“Gravity” hit theaters last weekend, raking in $55.6 million, the largest ever haul for an October-opening-weekend release. The movie, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, easily bested competitors “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” and “Runner Runner.” Astronauts Matt Kowalski ...
On Oct.24, five bands will take the stage at Cruz Plaza for QuadWorks’ Battle of the Bands competition. Battle of the Bands is a live entertainment event in which student and local bands compete for cash prizes. The event is sponsored by QuadWorks and planned by its MercerLive committee. Last year, ...
If you have not caught up on “Breaking Bad,” take note that the following contains spoilers concerning the series finale of the show. After five years and just as many seasons, Walter White is dead, bringing “Breaking Bad” to a close after the series finale, “Felina.” The title “Felina” ...
On Friday, Sept. 27, Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music provided a very big treat to the general public. The Mercer Ensemble Series: Mad About Chamber Music I concert was held in Fickling Hall at the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer’s campus. This concert was performed by Mercer’s Wind ...
Inspired by the sounds of heavy classic rock, the Dirty Sound Professors (DSP) is a four- member rock band that formed at Mercer University. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Will Stevens, drummer Mike Lirette, guitarist and backup vocalist Luke Morris, and bassist Leland Rayner. DSP ...
At the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, Tony Hale upset favorites Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ty Burrell of “Modern Family” to win the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Gary Walsh on the HBO show “Veep.” Although he received critical reviews for his portrayal of ...
Charlotte French is a freshman journalism major with a creative visual arts background. She began pursuing art when she was younger, and was influenced by her father, who graduated with a degree in art. Together, they began doing art projects, and he served as her first art teacher before she ever ...
On Oct. 1, in Mercer’s Fickling Hall, the Mercer University Orchestra held their first concert of the year. The house was packed full. Ushers had to bring in extra seating to accommodate because the evening was so highly anticipated by the Macon community. Music lovers of all ages came to ...
Earlier this month, the internet overflowed with rumors regarding a possible eighth Harry Potter book, and the prayers of self-proclaimed “Potter-Heads” appeared to be answered. Many Harry Potter fans have long yearned for a new book and were not quite ready for the adventure to come to a close. ...
Last week the Townsend School of Music welcomed nationally acclaimed baritone player Timothy Lefebvre onto Mercer University’s campus. Dr. Lefebvre is currently an Associate Professor of Singing at Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio. He has performed with various opera companies, symphonies ...
Drew Forde, a senior viola performance major, is a student at Mercer’s Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. Having started his artistic training at the age of 11, Forde explained that his first years of experience with the viola began in middle school. Initially, he played percussion and sang in his ...
Mercer students lined up outside the Amstar on Zebulon Road as they waited for Midnight Movie to begin. The lines started up as early as 10 p.m., and stretched past the edges of the theatre property into the shopping center next door. With student tickets only $2 and such amazing titles up for grabs, ...
English folk rock band Mumford and Sons performed to 22,000 people at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on September 10 as part of “ The Full English” North American Tour. This tour featured Bear’s Den and the Vaccines as opening performing acts. Opener The Vaccines are an English indie rock ...
Tartuffe, Tartuffe, Tartuffe. What a name, what a man, what a show! Opening at the Back Door Theatre, Mercer Players’ premiered their first show of the semester with a rendition of Moliere’s famous play “Tartuffe.” This play, when it first premiered 1664, was deemed scandalous and was originally ...
Sept. 16 - Oct. 11: Laura Mongiove Exhibit Hardman Hall Gallery Sept. 16 (Master Class),10 a.m. Sept. 17 (Recital), 7:30 p.m. Timothy LeFebvre Fickling Recital Hall Sept. 19 - 29: “Tartuffe” Back Door Theatre Sept. 22, 2:30 p.m.: Mercer Singers Family Weekend Concert Fickling Recital Hall Sept. ...
As the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences approaches the 65th broadcast of the “Primetime Emmy Awards,” there is much speculation as to which programs, actors and actresses will receive awards by the end of the program. There are no clear winners this year, but we do have a few predictions. Best ...
Academy Award winner Peter Capaldi, will portray the 12th incarnation of the famed Doctor when Matt Smith concludes his run of the show “Doctor Who” this Christmas. Capaldi is best known for his Malcolm Tucker character on the hit British television show “In the Thick of It” and its film spinoff, ...
On Aug 20th, “Paradise Valley,” John Mayer’s newest musical creation, was released. Although I noted differences between “Paradise Valley” and his previous albums, Mayer’s familiar, serene tone remains the same. If you are looking for soothing music to listen to while studying or falling ...
This Labor Day marked the first concert for the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings of the season. It was a standing room only event, with the lines starting to form an hour before the performance. The guest festival artists were comprised of eight high school students, some of whom are joint-enrolled ...
Mercer University’s Art Department annually hosts their Faculty Art Show at the beginning of each Fall semester. This year’s show had its reception on Aug 28 in the newly named Frances Sewell Plunkett Gallery in Hardman Hall. Dr. Beth Stewart featured three of her works in the show: a 24-color ...
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