Category: Arts & Entertainment

Six Degrees of Separation comes to the VTA stage

The play for this season of  Vanguard Theatre will bring John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation to life. Auditions for Six Degrees of Separation are Wednesday, Sept. 6 and Thursday, Sept.  7 from 7-10 in the Little Theatre. The audition will be a cold reading, meaning no preparation is required. There are 13 male roles and… Continue reading Six Degrees of Separation comes to the VTA stage

Creative Corner: the spotlight for student artists

Though she started with humble beginnings in children’s choirs, Susanna Brown, junior, from the small town of Savannah, dreams of teaching music in Nashville. Having been raised in an incredibly musically-oriented family, Brown began singing as a child and even sang in a local production of “The Sound of Music” when she was only five… Continue reading Creative Corner: the spotlight for student artists

Grunge music man dead at 52

Modern-musical founding father, Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, was pronounced dead Wednesday, May 18 at his hotel room in Detroit after a 911 call sent authorities to the scene. The vocalists for Nirvana (Kurt Cobain) and Alice in Chains (Layne Staley) preceded Cornell to the grave, a matter he commented on to Rolling Stone roughly two years ago.… Continue reading Grunge music man dead at 52

Never fear! Bill Nye is here!

Bill’s back, and he’s here to save the world. If you were a student in the early 2000’s or late 1990’s, there’s no way you don’t remember the implication of a massive, black, school-owned TV being rolled in during your science class. Suddenly, the mood of the classroom shifted, and as if from the core… Continue reading Never fear! Bill Nye is here!

Summer movie selections that aren’t remakes, reboots or part 12 of a series

It’s no secret that the last couple of years have shown a huge resurgence of sequels and prequels. 2016 ushered in a remake of the ’80s cult classic Ghostbusters, live-action versions of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and The Jungle Book and the 10th Star Wars movie. It seems like every day there is a new film… Continue reading Summer movie selections that aren’t remakes, reboots or part 12 of a series

Mayer returns with ‘The Search for Everything’

Singer-songwriter, producer and guitarist John Mayer is back at it again with his new album, The Search for Everything. The Search for Everything officially drops on April 14 and will be his seventh album release. This will be his newest album debut since Paradise Valley in 2013. Mayer has released several songs from the albums in… Continue reading Mayer returns with ‘The Search for Everything’

Department of Music presents piano ensemble

On Tuesday, April 11, 2017, UTM Department of Music hosted a piano ensemble recital in the Blankenship Recital Hall of the Fine Arts Building. Performing in the piano recital was Gian Garma, sophomore UTM music major; Emily Campbell, freshman UTM music major; John Alex Warner, junior music major; Dr. Elaine Harriss, UTM Professor of Music; Linda Williams, a… Continue reading Department of Music presents piano ensemble

Professor brings 3D photography to J. Houston Gordon Museum

The first time Lane Last spoke in front of a crowd did not go so well. Last was attending a film competition and was completely unaware he had secured second place in the contest until he got on stage and stared into the eyes of an auditorium waiting with bated breath. Last blanked immediately, and… Continue reading Professor brings 3D photography to J. Houston Gordon Museum

’13 Reasons Why’ gives viewers plenty of reasons to watch [SPOILERS]

Netflix released the 13-episode first season of 13 Reasons Why on April 1st. This season, based off of Joy Asher’s 2007 bestselling novel, was written by Brian Yorkey and produced by Selena Gomez.  This season examines the overlooked reasons as to why 17-year-old Hannah Baker committed suicide. After Hannah’s death, 13 cassette tapes are sent around to… Continue reading ’13 Reasons Why’ gives viewers plenty of reasons to watch [SPOILERS]