Mar 9, 2012 | Intercom
“The Future of Turkey” is the topic of the next International Affairs Forum lecture, set for 6 p.m. March 15 in Milliken Auditorium.
Speaker Dr. Zeynep Devrim Gürsel, a native of Turkey, is a cultural anthropologist who has recently completed postdoctoral research at the University of Michigan. She is the director and co-producer of the film, Coffee Futures. She received her Ph.D. in anthropology with a designated emphasis in film studies from the University of California, Berkeley. She is currently completing a manuscript, Image Brokers, on the production, distribution, and circulation of international news images.
She will address what it means to be Turkish today, Turkey’s role in the Middle East, and whether secularism is losing out to Islamists in Turkey.
The program begins with a reception in the Sculpture Court of the Dennos Museum Center at 5:15 p.m. and is followed at 6 p.m. by the lecture and a discussion period in Milliken Auditorium.
See the complete 2011-12 speaker schedule »
Individual lecture ticket are $10. All current educators and students are admitted free. For tickets or more or information, call NMC Extended Educational Services at 231-995-1700.
Mar 2, 2012 | Intercom
50 Years Ago:
- The Board of Trustees approved funding of just over $250,000 for a new science building (current Scholar’s Hall).
25 Years Ago:
- From the Record-Eagle – “A vacant, wooded lot at Milliken Drive and Munson Avenue, known as the ‘smokehole’ or ‘enchanted forest,’ may become the site of Northwestern Michigan College’s $2 million art museum.
From the NMC Archives at the Osterlin Library
Feb 24, 2012 | Intercom
Saturday, March 3, 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members
Purchase tickets online or by calling the box office (231) 995-1553
One of contemporary blues finest performers, Larry is the recipient of the 1988 BB King Lucille Award, the 1995 MO Better Blues award, a 2002 Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame inductee, The BBC Jazz FM Bluesman of the Year, three time recipient of Blues Songwriter of the Year award, five time WC Handy award nominee, 2004 Slim Harpo Ambassador for the Blues award, 2005 Recipient of the coveted Muddy’s Club Bluebird award, Wienhiem Germany and two time recipient of The Bluesman of the Year award for Real Blues Magazine. “Larry Garner is perhaps the most talented blues songwriter alive today, one of the top five bluesmen on the planet.” – Real Blues
Feb 10, 2012 | Intercom
Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:00 PM
Marcus Roberts’ highly innovative and original piano style reflects his passion for great music of every genre, from the masters of jazz and classical music to his mother’s gospel singing. Blind since the age of 5, the self-taught prodigy studied classical piano and later toured and recorded with Wynton Marsalis.
The Marcus Roberts Trio is known for its virtuosic style – a style that is strongly rhythmic, melodic, and filled with dynamic contrast. This trio has an entirely new approach to jazz trio performance. The group was founded in 1995, and now more than 15 years later, they are known around the world for their signature trio style. Roberts’ vision of the jazz trio grew rapidly following the selection of drummer Jason Marsalis for the drum chair in 1994 (when Jason was just 17). Bassist Rodney Jordan joined the group a few years ago and his profound musical intelligence has already left its mark on the trio’s sound.
