LCCC Cultural & Community Enrichment Series

Congratulations, Brandon!

2022 Ed & Caren Murray Art Series featured artist Brandon Bailey is the Patrons Choice Award winner at the 2022 Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition and Show! Brandon grew up in Cheyenne and is one of the many LCCC alumni out there doing amazing things.

The Patrons Choice Award for the 2022 CAA Exhibition & Sale was awarded to

With the hunting season ramping up in Wyoming, finding the perfect deer is on a lot of hunters' minds.

Did you know that scientists, wildlife management professionals, and geographic information systems experts are doing important work together to ensure Mule Deer, Whitetail, and other Wyoming ungulates remain a vital part of our state's ecosystem, even as their habitat and migration routes are continuously impacted by human development?

Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources researcher and Muley Fanatic Foundation fellow Tayler LaSharr will present a talk on understanding the migration habits of Wyoming's wildlife on Tuesday, November 15 at Laramie County Community College's Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium in Cheyenne at 6 pm. This talk is free and open to the public and is presented through the Gerald and Jessie Chambers Speakers Series at the LCCC Foundation.

👀 Check this event out! One of our featured 2021 Literary Connection authors Ausma Zehanat Khan has a new book coming out Nov 8 and she's celebrating the release this Friday at 6 pm at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver with a reading, Q&A, and signing.

We got an early copy of Blackwater Falls and this book is a perfect who-dunnit to curl up with on these crisp autumn days. Complex characters, fast pacing, and mysteries both big and small that will keep you guessing until the very end. What truly sets this book apart is Zehanat Khan's thoughtful portrayal of all of the complex internal and external negotiations that her characters must navigate as they seek to solve a very complicated crime in a very specific place at a very specific moment in history. Blackwater Falls is a benchmark in how multi-layered crime fiction can be!

This is such a great novel for anyone who is getting back into reading fiction - or reading any kind of book! Christine Carbo's writing pulls you in and doesn't easily let go.

We hope you enjoy it Nikole and we hope you can join your husband at Literary Connection next year! We ❤️ readers!

It’s been a loooong time since I’ve read a book just to read a book and enjoy a good story. Like since I was in high school…right before my 19-year old was born and life took over. I was a prolific reader back then. Not so much now.

But I’m getting back into it…slowly. Right now I’m only reading about 15 minutes a day while doing my after school kiddo pick-up. But, hey, I gotta start somewhere right?

The story is set in Glacier National Park, Montana. Not far from my home. The author is from the general area as well, I think, and came to Laramie County Community College to speak to the students about writing during a Literary Connection event. My husband, a Pathway Coordinator at the college, participated in/helped with the event and brought home a signed copy of this book for me. ❤️ (Thank you, Ms. Carbo!)

Are you a reader? Comment below and name a book or author you like. I’ll be looking for another book series after I’m done with this one and welcome any recommendations. 😊

👀👂👻 Want some spooooooky Wyoming True Crime content to listen to this week? Check out LCCC English faculty Renee Nelson's "haunted" Unsolved Wyoming: Cold Cases and Haunted Places podcast episode with 2022 Literary Connection guest author Ron Franscell! (Listen with the lights on! 😬)

Haunted: Historic Crime Tales with Ron Franscell by Unsolved Wyoming: Cold Cases & Haunted Places Hello spooky season! On this week's episode, I have legendary author Ron Franscell to tell us creepy crime tales. Then I have historian Rick Johnson, director of Fort Casper to tell us about the upcoming haunted tours. After, I have a founding member, Josh Saxon, of Midnight West Productions, to tel...

A great article by WyoFile and a very relevant topic right now in many corners of the Rocky Mountain West.

On November 15 at 6 pm, wildlife biologist Tayler LaSharr will give a talk at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne as a part of our Gerald & Jessie Chambers Speakers Series about how scientists, engineers, city planners, and other professionals are using GIS (geospatial information systems) technology to track wildlife. LaSharr's research is aimed at better understanding how human development impacts Wyoming's diverse wildlife, particularly migratory animals. This talk is free and open to the public and a free screening of the Wyoming documentary Deer 139 will follow.

Development, wildlife collide along iconic Wyo migration paths - WyoFile Controversial projects set in motion by Sublette County commissioners in the Red Desert-to-Hoback mule deer migration corridor expose shortcomings of Wyoming’s migration protections.

A day full of writing workshops and author Q&As as a part of the 2022 Literary Connection event at Laramie County Community College! Authors Ron Franscell and Christine Carbo spoke with five different groups of students about writing, publishing, story building, creating setting, and more.

Both Franscell and Carbo will give a public talk tomorrow at LCCC, October 6, at 5:30 pm. For more info visit lccc.wy.edu/LitCon.

LCCC Cultural & Community Enrichment Series updated their address.

LCCC Cultural & Community Enrichment Series updated their website address.

Join us for two exciting events with visiting animator, graphic novelist, and publisher Jason Brubaker!

Wednesday, Sept 21 at 6 pm - FREE screening of Kung Fu Panda 2 in the Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium. Free and open to the public.

Thursday, Sept 22 at 6 pm - Public talk with Jason Brubaker, of Coffee Table Comics and Dream Works Animation, "An Artist's Journey." Free and open to the public.

These events are made possible through the Union Pacific Business & Industry Series at the LCCC Foundation. For more information please visit lccc.wy.edu/brubaker

The Ed & Caren Murray Art Series show, HOME GROWN: LARAMIE COUNTY ARTISTS THEN AND NOW is up for another two weeks in the Esther & John Clay Fine Arts Gallery on Laramie County Community College's Cheyenne campus. You can visit the gallery and see the show Monday-Friday between 8 am - 5 pm through September 16, 2022.

Artists Brandon Bailey, James Overstreet, Steve Knox, Guadalupe Barajas, and Kim Castaneda with Rusty Brick Pottery show that the Cheyenne, Wyoming area has a rich history of producing world-class artists working in a variety of mediums and subject matter.

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Wyoming Film Fest

👀 Check out the first episode of Unsolved Wyoming, a new true crime podcast from LCCC English Instructor Renee Nelson!

Missing: Irene Gakwa by Unsolved Wyoming: Cold Cases & Haunted Places

We love this!!! Look at all those future Literary Connection fans! 😄❤️ 📚 📕 ❤️👍🏼

Get creative this summer! Our friends over at Life Enrichment at LCCC have a variety of incredible summer art and crafting workshops open to the public. Registration is open now!
https://lccc.coursestorm.com/category/arts-crafting

What are you reading? Laramie County Community College Theater Department Director and Theater/Communication faculty Jason Pasqua is reading DRUNK: HOW WE SIPPED, DANCED, AND STUMBLED OUR WAY TO CIVILIZATION by Edward Slingerland. May your week be filled with refreshing books and enlightening libations.

What will you be reading this weekend? LCCC's Campus Printing Technician, Justin Chapman, will be reading HOARD OF THE DRAGON QUEEN, a Dungeons & Dragons adventure module by Wolfgang Baur and Steve Winter.

Here's an interview LCCC English instructor Renee Nelson did with Wyoming Public Media about her upcoming true crime podcast, Unsolved Wyoming: Cold Cases and Haunted Places. We cannot wait to hear its debut!

A local professor is launching a podcast that focuses on missing person cases that the media ignores A Cheyenne English college professor was amazed by how the Gabby Petito case struck a chord with the nation while there are so many other missing persons in the state of Wyoming. So Renee Michelle Nelson decided to create a podcast focusing on cases from marginalized communities called Unsolved Wyom...

What will you be reading this weekend? Our event coordinator, Amber Holen is reading The Wild Inside by Christine Carbo!

The LCCC Communication & Creative Arts Pathway joined West Edge Collective and others for the Capital City High School Arts Show last Friday at Storey Gym in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Art students from South, East, Central, and Triumph High Schools submitted work and several organizations juried the show and awarded prizes.

LCCC's J O'Brien and Daniel Maw were on hand to award several LCCC scholarships at the event and a big congratulations goes out to all of the students with pieces in the show and to all of the art educators in Laramie County who have helped these students develop their incredible talent.

The future of art is alive and well in Laramie County!

CHANTICLEER: "I Wonder as I Wander" by John Jacob Niles, arr. by Tim Keeler Take time to wander this season. Soloist Andrew Van Allsburg guides us through Tim Keeler's beautiful arrangement of John Jacob Niles's 1933 song. It was ins...

Check this out... the new Emma Balder Art exhibit is up at the Esther and John Clay Art Gallery at LCCC!

This show is presented by the LCCC Art Department as part of their 2021-22 Gallery Series! A public opening reception will take place today, April 4 from 12 pm - 1:30 pm in the gallery with an artist's talk to follow at 2:00 pm.

Learn more at https://lccc.wy.edu/pathways/communicationCreative/artProgram/artGallery.aspx

LCCC English Instructor Renee Nelson has launched a new True Crime podcast, Unsolved Wyoming, which will take a deeper approach to telling the stories of victims and survivors. Read her interview with Cowboy State Daily and follow Unsolved Wyoming: Cold Cases and Haunted Places here on Facebook!

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/03/22/cheyenne-teacher-launches-wyo-crime-podcast-to-give-voice-to-victims-that-media-ignores/

Cheyenne Teacher Launches Wyo Crime Podcast To Give Voice To Victims That Media Ignores | Cowboy State Daily Renee Nelson is launching her podcast because she was struck by how much media coverage Gabby Petito's disappearance received as opposed to other victims who get little or no media attention.

Chanticleer is returning to Cheyenne on May 1 for a concert at Laramie County Community College's new Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium!

Hailed as "the world's reigning male chorus" by New Yorker magazine, Chanticleer is one of best a capella groups touring today and we are thrilled that they will be a part of our Spring 2022 Cultural & Community Enrichment Series at LCCC. Don't miss your chance to see them live!

Tickets are on sale now - call 307-778-1110 or visit https://tinyurl.com/yckue3a5

CHANTICLEER: Somebody to Love - Freddie Mercury (arr. Vince Peterson) Chanticleer performs "Somebody to Love" by Freddie MercuryArranged by Vince Peterson:http://www.vincepeterson.com/Recording available on "Someone New" CD: ht...

Thank you to all of the artists, donors, musicians, LCCC students, faculty, and staff who helped make this event a success!

👀 Johan Smith is one of the best classical guitarists in the world! Thank you, Cheyenne Guitar Society for inviting LCCC to be a part of your event this year!

Save the date! Watercolorist Don Andrews will be teaching the 2022 Clay Watercolor Workshop June 6-10, 2022 at LCCC!

Registration opens online February 14, 2022 at 9:00 am at lccc.wy.edu/culturalseries.

Creative things are always happening at LCCC and today's Artist Talk and reception with multimedia artist Len Davis is no exception! Join us in the Esther and John Clay Fine Arts Gallery located within the new Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium on campus. The reception starts at 12:00 pm and the Artist's Talk will take place at 2:00 pm. Both are open to the public.

"A Thousand Words" kicks off LCCC art gallery season Eighty-five faces are hanging on the walls of the Esther and John Clay Art Gallery at Laramie County Community College.

👀 Check out the current show in LCCC’s Esther and John Clay Fine Arts Gallery! The artist will give a public talk this Monday at 2 pm! Feel free to message here for more info.

Original painting by LCCC Art alumna Ibby Davis. This can be found in the Arp Building Student/Faculty lounge.

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SUNDAY DECEMBER 5th @ 2PM
The LCCC Music Department presents:
4th Annual Holiday Collage Concert
Featuring Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra, Collegiate Chorale, Cantorei, and Wind Ensemble.

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Looking for something new to read? 2021 Literary Connection featured author Ausma Zehanat Khan has some recommendations you can find here! http://www.nerds-feather.com/2020/10/6-books-with-ausma-zehanat-khan.html

You can talk with Ausma Zehanat Khan in person about books at the 2021 Literary Connection event on October 7 at 5:30 pm at Laramie County Community College. More information and to register: lccc.wy.edu/litcon

6 Books with Ausma Zehanat Khan Ausma Zehanat Khan holds a Ph.D. in international human rights law with a specialization in military intervention and war crimes in the Bal...

Get out your calendar and plan on joining LCCC students & faculty for these great events on campus this week!

Student Art Exhibition - Monday-Friday, Sept 20-24, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Esther and John Clay Art Gallery in the Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium, Free and open to the public!

Literary Connection Bookclub: Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan (fantasy) - Wednesday, Sept 22 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Ludden Library Conference Room, Free and open to the public!

Gerald and Jessie Chambers Speakers Series - Rick Ewig: Bribery and Corruption in Cheyenne during WWII - Thursday, Sept 23 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium, Free and open to the public!

Photo: Sheltering Sky (left) and Cloud Catchers (right) by Lynn Thorpe. These paintings are hung at the east end of the LCCC Music Corridor in the Fine Arts Building.