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Life’s a happy song and CMU’s Programming Activities Council (PAC) is going to prove it one concert at a time.
This year, PAC established two free event series for students. Laugh Out Loud Tuesdays bring comedians to campus on the first Tuesday of each month, but the organization also has the Coffee House Music Series. The second concert takes place Tuesday and features CMU student Tim Brown, who has built a solid reputation as a musician both on and off campus.
The campus has seen a few big acts play concerts this year, including performances by Andy Grammer in January and The Cab in September. In November, the series’ first concert featured Brett Hite.
PAC members want the Coffee House series to emphasize student artists in an effort to appeal to their peers and encourage creativity on campus.
“We’re looking into inviting more students to perform in the future,” PAC member Mackenzie Eikamp said. “We want to see how students react when one of their own participates.”
PAC is a student-run organization that aims to bring quality activities to campus. While their events are generally well attended, small scale shows like this can be popular or frustrating for the people coordinating them.
“The student body can be really unpredictable, but there’s no reason not to go,” Eikamp said. “It’s surprising to see what people attend and what they don’t. When we have smaller artists, we don’t see as many people, but it’s all about convenience. They don’t schedule these things into their day but if there’s nothing else going on for them, people will come.”
So far, the artists invited to perform have been brought to PAC’s attention through word of mouth advertising. Brown, who has performed on campus before, established a strong local presence. Eikamp said she is enthusiastic about including other student performers, but said PAC would require a demonstration from those with fewer regional credentials before adding their name to the playbill.
“If a student musician wanted to perform, we would be excited,” Eikamp said. “They should contact PAC by email or on our Facebook page and send us a quick demo so we can see what they’re offering. We really like to pay students, too. It’s nice to give a little money back to students.”
Brown will perform at noon Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the University Center’s Bookcliff Cafe. Because PAC is sponsored by student fees, all events are free.
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