Category: Culture

The PCC Percussion Ensemble, directed by Charles “Tad” Carpenter, performed a flurry of tunes Friday, June 3, that demonstrated the various styles and techniques percussionists must use in such background music.

For the avid reader, flipping through the pages of a new book holds some excitement, especially when the book is filled with their own work, or the work of their friends and fellow classmates.

Every year, the English Division invites students to submit their work to be considered for publication in Inscape, PCC’s literary magazine that is published every spring.

The sound of instrumental music filled Harbeson Hall during the Piano Accompanying Recital on Friday. Students were given the opportunity to demonstrate their musical talent in a set of ten duets with the piano taking center stage.

Ending the year with a vast repertoire, the Performing and Communications Arts Division will present “All that Jazz” on Friday in the Sexson Auditorium.

With the Harry Potter movie series wrapping up with the release of the final movie, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two,” scheduled for July 15, many students are saddened by the end of an era.

“One Acts” was the first student-written presentation in seven years, said Will Ahrens, instructor in the Performing and Communication Arts Division.

The opening reception for the 59th Annual Scholarship Exhibit followed the presentation of the scholarships on June 2, when 35 students were rewarded for their noteworthy work within the broad reaches of the Visual Arts and Media Studies Division.

Peals of laughter boomed out of the Little Theatre on Friday night as the Theater Department debuted “The Marriage of Bette & Boo,” a play by Christopher Duran, directed by Brent Keast.

The PCC Art Gallery was open late especially for the day’s festival. The free event gathered a large number of attendees who took advantage of the free shuttle service and hopped from exhibit to exhibit.