Entertainment

College Costumes for 2009

Here are the costumes I saw floating around here at Marietta College.  Enjoy!

P.S. – Want your costume added?  Hit me up with a picture at patrick_h at writingonthemall dot net.

Halloween Celebrations Kick Off Today

Writing on the Mall is feeling the Halloween spirit a day early, since many celebrations kick off today.

The Academic Resource Center will be celebrating the occasion from 11 AM to 2 PM.  Refreshments will be served.

Pumpkin Carving will be at the Gathering Place tonight for Friday Night Fever.  Festivities begin at 10 PM.  Pumpkins will be provided by Lambda Chi Alpha

Haunted Hermann is from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Hermann Fine Arts center.  Either donate canned goods, $1, or warm clothes to be admitted.  Haunted Hermann is sponsored by APO, A&H Council, Kappa Pi, and Charles Sumner Harrison Organization.

College Union Board, National Broadcasting Society, and A&H Council will be hosting a Halloween Party at the Gathering Place Saturday night starting at 7 PM.  There will be a costume contest, classic horror films, and more to enjoy.  This event runs until 1 AM.

Blessid Video

Here’s the video from Saturday Night’s concert with Blessid Union of Souls.  Enjoy!

EDIT: Whoops, the video hasn’t finished processing yet.  Check back in the morning!

EDIT 2: Video is now working.  Go check it out!

Blessid Union of Souls draws 300+ to G-Spot

Last night, 90s pop band Blessid Union of Souls played for a crowd of 317 people at the Gathering Place.

The CUB sponsored event started with MC’s own Nate DiRuzza as the opening act. Around 9pm, Blessid got the crowd going with Queens “Bohemian Rhapsody”

In their 80 minute set they played 90s favorites such as “Light in your eyes”, “I wanna be there”, “I believe” and their most memorable “Hey Leonardo (She likes me for me)”

For the members of CUB, the preparation for the famed band began at 8am. The Gathering Place had to be transformed from college hang out spot to backstage dressing room.

Everyone’s hard work paid off in the end and produced a great show and start to the year for CUB music.

Welcome Back Bash Starts Out Strong.

In true MC fashion, the first week of classes is celebrated by the annual Welcome Back Bash.

The fun-filled weekend started Thursday with the CUB sponsored Club MC on the mall. Club MC is a chance for the more than 70 campus organizations to show what they have to offer to the new freshmen.

The event was a great success with freshmen and upperclassmen both signing up for different clubs.

The night was closed with the first comedian of the school year, Richie Holiday. Also sponsored by CUB, the comedian was the first to perform in the new amphitheatre, drawing a large crowd to the grassy lawn.

On Friday WBB continued with another annual event, the Icebreaker Dance, put on by The Charles Sumner Harrison Organization. The dance was held in the G-Spot and maintained a large crowd the entire night.

The Icebreaker is a great way for new and old students to become aquainted and let loose after the first grueling week of classes.

Bringing WBB to a close will be 90s pop band Blessid Union of Souls. This is yet another CUB sponsored event. The band is famous for songs such as “I Believe”, “Hey Leonardo (She likes me for me) and “Light in your eyes.”

Blessid Union will be the first larger scale musical act the college has seen in many years.

They will be performing Saturday August 29 at 8pm in the Gathering Place.

Welcome Back Bash always draws in large crowds, this year has been no different, and next year will only get better.

Concerts Before School Starts

As summer winds down and many students report to campus starting next Sunday and Monday (whoo hoo!), here is what’s left of the concert season before the first day of classes (August 24th).

The big names coming through the area include Keith Urban and the American Idol tour, along with a few famous classic rock acts. Oh and some group named Fall Out Boy is opening for Blink-182.

Nautica Pavillion – Tuesday, August 11th
The Moody Blues

Mellon Arena – Thursday, August 13th
Keith Urban

Post-Gazette Pavillion – Friday, August 14th
Blink-182 with Fall Out Boy

Nationwide Arena – Friday, August 14th
Keith Urban

Veterans Memorial Auditorium – Friday, August 14th
Jamie Foxx

House of Blues Cleveland – Friday, August 14th
Blue Oyster Cult

Blossom Music Center – Friday, August 14th
Nickelback with Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel

Post-Gazette Pavillion – Sunday, August 16th
Crue Fest 2 (Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool, and Charm City Devils)

Wolstein Center – Sunday, August 16th
Jamie Foxx

Lifestyles Community Pavillion – Sunday, August 16th
The Pretenders

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Monday, August 17th
Jason Mraz

Lifestyles Community Pavillion – Tuesday, August 18th
Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Q Arena – Friday, August 21st
Keith Urban  with Sugarland

House of Blues Cleveland – Friday, August 21st
KC & The Sunshine Band

Post-Gazette Pavillion – Saturday, August 22nd
Rod Stewart

Mellon Arena – Saturday, August 22nd
American Idol Tour

Nautica Pavillion – Saturday, August 22nd
Heaven and Hell

Wolstein Center – Sunday, August 23rd
American Idol Tour

CUB Events Added, Concerts Updated

CUB has graciously given us a heads up on the first half of their Fall programming line-up.

The biggest name of all the names is Blessid Union of Souls, which you may remember from their 90′s hits “I Believe” and “Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)”.  The band is coming off of a 5 year hiatus and has moved in a new direction, but should still be a big hit for the campus crowd.

The usual Cedar Point trip is September 19th.

Also, I have updated the Concert listing page, so check out all those concerts that happen right before returning to campus.  Classes start August 24th.  (P.S. – there is a countdown clock here on the left side of the page).

Music in the Area

Another week, and another update.  No concerts tonight, but check out Dave Matthews Band at Blossom tomorrow night, or the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival coming to both Akron and the Burgh.

Blossom – Wednesday, July 29th
Dave Matthews Band

TWC – Wednesday, July 29th
Incubus with The Duke Spirit

HOB – Wednesday, July 29th
Sugar Ray with Fastball

PG – Thursday, July 30th
Lil’ Wayne

LCP – Thursday, July 30th
The Doobie Brothers

Blossom – Friday, July 31st
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival (Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Bullet for my Valentine, Cannibal Corpse, Trivium, Job for a Cowboy, GodForbid, Behemoth, All That Remains, WhiteChapel, and Mushroomhead)

PG – Saturday, August 1st
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival (Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Bullet for my Valentine, Cannibal Corpse, Trivium, Job for a Cowboy, GodForbid, Behemoth, All That Remains, WhiteChapel, and Mushroomhead)

Nautica – Saturday, August 1st
John Legend

12 Concerts in the Area Coming Up!

As we get deeper into the summer, more awesome shows are coming to the area.  The Jonas Brothers traveling circus invades Pittsburgh’s Mellon Arena on the 25th (don’t even ask about tickets, it’s been sold out for a while I’m sure), while Dave Matthews Band comes to Blossom Music Center on the 29th.  Classic Rock more your thing?  House of Blues Cleveland has Pink Floyd tribute band Wish You Were Here playing Saturday night, and Lifestyles Community Pavilion has The Doobie Brothers (personal favorite) next Thursday.  The Marietta connection of the day goes to the George Strait concert on the 25th, which has Julianne Hough (here, here, and here) as a supporting act.

As a side note, I added more concerts from House of Blues and Lifestyles Community Pavilion last night, so check out the Regional Concert Guide for concerts further out than what’s shown here.

Mellon Arena – Wednesday, July 22nd
Green Day

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Saturday, July 25th
George Strait w/ Blake Shelton and Julianne Hough

Mellon Arena – Saturday, July 25th
The Jonas Brothers

House of Blues Cleveland – Saturday, July 25th
Wish You Were Here – The Sight & Sound of Pink Floyd

Lifestyles Community Pavilion – Tuesday, July 28th
Incubus

House of Blues Cleveland – Tuesday, July 28th
Yeah Yeah Yeahs with Amanda Blank

Blossom Music Center – Wednesday, July 29th
Dave Matthews Band

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Wednesday, July 29th
Incubus with The Duke Spirit

House of Blues Cleveland – Wednesday, July 29th
Sugar Ray with Fastball

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Thursday, July 30th
Lil’ Wayne

Lifestyles Community Pavilion – Thursday, July 30th
The Doobie Brothers

Blossom Music Center – Friday, July 31st
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival (Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Bullet for my Valentine, Cannibal Corpse, Trivium, Job for a Cowboy, GodForbid, Behemoth, All That Remains, WhiteChapel, and Mushroomhead)

Concerts for the Week Ahead

Kind of a slow week.  NOT.  Billy Joel and Elton John take over Columbus tonight, and some country singer by the name of Taylor Swift drops by the Burgh and give Columbus another great show.  If you’re into rock ‘n roll, Crue Fest comes to Blossom, and Nickelback invades Post-Gazette Pavilion.  Enjoy the list below, and look for House of Blues Cleveland to join the list of venues we track soon!

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