By Gabrielle Smith Assistant A&E Editor On Oct. 25, KU will welcome ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro, as he gives a performance in Schaeffer Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Playing since four years old when his mother gave him his first ukulele, Shimabukuro is a virtuoso instrumentalist. In 2006, Shimabukuro was being recorded for a show […]
Month: October 2017
By Samantha Geiger Contributing Writer CellBlock Visions is an assortment of over 50 pieces of artwork created by men and women behind bars who had the desire to attend art classes within their prison. Most of the artists had no prior experience before taking these classes. Phyllis Kornfield decided to share their stories. She traveled […]
By Tyler McMaster Staff Writer A few months back, I was scrolling through Facebook and I came across an ad for a band called Charly Bliss. They appeared to be a four-piece indie-rock band with a female lead singer rocking out on her Fender guitar. Critically acclaimed as comparable to Letters to Cleo, I […]
By Justin Sweitzer Editor-in-Chief Acclaimed novelist, screenwriter and game designer Chuck Wendig visited KU on Sept. 28 to speak with students about the craft of writing and to tell his story. Wendig, known for his books on writing and his Star Wars Aftermath series, told attendees his own tale, beginning with his humble beginnings as […]
By Kevin Sninsky Contributing Writer One of the most pivotal roles in a film’s success is its marketing. Posters plaster walls and billboards paint the skies. Previews are played in theaters so prospective viewers can gage the tone and genre of the work. Poor movies can be smash hits thanks to a successful campaign and, […]
By Gabrielle Smallwood Rihanna has been making a winning break into the makeup industry. The superstar-turned-designer partnered with Kendo Brands, owned by LMHV, for her beauty line, Fenty Beauty. With the success from her Puma line, the gravitation toward makeup was not a surprise. Fenty Beauty has an impressive 40 foundation shades, magnetic highlighting and […]
By Gabriela Laracca Arts & Entertainment Editor Mark Mahosky, a painting and drawing professor at KU, is displaying “The Yellow Drawings” exhibit from Sept. 14 to Nov. 11 in the Fleisher Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia. A reception was held on Sept. 14. After 30 years of publicly exhibiting mainly abstract paintings, Mahosky never showed anyone […]
By Gabrielle Smith Assistant A&E Editor On Sept. 13, local artist Jackie Downing had an opening reception for her art exhibit, “Evocative Layering.” The show ran for almost two weeks, Sept. 9 to Sept 22, in the Brass Rail Gallery next to Starbucks in the McFarland Student Union Building. Five pieces were displayed and all […]
By Kaylee Lindenmuth Assistant News Editor Between Oct. 8 and 14, organizations across the country recognized National Fire Prevention Week, including the fire company in Kutztown. On Oct. 12, the Kutztown Fire Company hosted an open house at 310 Noble Street, giving the community an opportunity to see their station, equipment and learn about the […]
By Andrea Buno Contributing Writer On Aug. 31, 2015, former President Barack Obama declared September as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Childhood Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease for children in the U.S. Less than 4 percent of funding from the National Cancer Institute goes to childhood cancer. In addition, this […]