Photo by Taylor Blackson During her freshman year, senior Evangeline Werger saw Chicago-based sextet Eighth Blackbird perform a concert that changed her life. “That was the moment I just knew,” Werger said, “that was exactly what I had to be doing. […] This was also the first time I looked on stage and saw people…
SPAMALU Presents: Little Shop of Horrors
The ensemble cast of “Little Shop of Horrors” in a performance last weekend. Photo by Taylor Blackson. In a revival of the traditional musical ”Little Shop of Horrors,“ members of Student Produced Musicals at Lawrence University (SPAMALU) performed the show set in the 1990s with a few changes in order to update the work.…
Photo Feature: Monday Night Jazz Jam
Photo by Taylor Blackson From left to right: juniors Daniel Green, Sebastian Roman, Clay Knoll and Nathan Glaser performing at Monday night’s jazz jam. On any given Monday night, Conservatory students can be found honing their craft on the stage of Mead-Witter on the second floor of the Warch Campus Center. Drop by to join…
Breathe: Beyond Spectacle A Powerful Meditation
“Someone plays cello underwater?” “A diver?” “Melodica in a kayak?” “How is this possible?” I fielded many of these incredulous questions as I tried to explain “Breathe” to my shocked friends and family who couldn’t believe such a production was possible. To be honest, I could barely believe it myself. I first heard of “Breathe”…
SOL Studios Presents: LU Underground
On Friday night, Apr. 29, students gathered in the Mead Witter room of the Warch Campus Center to watch LU Underground, an open-mic hosted by Students of Lawrence (SOL) Studios. MCing the event were SOL Studios president junior Daniel Green and vice president junior Wasonu “Frog” Allen. Freshman Grace Reyes kicked off the evening with…
Artist Spotlight: Jeanette Adams
Photo by Taylor Blackson. “What can we do to help support women and non-conforming folks? How can we change the music world from a boy’s club to a more inclusive and supportive environment?” These are the questions that drive senior bassist Jeanette Adams through all her various musical roles. You can find her doing almost…
Cultural Competency Lecture educates on controversial art
The talk was given by Assistant Professor of Art History, Curator of the Wriston Art Center Galleries and Museum Studies Interdisciplinary Area Program Director Beth A. Zinsli and Associate Professor of Art History Elizabeth Carlson. Photo by Taylor Blackson. To teach attendants how to discuss controversial art, the cultural competency lecture “More Than Meets the…
Singers engage Lawrence audience
Junior Emily Austin performs in the Pusey Room. Photo by Taylor Blackson. On Saturday, Jan. 19, junior Emily Austin and senior Clover Austin-Muehleck gave a lovely, non-required vocal recital. They both sang throughout the evening, with Austin opening and closing the show. Each sang a variety of tunes in different styles and languages and I…
Easily Amused “The Warch Cinema Incident”
Comedian Lafayette Wright performs in Warch Cinema. Photo by Taylor Blackson. On the evening of Friday, Nov. 2, comedian Lafayette Wright performed in the Warch Cinema. Wright is a veteran of the Washington, D.C. comedy scene and has recently been featured on Kevin Hart’s Comedy Central show “Hart of the City.” He now performs regularly…