Friday February 1, 2008
8 pm
Mullins Center
BREUNIVERSITY TOUR: An Education of LIFE
Monday, March 3
8pm
Bowker Auditorium
The Langston Hughes Project
The Langston Hughes Project – Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz, a masterwork written in twelve-parts by Hughes in the early 1960s. This production is brought to life in a multimedia production is Langston Hughes at his best: insightful, wise, poignant, funny and soulful. On stage the audience experiences the mood of the Harlem Renaissance in this 800-line suite of poems illustrated by the spoken word, accompanied by a live quartet and the large as life visual illustrations on screen of Hughes’ world through his collaborators and contemporaries.
Wednesday, April 9
7 pm- 12 am
Student Union Ballroom
Battle of the Bands: Umass at the Apollo
UPC’s Battle of the Bands is in search of UMass’ finest to open for this year’s Spring Concert! With a long history of talented musicians such as The Pixies, Natalie Cole, The Minibosses, and Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers, you could be next! If you’re interested submit your demo, band name, UMass student name(at least one member must be a current UMass student), UMass email, and phone number to 314 Student Union. Deadline for submissions is March 26. Feel free to add your Myspace address, Sonicbids EPK, or band website.
After hours of careful consideration, heated debates, and even a controversial track-by-track I am proud to announce the finalist for UMass Battle of the Bands 2008!
M.A.V.
Exit Reason
Fully Loaded
Dude Fuckin’…Yeah
Abdi
Picked on Sally
Static & Messiah
Leaving London
Chris Piquette Band
Acadia
Come and vote for your favorite Amherst musicians and enjoy some great live music!
Thursday, April 24
10 am – 4pm
Library Lawn
Stride Gum Campus T Shirt Swap
Stride is bringing tees from other college towns for students to swap for one of their own tees. Students can bring a fun tee from a fraternity/sorority, sports team, even a local business or coffee shop. ANY TEE GOES!
The only rules:
-Shirts must be clean- washed some time this semester!
-No rips, holes or stains.
-Must bsomething you could wear in from of your mom! (No profanities!)
Please do not hesitate to contact Lauren Guida, Student Promoter for the Tour via email or Facebook with any questions you may have! See you all there!
Tuesday April 29
8 pm
Student Union Ballroom
LAUGH OUT LOUD COMEDY SHOW
Cosponsored by the Commuter Student Government
Sunday May 4
6 pm
Mullins Center
UPC and SGA present:
SPRING CONCERT
Jimmy Eat World
Paramore
Trey Songz
Fat Joe
MC: Ronnie Jordan
5 pm: Doors
6 pm: show
UMass students: FREE w UCard
5 College: $15
General Public: $35
Friday, May 9
1 pm – 4 pm
Hagis Mall
Festival of the Arts
An afternoon celebrating the arts at Hagis Mall.