Did you miss John Dee Holeman’s recent performance in Pease Auditorium for Black History Month? If so, you can check it out in its entirety below. Enjoy!
John Dee Holeman Black History Month Performance Part 1
John Dee Holeman Black History Month Performance Part 2
On February 22, CPCC Libraries will be hosting a free screening of local filmmaker, Jet Eller’s movie, Never Feed the Troll. Come join us for this thrilling tale of modern technological terror! The movie will be followed by a question and answer session with the director. Light refreshments will be provided.
Time: 3pm-4:30pm, February 22
Location: Central Piedmont Community College’s Hagemeyer Learning Resource Center Room 404
For more information about the film, check out the trailer for it:
Library Services, in collaboration with Student Life, will be presenting a Black History Month program on Thursday, February 17 at 11am in Pease Auditorium on Central Campus. The program will feature Durham-based blues artist John Dee Holeman. Holeman has been singing blues since the age of fourteen. He possesses an expressive blues voice and is a wonderful guitarist incorporating both Piedmont and Texas guitar styles.
If you’d like to hear some of Holeman’s music before the event, check out the clip below:
This event will be available for CPCC staff Professional Development credit. You may sign up for it in LearnerWeb.
Have questions about copyright issues in your classroom? The Office of the Vice President for Learning and the Copyright Compliance Steering Committee will be sponsoring Copyright: How Much Do You Know?, a workshop intended to answer your questions and concerns about copyright. Topics that will be covered include an intro to copyright, the TEACH Act and fair use. The workshop will be conducted by Peggy Hoon, who currently serves as the Copyright Education Specialist for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
This event, which is for faculty and staff only, will be held at Tate Hall from 9:00am-11:00am on December 15, 2010. Those interested may register for professional development credit in Learner Web.
There will be a PBS film preview of “Deep Down: A Story from the Heart of Coal Country” on Tuesday, Nov 16. The film documents the opposing debate that ensued between two people who grew up on a mountain ridge in eastern Kentucky, when a mountaintop removal coal mine encroaches on their community. It portrays the struggle in choosing between conservation and jobs during dire economic times.
The one-hour film will be followed by a talk and discussion with Ulla Reeves, Regional Program Director of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Date: Tuesday, November 16
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Location: Pease Auditorium
Losing sleep over library fines? World hunger keeping you awake? You can kill two birds with one stone during the library’s Fine Amnesty Week, starting Nov 15, 2010. We are offering a “1-for-1 deal” as part of “fine forgiveness days”. During this week, fines accrued from overdue items (e.g., books, DVDs, videos, CDs, etc.) will be forgiven when you:
Library materials and food item donations will be received at all campus libraries during that week. Food contributions from students, faculty and staff without current fines or overdue materials are also welcomed.
All food items collected will be donated to the local Loaves & Fishes charitable organization.
The CPCC Libraries, in collaboration with Student Life, Community Cinema and Mobilize.org, will be presenting another season of PBS film previews. Please note the preview dates, and come with your friends and classmates. Snacks and drinks will be provided at the showings, and the Central Library will be displaying material relating to the film’s subject each month. See you at the show!
| Fall 2010 | Film Title | Date/Location | Description |
| Oct | Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian, by Neil Diamond | Wed, 10/2710:30 am
Tate Hall Central Campus |
An entertaining trip through the evolution of North American Native people (“The Indians”) as portrayed in famous Hollywood movies, from the silent era to today.http://films.nfb.ca/reel-injun/ |
| Nov | Deep Down, by Jen Gilomen and Sally Rubin | Tue, 11/16 11:00 am Pease Hall Central Campus |
Deep in the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky, Beverly May and Terry Ratliff find themselves at the center of a contentious community battle over a proposed mountain top removal coal mine.http://www.deepdownfilm.org/ |
| Dec | The Calling, by Daniel Alpert | Wed, 12/110:30 am
Tate Hall Central Campus |
A look at young Americans — Christian, Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim — preparing to become the nation’s next generation of religious leaders, The Calling explores the forces that are drawing young people to serve their communities and their faith.http://www.thecalling.tv/hartford/default.asp |
| Spring 2011 | Film Title | Date/Location | Description |
| Mar | Pushing the Elephant, by Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel | Tue, 3/2211:00 am
Pease Hall Central Campus |
Pushing the Elephant captures one of the most important stories of our age, in which genocidal violence is challenged by the moral fortitude and grace of one woman’s mission for peace.http://www.artsengine.net/pushing_the_elephant/ |
| Apr | Bhutto, by Duane Baughman | Wed, 4/2711:00 am
Tate Hall Central Campus |
An intimate look at one of the most fascinating and important world leaders of our time, Benazir Bhutto. As the first woman to lead an Islamic nation, the former Pakistani Prime Minister’s life story unfolds like a tale of Shakespearean dimensions.http://www.bhuttothefilm.com/ |
Ever thrown a pie at a librarian? You’ll get a rare chance to do that on Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Library Open House at Central Campus. Attendees may play games such as cornhole or participate in a pie eating contest with pies made by CPCC’s very own Chef Blount. Great door prizes and free hot dogs will be available. Also, meet the library staff at this unique event that you won’t want to miss!
When? Tue April 27th, 10:00-11:30am
Where? Tate Hall, Overcash Building (Central Campus)
Watch the trailer at the official website.
See it here first! PBS film preview of The Horse Boy.
How far would you travel to heal someone you love? For one Texas couple, it means a spiritual journey to Mongolia. When their son is diagnosed with autism, they seek the best treatment to no avail, until they discovered their son’s connection to horses…
Sponsored by the CPCC Libraries, the Diversity and Committee, & Mobilize.org. The 1-hr film will be followed by a 30-minute discussion with Mariela Maldonado, Hispanic Affairs Liaison, Autism Society of North Carolina.
Free snacks, drinks, and door prizes.