The South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) Music Department will be performing three concerts featuring SPSCC students this December at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Main Stage: Lights in Winter, Earth and Beyond – Part II, and Shades of Blue.

On Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m., the SPSCC Choirs kindle the hearth with a mix of holiday selections both new and traditional in Lights in Winter. The program will feature a special guest performance by the Pierce College Concert Choir.

The South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) Theatre Collective presents The Moors by Jen Silverman at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Main Stage from Nov. 11 to 20, 2022.

The Moors by Jen Silverman is a dark comedy that follows two sisters, a maid, and a dog who live isolated on the bleak English moors. With the arrival of a governess and a moor-hen, their lives take a strange and dangerous turn. The play explores themes of love, desperation, and visibility.

On Oct. 11, 2022, South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) celebrated the grand opening of the Dr. Angela J. Bowen Center for Health Education with a ribbon-cutting event. The Bowen Center was acquired in January 2019 and is now the home of the SPSCC Foundation and Nursing and Medical Assisting programs.

The 14^th Annual Native American Art Exhibition, A Weaver’s Choice - Coast Salish Wool Weavings Curated by Selena Kearney, is coming to Leonor R. Fuller Gallery from Nov. 7 to Dec. 9, 2022. The opening reception will be held on Friday, Nov. 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Welcome to SPSCC from The Office of Student Life! We've got a great week of activities to welcome (or welcome back) all SPSCC students.

Monday, Sept. 19

9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Welcome Tables in Building 22, 23, and 31 - Stop by to pick up school supplies and get your questions answered by Student Leaders! The tables will be set up in the entrances of Building 22 and outside of Building 23 and 31.

Tuesday, Sept. 20

The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery is pleased to host Stefani Byrd, Stephanie Serpick, and Victoria Smits in the group exhibition “Trace Extractions: Interior Awareness of Pandemic Spaces” from Oct. 3 to Oct. 28, 2022. The opening reception and artist talk will be held on Friday, Oct. 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Chicago-based Turkish artist Hale Ekinci will be showcasing her work in “Compound Subjects,” a solo exhibition at the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery, from Aug. 29 to Sept. 23, 2022. The closing reception and artist talk will be held on Friday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) will celebrate this year’s 1,314 graduates at the 2022 Commencement Ceremony on June 11 at 10 a.m. outside at The Evergreen State College's Red Square. The ceremony will also be livestreamed on SPSCC's YouTube channel.

The 2022 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition comes to the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery from July 11 to Aug. 18, 2022, and will be juried by Erin Dengerink. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, July 14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Artist Talks will also be held on July 21 and 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Excerpt from The Olympian

By Molly Gilmore

A LOVE LETTER TO MUSICAL THEATER