Faculty member, Jean Cannon, featured as 'Artist in Residence'

Jean Cannon is one of four featured artists at Artist in Residence Gallery for the month of February.

Opening reception Thursday, February 3 5-8 pm
All are welcome! See Jean Cannon's recent paintings of the moon and trees.

The gallery is located at 349 Main Street, Enosburg Falls, Vermont.

Gallery hours are Weds. - Sat. 10am to 5pm, and Sundays 12-5pm.

The phone number is: 802-933-6403

Save the Date: New Voices Film Screening

CCV Winooski is proud to present New Voices a film by the “New Women of Vermont” video class.

In the fall of 2010 a group of us Bhutanese refugee women took a ten-week course in video storytelling and production with local filmmaker Rebecca Weisman at the Community College of Vermont in Winooski. This twenty-minute video is the product of that class. The New Voice is that of newcomers to Vermont. Through the use of video, these women share with the people in Vermont the difficulties they face in daily lives, trying to communicate and live in a new place.

In conjunction with New Voices, CCV will also screen a selection of the work-in-progress documentary Welcome to Vermont by filmmaker Mira Niagolva. Together with the support of the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, an art exhibit of photos, maps, and written descriptions of the refugee experience will be on display.

The show opens on January 28^th, 2011, with the first film showing at 6:30pm. An open discussion with the filmmakers will follow.

The event is free and open to the public.

CCV Winooski Faculty Member Featured in Pif Magazine!

Lynda Majarian's story 'crazy' is now featured online for Pif magazine!

You can check it out here:
http://www.pifmagazine.com/2011/01/crazy/

Lynda is teaching Intro to Literature, Creative Writing, and English Composition this semester.

Congratulations, Lynda!

You're Invited: Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2011

Essex CHIPS and the MLK Day planning committee are excited to announce Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2011. In the spirit of Dr. King’s commitment to a united community we have decided to hold a day of volunteer service. The goal is to strengthen our support and commitment to each other and the place we live. We hope to do this by providing volunteer opportunities for community members at various sites in the Essex area on January 17th, 2011.

The Day of Service is an opportunity for members of the community to give back and to get involved with local organizations. We are contacting various schools and other organizations in the area to see who would be interested in volunteering with us on January 17th. For example, last year some of our service options included shoveling snow out from fire hydrants, writing letters to troops, and painting the locker room at Albert D. Lawton Middle School. Service projects will be occurring between 12 and 5pm in the Essex area. After community members complete their day of service, everyone will gather for a dinner and celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Anyone interested in volunteering can visit www.essexmlk.org to sign up! Questions? Please contact Claire Raudonat at claire@essexchips.org or 878-6982 ext. 7.

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Journalist Panel Discussion on February 8th

The Vermont Council on World Affairs is hosting a panel discussion on February 8^th and you're invited!

"Reporting Live from War Zones:
Journalists Tell Their Stories from the Front Lines"

A panel discussion with:

Sam Hemingway and Ryan Mercer (Burlington Free Press)
Steve Zind (VPR)
Darron Perron and Lance McKenzie (WCAX)
Louis Salome, retired foreign correspondent and author
Moderator: Mark Johnson, (WDEV)
8:00 p.m., Champlain College, Alumni Auditorium Campus Map #27 Co-sponsored by Champlain College

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