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By Eric Rosane

Last November, graduates of Yelm Community School’s inaugural High School 21+ program were formally recognized by district officials. It was, for many, a moment to take in the extensive collaboration between the district, South Puget Sound Community College, Yelm Timberland Library and the South Sound YMCA. And for those that graduated, it was a moment to take pride in and celebrate.

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) today announced that auditions for the Fun Home, the five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, will take place from March 21 through 23 at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts. Those auditioning should prepare 16 bars from a song that represents their range and sign up for an audition slot.

SPSCC and Ballet Northwest are proud to present the next feature of the 2018-19 Artist & Lecture Series, the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO), on April 25, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts.

South Puget Sound Community College brings Winter Quarter 2019 to a close in March with three musical performances between March 15 and March 21, as well as the quarterly Student Film Showcase on March 19. SPSCC music groups are a mix of college students and community members who perform in concert throughout the year.

The South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) Theatre program is proud to present Absurd Manifestations: Two Short Comedies, including Chamber Music by Arthur Kopit and Tragedy: a Tragedy by Will Eno from Feb. 28 to March 3, 2019. The plays will be presented in the Black Box Theatre at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts on the SPSCC Olympia Campus. Kathy Dowling Dorgan will join SPSCC Theatre Program Artistic Director Lauren Love as guest director for the production.

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By Daniel Warn

The 11th-annual Native American Art Exhibition at South Puget Sound Community College is in partnership with an indigenous community-building effort in the Pacific Northwest. 

SPSCC Clipper Athletics have announced that women's and men's basketball games versus Green River College have been rescheduled to one hour earlier on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. Women play at 12 p.m. and men play at 2 p.m. at the SPSCC gym (Bldg. 31).

Due to the weather forecast, the Native American Art Exhibition opening reception is canceled on Feb. 8, 2019. SPSCC and yəhaw̓ are working to host a closing reception instead and will provide an update once details are confirmed.

Due to weather conditions in Minnesota, SPSCC’s lecture with Winona LaDuke is canceled tonight, Feb. 7, 2019.

South Puget Sound Community College is proud to announce the Juror’s Invitational, coming to The Gallery from March 18 – April 19. This exhibit invites award-winning artists from the 2018 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition, selected by juror Asia Tail, to show their new works to the community in a group exhibition. Each selected artist previously earned a merit award during the 2018 exhibition, with many of their works selected for purchase as part of the college’s art collection.

Join us for the free opening reception: Friday, March 22, 6 – 8 p.m.