“When you are on stage you are basically naked. When you are acting you’re baring your soul and when you have lines and you have lyrics and music just for yourself it’s a very vulnerable thing to do,” said Kylee Verhoff, the lead actor in the new musical “Gypsy,” the last production of the School […]
Show Review: The Oh Hellos @ The Orange Peel
April 17, 2016 by
Listening to modern folk band The Oh Hellos’ current release, Dear Wormwood, I imagined the band to be a relaxed, inconspicuous presence on stage. I couldn’t have been more wrong. While breezy, earthy vocals take precedence over the instrumentals on most of The Oh Hellos’ recordings, the live performance shows off the complicated conglomeration of […]
WCU 37th International Festival was success
April 14, 2016 by
The UC Lawn was full with flags from all over the world. The air was the smell of Turkish coffee and Arabic tea; the crowd was happy. Many of them had drawings on their faces, or were playing with their new and small stuffed and colorful frogs and lizards. This was the 37th International festival held […]
Story of a ‘Gypsy’ is about to unfold
April 14, 2016 by
The story of gypsy’s is soon to unfold at Western Carolina University. Put on by the School of Stage and Screen the classic musical “Gypsy.” The production is scheduled to show at the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. April 14 through Saturday, April 16 and 3:00 p.m. on April 17. Tickets […]
Battle of the Bands or just a showcase?
April 12, 2016 by
Five bands took the stage, but none took away a prize…. Last Minute Productions (LMP) hosted their second Battle of the Bands competition/showcase Tuesday April 5, 2016 in the University Center Grandroom at Western Carolina University. What was originally planned to be a Battle of the Bands turned into a showcase for five different bands. […]
American journalist and nonfiction writer Rick Bragg
April 7, 2016 by
American journalist and nonfiction writer Rick Bragg will be speaking at the Spring Literary Festival on April 7 at 4 p.m. in the UC Theater. He will be reading from a few of his memoirs and speaking about his time as a journalist. Bragg was born in the small city of Piedmont, Alabama, and grew […]
