On-Campus Events
Women in Muslim History – Special presenter, Dr. Zahra Tamouh from Morocco, focuses on the challenges Muslim women face through out history and time. Sept. 27 at noon – 1:30 p.m. Held in the southwest reading room of the MCC Library, 3rd floor. A light lunch will be served. Please RSVP by calling the MCC International Education Office at (480) 461-7758.
“An Enemy of the People” – Premiere performance at the Theatre Outback, Sept. 28 -30 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 matinee at 2:00 p.m. Oct. 5 -7 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7.00 for MCC Students, Seniors; 18 and under $8 and the general public $12.
2nd Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Week – Oct. 2 – 4:
Oct. 2 at 7p.m. – 9p.m., “Day of Unity,” a candle vigil performed in front of the Clock Tower. Bring a friend; there are strength in numbers!
Oct. 3 at noon - 1:30 p.m., “DisArming DV: Awareness 101.” Learn how to control your anger and learn not to become a victim of d.v. Located in the Kiva Room at the Kirk Student Center.
Oct. 4 at noon - 1:30 p.m., “Weapons that harmed to Tools.” A presentation/transformation of once harmful guns turned to useful garden tools. Located in the Kiva Room at the Kirk Student Center.
Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 pm. A film/discussion on “Sleeping with the Enemy.” Located in the Kiva Room at the Kirk Student Center.
Career Expo – Oct. 4 at 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. There will be 150 employers. Students should have their resume ready to handout. Additional questions please contact Debby Smith in the Career Center. (480) 461-7973
MCC Leadership Academy – A new program designed to teach leadership principles so students can discover their own strengths and create their own leadership style. Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Held in the Maricopa Room in the lower level of the Kirk Student Center. Contact Doug Shumway at (480) 461-7277 for more information.
New Frontiers Lectures – “Coffee with the Professor” – Oct. 6 features a presentation on Cosmology, the Big Bang and Inflation with Richard Jacob, ASU Professor Emeritus. Oct. 12 features a presentation called “Four Periods of Yeats Illustrated” with Marjorie Lightfoot, ASU Professor Emeritus. Oct. 13 features a presentation on Biotechnology and Medicine with MCC professor Stanley Kikkert.1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Located at the MCC Library in LB145. Contact Marie Allen at (480) 461-6251 for more information.
“13 Rue de l’Amour” Auditions – Oct. 11 – 12 at 3:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Held in TH2. Opportunity to perform comedic dialogue. Visit office TH1B for script. Contact Marisa Estrada at (480) 461-7170 for more information.
Off Campus Events
Women Beyond Borders Presents: The Second Annual “Rock for Awareness Benefit Concert” - Concert to raise awareness and funds for Sudan on Thursday Sept. 28, 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at the Last Exit Bar and Grill in Tempe. Local bands Chocolate Fountain, Strange Youth Things, and Garnet will perform along with local graffiti artists. Cover charge is $5. Contact Garnet Lashley or wbeyond@asu.edu for more information.
Lower Salt River, Team-Up to Clean-Up – Clean-up of the lower Salt River on Sept.30, 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Salt River Recreation Site. Volunteers may be provided with a guided raft or kayak from sponsors. Bring gloves and water resistant shoes. Lunch, drinks and prizes provided by sponsors. Please pre-register groups. Contact Scotty McBride at (480) 610-3335 or semcbride@fs.fed.us for more information.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents Completely Hollywood (abridged) – A three-man show comedy about the movie industry. Playing at the Herberger Theater Center, Stage West on Sept. 15 – Oct. 1. Wednesday - Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday - Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.. Tickets are $24 - $44.
“The Girls” – A solo exhibition featuring a series of watercolors on silk. Features Catherine Hammond, a MCC/Red Mtn. painting and printmaking student and hardpressed book artists member. Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Shemer Art Center and Museum. Contact Darlene Swaim at (480) 654-7760 for more information.
Autumn Gold – An art exhibit and symphony celebration of the Mesa Symphony Orchestra’s 50th anniversary. Features a Red Mountain student, Sharon Sieben’s watercolors as well as sketch artists drawing onstage during the concert. Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center. Contact MSO at (480) 827-2143 for tickets.
SouthwestNET: Painting – Six painters including Linda Besemer, Jane Callister, Stan Kaplan, Henry Schoebel, Lisa Marie Sipe, and Thomas Walsh straddle a line between using paint to create works of art that are straightforward and using paint in brand new, unique ways. On display now at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art thru Jan. 28. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays at 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays at noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $7.
Sandow Birk’s Divine Comedy – Prints and paintings by Sandow Birk based on his contemporary translation of Dante’s “The Divine Comedy.” On display at the Mesa Arts Center, Sept. 15 thru Jan. 7. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday at 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday at noon to 5 p.m.. Admission is $3.50; free on Thursdays.
5th Annual Heard Museum Film Festival – Feature films include Waterbuster, Ten Canoes-Winner of the Special Jury Award at Cannes Film Festival, Crossing Arizona, and The Tribe. Oct. 12 – 15 at Harkins Valley Art and Harkins Centerpoint 11 in Tempe. Tickets are $80 for a full festival pass, $25 for a day pass, and $10 for a single screening. Special rates available to American Indians and members of the Heard Museum. Visit www.heard.org to view a schedule. .of films, times and screening locations.
DVD Release List
Sept. 26:
Curious George
Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Lake House
Oct. 3:
X-Men III – The Last Stand
Thank You for Smoking
Oct. 10:
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kittens
A Prairie Home Companion
CD Release List
Sept. 26:
Alan Jackson – Like Red on a Rose
Janet Jackson – 20 Years Old
Ludacris – Release Therapy
Oct. 3:
Beck – The Information
Evanescence – The Open Door
Jet – Shine On
The Killers – Sam’s Town
George Strait – It Just Comes Natural
Incident Log
Information Provided by MCC College Safety
Sept. 7 at 8:05 a.m. - A staff member was involved in a minor injury accident while driving a college vehicle at Power and Main Streets in Mesa.
Mesa Police conducted the accident investigation.
Sept. 10 at 6:13 p.m. - A student reported to an employee in the library that a male subject had exposed himself to her while she was on the third floor.
College Safety officers responded but the suspect had left the library prior to their arrival.
The suspect is described as a Caucasian male with a muscular build, approximately six feet tall, wearing a ball cap. Investigation continues.
Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. - A student was contacted by College Safety officers near the TC building for skateboarding in the campus interior.
He was uncooperative with the officers and provided a false name when they requested he identify himself.
A campus police officer responded and was able to learn the true identity of the student. He was warned concerning the skateboarding and providing false information.
A copy of the incident report was forwarded to the Dean of Student Services.
Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. - A vendor participating in an event near the clock tower reported that person(s) unknown stole an Ipod from her booth.
The Ipod was to be given away as part of a drawing. Stored CCTV video was reviewed and two subjects are seen at the booth placing display items into their pockets. Investigation continues to identify these subjects.
Sept. 11 at 1:30 p.m. - A visitor reported that her car was damaged as it was parked in lot C, near the stadium, possibly by another vehicle. The responsible driver did not leave any identifying information with the victim’s car as required by law.
Traffic Enforcement Summary -
300 warnings and 86 citations were issued.