NEWS RELEASE
News Bureau • Schofield Hall 201 • Eau Claire, WI 54702
phone: (715) 836-4741
fax: (715) 836-2900
Musicians, Poets Ready
To Entertain at The Cabin
MAILED: Jan. 18, 2002
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. 25-26. Highlights of the semester follow:
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Featured professional artists include Ivan Klipstein (Feb. 7-9), Sara Hendrix (March 7-9), Stuart Davis (April 4-6), and one handed molly (May 2-4).
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Thursday night NOTA open readings will take place Jan. 31, Feb. 28, April 18 and May 9.
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Open stage opportunities will be presented Friday, Feb. 1; Saturday, March 2; Friday, April 19; and Saturday, May 11. Anyone interested in performing is invited to sign up in the Student Senate office, Davies Center 132, before 4:30 p.m. on the day of the show.
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Western Wisconsin's finest jazz musicians will perform on select Wednesdays (Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27; March 6, 13 and 20; April 3, 10, 17 and 24; and May 1 and 8).
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/MM
News Bureau
Judy Berthiaume
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu
Updated: Jan. 18, 2002