Degrassi Cast Member to Appear in Chicago

Okay, peeps. I am more than overjoyed to share this news with you all. This is seriously going to be something I will continually blog about for the next few weeks.

You may be wondering what Degrassi has to do with Africa or its diaspora. In this case, something big.

For the global holiday International Education Week, Degrassi cast member and South African Shannon Kook-Chun (who plays Zane Park) will be answering questions on Thursday, November 18, 2010 about his background and how it affects him as an actor at Columbia College Chicago. This will be a ticketed event, but all the tickets are free. The tickets are currently not available, but should be within the couple of weeks for Columbia staff, faculty and students, then later for the general public.

As more details become available, I'll let you all know. International Student Organization at Columbia College (ISO) hasn't put out an official press release yet. Meanwhile, check out ISO's fan page on Facebook for more updates.