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NECC Alumni Hold Glee Concert Tickets Raffle

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Calling all Gleeks. If you are a fan of the hit television show Glee, then you might be interested in winning tickets to loge seats at TD Bank Garden for the Glee concert on Monday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m.
The Northern Essex Community College Alumni Association is sponsoring a raffle for two loge seats, Loge 9, row 21, seats 22 & 23, valued at over $200. Raffle tickets cost $5 each or 3 for $10. The drawing will be held Thursday, May 26.

To purchase tickets, contact Libby Jensen, Director of Alumni and Donor Relations at 978-556-3621 or ljensen@necc.mass.edu. Proceeds will benefit the NECC Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.

NECC Students Present Night of Theater

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“An Evening of Student-Directed One-Act Plays,” will be presented by Northern Essex Community College students on Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Top Notch Theater on the third floor of the Spurk Building. Tickets are $8 for students and seniors and $10 general admission. Tickets are available at the door.

Find out what happens when a man, bored with his life, invades a home and tries to convince the occupants to take him in as the new husband and father…or when three mothers meet at the playground and discuss motherhood…or when a psychotherapist has trouble getting through to a patient. These are just a few of the scenarios played out in eight, 10-minute plays directed by and featuring NECC students.

Plays include” Your Money’s Worth” directed by Geehae Moon of Haverhill, “The Individuality of Streetlamps” directed by Diedree Glassford of Newmarket, N.H., “Not Funny” directed by Arthur Gomez of Methuen, “English Made Simple” directed by Joe Donlon of Groveland, “Grace of God” directed by Susan Sanders of Hampstead, N.H., “Untitled #2” directed by Erica Gould of Stoneham, “Family 2.0” directed by Dustin Kelly of Newburyport, and “What I Learned from Grizzly Bears” directed by Sarah Argenbright of Plaistow, N.H.

For additional information contact Susan Sanders, coordinator of theater, technical director of the Top Notch Players, at ssanders@necc.mass.edu or 978-556-3374.

NECC Student Art and Design Show Opens

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Bold Boundaries by Susan Miles

Nearly two dozen Northern Essex Community College art and design students from throughout the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire are participating in the Exiting Student Show on display through Sunday, May 22, in the ArtSpace in the Bentley Library on the Haverhill campus.
Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 2 p.m. – 9 p.m., Friday, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The gallery will also be open during the NECC college commencement on Saturday morning, May 21.

“Departure” will feature drawings, paintings, photographs, illustrations and design work from students in the Art & Design department. Northern Essex Department of Arts & Design offers many courses in fine art and design leading to associate degrees in visual arts, illustration, graphic design and multi-media as well as a certificate in graphic design/desktop publishing.

Many of the students in this year’s show will be transferring to four-year institutions in the fall including Massachusetts College of Art & Design; School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Art Institute of Chicago, New Hampshire Institute of Art, and Monserrat College of Art.
This event is free and open to the public.

For additional information contact Patricia Kidney, Chair, Arts & Design Department, at pkidney@necc.mass.edu.

May Day Celebrated During NECC Concert

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"Northern Essex Community College Chorus

May Day Carols, Hungarian folk songs, and a 20th century spiritual are just a few of the songs the Northern Essex Community College Chorus will perform during its Spring Concert on May Day, Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m. in the Technology Center on the Haverhill Campus.

During this annual concert students will perform a medley of songs spanning the 16th to the 21st centuries accompanied by the cello, the clarinet, and the piano.

“In celebration of May Day we will perform a few traditional May Day songs as well as songs from different periods,” says chorus director Alisa Bucchiere.

This event is open to the public. Tickets are $5 each and available at the door.

“This is a program that will have something for everyone,” says Bucchiere. “We have exceptional talent this year so the concert will be a real treat.”

Northern Essex Community College’s Haverhill Campus is located at 100 Elliott Street which is just off of rt. 495 at exit 52.

For more information, contact Bucchiere at abucchiere@necc.mass.edu or 978 556-3226.

NECC Dancers Explore Therapy and Sins

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Still Point Dancers

Group therapy and the seven deadly sins will take center stage this month when Northern Essex Community College’s Still Point Dancers put on the annual spring performance on Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m.. in the Sports and Fitness Center on the Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St.

NECC dance coordinator Michelle Deane choreographed a modern dance piece titled, “The Meeting”. This piece, performed by the dance repertory class, embodies the feelings of the individual during group meetings, such as AA meeting and group therapy type meetings. It’s explores how bare individuals feel when they share their souls to one another in this type of setting. The piece is centered on five red wooden chairs shaped in the typical therapy half circle.

“New Visions of Piers Plowman”, a choreographed piece by NECC student Ryan Jennings of Andover, is a dance about the seven deadly sins. In this piece every person represents a different sin, and their movements are an expression of which one they are portraying.

Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and $3 for children under 12.

For additional information contact Michelle Deane at mdeane@necc.mass.edu or 978-556-3597.

Become a Certified Wedding Planner

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If the recent Royal Wedding gave you a few wedding ideas of your own, perhaps you should channel that energy and enroll in Northern Essex Community College’s non-credit Certified Wedding and Event Planner certificate offered in conjunction with the Wedding Planning Institute, at NECC Riverwalk, 360 Merrimack St., each Tuesday, May 10 through July 19 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. Class will not be held on July 5.

Taught by a certified wedding and event planner, with both wedding and event planning experience, the cost is $895 per person.

This hands-on program is perfect for anyone interested in becoming a wedding planner, for those already in the field who want the professional recognition that comes with the Certified Wedding and Event Planner designation, or for anyone interested in an in-depth knowledge of wedding planning.

This program covers everything a wedding planner needs to know to successfully plan, coordinate, and direct weddings of all types and will provide the tools necessary to launch and grow a business as a wedding planner.

Topics include:

  • Wedding ceremony and reception traditions, customs and etiquette
  • Integrating customs from different cultures
  • Wedding vows, speeches, decorations, working with clergy and other officiates
  • Pre and post wedding parties
  • Invitations, flowers, music, entertainment, venues, cakes and menu planning
  • Bridal fashions, wedding design and color choices
  • Choosing the best vendors, contracts, timelines and budgets
  • The consultant’s role and how to best work with prospective brides and grooms
  • Negotiating your services, fees, and agreements
  • Industry business practices
  • Starting a business as a wedding planner

Fee includes all course materials including book/workbook, online templates of contracts and business documents, testing and national certification from the Wedding Planning Institute. Students may be able to observe or assist real wedding events directed by the instructor. * Additional classes may be arranged for field trips.

To register, call enrollment services at 978-556-3700 or call Dianne Lahaye at dlahaye@necc.mass.edu or 978-659-1222 with any additional questions.

NECC Rad Tech Student Selected for National Initiative

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Kerri-Anne Covey of Salem, N.H., a radiologic technology student at Northern Essex Community College, has been selected to participate in the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) 2011 Student Initiative Program.

Covey was one of 62 students chosen from more than 180 entries submitted by radiologic science students from around the country.

As a participant, Covey will receive an all expenses paid trip to the ASRT Educational Symposium and Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting, June 16-19, in Albuquerque, N.M. Additionally, she will attend an educational program at the symposium specifically designed for students and be assigned a professional mentor.

“The Student Initiative Program is a great way to get radiologic science students involved in the ASRT early in their careers,” said ASRT President James Temme. “While in Albuquerque, students will have the opportunity to meet with veteran radiologic science professionals, participate in education activities and get an in-depth look at how the governance process works for the world’s largest radiologic science organization.”

Northern Essex offers an associate degree in Radiologic Technology which prepares students to become radiologic technologists. Radiologic technologists, or radiographers, use x-ray equipment to provide images that assist in the diagnosis of trauma and disease.

For additional information contact Nancy Garcia, NECC interim assistant dean, health professions director, Radiologic Technology & Computed Tomography Programs at 978-738-7493 or ngarcia@necc.mass.edu

NECC’s Music Program Offering a Week-Long Piano Workshop

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Christina Dietrich

Northern Essex Community College’s music program, as part of its community outreach, is offering a week-long piano workshop for individuals 10 and over of all playing abilities, from Monday, July 11, through Friday, July 15. The cost is $250 per person with a $25 registration fee.

This program focuses on technique and repertoire and balances traditional instrumental training with instruction in fundamental music theory and the introduction of piano literature in its historical context.

This session will provide individual lessons during the morning session and master classes in the afternoon. Various piano works of composers from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and modern periods will be considered. On the final day of the program there will be an evening performance of the works studied by the participants.

Conducted by renowned NECC faculty member Christina Dietrich and guest artist Michael Kramer, each student will meet with Dietrich, for proper placement, prior to the start of the workshop.

Assessment interviews will take place on June 24th and 27th.

For more information please contact Dr. Kenneth Langer, NECC Music Program Coordinator, at (978) 556-3223 or klanger@necc.mass.edu.

Stephen King guest author in Parnassus

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Stephen KingStephen King will be the guest author in the Spring 2011 edition of Parnassus, the Northern Essex student literary and arts magazine. A short story by the famous writer will be published in the magazine.

Two New Appointments

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Trustees unanimously approved Melba Acevedo as temporary director for the center for instructional technology and Prem Prakash Patel as assistant bursar.

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