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 ...
Katie Clay is a freshman Human Service major at Mercer this year. While she is very involved around campus at Mercer, Clay is also getting involved artistically. She has recently joined the Mercer Singers and Mercer Players. Clay sat down with The Cluster to share about her music and interests. ...
Every year people tune in to watch the Grammys as the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences awards the music community for their musical achievements. Grammy University Network (Grammy U) is a program created by the Recording Academy for full-time college students who are passionate about music ...
Palm-tree patterned curtains hid the stage while the enormous crowd in Philips Arena waited for Bruno Mars to appear. For those of you who missed it, Mars’ sold out concert was phenomenal. The concert was Thursday evening, Aug. 22. The curtains fell away and Bruno Mars was center stage surrounded ...
Released this summer, “Magnetic” marks the tenth studio album produced by the alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. Making its debut on June 11, the album received mediocre reviews from its less than faithful fans. It was found wanting as it was accused of following a predictable formula. It can ...
Were you a 90’s kid? Do you remember your favorite artists from back in the old days? Whether you listened to Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, The Spice Girls, Ricky Martin, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, Aaron Carter, or ‘N Sync on your cassette player, we all had our favorites. Let’s ...
“The World’s End” is the third and final installment in the “Cornetto Trilogy” produced and directed by Edgar Wright, written by Wright and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. For those of you who do not know, the “Cornetto Trilogy,” also known as the “Blood and Ice Cream ...
The former Tattnall Square Presbyterian Church will be revitalized to house the Tattnall Square Center for the Arts, thanks to a $425,000 grant from ArtPlace America. The Center will house the University’s Theatre Arts Department as well as community theatre and arts programs. A total of 54 organizations ...
David Ricard II, a freshman Mechanical Engineering major, also plays the offensive line on Mercer’s football team. Outside of academics and football, music is one of his other interests. He joined the Mercer Singers this semester, and will hopefully stand with the choir as they sing the National Anthem ...
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