NIC plans Bradley retrospective

Beginning Jan. 23, the Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center will present a retrospective exhibition of David Bradley, a Minnesota White Earth Chippewa, as part of its "Contemporary American Indian Art" series, according to a release. "David Bradley: Restless Native, the Journey" will continue through May 10.

Bradley's paintings combine a colorful, folk, narrative style with political and social messages concerning Native American life and culture. He also draws from a rich source of art history to craft his jolting, colorful, playful, humorous and subversive paintings. Utilizing a flat, decorative style, Bradley reformulates art historical imagery such as the Mona Lisa or Grant Wood's American Gothic to speak to political concerns regarding Native American treatment, life and history.

Bradley has called his life and his art a symbolic vision quest. His work often expresses his philosophical and political ideas. Through his art he continues to campaign against American Indian stereotypes and the exploitation of Native art.

For more information, call (307) 235-5247 or visit {M3www.thenic.org.

Enjoy Celtic Music at your Library

Traditional Celtic band "The Muses" will play at Natrona County Public Library on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Crawford Room.

For more information, call 577-READ, ext. 2.

ABE/GED/ESL offer locations and times

Adult basic education and general education degree instruction at Casper College will be available on Mondays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Fridays from 7:30 to noon for the spring semester, according to a release.

Free instruction is provided to adults in basic reading, basic writing, basic math, and GED preparation.

A mandatory new-student orientation will be held every Tuesday for new GED students at 8 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the ABE/GED Center. GED testing is available at Casper College by appointment.

The Casper Workforce Center, located at 851 Werner Court, Suite 121, will be open Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Both locations also offer online instruction for those who are not only self-paced and independent learners, but also those who are not able to come to the Casper College ABE/GED Center on a regular basis.

The English as a Second Language Program will be held at the College Heights Community Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and again from 6 to 8 p.m. The center is located in the former Garfield Elementary School at 1927 S. Walnut. English instruction will also be provided on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Casper College ABE/GED Center.

For more information on these programs, stop by the Casper College ABE/GED Center or call 268-2453.

Class looks at economic crisis

A class focused on uncovering the traps that create stress, waste resources, slow change efforts and failure in business will be offered at Casper College, according to a release.

"Leading Organizational Change" will combine leadership concepts with models of organizational change. Change will be examined at the individual, team, and organizational or systems levels, providing discoveries on how to lead, cope and win in the face of great change.

The class can be taken for credit or audited, and will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

For more information on this class or to register, call Casper College at 268-2207 or visit {M3www.caspercollege.edu.