Arts & Events

  It’s difficult to miss those detailed exhibits that are periodically changed in the library. The current exhibit, which has been up since February 8, is entitled “Celebrating Puget Sound Theatre.”  As the name suggests, this particular exhibit presents a glimpse into the process of and effort that goes into performance and production at the University of Puget Sound. On display are items from campus productions such as 1620 Bank Street and Kiss Me Kate. According to Theatre Liaison Librarian Lori Ricigliano, with showcases displaying everything from playbills and production...

Editors note: The following article is the unabridged version of an article that ran in print on February 20, 2015 entitled "Death Grips."   "Death Grips was and always has been a conceptual art exhibit above and beyond a band." Thus read the soon-to-be-legendary 'breakup napkin' of Sacramento-based music group Death Grips last summer. The note was met with considerable backlash, but this kind of reaction was nothing new to the group, which comprised of drummer Zach Hill, vocalist Stefan Burnett as "(MC) Ride," and producer Andy Morin, known during this...

Our own Michael Benitez, Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at Puget Sound, recently contributed to a book about music and youth counter-culture called Rebel Music: Resistance through Hip Hop and Punk.  Benitez uses “Hip Hop is Dead” as a muse and writes with passion and intelligence about his hopes and fears for the future of hip hop. Benitez explains that ever since record producers figured out that the genre had enormous potential to rake in cash, they have tried to take hip hop out of the hands of the community...

Considering the prevalence of food allergies, more and more people are demanding quality sweets that are also allergen-friendly.  As it should be! You deserve quality treats even if you can’t digest some of the common ingredients in sweets. This recipe for Coconut Dream Bars is perfect for people who are gluten- and/or dairy-sensitive. What makes the recipe work is the balance between the topping and the crust.  Since the topping is so sweet, the amount of brown sugar is reduced in the shortbread crust. Making the crust thicker and adding...

Couldn’t necessarily describe the University of Puget Sound campus as “fashion-oriented.” However, beneath the surface, Puget Sound senior Nathaniel Skinner is using his artistic talent to create a collection of T-shirts that has the potential to redefine fashion. “I had an inherent love affair with clothing,” Skinner said. “My mom is involved in fashion and she taught me the importance of dressing well as a form of personal expression.” Along with childhood friend, Kahlil Dumas, who attends the University of Portland, Skinner launched Darkroom Collective, a collection of cyanotype inspired...

“The Antique Sandwich Co. is a meeting place for people who love good food, music and pie,” says the info card at the cash register. This 40-year-old restaurant is filled with delicious house-made baked goods, lasagnas, quiches, granola, soups, sandwiches, pies and so much more. Expect to find quality food made from organic ingredients at low prices, popular open-mic nights, and a store filled with fair-trade knick-knacks. A beautiful mural is painted on the outside of the restaurant, a piece created by Mary Mann with two Native American mermaids enjoying...

(PHOTO COURTESY/KRIS ORLOWSKI) Kris Orlowski (Above) recently released a stripped down EP entitled Columbia City Theater Sessiosn. It returns to his more intimate acoustic style and captures the magic of his solo performances.   Fall means rain for the Northwest. Lots of rain. But despite the gloomy Tacoma winter outside, it all seemed to lift, if only for a moment, one night in November. Pacific Northwest musician Kris Orlowski graced Puget Sound this November with a moving performance in Oppenheimer Café. He left the crowd smiling with his knockout set and...

The 90s are alive and well . . . on our heads. In the past year, we’ve seen a revival of velvet, chokers and fresh sneakers. So it only makes sense that hairstyles are following suit. The fabled man bun has become a recent sex symbol as the movement of “lumbersexuals” gains notoriety. Celebrities such as Colin Farrell, Orlando Bloom and Ezra Miller have turned long, unruly hair into sultry and luscious locks. The topknot, a refreshed take on the half-up/half-down hairstyle is simultaneously coming into vogue.  Actresses Kate Mara...

On Feb. 3, Schneebeck Concert Hall opened its doors to welcome Grammy Award-winning violinist Mads Tolling to the stage. Along with Puget Sound’s Jazz Orchestra, Tolling treated a lucky audience to a night of jazz and rhythm. Anybody passing by the hall that night is sure to have heard the blare of trumpets, the low crooning of saxophones and the undeniably bittersweet tones of the expertly played violin. Both students and community members alike were bobbing their heads and tapping their toes to keep in time with the steady rhythms...

Now that the craze over Katy Perry’s “dancing left shark” during her halftime show has started to calm down, and we are slowly starting to recover from the Super Bowl (We’ll get ‘em next year Seahawks!), we can turn to the long-awaited award season. This too is proving to be anyones game. Best Motion Picture nominees are American Sniper,Bird man (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash.  Many suggest that it will be a toss up between...

Not every performance can boast being a part of a series that has existed for 30 years. This past Friday’s event, An Evening of Baroque Music, however, is one of those performances. An Evening of Baroque Music, which was performed on Feb. 6, continued the long-standing Jacobsen Series. First established in 1984, the series is named for Professor Leonard Jacobsen, Professor of piano and Chair of the Piano Department at the University of Puget Sound from 1935 to 1965. The Jacobsen series consists of concerts on a theme throughout the...