2008 Woodie Awards
Ledonia Wright Hosts Spoken Word Artists
Binta L. Dixon
Issue date: 10/2/08 Section: News
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The event was organized in an attempt to facilitate interest in the liberal arts and highlighted poets and musicians on the ECU's campus.
"It is an outlet for students to come together," said Ashley Glover, junior communications major, who assisted associate director LaQuesha Foster in organizing and hosting the Café.
LaQuesha said that she organized the event after the success of a previous Open Mic night, and when she saws that all the seats were filled, was impressed with the turn out.
The event attracted ECU students from many major student organizations such as The Black Student Union, Word of Mouth and the Interested Ladies of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Incorporated.
Held in the gallery of the cultural center, the event showcased performances from groups such as Word Of Mouth poetry group, and other individual poets and musicians.
"It was a great stepping stone for poetry and the movement of spoken word on ECU's campus," said Jonny Martinez, sophomore mathematics major.
The show's master of ceremonies was a performance poet named "Life" from Conway, S.C., who was invited at the request of an alumnus of ECU.
One performer, RaSheeda Waddell, graduate assistant for LWCC, explained that the Café was different from other more serious educational programs hosted by the center, and provided a more relaxed atmosphere for students who enjoy performance art.
"Poets and musicians are welcome," said Wadell, who said she was pleased with the turn out.
The Ledonia Wright Cultural center is located in the Bloxton House, in the heart of campus across the mall from Mendenhall and the Recreational Center, and is home to many educational programs.
The center also showcases African artwork and acts as a resource for multicultural affairs.
The Cultural Café was the first in a series that will continue monthly at the cultural center.
Associate director Foster stated that the Café will be different each month, and expressed her satisfaction with the project thus far.
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