SAB’s “Nerd Night” Celebrates Fandoms and Folk Music
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 26, 2014) — Student Activities Board's Cultural Arts and Concerts Committees are collaborating to host an art gallery reception at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Rasdall Gallery in the University of Kentucky Student Center. The “Nerd Night” reception will feature artwork from different fandoms, including "Star Wars," "Harry Potter" and "Dr. Who," and a performance by the band Branches. Students will have the opportunity to win one of the prints on display.
“We are excited to be celebrating Nerd Night with an acoustic set by the band Branches and a nerd theme photobooth," said Melissa Simon, director of cultural arts. "It will be a really interactive and fun reception."
Hailing from California, Branches has recently received a lot of attention in the television industry, having their songs played on "Cougar Town," "One Tree Hill" and "The X Factor." Paste magazine recently named them one of "12 California Acts You Should Listen to Now." They will play original music, as well as some audience favorites in their own style. The band is perhaps most famous for their ingenious covers of songs like "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and "Halo."
“In order to bring attention to one of the Student Center's most unique assets, Melissa and I have teamed up to plan an art exhibition reception that will showcase the value of the Rasdall Gallery," Jordan Keeton, director of concerts, said. "She is stocking the gallery with art that appeals to all of our contemporary pop culture favorites, including 'Harry Potter,' 'Dr. Who' and 'Star Wars.' To accompany the artwork, I'm bringing the band Branches to perform. Like the visual art, Branches is sure to appeal to a large audience. They are a 'fun-folk-force' that has been compared to Mumford and Sons and The Head and The Heart.”
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