The Watson Festival
Jvist Do It
WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Programs Of Study
Well, it’s spring again and time for
all the great feelings, fun, and games
that come with it. In this area, we are
blessed not only with natural beauty
and genuinely exciting people, but
also with an event that is acclaimed as
one of the best of its kind in the
world. I’m talking about the Fifth
Annual Merle Watson Memorial
Festival.
Yeah, yeah. I know what kind of
image that the Watson Festival con
jures up for many of us. We picture a
bunch of nice old guys up there
pickin’ and singin’ "She'll be cornin'
'round the mountain drinkin' dew!" But
let me tell you that what emanates
from this campus during that last
weekend in April is the hottest, most
intense barrage of cutting-edge
musicianship that 1 have ever wit
nessed. And friends, I have seen a
few.
Ricky Skaggs
A lot of folks feel that the music at
the Watson Festival is far too dif
ferent from their musical preference
to be fun. However, it couldn’t be
any further from theirs than it is from
mine ... In the sixties, 1 cut my teeth
on the funky soul music of James
Brown, Aretha Franklin, Wilson
Pickett and Eric Clapton. I went to
more insane rock concerts than I’ll
ever remember, and was a profes
sional rock and roll singer for seven
years. My point is this; Nowadays I
won’t cross the street to hear a band
unless they can really blow me away.
You won’t believe the caliber and
firepower of these artists. I mean
people like Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice,
Alison Krauss, and Emmylou Harris
have been putting people on the run
all over the world. But perhaps what
is most surprising is how powerful
the 100-plus other performers are,
and that on Friday, we students
and faculty can experience this
magic absolutely free.
1. In THE PIT starting at 11 AM
there will be a guitar championship
featuring Doc Watson and dozens
more of the world’s finest, including
Happy Traum, who has been featured
in almost every "How To” book,
audio, and videotape there is on
acoustic instuments.
2. In the ROSE GARDEN at 10
AM you can see world-renowned
doggers "The Fiddle Puppets” along
with the Del McCousey Band, the
Tony Rice Unit and 12 other acts.
3. At the CABOOSE at 11 AM,
there will be 15 acts, including the
Smith Sisters. You can even bring
your own axe for an open jam across
from the Visitors Center. Faculty
and staff get free lunch passes from
11 till 1 to hear Mike
Cross at the MAIN-
STAGE.
4. Student tickets
for MAINSTAGE
events are dang-near
FREE!
Thursday — $6.00
Nitty-Gritty Dirt Band
& 8 other bands.
Friday — $10.00
Ricky Skaggs & i8 other
bands.
Saturday — $15.00
Alison Kraus, Riders in
the Sky & 20 other
bands.
Sunday — $15.00
Emmylou Harris, Bella
Fleck & 16 other bands.
I dare anyone to pay
ten times these prices
and get as much fine
music! The sound system, by Sound
Engineering, Inc., is the same stuff
that is used by every top band in the
business (rock or otherwise). "B”
Townes and the hundreds of local
volunteers have formulated such a
rapid-fire production that the air will
never fall silent.
And don’t be surprised if your
parking routine gets altered slightly.
There’s plenty of parking up the hill,
so 1 don’t want to hear it. People will
come to our little county from all
over the world just once this year, so
come on out and join ’em. Folks will
be bending fenders, cruising Movie
Maxes in hundreds of towns across
the nation while you and your friends
are enjoying great food and music in
your own back yard. See you there!
Parker Steele
College Transfer
coil Associate in Arts Degree
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C003 Associate in Fine Arts Degree
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C006 Associate in Fine Arts Degree
— Pre-Drama
CO 15 Associate in Fine Arts Degree
— Pre-Music
CO 18 Associate in Science Degree
C040 Associate in Science Degree
— Pre-Computer Science
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T073 Early Childhood Associate
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T045 Electronics Engineering Tech.
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T025 Hotel and Restaurant
Management
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How to Study Smartly
There is a skill you will need to master in order to become a successful
student of science or engineering (or any subject). The skill is to study
efficiently — to get the most out of the time you set aside for study — to study
smartly. You can learn it on your own by following these few simple steps:
1. Study the most important material first. Find out which principles
and processes you must know for examinations.
2. Focus on what you have not yet mastered. What answers did you get
wrong on your tests and homework?
3. Periodically re-study important material. Re-solve some problems
you have already done. This helps you remember important principles.
4. Do homework within two days. Get to work right away when your
teacher introduces a new subject, a new principle, or a new procedure.
5. Get help after one hour of fruitless study. Don’t give up, but don’t
waste any more time. Get help from a tutor, a fellow student, a parent or an
instructor.
6. Join a study group to keep up with homework. Agree on regular
times to meet and help each other with difficult problems and concepts.
7. Check your academic progress every week. Develop an "early
warning system” of your own. Are you getting behind in homework? Are you
getting poor grades? Do you feel you aren't understanding the material? If the
answer to any of these is yes, don’t wait.
8. Use the "time-on-task” concept to study well. Schedule study time
and stick to your schedule. Find ways to use your study time more efficiently
and ways to reduce the time it takes you to learn.
As you become more efficient in your study, you may want to allow more
time for some subjects and less for others. That’s fine, but don’t give up
scheduling. Simply change your schedule. Make new commitments to yourself
and keep them. Since time management is basic engineering, you are practicing
a skill you will use throughout your engineering career.
Spring Quarter Bible Studies
Monday Nights 7:00 - 8:00
WCC Technical Arts Building Room 720 - Tory Oak Room