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Theatre seniors spend semester in NYC

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Five ACU theatre students are spending the last semester of their senior year in a new place, New York City. Senior theatre majors Ashley Parizek, from Dublin, OH, Peter Hargrave, from Pasadena, Kelley Barker, from Mesquite, Blake Rogers, from Athens, TX, and Jefferson Ferguson, from Houston, are spending the spring semester in Manhattan with a ... [Read More…]

First show of semester displays seniors’ art

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On Friday night the Shore Art Gallery will host an opening for the first senior art show of the spring, "The Fifth Dimension." Works will be displayed by Sara Beth Almquist, interior design major from Spring, Michael McCarty, graphic design major from Grapevine, Hannah Barnes, graphic design major from El Paso, Briana Dinella, interior design ... [Read More…]

Jazz drummer brings Grammy experience to campus

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ACU will welcome jazz drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts for multiple performances and master classes early next week. Watts, a seven time Grammy Award winner, has played alongside the likes of jazz musicians Wynton and Branford Marsalis as well as Harry Connick, Jr. He has written and arranged music for groups as both a member and leader and also spent ... [Read More…]

M.A.Double: Sophomore steps up to the call of musical ministry

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"I never really thought I'd be recording or producing music as a sort of ministry," said Matt Preston, sophomore ministry major from Abilene. But that is exactly what he has ended up doing under the moniker M.A.Double, derived from the spelling of his first name: "M-A-Double-T". "As far as my interest in hip hop it really goes back around middle ... [Read More…]

Alumnus plays concert on campus

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ACU alumnus Dusty Woodruff revisited campus to perform in the music department's guest artist series Sunday and Monday. Woodruff, who graduated from ACU with a degree in music, now plays in The Athens Guitar Trio and heads the guitar department at Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga. "We have several [performers] throughout the year, and we ... [Read More…]

‘King’ succeeds through cast and craftsmanship

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I grew up with the best of Broadway - The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera and countless others have all been etched into my mind since childhood. As such, it pains me to admit this, but I had never seen The King and I. However, my lack of prior exposure allowed me to view the ACU production with fresh eyes and no preexisting ... [Read More…]

Switchfoot, Anberlin to perform on campus

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Switchfoot and Anberlin headline the October 23 concert in Moody Coliseum for the bands' first appearance on ACU's campus. The show, also featuring Atomic Tom, will begin at 7 p.m. on the Sunday night of Fall Break. General admission tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Students receive a $5 discount with their student ID. Switchfoot is ... [Read More…]

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