ARTS ENTERTAINMENT

SU senior Zach Geesaman and sophomore Luke Hershey talk about their album “Lonely Mr. Spaceman.” The album is available on YouTube and Soundcloud Thursday night at the Thought Lot.

12/4/2018, 12:00am

SU students hold album listening party at Thought Lot

By Drew Lovett

Classic hits from Kanye West, Weezer and OutKast serenaded Shippensburg University students’ eardrums as they sauntered into the Thought Lot Thursday night for a listening party held by SU junior Zach Geesaman and sophomore Luke Hershey.

According to the Cirque Mechanics website,  the show has “stories are wrapped in circus acrobatics, mechanical wonders and a bit of clowning around.” In the photo above the performers do a gravity-defying stunt. 

12/4/2018, 12:00am

Cirque Mechanics brings big top to Luhrs

By Jessica Knapp

Saturday night’s performance of “42 ft. - A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels” by Cirque Mechanics, brought the energy of the big top to Shippensburg University’s H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center. The ensemble that came to life in 2004 showcased its ability to entertain like no other. 

11/25/2018, 9:55am

"Clue: Onstage" leaves audiences captivated

By Michael Donegan

On Friday, Nov. 16, the cast and crew for “Clue: Onstage” brilliantly performed its opening show. Originally supposed to open Thursday, Nov. 15, the opening show had to be postponed to Friday due to inclement weather. It was well worth the wait. 

Toto formed in 1976 in Los Angeles. Each individual member has been featured on different albums, according to totoofficial.com. The band has sold more than 500,000 albums since the ’70s.

11/13/2018, 2:52pm

Toto visits Luhrs on tour

By Jonathan Bergmueller / Editor-in-Chief

World-renowned rock band Toto brought a booming crowd to Shippensburg University’s H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center Saturday night for a stop on their “40th Trip Around the Sun” concert tour.

10/30/2018, 12:00am

Commentary: 'Venom' not as poisonous as critics say

By Jonathan Bergmueller / Editor-in-Chief

We walked into the theater to celebrate my friend’s birthday, dragging our expectations along the carpet. In spite of our pessimistic outlook walking in, Sony’s “Venom” managed to leave us laughing and engaged, setting aside a less-than-coherent plot. 

In addition to hosting The Reflector’s open mic, the SHAPE Gallery also displayed several exhibits corresponding to the theme of “Alone” throughout the month of October.

10/30/2018, 12:00am

The Reflector hosts Halloween open mic

By Jessica Knapp

Shippensburg University’s undergraduate journal of the arts, The Reflector, hosted a community-wide open mic and poetry reading at the Shippensburg Arts Programming and Education (SHAPE) Gallery Friday night. 

10/16/2018, 2:05pm

Flatley tells tale with dance performance

By Breann Sheckells / Public Relations Director

On the radiant flat-screen spanning the width of the stage, an antique watch appears, revealing the source of the slow ticks. It was much slower than any of the tapping throughout the performance. The intricate sounds throughout, supported by video backgrounds of unicorns and waterfalls, took the audience to a fantasy land.

Daughtry has been performing for over a decade, and its fan base has kept them going. “That’s the key ingredient to keeping a band together. That’s the gasoline, and without it you can’t run,” said frontman Chris Daughtry.  

10/9/2018, 5:12pm

Daughtry concert brings diverse crowd to Luhrs

By Jonathan Bergmueller / Editor-in-Chief

Chris Daughtry made his big debut on Season 5 of “American Idol” in 2006, soon after his band, Daughtry, released its first album of the same name. The band’s work quickly found its way to the top of the Billboard 200.