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Banned Book Week : Monday, September 28, 2009 - Friday, October 02, 2009
Every year, starting on the last Monday of September, libraries and other literature-based organizations celebrate the right to express themselves, even if that expression is against what is popular or generally respected.

Washington State’s Supreme Court Public Forum : Monday, October 26, 2009 - Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Washington State’s Supreme Court’s nine justices will hold public forums, hear arguments on real cases, lunch with students and speak to classes regarding the constitution and legal careers in a community visit to Peninsula College on Monday and Tuesday, October 26 and 27.

The Justices are Chief Justice Gerry Alexander and Justices Charles W. Johnson, Barbara A. Madsen, Richard B. Sanders, Tom Chambers, Susan Owens, Mary Fairhurst, James M. Johnson and Debra Stephens.

“The Court enjoys visiting our state’s local colleges,” says Chief Justice Gerry Alexander. “In addition to the students, we encourage anyone interested in learning more about the judicial branch of government to see the workings of the highest court up close and personal.”

For more than a decade, the Court has heard cases “on the road” three times a year in an outreach effort that allows citizens to see the court in action in their local communities. The state’s highest court is located in Olympia in the Temple of Justice on the state capitol grounds.

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Cellist Fred Thompson to perform at Governor's Music Series : Monday, October 26, 2009
Port Angeles resident Fred Thompson will be one of the featured chamber musicians October 26 in Olympia when Music in the Mansion presents a Concert in Black and White to open its 2009-2010 Chamber Concert Season. Thompson is the principal cellist for the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra and an English professor at Peninsula College.

Other performers appearing in concert with Thompson are Western Washington University (WWU) professors Walter Schwede (violin) and Eric Kean (viola) and WWU professor emeritus Ford Hill (piano), all of Bellingham. Thompson, Schwede and Hill have performed together several times in various chamber music concerts throughout the area.

The Music in the Mansion Series is sponsored by the Governor’s Mansion Foundation. The October 26 concert, A Mendelssohn Extravaganza, is the first of five chamber performances that will be presented in this year’s series. It celebrates the 200th birthday of composer Felix Mendelssohn.

Photo by David Cowan

Washington Council Fall Transfer & High School College Fair : Tuesday, November 03, 2009


This is a great opportunity for high school and college transfer students to meet with college/university reps from all over Washington State to hear information about tuition, program offerings, admissions requirements, housing, financial aid, etc in one location.

Attending Colleges: Peninsula College, Art Institute of Seattle, Central Washington University, City University, Eastern Washington University, Northwest University, The Evergreen State College, University of Washington, University of Washington-Bothell, University of Washington-Tacoma, Washington State University, Western Washington University.

Sponsored by the Washington Council for High--School Relations (WCHSCR)

Documentary Film - Sea Change : Friday, December 04, 2009
Imagine a world without fish. A powerful new documentary on climate change and the oceans proposes just that if something is not done to address climate change and the effects it has on our environment.

Peninsula College’s Magic of Cinema Film Series and nine other peninsula organizations are sponsoring a special screening of Sea Change, a major new documentary on ocean acidification and its potentially devastating threat to ocean life, on Friday, December 4. Admission to the 7:00 pm showing in Peninsula College’s Little Theater is free of charge.

The film will be preceded by a short reception, beginning at 6:30 pm, which will allow audience members and sponsors to meet each other and share some light refreshments. Immediately following the film, there will be a question-and-answer session with a panel of local experts.

Other sponsors of Sea Change include Clallam County Marine Resources Committee; The Feiro Marine Life Center; Huxley College of the Environment on the Peninsulas, Western Washington University; League of Women Voters, Clallam County; North Olympic Lead Entity for Salmon; The North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council; North Olympic Salmon Coalition; Olympic Environmental Council; and WSU Beach Watchers.

Sea Change, which was released this year, has garnered critical acclaim where ever it has been shown, including Best Green Film at the Kosovo International Documentary Film Festival, Grand Prize for Feature Documentary at FICA, Best Coastal Film at the Cottonwood Creek Environmental Film Festival and Best Nordic Country Documentary at the Polar Film Festival in Finland. Sea Change is a creation of Niijii Films, which was founded by the retired Norwegian schoolteacher Sven Huseby and his wife, the award winning director Barbara Ettinger.

During a panel discussion following its screening at the Seattle International Film Festival, Huseby announced that he will be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December and will show the film. He is also planning screenings for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a UN delegation and has been asked to testify on the topic in front of Congress.



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