The Harding Campus Activities Board has been offering a student-led open mic night every Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. in the activities room next to Starbucks.<\/p>\n
Students can sign up in the CAB office or tell a CAB worker they would like to participate before the performances begin.<\/p>\n
According to CAB worker senior Laura Jo Sawyer, performances generally include singing, spoken word and slam poetry, but all types of performances are welcome.<\/p>\n
Sawyer said CAB is using open mic to scout out performances for the Harding Spectacular, which will take the place of the Burksy’s.<\/p>\n
“Open mic night is a great platform to find talented people we want to see more of at the Harding Spectacular,” Sawyer said.<\/p>\n
Sawyer said they have had a good number of viewers lately, too.<\/p>\n
Senior Dustyn Stokes performs at open mic regularly. She said she is encouraged to participate because a lot of people she knows participate. She said it feels like you are performing in front of your friends.<\/p>\n
Stokes said a lot of people who perform come prepared with original songs and poetry.<\/p>\n
“It gives them a positive audience to perform in front of and a smaller audience so it is less nerve racking,” Stokes said. <\/p>\n
Sawyer believes that open mic night is a great venue for people to start performing or just show their talents.<\/p>\n
“I love open mic night because it gives people the opportunity to put themselves out there without a huge, terrifying crowd,” Sawyer said. “It is a nice, relaxing break in the middle of the week for those watching.”<\/p>\n
Stokes said she usually performs with juniors Taylor Provencher and Forrest Parker. She said they prepare by going to a practice room in the Reynolds and work through the tempo of the song. She said they always try to add their own style to it.<\/p>\n
“It gives Harding students an outlet to perform before a small audience instead of having to audition for something big,” Stokes said. “It is a great way to show off their skills.”<\/p>\n
Stokes said open mic offers listeners variety from the atmosphere to the styles of music.<\/p>\n
“Sometimes it is laid back with a small crowd and other times it is packed,” Stokes said. “It will be different every time you go.”<\/p>\n
Participating in open mic could also mean winning a prize.<\/p>\n
According to Sawyer, every now and then, CAB will hand out a Starbucks gift card to a deserving performer.<\/p>\n
The next open mic night is Feb. 25 and continues every Tuesday, but it will not take place on March 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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