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May :: 2008
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Trapper Bonzana Golf Tournament
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
12:00 PM
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Cody, WY
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Come out for an afternoon of golf and support Northwest College Athletics at the annual Trapper Bonanza fundraising golf tournament and dinner. Tee-off at noon at the Olive Glenn Golf Club in Cody, Wyoming. Contact Coach Ward (754-6210), Coach Oletzke (754-6026), Coach Zeigler (754-6022) Coach Siqueira (754-6211) or Denise Kobbe (754-6440) to set up a team and purchase tickets.
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Buffalo Bill Historian, Robert Bonner
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
7:00 PM
– 8:00 PM
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FAB 70
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Buffalo Bill Historian and Author to Speak at Powell Centennial Speakers Series
Buffalo Bill historian and author, Robert Bonner, will present an informative lecture comparing the lives of Buffalo Bill Cody and John Wesley Powell. The lecture will be on May 20th, 2008 at 7:00PM located in the Fagerberg Lecture Hall at Northwest College.
Robert Bonner recently authored the acclaimed book, "William F. Cody's Wyoming Empire: The Buffalo Bill No One Knows."
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Archaeological Field School
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Monday, May 26, 2008
— Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008
Time: TBA
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Lovell, WY
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An archaeological field experience. Students join with other universities to excavate in the Wyoming wilderness, looking for signs of ancient life and culture. This is a credit class.
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Memorial Day - College Holiday
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Monday, May 26, 2008
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Beginning Oil Painting with EvyAnn Wiese
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
— Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008
6:00 PM
– 10:00 PM
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Cabre Building
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Beginning Oil Painting with EvyAnn Wiese
Participants will learn basic traditional methods of classical oil painting including the mechanics of painting, composition, technique, perspective, placement, focal point, unity, foreground, middle ground, background, and the psychology of lines and color. The first four classes in the course will address still life painting, while the last four classes will be devoted to landscape painting. Color is highly emphasized! EvyAnn is eager to share some of what she has learned over decades of impressive artistic accomplishments. This is a great opportunity for homeschoolers, retirees, and anyone who ever wanted to learn to oil paint. Students will need to pre-register and purchase their own supplies in advance of the class. A detailed supply list will be provided at registration. Supply costs will vary depending on where one shops, but have been estimated at approximately $100. The tuition fee is $175 and does not include students' individual supply costs. Minimum enrollment required. Advance registration required. Call PVCE at 754-6469 to register.
8 Sessions: Tuesdays, May 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15. 6-10 PM, NWC Cabre Building Art Studio, Room 6. $175 Instruction Fee
Supplies must be purchased by student in advance. List available.
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Man Bicycles Across Africa
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
7:00 PM
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FAB 70
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Kevin Hickey, PhD will share about his experiences bicycling across the African continent in a FREE PUBLIC slide and music presentation offered Tuesday, May 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at NWC's Fagerberg Building, Room 70. Accompanied by music, the images in his presentation are sure to be geographically, geologically, botanically, and anthropologically diverse. Hickey has traveled by bicycle in 27 African countries in 1979 and between 1981 and 1984., including Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Congo, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. He is one of only five people (and the first American) ever to cross the Sahara desert on a bicycle. Currently an assistant professor of English and Africana Studies at Albany College of Pharmacy in New York, he has graciously offered to present his program to the public through Powell Valley Community Education, while he is in the area. Advance notification of intent to attend is not required but would be appreciated. Call 307-754-6469 to leave a message. A link is provided should one prefer to initiate notification through the online registration system.
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