Linn-Benton Community College

Please join us for "A Warm Red Autumn," a poetry reading featuring community members, members of the LBCC community and LBCC Student Poet Laureates past and present. This is the LBCC Poetry Club's second annual fall poetry reading at the Benton Center.  The event was so successful last year that we decided to make it a tradition.  Please join us!  We could all use a little poetry in our lives these days!

BC in blue, new property in green. The LBCC Board of Education approved a $3 million agreement to purchase property for the Benton Center project to provide 20,000 square feet of additional classroom space and increase parking to meet current and future demand at the center. The property, at 931 NW Reiman St. in Corvallis, includes about two-and-a-half acres and a 12,000-square-foot building.  The property is currently leased by First Student, which uses it for parking and maintenance of school buses. Contingencies of the deal include working with First Student to find an acceptable place to relocate their operation, and for LBCC to work with the City of Corvallis to determine possible zoning issues. If either of those issues is insurmountable, the sale could be canceled. The college estimates the site will allow for more than double the parking space for the center, and the existing building also provides new options for expansion of classroom space.
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Artist rendering of Culinary Arts teaching kitchen. Building projects connected to the passage of the college bond measure are starting to take shape, as the HOC, ATTC and culinary classroom projects move into the construction phase. Health Occupations Center: Site development has begun on the HOC, and building construction is scheduled to begin in January, with a completion date of fall 2016. ATTC: Construction of the ATTC Innovation Center is scheduled to begin in early 2016, once federal review of the project and bidding are complete. Project completion date is set for fall 2016.  Benton Center: The college is continuing to explore options for additional parking at the Benton Center. Programmatic design is underway with FFA Architecture and Interiors. Albany Campus: Part of the Albany campus project includes renovation of the Culinary Arts teaching classroom to include a demonstration kitchen for teaching food preparation and cooking techniques. Construction includes an exp

Learn about backyard beekeeping in a beekeeping workshop held July 14 at Linn-Benton Community College’s Benton Center. Learn how to care for bees and how to construct a bee hotel, also called nest or house, which are a great way to attract pollinators to your flower or vegetable garden. Class will meet Tuesday, July 14, from 5 to 7:50 p.m. at the LBCC Benton Center, 757 NW Polk Ave, Corvallis. Cost is $59. For more information or to register, contact LBCC Community Education at 541-917-4840.

A class for digital SLR camera users will be held at Linn-Benton Community College starting Feb. 18. “Enhance Your Digital SLR” will help you learn to use your new or older digital SLR camera, including maximizing your camera's features beyond full auto setting to get the affects you desire. Practice controlling exposure, stopping action, portraiture, landscape, and HDR (high dynamic range) using depth of field to your advantage. Work with Photoshop Elements for photo editing and enhancement. This five-week class meets Wednesdays from 6 to 8:20 p.m. starting Feb. 18 in LBCC’s McKenzie Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. Cost is $69.  For more information, see the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu , call the LBCC Albany Community Education, 541-917-4840 or email corvallis@linnbenton.edu.

The LBCC Benton Center will hold Word MOB VI, an evening of heartfelt slam and spoken word, Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the center’s student lounge. This poetry reading and open mic event features the voices of LBCC students and local poets, with a special performance by guest poet Joaquin Zihuatanejo. A National Poetry Slam finalist, Grand Slam Spoken Word champion, and HBO Def Poet, Zihuatanejo has preformed his poetry at universities, conferences and poetry slams throughout the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe. His work strives to capture the duality of Chicano culture. Open mic begins at 7 p.m., with a five-minute maximum time limit.  WordMOB is sponsored by the LBCC Benton Center, the LBCC Poetry Club, LBCC Student Leadership Council, and the LBCC English Scholarship Program Endowment. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the LBCC Benton Center at 541-757-8944. For disability accommodations, contact the Center for Accessibility Resources at 541-

A variety of foreign language classes will be offered to members of the community through Linn-Benton Community College Benton Center Community Education starting January 5.  Learning new languages can be helpful when traveling, communicating with foreign guests or even to enhance memory retention. Courses include: Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Sign Language. All courses are offered in a variety of levels and include a focus on conversation. The face-to-face opportunity offered in these courses is an added benefit.                                                                MANDARIN CHINESE                                                                                                                An introductory conversational Chinese course designed for those with little or no prior knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. Course will concentrate on pronunciation, basic conversation and situational dialogue. Chinese culture will also be discussed.     Cla

A new class, Cowboy Swing for Couples, will be held through Linn-Benton Community College Benton Center  Community Education starting January 9.                                                                             Jump into country swing dance with your chosen partner, and gain knowledge of past and modern techniques and styles while learning the fundamentals of country swing.  Learn exciting swing moves such as flips, spins, and intricate combinations that will amaze your friends. Bond with your partner, have fun, and stay in shape in this exercise intensive dance class. Class will meet Fridays from 8 top 8:50 p.m. starting Jan. 9 at the LBCC Benton Center, 757 NW Polk Ave., Corvallis. Cost is $49. For more information, see the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu, call the LBCC Benton Center at 541-757-8944 or email corvallis@linnbenton.edu.

A variety of art classes will be offered to the community through Linn-Benton Community Education at the LBCC Benton Center, 757 Polk Ave., Corvallis, starting January 5. Classes include Altered Books & Art Journaling, Expressive Watermedia, Colored Pencil Studio Workshop, Realistic Drawing, Beginning Drawing, Beginning Painting, Exploring Art Styles, Figure Drawing and Painting, Oil Painting Made Easy, Clay Exploration, Adaptive Handbuilding, and Techniques for Handbuilding Success. ALTERED BOOKS & ART JOURNALING will stretch your imagination to transform a hand-made journal or discarded book into a work of art and an object of self-expression. Learn a wide variety of techniques to create beautiful, layered journal pages using mixed media. We will manipulate photographs, carve rubber stamps, integrate paint, ink, paper, gel medium, fabric, stencils, pens, markers, charcoal, and more. It's time to get creative and explore the unusual! Class meets Wednesdays starting Janua

A variety of classes, beginning the week of January 5, will be held this winter at Linn-Benton Community College Benton Center, 757 Polk Ave., Corvallis. ALTERED BOOKS & ART JOURNALING Stretch your imagination to transform a hand-made journal or discarded book into a work of art and an object of self-expression. Learn a wide variety of techniques to create beautiful, layered journal pages using mixed media. We will manipulate photographs, carve rubber stamps, integrate paint, ink, paper, gel medium, fabric, stencils, pens, markers, charcoal, and more. It's time to get creative and explore the unusual! Class meets Wednesdays starting January 7 from 6-7:50 pm at the LBCC Benton Center. Cost is $79.No experience necessary. Supply list at first class.                                     EXPRESSIVE WATERMEDIA                                                                                                              Focusing mainly on two perennial favorites:  watercolor and acryli