Students take part in faculty member’s creation
Connor Coughlin, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
As the lights dimmed in the Schuler Performing Arts Center, the crowd grew quiet and watched the stage as the cosmic dance “SYM: A Dramatic Dance Symphony” began. “SYM” is a performance written and composed by NIC music instructor Gerard Mathes featuring the direction of Crystal Bain and Joe... Read more »
Faculty perform favorite pieces
Thomas Hansen, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
With music, cookies, and drinks, NIC music faculty entertained more than 50 listeners at their recital April 28. The recital featured varied instrumentation, from choral to oboe, and mainly featured classical and jazz pieces. Piano instructors Marietta Hardy and Debra O’Dell started off the recital... Read more »
Jazz Concert: ‘J Mood’
Tyson Juarez, Features Editor
May 8, 2013
The tone was set as soon as the audience walked through the doorway of Schular Performing Arts Center. The stage was full of instruments and microphones that were soon to be handled by their respected musicians. The lights on the stage illuminated the walls with a mellow array of colors that set the... Read more »
A night of Les Miserables
Tyson Juarez, Features Editor
May 8, 2013
The NIC vocal and choral students made good use of a small space while performing pieces from Les Miserables at the Bakery by the Lake at Parkside. The bakery was packed full of many anxious performers and audience members who were forced out of their comfort zones throughout the evening. The show was... Read more »
Asl show full of quiet comedy
Thomas Hansen, Staff Writer
April 18, 2013
On stage, a man screams and stomps and signs language while another translates it into English over the laughs of the audience. The performers are Windell Smith Jr., “Wink,” and Keith Wann. Wink has been performing comedy for four years, and Wann for 10. Both are CODAs (Children of Deaf Adults) that... Read more »
Comedy Festival comes to NIC
Connor Coughlin, Staff Writer
April 18, 2013
On a late Thursday evening a crowd of people gathered into Boswell Hall prepared to laugh. Those old enough sipped from a cup of beer or wine and every individual slowly made their way to their respected seats in the auditorium, laughing with friends or family. A lively mood was already in the air. The... Read more »
Tutorial was anything but a drag
Elora King, Staff Writer
March 26, 2013
North Idaho College’s Gay Straight Alliance looked to raise money for Bikers Against Child Abuse and thought that Aquusha DeLusty and Tobe Daniels RoReal were the perfect candidates to guide each individual to accomplish the look they desired. Around 15 people gathered to get the low down on how to... Read more »
Return to the illuminated stage
Tyson Juarez, Features Editor
March 26, 2013
The North Idaho College music department has seen plenty of musicians come and go, but after many years away from the lighted stage, some of these past students returned to play their hearts out in Schuler Performing Arts Center. They joined current students who someday may have successful careers as... Read more »
Student hosting house shows creating local music scene
Christina Villagomez, Co-Webmaster/News Editor
March 5, 2013
Rob MacDonald wore only a skimpy dress and a sweatband, but aside from the occasional shiver or self-conscious weight-shifting jig, he didn’t seem to acknowledge the freezing temperature of his back porch as he puffed away on a cigarette. The 23 year-old general studies major was engaged in spiritedly... Read more »
Out on the snow covered frontier
Connor Coughlin, Staff Writer
March 5, 2013
The air was light and crisp on an early Saturday morning on NIC campus. A shuttle bus sat waiting in front of the SUB, its engine growling as it let out plumes of exhaust. Members of the American Indian Student Alliance Club and Latino Club all shuffled into the vehicle away from the cold. The bus shifted... Read more »
