March Brings In Music, Theatre, And Family Fun At CCBC

Community College of Baltimore County offers a variety of free or low cost special events every month for families and individuals designed to educate, inform and entertain the local community. Patrons of the arts can learn about CCBC's Performing Arts program by enjoying a dance, music or theatre production performed by students, faculty or local artists. Astrology enthusiasts can visit the Banneker Planetarium for a variety shows, including children's programs, about the solar system. Family and friends also can delight in a night of stargazing at the CCBC Dundalk Observatory's Friday Evening Star Parties.

In addition, local residents can participate in CCBC's weekly Information Sessions and Thursday Tours. There are many ways to learn about the myriad of academic programs, college and job fairs, guest lectures, travel opportunities and more accessible to the community through multiple campuses.

MARCH 2018
CCBC Spring 2018 Registration for seven-week classes

Registration is open for CCBC's second seven-week session. Classes begin March 21. For more information, visit www.ccbcmd.edu/register

March 2 - 4 - Dundalk Community Theatre: The Graduate

8 p.m. March 2, 3; 3 p.m. March 4; CCBC Dundalk, College Community Center

Enjoy a performance of Terry Johnson's stage adaptation of The Graduate, based on the novel and the iconic 1967 film. The plot involves a young Benjamin Braddock, a highly accomplished college graduate, who is tempted into an affair by Mrs. Robinson, the unhappily married and dangerously charismatic wife of his father's business partner. General admission tickets are $25; seniors $22; students/children $17. FREE for CCBC students with current ID. Tickets available at CCBC Box Office, 443-840-ARTS (2787).

March 3 - 18 - Children's Playhouse of Maryland: Seussical, Jr.

1 p.m. March 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18; 4:30 p.m. March 10, 17

In residence at CCBC Essex, Administration Building, Lecture Hall

ASL interpreted performance is 1 p.m. March 18.

Sensory-friendly performance is 4:30 p.m. March 17.

Enjoy a musical performed by students ages 5 to 18 that showcases a combination of some of

Dr. Seuss's most famous books -- Horton Hears a Who!, Horton Hatches the Egg and Gertrude McFuzz. Tickets are $10 and available at CCBC Box Office, 443-840-ARTS (2787). For more information, visit www.cpmarts.org.

March 6 and 7 - College Fair 2018

6 p.m., March 6, CCBC Essex, Wellness and Athletics Center, 443-840-2110

6 p.m., March 7, CCBC Catonsville, Wellness and Athletics Center, 443-840-4894

CCBC, in partnership with Baltimore County Public Schools, hosts a college fair for high school students and their parents featuring representatives from more than 100 public and private colleges, universities and military schools. FREE.

March 8 -12 - CCBC Catonsville Academic Theatre: The Mojo and the Sayso

11:10 a.m. March 8; 7 p.m. March 9, 10; 3 p.m. March 11; 10 a.m. March 12

CCBC Catonsville, Center for the Arts Theatre

This play by Aishah Rahman is inspired by the 1973 killing of a ten-year-old boy by New York City police, The Mojo and the Sayso is both a comic and dramatic study of the ways that people cope with the aftermath of terrible tragedy. Tickets $10. Seniors, students, CCBC faculty, staff and alumni $5. Free for CCBC students with current ID. CCBC Box Office 443-840-ARTS (2787)

March 9 - Dundalk Observatory Friday Evening Star Parties

7 p.m. March 9; 8 p.m. March 23, CCBC Dundalk

Bring your family, friends and your telescope, or use ours, to observe the heavens at CCBC's twilight Star Parties. Come to the parking lot on the right near the campus entrance. FREE. Open to the public. Weather permitting. For information, call 443-840-3486 to hear an updated voicemail no earlier than 45 minutes before show time.

March 10 - 13 - Cockpit in Court 2018 Auditions for Five Shows

CCBC Essex, Arts and Humanities Hall

Adults and children can audition for any of five upcoming summer theatre productions, including

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean; Disney's The Little Mermaid; Avenue Q; Laughter on the 23rd Floor; Disney's The Lion King, Jr. For more information and audition schedule, visit www.ccbcmd.edu or contact cockpitincourt@ccbcmd.edu, 443-840-ARTS (2787).

March 12 - 15 - CCBC Honors Program Open House

6 p.m. March 12, CCBC Dundalk; 6 p.m. March 14 CCBC Essex; 6 p.m. March 15, CCBC Catonsville

High school seniors and their families are invited to learn about CCBC's 2018 Honors Fast Start Scholar Program. Fast Start Scholars receive $1,000 scholarships upon registration for Honors courses. Three free information sessions include an introduction to academic majors, scholarship opportunities, and the four-year college transfer process. To register by campus location, email dundalkhonors@ccbcmd.edu, essexhonors@ccbcmd.edu, or catonsvillehonors@ccbcmd.edu.

March 15 - CCBC Murthy/Reihl Global Education Leadership Lecture Presents Cybersecurity: Our Privacy and Policies

11:10 a.m., CCBC Essex, Administration Building, Lecture Hall

The CCBC community is invited to hear a presentation by Access Now U.S. Policy Manager Amie Stepanovich and Policy Counsel Drew Mitnick on critical technology policy developments, trends and analysis on domestic surveillance, cybersecurity and related privacy and human rights implications. Access Now is an advocacy group dedicated to a free and open internet. FREE. Open to the public. For more information, email hazimi@ccbcmd.edu).

March 16 - Easter and the Changing Moon

8 p.m., CCBC Catonsville, Benjamin Banneker Planetarium, Math and Science Hall

Learn about the date for Easter being set around the full moon and Spring in the Christian and Catholic faiths, and why Easter Sunday, unlike Christmas, is not the same day every year. Outside observing afterwards, weather permitting. FREE. Open to the public. Reservations are not required.

March 16 - Women's History Month: We Chose Peace by Lauren Pelon

12:20 p.m., CCBC Essex, Arts and Humanities Recital Hall

Gifted performer Lauren Pelon sings, composes and plays more than 25 ancient and modern instruments. In celebration of Women's History Month, Pelon will present We Chose Peace, a performance highlighting the work and cultures of women Nobel Peace Prize winners. FREE. Open to the public.

March 17 - Why Do We Have Seasons? (Children's show)

10 a.m., CCBC Catonsville, Benjamin Banneker Planetarium, Math and Science Hall

Children will enjoy an exciting science lesson as they bring their flashlights to the Banneker Planetarium to explore why the earth has seasons and how the seasons differ depending on where you are on earth. This show is a fun-filled family experience for all. FREE. Open to the public. Reservations are not required.

March 21 - Casino Dealer Academy at Horseshoe Baltimore, Hospitality Careers Information Sessions

1 p.m., CCBC Dundalk, College Community Center, Room 230

Housed onsite at Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, the new Casino Dealer Academy offers individuals the necessary skills to compete for Maryland's growing casino industry jobs. Learn how to be a table games dealer or how to expand repertoire of games for more experienced dealers. The Hospitality Careers Information Session includes a presentation on hotel hospitality, food service, culinary and professional bartending. FREE. To register, call 443-840-5840 or email eweaver@ccbcmd.edu.

March 22 - CCBC Career Services Spring 2018 Job Fair

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., CCBC Dundalk, College Community Center

Meet one-on-one with employers from local and national companies, financial institutions, health care facilities, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, technology companies and more to start or advance your career. FREE. For more information, call 443-840-4060 or visit www.ccbcmd.edu/employment/online.

March 22 - 26 - CCBC Essex Academic Theatre: The Uprising Plays

11:10 a.m. March 22; 7 p.m. March 23, 24; 3 p.m. March 25; 10 a.m. March 26

CCBC Essex, Romadka College Center, F. Scott Black Theatre

Baltimore playwrights reflect on the impact of the 2015 protests sparked by the death of Freddie Gray and its impact on the city. Tickets $10. Seniors, students, CCBC faculty, staff and alumni $5. Free for CCBC students with current ID. CCBC Box Office 443-840-ARTS (2787)

March 23 - Sonic Escape's Drones and Thrones Music Forum

12:20 p.m., CCBC Essex, Arts and Humanities Hall, Recital Hall

The Sonic Escape program features Juilliard graduates violinist Maria Kaneko Millar and flutist Shawn Wyckoff who will present an original program, Drones and Thrones, a contemporary work drawn from the culture of Game of Thrones. FREE. Open to the public.

Since 1957, CCBC has opened the doors to accessible, affordable, high-quality education empowering generations of area residents to transform their lives and the lives of others. Each year, more than 63,000 students enroll at the college's main campuses, extension centers and online to make their starts, earn degrees, launch and build careers. CCBC offers the region's most expansive selection of degree, certificate and workplace certification programs that prepare students for transfer, job entry and career advancement in such industries as business, education, health care, information technology, cybersecurity, construction and transportation. CCBC is nationally recognized as a leader in innovative learning strategies, among the nation's top associate degree producers, and designated as a Military Times Best College 2018.

CCBC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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