ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Following are upcoming events for Monroe Community College.

Art Machine
Artist: Abraham Ferraro
Abe Ferrero works with interactive performance installations that explore the struggle artists experience to create, promote and sell their work. A carpenter, mental fabricator and furniture maker, he has appeared in solo performance/shows in Troy, N.Y. and New York City.
Friday, Sept. 11 – Friday, Oct. 9
Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
MCC’s Mercer Gallery, Bldg. 12-114
Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 11, 7 – 9 p.m.
Free and open to the public.

The Itinerant Artist Project
Artist: Jim Mott
Over the last few years, Jim has taken to the road as an itinerant painter, traveling the U.S., trading artwork for hospitality. He’s visited 30 states and produced over 350 small paintings.
Friday, Nov. 20 – Friday, Dec. 18
Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
MCC’s Mercer Gallery, Bldg. 12-114
Opening reception: Friday, Nov. 20, 7– 9 p.m.
Free and open to the public.

Dolls & Dresses
Artist: Jennifer Hecker
Hecker’s sculptures explore scale as an alternate between working out ideas with dolls and fabricating life-size dresses. Fabricated in a variety of materials from straw to eggshells and cast bronze, these dresses underscore the connection between women and nature.
Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 – Friday, Feb. 26, 2010
Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
MCC’s Mercer Gallery, Bldg. 12-114
Opening reception: Friday, Nov. 20, 7 – 9 p.m.
Free and open to the public.

Patron Saints
Artist: Jacqueline Welch
The artist’s paintings involve the current debate of no-kill shelters vs. traditional shelters that periodically euthanize unwanted pets and the rise in abandoned pets due to the failing US economy.
Friday, March 5, 2010 – Friday, April 2, 2010
Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
MCC’s Mercer Gallery, Bldg. 12-114
Opening reception: Friday, March 5, 7 – 9 p.m.
Free and open to the public.

From Here to There
Artist: Antonio Petracca
Born in Rochester the firstborn of six children, Petracca earned his MFA from RIT and was director of the Pyramid Arts Center until 1986. While paying homage to his Italian ancestors, his most recent work enters the dialogue concerning the effects of stereotyping and misrepresentation of Italian Americans in the media and entertainment industry.
Friday, April 9, 2010 – Friday, May 7, 2010
Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
MCC’s Mercer Gallery, Bldg. 12-114
Reception for the artist: Friday, April 16, 7 – 9 p.m.
Free and open to the public.

Auditions for MCC’s Fall Musical, “Yours Anne”
Monday, Sept. 21 – Friday, Sept. 25
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
MCC Theatre, Bldg. 4, Brighton Campus
For more information, call (585) 292-3317.

“Yours, Anne”
An intimate and compelling musical that retells the story of Anne Frank’s life hiding from the Nazis in war-torn Amsterdam during World War II. Music and lyrics by Enid Futterman and Michael Cohen.
Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m.
MCC Theatre, Bldg. 4, Brighton Campus, Parking in Lot F.
Tickets: $8 with MCC ID, $10 for the general public are available online at www.monroecctickets.com, the Brighton Campus R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center Service Desk and at the Damon City Campus bookstore. For further information, call the Campus Center office at (585) 292-2534.

Auditions for MCC’s Spring Drama, “The Crucible”
Monday, Jan. 25 – Friday, Jan. 29, 2010
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
MCC Theatre, Bldg. 4, Brighton Campus
For detailed information, call 585-292-3317.

“The Crucible”
This new version of Arthur Miller’s world-renowned play will have contemporary actors in modern dress reenacting the story in a thrilling in-your-face presentational style. Performances offer a thrill ride of emotion and intellectual confrontation.
Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 11, 2 p.m.
MCC Theatre, Bldg. 4, Brighton Campus. Parking in Lot F.
Tickets: $8 with MCC ID, $10 for the general public are available online at www.monroecctickets.com, the Brighton Campus R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center Service Desk and at the Damon City Campus bookstore. For further information, call the Campus Center office at (585) 292-2534.

Reading and Book Signing with Visiting Writer: Lois Lowry
Wednesday, Oct. 21
7 p.m.
MCC Theatre, Bldg. 4, Brighton Campus
Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She is the author of more than 30 books for young adults including the popular “Anastasia Krupnik” series. She has received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, “Number the Stars” and “The Giver.”
Tickets are $10 and are available online at www.monroecctickets.com, the Brighton Campus R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center Service Desk and at the Damon City Campus bookstore. For further information, call the Campus Center office at (585) 292-2534.

Reading and Book Signing withVisiting Writer: Gary Soto
Thursday, Oct. 29
7 p.m.
R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center, MCC Brighton Campus
Gary Soto is the author of 11 poetry collections for adults, most notably “New and Selected Poems, a 1995 finalist for the Los Angeles Times and the National Book Award.
Free and open to the public.

Reading and Book Signing with Mitch Albom
Tuesday, Nov. 17
7:30 p.m.
Stabins Physical Education Complex, Bldg. 10, Brighton Campus
“Tuesdays with Morrie” became an international phenomenon with over 14 million copies sold and is now the bestselling memoir of all time. Albom’s newest book, “Have a Little Faith: A True Story,” will be released in Sept. 2009 by Hyperion.
Tickets are $15 and are available online at www.monroecctickets.com, the Brighton Campus R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center Service Desk and at the Damon City Campus bookstore. For further information, call the Campus Center office at (585) 292-2534.

Reading and Book Signing with Visiting Writer: Colm Tóibin
Thursday, March 4, 2010
7 p.m.
MCC Theatre, Bldg. 4, Brighton Campus
Colm Tóibin is one of Ireland’s most highly regarded fiction writers. He publishes in a variety of genres including travel writing, poetry, criticism and cultural commentary. Tóibin is a regular contributor to “The London Review,” “The New York Review of Books” and “The New Yorker.”
Free and open to the public.

Reading and Book Signing with Ann Patchett
If All Rochester Read the Same Book
Friday, March 26, 2010
Noon
R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center, MCC Brighton Campus
Patchett’s first novel, “The Patron Saint of Liars,” was named a New York Times Notable Book for 1992. Two years later, her second novel, “Taft,” was awarded the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for best fiction work. Her third novel, “The Magician’s Assistant,” earned Patchett a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Free and open to the public.


Guitar Recital and Master Class featuring Gabriel Bianco
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Performance: 4 p.m. Master Class: 5 p.m.
Room 12-126, Brighton Campus
Guitar Foundation of America competition winner Gabriel Bianco will present a classical guitar recital and master class.
Free and open to the public.

MCC 41st annual Jazz Festival
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
7:30 p.m.
MCC Theatre, Bldg. 4, Brighton Campus
The festival features up-and-coming jazz artists along with the MCC Jazz Ensemble. Previous guests have included: Dave Glasser, the Jon Fedchock Big Band, Clay Jenkins and the New Energy Orchestra.

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585-292-3023
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