Bureau of Cultural Affairs http://wiu.edu/bca/blog Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:26:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Here Come the Mummies http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=164 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=164#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:23:46 +0000 Samantha http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=164 7
The Forum on The Courthouse Square
Must by 20 years old to attend
Friday, November 2, 2012
7:30 PM
Check them out on YouTube!
Here Come The Mummies \”Ra Ra Ra\”

Over 5000 years ago, from the dry stretches of the not-so-fertile crescent, wandered a well-endowed, if foul smelling tribe, Expleticus Deleticus. They played upon musical instruments that, although crude, were nevertheless vessels of seeming infinite funkiness. For years, scholars of the ancient world wondered what became of this lost nomadic tribe. Then, In 1922, Professor Dumblucke unearthed the ruins of an ancient nightclub to find a dozen undead Egyptian mummies astoundingly still in the act of performing! From these, who called themselves HERE COME THE MUMMIES, Professor Dumblucke learned of the powerful curse that doomed them to wander the earth, seeking the ultimate riff, the one that may allow their souls to rest after eons of “banging out solid fly grooves”.

Now, more undead than Dick Clark (but without the Lego snap-on hair), and cursed with a funk so strong, you’ll never want to wash again, here comes… HERE COME THE MUMMIES.

Here Come the Mummies | www.herecomethemummies.com

Get Tickets! At the Hainline Theatre Box Office or call at (309) 298-2900

FREE FOR STUDENTS WITH SCHOOL ID!!

]]> http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=164 Katie Armiger http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=159 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=159#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:13:35 +0000 Samantha http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=159 katie-armiger-2012-dress-300-01Katie Armiger comes to town today! Make sure to get your tickets from Hainline Theatre Box Office between 12 and 5 today before they’re gone! As always, tickets are FREE for WIU students with valid student ID!

The BCA is also doing a prom

option with WLMD FM, the local country radio station in association with the Katie Armiger show on Oct. 9.

visit: wlmdfm.com

Make sure to listen to the station for details on how to enter or win the giveaway in association with Katie Armiger: Airfare to Nashville, Hotel for 4 nights, shopping with Katie, tickets to the CMA (Country Music Association) Awards and Tickets to the After Party!!!

]]> http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=159 Wycliffe Gordon http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=150 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=150#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:49:52 +0000 Samantha http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=150 Headline Act for the Al Sears Jazz Festival
COFAC Recital Hall
Saturday, September 29, 2012
7:30 PM
Renowned composer, musician, conductor, and arranger, Wycliffe Gordon puts on a vibrant jazz-filled performance. Wycliffe Gordon experiences an extraordinary career touring the world performing hard-swinging, straight ahead jazz receiving great acclaim from audiences and critics alike. His unmatched modern mastery of the plunger mute and his prodigious technique and signature sound has solidified Gordon a place in musical history known as one of the top trombonists of his generation.

Come Watch Wycliffe Gordon!

]]> http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=150 Doug Adair “A Little Lesson…in Brazilian Portuguese” http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=139 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=139#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:34:47 +0000 Samantha http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=139 Doug Adair

Doug Adair

Come watch Doug Adair’s “A Little Lesson…in Brazilian Portuguese” in COFAC Recital Hall Thursday, September 20 at 7:30 PM.

“A Little Lesson…in Brazilian Portuguese” is the story of an American music producer from Chicago who comes to Brazil to find the “Ritmo or Rhythm of Brazil” and ends up discovering much more than he ever imagined. It is the classic “boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy loses girl, boy finds himself after losing girl and in the end, boy gets girl back” with a bit of a “fish out of water” storyline blended in because the lead character is transported from the US to exotic Brazil with little advance preparation.

In addition to the Concert Performance of “A Little Lesson…in Brazilian Portuguese”, there will be a Festival of Brazilian Culture, Lifestyle and Innovation which includes Artist-in-Residence Workshops and Master Classes discussing Brazilian music, composition, dance, culture, health, lifestyle, cuisine, and innovations from various sectors of the Brazilian economy.

TICKETS: BCAbringstheStars.com or 309-298-2900
WIU students FREE!

]]> http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=139 Whose Live Anyway? http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=134 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=134#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:06:49 +0000 mike http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=134

Whose Live Anyway?
Friday, September 7, 2012 at 7:30pm
Western Hall
www.whoseliveanyway.com

If you loved the comedic show “Whose Line is it Anyway” then don’t miss out on “Whose Live Anyway”. This 90 minute improvised comedy and song show is all based on audience suggestions. Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Chip Esten and Jeff B. Davis leave their audiences gasping with the very hilarious scenes they invent before your eyes. Everyone is amazed at how quickly they improvise and crowds of all ages are astounded at the incredible improvised song lyrics Chip Esten and Jeff Davis improvise and sing. Their combined musical range is hard to believe!

“Whose Live Anyway” performs some of the games made famous from the Emmy Nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway plus some new ones. It will be a night of unforgettably funny interactive comedy!!
TICKETS: BCAbringstheStars.com or 309-298-2900
WIU students FREE!

]]> http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=134 BCA Season 2012-2013 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=133 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=133#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:05:17 +0000 mike http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=133 Visit BCAbringstheStars.com for the BCA Season 2012-13

]]> http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=133 BCA Season 2011-2012 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=131 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=131#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:47:50 +0000 mike http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=131 Visit BCAbringsthestars.com to see what is coming to Macomb next season!

]]> http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=131 BCA Season 2011-2012 Season Tickets On Sale Now! http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=125 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=125#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:48:47 +0000 mike http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=125 Order forms for BCA Season Tickets are available in the COFAC Arts Guide.  The Arts Guide may be found at many local businesses as well as on the BCA’s web site www.wiu.edu/bca or www.bcabringsthestars.com.

http://www.wiu.edu/cofac/college/pdf/2011-12-ArtsGuide.pdf dr-kaboom1

Doktor Kaboom!
April 19, 2012
Grand Ballroom!

]]> http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=125 Updated BCA Facebook Page http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=123 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=123#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:53:21 +0000 Kevin http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=123 The BCA Facebook page has been updated!  The BCA is in the slow process of adding a selection of photos to the page. Facebook has made it easier to upload pictures, but our pictures are high quality and quantity so this process will take some time.

Enjoy the pictures from Mama’s Night Out our Mom’s Weekend show!  Next up we will be adding Joshua Kane’s Borders of the Mind pictures. Which will feature A LOT people from the community.

Also, the Wonder Bread Event has been created! Please let us know if you are attending AND invite as many people as you can. Tickets are still available! Not sure if you want to see the show? Check out www.wonderbreadyears.com and click on media. You will love it! Please join us!

]]> http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=123 Benny Kim and the Miami String Quartet http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=118 http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=118#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:20:00 +0000 mike http://wiu.edu/bca/blog/?p=118 miami_quartet1-copy3Benny Kim and the Miami String Quartet
COFAC Recital Hall
Wednesday November 17
7:30pm

Tickets: www.wiu.edu/bca
or 309-298-2900

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