1990
April: CBC is one of five state facilities and five school districts to receive Governor's Awards for Energy Management. CBC was cited for energy measures that resulted in a 25 percent decrease in energy consumption over the previous one and a half years. The biggest project was a computerized energy management system for the campus. The effort saved CBC roughly $70,000 in its first year.
26 September: The CBC Foundation presents its annual fall festival to raise money for its Endowment fund. In a departure from the wine and food theme of previous years, the Foundation opts for a more family-friendly event, including carnival food, games, donkey rides, and a live auction.
1 November: After a remodel, the Vocational (V) Building is rededicated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Roughly 100 people attend. The V Building houses four of CBC's 30 vocational programs - welding, auto body, and machine technology. The remodel was necessary to make room for new equipment and to keep up with increased demand from industry for certified students in the trades.
1991
February: After working closely with officials from the Department of Energy, Hanford contractors, area businesses, and receiving an $80,000 grant from the DOE, CBC announces a new two-year degree program in hazardous waste management technician training.
February: The CBC Women's Resource Center receives a $20,000 donation to help women in financial need with practical services while they attend school. $15,000 is designated for child care reimbursement; $3,000 for $50 travel stipends; and $2,000 issued in four $500 scholarships for the spring quarter.
April: Donna Campbell, instructional director for Math/Science at CBC, is presented with the 1991 Award for Excellence by the Washington Chapter of the American Association for Women in Community and Junior Colleges.
September: The CBC library is remodeled to the tune of $2 million after four years of planning. The new 10,000-square-foot "wings" and modernization effort are expected to be completed by 1992.
November: The school's 35-year-old main plant boiler, which heated five of the buildings on campus, stops working. Replacements won't arrive until December 1.
November: A 2.5 percent budget reduction forces CBC to cut 35 five-credit classes from its winter schedule. 200 students and faculty gather at the MLK, Jr. statue to protest the ongoing budget cuts.
December: Three new boilers arrive to replace the 35-year-old main heating boiler that was cracked beyond repair. The $191,00 system is up and running within a week of arrival.
1992
March: The fourth annual CBC Foundation Telethon raises $17,100.
May: CBC instructors vote 75-9, by secret ballot, that they have no confidence in the administration's personnel practices.
June: After a $2.2 million remodel, the Columbia Basin College Library reopens and is rededicated.
July: CBC administrators announce that they have received a $2.5 million grant from the federal goverment. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Education Title III Program, is intended for the college to enact a plan for self-improvement.
1993
21 January: CBC officials show off the Richland expansion that adds two computer labs, instructor offices, and a student commons area, with a presentation and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4pm.
26 January: The Martin Luther King Jr. statue, originally dedicated on January 16, 1989, is rededicated. New plaques are added and the statue, which had sunk slightly into the ground, was shored up. Pasco Mayor Joyce De Felice and CBC President Marv Weiss lead the ceremony.
May: The Benton-Franklin Regional Law Library reaches an agreement to have several of its books housed in the CBC Library.
June: Westinghouse Hanford Company announces a $25,000 donation to CBC, intended to increase cultural diversity, enhance science, engineering, and environmental degree programs.
1994
August: The CBC Board buys out the remainder of Marv Weiss' contract after three faculty votes of no-confidence in his administration.
November: Karen Grant, CBC chemistry instructor, wins the Washington Science Teachers Association award for Higher Education Level Region II Science Teacher of the Year.
September: Carleton Opgaard, who retired in 1990 as president of Tacoma Community college, steps in as acting CBC President while a search is conducted for a new president.
1995
April: The CBC Board of Trustees vote unanimously to hire Dr. Lee R. Thornton as CBC President.
30 April: The CBC Foundation raises $1,972,673 for a Work Force Training Center and scholarship endowment.
18 June: CBC awards 700 degrees and one-year certificates; roughly 350 graduates walk in the ceremony at the Tri-Cities Coliseum.
7 November: CBC breaks ground for its $4 million Workforce Training Center.
December: A 3/4 inch waterline breaks early on a Tuesday morning, ruining a $100,000 transformer and knocking out power to most of the Pasco campus just before the fall quarter ends, forcing a U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to move to the Library. J. Pablo Soto, student and part of the naturalization ceremony, presented a painting of American symbols and modern immigrants, which was purchased by the college.
1996
8 February: Westinghouse Hanford Co. presents CBC President Lee Thornton with a check for $250,000 to help fund an economic development resource center, scholarships and programs to promote local private development, and a future leaders program which is designed to encourage youth in the sciences, technical arts, and agriculture.
February: CBC receives $325,970 worth of Microsoft software as part of a donation the company makes to Washington state community and technical colleges. The 1,130 pieces of software that went to CBC included Windows 95, Office Standard, Excel, and technical assistance to CBC students, teachers, and administrators using the donated materials.
26 February: The Tri-City Herald reports that a winter survey of the college's buildings found $2.3 million worth of needed repairs, including air conditioning systems too old to repair in five buildings, deteriorated wood siding on two buildings, six buildings needing new carpets and 52 electrical problems. The college also addresses two major problems not addressed in the report: replacing the electrical transformer that was knocked out in December, and removing asbestos from a service tunnel. The state contributes $35,000 for the asbestos cleanup.
17 March: The CBC Foundation presents "Making Dreams Come True," the 1996 CBC television showcase, from 3:30-4:30pm, to a live audience and on KNDU TV Channel 25 and KONA Radio 610 AM.
17 May: Heritage College announces it will offer classes at CBC in the fall as part of a new program that lets students in a two-year technical program use their credits toward a bachelor's degree.
September: CBC ends its environmental restoration management technology program due to low enrollment.
October: CBC opens a workforce training center, operated with a $1.2 million gift from the Department of Energy for equipment and another $1 million for training.
October: Inmates from Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell begin doing maintenance and grounds work for the college.
November: The Department of Energy and J.R. Simplot donate a 15,000 square foot greenhouse and $5,000 toward costs to get it up and running, respectively, for students to study plant germination.
December: Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education names Columbia Basin College one of its top institutions for Hispanic students.
1997
November: CBC President Lee Thornton announces that it will add three sports to its athletic program in the next two years: a men's soccer, team and women's golf team in 1998, and women's fastpitch softball in the spring of 2000.
17 December: State Senator Pat Hale, R-Kennewick, attends the dedication for the Columbia Basin College Workforce Training Center. The $5 milion center at the Pasco campus was capable of handling 400 students and intended to help people improve their skills at work or to get a job.
1998
January: Running Start enrollment triples in its third year, from 111 students the first year to 378 students in 1998.
26 February: Beloved CBC Vice President Byron Gjerde dies unexpectedly in a traffic accident after hitting a patch of black ice. Memorials are held at the college and in town; the Gjerde Center is named for him.
7 June: CBC graduates 800 students at the Tri-Cities Coliseum.
1999
June: 250 of the 800 CBC graduates attend commencement at the Tri-Cities Coliseum in Kennewick.
28 June: The first class of 26 graduates from CBC/HAMMER firefighter training. About 80 people attend the graduation ceremony.
July: After a two-year evaluation the Northwest Commission on Colleges awards CBC four commendations -- for partnerships in the community, collaboration on campus, contribution to the community's cultural environment, and campus facilities that are attractive and in good repair.
28 September: The CBC Women's Resource Center celebrates its 10-year anniversary.
7 April: "Spring Garden Saturday" is offered on the CBC campus, in which 17 different gardening classes are offered to the public, sponsored by WSU, Benton-Franklin Master Gardener Foundation, and CBC.
14 & 21 April: Jazz artist Dee Daniels and her trio perform at the CBC Jazz Unlimited competition, as well as performing to backing by the CBC Desertones. Professional trumpet player Bobby Shew also makes an appearance.
May: CBC presents five events to celebrate Cinco de Mayo: "Masks: The Other Face of Mexico," an exhibit at the Esvelt Gallery; an art exhibition by Ruben Trejo in the CBC administration building; a lecture on "History and Culture of Northwest Hispanics," by Dr. Erasmo Gamboa; a performance by Ballet Folklorico Ollin, and a float and disco organized by the Hispanic/Latino, BLack Heritage, and Arrow Hawk clubs at CBC.
11 May: Dedication of the 2,250-square-foot annex added to the Kennewick Valley Grange is held. The annex was built by CBC carpentry students.
28 April: M.C. Hammer plays at the Richland High School gymnasium, giving a special rate for tickets and front-row seats to the Upward Bound program at CBC.
6 November: Dr. Jean Kilbourne, internationally-known media critic, lecturer, and writer, presents a lecture-slide presentation, "Under the Influence," about the images associated with alcohol in advertising in the CBC Theatre as part of the Towne Hall Lecture Series organized by ASCBC.
2 October: Doug Hill, co-author of Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live, presents a lecture and film presentation on the history of the show at the CBC Theatre as part of the Towne Hall Lecture Series organized by ASCBC.
12-13 October: The annual Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers (WAFLT) Conference is held in the Tri-Cities. Mayor of Pasco Joe Jackson gives the welcome address and two CBC professors, Ed Lazzara (Spanish) and Johanna Whiteman (German). Lazzara's talk is entitled "Don't Say a Word: Using the Silent Way," and explores the Gattegno method of foreign language teaching. Whiteman's talk is entitled "Germany Without Walls: A Nation in Transition."
15-20 October: CBC and local tribes present the first annual Native American Festival, including: a photo exhibit in the lobby of the administration building by Edward Curtis; an art exhibition in the HUB of prints produced by the Jamestown Klallam Tribe; a movie on the life and history of Edward Curtis; the film More Than Bows and Arrows; an arts and crafts exhibition and demonstration; a salmon and buffalo dinner; and a performance by the Yakima Indian Nation Dancers and Singers. Lovina Louie, Miss Indian World 1990, and Fawn Williams, 1990 Happy Canyon Princess, also make guest appearances.
16 November: Eric Nalder, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, presents a free journalism workshop in the CBC Theatre along with Tri-City Herald reporters including Ken Harvey, who also advises the CBC student newspaper, and two local broadcast journalists.
14 January: Vocalist and pianist Louise Rose performs as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations and the ASCBC Towne Hall Lecture Series.
6 February: Dr. Kevin A. Lindsey, a geologist at Westinghouse Hanford Company, gives a lecture on regional geological history sponsored by the CBC Math/Science division, CBC Geology Club, and Westinghouse Hanford Company.
10 February: Tim Noah gives a "Kaddywompas" concert for children at the Richland High School Auditorium sponsored by the CBC Parent Education Department.
12 January: Rep. Sid Morrison, R-Wash, holds an 11am open forum in the HUB and meets again with students from 12-1pm in the Library for a question and answer session.
30 January: Joyce Maynard, humorist and author of the syndicated newspaper column Domestic Affairs, speaks at the CBC theatre as part of the college's Towne Hall Lecture Series.
8 February: Bill Colby gives a talk on "Modern Chinese Woodcuts –– Myths and Culture" at the CBC Theatre at 11am.
26 February: Dumisani Kumalo, South African journalist, speaks about his experiences living under apartheid at the CBC Theatre as part of the ASCBC Towne Hall Lecture series.
28 February: Joe Clark, nationally known educator whose administrative style and accomplishments were featured in the film Lean on Me, speaks during CBC's Black History Month celebration.
28 February: CBC holds its eighth annual Career Expo, with representatives from more than 100 state and local businesses.
4 March: The second annual "Bully for CBC" auction is broadcast and brings in $51,155, double the bids and donations of the previous year. About $27,000 went to replace outdated lighting in the CBC main auditorium, and other money is designated for Foundation scholarships and other projects.
18 & 20 March: The CBC Early Childhood Education department presents "Let's Talk About Kids," a series of seminars to help parents deal with the challenges of raising children in the 90s.
1-5 April: CBC holds a Disability Awareness Week to promote understanding and sensitivity toward people with disabilities. The week includes film showings, a panel of CBC students discussing their own experience with disability, a concert, a hearing screening, and a wheelchair basketball game.
9 April: Nationally recognized journalist Eleanor Clift speaks in the CBC Theatre as part of the ASCBC Towne Hall lecture series.
13, 19 & 20 April: The Jazz Unlimited festival takes place on the CBC campus, featuring more than 100 bands and choirs from Northwest high schools, pianist Jeff Hamilton, and jazz singer Clarence Horatius "Big" Miller.
18-25 April: As part of its Earth Day celebrations, CBC presents a series of talks about the environment, including "Public Lands, Private Lands Under Public Interest," by Brian Boyle, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands; "The Impact of Placing the Sockeye Salmon on the Endangered Species List," by Congressmen Sid Morrison (R); "Impact of Man on Local Flora," by Betty Walton, CBC Biology professor; "Wind Power" by Dr. Larry Wendell, Manager of the Wind Characterization Program at Battelle PNL; "Food Irradiation" by Dr. Jim Jarrett, Group Leader for Radiochemical Hot Cells Operations at Battelle; and "Hazardous Waste: Where Does It Come From and What Should We Do With It?" by Gary Fisher, Technical Manager of Chemical Waste Management for Arlington. Westinghouse Hanford holds an Environmental fair on the CBC Pasco campus including displays, booths, demonstrations, and hands-on activities.
20 April: CBC hosts "The Baby Giants," a little person's basketball team from Portland, Oregon, who play a game against CBC administrator's faculty, staff, and students as part of a fundraiser for the CBC Cheerleaders.
23 May: Nearly 3,000 students turn out for the annual CBC Spring Fling barbecue at the Pasco campus.
23 July & 13 August: The CBC Women's Resource Center holds two potluck celebrations of the 71st anniversary of women's right to vote at the Pasco gazebo. Susan Kreid from the League of Women Voters and Sandy Wall from the State Board of Community Colleges in Olympia speak on women's legislative impact.
1 October: Jayne Lybrand, vocal coach, author, and body language specialist speaks at the CBC Theatre as part of the Towne Hall Lecture Series.
15 October: George Takei discusses his role as Sulu and the longevity of Star Trek at the CBC Theatre as part of the Towne Hall Lecture Series.
19 October: The Washington State University Benton-Franklin Cooperative Extension sponsors a one-day seminar on gardening, "The Good Nature of Gardening," in the library auditorium.
19 October: CBC presents "College Knowledge for the Mind," a pre-college seminar for Hispanic Students and Parents, grades 6-12. The keynote speaker is Ricardo Sanchez, poet and Associate Professor of Chicano Studies and English at WSU.
23-25 September: The Benton-Franklin Teen Pregnancy Prevention Task Force presents a forum entitled "Children Having Children" in the CBC Theatre.
28 September: Patricia LaBelle presents a "Welcome to Your World" psychic seminar in the CBC Theatre.
7 December: Former Seattle SuperSonic basketball player Dean Tolson speaks at the CBC Theatre on his journey to literacy.
14 December: The African-American Heritage Club, part of the CBC multicultural services, sponsors a roller skating party for area high school students at Skate West in Kennewick. Proceeds benefit the club's scholarship drive.
22 December: Seattle Mariners pitcher Russ Swan, Chad Allen (Cleveland Guardians), Lenny Ayres (San Francisco Giants), and Jeff Baumgartner (Baltimore Orioles) appear at a CBC sports card trade show, which helped to raise money for the CBC baseball program.
20 January: Jazz singer Dee Daniels returns to assist CBC in celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and performs at the CBC theatre.
9 May: Charlotte Diamond, award-winning Canadian children's singer, performs at 7pm in the Richland High School auditorium to help raise money for the scholarship fund to help families with CBC Parent Education tuition costs.
9 May: The Third Annual African-American History Program sponsored by CBC and the NAACP youth takes place at the CBC Performing Arts Theatre. The program includes a play titled Living the Dream, and guest speakers include Edgar Hargrove of the Pasco City Council and Dorothy Kinsey of NAACP Youth.
7-9 April: A symposium for students in grades 8-12, "Reclaiming Our Black Heritage," is scheduled at CBC in Pasco. The symposium is designed to give students an historical overview of some of the accomplishments of the Black community in helping the U.S. become a world power.
23 April: Guest artist Jeff Clayton plays with the CBC jazz band as part of the Jazz Unlimited Festival.
5 May: Ricardo Sanchez, writer, poet, professor, and activist, reads his work at CBC.
3 October: Then-vice presidential candidate Al Gore holds an outdoor rally at CBC. Roughly 3,000 people attend, including a small group of protesters.
8 October: Patrick Horsley, noted Northwest potter, presents a free lecture and slide presentation and a non-credit workshop with the artist over the next two days.
10 October: Randa Jo Downs performs the play "In My Father's Bed," sponsored by the Sexual Assault Response Center.
18 January: Roughly 45 people gather for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day speech and bell-ringing ceremony.
9 February: Adam West, best known for his starring role in the 1966-68 television series Batman, gives a talk at the CBC Performing Arts Theatre.
23 February: Manning Marable, social critic, author, and historian, speaks twice on Black heritage and cultural diversity in the workplace. His first talk is at the Battelle-Northweste Auditorium at 1pm, then at the CBC Performing Arts Center at 5:30pm. The talk is sponsored by the Staff Diversity Enhancement Program's Black Committee, the Department of Energy, and CBC's Multicultural Services.
3 March: The CBC Foundation holds a "Soar with CBC" television and radio auction. One of the prizes is a 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport Station Wagon completely rebuilt and repainted by the CBC Autobody club, valued at $5,000.
7 March: The CBC Foundation telethon is broadcast from the CBC Theatre to KNDU-TV and KONA 610 to raise awareness of CBC and to raise money for scholarships.
17 June: Washington Governor Mike Lowry appears in L-101 for a Town Hall Meeting.
31 July: A forum on predominantly black colleges, addressing loans, grants, scholarships, campus life, campus organizations and curriculum is held in the CBC HUB. Students from 26 Historically Black Colleges and Universities are available to talk about their schools.
12 January: The CBC foundation invites the community to a multicultural gala celebration of women's talents featuring author, lecturer, and former CBC adjunct professor, Diana Azbell in the CBC Theatre.
13 January: Magician and stand-up comedian Becky Blaney performs at the CBC HUB.
17 January: CBC holds its traditional bell-ringing and memorial ceremony in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The featured speaker is Norman Moorer of the Washington Commission on African-American Affairs. Jazz trumpet and tenor saxophone player Floyd Standifer plays a free jazz concert in the Theatre, backed by the CBC music faculty.
January-March: CBC presents a free weekly international film series in room T-170; the films featured are Aguirre: The Wrath of God (Germany); Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain); A Great Wall (China); The Year of Living Dangerously (Australia); The Official Story (Argentina); El Norte (Mexico); Rancho Deluxe (United States), and The Seventh Seal (Sweden).
3 March: CBC holds its 11th annual Career Expo to help students learn about careers from roughly 100 state and local businesses.
20 September: CBC begins an "Ethnic Perspective in Film" series on Wednesday nights. The first two films scheduled are Pow Wow Highway and Stand and Deliver.
16 January: Roughly 55 people attend the fourth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. bell-ringing ceremony on the CBC Campus at the MLK, Jr. statue. Singer Louise Rose performs with Free Form, the CBC jazz ensemble, as part of the celebration.
February: The CBC vocal jazz choir, directed by Dave Cazier, is named the outstanding guest vocal ensemble and outstanding community college vocal ensemble during the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho.
7 February: John "Jay" Kulm, cowboy poet and comedian, performs at the CBC Theatre. Performing with him is John Johnston, comedian and bagpipe player.
20 April: Zev Kedem, one of the Holocaust survivors saved by Oskar Schindler, gives a talk at the Richland High auditorium, sponsored by CBC and WSU Tri-Cities.
9 May: Television actress Geri Jewell, noted for The Facts of Life speaks at the CBC Theatre about her experience with cerebral palsy and a hearing disability as part of Disability Awareness Week.
22 September: Dan Miller, inspirational speaker and humorist who survived polio, performs at 1:30pm in the HUB.
28 September: Larry Rottman, Southwest Missouri State University and Vietnam veteran, presents a viewing of his award-winning documentary As Seen From Both Sides at CBC.
29 September: Nationally known photographer Bruce W. Heinemann shows slides of his Art of Nature series at the CBC theater in Pasco, sponsored by CBC and the Tri-City Camera Club.
21 October: Pierre L. van den Berghe, a writer and lecturer on race relations from the Belgian Congo, speaks at the CBC Theater at 7:30pm.
5 November: A group of delegates from Russian republics, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan visit the CBC Small Business Development Center as part of a week long fact-finding tour arranged through the Washington, D.C. based Academy for Educational Development for ideas on how to diversify their economies.
15 November: Linking Indian Spirit, Tradition, Education, and Nature (LISTEN), a Yakama group, performs at 11am and 7:30pm in the HUB, sponsored by CBC.
19 November: The Franklin County Historical Museum unveils a portrait of its founder, Walter Oberst. Oberst taught history at CBC and was chairman of the CBC social science division before his retirement in 1968.
24 November: Ron Himes, the artistic director of the St. Louis Black Repertory Theater discusses black theater and cultural diversity at 11am in the P building.
15 January: The Mel Brown Quintet, jazz artists, perform at 8pm at the CBC Theatre sponsored by the ASCBC and the vice president of instruction.
16 January: Roughly 125 people gather for the fifth Martin Luther King, Jr. bell-ringing ceremony. Edgar Hargrow, former Pasco councilman, gives the keynote speech.
17 February: The fourth annual Gospel Extravaganza takes place at 6pm at the CBC Theatre, featuring the Greater Faith Baptist Inspirational Choir of Yakima, the Tri-City Youth Choir, and Benji Butts and Dorothy Allen of the Tri-Cities.
16 February: 2nd Nature, a Seattle soul quartet who has opened for Boyz II Men, performs at 8pm at the CBC Theatre.
18 February: The Pasco chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sponsors a style show from 11am to 6pm at the CBC Theatre.
24 February: The American Society for Quality Control invites small business owners and entrepreneurs to an introduction to the Internet, including "sending electronic mail, hardware and software, and using the World Wide Web," in the Library's Epicenter classroom.
1 March: Uwe Kind demonstrates "singlingual," a sing-along program used to teach foreign languages through music and movement, at the CBC Theatre.
7 March: Roughly 100 employers from the mid-Columbia and around Washington state participate in the annual Career Expo at the CBC HUB.
20 March: Governor Mike Lowry and five other Democratic candidates for governor visit the Tri-Cities. Candidate Nita Rinehart, chairwoman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, visits CBC for a tour of the Workforce Training Center.
5 April: Bananafish perform at the CBC HHUB.
9 April: Sarah Weddington, the lawyer who successfully argued the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion case, presents a talk entitled "Leadership: You Can Make a Difference" as part of the ASCBC leture series in the library building.
9 April: The CBC Library displays an oral history and photo exhibit, Jackson Street After Hours -- The Roots of Jazz in Seattle, which explores the underground jazz scene that flourished between the late 1930s and early 1950s. Paul de Barros presents the oral history of Jackson Street at 11am and again at 7pm in the CBC Theatre.
11 April: A. Truman Schwartz of the American Chemical Society shows slides and discusses "The Ultimate Synthetic Problem: Making Gold for Fun and Profit," an irreverent exploration of alchemy, in the CBC Library.
13 April: CBC presents a health and wellness fair from 10am to 2pm in the gym. Roughly 30 organizations pass out information, offer free snacks, body fat tests, grip tests, back rubs, and flexibility tests.
18-20 April: The Jazz Unlimited Festival brings Rachelle Starr of Milwaukee, lyric coloratura soprano, singing classical music, to a performance at the CBC theater. The festival lasts from Thursday through Saturday.
19 April: 300 college athletes compete at the Trade, Recreation, and Agriculture Center (TRAC) as CBC plays host to an intercollegiate rodeo that runs through Saturday. The CBC rodeo team and club put together a community service project called Dancing in the Dirt with RAWHIDE (Rodeo Athletes on Wellness and Health).
7 May: Ritmo y Sabrosura (Rhythm and and Delight) and its parent group, Movimiento Estudiantial Chicano del Aztlan (MECHA) (Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan) present a Cinco de Mayo celebration at CBC.
18 May: CBC holds its first "Indian Pow Wow," sponsored by the college's multicultural services office. Red Hawk Canyon, a drum group from the Umatilla and Warm Springs reservations, performs and Pat Gowdy, a Yakama, teaches a circle dance to children. Brian Conner of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, speaks on the traditions of choosing a person's name and how the tribes preserved traditional dances in spite of federal bans in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century.
21 May: Wheelchair dancer Charlene Curtiss performs as part of Disability Awareness Week on the CBC campus.
31 August: Primetime Entertainment of Richland hosts the Northest Exotic Car Show and Concert in the CBC playfield. Los Angeles Lakers forward Cedric Ceballos hosts a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Alyssa Hardt and Cindy Margolis are featured hosts at the competition.
7 October: CBC and WSU Tri-Cities sponsor a campaign forum as part of Higher Education Day, featuring House and Senate candidates in the 8th and 16th legislative districts.
10 October: Artist Liz Whitney Quisgard gives two presentations in the college theater, "Going for Broke in New York" at 11am and "Current Paintings by Liz Whitney Quisgard" at 6:30pm.
November: "Freedom of Expression," an exhibit featuring prints by Jannette Hopper and a sculpture by Sharon Rupp that was removed from Pasco City Hall, runs through the end of the month at the CBC Library.
17 January: Seattle jazz musician Michael Powers gives a free concert at the CBC Theatre at 8pm to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
19 January: Musician Carmen Bradford, singer with the Count Basie Orchestra, performs at the CBC Theatre. She is accompanied by Bill McKay on piano, Walt Hampton on drums, and Doug Folkins on bass. The CBC jazz choir also performs with her.
20 January: The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day bell-ringing ceremony is held. Clarence Alford, principal of of Stevens Middle School in Pasco, gives the keynote address. Roughly 150 people attend. The Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award is presented to Dan Carter of Richland for 32 years of pioneering programs for minorities.
January: The CBC Library features artwork honoring two former long-time CBC students, the pottery and bronze artworks of 67-year old James Reid and the black-and-white sketches of Bruce BonDurant. Also included is student artwork, particularly sketches of BonDurant, whose "craggy features" made him a favorite model for sketching among his fellow students.
30 January: Actor Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady on the hit 1970s TV series The Brady Bunch, shares his memories at a forum in the CBC Theatre.
2 February: The CBC Chicano student group, MECHA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan), leads a group of about 40 marchers through the Pasco campus as a remembrance of the 1841 Treaty of Guadalupe and the December 1997 slayings of 45 people in southern Mexico by gunmen for Mexico's ruling party over property rights.
8 February: CBC holds its first Chinese New Year celebration, attracting 250 people, sponsored by the Mid-Columbia Asian-American Association and the CBC Asian-American Student Organization.
12 February: Deanna Swoboda, former Tri-Cities resident, gives a concert accompanied by CBC music instructor Bill McKay on piano and the Mid-Columbia Brass Quintet.
17-20 February: The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival and Northwest Drama Conference, which teaches acting and other theater skills, is held at CBC and the Doubletree Hotel across the street. Pulitzer Prize and Tony-award winning stage and film director Gordon Davidson is the keynote speaker. Stage performances of On the Verge and an original musical production about evolution are presented for free.
28 February: Yolanda King presents a talk entitled "Multicultural Diversity: The Next Frontier" at the Richland High School auditorium, sponsored by ASCBC, CBC Multicultural Services, CBC Women's Resource Center, and more.
5 March: Actress Fran De Leon presents a one-woman show exploring cultural issues in the lives of Generation X at the CBC Theatre.
15 March: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MECHA) at CBC sponsors a celebration of Mexican culture with food, music, pinatas, folk dancing, and a family-oriented taco feast.
15 April: Sex Matters, a humorous, adult approach to love and sex is presented by "sexpert" Jay Friedman at 8pm in the CBC Theatre.
22 April: CBC presents a health fair in the gymnasium from 10am to 2pm.
9 May: Senator Patty Murray visits the CBC campus, takes questions in the theatre, and meets with CBC administrators, board members, and student government representatives.
9 May: Laotian New Year, a cultural sharing night of exhibits, dancing, a fashion show and authentic cuisine, takes place in the CBC HUB, sponsored by the multicultural student services office.
3 October: James Lyke and Geoffrey Haydon present a two-piano recital of American music at the CBC Theatre, with a free lecture and workshop the next day.
10 October: An evening of Indian
17 October: A Conversation with Georgia O'Keeffe, a one-woman play by Sara Edlin-Marlow, is performed at the CBC theatre.
24 & 25 October: Two free creative writing workshops based on Buddhist principles are offered at the CBC Theatre. Stephen Parr and David Keefe, members of the Western Buddhist Order, lead the workshops.
14 November: Senator Slade Gorton, R-Wash, holds a town hall meeting in room L-102.
21 November: Barry Herem, artist, gives a talk at the CBC theatre entitled "Tlingit Treasure: Art, Passion, Politics," detailing the conflicts over culture, change, and stewardship of art that surfaced after a major museum removed Tlingit Indian artwork from its traditional home in the Alaskan village of Klukwan.
1 December: CBC and the Tri-City Chaplaincy Hospice House sponsor a free AIDS Awareness Day presentation on the Pasco campus, as well as providing additional AIDS information and ribbons in the HUB throughout the day.
17 April: Comedian and juggler Ron Pearson performs at the HUB.
17 April: As part of the CBC Jazz Festival, saxophonist Michael Brecker performs at the Richland High Auditorium.
23 May: The Tri-Cities Filipino Community celebrates 100 years of Philippine Independence with a public symposium, which addresses the historical and cultural background of the country. Four lectures and an open forum are followed by dance troupe and choir performances in the HUB, as well as a public dance and authentic Filipino banquet presented by the Filipino/American Association of the Tri-Cities.
26 May: Tames Alan, actress, historian, and fashion history teacher at the Art Institute of Seattle, gives a free lecture on Celtic life in 900 B.C.
19 June: Brian Pertl, then-manager of the music used on Microsoft software, gives a talk at the CBC Theatre entitled "Monkey Chants and Throat Game Songs: A Sonic Adventure of Global Proportions," which focuses on the Vedic chants of India, monkey chants of Indonesia, and harmonic singing of Tuva and throat game songs of the Canadian Inuit.
15 September: Tese Wintz Neighbor gives a lecture entitled "Return to Hong Kong" at 8pm in the CBC Theatre. Neighbor lived in the British colony when it was announced that it would be handed over to China, and returned when this occurred in July 1997.
19 September: Suzanna Del Vecchio and Devi Ananda Baptiste perform Middle Eastern dance techniques for the Tri-Cities Dance in the Desert celebration at the CBC Theatre.
17 October: CBC presents a symposium on "The World of Digital Art," featuring speakers Barbara Mones-Hattal of Industrial Light and Magic special effects, CWU professor Glen Bach, northwest digital artist Mel Strawn, and University of Oregon professor Ken O'Connell. The daylong symposium starts at 9am in the Esvelt Gallery, followed by panel discussions and visual presentations in the CBC Theatre.
23 October: Comedian and hypnotist Jerry Harris performs two shows in the HUB.
21 November: The CBC Seniors Program holds a "Festival of Hand-Crafted Art" from 10am to 4pm at the Chase Center.
13-17 December: The college holds its 10th annual winter art exhibit and sale, featuring the works of CBC faculty members. Proceeds go to the CBC Foundation's scholarship fund.
18 January: The 9th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration is held at CBC, attended by roughly 200 people. Seattle jazz musician Billy Wallace presents a concert at the CBC Theatre to close the celebration.
19 January: Roger Fernandes, member of the Lower Elwha S'Klallam Tribe, discusses the history of his people at the CBC Theatre at 8pm.
26 January: San Francisco actor Phillip E. Walker presents his one-man show, Can I Speak For You, Brother? at the CBC Theatre.
4 February: Improvisational comedy troupe Brainwaves appears at the CBC Theatre.
6 February: CBC and the Benton and Franklin Utility Districts present their third annual Energy Fair at the Workforce Training Center to help people learn about cost-saving energy measures.
6 February: A Gospel Extravaganza featuring a half-dozen choirs and entertainers perform traditional and contemporary gospel tunes to celebrate Black History Month in the HUB.
27 & 28 March: "Dance into Spring," a weekend of workshops and an evening show focusing on East Indian and Egyptian dancing, happens at CBC. The evening show, featuring Tina Sargent of Seattle, is in the gym. Other acts include the Middle Eastern Washington Scabland Band, The Powers, Troupe Azure, The Sabah Ensemble, Ye Merrie Greenwood Gypsy Dancers, and The Sultana Dancers.
16 April: The Yellowjackets play at Richland High as part of the CBC Jazz Unlimited festival.
17 April: The Real World Seattle's Irene McGee speaks at 8pm in the CBC Theatre about manipulation in the media and her experiences on the television show.
11-17 April: The Sexual Assault Response Center in Richland presents a display of brightly painted t-shirts in the HUB telling the stories of sexual abuse victims for Sexual Assault Awareness Week.
26 April: 12-step recovery comedian Mark Lundholm gives a talk at the CBC Theatre at 8pm.
27 April: CBC metal fabrication students welded steel joints together for a new food services gazebo at Jefferson Park in Richland, which becomes available for family reunions, weddings, and other events.
18 May: Veteran actor and playwright Rod Molzahn discusses the authorship question around Shakespeare's plays at 8pm in the CBC Theatre.
19 May: Diet Eman, Dutch resistance worker and Nazi concentration camp survivor and author of Things We Couldn't Say, speaks at 10:30 and then again at 11:30 at the CBC theater in Pasco.
22 October: Hypnotist Jerry Harris conducts a lecture in the CBC Theatre on how hypnotism can improve study habits and stop negative behaviors like smoking.
23 & 24 October: Nordic Fest, sponsored by CBC and Sons of Norway, Sol-Land Lodge #86, celebrates Scandinavian culture at the CBC HUB and the nearby Pasco DoubleTree Hotel. Performers and guests include the Sol-Land Chorus; Ione Bard, accordionist; Roy Johnson, storyteller; Wilho Saari and Jeff Anderson on kantele and fiddle; folk dancers; Ken Flatten, accordionist; Jeff Anderson and Knut Bell on fiddle and guitar; Barnakor (children's choir); and vocalist Linnea Hillesland.
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