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If you're interested in college or have high students in the household looking ahead to their higher education, head to the Utica campus of MVCC this Friday, for their Fall Open House.

If you or a member of your family has college in the future, you may want to attend a special admissions information session at the Utica Campus of MVCC, Monday, November 11th, Veterans" Day. Check out the details.

Maybe you've seen the current hit film, "Captain Phillips" starring Tom Hanks, well the real Captain Richard Philips is appearing this Saturday night at the Utica Campus of MVCC.

Liz DeSanctis needs your help.  The MVCC student wants to meet 'American Idol' winner Phillip Phillips when he comes to the Utica campus April 27 for The Spring Meltdown.  If her video receives 500 likes by Sunday, April 21, at midnight, on Facebook, she'll get to meet last year's Idol winner.  Watch her video plea then help her out.  I liked the Facebook page, will you?

Boilermaker Weekend is filled with events, including the Health and Fitness Expo at MVCC. This year's special guest is actor Stephen Baldwin.

If you're in the market for a job, here's something you may be interested in. A career fair will be held this Thursday at the MVCC Utica Campus.

MVCC nursing students are shining the spotlight on their school and their profession.  They've put together a video to show the joy of nursing for a national contest.  And they're up against four big state schools for the top prize.

Joan and Julie O'Brien posed for pictures before the sold out show with The Band Perry at MVCC.  Tadpole & I also met with the trio, who are a lot smaller and younger in person.  They don't look that young until you see them in person.

Hopefully Mother Nature won't slow down The Band Perry, as they travel to the Mohawk Valley for tonights sold out show at MVCC.  Rebecca O'Brien not only won tickets, but she'll be meeting the trio before the show.  She was our grand prize winner.    Tadpole & Pollywog will welcome the brothers and sister trio on stage.  They may even have a few goodies to hand out too.

They will appearing at MVCC on March 10 with big smiles on their faces. Why, you ask? The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced today that The Band Perry has been named Top New Vocal Duo or Group for 2011! This ACM award was an entirely fan voted one, and Kimberly, Reid, and Neil are sending their biggest love and thanks to all who voted for them and made this moment

Cross-genre duets are nothing new but it seems that more and more country artists are getting involved lately. Jason Aldean and Reba McEntire have both joined forces with Kelly Clarkson recently following in the footsteps of Jennifer Nettles (with Jon Bon Jovi) , Kenny Chesney (with Uncle Cracker) and Rascal Flatts (with Natasha Bedingfield). How about the hot new family trio out of Nashville &quo