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A Bodacious Brunch Concert with Bobby Sweet and Fran Mandeville

Posted on July 7, 2014July 7, 2014 by admin

On Saturday, August 14, I attended a brunch-time performance at the Starving Artists Cafe by musicians Bobby Sweet (on guitar) and Fran Mandeville (on banjo). The atmosphere provided by the music was very folksy and inviting. I'm pleased to say that conducted brief interviews with both performers. They were very friendly and also talented. You can watch a clip from thei...

The Sensation of Sonny & Perley

Posted on June 7, 2014July 7, 2014 by admin

Sonny and Perley both have a lifelong love of music, dating back to their childhoods. Ella Fitzgerald's voice was first Perley remembers hearing, and Sonny began playing drums at age 7. Sonny and Perley, independent of each other studied and performed at Chicago and Texas, but it was in upstate New York that they first met and immediately fell in love. They currently maintain ...

Movie Club rolls on with “Man of Steel”

Posted on February 27, 2014 by admin

This month saw the semester’s first gathering of the Student Movie Club on Friday, February 7th. For the uninitiated, the event consisted of a screening of a movie at Spectrum Playhouse followed by a discussion of the movie in question. There was popcorn, candy, and water for sale on site. Movie Club was attended by film-fan students from College Internship Program (CIP) that u...