Many WCU students were lucky this Friday, Jan. 13, to see D.J. Demers deliver a witty and gritty stand-up show in the UC Illusions room. The comic jumped between a wide array of topics ranging through public restroom experiences, romantic relationships and living with a hearing impairment, among much more. Demers is Canadian-born and moved […]
Battle of the Bands or just a showcase?
April 12, 2016 by
Five bands took the stage, but none took away a prize…. Last Minute Productions (LMP) hosted their second Battle of the Bands competition/showcase Tuesday April 5, 2016 in the University Center Grandroom at Western Carolina University. What was originally planned to be a Battle of the Bands turned into a showcase for five different bands. […]
Slam poet brings laughter and cultural awareness to WCU
March 1, 2016 by
Western Carolina University’s Last Minute Productions (LMP) brought award winning slam poet, G Yamazawa, to campus on Monday, Feb. 29, where he entertained an audience of about 50 students and faculty members with his comical spoken word performance in UC Illusions. In between telling personal stories from his childhood growing up “southern Asian” with Japanese […]
Slam poet G Yamazawa is coming to WCU
February 27, 2016 by
Have you ever wanted to hear a spoken word artist perform poetry? Your chance is on its way! Award winning slam poet, G Yamazawa, will grace Western Carolina University with his spunk and wit on Monday, Feb. 29, in UC Illusions at 7 p.m. The G Yamazawa Slam Poet event is a part of the Coffeehouse […]
A unique twist on coffee shop music
February 11, 2016 by
” To the windows, to the walls. To the sweat drop downs my b***s, To all these b*****s crawl. To all skeet skeet motherf*****s, all skeet skeet god d**n” This is how Dan Henig entertained an audience of around 30 people in UC Illusions, on Feb. 9, during his coffee house concert. Henig’s music is […]
Last Minute Productions brings Lea DeLaria to WCU (for real this time)
February 8, 2016 by
As some of you might have noticed, Lea DeLaria, widely known for her role as Carrie “Big Boo” Black in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, has been scheduled and rescheduled to speak on Western Carolina’s campus for some time now. Those that have been looking forward to DeLaria’s appearance since last semester […]
