NEWS NEWS NEWS AND LINKS...

There's lots to report as of April 4, 2012, so below are relevant notifications and links in ascending chronological order:

Trending NOW! Summer Session registration has begun:
As you all know, telephone registration is no longer available. However the Emeritus Institute is doing everything possible to assist those students that are unable to use a computer. We will have staff from Admissions & Records at many neighborhood sites to register our students. Please click link on the right (under the heading "Pages") to see a listing of dates, places and times.
To view a list of all Film as Literature classes to be taught by Karen Merced Willner this summer, click here.

APRIL 13: Santiago Canyon College International Film Festival begins:
The Languages Department of the Santiago Canyon College in Orange is offering a FREE foreign film series on Fridays beginning April 13. All films will begin at 6 pm on SCC Campus in room D-101. Schedule: April 13: Coco Avant Chanel (France); April 20: Il Postino (Italy); April 27: El Bola (Spain). For more information call (714) 628-4938 or 628-4742.

April 26: Newport Beach Film Festival begins:
For complete information on the Festival's web site, click here.

May 1: Film as Literature field trip to the Newport Beach Film Festival:

• Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
  Location:
  NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
  FASHION ISLAND CINEMAS
  401 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
  Time: Any 3 hours between 2pm and 8 pm.
  



• You must sign the “Field Trip Insurance Waiver”



• You must provide your own transportation



• You must purchase your own tickets



• Senior discount prices are available at the box office in person only (after April 27).
  o SENIOR TICKETS: $10
  o REGULAR TICKETS: $12
  o SPOTLIGHT/SPECIAL EVENTS: $25-50 (including post-screening parties)

Brochures with festival schedule will be in the LA Times April 22. Complete schedule and full-price ticket purchase available now at http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/

Set aside the date! The field trip is open to all students enrolled in the Film as Literature classes taught by Karen Merced Willner. For students who cannot attend, the regular Film as Literature class will meet at Sea Country on Monday, April 30, from 1-4 pm.