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The Clackamas Print Wednesday, May 8 1996 Feature ®@©®@©®@©®@© Club CaJeHbar ©Attention all students: Meet ings for the Native American stu dents’ club, Coyote Cirde are now scheduled for every Thurs., at 1 p.m. For more information, call Laney Fouse at ext. 2309 or Cori Kargel at ext. 2578. ©Horticulture Club Plant Sale!!! 12 to 5 p.m. Friday May 10 in front of the greenhouses. There will be perennials, shrubs, annuals, herbs and fuchsia bas kets. Please bring your own boxes to transport your plants home. Proceeds go to the Horti culture Club student scholar ships. ©Spanish Club meets every Fri day from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Room B237 © Chrysalis Come CEL EBRATE women writing! Join other women writers every Wednesday at 12 p.m. in Bl 14. No matter how you write, you are ready to read. ?’s, call Kate Gray at ext. 2371. © Phi Theta Kappa Exec Meetings 12 noon, M204, Tues- days,5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, ?’s call Kate Gray, ext 2371 or Rose mary at 257-7765. All PTK members welcome. ©Fellowship of Christian Ath letes (FCA) has meetings every Thursday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Everyone including non-athletes is welcome. Meetings are held in Randal 021. ©GALAB: Treat yourself to a support group for Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals. Meetings are Thursdays at 4 p.m. at Starbuck’s .in the Oregon City Fred Meypr’s;; and Fridays, 12 p.m. in Pl04. ?’s call ext. 2371. ©All Interested Writers, Po ets, Playwrights, Readers Come to B241, each Tue. from 12:30-1:30. We will also have off-campus meetings from 5:15 to 7 p.m. each Fri. in the old Or egon City library between 6th and 7th St. in Oregon City. We go to readings, plays, & literary events in Portland. Bring your work or yourself and join us in a supportive relaxed environment. Allen Widerburg, ext. 2359. ©Need a Break on Tuesday Nights? Come join TNT-Tues- day Night Together at Barclay Village, Apt. 404, 7:30 p.m. It’s a time of open discussion, en couragement, friendship-build ing, food (if Carolyn actually buys some), and FUN. Call Car olyn for directions, info, or if you have ?’s at 650-8526 or 497- 3491 (pager). Sponsored by BSM - Christian Fellowship. ©Baptist Student Ministries The correct times of the Bible Studies are: Mon. 11-11:50 a.m. B112 The. noon-12:50p.m.B113 Wed. 10-10:50 a.m. Bl 14 Wed. noon-12:50 p.m. B112 Studies in the books of Job and John. Call Carolyn with any questions at 650-8526 or 497- 3491 (pager). Sponsored by BSM Fellowship. ©Come Learn About The Baha’i Faith Every Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in B112. Dis cussions will focus on the basic beliefs of the Baha’i Faith such as oneness of God, of religions, and humanity, and also on apply ing spiritual solutions to daily life. All are welcome. ©@®©@®©@®©@® Long time Art Instructor John to retire Paul Ulmen Photography Editor Full-time Art Instructor Leland John will retire June 7, after 25 years of teaching at CCC. At 57, John wants to dedicate all his time to painting. “I love my students and the people I work with. It’s been a wonderful job. But I just want to paint all the time and as long as I want to. Time goes on and it’s not going to go on forever. I want to make something of my art,” said John. “I like to paint on the spot, landscapes mostly, and spend a lot of time on the water,” he said. John likes to paint aboard a 27 foot sailboat he built by himself. “I plan to keep on painting until I run out of paint.” John’s paintings are on dis play starting today in Pauling Gallery. Another goal he has is to put together his notes into pamphlet form as a guide about all the art museums he has visited over the years John, who is married and has two sons, grew up in Springfield. He was a Boy Scout and liked to spend time in the woods and fields there. As a hobby he built boats from scrap lumber from the mills and liked being on the water. “My mother was an artsy type and always had art materials around. I was interested in draw ing cars, steam engines and all things’ mechanichl, as well as; pretty girls' in strapless ¿vening gowns,” he said. While in high school, one teacher in particular encouraged him and got him a job as art edi tor for the student annual year book. After high school John at tended the University of Iowa for awhile, then dropped out of school to be a film maker and moved to Seattle. He worked at Boeing to pay for what proved to be expen sive film making equipment. Since he was no longer in school he received a notice an nouncing he had been drafted into the Army. While stationed on the East Coast he began to visit art museums. “Ever since then I’ve gone into art museums every time I could.” It was at the museums that he began to find his way and after the service went back to school at the University of Oregon to study art, taking classes from a former high school teacher. “This was encouraging to me and for other people that weren’t in the socially acceptable athletic crowd,” said John. After graduating from U of O he taught for a year at Mt. An gel and part time at several schools, before finally teaching full time at CCC in about 1969. The classroom at that time was a little farmhouse at the Orchard Center. It was then transferred to Clairmont for a year, before mov ing to its present location. John hasn’t just been teach ing over the" years; fid has been painting as well and several of his works can be seen in a number of ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■«■■■■■■■■■■■■I Coming to a store near you: DVDs Jon Roberts A&E Editor The home entertainment field is about to be shook up. The newest technological advance ment hits the stores later this year. What is this new product that has all the major movie companies, and most of Silicon Valley talk ing about the newest craze in home entertainment? The answer is the DVD, not the underwear, but the Digital Video Disks that resemble CD’s. The DVD is a disk that is about the same size as a CD or a CDROM disk. The only differ ence is that the DVD can hold almost 15 times the information or entertainment. These disks will work with music machines, video and video-game players and computers of all sizes. Many of the producers of these disks say that we cannot at this time comprehend the effect these disks might have on our so ciety and the entertainment indus try. They back up their point of view with the fact that before VHS video cassettes became popular, no one could ever grasp the mag nitude of the impact that VHS would have on our lives. Now movies are available in the home. There are also whole industries developed around the video tape format, including everything from video tape rental to video taped infomercials. The producers of the DVDs say this is what will happen with the Digital Video Disks. Starting later this year, all motion picture companies are slated to begin releasing their old and new movies on DVD disks. This means movies which have not been available for many years (i.e. the Disney Classics, etc.) will be available again. These disks will be half the cost of a video tapes and have four times the quality of the VHS format. Since they are half the size of VHS tapes they will be easier to store. DVDs will allow for a film the length of Braveheart to be placed on a single disk. The soundtracks are in Dolby and dia logue is available in several lan guages. There’s talk of these disks having the ability to be switched from wide-screen ver sions to normal-screen versions by the push of a button. The DVD players could run anywhere from $400 to $800 de pending on the quality. The play ers will range in size from about the size of the average cable box to the size of a small VCR. These DVDs in my opinion will totally revamp the home en tertainment industry. So start planing for your brand new DVD player and home theater because they hit stores soon. Photos by Paul Ulmen Above, Leland John helps a student with his oil paintings. Right is an example of one of John’s oil paintings. His works are on display in the Pauling Gallery starting today. galleries. His works are displayed at the Chetwynd-Stapylton Gal lery in downtown Portland, the Lawrence Gallery in Sheridan, the Portland Art Museum and the Patricia Williams Gallery at Gleneden Beach on the Oregon Coast. Several of his works are also on display here on campus. A muraroT the darly pioneer days; Oregon City, the Willamette River, Native Americans and John McLoughlin is displayed on a wall in the student center caf eteria. Retiring will not only give him time to paint but he hopes to be a student again and take John Snively’s class in Geology. “We don’t have some of the facilities of a big college but we have some of the best faculty of XVIICgV I"VC VWi Own said John. Midsummer Night s Dream opens at CCC on May 16 Brian Ray Staff Writer The 1996 Clackamas Com munity College Spring produc tion of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a fairly elaborate endeavor. As with all of the plays presented at CCC, there is strict attention paid to detail. According to the ater arts and communications secretary Barbara Bragg, this production will be an event not tc be missed The story centers on the Athenians, the Rustics, and the Fairies, all of who inhabit a fan tastic forest. In short, the plot in volves how the fairies interfere with the humans’ love lives. The cast includes English instructor Steve Applebaum as Theseus and theater arts/com- munications chair Jane Rickenbaugh as Hyppolyta. Rounding out the cast as the Athenians are Scott Nielsen, Vanessa Medlicott, Aaron Pfenning, Travis Nodruft, Erin Covington and Julie Black. Featured as the Rustics are Matt Russell, Michael O’Connor, Glenn Russell (father of Matt Russell), Matt Bielenberg, Karen Champ, and Dan Cook The Fairies are played by Jim Miller, Mandy Pearce, Debi Guthery, Michelle Johnston, Stephanie Grimes and Rae Coo per. The youngest cast members are Rahnia Mersereau, 9; Pa tience Bragg-Fuston, 4; and Mark Bragg-Fuston, 3. Mark and Patience are Bragg’s grand children. The sets and costuming promise to be interesting and eye-catching, full of bright col ors and earthy tones. “It will take place in a big, open setting. Col orful, with a lot of movement,” Bragg said. “The costumes are always fabulous.” Directed by David Smith- English, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” looks to be faithful to Shakespeare’s original vision. Rick Adams has created origi nal music for the play, which should be lively and festive. The choregraphy is by Mary Oslund. The play begins its run on Thursday May 16, with perfor mances on the May 17, 18, 31, and June 1 and 2 . Admission is $6, $3 for students, and free for those over 62 who have made reservations. Get your tickets early because the opening night performance is already one-third reserved.
