“Smoke Signals” and a Lively Discussion Nov. 19 . Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! . Date: 11/19/2015 Time: 6:30 PM 221 S. Quarterline Rd. 221 S. Quarterline Rd. Muskegon, Michigan 49442 Phone: 2317770583 Event Description: The MCC College Success Center and Student Life Office will host a free showing of the movie, “Smoke Signals,” followed by a panel discussion on Thursday, Nov. 19, in Stevenson Center Room 1100. The movie, which was written by Sherman Alexie, begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes free popcorn. At 8 p.m., viewers are invited to join a discussion of the film, as well as of Alexie’s book The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and Ellen Forney’s art in the book. MCC students in the College Success Seminar have all been required to read Alexie’s work this year. “This provides an opportunity for our current Center students to invite their family and friends to a campus event,” explained Hollie Benson, who coordinates the College Success Seminar and heads the reading program in MCC’s College Success Center. “We will also be able to showcase some of them as participants in the panel discussion.” The panelists include current and former College Success Seminar students. They are: Courtney Johnson, Caprice Wallace, Jacob Chesnic and Angelo Hernandez-Sias. Released in 1989, “Smoke Signals” is based upon Alexie’s book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. The late Roger Ebert, in his review, wrote, “(Alexie) has a good ear for speech, and he allows his characters to refer to the real world, to TV and pop culture and the movies…Smoke Signals is free of the oppressive weight of victim culture; these characters don't live in the past and define themselves by the crimes committed against their people.” Alexie’s book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the reservation to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. The book contains poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art. For more information about the event, contact the College Success Center at (231) 777-0392. Directions: Muskegon Community College Need more information? If you need more information about this event, please complete the fields below: Your Email Address: Please enter email address Your Name: Question / Comment: For general inquiries email us at: mlcc@muskegon.org REGISTER EVENT SPONSORS LINKS Event Location Map Current Weather SET A REMINDER Your Email Address Remind me 1 2 3 4 5 day(s) prior to the event date.