Arts & Events

The doors to the concert opened at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Already the line stretched around the building and across the street, full of people young and old from all over Washington. Slowly, the line moved as people entered El Corazon, in downtown Seattle. The venue was small and even before the first opening band stepped on stage the place was packed. At 8 p.m. the lights dimmed. The first opening band was a relatively unknown metal band from Marysville called Kill Closet, consisting of two vocalists, a...

By MELANIE MAZZA   In the library, Oppenheimer Café or Diversions Café, Loggers are loyally plugged into their headphones. It is a well-known fact that our campus is a music-loving one, but did you ever wonder what kind of music everyone is really listening to? If so, this might give you an idea. Senior Alli Cobb, working away in Oppenheimer on a sunny Friday afternoon, was listening to “Postcards from Hell” by the Wood Brothers, a bluegrass band made up of (you guessed it) brothers Chris and Oliver Wood. Their...

The 86th Academy Awards closed a year of filmmaking on Sunday, March 2, in a funny, memorable and heartfelt ceremony. Ellen DeGeneres hosted the Oscars for her second time, and brought the ceremony down to earth for the actors. Not only did she walk amongst the audience for most of the show, asking how people were doing, Ellen even asked if people were hungry and ordered them pizza. DeGeneres’ biggest accomplishment as a host was taking a selfie with Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jared Leto, Brad Pitt, Kevin...

Iphigenia 2.0 opens tonight at the Norton Clapp Theatre. This unsettling revision of Euripides’ original play combines elements of Greek and contemporary theater into a unique play both comedic and tragic. Audience members should note that the play may be a little unexpected and unsettling, but the hope is that it will encourage conversation and discussion. Charles Mee’s Iphigenia 2.0 follows the story of Agamemnon shortly after he agrees to join Menelaus at Troy to bring back Helen. Before departure, he is asked by his men to prove his loyalty...

As students at a liberal arts university, it can be very easy to see our professors’ lives and academic careers as entirely centered on teaching students. These same professors are prolific writers, editors and poets. The work they produce is read and enjoyed far beyond the walls of their classrooms at the University of Puget Sound. “Faculty publish books on a wide range of topics. Some are very specific to their field of study, some write fiction or poetry. Some titles are traditional textbooks and are used in classes here...

Sasquatch! Music Festival has been filling the Memorial Day weekend plans of Washingtonians for over a decade. Originally founded in 2002 by local concert promoter Adam Zacks, the first lineup included artists such as Blackalicious, Galactic, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper and The String Cheese incident. Since its humble first beginnings, Sasquatch! has grown immensely to become one of America’s most popular music festivals and to boast one of the most impressive lineups so far. This year, Sasquatch! is taking a different direction with its schedule. Sasquatch! usually takes place over...

Writer for the hit television comedy “The Office,” and actor in the recent Disney biopic Saving Mr. Banks, B.J. Novak can now add New York Times bestselling author to his resumé. Novak’s book, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories is a collection of humorous short fiction that is at times laugh out loud funny and, at other times, painfully sad as it explores loneliness and love. On Monday Feb. 17, at the modest-looking venue Town Hall Seattle that was, in its former incarnation, a Christian Science Church, B.J. Novak...

At this time in a person’s life, it can be commonplace to wonder if you will make anything of yourself or if you are headed down the path to success. If your find yourself in this place, think about Puget Sound alumnus Ryan Payton and professor Jeff Matthews. Payton is an alumnus from the University, graduating in 2003, and was one of Matthews’ first students in the fall of 2000, when he began teaching here. Matthews described Payton as being “the best B- student ever had.” Matthews came to Puget...

By CASEY DEY Looking for a fun and festive way to spend an evening this holiday season? Head down to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium to see Zoolights, an annual Christmas celebration combining the beauty of a nighttime light display with the appeal of a zoo and its many creatures. The first thing guests see as they walk up to the zoo entrance is a lighted “Zoolights” sign welcoming the cold and excited travelers inside. A Cheshire cat blinks on and off on the roof, its eerie grin remaining...

By OLIVIA PIERCE FREEMAN   It is well known that the University has a terrific music program. Perhaps not so well known, however, is that for those who feel they are not necessarily musically calibrated enough to be a performance major, the campus offers non-credit music instruction to the public through a program called Community Music. What’s more? Community Music provides its students with the opportunity to showcase their new music chops through various showcases throughout the school year. They have an upcoming recital on Dec. 20 at 7 p.m....

By SABINE GLOCKER   Although a short event, Tubachristmas was so highly anticipated and so crowded that people were sitting on the floor, standing against the wall and even listening in from the hallways. The audience was full of students, family members, community members, even children. The ensemble of tubas and euphoniums played 16 classic Christmas songs, including “Deck the Halls,” “Silent Night,” “Jingle Bells” and “Pat a Pan.” An ensemble of tubas and euphoniums is not one that is commonly heard. People are more used to hearing an entire...