NEWS BRIEFS

Friday-Saturday, Feb. 21-22

The MHCC Saints baseball team will play two double-headers with the Bellevue Community College Bulldogs this weekend on their home turf, Oslund Field.

The first contest will start at 2 p.m. today (Friday, Feb. 21), followed by another at 5 p.m. The teams will face off again at noon and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22.

Admission is free for MHCC students with ID, $5 for adults, $4 for military and other students, $3 for children.

Friday-Sunday, Feb. 21-23, Feb. 28-March 1

The MHCC Theatre program is putting on “Heathers: the Musical,” based on the classic “Heathers” film. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. tonight (sold out, at Advocate press time) and Saturday (Feb. 22), and again Feb. 28-29, with daytime showtimes of 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23 and March 1.

The play is staged in the Studio Theatre. Tickets range of $10-12 for advanced purchases, $13-16 when bought at the door. See: mhcc.edu/TheatreBoxOffice/

Friday, Feb. 21

Join Paul Porch, mathematics instructor emeritus at MHCC to learn “The Game of Pickleball from A Mathematical Perspective” on Friday, Feb. 21.

The event will be held in Room 2732, running 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 28

MHCC math instructor Scott Weaver will host a hands-on exploration of the counting board – the oldest known device used for serious calculations, and a precursor to the modern abacus. 

In this latest discussion of “Dead Math,” visitors will get a chance to do math as it has been done for millennia: with pieces on a gameboard, rather than with a pencil on paper.

The event will be held in Room 2732, between 3:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.