Spring Break
Jorgensen Hosts A-List Acts
Ashley McGown
Issue date: 8/30/07 Section: Focus
Cost: $7 for students; $25-30 for non-students
Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart teams up with tabla master Zakir Hussain, talking drummer Sikiru Adepoju and percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo for a night of music. The pit-stop in Storrs is part of tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of their chart topping, Grammy award winning record, "Planet Drum."
Act: Anúna
Date: Oct. 19
Time: 9 p.m.
Cost: $7 for students; $25-30 for non-students
Originating in Ireland, Anúna is a group consisting of 14 singers and three musicians whose performances are littered with extraordinary costumes and lighting. Best known as the original voices of "Riverdance," Anúna is setting out on their first U.S. tour this fall, on which they'll explore and perform different arrangements of medieval music.
Act: Lewis Black
Date: Oct. 26 & 27
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: $16-20 for students; $34-45 for non-students
Black, a Grammy award winning comedian, is sure to be one of the most exciting acts at Jorgensen this season. His rant-style stand up act, which is often politically charged, has managed to captivate audiences all over the US. His constant touring and frequent appearances on "The Daily Show" have made Black one of today's most popular comedians.
Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart teams up with tabla master Zakir Hussain, talking drummer Sikiru Adepoju and percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo for a night of music. The pit-stop in Storrs is part of tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of their chart topping, Grammy award winning record, "Planet Drum."
Act: Anúna
Date: Oct. 19
Time: 9 p.m.
Cost: $7 for students; $25-30 for non-students
Originating in Ireland, Anúna is a group consisting of 14 singers and three musicians whose performances are littered with extraordinary costumes and lighting. Best known as the original voices of "Riverdance," Anúna is setting out on their first U.S. tour this fall, on which they'll explore and perform different arrangements of medieval music.
Act: Lewis Black
Date: Oct. 26 & 27
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: $16-20 for students; $34-45 for non-students
Black, a Grammy award winning comedian, is sure to be one of the most exciting acts at Jorgensen this season. His rant-style stand up act, which is often politically charged, has managed to captivate audiences all over the US. His constant touring and frequent appearances on "The Daily Show" have made Black one of today's most popular comedians.
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