November Happenings at Montgomery College
For MC Alumni and Friends  

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In this issue:

- Author and food expert Christopher Kimball November 1, Theater Arts

- Chris Matthews lecture November 8 in Theater Arts

- Jefferson Cafes scheduled for November

- Open houses and information for prospective students offered in November

- Art Department presents "Fiberology" November 1-19 at Rockville

- Native Flute Workshops November 4 at Rockville

- Tom Philpott master class on Crafting an Oral History, November 4 at Rockville

- Colloquium on Faith in Science, November 7 at Takoma Park

- Fall Phonathon November 8-16; volunteers needed at Rockville

- Music and Storytelling of the Cherokee, November 10 at Rockville

- Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edward P. Jones, November 10 at Takoma Park

- Doug Bowles and SingCo Rhythm Orchestra, November 13 at Rockville

- Astrolabes lecture at the Planetarium, November 13 at Takoma Park

- NIST’s Dr. Robert Shull lectures on Nanotechnology, November 16 at Germantown

- "Nickel and Dimed," November 17-21 at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center

- World Chamber Music by Taiowe, November 18 at Rockville

- Eglon Daley art exhibition continues through November 20 at Takoma Park

- Student art sale, November 23 at Rockville

- College closes November 25-26 for Thanksgiving holiday

- MC Chorus and Orchestra, November 30 at Rockville

- 38th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition opens December 2 at Rockville

- MC Wind and Flute Ensemble, December 2 at Rockville

- Alumni Association Wines debut December 4-5 at Elk Run winery tour, Mt. Airy

- U.S. Navy Band performs "A Charlie Brown Christmas," December 5 at Rockville

- MC Jazz Ensemble, December 7 at Rockville

- Student Honors Recital, December 10 at Rockville

- Takoma Park Campus Buy a Brick Campaign is under way

- Get your 2005 Entertainment Book and help the TP Campus Campaign

- Montgomery College Speakers’ Bureau can help your group

Click on any of the links below for more information.   

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The Marriott Hospitality Center, L'Academie de Cuisine, and Politics & Prose bookstore present author and food expert Christopher Kimball to introduce his latest book, The New Best Recipe, Monday, November 1, 7 p.m. in the Rockville Campus Theatre Arts Arena. The three-hour program includes an informative quick-tip demonstration with hints to guarantee recipe success from this new and comprehensive book. Book signing to follow. Tuition is $65, including a copy of The New Best Recipe. To register, contact L'Academie de Cuisine at 301-986-9490. For College event location information, or to request disability-related accommodations, contact Julie Zagars at 240-567-7914, or email julie.zagars@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Macklin Business Institute presents Chris Matthews, host of "Hardball" and anchor of 2004 presidential election coverage on MSNBC, as part of the Macklin Distinguished Lecture Series, Monday, November 8, 10 a.m. in the Rockville Campus Theatre Arts Arena.  Mr. Matthews will present his political perspectives on the outcome of the Presidential elections. This timely program will be interesting and informative for all who are able to attend.  The program is free and open to everyone.  For more information, contact the Macklin Business Institute at 240-567-1707, or email mbi@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Paul Peck Institute of American Culture and Civic Engagement presents Jefferson Cafes^(TM) featuring coffee, dessert and engaging conversation. Attendance is limited, and pre-registration is required.  The following Cafés are scheduled this month: 

·         Discussion of interview with Peter G. Peterson, author of Running on Empty: How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It, discussing the effects of Democratic and Republican parties’ policies on our future financial security. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, in the Takoma Park Campus Provost’s Conference Room, Bliss Room.

·        Discussion of Rhys Isaac’s Monticello Stories, Old and New. Thursday, November 4, Germantown Campus. For time, location, and registration, call 240-567-7840.

·         Discussion of Jim Cullen's book, The American Dream:  A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation, 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. Friday, November 12, at the Holiday Park Multiservice Senior Center. To register, call 301-468-4449.

·         Discussion of Michael Ignatieff's book, The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror, 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, November 17, at the Holiday Park Multiservice Senior Center. To register, call 301-468-4449. 

For more information about the Jefferson Cafes, contact Francine Jamin at (240) 567-1385, or email francine.jamin@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Do you have a family member preparing to apply to college?  Montgomery College presents a series of open houses and informational events for prospective students through November.  Students, parents, and working adults are invited to attend one or several open houses to learn about academic programs, special admissions programs, and student services available at Montgomery College.  Campus tours will be available.  

·         The Montgomery Scholars program holds an information session 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, October 30, in the Theatre Arts Arena on the Rockville Campus.  Montgomery Scholars is a selective honors program for high-achieving, traditional-age high school students.  Successful applicants have taken college preparatory courses with a 3.0 grade point average or higher with competitive SAT scores.  Admission to the program is competitive.  For more information about the Montgomery Scholars program, call 240-567-5039. 

·         An open house for adults who are deciding whether to begin working toward an associate’s degree or taking courses for professional development will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, November 6, in the Theatre Arts Arena on the Rockville Campus. For more information on this event, “Making the Most of Your Return to Education,” call 240-567-7870. 

·         A workshop on Beating the High Cost of College will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 11, at the Gaithersburg Business Training Center, 12 South Summit Avenue. Learn how to find and apply for every need-based college scholarship, grant, and low-interest loan; get the maximum amount of money from each school; fill out complicated application forms accurately; and position your assets to maximize aid. Learn the most tax-efficient ways to pay for college ‑‑ even if you don't qualify for need-based aid. For information, call Harriet Lebowitz, (240) 567-2595, or email Harriet.Lebowitz@montgomerycollege.edu.

·         The Rockville Campus holds an Open House 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 13, in the Physical Education Building and Campus Center.  For information, call 240-567-5039. 

·         School of Art and Design Open House, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 14, at the School of Art and Design Building, 10500 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. This event will highlight the programs and services available to students at the School of Art and Design. For information, call Nicole Evans, 301-649-4454, or email recruit@montgomerycollege.edu.

·         The Applied Geography program presents an Open House 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, November 17, Rockville Campus Technical Center Room 217, featuring demonstrations of Geographic Information System (GIS) applications by faculty and by representatives of government and industry. Refreshments will be served. 

·         Montgomery College and the Women’s Bar Foundation host a seminar for high school students on "Preparing for Success," 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, November 20, at the Rockville Campus Theatre Arts Arena. The program is designed for high school girls who plan to attend college or enter the workplace.  Workshops focus students on resume writing and interview techniques, budgets, student financial aid, the college admission process, staying safe, and becoming independent.  The program is free and open to high school students in public, private, and alternative schools, as well as girls in independent living programs. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Free bus service to the event will be provided from Gaithersburg, Watkins Mill, Montgomery Blair, Quince Orchard, and Walt Whitman high schools ‑‑ departing at 8:30 a.m. For transportation or more information, contact Rebecca Nitkin at 301-251-8500 or visit www.preparingforsuccess.org.  

·         The Germantown Campus holds an Open House 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, November 20, in the High Technology and Science Center.  For information, call 240-567-7816.

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The Art Department presents "Fiberology," an exhibit of six contemporary fiber artists November 1 through 19 in the gallery of the Paul Peck Art Building on the Rockville Campus. Featured artists include weavers Cyndy Barbone and Fuyuko Matsubara, colorist Frank Connet, basket stitcher Jan Hopkins, embroiderist Charlene Nemic-Kessel, and felt worker Polly Stirling. An opening reception will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, November 1. For more information, call the Art Department at 240-567-5115 or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/artrv.

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The Montgomery College World Arts Festival presents Native Flute Workshops with Ron Warren, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Thursday, November 4, Room 124 of the Rockville Campus Music Building. For information, call Dawn Avery at 240-567-5035 or email dawn.avery@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Books and Ideas series of the Paul Peck Humanities Institute presents Tom Philpott, syndicated columnist and author of Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest Held Prisoner of War, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m., Thursday, November 4, in the Rockville Campus Center Faculty Dining Room. Mr. Philpott will conduct a master class on "The Crafting of an Oral History." The class is open to all students and faculty and will be followed by an informal pizza-and-soft-drinks gathering. An evening reading/lecture follows at 7 p.m., in the Student Lounge. Mr. Philpott's book, with an introduction by Senator John McCain, is available in paperback at the Rockville bookstore. For more information, contact Larry Moffi at 240-567-7417 or email larry.moffi@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Montgomery College presents a colloquium, "Faith in Science," 2:30 p.m. Sunday, November 7, in Room 122 of the Takoma Park Campus Health Sciences Center, 7977 Georgia Avenue.  A panel of leading experts, including scientists, a philosopher, theologians from different faith groups, mathematicians, and a political scientist will examine the topic from a variety of perspectives.  The event is free and open to the public. For information, call Harold Williams at 240-567-1463, or e-mail harold.williams@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Volunteers are invited to join with the Alumni Association board and staff for the fall Phonathon for the Annual Fund, 6 to 8 p.m., November 8, 9, 15, and 16. We’ll be calling our classmates and fellow graduates to build support the College’s scholarship programs. For more information or to volunteer, call Carrie Hurd at 240-567-4028 or email carrie.hurd@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Montgomery College World Arts Festival presents music and storytelling of the Cherokee with Joseph Stands With Many and Ron Warren, a demonstration at the Gathering, 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 10, Student Lounge of the Rockville Campus Center. For information, call Dawn Avery at 240-567-5035 or email dawn.avery@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Paul Peck Humanities Institute and the DC chapter of the National Writers Union present a reading and discussion by DC author Edward P. Jones, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Known World and a short-story collection, Lost in the City, 7 p.m., Thursday, November 11, at the Takoma Park Commons Student Lounge.  For more information, contact Robert Giron at 240-567-1379 or email robert.giron@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Faculty Artist Series presents Molly Donnelly, mezzo-soprano; Joy Stevens, soprano; and Jay Crowder, piano, 8 p.m. Friday, November 12, at the Rockville Campus Music Recital Hall. Admission free. Program will include works by Purcell, Schumann, Finzi, Schubert, Bellini, and Brahms. For information, call the Music Department at 240-567-5209 or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/musicrv.

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Ditch your heels and lace up a pair of dancing shoes for “College Rhythm,” a night of sizzling hot swing music on Saturday, November 13, 8 p.m., in the Rockville Campus Theatre Arts Arena.  “College Rhythm” features Doug Bowles and his SingCo Rhythm Orchestra, a 12-piece swing band from the Washington metropolitan area.  If you need to brush up on your swing dancing, professional dancers from Tom Koerner and Debra Sternberg’s Gottaswing troupe will offer swing dance instruction and exhibition dances.  Admission $20 (cash or check only, which will be collected at the door), with all proceeds going to the College’s Music Scholarship Fund.  For more information, call the Music Department at the Rockville Campus at 240-567-5209, or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/musicrv.

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The Takoma Park Campus Planetarium presents a lecture on Astrolabes, 7 p.m. Saturday, November 13, in Science South 130.  The astrolabe was the most important astronomical calculating device before the invention of digital computers and was the most important astronomical observational device before the invention of the telescope. Geoffrey Chaucer, who today is known principally for writing the Canterbury Tales, wrote the Treatise on the Astrolabe for his ten-year-old son Lewis in 1387. Admission free. For more information, call Dr. Harold Williams, 240-567-1463, or email harold.williams@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Germantown Campus Spectrum Lecture Series presents "Nanotechnology: What Is It?  Why Should You Care?" ‑‑ a lecture by Dr. Robert D. Shull, leader of the Magnetic Materials Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, in Room 104 of the Science and Applied Studies Building. This event is free, open to the public, and aimed at a non-scientific audience. Nanotechnology is the science of creating materials and devices whose size is measured in nanometers ‑‑ or one-billionths of a meter.  Dr. Shull will talk about some of the exciting applications of materials developed through nanotechnology such as terrabyte storage, thin television sets, magnetic refrigerators, high resolution MRI, targeted drug delivery, ultra-thin batteries, and "smart clothing."  For information, call Dr. Robert Coley at 240-567-7798, or email robert.coley@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center presents "Nickel and Dimed," 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 17, through Saturday, November 21, and 2 p.m. Sunday, November 21 at the Performing Arts Center. Based on Barbara Ehrenreich’s national bestseller, Joan Holden’s touching, funny, and edgy play illustrates the life of America’s low-wage worker in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity ‑‑ in a land of big box stores, fast food, and a thousand stratagems for survival. For information, call the box office at 240-567-5301, or email boffice@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Montgomery College World Arts Festival presents World Chamber Music by Taiowe ‑‑ contemporary classical chamber works based on indigenous themes, 8 p.m., Thursday, November 18, in the Rockville Campus Music Recital Hall. For information, call Dawn Avery at 240-567-5035 or email dawn.avery@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Takoma Park Art Department presents an art exhibition by 2005 Outstanding Alumni Achievement honoree Eglon Daley '89 now through Saturday, November 20 in the Takoma Park Pavilion of Fine Arts Gallery, where he is working on the second of two murals for the Takoma Park Campus. For more information, contact Maureen Kohl at 240-567-1393, or email maureen.kohl@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Rockville Campus Art Department hosts a Student Art Sale, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 23, on the second floor of the Paul Peck Art Building. For information, call the Art Department, 240-567-5115.

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REMINDER: The College will close Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26, for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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MC Chorus and Orchestra, Molly Donnelly, Conductor, 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 30, Rockville Campus Music Recital Hall. For information, call the Music Department at 240-567-5209 or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/musicrv. 
 

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The Rockville Campus Art Department presents the 38th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, December 2 through 17, in the gallery of the Paul Pack Art Building. Opening reception 6 p.m., Thursday, December 2. For information, call the Art Department, 240-567-5115.

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MC Wind and Flute Ensemble, Paul Noble and Venita Jones, Conductors, 8 p.m., Thursday, December 2, Performing Arts Center. For information, call the Music Department at 240-567-5209 or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/musicrv.

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The MC Alumni Association and Elk Run Vineyards have teamed up to offer a variety of MC Alumni Association wines, just in time for holiday gifts!  Our MC Alumni wines will be among those featured during a holiday tour of the winery, 12 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5, at Elk Run Vineyards, 15113 Liberty Road, Mt. Airy, Maryland. For more information about the tour or to order MC Alumni wine, call Elk Run at 410-775-2513 or visit www.elkrun.com.

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U.S. Navy Band Trio performs "A Charlie Brown Christmas," 3 p.m., Sunday, December 5, Performing Arts Center. For information, call the Music Department at 240-567-5209 or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/musicrv.

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MC Jazz Ensemble, Ward Harris, Conductor, 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 7, Performing Arts Center. For information, call the Music Department at 240-567-5209 or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/musicrv.

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Student Honors Recital, 8 p.m., Friday, December 10, Rockville Campus Music Recital Hall. For information, call the Music Department at 240-567-5209 or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/musicrv.

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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES 

Create a lasting impact at Montgomery College-Takoma Park with the purchase of a permanent engraved commemorative brick. These pavers are engraved with up to three lines of text to recognize a graduate or a favorite faculty or staff member, to commemorate a loved one, or to show support for the Takoma Park Campus.

The cost of an engraved brick is only $125, and you can also purchase a duplicate "mini" brick for $15. Contributions are tax deductible, and proceeds support the Takoma Park Capital Campaign. For more information or to have an order form sent or faxed to you, please contact Deborah Johnstone at 240-567-1311, or e-mail deborah.johnstone@montgomerycollege.edu.

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If you’re a user of the Entertainment Book, which carries coupons for local businesses and travel, then you can purchase your 2005 Entertainment Book and help support the Takoma Park Campaign. Contact Deborah Johnstone, 240-567-1311 or e-mail deborah.johnstone@montgomerycollege.edu for more information or to order your copy. More than 150 editions offer great out-of-town savings for alumni in other areas of the country. Each copy of the book costs $25 and more than pays for itself with the discount coupons.  To order a book for your region, visit www.entertainment.com and enter Seller # 89625, Group # 420729 to ensure that credit goes toward the Takoma Park Campaign.

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The Montgomery College Speakers’ Bureau is but one example of how the College reaches out to the community, offering educational and cultural opportunities for all its citizens. The Bureau comprises members of the College’s faculty, staff, Board of Trustees, and Alumni Association, as well as a special group of people called "friends of the College," who volunteer their time and expertise in this endeavor.

All speaking engagements are fulfilled without charge. Unless otherwise noted, these talks are designed for adult organizations or groups with an attendance of at least 15 individuals at meetings held in Montgomery County. With more than 160 topics, your group or organization is sure to find many topics that will interest them.

Because of the large number of requests, coupled with the speakers’ busy schedules, organizations will be limited to seven requests for a speaker per year. For more information or to receive the Bureau's brochure listing available topics, please e-mail Don Rejonis at don.rejonis@montgomerycollege.edu or call 240-567-7541.

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RESOURCES

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The above listings are just a sampling of the numerous events scheduled at Montgomery College. To view a comprehensive listing of events at MC, go to the on-line calendar of events: webdb.montgomerycollege.org/Internet/calendar/daily.cfm

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