Last month, one ACU student placed in the Intercollegiate Student Art Competition facilitated by the Center for Contemporary Arts. This is the seventh year the ISAC has taken place. In 2008, Russell Ellison, a long-time signature artist member at the Center for Contemporary Arts, initiated the idea for the competition. "I had wanted to do ... [Read More…]
ACU Opera performs The Magic Flute
The Department of Music delivered an adapted performance of a famous German opera, The Magic Flute, in Cullen Auditorium March 26 and 28 as one of the ACU Opera Workshop's two annual shows. Also known as Die Zauberflote, the opera was composed by Wolfgang Mozart over 150 years ago and tells the love story of two couples: Tamino and Pamina, and ... [Read More…]
Abilene City Limits benefits Wishing Well International
Gardner Hall lobby will conduct an event called Abilene City Limits April 16 from 7-9 p.m. to raise donations for the non-profit organization Wishing Well International. There will be free homemade food provided by ACU students and music from local Abilene performers. Wishing Well International has provided clean water to more than 30,000 ... [Read More…]
Sarah Cortez presents ‘Cold Blue Steel’ poetry
Sarah Cortez, former police officer turned poet, speaks to ACU students at Hart Auditorium. Cortez read several selections from "Cold Blue Steel" a collection of poetry centered on her experiences as a police officer, as well as an excerpt from "Walking Home: Growing Up Hispanic in Houston, Cortez's spiritual memoir. Video/editing by Jessica ... [Read More…]
Spotlight: Art Student Chera Chaney
Arts reporter Catherine Blakemore interviews ACU art student Chera Chaney about her upcoming internship at Fossil, and her life as an artist and a graphic design Major. Video/Editing by Joshua Cook ... [Read More…]
Students’ filmmaking talents on display in annual FilmFest
The 11th annual FilmFest event featured 10 films that showcased the range of talent and experience for aspiring filmmakers at ACU. Produced by Savanah Silva Video by Aaron Pokluda ... [Read More…]
‘The DUFF’: A modern take on high school romance
Witty, modern and cliché, The DUFF, short for designated ugly fat friend, is your average high-school flick with a contemporary facelift. The book-turned-movie describes what happens to high-school senior Bianca, played by Mae Whitman, when her best friend crushes her confident self-image. The story follows her struggle to regain self-confidence ... [Read More…]
Electropop trio releases chart topping EP
British-Australian trio Years & Years released their latest EP Y & Y EP Feb. 3 as their first full EP under Polydor Records. The EP features four songs, Desire, Take Shelter, King and Memo. The 14-minute album feels beautifully longer in the way it transports feeling. If there is one EP that makes you simultaneously want to dance, run ... [Read More…]
Chinese New Year celebration highlights culture and tradition
The International Students Association and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association conducted a Chinese New Year celebration for the new zodiac year. The event celebrated the Year of the Goat and informed those in attendance of what it is all about, explained Steven Yang, freshman English major from Thailand. Yang took part in ... [Read More…]
Neon Parrot Lounge squawks local sounds
The Neon Parrot Lounge is determined to revive the live music scene in downtown Abilene and provide a platform for blossoming local artists. The Neon Parrot Lounge purposely evokes memories of an old-time jazz club or speakeasy. The live music venue is located on Pine Street in the Majestic building, one of the oldest buildings in historic ... [Read More…]
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