Occupy Whoville

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I can’t find a job, dear sir. Bills are piling up here, sir. Without your help, I fear, sir, I’ll topple on my rear, sir!   What a bore. You’re just poor, And you’ll forever want more. You Gax can’t raise my tax, What for?  There’s the door!   Chantel Ricks Gas Raise the Tax [...]

Pippin Opens Friday

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Biology’s own Roberta Berlani in the role of Berthe. A happy birthday dress rehearsal! Don’t forget that this is the last week to buy tickets for the April 28 Pippin Gala! Wednesday night’s full dress rehearsal went well… …thank Goodness!   From Stephen Schwartz, the creator of Wicked, comes this mainstay of American musical theatre. [...]

Dress Rehearsal Birthday!

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                  West Valley College Theater Arts Department Chair and Pippin Director Brad Weisberg wishes WVC Biology Instructor and Pippin cast member Roberta Berlani a “Happy Birthday” before Wednesday night’s dress rehearsal. Don’t forget the April 28th Gala Dinner presentation of Pippin. Just two days left to purchase [...]

Award Win Part Deux

Congratulations to Michelle Hawkins and West Valley College’s vocal jazz ensemble, Synchronicity, for their second consecutive DownBeat Magazine Award.  To be judged among the best vocal jazz ensembles in the country is a tremendous honor; to be judged so twice is proof of a strong collaborative effort between fine student musicians and a gifted and [...]

What, No Night Games?

Even the men from mars can’t believe it! Team Lead:  Matthew Bennett, Art 60 Digital Video Arts, Fall 2011, Final Compositing Project, CGI Software: Autodesk Maya, Digital Video Software: Adobe Premiere