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“Huck Finn” comes to the Flo Valley Theatre
FROM THE NEWS WIRE:
“Huck Finn,” by Mark Twain takes the stage at St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley’s Terry M. Fischer Theatre at 7 p.m. Nov. 11, and Nov. 12 and 13 at 2 p.m. The campus is located at 3400 Pershall Road in Ferguson.
Huck and his pal Tom Sawyer just can’t stop getting into mischief. And when it turns out to be profitable, Huck’s Pa wants in on the action. So much so that he locks Huck in a shed. Managing to escape the makeshift prison, Huck decides he would be better off floating down the river away from home. Along the way, he comes across Jim, a slave escaped from Huck’s aunt’s place. Opening Huck’s mind to the reality of slavery, the journey downriver with Jim is a real education for Huck. The play is directed by Chris Stevens.
“Huck Finn” was adapted for the stage by Greg Banks. The play is a Florissant Valley Children’s Theatre class production and is produced by special arrangement with Plays for Young Audiences, a partnership of Seattle Children’s Theatre and Children’s Theatre Company – Minneapolis. The Nov. 11 performance will be sign interpreted.
For more information, call 314-513-4488.
Flo Valley hosting 2011 Communities in Action forum
FROM THE NEWS WIRE:
St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley’s North County Community Access to Resources, Education and Services (CARES) and North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice (NCCU) will host the 2011 Communities in Action forum 9 a.m.- noon on Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Student Center Multipurpose Room. The campus is located at 3400 Pershall Road in Ferguson.
Ten panelists will offer their expertise and provide information on topics such as education, policing and financial services, addressing issues that are very important to North County. Panelists include:
Policing
Police Chief Tim Fitch, St. Louis County Police Department
Police Chief William Karabas, Florissant Police Department
Police Chief Carl Wolf, Hazelwood Police Department
Mr. Wesley Bell, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator Criminal Justice, Florissant Valley Community College
Education
Dr. Steve Price, Superintendent, Hazelwood School District
Dr. Art McCoy, Superintendent, Ferguson-Florissant School District
Dr. Stanton Lawrence, Normandy School District
Former Senator Rita Days, St. Louis County Election Director
Financial Services
Mr. James Watson, President, Midwest Bank Centre
Mr. Alex Fennoy, Senior Vice President, Midwest Bank Centre
Mr. Jeffrey Forrest, Instructor and Department Chair Business Administration, Florissant Valley Community College
The forum will be moderated by Laurna Goodwin, a three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist who spent more than 20 years in television as a news anchor, reporter, talk show host and producer. Goodwin is also the co-founder of Vector Communications.
The forum is free, but registration is required. For more information contact Rance Thomas at 314-238-6828. To register, call the Continuing Education/Community Engagement office at 314-984-7777 and refer to registration code NCCA 700.500.
Community Chess Festival features #1 US player
Hikaru Nakamura, a Grand Master chess player ranked #1 in the US, will headline the Community Chess Festival at Flo Valley on April 2. Photo by Fred Lucas.
Thanks to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, a local nonprofit founded by philanthropist Rex Sinquefield, the Gateway City is becoming quite a hotbed for “the king’s game.” In fact, the St. Louis chess scene has gained so much momentum that Hikaru Nakamura, the #1 American player and #8 in the world, recently moved here. Last year, St. Louis also became the only city in the nation to have a full-time Grand Master (the highest title in chess), when top-ranked Ben Finegold was lured from Detroit to work for the Chess Club.
Nakamura and Finegold are both very big names in the world of chess. And on April 2, when the Community Chess Festival comes to the Flo Valley campus, both of them will bring their considerable skills to North County.
Chess players of all ages and skill levels are welcome at this event, where participants can enjoy a life-sized chess board, free chess lessons and snacks for purchase. If you’re brave, you can also pay $20 to be one of 20 players competing in a simultaneous game with Nakamura, or you can opt to play in the US Chess Federation tournament, which has both rated and unrated sections. The cost is $20 and $5 respectively.
Admission is free to those who are not participating. However, this event is a fundraiser benefiting the Florissant Valley Student Government Association and other campus clubs, so donations will be gladly accepted. Participants are encouraged to pre-register at the Chess Club website or by calling (314) 361-2437. Registration on the day of the event will be 10-10:45 a.m. in the campus bookstore, located in the Student Center.
For a full schedule of the day’s activities, grab this PDF: http://users.stlcc.edu/departments/fv/Chess-Tournament-Schedule-of-Events.pdf
The Community Chess Festival is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, from 11am to 4:30pm at St. Louis Community College @ Florissant Valley, Student Center, 3400 Pershall Road, 63135.
Call for Artists: women & photography exhibit
"visions of sugar plums danced in her head" by Janice Nesser-Chu
Anybody who says there’s nothing hip and creative in North County has obviously never been to the Fine Arts building at Flo Valley. Inside this small but well-equipped space on the community college campus, you’ll find student and faculty artwork that will absolutely knock your socks off. Painting, drawing, pottery, photography – seriously, there’s some amazing stuff here.
In fact, Flo Valley’s art program is so good that it was the first community college program in the entire country to be accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. And when the big art schools make their rounds looking for promising young artists, Flo Valley is one of the few community colleges on their list. Many students here have been awarded sizable scholarships.
Of course, much of this is due to the talent of the faculty, and one professor who has made a huge impact is my friend (and fellow NoCo resident) Janice Nesser-Chu. A prolific mixed media artist and the president of the national Women’s Caucus for Art, Janice heads up the art gallery and photography program at Flo Valley. And wouldn’t you know, she’s getting ready to stage yet another intriguing exhibit…
Mirror Image: Women and Photography, which runs from February 28 to March 31, will examine “the concept of the photograph being a mirror of its creator, reflecting back their experiences, ideals and beliefs and invoking discourse.” Open only to women artists, the show will be held at Flo Valley’s Contemporary Art Gallery, and if you’re interested, there’s still a little bit of time to submit your work.
The call for art runs through Friday, February 4. You can read all the details and get an entry form here. And no, you don’t have to live in North County or attend Flo Valley to be eligible.
