Extra Credit Opportunities

Extra Credit Opportunities
Fall 2009: College and Community Events
By attending one of the following events and
writing a 500-word review of the event (typed and following MLA guidelines),
students may earn up to 25 points of extra credit for each event (up to a total of 50 points).
Reviews are due no later than two weeks after the event.
Guidelines for cultural event reviews can be found at:

TOOLS FOR WRITING AND RESEARCH

Sandy Wilson's
The Boyfriend

a roaring 20's musical

November 6 & 7 at 8 pm
November8 at 2 pm

Neel Performing Arts Center
Bradenton Campus
Student Tickets $5
941-752-5252

presented by the Department of Fine and Performing Arts

Morning-Afternoon: Student Art Displays
11:30 pm-1 pm: “Anything Goes” Open Mic for Music, Poetry, Spoken Word, Comedy, etc. in the amphitheater
11 am-2 pm: Creative Alter-Egos (dress as your favorite character, writer, philosopher, director, musician and be eligible to win a $50 bookstore certificate!)

Extra Credit available for participation in Open Mic, Creative Alter Egos and
Personal Alchemy (10 points @)

Sign-up sheets for the open mic and creative alter-ego activity are available in the library.

11:30-1:30: “Personal Alchemy” student film project. Contribute your story in the Student Union
2:05-3:00: Guest writer: Gabe Horn in the Selby Room (800 building). Event and free pizza sponsored by the Diversity and Multi-cultural committee

Al-che-my: any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance . . . into a substance of great value.

25 pts. Extra Credit for telling your story on film.

Personal Alchemy:

A Collaborative Film Project for SCF Students, Faculty, and Staff on Arts and Letters Day

SCF owes its success as an institution to students who are anything but common. Indeed, SCF students arrive with rich life stories that demonstrate how education often takes place outside of school.
In this film, students, faculty, and staff have an opportunity to describe their own life-transforming experiences, educational moments outside of the classroom that have shaped them into extraordinary people.

Tell your story either at Swampside Readings (7 pm, Oct. 22 in the Student Union) or on Arts and Letters Day (November 10^th) in the Student Union, and contribute to this filmed document that will stand as a testament to the diverse experiences of SCF students.

Winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical Created by renowned director/choreographer Susan Stroman, Contact’s three engaging stories depict the pursuit of life’s most elemental connection with another human being: love. The sheer ingenuity of the choreography creates a romantic, breathtakingly beautiful and totally unique fusion of music, theatre and dance. A major new production by Asolo Rep in collaboration with Sarasota Ballet. Contact is a scintillating thrill for the soul as well as the senses. See: Ways to Save for information on Student Rush Tickets ($10) and Student Season Passes ($25)

	by Susan Stroman and John Weidman OCTOBER 23–NOVEMBER 22 at The Asolo Repertory Theatre Write a 500-750 word play review (see Guidelines for Play Reviews).

SCF-Venice’s open mic for spoken word performance starts at 7 pm on December 3

in the
Venice Student Union

All are welcome. If you have poetry, short-short stories, reflections, songs, or virtually anything else, please bring it to share. Or just enjoy a cookie and listen.

The Alligators Await!

Swamp Scribes

Poetry Events

Swampside Poetry

123Slam!:
Dec. 3: 7pm

November 3, 2 PM Selby Room, Venice
Philosophy Club Presents
Ed WindDancer:
Native American Flutist

Ed WindDancer is a respected educator who is proud of his Nanticoke heritage. A gifted player of the American Indian flute, and also a traditional dancer, WindDancer has performed for audiences throughout the United States and Europe. His arrest for feathers in 2005 spawned a three year American Indian religious freedom battle with the US government.

WindDancer has now dedicated his life to preserving his culture through the art of music, dance, and educating people on religious freedom.

http://www.edwinddancer.com/

October is national domestic violence awareness month. On Thursday 10/22/2009 SPARCC (Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center) will be presenting Domestic Violence 101 in the Selby Room from 11:00am – 12:30pm. This program is an educational seminar to help people understand what domestic violence is and to educate them on the available local resources for assistance.

SPARCC
Domestic Violence 101

This event is being sponsored by the Department of Public Safety and the Student Government Association
Students who attend will earn 25 wellness points

SCF Family Heritage House Presents Junkanoo Exhibit

An exhibit of costumes from Junkanoo, a cultural event held in The Bahamas, is on display at the Family Heritage House Museum at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF). A reception for the exhibit will be held 5 – 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, at SCF Bradenton, 5840 26^th St. West. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

The reception will feature a panel discussion about Junkanoo, a modern Bahamian parade showcasing music and costumes. Panel participants include Jane Smith, owner of the exhibit, and Dr. Louis Robison, a local resident who will share childhood experiences of celebrating the event with his family in The Bahamas.

The traveling exhibit on loan from Art Center Sarasota will be on display until November. Museum hours are 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday by appointment. For more information, call the Family Heritage House Museum at 941-752-5319 or e-mail familyheritagehouse@scf.edu.

Students in the music and theatre departments at SCF will present the play, Amphitryon, a light-hearted look at the 9^th labor of Hercules to steal a magic girdle from the Amazons.

Based on a play by Benn W. Levy, the performance will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct 2; Saturday, Oct. 3; Monday, Oct. 5; Thursday, Oct. Oct. 8; Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10. A matinee performance is also scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 4, in the
Howard Studio Theatre, Bradenton Campus
Contact: 941-752-5252

General admission is $10. Tickets are $5 for students and SCF staff.

Attend a performance of the

RINGLING INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL

October 7-11. 2009

For information about performances and tickets see: http://www.ringlingartsfestival.org/