By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor Power pop/punk Tooth and Nail Records foursome Hawk Nelson will bring the rock to Cullen Auditorium Friday at 7 p.m. with fellow touring bands Run Kid Run and Mainstay. The three bands' stop in Abilene is part of a Tooth and Nail Records tour that will last through Nov. 19 and bring them to many states across the ... [Read More…]
FilmFest workshop to feature ‘Invisible Children’ editing team
By Denton Josey, Page Editor Against the backdrop of the Tower of Light, the Beauchamp Amphitheatre will host a screening of the movie Invisible Children on Monday at 8:45 p.m. as part of Lectureship's Late Night festivities. Kate Miller, ministry events coordinator, said Doug Darby, creative and media specialist at ACU, and Matt Maxwell, senior ... [Read More…]
FilmFest equips students for ‘unReel’
By Denton Josey, Page Editor In its third year, FilmFest seems to be making several changes. Last year 90 students participated on 12 teams, and organizers expect even more involvement this year. Doug Darby, creative and media specialist at ACU and FilmFest's creator and executive director, said changes made for this year make it more attractive ... [Read More…]
Faculty, student actors collaborate on stage
By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor The Theatre Department combines student and faculty actors in the department's comical fall dinner theatre production, Brighton Beach Memoirs, by Neil Simon, which opened Aug. 24 after less than a month of rehearsal. The last two shows of the production are Friday and Saturday. Adam Hester, director of the production ... [Read More…]
Rocketboys vie to play at Cornerstone music festival
By Denton Josey, Student Reporter On July 5, about 20,000 music fans will converge in rural Bushnell, Ill., for a four-day music festival called Cornerstone, and student band Homer Hiccolm & the Rocketboys will be on stage. Entering its 23rd year, Cornerstone will feature about 300 bands for fans to watch, and one of those bands will be Homer ... [Read More…]
Sept. 11 tribute rolls into theatres, history
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor United Airlines Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer yelled "Let's roll" on Sept. 11, 2001, as he and his fellow passengers stormed the cockpit of the hijacked plane, which crashed in a remote Pennsylvania field. Actually, he yelled, "Let's roll it," as in "let's roll the drink cart toward the cockpit door and use it as a ... [Read More…]
Reality check for ‘Dreamz:’ film’s not funny
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Stephen Colbert is brilliant. Monday through Thursday nights on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," Colbert takes on the persona of a right wing, in-your-face TV news pundit who'll defend the Bush administration to the death. He's like Bill O'Reilly, only likeable. It's all an act, though, and his shtick only ... [Read More…]
Casting Crowns, Nichole Nordeman and Josh Bates bring Lifesong tour to Moody Coliseum
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Grammy-award winning Christian band Casting Crowns performed in Moody Coliseum on Monday night with Nichole Nordeman, newcomer Josh Bates and tour pastor Tony Nolan for the Lifesong tour, which began on the heels of Casting Crowns' second release, Lifesong. The trio's performance was the first major Christian ... [Read More…]
Variety of artists make summer concert circuit
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor If you're looking for a bit of entertainment to help wile away the summer days, here's a list of upcoming concerts in Texas. For more complete lists, check www.ticketmaster.com, www.pollstar.com or www.ticketsnow.com. Dallas/Fort Worth Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie 5/8 -- James Blunt 6/20 -- Sheryl Crow 6/21 -- ... [Read More…]
Percussionists hit right note
By Nathan Driskell, Student Reporter The audience in Cullen Auditorium rose to its feet amid cheers and applause Monday night when the ACU Percussion Ensemble and Steel Grooves steel drum band sounded the final note of its spring semester concert. The ensemble, made up of 15 ACU students and one Hardin-Simmons University student, performed ... [Read More…]
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