Contact
Information:
Mary Flores, Chair
Division of Humanities
Lewis-Clark State College
500 8th Avenue
Lewiston, ID 83501
Tel: 208-792-2307
Fax: 208-792-2324 |
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Sept. 25 |
LCSC Visiting Writers Series
presents an open-air reading of the anthology Borne on Air:
essays by Idaho writers. It will feature readings by
Kim Barnes, Denice Turner, Phil Druker, Bill Johnson, and Anne Caylor MacAlpin.
7:00 p.m., LCSC Amphitheater (SUB). For more information
contact Claire Davis, 792-2050. |
| Oct. 2 |
R. Gregory Nokes, Author, reads
from his book "Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Canyon"
and will include a slide-show presentation about the 1887
massacre of Chinese gold miners in Hells Canyon. 7:00
p.m., Sacajawea Hall, free and open to the public. For
more information contact Chris Riggs, 792-2264. |
| Oct. 9 |
Burma: A Light in the Darkness.
This film by Patricia Keith and Sean Cassidy will be shown in
the Silverthorne Theatre as a fundraiser for the International
Student Scholarship Fund. International student groups
will be selling food and providing entertainment from 6:30-7:00,
at which time the film will begin. Tickets: $6 for the
public and $2 for students. |
| Oct. 23 |
2009 Stegner Lecture. Speaker:
Scott Russell Sanders, author of A Conservationist Manifesto.
7:30 p.m., Williams Conference Center.
In the tradition of Wallace Stegner, Scott Russell Sanders
understands conservation to entail protecting and nurturing all
of those goods, cultural as well as natural, that are vital to
human flourishing. As this year’s Stegner Lecturer, Sanders
will read from and talk about his latest book, A
Conservationist Manifesto, which envisions a shift from a
culture based on consumption to a culture based on caretaking.
For more information contact Claire Davis, 792-2050. |
Nov. 5-7
Nov. 12-14 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
7:30 p.m., Silverthorne Theatre.
Tickets: $5 for adults, $3 for non-LCSC students, free for
LCSC students with i.d. |
| Nov. 13 |
On the Move: A Black Family's
Western Saga. 7:00 p.m., Sage Bakery (1303 Main,
Lewiston). Author S.R. Martin, Jr. will speak about his
new book. Free and open to the public. For more
information contact Claire Davis, 792-2050. |
| Nov. 16 |
LCSC Jazz Band. 7:30
p.m., Lewiston High School. The band will perform a
variety of standard and contemporary big band music; vocalist
Kathleen Gemberling will be featured. The concert is free
and open to the public. |
| Nov. 17 |
LCSC Sax Quartet and LCSC Chamber
Music. 7:30 p.m., Silverthorne Theatre.
The Chamber Players will perform fine-art music, and the Sax
Quartet will perform music by Handel, Nancy Van de Vate, and a
variety of light concert music. The concert is free and
open to the public. |
| Nov. 18 |
LCSC Fall Choir Concert - First
United Methodist Church - 2906 Broadview Drive, Lewiston, ID
83501. 7:00 p.m. The college choir will perform a
variety of choral works by Handel, Rossini, Moses Hogan and
Daniel Bukvich. The 35-member choir is directed by Joel
Pals and accompanied by Anna Geidl. The concert is free
and open to the public. |
| Dec. 3 |
Public Debate -
The Speech
& Debate Team will hold a Public Debate on Thursday, December 3,
from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in MLH 100.
The team members will debate about the local economy, including
issues of employment, transportation, and taxes. They will
provide opening and closing arguments on these issues. About 20
minutes will be allocated in the middle of the program for
audience participation and opinion.
For more details contact Marcy Halpin at 792-2905. |
| Dec. 8 |
Fall 2009 Speech Contest -
Persuasive Public Speaking. 6:30-8:30 p.m. MLH 100.
You are invited to attend the Fall 2009 PERSUASIVE PUBLIC
SPEAKING COMPETITION sponsored by the LCSC Humanities Division
on Tuesday, December 8th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in MLH
100. The seven
students selected to participate in the Persuasive Speech
Competition are from this year’s public speaking courses. Their
speeches will be 6-8 minutes in length, and will be judged on
topic relevance and purpose, organization, research, style, and
delivery. The presenter’s goal is to persuade or convince their
audience to a ‘call to action’ on various topics which may range
from global issues to passionate causes to brushing your teeth.
Successful presentations appeal to our logic and emotions and
move us into action. Come and be moved!
For more information
contact Traci Story at 792-2575, or tastory@lcsc.edu. |
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