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When the Rwandan genocide broke out in 1994, one American, Carl Wilkens, chose to stay in the country and risk everything in hope of saving a few lives. The 2014 film I’m Not Leaving by writer/director Kevin Ekvall chronicles his experience. On Tuesday, Jan. 30, Wilkens will participate via Skype for two screenings of the […]

Muskegon Community College recognized 29 employees at its 32nd Years of Service Awards Luncheon on Jan. 17 in Stevenson Center Room 1200. The employees, who collectively have devoted 375 years of service to MCC, celebrated a five-year anniversary employment date in 2017. The honorees’ supervisors were also invited to the event sponsored by the President’s Office. […]

The following Muskegon Community College (MCC) students have earned academic recognition for their grade point averages during the recently completed Fall 2017 Semester. They are listed by alphabetically by hometown under each of the following three categories: President’s List Dean’s List Academic Honors List PRESIDENT’S LIST Muskegon Community College has named the following students to […]

“PLAYNTINGS: works surfaced,” an exhibit featuring hybrid combinations of painting, drawing and sculptural components by Lily Kuonen, opens on Tuesday, Jan. 16, and runs through March 2 in the Muskegon Community College Overbrook Gallery. Free and open to the public, Overbrook Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday-Friday with special weekend […]

When Muskegon Community College officially opens the doors to its Carolyn I. and Peter Sturrus Technology Center at 388 W. Clay in downtown Muskegon on Thursday, Jan. 11, the public is invited to join the celebration. The festivities take place between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., with remarks and the ribbon cutting ceremony set for […]

The winners of Muskegon Community College’s Fall 2017 Creative Writing Contest, organized by the Muskegon Community College English & Communications Department and the Muskegon Writer’s Series, were announced on Dec. 1. A total of 129 entries were submitted. The first place and second place finalists of the essay, fiction and poetry categories will be automatically […]

The annual Muskegon Community College Holiday Concert will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Frauenthal Center, 425 W. Western Ave., in downtown Muskegon. Admission to the concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., is $7 per adult and $2 per student. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at http://startickets.com/events/item/mcc-holiday-concert. The festive […]

A living newspaper production, “Boiling Point! Water, Politics, and Power,” will be presented nightly at 7:30 p.m. on the Overbrook Theater stage from Nov. 29 through Dec. 2. Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 27, at the Overbrook Theater Box Office on the MCC campus. Tickets are $10 for the public and $5 for MCC […]

The Muskegon Area Honors Orchestra will perform four selections on Sunday, Nov. 19, during its Fall Concert titled “Choose Your Own Symphony” at 3 p.m. in the Frauenthal Center. Under the direction of Philip David DeYoung, the orchestra will perform: Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, mvt. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, mvt. 2 […]

The Shoreline Symphony will present a concert entitled “The Power of Destiny” on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Frauenthal Center, 425 West Western Ave., Muskegon. The concert features Beethoven’s well-known Symphony No. 5. Additional selections include the overture to Verdi’s opera, La forza del destino (The Power of Destiny), and Schicksalslied (Song […]