Category Archives: Arts & Entertainment

Art students receive honors

By Chris Allison

Copy Editor

Photos by Chris Allison |  David Newman announces the purchase award winners.

Photos by Chris Allison | David Newman announces the purchase award winners.

 

The Brookhaven College School of the Arts hosted an awards reception for the Spring Juried Student Art Exhibition on May 8.

Student work was displayed and awaited critique Continue reading

Illustrator shares secrets to success

By Chris Allison

Copy Editor

Photos by Scott Mitchell | Michael Hogue addresses the crowd at his Atrium Gallery reception April 28.

Photos by Scott Mitchell | Michael Hogue addresses the crowd at his Atrium Gallery reception April 28.

 

More than 50 works of brightly colored art covered the walls of Brookhaven College’s Atrium Gallery from March 25 to April 26.

Pieces ranged the spectrum of artistic techniques. Newspaper illustrations and paintings done on scrap pieces Continue reading

Film’s glitz, glamour overshadow substance

Movie Review

By Azure Wedan

Managing Editor

 

The Illuminati strike again, this time with a $127 million blockbuster film adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” replete with Jay-Z, Kanye and Beyoncé tracks. Extravagance and glamour radiate from Australian producer Baz Luhrmann’s fifth full-length movie. The screenplay, co-written by Continue reading

‘Almost, Maine’ amuses crowd

Theater Review

By Bradley Varnell

Staff Writer

 

The two-week run of Theatre Brookhaven’s “Almost, Maine” closed May 5, following eight performances. The cast of 12 captured the ups and downs and the laughs and tears that come along with Continue reading

Students commemorate Earth Day on campus

By Cynthia Arias

Staff Writer

Photos by Ardy Badakhshanian |  Student Baruk Bakirdoven blows up a bubble in celebration of Earth Day.

Photos by Ardy Badakhshanian | Student Baruk Bakirdoven blows up a bubble in celebration of Earth Day.

 

Stretched across the Commons Courtyard, a white banner strewn with hand prints drew a crowd of students and attendees urging them to sign the pledge to be green. DJ Earthshine, English professor Hurshel Burton, spun the turntables and pumped out tunes in celebration of Continue reading

Bigfoot enthusiasts surface

By Aaron Ortega

Opinion Editor

Photos by Earl Ward | A plaster cast created from a Bigfoot print.

Photo by Earl Ward | A plaster cast created from a Bigfoot print.

 

An eager crowd listened to a recording of the sounds of forest nightlife in an expansive banquet hall inside the Fort Worth Convention Center.

Crickets chirped, the wind rustled the leaves and a faint howl could be heard in the distance. A distant grunt could be heard Continue reading

35 Denton wows crowds

By Aaron Ortega

Opinion Editor

Photo by Adriana Salazar | A crowd of people at 35 Denton wave their hands in the air during a concert despite dreary weather conditions.

Photo by Adriana Salazar | A crowd of people at 35 Denton wave their hands in the air during a concert despite dreary weather conditions.

 

After almost an hour delay, 35 Denton’s headlining performer, Solange, took to the indoor stage. Apologizing for circumstances beyond her control, Solange and her band created a warm atmosphere to dry off any Continue reading

BHC Theater presents ‘8’

By Bradley Varnell

Staff Writer

 

 

Brookhaven College’s theater program closed its three-day run of “8” Saturday, March 9. The play deals with the hot-button issue of marriage equality and the legal battle over California’s Continue reading

Faculty stars in film

By Nicholas Bostick

New Media Editor

 

Parul Bhatia taking questions from her fans at FunAsia Theater.

Photo by Nicholas Bostick | Parul Bhatia taking questions from her fans at FunAsiA Theater.

 

It was raining outside, but the fans still came out to FunAsiA Theater in Richardson for the premiere of “Geeta in Paradise.” The small theater was crowded with photographers snapping pictures, friends chatting over plates of curry and rice and a duo of musicians wandering through the crowd Continue reading

Artist presents talent

 By Chris Allison

Copy Editor

 

Brookhaven College School of the Arts hosted a reception for nationally recognized artist Judy Youngblood on Feb.14.

Youngblood’s work is displayed at the Dallas Museum of Art Continue reading