUB 9208
Thurs., May 19: 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 1:30-2:30 p.m.
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Collective Sci-Fi Writing Workshop: Walidah Imarisha, adrienne maree brown, and Gabriel Teodros will lead participants through a collective story-telling/writing workshop where you create collective and individual stories based on current political issues.

Sci-Fi & Direct Action Training: Participants will use familiar stories of other worlds (such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Oz, Harry Potter, etc.) to design direct action campaigns that parallels the world we are fighting for in the here and now. By the end of the session, regimes will be toppled, evil forces vanquished and solid skills in direct action organizing developed.

Octavia’s Brood Art Show, PUB Fishbowl
Thurs., May 19: 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Come see student work inspired by this year’s Community Read book, Octavia’s Brood.

Roger Fernandes, PUB 9202
Thurs., May 19: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Roger Fernandes is a member of the Lower Elwha Band of the S’Klallam Indians from the Port Angeles, Washington, area. Roger has been storytelling for about seven or eight years. The stories he started with were simple legends. Over the years, he has moved into telling myths, creation stories, flood stories, and hero stories. In sharing these types of stories Native people can teach non-Natives about the aspects of their culture that go beyond food, shelter, and clothing. These stories actually define the culture of the tellers.

Intramural Zumba, Athletics bldg., room 3025
Thurs., May 19: 12:35-1:25 p.m.
This intramural Zumba is free to all students, faculty, and staff of Shoreline Community College.

How to Proofread for Clear & Correct Writing, Room 4214
Thurs., May 19: 3-4 p.m.
Follow a process for proofreading your writing so that you can find and correct more of your own sentence errors.

Combined Club Show Opening Reception, Admin bldg. (1000) art gallery
Thurs., May 19: 4-6 p.m.
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Join us for the Opening Reception of the Combined Club Show this Thurs., May 19 from 4-6 p.m. in the Art Gallery in the Admin bldg. (1000) lobby.

Four Shoreline Community College visual arts clubs come together in this exhibition to display artwork created by students involved in club activities throughout the year. Photography Club, Art Club, VCT Club, and Clay Club members present their best work in ceramics, printmaking, photography, digital imagery, painting, drawing, and sculpture. These clubs are open to new members from the entire campus community.

The Combined Club Show runs now through June 24.

Intramural Personal Training, Athletics bldg., room 3007
Thurs., May 19: 6:05-6:50 p.m.
Intramural personal training sessions are free to all students, faculty, and staff of Shoreline Community College.

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May 17th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

These are the events happening around campus Wed., May 18.

Chenoa Egawa, PUB 9208
Wed., May 18: 10:30-11:30 a.m. 
Chenoa Egawa is a well known Salish singer and storyteller, as well as author of children’s books. Come hear Chenoa and her partner share their stories! Chenoa Egawa is from the Lummi and S’Klallam Coast Salish peoples of Washington State.

Which Way Home – Film & Discussion, PUB 9208
Wed., May 18: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
As the United States continues to build a wall between itself and Mexico, Which Way Home shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers with enormous courage and resourcefulness as they endeavor to make it to the United States. Presented by ALAS.

Stories of Transitions and Successes, PUB 9201
Wed., May 18: 12-1 p.m. 
We will be providing a comfortable space to share with three professionals in varying fields as they share their stories of how they have overcome language barriers, various other challenges associated with the immigration experience, and how they have come to conquer their goals. Sponsored by the HEROES Club.

Intramural Yoga, Athletics bldg., room 3025
Wed., May 18: 12:35-1:25 p.m.
Intramural yoga free to students, faculty, and staff of Shoreline Community College.

Close Reading: A Path to Better Reading Comprehension, Room 4214
Wed., May 18: 1-2 p.m.
Close reading is a strategy to improve reading comprehension through a focus on words, syntax, and individual sentences. This workshop will provide you a brief and functional approach to close reading that can easily be applied to reading across the college curriculum.

Decolonizing Our Bodies, PUB 9202
Wed., May 18: 1:30–2:30 p.m. 
An interactive workshop for all students, faculty, and staff with a focus on re-connecting our cognitive, emotional, and physical selves. Presented by the Women’s Center.

Margin to Center: Octavia’s Brood!, Main Campus Theater
Wed., May 18: 6:30 p.m.
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Join the community conversation with Octavia’s Brood co-editors Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown, along with contributing writer Gabriel Teodros as we explore reimagining the world through science fiction and radical organizing.

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May 16th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

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May 16th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

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Join us for the Opening Reception of the Combined Club Show this Thurs., May 19 from 4-6 p.m. in the Art Gallery in the Admin bldg. (1000) lobby.

Four Shoreline Community College visual arts clubs come together in this exhibition to display artwork created by students involved in club activities throughout the year. Photography Club, Art Club, VCT Club, and Clay Club members present their best work in ceramics, printmaking, photography, digital imagery, painting, drawing, and sculpture. These clubs are open to new members from the entire campus community.

The Combined Club Show runs now through June 24.

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May 16th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

These are the events happening around campus for Tues., May 17.

Deep Roots Community Garden Annual Plant Sale! PUB Courtyard
Tues., May 17: 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. 
Stop by and buy some great plants and discover stories of their origins!

The Maiden of Deception Pass: Guardian of Her Samish People, PUB 9208
Tues., May 17: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Movie and discussion with writer and Longhouse media’s Tracy Rector!

Long ago a maiden named Ko-kwahl-alwoot risked her life to save the Samish people from starvation. She did so by agreeing to marry a man of the sea, who threatened to take the plentiful sea life away from the area if she did not. Her reluctant father demanded that Ko-kwahl-alwoot return annually. But, after about four years of visits, it became increasingly difficult for her to return to the village. And so, today, Ko-kwahl-alwoot lives eternally underwater. The documentary tells her story and how tribal history inspires generations of Samish people.

We Are Our Stories: A Theater of the Oppressed Workshop, PUB 9208
Tues., May 17: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 
In this workshop, Dr. Elena Esquibel and Dr. Ernest Johnson will facilitate student exploration of inequality through Boalian Theater of the Oppressed performance techniques. Tackling issues of sexism, racism, classism, ableism, transphobia, and homophobia in the classroom, students will learn proactive performance strategies to respond to oppression. Presented by ALAS

I-BEST Office Technology Certificate Info Session, 2200 Bldg., room 2202
Tues., May 17: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
The Office Technology Certificate provides the core computer skills you need for entry level office jobs, and offers in-person, highly-supported classes that stack towards an AAAS in Business Technology. Come learn about the program at this information session!

Intramural Zumba, Athletics bldg., room 3025
Tues., May 17: 12:35-1:25 p.m.
This intramural Zumba is free to all students, faculty, and staff of Shoreline Community College.

Students of Color Conference Report Back, PUB 9202
Tues., May 17: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College Students just returned from the statewide conference. Hear about their experiences and get ready to attend next year!

Shoreline Concert Band: Spotlight on Shoreline Community College Music, Shorewood High School Performing Arts Center
Tues., May 17: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
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Please come join us at our May 2016 Concert:
Spotlight on SCC Music, featuring special guests, Jensina Oliver, Shoreline Community College Brass & Woodwind Ensembles, and the UW Campus Band

Tuesday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
Shorewood High School Performing Arts Center
17300 Fremont Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133

Admission is free, but Donations are gladly accepted to the Peggy O’Coyne Music Scholarship Fund

Join us for good music, guest artists, and a fantastic evening!

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