March 2010
Bells are Ringing – March 18-21, Mainstage Theatre This award-winning musical comedy is set at an answering service company in the days before answering machines and cell phones. Performances are Thurs. and Fri. at 8:00 p.m., Sat. at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sun. at 3:00 p.m. For more information, call 516.572.7676 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional information
Nina Totenberg: The Supreme Court, Women's Choices and the Law – March 17, 11:00 a.m., College Center Building Totenberg, National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, speaks on women's issues and Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor. For more information, call 516.572.7082. Additional information
Annual Spring Blood Drive at Nassau Community College – March 18, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., College Center Building Join the faculty, staff and students of NCC and donate blood at our college site. For more information, call 516.572.7883. Additional Information
Reverend Jesse Jackson – With Justice for All: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Diversity – March 22, 3:30 p.m., College Center Building Jesse Jackson is a legendary civil and human rights activist. This spring commemorates the 50th anniversary of his first arrest during the civil rights movement. Please note that seating for this event is limited and seating preference will be given to those with current NCC ID. For more information, call 516.572.7153. Additional information
Attacking the Trafficking in Women – March 22, 12:30 p.m., College Center Building Norma Ramos, public interest attorney, social justice activist, Co-Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and winner of the 2009 Humanist Heroine Award presents strategies for action. For more information, call 516.572.7082. Additional Information
Georgia on Her Mind: An Exploration of Georgia O'Keeffe's Abstraction Without the Freudian Interference – March 22, College Center Building Prof. Claudia Funk, Art, presents a slide lecture emphasizing this iconic artist's visionary work, which the onslaught of Freudian misinterpretation hides. For more information, call 516.572.7082. Additional Information
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at Nassau Community College – March 25, Physical Education Complex (Building P) A series of events marking HIV/AIDS Awareness Week. For more information, call 516.572.7528 or 516.572.8144. Additional Information
Celebrating Ten Years: The Nassau Community College Center for Catholic Studies – March 27, 1:30 p.m., College Center Building The Center for Catholic Studies at NCC celebrates its first decade of existence with a program of events. For more information, call 516.572.7472 Additional Information
April 2010
Spring 2010 Dance Concert – April 9-11 & 16-18, Mainstage Theatre The Department of Theatre and Dance presents an evening of original modern dance pieces. Performances are at 8:00 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when they're at 3:00 p.m. For more information, call 516.572.7676. Additional Information
Cathy and Marcy's Song Swap – April 11, 1:00 and 3:30 p.m., College Center Building Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer's family concerts are filled with original and traditional folk songs played on a variety of instruments. For more information, call 516.572.7153. Additional Information
Native American Culture: Paying Respect to the Natural World – April 12 at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., College Center Building Storyteller, tracker and wilderness guide James Bruchac, an Abenaki from upstate New York, will show the relationship of Native American Iroquoian and Algonquin traditions, stories and spirituality to their environmental land. For more information call 516.572.7153. Additional Information
The History of the New York Yankees – April 13, 2:30 p.m., College Center Building NCC's biggest baseball fan, Prof. John Despagna of Accounting/Business, tells it all about the Bronx Bombers. For more information, call 516.572.7153. Additional Information
Global Warming: What Do We Know? What Don't We Know? – April 14, 2:00 p.m., College Center Building Dr. Anthony Del Genio of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies studies the global climate model's predictions of predictions of future climate changes, as well as how other planets' meteorology differs from that of earth. For more information, call 516.572.7153. Additional information
Anti-Harassment Training for Youth at Work – April 20 at 10:00 a.m. & April 29at 5:30 p.m., College Center Building EEOC investigators show how sexual and other forms of harassment is against the law, whether you work in a shopping mall, fast food restaurant or big corporation. This event is cosponsored by the NCC Sexual Harassment Education subcommittee. For more information, call 516.572.7153. Additional Information
Voices of Men: an Educational Comedy – April 21, 11:00 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6:25 p.m., College Center Building A one-man play that uses humor and celebrity voice impressions to educate viewers about men's violence against women. For more information, call 516.572.7153.
Mars and Venus, or Planet Earth? Women and Men in a New Millenium – April 21, 2:00 p.m., College Center Building Stonybrook Sociology Professor Michael Kimmel is among the leading writers on masculinity in the world today. His work has been called "inspiring," "pioneering" and pointing the way towards a "redefinition of manhood." For more information, call 516.572.7153.
Environmental Issues and Public Policy in New York State – April 22, 2:30 p.m., College Center Building Assemblyman Bob Sweeney (11th District, Suffolk Country) chairs the New York State Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation. His talk will emphasize environmental issues and government action on Long Island. For more information, call 516.572.7153. Additional Information
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