ARTS ENTERTAINMENT

3/5/2019, 5:13pm

Introducing the A&E Podcast

By Jonathan Bergmueller - A&E Editor

Our Arts & Entertainment section is thrilled to introduce the A&E Podcast, a new series highlighting a variety of topics in pop culture and entertainment.

The cast of “On The Block” gathers around Rowdy, a stuffed dog used as a prop during the show. Like the other characters, Rowdy was an incomplete concept in the mind of the author, who never appears onstage.

3/5/2019, 12:00am

Act V Theatre Co. unveils student-driven one act plays

By Michael Donegan - Asst. A&E Editor

Shippensburg University’s Act V Theatre Co. held its first One Act Festival in the Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 28, March 1 and March 2.

(Left to right) Madeline Schuler, Sierra Groft and Katherine Hargrove wear togas to perform “Zero to Hero” from the 1997 animated Disney movie “Hercules.”

2/26/2019, 12:00am

SU choir brings cabaret to Old Main Chapel

By Michael Donegan - Asst. A&E Editor

The Shippensburg University Concert Choir came together to perform SU’s first ever cabaret concert at Old Main Chapel on Saturday.

(Left to right) Lane Alleman, bass; Spencer Godlewski, guitar; Brandon Morgan, drums; and Tristan Sieben, vocals, are members of Nothing Planned. The band is planning a concert in Shippensburg to take place before spring break.

2/19/2019, 12:00am

New plans for SU student band Nothing Planned

By Olivia Riccio - Asst. A&E Editor

Beginning as a hobby without direction, Shippensburg native band Nothing Planned is beginning to grow in the heart of central Pennsylvania.

2/5/2019, 12:00am

Film series shows impact, invisible threat of radiation

By Jonathan Bergmueller - A&E Editor

The department of international studies hosted “The Babushkas of Chernobyl” in the John L. Grove Forum as yet another installment in its film series last Thursday.

3/19/2019, 12:00am

Graley shares poems, stories with students

By Olivia Riccio - Asst. A&E Editor

Author and University of Louisiana professor Lisa Graley came to Shippensburg University on March 5 to read some of her poetry and short stories from her works in Old Main Chapel.

SU sophomore Noah Steinfeldt performs “Halo” by Beyonce. As a Black History month fact, Steinfeldt shared that Frederick Douglass, an important slave-turned-abolitionist, could read and write.

3/5/2019, 12:00am

“Live at the Apollo” displays talent, culture for black history month

By Jonathan Bergmueller - A&E Editor

Shippensburg University’s Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) collaborated with the Resident Hall Association (RHA) to host “Live at the Apollo,” which was an event to celebrate black history and culture last Thursday in Orndorff Theatre.

Senior art and design major Amanda Cruickshanks, who paints a picture above, is inspired by surrealist, abstract and expressionist art.

2/26/2019, 12:00am

SU student frames memories with art

By Molly Foster - Managing Editor

For Amanda Cruickshanks, a senior art and design major at Shippensburg University, creating art is something that encompasses many of her oldest and fondest memories.

The performers marched around the stage in controlled formations. Some of the musicians traded instruments between songs for variety.

2/19/2019, 12:00am

Austrian group 'Mnozil Brass' melds humor, music

By Jonathan Bergmueller - A&E Editor

The Mnozil Brass traveled all the way from Vienna, Austria, to entertain with its comedic musical concert Feb. 12 in the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center.

The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center opened to the public in 2006.

2/12/2019, 12:00am

Luhrs center reports net profit during council of trustees meeting

By Jonathan Bergmueller - A&E Editor

The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center reported breaking even for the first time during the last Shippensburg University Council of Trustees meeting since its inception.

2/5/2019, 12:00am

Bazzi brings 'Beautiful' concert to Luhrs center

By Olivia Riccio - Asst. A&E Editor

The long line outside of the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center reflected the excitement and anticipation of Shippensburg University students on Saturday night for the Bazzi and Bryce Vine concert.

The Four Tops, composed of (left to right) Alexander Morris, Roquel Payton, Ronnie McNeir and Abdul “Duke” Fakir, warms up the Luhrs audience.

2/26/2019, 12:00am

The Temptations, Four Tops relive performance memories in Luhrs

By Olivia Riccio - Asst. A&E Editor

After many changes in members, hit songs, tours and much more, The Temptations and Four Tops celebrated the history of Motown at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center on Friday night.

Neal McCoy dances and rocks on his stool, bringing energy to the stage. McCoy is well-known for hits such as “Wink” and “Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On,” which he sang at the concert Sunday night.

2/26/2019, 12:00am

Luhrs brings unplugged country music to Shippensburg crowd

By Jonathan Bergmueller - A&E Editor

The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center was filled with all sorts of whistles, cheers and yee-haws as Mark Chesnutt, Neal McCoy and Joe Diffie brought their “Country Unplugged” concert to an eager audience Sunday night.

Jay Vonada (above) plays the trombone. According to the concert’s program, Vonada is “the hardest-working trombonist in central Pennsylvania.”

2/26/2019, 12:00am

Jay Vonada quartet brings jazz performance to Old Main Chapel

By Meghan Schiereck - Multimedia Editor

Jay T. Vonada’s quartet transformed Old Main Chapel into a jazz club with the sounds of trombone, piano, drums and bass last Thursday evening.

Professor Robert Stephens hosted the movie with professor Jonathan Skaff. The two have hosted multiple viewings for the series in the past.

2/26/2019, 12:00am

Japanese film highlights hysteria from Fukushima nuclear meltdown

By Michael Donegan - Asst. A&E Editor

The Shippensburg University Department of International Studies continued its latest film series with “The Land of Hope” in the John L. Grove Forum last Tuesday.

2/12/2019, 12:00am

Department of international studies brings awareness to effects of industrial harm

By Michael Donegan - Asst. A&E Editor

The department of international studies informed students of the harm industrial waste can cause in its showing of “Manufactured Landscapes” in the John L. Grove Forum last Tuesday.

2/5/2019, 12:00am

Commentary: BioWare sounds the ‘Anthem’ of bugs, poor game design

By Jonathan Bergmueller - A&E Editor

Picture this: A video game where you fly around a mystical expanse fighting bad guys in a futuristic and highly-customizable exo-suit that would leave Tony Stark in awe.

2/5/2019, 12:00am

Act V completes new One Act Festival auditions

Places, please! Shippensburg University’s Act V Theatre Co. is beginning preparations for a semester of productions with auditions for their new one-act festival.

Bazzi and Bryce Vine are up-and-coming artists in the rap and hip hop scene. APB's concert coordinator, Chase Fisher, a marketing major who interned with Luhrs last fall, said Luhrs has been helpful in setting up the concert with APB.

1/30/2019, 12:00am

Bazzi, Bryce Vine to come to SU for ‘Xperience’ concert

By Michael Donegan - Asst. A&E Editor

The Activities Program Board (APB) will bring the “Xperience” of Bazzi and Bryce Vine to the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 2.

Michael Campbell, director of the Kauffman Gallery (left) and Sique Spence, director of the Nancy Hoffman Gallery, opened the exhibit to the general public last Wednesday. Spence walked the community through the exhibit, explaining the artist, background and significance of each piece.

1/30/2019, 12:00am

New York professional talent shines in SU Kauffman Gallery

By Jonathan Bergmueller - A&E Editor

Members of the Shippensburg community witnessed the unveiling of the Nancy Hoffman Gallery’s exhibit of “Earth, Air, Fire, Water” last Wednesday in Shippensburg University’s Kauffman Gallery.

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