Around AACC – Week of March 7

College Fair 2011, where high school students and family members can talk with more than 125 college representatives and pick up college brochures and catalogs, will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 6-8:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by AACC and Anne Arundel County Public Schools and will be held in Jenkins Gymnasium on the Arnold AACC campus. For more information, call 410-777-1999.

Any women’s history experts out there? AACC is offering a challenge with a free Jeopardy game on women’s history today, March 7, 12 p.m., in the Student Union dining hall. For more information, call 410-777-2218.

The hip-hop dance group Koolie High will perform a free show on Tuesday, March 8, 11:30 a.m., in the Student Union dining hall. The event is sponsored by the Student Association Campus Activities Board. For more information, call 410-777-2218.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, AACC students will perform dramatic readings of speeches delivered by significant women in Maryland’s history on Tuesday, March 8, 12 - 2 p.m. Titled “Soapbox Sisters,” the event is part of the AACC celebration of Women’s History Month and will be held outdoors on the quad (with inclement weather site in the Humanities Building Room 112).

A music concert featuring the Rob Levit Trio will be held on Saturday, March 12, 8 p.m in the Humanities Building Room 112. Levit is a critically acclaimed Annapolis musician, artist, author and educator. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 AACC faculty/staff, $5 with valid AACC student ID. For more information, call 410-777-2457 or e-mail boxoffice@aacc.edu. 

The drama, “The Vagina Monologues,” will be presented in the Pascal Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 12, 7 p.m. This is a V-Day 2011 production by AACC faculty and students. (V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls.) Tickets are $7. Call 410-777-2457 or e-mail boxoffice@aacc.edu for more information.

An AACC seminar, “Healthy Rhythms: Relax, Restore and Rejuvenate” will be held on Saturday, March 12, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The event includes introductions to yoga and meditation, participation in a drumming circle to reap positive energy and information on juicing recipes that promote health and wellness. The event will be held on the AACC Arnold campus. There is a $79 fee and advance registration is required. Call 410-777-2325 for more information.

The AACC Pioneers Baseball team will take on Baltimore City Community College, on Thursday, March 10 at 3:30 p.m. and Jefferson Community College (NY) on Friday, March 11 at 1 p.m. at home this week.

An information session on the AACC Event, Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism program will be held on Thursday, March 10, 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Humanities Building Room 214, on the AACC Arnold campus. This is a free event to learn about their programs and upcoming classes. Call 410-777-2398 or 1-866-456-HCAT (4228) or go to www.aacc.edu/hcat for more information.