Students Prepare for School of Performing Arts Benefit Concert, WABI Reports
WABI (Channel 5) reported on a rehearsal of University of Maine students for the upcoming student-run benefit concert “150 Years of American Song: A Celebration of the University of Maine.” The Jan. 23 event at the Collins Center for the Arts will celebrate UMaine’s 150th anniversary and serve as a School of Performing Arts fundraiser. More than 75 students will bring to the stage selections from the Great American Songbook through performances by a full big band, string orchestra and singing groups. Morgan Cates, a business administration major who will emcee the event, said proceeds from the concert will go toward SPA outreach programs that place UMaine students in the community and public classrooms to “spread the joy of the performing arts.” The concert also was mentioned on WVII (Channel 7) and in the Bangor Daily News column, “5 things to do this weekend.”