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3/30/2004
Contact:
K.E. Schwab -- 724-738-2199; e-mail:
karl.schwab@sru.edu
The Ludacris concert set for April 26 is SOLD
OUT.
No tickets will be available at the door!
SRU TO OFFER
HIP-HOP WEEK WITH SPOTLIGHT ON MUSIC, POETRY APRIL
17-26
SLIPPERY
ROCK, Pa. – The popular hip-hop band Ludacris, and a special
guest, will highlight “Hip-Hop Week” at Slippery Rock
University as student organizations examine how the current fad is
affecting poetry, music and today’s campus culture April
17-26.
Ludacris will play at 8 p.m. April 26 in
the Robert N. Aebersold Student Recreation Center. Tickets are $17
for SRU students and $27 for non-students and may be purchased in
the University Union or charged through the SGA Bookstore at
724-738-2104. All tickets will be $27 at the
door.
The
concert is sponsored by SRU’s University Program Board and
the Black Action Society.
The week opens with a
kickoff party at 10 p.m. April 17 featuring GQ of WAMO 106.7 FM
Morning Show at the SRU Ski Lodge. Admission is free, but a photo
ID is required.
A “Def Poetry Jam”
featuring Abyss, a spoken word artist, is set for 7 p.m. April 19
in the Rocky’s Den of the University Union, and an Open
Forum: Hip-Hop and Its Effect on Culture will be held at 7 p.m.
April 20 in the University Union.
Stunt 101: Hip-Hop Week Fashion Show
will be held at 8 p.m. April 21 in the Maltby Center’s Sheehy
Theater, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 22 an airbrush artist
will be available in the University Union Lobby to decorate shirts,
shoes, jeans and hats.
At 8 p.m. April 23 a
free“YO”-style open mic night
will be held in the University Union Lobby, allowing student to
show their own talents in poetry reading, singing or other musical
entertainment.
A
“Splash Waterfalls Afterparty” will conclude the week
again featuring WAMO’s GQ at 10 p.m. in the University Union.
Admission is $5 (higher after midnight). Photo ID required for
admission.
PN, WPN, PgN, WPN, AA
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