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A close up of of one of several arrangements that were offered in a sale hosted by American River Colleges horticulture department on Thursday. The floral sale was Thanksgiving and fall themed. (Photo by Michael Pacheco)

ARC horticulture has Thanksgiving-themed floral sale

Michael Pacheco November 23, 2015

Thanksgiving and fall were the theme at the American River College Horticulture department’s latest floral sale, with the arrangements on sale based on the holiday and the season. “(They’re) usually...

From left to right, Noah Flores, Lahre Shiflet and Daniel Bravo are a part of the group 547. The ensemble performed in a concert at the  Jazz Combos Showcase American River College on Nov. 6.  (Photo by Michael Pacheco)

Jazz ensembles perform in a concert at ARC

Michael Pacheco November 12, 2015

The American River College Jazz Collective started the Jazz Combos Showcase concert on campus Friday by performing three songs. The group played “Corcovado” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, “Yes and No”...

Ian Ellis, left, and  Thomas Wong, right, rehearses for their upcoming concert,  American River College Jazz Combos Showcase. The concert is on Friday at 7:30 p.m.  (photo by Michael Pacheco)

ARC will be hosting Jazz Combos Showcase

Michael Pacheco November 5, 2015

The American River College music department is hosting a concert to be performed by the ARC Jazz Collective and other ensembles and featuring songs that were hand-picked by the students that are involved...

Attendee Larissa Miller poses with her painting. Miller participated in an event called Figure Friday that takes place every week. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Figure Friday open to students and professionals

Michael Pacheco October 15, 2015

Professional artists may find that it is expensive to hire a model to pose nude, but American River College provides an event on campus that provides students a more affordable option. Figure Friday...

Professor Dyne Eifertsen, left, teaches MUP 323, Latin Jazz Ensamble. Students in his class learn a variety of different kinds of music such as Latin American and Afro-Cuban jazz. (Photo by Matthew Wilke)

Take This Class: MUP 323: Latin Jazz Ensemble

Michael Pacheco September 8, 2015

Student musicians interested in both honing their craft and learning a unique style of music have a great opportunity in the two unit MUP 323: Latin Jazz Ensemble course taught by Dyne Eifertsen. “Latin...

In the eye of the performer

Michael Pacheco and Michael Pacheco May 14, 2014

Being involved in performing arts for over seven years has brought me to many different performance settings playing many different styles of music. The jazz concert I performed in Friday, A Tribute to...

Rhyme time at Word Soup

Rhyme time at Word Soup

Michael Pacheco and Michael Pacheco May 4, 2014

The arts encompass not only drawings and paintings, but also music and the written word. In this year’s edition of American River College’s annual faculty literary reading, Word Soup, poetry, pictures,...

ARC Orchestra returns from trip to Bay Area

Michael Pacheco and Michael Pacheco April 17, 2014

The American River College concert and symphonic ensembles recently took a small tour of performances through the Bay Area. The tour was March 28-30 and took the mixed ensemble all over the Bay Area,...

Mike “J.Terrible” DePiero is performing a silent act with tape over his mouth with “censored” written on it. DePiero was prevented from performing an original song that he wrote, so he performed his silent act in protest. (Photo by Michael Pacheco)

Student protest brings up questions on free expression

Mike DePiero, also known as J.Terrible, staged a protest at the most recent American River College acoustic cafe. After being told he would not be able to perform one of his songs the way he wanted to,...

Second semester student Malia Kaye performs an original piece about her mother during her performance at Acoustic Cafe on Feb. 21. (Photo by Jonathan H. Ellyson)

Grassroots commercial music moves audience

Michael Pacheco and Michael Pacheco February 26, 2014

The first edition of the spring Acoustic Café 2014 took place on Feb. 21. The Acoustic Café is a free event, hosted by Professor Eric Chun, founder of the Commercial Music program at American River College. The...

Take This Class: HIST 300: History of Western Civilization

Take This Class: HIST 300: History of Western Civilization

Michael Pacheco and Michael Pacheco February 7, 2014

History is much more than just looking at the exploits of our past people. It is an analysis as to why it happened, and American River College Professor William Wrightson makes students think beyond what...

(Left to right) Dong Hao Zheng, Samuel Mantei, and Ken Menifee in a busy cafeteria, playing League of Legends cooperatively. Multiplayer games like LoL require coordination and teamwork, making the cafeteria a good place to communicate with team mates in a live environment.

Photo of the day 12-12-13

Michael Pacheco and Michael Pacheco December 12, 2013

(Left to right) Dong Hao Zheng, Samuel Mantei, and Ken Menifee in a busy cafeteria, playing League of Legends cooperatively. Multiplayer games like LoL require coordination and teamwork, making the cafeteria...

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