Calendar of Events

Friday, October 2, 2020

• Preparing for the Job/Internship Fair Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm Locations: Online (Zoom) Details:

  Drop by our information zoom meetings to learn about the upcoming Job/Internship Fair and receive tips from Counseling & Career Services staff on how to prepare for this virtual event. Join by using this zoom link: https://howardcc.zoom.us/j/91770412386?pwd=R2lSaFRpbU9vckZxUzU3eXF5OTIyUT09

  Meeting ID: 917 7041 2386 Passcode: 855427

   
   
• ZOOM FILM DISCUSSION: Two Philadelphia Stories from 1940 Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Locations: Zoom Details:

  Compare the “two sides of the tracks” of Philadelphia as depicted in two classic films from 1940:

  

  The Philadelphia Story, directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart, blends elements of screwball and romantic comedy into a story of social class and love triangles, ending the same way as many screwball comedies, with remarriage. 1 hour 52 minutes 

   

  Film Discussion: October 2, 2020  |  Register Now

  It is like a book club, but with films -- you choose the films you are interested in from the list below, you watch them on your own before the scheduled discussion, and you join the discussions on Friday evenings via Zoom. 

   

  Trailer for Kitty Foyle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCfuPPR7wnQ

   

  Available to rent from Amazon Prime for $3.99
  Available to check out as a DVD from the Howard County Library

  Listen to the podcast of “At the Movies with Mike and Marie” about Katharine Hepburn:
  https://tinyurl.com/yxuaaknj
  
  Trailer for The Philadelphia Story:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBq9chYubWU

   

  Kitty Foyle, set in Philadelphia, directed by Sam Wood and starring Ginger Rogers in her Oscar-winning role as a hard-working, white-collar girl from a middle-class family who meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family. 1 hour 48 minutes
  
  Available to rent from Amazon Prime for $2.99

   
   
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  HOCOPOLITSO: Why We Can't Wait - Joseph Ross debuts Raising King Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm Locations: Online (Zoom) Details:

  Lucille Clifton, the former Poet Laureate of Maryland, was a friend to HoCoPoLitSo for many years.  Lucille served as an artistic advisor to HoCoPoLitSo and helped the organization make connections with poets and create meaningful programming.  Since her passing in 2010, HoCoPoLitSo started a fall event called The Lucille Clifton Poetry Series, a free event open to the public, but donations to support the event and HoCoPoLitSo are enthusiastically accepted.

  This season’s Lucille Clifton Reading:

  Why We Can't Wait

  Joseph Ross debuts Raising King
  A collection of poems that captures the legacy and passions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s journey from Montgomery to Memphis
   

  Reserve Your Ticket Now

  Virtual Reading - Zoom meeting information will be emailed on Oct 2, 2020.