SEPTEMBER
September 1 (Wednesday) Volleyball, Modesto Classic ~ MJC, Alameda, San Jose & Columbia ~ 2 p.m., $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
September 1 (Wednesday) Football Blue/White Scrimmage, 6 p.m., Stadium, no admission charged.
September 3 (Friday) Volleyball, Modesto Togo's Classic (MJC, Monterey, Merced, Los Medanos, Cabrillo, West Hills, Solano & Diablo Valley Colleges) ~ 10 a.m., $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
September 6 (Monday) Labor Day Holiday, Campus Closed
September 7 (Tuesday) Soccer ~ MJC vs. Skyline College, Women @ 2 p.m., Men @ 4:30, West Campus Soccer Field
September 7 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium … Science that Matters ~ 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Science 208, “The Long Road of Genetics: From Homunculus to Hemochromatosis” with Richard Anderson, MJC Biologist Emeritus
September 8 (Wednesday) MJC Student Services Information Fair, East Campus Quad, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ~ Important information on Admissions and Records, Financial Aid, Counseling, Health Services, Tutoring, Disability Services, EOPS, Special Services, Student Government, Campus Clubs and more ~ 209-575-6700
September 9 (Thursday) MJC Student Services Information Fair, West Campus Quad, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ~ Important information on Admissions and Records, Financial Aid, Counseling, Health Services, Tutoring, Disability Services, EOPS, Special Services, Student Government, Campus Clubs and more ~ 209-575-6700
September 9 (Thursday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. Ohlone College, 3:30 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
September 10 (Friday) Ag & Environmental Sciences Harvest Luncheon, Graceada Park ~ 575-6200
September 13 - October 7 Faculty Art Exhibition, MJC Art Gallery, East Campus, free admission. An artists' reception will be held 3 - 4:30 p.m. on September 13.
September 14 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "Agricultural Laboratory Science Jobs" with Katherine Schroeder, Ph.D., Schroeder Medical Translations
September 14 (Tuesday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. Butte College, 4 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
September 15 (Wednesday) Transfer Day & College Night ~ Transfer Day is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the East Campus Student Center and is targeted at MJC students ~ College Night is 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Performing and Media Arts Center with information tables open from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and is targeted to all students interested in higher education. Representatives from four-year colleges and universities will be available to answer college related questions ~ 209-575-6239September 17 (Friday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. Solano College, 1:30 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
September 15 (Wednesday) Water Polo ~ MJC vs. Santa Rosa Junior College, Women at 3:30 p.m., Men at 4:30 p.m., MJC East Campus Pools
September 17 (Friday) Soccer, Men's ~ MJC vs. Santa Rosa Junior College, 4 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
September 18 (Saturday) Football ~ MJC vs. Hartnell College, 7 p.m., Stadium, $8 General, $5 Student, $3 Children (7-10 years of age)
September 21 (Tuesday) Golf, Women's, MJC Tournament, Spring Creek Country Club, noon
September 21 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "Medical Laboratory Science" with Ann Vencill, Memorial Medical Center Clinical Laboratory
September 21 (Tuesday) Soccer, Men's ~ MJC vs. Butte College, 4 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
September 22 (Wednesday) Volleyball, Modesto Classic ~ MJC, San Francisco & Lassen, gym ~ 5 p.m., $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
September 23, 24, 25 @7:30 p.m. & September 26 @ 2 p.m. Jam N' Jive Dance Concert, Performing & Media Arts Center, Main Auditorium, East Campus. The jazz dance concert features dancers from MJC, area high schools and studios and is directed by Lori Bryhni and Kim Davis. The evening will feature quick-moving choreography, stylized jazz dance, lyrical hip hop and tap dance set to popular soundtracks. ~ $10 General and $8 Students/Seniors
September 24 (Friday) Soccer, Men's ~ MJC vs. Cosumnes River College, 4 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
September 24 (Friday) MAPS (Modesto Area Partners in Science) Presentation, 7:30 p.m., Forum 110 ~ “Water, Water, Everywhere – on the Moon, Mars, and Throughout Our Solar System” with Greg DeLory, Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley and NASA Ames Research Center ~ talk intended for people over 13 years of age ~ Admission and parking are free.
September 25 (Saturday) American Association Heart Walk, Registration 8 - 9 a.m. Participating are the MJC's American Association of Women in Community Colleges ~ contact Donna Yarnal 209-575-6036
September 25 (Saturday) Softball Field Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Scrimmage with the first pitch thrown in by Abe Rojas, YCCD Board of Trustees ~ Ribbon cutting will be at 11 a.m. followed by three softball scrimmage games at 12 p.m. with MJC vs. Sacramento City College, 2p.m. Sacramento City College vs. Merced College and 4 p.m. MJC vs. Merced College, West Campus ~ free and open to the public
September 25 (Saturday) Water Polo ~ MJC vs. Alumni, Women at 11:00 a.m., Men at 1:30 p.m., MJC East Campus Pools
September 25 (Saturday) Football ~ MJC vs. Laney College, 7 p.m., Stadium, $8 General, $5 Student, $3 Children (7-10 years of age)
September 28 (Tuesday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. Sierra College, 3:30 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
September 28 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "From Snails to Whales" with Teri Curtis, MJC Biologist
September 29, (Wednesday) Job Fair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Student Center, East Campus
September 29 (Wednesday) Volleyball, MJC vs. Sacramento City College ~ 6:30 p.m., gym, $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
October 1 (Friday) Adam Holzman, Guitar, 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto ~ $12 General, $10 Students/Seniors ~ Presented by Friends of Music benefiting MJC Music Students
October 1 (Friday) French Movie Night featuring the film Paris(2008) with Juliette Binoche, in French with English subtitles, 6:30 p.m., Forum 110, free!
October 5 (Tuesday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. San Joaquin Delta College, 1:30 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
October 5 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "The Valley's Asthma Epidemic" with Kelly Hughes, R.T., Asthma Educator for the Asthma Coalition
October 5 (Tuesday) Soccer, Men's ~ MJC vs. Fresno City College, 4 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
October 6 (Wednesday) Water Polo ~ MJC vs. Sacramento City College, Women at 3:30 p.m., MJC East Campus Pools - Men's game TBA
October 6 (Wednesday) Volleyball, MJC vs. Delta College ~ 6:30 p.m., gym, $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
October 8 (Friday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. Sacramento City College, 1:30 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
October 8 (Friday) Men's & Women's Cross Country, Modesto Invitational, 3 p.m., Legion Park
October 8 (Friday) Soccer, Men's ~ MJC vs. Contra Costa College, 4 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
October 9 (Saturday) Wrestling, Modesto Tournament, 10 a.m., Gym
October 12 (Tuesday) Speech Night, performances at 4 p.m. and at 7 p.m., Auditorium, $5 in advance/$7 the day of the event. The program will feature platform speeches, interpretation of literature and debate performed by the award-winning MJC Speech and Debate Team.
October 13 (Wednesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Forum 110~ "Karnivorous Kangaroos and the Strange Journey of the Marsupials" with Garry Hayes, MJC Geologist
October 13 (Wednesday) Water Polo ~ MJC vs. Sierra College, Women at 3:30 p.m., Men at 4:30 p.m., MJC East Campus Pools
October 13 (Wednesday) Wrestling, MJC vs. Fresno City College, 7 p.m., Gym
October 15 (Friday) Soccer, Men's ~ MJC vs. San Joaquin Delta College, 4 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
October 16 (Saturday) Football ~ MJC vs. Fresno City College, 7 p.m., Stadium, $8 General, $5 Student, $3 Children (7-10 years of age)
October 19 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks (HeLa)" with Elizabeth McInnes, MJC Biologist
October 20 (Wednesday) Water Polo ~ MJC vs. Sierra College, Women at 3:30 p.m., Men at 4:30 p.m., MJC East Campus Pools
October 20 (Wednesday) Volleyball, MJC vs. American River College ~ 6:30 p.m., gym, $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
October 20 - November 16 Photography by Jon Sousa, MJC Art Gallery, free. Artist's reception TBA.
October 22 (Friday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. American River College, 3:30 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
October 22, 23, 29, 30 @ 7:30 p.m. & October 24, 31 @ 2 p.m. Macbeth~ Shakespeare's bloody tragedy of ambition and horror ~ This new adaption written and directed by Michael Lynch will be set in the era of Beowulf tradition. ~ A special Halloween matinee will feature a costume contest with prizes! ~ Main Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center, $10 General, $8 Students/Seniors
October 23 (Saturday) Football ~ MJC vs. College of the Sequoias, 7 p.m., Stadium, $8 General, $5 Student, $3 Children (7-10 years of age)
October 23 (Saturday) Great Valley Museum Harvest Fest Fundraiser with Pat Winters "The Bat Lady" 575-6196
October 26 (Tuesday) Golf, Women's, MJC Tournament, Spring Creek Country Club, 11 a.m.
October 26 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "Sustainability: An Environmental and Social Perspective" with Karl Reintz, MJC Math Professor
October 27 (Wednesday) Water Polo ~ MJC Women vs. Fresno City College at 3:30 p.m., MJC Men vs. Ohlone College at 4:30 p.m., MJC East Campus Pools
October 27 (Wednesday) Wrestling, MJC vs. Santa Rosa Junior College, 7 p.m., Gym
October 28 (Thursday) Men's & Women's Cross Country, Big 8 Conference Meet, 2:30 p.m., Legion Park
October 29 (Friday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. Diablo Valley College, 3:30 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
October 29 (Friday) Volleyball, MJC vs. American River College ~ 6:30 p.m., gym, $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
October 29 (Friday) MAPS (Modesto Area Partners in Science) "Looking into Alzheimer's Disease Today" with Dr. Laurel Beckett, Biostat Division Chief, Vice Chair - Public Health Sciences at UC Davis, 7:30 p.m., Forum 110, East Campus ~ Free admission and parking ~ Intended for people over 13 years
November 2 (Tuesday) Election Day
November 2 (Tuesday) Soccer, Men's ~ MJC vs. College of the Sequoias, 3 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
November 2 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium ... Science That Matters,3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "Ocean Circulation and its Effects in Global Climate" with Horacio Ferriz, CSUS Geology
November 3 (Wednesday) Fall Sing, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Auditorium, free. This is a choral festival which includes most of the high school choirs from around Stanislaus County, plus the choirs from MJC and CSUS Contact: collar@mjc.edu
November 5 (Friday) Soccer, Men's ~ MJC vs. American River College, 3 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
November 5 (Friday) Volleyball, MJC vs. Santa Rosa Junior College ~ 6:30 p.m., gym, $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
November 5 (Friday) French Movie Night featuring the film I Do (Prête-moi ta main) with Alain Chabat and Charlotte Gainsbourg, in French with English subtitles, 6:30 p.m., Forum 110, free!
November 5 (Friday) Singers and Ringers! MJC Fall Choral Concert, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, $4 students / $5 general admission. The MJC Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will join forces with special guests - the Opus Handbell Ensemble - for an evening of outstanding choral music.
November 6 (Saturday) Football ~ MJC vs. Sierra College, 7 p.m., Stadium, $8 General, $5 Student, $3 Children (7-10 years of age)
November 9 (Tuesday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. Cosumnes River College, 3 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
November 9 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "Peering into the Crystal Ball: How Weather Forecasting is Done" with Noah Hughes, MJC Meteorologist
November 10 (Wednesday) Volleyball, MJC vs. Diablo Valley College ~ 6:30 p.m., gym, $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
November 11 (Thursday) Veteran's Day, Campus Closed
November 12 (Friday) Soccer, Women's ~ MJC vs. Santa Rosa Junior College, 3 p.m., West Campus Soccer Field
November 12 (Friday) Volleyball, MJC vs. Sierra College ~ 6:30 p.m., gym, $4 General / $2 Children 11 and under
November 12 (Friday) MAPS Benefit (Modesto Area Partners in Science), 7:30 p.m., Performing and Media Arts Center, Main Auditorium, Concert by Aaron Durr and special guest appearances by Rachel Hall and Dr. Al Chemist ~ Suggested donation $5 for first person, $3 for each addition family member ~ Free parking ~ Event is intended for people of all ages.
November 15 (Monday) Marnie Breckenridge, Soprano, 7:30 p.m., MJC Music Recital Hall, $12 General, $10 Students/Seniors ~ Presented by Friends of Music benefiting MJC Music Students
November 16 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters,3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "Peer Review - Gatekeeper for Academic Quality?" with Bill Anelli, MJC Philosopher
November 16 (Tuesday) Basketball, Women's ~ MJC vs. Reedley College, 5 p.m., gym ~ $6 General, $4 Student/Senior (62 yrs), $2 Children (2-10 yrs)
November 18 (Thursday) MJC High School Orchestra Day, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center, free ~ High School Orchestras from Stanislaus County will perform for each other and MJC String Professor Anne Martin will lead a clinic with each group. Also featured is a performance by the highly acclaimed Music Teachers Ensemble! The event will end with a fiddle tune played by over 200 string students.
November 19 (Friday) MAPS (Modesto Area Partners in Science), 7:30 p.m., Forum 110, "Causes of, and energy solutions to, global warming and air pollution mortality" with Mark Jacobson, Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University ~ talk intended for people over 13 years of age ~ admission and parking are free
November 16 (Tuesday) Basketball, Men's ~ MJC vs. Reedley College, 6 p.m., gym ~ $6 General, $4 Student/Senior (62 yrs), $2 Children (2-10 yrs)
November 23 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "A Tangled Web: Marine Ecosystem Services" with Sarah Huff, CSU Stanislaus Graduate Student
November 25 through 28 Thanksgiving, Campus Closed
November 29 (Monday) Fall Jazz Band Concert, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, free.
November 29 - December 9 Annual Student Art Exhibition, MJC Art Gallery, free. Reception TBA.
November 30 (Tuesday) Science Colloquium / Science That Matters, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Campus Science 208 ~ "Dinosaur Discoveries and Extinctions" with Julia Sankey, CSU Stanislaus Geologist
December 1 (Wednesday) MJC President's Holiday Social, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Student Fireside Lounge
December 2 (Thursday) String Recital by the students of Anne Martin, Dr. Yan Yan Chan on Piano, 7:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall, free
December 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 @ 7:30 p.m. & December 5, 12 @ 2 p.m. The Dutchman and Los Vendidos: Two One-Act Plays directed by Lynette Borrelli. The Dutchman by Amir Baraka is the emotionally charged and highly symbolic version of the Adam and Eve story, wherein a naive black man dangerously encounters a white seductress in the "flying underbelly of the city" on a subway train. Los Vendidos (Spanish for "The Sellouts") is a comedic play which examines stereotypes as Miss Jimenez browses the "merchandise" at Honest Sancho's Used Mexican Lot. ~ Little Theatre of the Performing & Media Arts Center, $10 General, $8 Students/Seniors
December 3 (Friday) French Movie Night featuring the film The Girl on the Train (La Fille du RER) with Emilie Dequenne and Catherine Deneuve, in French with English subtitles, 6:30 p.m., Forum 110, free!
December 4 (Saturday) Wrestling, Regional, 9 a.m., Gym
December 6 (Monday) MJC Symphonic Ban Fall Concert, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, free - with donations gratefully accepted.
December 7 through 11 Modesto Basketball Tournament, Time/Teams TBA
December 7 (Tuesday) MJC Community Orchestra Concert: the Pink Panther meets Brahms, 7:30 p.m., Main Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center, $5 General / $1 Students ~ The MJC Community Orchestra, directed by Anne Martin, will perform works by Brahms, Sibelius, and Saint-Saens. The featured soloist is cellist Ira Lehn. The program will conclude with film music from The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini.
December 8 (Wednesday) MJC Community Concert Band, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, free with donations gratefully accepted.
December 9 (Thursday) Finals Cram Night ~ 8 p.m. to midnight ~ MJC East Campus Library
December 10 (Friday) MAPS (Modesto Area Partners in Science), 7:30 p.m., Forum 110, "Exploring the Sierra Nevada Freshwater Invertebrates" with Benoit Dayrat, Assistant Professor at School of natural Sciences and Sierra Nevada Research Institute ~ Intended for people over 13 years of age ~ Admission and parking are free.
December 10 (Friday) Holiday Festival of Choirs, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, $4 students / $5 general admission. The evening will feature MJC's Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Masterworks Chorus, joined by the Viking Singers from Johansen High School.
December 15 (Wednesday) Gloria: Featuring the MJC Masterworks Chorus, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, $4 students / $5 general admission. The chorus will perform two settings of the Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest), one by the famous Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi and the other by the English composer John Rutter.
December 18 (Saturday) Fall Semester Ends
December 23 through January 2 Campus Closed
January TBA Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration, Auditorium, free.
January 4 (Tuesday) Basketball, MJC vs. Cosumnes River College, Women @ 6 p.m., Men @ 8 p.m. gym ~ $6 General, $4 Student/Senior (62 yrs), $2 Children (2-10 yrs)
January 14 (Friday) Basketball, MJC vs. American River College, Women @ 6 p.m., Men @ 8 p.m. gym ~ $6 General, $4 Student/Senior (62 yrs), $2 Children (2-10 yrs)
January 14 (Friday) MAPS (Modesto Area Partners in Science), 7:30 p.m., Performing and Media Arts Center, Main Auditorium, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom with Peter Gros and live animals ~ Free admission and parking ~ This event is intended for people of all ages.
January 17 (Monday) Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed, Campus Closed
January 24 - March 2 Art Exhibit featuring the work of Robert Stevenson, MJC Art Gallery, free.
January 25 (Tuesday) Basketball, MJC vs. San Joaquin Delta College, Women @ 6 p.m., Men @ 8 p.m. gym ~ $6 General, $4 Student/Senior (62 yrs), $2 Children (2-10 yrs)
January 27 (Thursday) Speech Night, performances at 4 p.m. and at 7 p.m., Auditorium, $5 in advance/$7 the day of the event. The program will feature platform speeches, interpretation of literature and debate performed by the award-winning MJC Speech and Debate Team.
January 27, 28, 29 and February 3, 4, 5 at 7:30 p.m. and January 30 and February 5 at 2 p.m. The Belle of Amherst, Little Theatre in Performing & Media Arts Center, $9 students/seniors and $11 general admission. This moving one-woman play by William Luce is based on the life of Emily Dickenson, as taken from her letters and poems. It tells a story of significant relationships in her life, her attempts to publish her poems, and how she withdrew from society for more than 30 years. Modesto actress Jenni Abbott recreates her critically acclaimed performance as Emily. You are invited to spend a special evening with this brilliant, eccentric and fascinating 19th century poet.
January 28 (Friday) MAPS (Modesto Area Partners in Science), 7:30 p.m., Forum 110 with Seth Shostak, "Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence" ~ talk intended for people over 13 years of age ~ Admission and parking are free.
February 1 (Tuesday) Basketball, MJC vs. Santa Rosa College, Men @ 6 p.m., Women @ 8 p.m. gym ~ $6 General, $4 Student/Senior (62 yrs), $2 Children (2-10 yrs)
February 4 (Friday) Basketball, MJC vs. Diablo Valley College, Women @ 6 p.m., Men @ 8 p.m. gym ~ $6 General, $4 Student/Senior (62 yrs), $2 Children (2-10 yrs)
February 4 (Friday) Ag & Environmental Sciences Crab Feed ~ 575-6200
February 10 (Thursday) Basketball, MJC vs. Sacramento City College, Men @ 6 p.m., Women @ 8 p.m. gym ~ $6 General, $4 Student/Senior (62 yrs), $2 Children (2-10 yrs)
February 10, 11, 12 @ 7:30 p.m. & February 13 @ 2 p.m. Off-Balance Repertory Dance in Performance~ A Modern-Contemporary Dance Concert directed by Lori Bryhni & Kim Davis. The evening's repertoire will include intimate and personal works choreographed by MJC faculty, students and guest artists - Main Auditorium of the Performing & Media Arts Center ~ $10 General, $8 Students/Seniors
February 15 (Tuesday) Basketball, MJC vs. Sierra College, Women @ 6 p.m., Men @ 8 p.m. gym ~ $6 General, $4 Student/Senior (62 yrs), $2 Children (2-10 yrs)
February 18 - 21 Presidents Lincoln & Washington Birthday's Observed, Campus Closed
February 25 (Friday) MAPS (Modesto Area Partners in Science), 7:30 p.m., Performing and Media Arts Center, Main Auditorium, Moss Landing marine Lab's David Ebert presenting "Beyond Jaws: Shark Biodiversity and Conservation" ~ Free admission and parking ~ Event is intended for people of all ages.
February 27 (Sunday) MJC Music Faculty Recital, 2 p.m., MJC Recital Hall, $12 General, $10 Students/Seniors ~ Presented by Friends of Music benefiting MJC Music Students
March 10-16 High School Art Exhibit, MJC Art Gallery , free
March 11 (Friday) Steven Thomas, Piano, 7:30 p.m., MJC Recital Hall, $12 General, $10 Students/Seniors ~ Presented by Friends of Music benefiting MJC Music Students
March 24, 25, 26 & April 1, 2 @ 7:30 p.m. & March 27 & April 3 @ 2 p.m. Pirates of Penzance, Musical Theatre Staged Version of Gilbert & Sullivan's beloved work, directed by Michael Lynch, with musical direction by Cherrie Llewellyn, and choreography by Lori Bryhni ~ $12 General, $10 Students/Seniors/YCCD Employees This delightful 19th century operetta concerns a young man, having completed his 21st year, is released from forced apprenticeship to a band of pirates. He meets Mabel, daughter of the Major General, and falls madly in love. The boy, however, discovers he was born on February 29 (leap year) and because he cannot leave the pirates until his 21st birthday, must wait 63 years to be set free. Yet Mabel agrees to wait!
March 25 (Friday) MAPS Presentation - TBA, 7:30 p.m., Forum 110, Free
March 30 (Wednesday) Job Fair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Student Center, East Campus
March 31 (Thursday) Cesar Chavez Celebration, Quad, East Campus
April 4 (Monday) Spring Jazz Band Concert, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, free.
April 8 (Friday) String Recital by the students of Jana Hunn, Bogdana Krasteva, and Ira Lehn with Dr. Yan Yan Chan on piano, 7:30 p.m., free
April 11 (Monday) MJC Symphonic Band Concert, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, free, with donations gratefully accepted.
April 12 (Tuesday) MJC Community Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m., Main Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center, $5 General / $1 Students ~ Guest conductor, Donna Harrison, will lead the MJC Community Orchestra in a program featuring works from the classical, romantic, and contemporary eras.
April 15 (Friday) 34th Annual New Music Concert, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, free ~ The concert will feature student composers and winners from the 34th Celebration of the Humanities contest, with the work of local and faculty composers highlighted as well.
April 15 (Friday) MAPS Presentation - TBA, 7:30 p.m., Forum 110, Free
April 17 (Sunday) POW WOW, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., East Campus Quad, free ~ This intertribal Pow Wow will feature Native American drumming, dancing, arts, crafts and food booths.
April 21 (Thursday) MJC Choral and Vocal Extravaganza, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, $4 students / $5 general admission. The program features the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Masterworks Chorus and soloists from the MJC Music Program.
April 26 (Tuesday) MJC Masterworks Chorus Spring Sing!, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, $4 students / $5 general admission. The chorus will perform selected masterpieces including a set of choral art songs called Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Opus 103 by Brahms and the Wedding Cantata by Pinkham.
April 30 (Saturday) MJC 2011 Commencement Ceremony, Time TBA, Stadium
May 22 (Sunday) Docs Play the Pops, 2 p.m., Performing & Media Arts Center, Main Auditorium ~ $12 General, $10 Students/Seniors ~ Sponsored by Friends of Music, Surgical Artistry and Local Medical Professionals benefiting MJC Music Students
May 30 (Monday) Memorial Day Observed, Campus Closed
June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11 - 7:30 p.m. and June 5 & 12 - 2 p.m., A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Little Theatre in the Performing & Media Arts Center, $8 students / $10 general admission. This dramatic play deals with a culture clash and the ritualistic battle between the two iconic characters, Blanche DuBois, a fading Southern belle of the Old South, and Stanley Kowalski, a rising member of the industrial, urban working class.
