BCC Theatre Rep presents The Grapes of Wrath

Bristol Community College’s student theater troupe, BCC Theatre Rep, will perform The Grapes of Wrath, Thursday through Saturday, November 19, 20, and 21, 2009, at 8 p.m. in the Jackson Arts Center Theatre on the Fall River Campus.

The play, written by Frank Galati from the novel by John Steinbeck, is the classic story of hardship, devastation, and the effect of economic change on livelihoods. Set in the Great Depression, it focuses on one family’s efforts to gain jobs, a decent home, and a future. Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Price and the Nobel Price for Literature for his novel.

Artistic Director for BCC Theatre Rep, Rylan Brenner, professor of theater, chose the play as a way of addressing the current situation of economic disaster and job loss in America, he said.  “The play explores the devastation this has had on families, on confidence, on human dignity,” Brenn said.  “It leaves us with a bit of hope in each other –  in  people's ability to lift themselves up and strengthen themselves by having faith in the humanity and goodness of each member of society.  We hope this will open our audience to an understanding of our times through the perspective of this country's history.”

Tickets are available at the door or by calling 508-678-2811, ext. 2442. Prices are $6 for students or seniors and $15 for general admission. Bristol Community College’s Fall River Campus is located at 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA.

BCC Culinary Arts Celebrates the Holidays with their Annual Extravaganza

A sure sign of the holidays is the gearing up for the annual Holiday Extravaganza staged by the Bristol Community College Culinary Arts Program. It is Friday, December 11, 2009, starting at 7 p.m. in the Commonwealth College Center, Fall River Campus.

The event features a lavish cocktail reception starting at 7 p.m., with an open wine and beer bar and assorted hot and cold items, including stuffed mushrooms, calzones, grilled vegetables, salads, risotto, salads, and more. The buffet includes boneless prime rib of beef, boneless short ribs, pasta in five cheeses, boneless pork loin with mango-pineapple compote, cod loins Provencal, and other delectable treats. It is followed by a Viennese pastry dessert bar.

Music will be provided by Malloi, who play contemporary music with great local renown. They return by popular demand from last year’s extravaganza. Malloi, a six- piece band of Berklee College of Music-educated musicians and vocalists, has been together for 20 years and features vocalist Kelley Lennon. They have delighted and entertained at numerous venues in the area including 1149 Restaurant, Waterfire, the Regatta at Goat Island and many more.

Get the order form and menu. Order tickets by December 1.