Whether experiencing 42nd Street or enjoying Lorrie Morgan, this season will prove unforgettable as North Iowa Area Community College proudly announces the 2005-2006 Performing Arts and Leadership Series.

The entertainment lineup offers something for everyone including cultural dancing, award winning musicals and holiday events for the entire family.

The 2005-2006 NIACC Performing Arts Series will feature Jose Porcel Ballet Flamenco on October 5; Dave Wickerham on October 9; Lorrie Morgan on October 15; Berenstain Bears on October 23; Blast on November 1; Lorie Line on November 11, 12, and 13; Candlelight Christmas Festival on December 8 and 9; Nutcracker on December 18; Sherrie Maricle & Five Play on January 21; 42nd Street on January 26; Clifford The Big Red Dog – Live! on February 14; Leahy on February 25; Will Rogers Follies – A Life In Revue on March 9; The Sound of Romance – The Association and The Letterman on March 18; Cinderella on April 8; and Harlem Gospel Choir on April 29.

The Leadership Series will feature Morgan Spurlock – Super Size Me on October 27; Paul Rusesabagina, Real-Life Hero – Hotel Rwanda on February 22; and The Disney Way – Featuring Bill Capodagli, #1 Speaker on Walt Disney's Success Credo on April 6. All events will be held at the North Iowa Community Auditorium on the NIACC campus. Platinum sponsors for the 2005-2006 series include NIACC, Elizabeth Muse Norris Charitable Fund; the Globe Gazette; Henkel Construction; and Principal Financial Group. Gold sponsors include Alliant Energy; Drs. Beck & Lovick, Neurological Surgery; Clear Lake Bank and Trust; First Citizens National Bank; First State Bank of Belmond; Hanford Inn; Holland Contracting; Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa; Pepsi; and Sukup Manufacturing.

Performing Arts season tickets, which can be built according to the buyer, will go on sale from May 16, 2005, to August 3, 2005. Single event tickets go on sale August 8, 2005. Call the NIACC Box Office at 422-4188 or 1-888-GO NIACC, ext. 4188 for details.

Chelsie Anderson
Entertainment Editor

Summer is over and the lazy days are gone. It's time to get back into gear and start thinking homework, tests and speeches. It's hard for some people to get back into the groove of things. But one way to help accomplish this would be hypnotherapy. Before any skepticism arises, just listen to what hypnotherapy can really achieve and see if it could be something you might consider.

Often, hypnosis is mainly thought of as a form of entertainment.

Although a trained hypnotist can do anything from make someone swallow fire to make the individual speak in alien languages, the hypnotist can also make someone more on task and focused on the indiviudal's studies.

"Simply speaking, hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness," according to the London College of Clinical Hypnosis.

They also state that they have developed a technique in which they can use hypnotherapy to alter a person's mind.

They can change a person's perspective on things, which would help with people who are having trouble getting back into the school frame of mind.

It may not be realistic for everyone to go out and get hypnotized to help them become less of a procrastinator, but it is realistic for someone to learn self hypnosis as a type of hypnotherapy to try at home.

The self hypnosis process can take as little as five minutes to complete.

You simply give yourself some time to relax and think about the task at hand.

Think about what needs to be done, and the most effective way to finish it.

Then you will be ready to consentrate on your studies. Working on homework will become easier.

There are at least 900,000 websites dealing with self hypnosis on the web.

Check them out some of them to see if self hypnosis as a way of hypnotherapy could be the way to get you back on track with school, and out of the lazy days of summer.