Quick Hits 4/15
Arts Week has begun at ICC! To top it off, The Rocky Horror Show is coming to campus this weekend! Read this edition of “Quick Hits” to learn about these events and everything else you need to know about what has happened and what is to come on Illinois Central College campuses.
30-Second Stories
THIS WEEK: Arts Week
This week, ICC will be hosting 34 events around the East Peoria campus to celebrate art in all of its forms! Everything from pottery to jazz to theater will have representation. There will be presentations by professionals, exhibits, fun little photo op stations, and even live shows!
In total, there will be six multiple-day events, four events on Monday, eight events on Tuesday, six on Wednesday, six on Thursday, one on Friday, and two on Saturday.
Some highlights are learning to take pictures without a camera on Monday, learning the history of tattoos on Tuesday, an open mic poetry event on Wednesday, and #1 bestselling author Joe Chianakas giving a speech on Thursday.
On top of these, this weekend will be one for the books with three huge events! The Student Film Festival will be on Thursday, the International Fair will be on Saturday, and the Rocky Horror Show will be from Thursday through Sunday.
More information about The Rocky Horror Show can be found in the 30-Second Story below. More information on all of the events can be found here.
UPCOMING: Thursday, April 18-21: The Rocky Horror Show
By Micah Weidner
This week, ICC’s Theater Department will be putting on its second spring play, an adult-themed interactive musical called The Rocky Horror Show. It is based on the cult classic 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The Rocky Horror Show is about “the story of a newly engaged couple who get caught in a storm and seek refuge at the home of mad transvestite scientist, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, who unveils his new creation, Rocky, a sort of Frankenstein-style monster”, according to the ICC events website.
The show includes a cast of 14 people, but audience members are encouraged to be part of the play, as well.
“You are welcome to sing, dance, and shout,” says Ealey.
There will even be prop bags that the audience can use to interact with the play at certain moments. They will be given a participation script to know when. They will be available to buy at the door. You can not bring your own bag.
There will be two sing-along-only shows on April 20 and 21.
When asked why the cast chose Rocky Horror for the spring production, the cast said, “It’s fun, and people like it! And we are allowed to have fun!”
“Why are so excited everyone to see Rocky Horror!” says Teagan Ealey, who will be playing lips. “The cast and crew have dedicated many hours to making sure it’s a fun show for each and every person. Let there be lips!”
There will be a pre-show costume contest at each performance.
The show costs $10 for students and $15 for non-students. Prop bags cost $5.
The recommended age for the show is ages 17 and up.
- When: Thursday, April 18 & 19 at 7:30 p.m., April 20 at 2:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., and April 21 at 2:30 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus Performing Arts Center
- More Information
Tuesday, April 9: Presentation about Rita Dove, The First Black Female Poet Laureate
By Jennifer Scott-Dewar
Last Tuesday, Dr. Lonetta Oliver, ICC’s Dean of Humanities, presented a PowerPoint to approximately 15 guests about Rita Dove, the first Black female poet laureate.
During the presentation, Oliver also discussed Black female poets overall and “black girl magic”. She offered that the magic is Black women’s “realness, love, and the way black women rally around one another.”
When asked why she chose to present her topic in early April, Dr. Oliver explained the intersectionality because March is Women’s History Month and April is National Poetry Month.
If there is one thing Oliver wants people to know about the heart of her presentation, it’s that “words are how we relate as people”.
Coming Soon to ICC
- Week of Monday, April 15-19: Arts Week
- When: Many separate events
- Where: Many separate events
- More Information
- Monday, April 15: National Make Lunch Count Day
- When: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Student Lounge
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 17: Manufacturing Job Fair
- When: 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Agriculture & Industrial Technology Building, AIT Building Hallways
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 17: Agri-Business Club Pork Chop Cookout and Sale
- When: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Student Services Lobby
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 17: Shake it Up with CAB
- When: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Student Lounge
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 17: Transferology Workshop for Faculty and Stuff
- When: 3-4 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, CC207
- More Information
- Thursday, April 18: Red Cross Blood Drive
- When: 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
- Where:East Peoria Campus, AIT Building
- More Information
- Thursday, April 18-21: The Rocky Horror Show
- When: Thursday, April 18 & 19 at 7:30 p.m., April 20 at 2:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., and April 21 at 2:30 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus Performing Arts Center
- More Information
- Thursday, April 18: Illinois State University Transfer Center Table Visit
- When: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Transfer Center
- More Information
- Thursday, April 18: Aurora University Transfer Center Table Visit
- When: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Atrium
- More Information
- Thursday, April 18: Sexual Assault (Awareness Month)
- When: 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
- Where: Peoria Campus, Student Center
- More Information
- Monday, April 22: SGA Popular Opinion
- When: 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Student Lounge
- More Information
- Monday: April 22: National Cheese Fries Day
- When: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Student Lounge
- More Information
- Tuesday, April 23: One Book, One College 10th Anniversary Party
- When: 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Skywalk and the library
- More Information
- Tuesday, April 23: Hard Bop Jazz Band
- When: 7:30
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Lecture Recital Hall, 127F
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 24: Mindfulness (Wellness Wednesday Series)
- When: 11:30 a.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Student Lounge
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 24: Overcoming Test Anxiety (Student Success Workshops)
- When: 5-6 p.m.
- Where: Peoria Campus, Academic Support Center, S220
- More Information
- Thursday, April 25: University of Illinois Springfield Transfer Center Table Visit
- When: 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
- Where: Peoria Campus, Student Center
- More Information
- Thursday, April 25: Dream Chasers Dialogue: Leveraging Your College Experience
- When: 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, 210
- More Information
- Thursday, April 25: Conversation Starters
- When: 12:30 p.m.
- Where: Peoria Campus, Student Center, Academic Support Center, S220
- More Information
- Thursday, April 25: Gentle Yoga
- When: 1:30-2:15 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, International Center, 304A
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- Thursday, April 25: Agri-Business Club Evening of Etiquette
- When: 6 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Tranquility Room
- More Information
- Saturday, April 27: Fashion Club Spring Fashion Show
- When: 6:30 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Performing Arts Center, Dance Studio
- More Information
In Case You Missed It
- April 15: How I Survived a Cardiac Arrest: I died. When I was 15 years old, I was playing Minecraft in my room when, out of nowhere, I collapsed on my desk in a cardiac arrest.
- April 8: March 2024 Campus Police Report: Last month on campus, there were two non-traffic tickets, one arrest, two batteries, and two break-ins at campus housing. Additionally, two verbal arguments during classes warranted a police officer’s response.