Kepler Center

HCC’s Robinwood Players will perform the holiday comedy, "Fruitcakes!" from Thurs., Dec. 3 through Sat., Dec. 5, in HCC’s Kepler Theater.

The HCC Turkish Cultural and Friendship Club is hosting a Turkish Festival on Tues., Nov. 17, from 1 to 5 p.m., in th Kepler Theater. Free food and activities will be provided. Open to all students and the public.

For more information, contact Club Advisor Terrie Angle at 301-790-2800, ext. 270, or via e-mail at anglet@hagerstowncc.edu.

This full-day seminar will provide participants with information about how to develop a patient-centered environment for individuals with dementia.  A patient-centered approach focuses on redirecting resistant behavior in a positive manner which has shown to decrease aggressive/defiant behavior and help create a positive working environment for both patients and staff.  See the pdf file below.

The fall 2009 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) induction ceremony will be held on Sun., Nov. 8, at 3 p.m., in HCC's Kepler Theater.

For more information, contact PTK advisor Sherry Donovan at 301-790-2800, ext. 325, or PTK advisor Jennifer Szczesniak at 301-790-2800, ext. 244.
Both advisors can also be contacted via e-mail at donovans@hagerstowncc.edu or szczesniakj@hagerstowncc.edu.

Be There...If You Dare
A night of music, mystery, and costumes!

From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., visit the Robinwood Players' "Haunted Theater" in HCC's Kepler Theater. Immediately after, students are invited to the "Poe Ball" Halloween Costume Party, which will be held from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., in the Student Center. Sponsored by the English Club and the SGA, the Poe Ball will feature great food, prizes, a DJ and dancing, as well as lots of fun surprises.

HCC's Robinwood Players will perform, "A Midnight Dreary: An Evening with Poe" and "Night of the Living Dead," on Fri., Oct. 30 and Sat., Oct. 31. Show starts at 8 p.m. both nights. General admission $7. Free for HCC students, staff, and faculty. Tickets will be available at the door prior to each performance.

For more information, contact the Office of Public Information at 301-790-2800, ext. 262, or via e-mail at maukl@hagerstowncc.edu.

HCC's Student Government Association (SGA) will host a free movie night for students on Fri., Sept. 25 and Sat., Sept. 26. The film "Angels and Demons" will be shown. Based on the novel by Dan Brown, best-selling author of "The Da Vinci Code," this film stars Tom Hanks, who reprises his role as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon.

All shows will be held in the Kepler Theater.

Show times:
Fri., Sept. 25 -
1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 26 -
10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m.

The HCC Foundation will host the annual R. Benjamin Jones Art Show on Fri., Nov. 20, from 5 to 9 p.m., and Sat., Nov. 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in HCC's Kepler Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

About the Artist

Adjusting to change is an ever evolving reality for everyone.  As we age change seems to come more quickly and adapting to it a little more difficult.  When you couple change with any number of mental health concerns it can set the foundation for stress, overwhelming frustration and in extreme cases hopelessness.

This full-day program will provide an overview of current mental health trends for older adults and indicators of compromised mental health.  The affects of medications on mental health will also be presented.

Practical information will be provided to

Senator Cardin will visit HCC's campus on Wed., Aug. 12, to hold a community open forum on healthcare reform. The forum will begin at 1 p.m. in the Kepler Theater and is open to the public. There will be no sign-up for speakers and it is a first-come, first-served basis on the microphone.

For more information, contact Robin Summerfield, Senator Cardin's Western Maryland field representative, by visiting www.cardin.senate.gov.