Category — Campus Events
Preview: Little Shop of Horrors @ TNCC
Please read about the sensational TNCC-Iron Street production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” The musical 10/14 at 8:00 in the Mary T. Christian Auditorium with a Sunday matinee tomorrow at 3:00; it will also run next weekend, Friday-Sunday. It’s an historic first musical for the College and one I guarantee you won’t want to miss.
From the AltDaily review:
If there is one genre of music to listen to for eternity, it’s 60s soul: Archie Bell and the Drells, O.V. Wright, Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Band, Dyke & the Blazers, the roll call could go on all day.
Stepping into the Mary T. Christian auditorium at Thomas Nelson the other night, the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places, I beheld heaven as musical director Michael Sunblad led the Doo-Wop Girls through the first song from Little Shop of Horrors, which premieres Saturday the 14th.
November 15, 2009 Comments Off
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ to be Performed at TNCC
Thomas Nelson Community College’s (TNCC) Department of Performing Arts, TNCC Players, and Iron Street Productions (ISP) will present “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium (MTCA), Templin Hall, on the Hampton campus. Performances will take place November 13-15 and November 20-22 at 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. on Sundays.
Open to the public, the play is about a hapless florist shop assistant who discovers and raises a mysterious plant that craves fresh blood. As the story unfolds, the blood-thirsty plant named Audrey II grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers the main character, Seymour, fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite. Featured songs composed by Ashman and Alan Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, include “Skid Row (Downtown), ” “Somewhere That’s Green,” and “Suddenly, Seymour” as well as the title song. The classic musical is one of the longest running Off-Broadway plays and is based on the 1960 dark comedy film of the same title.
November 9, 2009 Comments Off
Topic for November Session of TNCC’s Speaker Series is ‘A Post-election Analysis’
Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) President Alvin J. Schexnider will welcome business and civic leaders from throughout the TNCC service area to the Hampton campus on Wednesday, November 18 for a presentation on the topic “A Post-election Analysis.” Founder and President of Virginia Tomorrow Dr. Robert Holsworth is guest speaker for the 7:30 a.m. session at the Espada Conference Center located in Moore Hall.
The breakfast meeting is part of a Speakers Series launched this year at TNCC to give community leaders an opportunity to convene with area educators and discuss important regional and national issues.
November 9, 2009 Comments Off
H1N1 awareness presentation Wed., Oct. 28 @ MTCA
Thomas Nelson Community College invites the public to a presentation about H1N1 on Wednesday, October 28 from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium, Templin Hall, Hampton campus.
TNCC’s own health and safety experts, along with representatives from the Virginia Department of Health and Sentara, will discuss facts as well as prevention and treatment to raise public awareness about H1N1.
Update: A recorded version of the presentation will be made available of this presentation in the near future. Please watch News @ TNCC for more information.
October 26, 2009 Comments Off
Future Business Leaders of America Holds Conference at TNCC
The Peninsula Workforce Development Center in Hampton will be the site of the Future Business Leaders of America’s (FBLA) Regional Conference Monday, October 26 at 3 p.m. The semi-annual event is a gathering for high school students who are members of the organization at schools in the TNCC service area.
TNCC Historic Triangle Provost William Travis, who serves as regional director of FBLA’s Thomas Nelson region, says he expects more than 120 students at this year’s event.
October 26, 2009 Comments Off
TNCC Hosts National Chemistry Day Presentation
In observance of National Chemistry Day, the College will host a presentation titled “The Chemistry of Particulate Air Pollution and Implications to Human Health” on Monday, October 26 in the Espada Room, Moore Hall on the Hampton campus. Free and open to the public, the 9:30 a.m. event will feature Dr. Paula A. Mazzer of Old Dominion University (ODU) as guest speaker.
An assistant professor in ODU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mazzer will discuss a current project in which her laboratory team is investigating the health effects of complex environmental mixtures. The project examines the potential health effects of airborne particulate matter primarily the organic fraction using a molecular pathology approach. The National Academy of Sciences indicates that determining the underlying toxicological mechanisms by which air pollutant particles induce adverse health effects is a key scientific priority, according to Mazzer.
October 26, 2009 Comments Off
Domestic Violence Awareness Program Oct. 21 in Gators
The College’s M.A.N. Up Project and Student Activities, in association with Reel Vision Film and Video Productions, will present a domestic violence awareness program on Wednesday, October 21 on the Hampton Campus in observance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The 12:00 p.m. program will take place in Gators Cafeteria, Griffin Hall, featuring a panel discussion and a film on the topic entitled “Cycle.”
Panelists for the event include TNCC Police Sergeant Kelvin Maxwell, TNCC Adjunct Professor Veronica McMillan and Jennifer Dziura, Community Relations and Volunteer Coordinator for Transitions Family Violence Center.
October 16, 2009 Comments Off
TNCC Computer Arts Students Present Portfolio Exhibit
Eleven Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) Computer Arts students will present their work in “Keyframed.” Free and open to the public, the portfolio exhibit will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. in Templin Hall on the Hampton campus. This is the sixth year for the exhibit. “The show is vital to students because they are presenting their work publicly for the first time,” said Cecilia Wheeler, Associate Professor of Art and Computer Arts Department Head at TNCC.
The show is part of ART 193: Studies in Art, an elective course that allows students to concentrate on developing a professional portfolio. “The portfolios are multimedia files so they include advanced motion graphics, using our new green screen studio and the industry-standard software we teach. In addition, the students created their own DVD with the DVD authoring software as well as other promotional materials, business cards and promo packets,” Wheeler said.
October 7, 2009 Comments Off
