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Click here to order tickets for the Hurricane Katrina benefit concert featuring the Ethan Stone Band Friday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in MWCC's theatre. General admission: $15 Students: $10 (At right, Ethan Stone and Alice LeBlanc, assistant director of MWCC's Healthcare Pathway Program, stand in the theatre.)

Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005

MWCC LIBRARY RECEIVES GRANT FOR JEWISH LITERATURE SERIES

By Kimberly B. Caisse

The MWCC Library recently received an American Library Association grant to bring a Jewish literature reading and discussion series to the college’s main campus during the fall 2006 semester.

By bringing the “Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature, Your Hearts Desire” series to the college, the Library strives to raise awareness about Jewish literature. The readings and discussions throughout the fall 2006 semester will be free and open to public.

Jeanie Tietjen, who is a Ph.D. candidate in contemporary literature in English post 1945 at Brandeis University, is the program scholar for the series. For the past two years, Tietjen has been awarded the Abramson Fellowship, which is a Brandeis University and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum distinction for scholars working in Holocaust-related material.

The MWCC Library will be partnering with the Central Massachusetts Regional Library System, Fitchburg Public Library, Gardner High School library, Leominster Public Library, Gardner High School English Department, MWCC’s Lifelong Learning Institute for Enrichment, First Church Unitarian Universalists and Congregation Agudat Achim synagogue to present this series.

For more information, contact Reference and Instructional Services Librarian Heidi McCann, the project director, at (978) 630-9125 or hmccann@mwcc.mass.edu.

Other MWCC News :

• MWCC’s School of Health Sciences and Family Pharmacy in Gardner are co-sponsoring information sessions on the new Medicare D benefit for area senior citizens on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, and Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. in room 248 of the Gardner campus. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the new prescription drug benefit offered through Medicare. To register, contact Gayle Jaillet at (978) 630-9265 or gjaillet@mwcc.mass.edu.

• MWCC’s new Center for Democracy & Humanity and The Gardner News will co-sponsor two candidates debates for the 2nd Worcester District special election. The first debate will be held on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at 5:30 p.m. (The primary election on Tuesday, Jan. 10.) A second debate is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 2, also at 5:30 p.m. (The special election on Feb. 7.) Both debates will take place in the commons area of MWCC’s main campus. The public is encouraged to attend. Admission is free. For more information, contact Kimberly B. Caisse at MWCC at (978) 630-9547 or Gardner News Evening Managing Editor Stewart Norwood at (978) 632-8000.

• The Fitness & Wellness Center at MWCC will hold a four-week session of preschool yoga starting Monday, Jan. 9. Children ages 3 to 6 learn the power of movement and breath through music, games and simple yoga positions. Yoga games can help children balance and manage their emotions and to understand the emotions of others. Classes are $30 for members; $42 for nonmembers. Call the Fitness & Wellness Center at (978) 630-9212 to register today.

• The Fitness & Wellness Center also will host several sessions of “Healthy Mind Healthy Body…Making the Connection,” a presentation by Jeff St. Laurent, for people wondering how to unleash their best year ever in 2006. St. Laurent is the founder of JSL Coaching as well as a nationally recognized trainer, speaker and coach. Presentations will be held Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 14 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; and Tuesday, Jan. 17 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The cost is only $27 for Fitness Center members and $30 for nonmembers. To register, call the Fitness Center at (978) 630-9212.

• Get your tickets today for the Hurricane Katrina benefit concert featuring The Ethan Stone Band on Friday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. (Snow date Jan. 14.) All proceeds will benefit the Southeast

	Ethan Stone in concert. (Photo taken by Dante Parker.)

Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, a network of 12 community health clinics greatly affected by Hurricane Katrina. The band’s repertoire covers a wide range of music, from new material from Coldplay, Audioslave, Radiohead, Beck, Ben Folds, Lifehouse, Staind, and more to classic rock from Santana, The Allman Brothers, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and many more. The event is being co-sponsored by the Hurricane Relief Committee, the MWCC Alumni Association, C.A.R.S. and the Eagle 99.9. Tickets, which can be purchased through the Theatre at the Mount Box Office and online at http://www.mwcc.edu/HTML/gmod/tam/stone/ethanStone.html, are $15; $10 for students. For more information, contact the box office at (978) 632-2403 or Melissa Sargent at (978) 630-9273.

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