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UW-Eau
Claire Announces Spring
Performance Schedule for The Cabin
MAILED: Jan. 21, 2003
EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire has announced the spring semester schedule of performances in The Cabin,
the Davies Center coffeehouse that hosts free performances nearly every weekend,
and jazz concerts on many Wednesday nights.
The schedule includes monthly open stage opportunities for campus
and area talent; open prose and poetry readings sponsored each month by NOTA
(None of the Above), the campus literary magazine; and performances by UW-Eau
Claire students, faculty, staff, community members and nationally touring
artists. All performances are produced and managed completely by student members
of The Cabin Committee of the Student Senate's University Activities
Commission.
The spring semester schedule begins with
local talent shows Jan. 24-25. Highlights of the semester follow:
- Featured professional artists include Karen Kosowski (Feb. 6-8), Howard "Guitar" Luedtke and Blue Max (March 27-29), Tony Brown (April 24-26) and Kraig Kenning (May 8-10).
- Thursday night NOTA open readings will take place Jan. 30, Feb. 27, April 3 and May 1.
- Open stage opportunities will be presented Saturday, Feb. 1; Friday, Feb. 28; Saturday, April 5; and Friday, May 2. Anyone interested in performing is invited to sign up in the Student Senate office, 132 Davies Center, before 4:30 p.m. on the day of the show.
- Western Wisconsin's finest jazz musicians will perform on select Wednesdays (Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26; March 5 and 12; April 2, 16, 23 and 30; and May 7).
All shows begin at
8 p.m. Cabin performances are free and open to all ages. Pop, domestic and
imported beer, wine coolers and popcorn are sold at all Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evening programs. Proof of age is required for alcohol purchases.
For a complete Cabin schedule, contact the Activities and Programs office,
(715) 836-4833.
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JS/NW
News Bureau
Judy Berthiaume
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu
Updated: January 22, 2003