Past Events
 California’s new Poet Laureate
Al Young
Room 204, San Elijo Campus
3333 Manchester Ave., Cardiff
Friday, March 3 • 7:30 p.m.
An educator and a man with a passion for the arts, Young began publishing poems, stories and articles in his early teens. He has taught poetry and fiction at universities nationwide, and his works have appeared in publications including the New York Times, Chicago Review, Seattle Review, Rolling Stone, and the Norton Anthology of African-American Literature. His prose has been translated into many languages, and he frequently travels internationally, reading, lecturing and performing with musicians. Young has also worked as a screenwriter, collaborating with such stars as Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor. He has received numerous awards including the Wallace Stegner, Guggenheim, Fulbright, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, PEN-USA Award for Non-Fiction, the Pushcart Prize, two American Book awards, and book of the year honors from the New York Times. Young often talks about being in the moment. March 3 is the moment to join this great storyteller at MiraCosta College for a memorable evening of poetry and prose!
Admission is free.
Silent Film Fest in February!
 MiraCosta College is pleased to present Philip Carli, who brings both prodigious musical talent and a committed scholarly outlook to his lifelong passion for the music and culture of the turn of the last century. Dr. Carli has composed more than 50 scores for films and has performed around the world but he’s no stranger to North County, having grown up in Carlsbad.
Dr. Carli has performed at MiraCosta in years past and we’re thrilled to bring him back for two performances you’re sure to enjoy. He will precede the screening of each film with a brief lecture highlighting the history, pertinent facts and anecdotes about each film.
Suggested donation at the door is $5; $1 for students.
Friday, February 24, 2006 • 7:30 p.m.
Oceanside Campus, Room 3601
Submarine (1928)
Directed by Frank Capra.
This was Capra’s and Columbia Pictures’ first big-budget production, starring
box-office favorite Jack Holt.
Saturday, February 25, 2006 • 7:30 p.m.
San Elijo Campus, Room 204
Mantrap (1926)
Directed by Victor Fleming.
“Mantrap” is a sexy, wry comedy
starring Clara Bow and Ernest Torrenc
Billy Collins
United States Poet Laureate 2001-2003
Friday, April 30th - 7:30pm
MiraCosta College Gymnasium
MiraCosta College Friends of the Library continues its lecture series of remarkable writers with a poetry reading by Billy Collins, co-sponsored by the North County Higher Education Alliance, MCC Associated Students, and MCC Women's Advisory Committee.
Music Scoring for Film - Christy Coobatis
Friday, February 27, 7:30pm
MiraCosta College Little Theatre, Room 3601, One Barnard Drive, Oceanside
Reception in the Hub Foyer following the presentation.
Music instructor Christy Coobatis will discuss his process for scoring films including the recently released independent film "American Addiction" from Indo-American Films, Inc.
11/14/20043
Beyond the Page
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, MiraCosta College Friends of the Library invite you to Helen Hunt Jackson with Kate Phillips and Nancy Wilkman
Friends of the Library presents a series of remarkable authors speaking on the inspiration for their projects, the worlds to which they are transported while writing, and reflections on their completed works.
Friday, November 14, 7:30 p.m.
MiraCosta College Little Theater, Room 3601
One Barnard Drive, Oceanside
Free Admission
Kate Phillips, author of Helen Hunt Jackson: A Literary Life, and film producer Nancy Wilkman present their work on Helen Hunt Jackson, dedicated activist in the cause of Native American rights and author of the historical novel, Ramona. Kate Phillips is the author of White Rabbit (1996) and the 2003 biography of Helen Hunt Jackson. Nancy Wilkman has produced numerous documentaries for PBS, HBO, A&E, and the History Channel. Her video “Ramona: A Story of Passion & Protest,” honored with a best-writing Emmy nomination, will be shown.
November 14, 2003
An Exhibit of Artifacts
“The Ramona Myth and Our Native American Heritage”
Exhibit opens Friday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. and continues through December 16 during library hours.
MiraCosta College Library and Information Hub, Building 1200, Oceanside Campus • Information: (760) 795-6637
Reception immediately following the Phillips/Wilkman presentation in the library foyer.
September 12, 2003
The Passion of Artemesia
Susan Vreeland Susan Vreeland, author of the New York Times bestseller The Girl in Hyacinth Blue (1999) and upcoming The Forest Lover (2004 publication), will speak on her second, also best-selling novel, The Passion of Artemesia (2002), the story of baroque artist, Artemesia Gentileschi. Surviving rape, papal interrogation and torture, public humiliation, and oppressive sexual politics, Gentileschi was finally recognized as the foremost woman artist in her own time, only to be overlooked for the next three hundred years. Ms. Vreeland will show slides of the artist's work as she describes her research and writing about this remarkable 17th century painter.
Friday, September 12, 7:30 p.m.
MiraCosta Little Theater 3601, One Barnard Drive, Oceanside
May 2, 2003
"Beyond Frida and Diego: What's Happening in Mexican Art Today"
MCC Spanish instructor Cathy House shared highlights from her travels in Oaxaca, Mexico, and discussed current trends in Oaxacan art. Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m. in the Hub. Admission is free.
March 7, 2003
An Evening with Eavan Boland, poet.
Library Hub 7:30pm Letters Department Event.
April 4, 2003
The Brontes – Karen Kenyon, author.
Library Hub 7:30pm Friends of the MiraCosta College Library Event.
This event featured associate faculty member Karen Kenyon discussing her book, The Bronte Family: Passionate Literary Geniuses. Pictured are MiraCosta drama students, (l to r) Laura West, Ashley Fenton, and Theresa Elliott, portraying the Bronte sisters Emily, Charlotte and Anne.
April 9, 2003
Japanese Spring Festival
Student Center Aztlan 12:00-3:30pm. Languages and Cultures Alliance Event.
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