Beatles Tribute Band to Headline Arts & Olive Festival Sunday, Oct. 7

The annual Arts & Olive Festival, the largest student scholarship fundraiser at the college, will take place Sunday, Oct. 7 from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is $5 with all proceeds going to the student scholarship fund while parking is free.

The Arts & Olive Festival at Cañada College began in 1998 as part of Cañada’s 30 year anniversary celebration to benefit student scholarships. The festival has since grown to be one of the largest scholarship fundraisers of the year providing much needed financial assistance to students. The celebration brings together more than 80 vendors consisting of some of the olive industry’s top experts to provide the community with olive education, olive and olive oil tasting, olive related products, and an abundance of quality art works and gifts.

The Sun Kings, the Bay Area's top Beatles tribute band, will headline the main stage, playing two sets beginning at 2:30 p.m. The band has a repertoire of more than 150 Beatles songs and wins over fans with their driving energy, joy, and vitality that recall the earliest Beatles shows.

There are plenty of kids activities including a puppet show, face painting, and balloons. All kids activities are free and will be held in the bottom floor of Building 9 on the north side of the building. The schedule includes:

• Arts, Crafts & Face Painting - 10 am to 5 pm
• Aladdin Puppet Show by Fratello Marionettes - 12:30 to 1 pm
• Storytelling by Armando Ramirez of the Redwood City Library - 2 to 3 pm
• Aladdin Puppet Show by Fratello Marionettes - 3:30 to 4 pm

For more information, go to www.olivefest.org.

There will be a live olive curing demonstration by Don Landis at 1 p.m. in the North end of the Upper Plaza. He'll talk about the history of the olive in California and give a thorough description of how to de-bitter olives with no lye. All through the day, Don will be at a booth with Olive Oyl talking olives, sharing olives, cheese and crackers and olive tapenade. There will also be a discussion of the olive fruit fly, control products, and a description of how to battle the olive fruit fly. 


An interior design sale will be held in Building 13, room 17 from 10 a.m. to p.m. Fabric, accessories and showroom designer items will be available for sale at greatly reduced prices.

Music & Dance Entertainment, Outdoor Amphitheater

11:30 to   12:00 p.m. - Zambalita Middle Eastern Dance Company
http://www.zambalita.com/index.html

12:20 to   1:30 p.m. -  Terry Hiatt and the Big Science Band -  "gumbo fusion"
http://www.terryhiattguitars.com/

 1:40 to  2:10 p.m. - Samba Mundial Brazilian Dance Troupe
http://www.musicishealing.com/sambao/about.htm

2:30 to  5:00 p.m. – The Sun Kings (premiere Beatles tribute group; two sets!)
http://www.thesunkings.com/

 

Redwood Symphony Opens Its 28th Season Saturday

The Redwood Symphony will open its 28th season on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. in the Main Theater. A pre-concert lecture by Eric Kujawsky beings at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for adults ($25 at the door) and $10 for students. Everyone 17 and under are admitted free. Staff, faculty, and students at Cañada College are also admitted free.

The season begins with a little-known delight: Troka, a piece by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, created to accompany a children's puppet show. Listeners may well think of another composer: Carl Stallings, who wrote most of the music for the classic Looney Tunes.

Like Stallings, Revueltas wrote a zany score that borrows heavily from well-known works, replete with startling transitions and “wrong” notes. You’ll laugh when you hear it!

* The Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion (after Plato's “Symposium“) is a five-movement concerto written by Leonard Bernstein in 1954. The Serenade is highly unusual in that the composer was inspired by Plato's Symposium, a dialogue of related statements in praise of love, each statement made by a distinguished speaker. The five speakers who inspired Bernstein's five movements are as follows, together with his musical markings:

1. Phaedrus: Pausanias -- marked lento and allegro
2. Aristophanes -- marked allegretto
3. Eryximachus, the doctor -- marked presto
4. Agathon -- marked adagio
5. Socrates -- marked molto tenuto and allegro molto vivace

Essentially a five-movement violin concerto, the Serenade showcases a huge percussion section and Bernstein’s characteristic propulsive rhythmic drive.

Brahms’s Symphony No. 4 needs no introduction; the composer’s final symphony is beloved all over the world for its moving themes and autumnal qualities. The third movement is famous for the only appearances of piccolo and triangle in a Brahms symphony, while the finale is a monumental set of variations on a repeating chord progression.

Power Outage Forces Classes to Move

Due to the power outage in Buildings 17 and 18, the following classes have been moved for today, Friday, Sept. 7.

81348 MATH 110 AA moved to Bldg. 3, Room 148

81349 MATH 110 AB moved to Bldg. 3, Room 148

92126 MATH 120 AA moved to Bldg. 13, Room 15

92992 MATH 120 AE moved to Bldg. 13, Room 15

90680 MATH 120 AB moved to Bldg. 13, Room 15

SFSU NURSING CLASS moved to Bldg. 13, Room 17

81373 MATH 200 APA moved to Bldg. 13, Room 111

90789 BIOL 250 AE moved to Bldg. 13, Room 116

81524-RADT 410 AAX moved to Bldg. 13, Room 117

89351-RADT 410 ABX moved to Bldg. 13, Room 117

Artistry in Fashion set for Sept. 29

The Cañada College Fashion Department hosts its annual “Artistry in Fashion” event on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This shopping extravaganza features 60 designers selling clothing, jewelry, and other fashions. Visitors can tour the Fashion Department’s Open House to view student projects from noon to 3:00 p.m. Pattern designer and author, Marsha McClintock, will present a fashion show in the auditorium at 1:30 p.m.

A $10 donation benefits student scholarships. On-site food vendors and free parking available. More information: www.ArtistryInFashion.com or call 650-306-3370. The college is located at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., in Redwood City.

The Center for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning has a new blog

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning has a new blog. According to Anniqua Rana, one of three faculty coordinators for CEITL, the blog is designed to keep faculty up-to-date on the latest professional development opportunities.

CIETL is dedicated to innovation and excellence, initiated by the Vice President of Instruction (and validated and supported by the administration), as an institutionalized place for directed focus on issues of teaching and learning. The center is committed to the college’s core mission of helping students move successfully through their academic plan, including basic skills, transfer, and career/technical education courses. CIETL does this by piloting, evaluating, and supporting innovative teaching and learning practices that encourage collaboration and community building and increase the retention, success, and persistence rates of our students. CIETL promotes sharing of this scholarship of teaching and learning among faculty here and elsewhere.

Current blog entries include a description of the workshops offered this fall by the San Mateo County Genealogical Society; a review of the recently completed orientation sessions for new faculty hires; and a preview of upcoming instructional design and technology workshops.

Rolling Drops Begin Aug. 6

Beginning today, August 6 (two weeks before the start of the fall semester) students will be dropped at midnight the day following their registration for non-payment of any unpaid fees. This will continue until the start of the semester. If you had paid your fees in full by August 1, but then added classes, you must pay for these classes by midnight the day following your registration. You will only be dropped from the classes that you have added and not paid for.

 If you need assistance in paying your fees you may:

·         enroll in an inexpensive payment plan via WebSMART by 11:00 p.m.

·         complete the Board of Governors Fee Waiver via WebSMART 24 hours prior to the drop date and submit additional documents if required within that timeframe.  Check your student account on WebSmart to make sure the BOGW was automatically posted.

·        complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible. A minimum of five (5) business days processing time is required to ensure receipt of the FAFSA to prevent your drop for non-payment (school code required: 006973 Cañada, 001181 CSM and 007713 Skyline).

Take any of the above actions to prevent being dropped from classes.

If you still need financial assistance after exhausting all options listed above, please contact the Vice President of Student Services.

Enrolling this Fall? Plan to Attend an Orientation and Academic Advising Session

New students are required to attend.

Are you planning to enroll at Cañada College this fall? If you are new to the college, remember, you must attend one of our orientations, complete assessment testing, and participate in an academic advising session.

The assessment will ensure you enroll in the appropriate level of English and math; and the orientation and advising session will provide you with information you need to be successful in college.

You will receive information and meet individually with a counselor to help you identify the classes you need to take during your first semester. New students must complete assessment and attend the orientation and advising session to become eligible to register for classes. You can do either of the following:

• Complete orientation first, followed by assessment, then register for an academic advising session; or
• Register for orientation and academic advising session AFTER you have completed the assessment.

You can register for the “Orientation and Assessment” in English through WebSMART using your student ID number and your PIN. Under Student Services, click on “Schedule Appointments”. You will then click on “Orientation and Assessment” where you will be directed to a third page where you can select and register for one of the sessions that best fits your schedule. Please note, space in each session is limited. If you receive a message that states the session date you selected is full, please select another session date.

For assistance, call (650) 306-3452.