Sherman Alexie, an award-winning author, poet and screenwriter, will discuss his life and work...

The Tschaikowski St. Petersburg State Orchestra, which is on its inaugural tour of the United States, will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4...

Irish band Danu will host an early celebration for St. Patrick's Day when it appears at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3...

Parents of high school sophomores, juniors and seniors are invited to Johnson County Community College to learn about the college planning process...

Are you an adult thinking about returning to school? JCCC is planning an information session just for you...

Wilson Savoy began playing boogie-woogie piano at the age of 10, already a fan of the rockabilly style of pianist Jerry Lee Lewis...

Prospective students and their guests can get a close look at Johnson County Community College during Junior/Senior Day on Monday, Feb. 20....

If you like to laugh, you might want to check out 'Stuffed and Unstrung – Henson Alternative'...

JCCC will co-host a round-table discussion on manufacturing to gather input for the Kansas Manufacturing Strategic Plan...

A play that is based on the book Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson will be presented at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16...

Three speakers will look at outdoor sustainability practices and a fourth will recap recycling at Johnson County Community College for a spring sustainability speaker series...

Alice Walker's inspiring family saga comes to life on stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in the Carlsen Center's Yardley Hall...

will host an information session for home-schooled students and their parents from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9...

A Spanish dance ensemble that has been described as sensual and breathtaking will appear at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in the Carlsen Center's Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College....

JCCC will co-host a round-table discussion on manufacturing to gather input for the Kansas Manufacturing Strategic Plan...

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein, whose recordings have topped the classical charts, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, in the Carlsen Center's Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College....

Latin jazz legend Poncho Sanchez, who serves up a kaleidoscope of sounds, will appear with his band at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Carlsen Center's Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College....

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet, which features two members of one of America's most accomplished musical families, will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at JCCC....

For the third year in a row, Johnson County Community College is offering three days of jazz in January for the public to enjoy...

Students from Johnson County Community College’s music and theater departments have once again been chosen to compete in the Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Ames, Iowa...

Projected in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art’s Oppenheimer New Media Gallery at Johnson County Community College is Allison Schulnik’s new mesmerizing film 'Mound'...

A reception for the exhibition Abstract – Kansas City, currently on view at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College, will be held in the museum Atrium from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13...

will hold the second annual Competitive Technology Event for 9th-12th grade students from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12...

Enrolling for spring semester credit classes at Johnson County Community College? The deadline to pay for your credit courses is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10....

Fiddler on the Roof, the Broadway smash and Tony Award winning musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the world, will be on stage two nights in January...

Business managers can discover new ways to improve the way things are done, thanks to a free event at JCCC...

The experiences of Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic will be the focus of a program offered both Nov. 2 and 4 at Johnson County Community College....

Jean-Paul Reti, a sculptor from Paris currently working as artist in residence at Johnson County Community College, will discuss his art at two separate presentations....

Preparing for disaster can be crucial to survival, and a free two-hour program at Johnson County Community College will teach individuals how to be ready in an emergency. ...

Summary

The 2011 Charlotte Street Foundation Fellows exhibition opens in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC on Friday, Sept. 9, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m...

An orientation for new Johnson County Adult Education volunteers will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14....

The Miami String Quartet, one of the most respected chamber foursomes in the country, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Yardley Hall...

Faculty from the Heartland Chamber Music Festival will present a special Ruel Joyce summer recital at noon Tuesday, Aug. 2...

The fourth annual Start2Finish 5K Run-Walk, sponsored by the University of Kansas Edwards Campus and Johnson County Community College, will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, July 23...

If mathematics needed a high-profile spokesperson, the solution came in Danica McKellar, actress, best-selling author and advocate for math education...

A curator of American Indian art with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will speak at 3:30 p.m. July 13 in the Hudson Auditorium at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. ...

"Hearts of Darkness" will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. (dusk) Friday, July 8, on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...

Two student chefs from JCCC and their professor/mentor are among five winning teams in the 2011 Student Culinarian Invitational...

Leo Villareal will open in the first-floor galleries of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...

A Japan Relief Event to help those affected by the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan is scheduled from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, June 18...

Two bands, Soft Reeds and The Latenight Callers, will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. (dusk) Friday, June 10, on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...

The Performing Arts Series will once again offer four free vintage movie musicals at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8-29...

JCCC will have its commencement exercises at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, in the JCCC Gymnasium...

The incidence of eating disorders is on the rise, and it’s predicted that this trend will continue. To help the public and professionals understand what causes eating disorders...

Cowboy Indian Bear headlines this summer’s first free "Light up the Lawn" concert at 8 p.m. Friday, May 6, on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...

The fifth annual American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance’s Our Nations Energies "Health and Wellness Pow Wow" will be from 5-10 p.m. Friday, May 6, and 10 a.m.-10 p.m., May 7...

JCCC hosts five concerts in May...

'Spamalot'

JCCC offered its first Free College Day in 2009 as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. It was such a success then that we’re doing it again...

'Richard III'

JCCC is hosting Farmin' the 'Burbs Wednesday, April 27, in the Commons Plaza...

The Nell Mitchell Wellness Fair, promoting health and wellness activities for the community, will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, in the Fieldhouse...

The Student Environmental Alliance at JCCC will host its third annual Earth Day event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 22...

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC continues its popular program, Third Thursday · Visiting Artists' Presentations, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. April 21...

Jana Corrie, co-anchor, FirstNews Weekend, and reporter, FirstNews, KMBC-TV Channel 9, and Dave Helling, multimedia reporter for the Kansas City Star, will discuss “backpack journalism”...

It’s a small world after all – especially in the world of music. On tour with their newest CD, Melody of Rhythm — Triple Concerto and Music for Trio, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meye...

Topiary artist Pearl Fryar, whose garden is recognized by art and botanical enthusiasts, and his wife, Metra, will speak from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 16...

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, the Poet Laureate of Kansas 2009-2011, will speak at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16...

JCCC's Dollars for Scholars, an annual fundraiser for student scholarships, begins at 6 p.m. Friday, April 15...

JCCC will host a Regional Community College Assessment Conference from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, April 15...

Terri Easley, associate professor, speech and debate, Johnson County Community College, will present two lectures on visual rhetoric in April...

"Everyday Superhero: Adventures of an Admin" is the theme of the 23rd Annual Administrative Professionals Day scheduled...

"Carbon Nation: a climate change solutions movie that doesn’t even care if you believe in climate change" will have two screenings Tuesday, April 12...

The JCCC Performing Arts Series Arts Education program is hosting a "Developing a Vision for Arts Education" symposium...

In the hit MTV documentary, "World of Jenks," award-winning documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks takes viewers on unforgettable journeys...

Andes Manta invites audiences to take a musical journey to the Andean mountains of South America as they perform vibrant music on more than 35 traditional instruments at 9:45 a.m. Friday, April 8, in Yardley Hall of the Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College....

The Joffrey Ballet has been hailed as "America's Ballet Company of Firsts." ...

Good news for country music fans — superstar Vince Gill performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 24...

Patrick Dobson, author of Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains, will discuss his book at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 24...

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College continues its popular program, Third Thursday · Visiting Artists’ Presentations, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. March 24...

The JCCC admissions office is hosting a College Planning for Parents session from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 15...

Lose the Training Wheels, a program that teaches children and adults with disabilities how to ride a conventional bike...

Janis Ian catapulted to fame as a 15-year-old with her controversial song Society’s Child about interracial romance...

Brandon Gillette, a member of the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets education team, will present Ice Movement in Antarctica: Byrd Glacier from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9...

Hot Tuna, the American blues band created by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen...

Opole, Philharmonic of Poland

Fashion merchandising and design students at JCCC will walk us out of the winter doldrums and down the fashion runway...

JCCC is hosting a series of events to examine and untangle the influences of how women are perceived and represented in the global world...

The free spring Jazz Series at Johnson County Community College will showcase six premier Kansas City jazz groups...

Vienna Boys Choir

The 27th Science Olympiad will be held Saturday, Feb. 26, in room 124 of the Science Building at JCCC...

JCCC president Terry A. Calaway will deliver his annual State of the College address at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25...

A symposium for health care professionals, Growing Older Successfully: Healthy Aging Symposium, will be offered from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25...

Johnson County Community College has rescheduled its JCCC College Scholars lecture, canceled due to a snowstorm...

JCCC is hosting two open houses in February to help potential students learn about college admission...

JCCC is hosting an academic conference, "Sri Lanka: Post Civil War and Post Tsunami", Thursday-Saturday...

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College continues its popular program, Third Thursday · Visiting Artists’ Presentations with with special guest artists Peggy Noland and George Timock, and moderators Joan McCrillis-Lafferty (chair, fashion merchandising and design) and Laura Harris Gascogne (associate professor, fine arts)...

In Spain, tapeo is a moving party where people sample various tapas as they walk from bar to bar...

The JCCC horticultural sciences program in partnership with Hermes Nursery and Landscaping will host the first-ever JCCC Horticultural Sciences Field Day...

Martin Short

JCCC head men’s basketball coach Mike Jeffers will add another honor to his illustrious career Saturday, Feb. 12...

The country’s most celebrated Gypsy jazz ensemble, The Hot Club of San Francisco, will accompany four silent surrealist films in a night titled Silent Surrealism at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4...

Exercise and Cognitive Function

JCCC will host a Great Decisions Discussion Group 2011 from 1:30-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1-22...

Step Afrika!, the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping, will perform at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Feb. 1-2, in Yardley Hall...

Stanislav Svojanovsky

One of America’s most versatile, popular and leading modern dance choreographers, Lar Lubovitch has displayed musicality and sophisticated formal structure...

The United States Air Force Heartland of America Band “Winds of Freedom,” the unit’s premier woodwind chamber ensemble, will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, in Yardley Hall...

Students in Johnson County Community College's music and theatre department will perform a reprise of Godspell at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15...

JCCC will hold its first-ever Competitive Technology Event for 9th-12th grade students...

Habitations - Jessica Kincaid exhibition opens at Nerman Museum...

Worldscapes • Mary Wessel opens from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 7, in the Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Gallery on the second floor of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College....

Students in the Student Environmental Alliance at Johnson County Community College are planning an Earth Day Celebration...

A hit on PBS stations, Raggs now comes to the stage in Raggs LIVE Dance Party! at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, in Yardley Hall of the Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College....

'Thank You, Gregory! A Tribute to the Legends of Tap' is a celebration of tap stars from the time of minstrel shows to contemporary theater and film....