News Release

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Cerro Coso Holds Twenty Third Annual Visual Arts Invitational High School Workshop

Ridgecrest, CA – February 23, 2006

On Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4, 2006, Cerro Coso Community College will host the Twenty Third Annual Visual Arts Invitational High School Workshop at the College's Ridgecrest Campus. The workshop was created as a recruiting tool and the College invites students from local area high schools as well as schools as far north as Mammoth, Bishop, Lone Pine, Big Pine, and schools from Boron, Edwards, Lake Isabella, and the Kern River Valley areas. It is an invitation for high school juniors and senior students who are considering pursuing a career in the art field. Students will be treated to an intensive two days of the community college experience based on art courses. Once again the College has received excellent responses from the area high schools and expects approximately 80 students to participate in this event. The College provides two days of intensive instruction, continental breakfast and lunch for both days, as well as lodging for those students who are traveling from outside the immediate area.

This year, Cerro Coso is offering the traditional Visual Arts Workshop and a Drama Workshop. Students attending the Art Workshop will have the opportunity to participate in their choice of two out of four art classes being offered (Life Drawing, instructed by Dick Benson; Photography, instructed by Loren Sandvik; Sculpture, instructed by Sandy Decker; and Ceramics, instructed by Paul Meyers). Cerro Coso is also offering an associated two-day Drama Workshop, instructed by Melinda Fogle Oliver. Students that sign up for drama will attend only the Drama Workshop for both days. All students participating in these workshops must be accompanied by an official representative from their high school and be officially enrolled in the workshop. The completion of the two days of instruction is equivalent to a typical week of college art classes.

Come on out on Friday evening and be entertained by the students of Cerro Coso College and the students from the Drama Workshop. Cerro Coso will present their Second Annual Variety Show including singers, dancers, actors, comedians, puppeteers, musicians, and improv performers. A show to surely dazzle you! Also included in the show is a surprise performance, resulting from the efforts of the students attending the Drama Workshop. The College is pleased to invite the public to the Friday night entertainment on March 3, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the College Lecture Center. Tickets are $3.00 and will be available at the door. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Cerro Coso Drama Club.
 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Handeland, Director of Information, Development and Alumni Relations (760) 384-6230