by Monaih Sam | Mar 13, 2013 | News Slider
Calling all country music fans. There is a new country music countdown in town, and you can be a part of the live studio audience “CMT Hot 20 Countdown” is taped in front a live audience at the Nashville Visitor Center & Marketplace at the Music City Tower (inside Bridgestone Arena). Fan participation is a big part of the show, and college students are encouraged to attend the live-tapings. CMT favorites Cody Alan, Alecia Davis and Katie Cook will count down the 20 biggest country music videos in the nation. Fans will be able to interact with hosts Alan, Davis and Cook through social media integration on Twitter using the hashtag “#CMTHot20”, Facebook and Instagram. The weekly countdown also features news stories, debuts of hot new music videos, in-studio performances and interviews from country’s biggest and newest artists. If you’re interested in becoming part of the live, studio audience, email audience@cmt.com for details. Upcoming show tapings: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Tuesday, July 9. 2013 Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Tuesday, August 20, 2013 Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Tuesday, October 29, 2013 (All dates subject to...
by Evan Webb | Mar 12, 2013 | News Slider, Opinion
Oz the Great and Powerful is the new fantasy film directed by Sam Raimi and inspired by L. Frank Baum’s Oz series. The first thing to be noted about the film is that it is, by far, not The Wizard of Oz. Aside from the setting and some characters, this film misses on giving one the same feeling the original Wizard of Oz did. I do not know if the film was trying to or not, but if one goes to this film expecting to see The Wizard of Oz, then they will be sorely disappointed. However, if one goes to this film expecting to see a new, standalone story set in the same universe as The Wizard of Oz, then they will be in for a treat. Let me take a moment to make a few comments about 3-D: I hate it. But, I saw Oz the Great and Powerful in 3-D, and thought it worked very well. The opening title sequence of the film was beautiful and brilliant on its own but was made more engaging and alluring by the awesome use of 3-D. There are many circumstances in the film that are made better because of the 3-D element incorporated. (I think this is due to the film being shot in that format instead of post-converted to 3D.) As I mentioned before, it’s best not to go into this movie with expectations of reliving all the great things about The Wizard of Oz. The new film follows a wily, cunning magician named Oscar “Oz” Diggs (James Franco) as he finds himself in more trouble than he...
by Kelly Dean | Mar 11, 2013 | News Slider
It’s not every day that a college student gets to spend time “babysitting” hundreds of children before those kids took the biggest stage of their young lives. And the opportunity for Lipscomb students surely wasn’t taken for granted. “The best part about coalescing with the Country Music Association for this benefit concert was witnessing the dreams of these children reaching a platform to the community. Especially that of Nashville’s renowned, unique community of music, and camaraderie of dedicated country music stars, like Scotty McCreery,” sophomore Linnea Berg said. The Country Music Association annually sponsors the Keep the Music Playing All Stars concert at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. This year the event is hosted by young country music phenom, Scotty McCreery. The fund-raiser featured the best elementary, middle and high school singers from the Metro Nashville public schools. Several Lipscomb students were a part of these kids’ big day because of a volunteer opportunity provided by CMA. They were able to volunteer because of a new club on campus known as CMA EDU, which supports students interested in the music industry by providing networking opportunities and experience in the world of country music. Freshman Alex Justice, sophomore Berg, juniors Kelly Dean (the author of this piece) and Teresa Piquette were among the CMA EDU members representing Lipscomb. Volunteers got there at 11:30 a.m. to prepare for the rush of kids one hour later. Volunteers were divided into groups and assigned a school. Since the performance didn’t start until 6 p.m., there was plenty of down time for the students. Volunteers were in charge of watching the kids and providing the...
by Cory Woodroof | Mar 9, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
Early Saturday morning, a large crowd of people, ranging everywhere from young students to adults, gathered to compete in a fun competition that raised money for a cause that honors a fallen friend. The first annual Ty Osman II 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament invited those from around the community to compete, but to also remember the memory of Ty Osman Jr., a former Harding student and member of the Woodmont Hills congregation. Last March, Osman lost his life in a tragic car accident. According to Woodmont Hills Family of God youth minister David Sessions, Saturday’s tournament was held to remember Osman in a way that he would have enjoyed. “As the youth minister at Woodmont Hills, I started thinking about a while ago how would be ways we were going to process this anniversary,” Sessions said. “The character of our youth group is a group that likes to have fun, and Ty liked to have fun, too. “So, we wanted an event that would allow us process the anniversary in a fun way, but in a way that we could still honor him because he really loved basketball, too.” The event was free of charge, and donations were accepted to benefit Donate Life Tennessee, the Tennessee Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Osman was an organ donor at the time of his passing, and currently, seven individuals throughout the United States are using his organs. The Ty2 Foundation sponsored the event, which is a nonprofit set up by Osman’s family that benefits fellow charity organizations, with dotatelifetn.org being one of their largest benefactors, according to Sessions. 42 teams arrived...
by Nicci Carney | Mar 9, 2013 | News Slider
Friday, March 8, Shamblin Theater hosted the opening night for Blackbird Theater’s production of Amadeus. The Peter Shaffer play, later adapted into the Academy Award-winning film, tells the story of the tumultuous life and death of Mozart from the perspective of his long time rival Salieri. Feeling he was cheated by God because he was not blessed with the gift Mozart had, the play shows the mental and spiritual battle Salieri fought. The Amadeus production at Lipscomb gives Blackbird Theater founders Wes Driver and Greg Greene an opportunity to work at their Alma Mater, as well as work with current Lipscomb students. The idea began with Lipscomb Theater department chair Mike Fernandez and his encouragement for the duo to create the theater production company and be artist-in-residence. Driver is the artistic director, and Greene serves as the managing director. The hope of Driver and Green is to inspire, yet challenge, the minds of the audience. “The type of theater we hope to produce is transformative. We want to produce productions that will initially challenge people but ultimately inspires them,” Driver said. For Greene, the expectation for the show is, “to transform the people’s thinking and give them an opportunity to reflect on the big issues in life. Having conversations after the show and the responses from social media is what makes a show successful.” The production is one of the many performances from the Nashville Symphony and Orchestra throughout the months of March and April. Mozart in the Music City will be a period of all things Mozart. This includes the production of Amadeus, the Orchestra performing The Magic Flute and the Symphony holding a piano concerto. Student tickets are...
by Anne Paquin | Mar 9, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s eighth installment of Lumination News, Savanna Schubert and Nick Glende are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Ariel Jones brings you up to speed with sports, Jessica Burke fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Brynn Watkins gives the scoop on all things entertainment and Nicolette Carney delivers your weather forecast. This week’s newscast features insight into the Charlie Daniels’ Scholarship for Heroes Tour, a special feature on one of our Lipscomb veterans, information about Stephen Hurt’s A-Sun honor, a look at a fundraiser for the International Justice Mission, and highlights from the special chapel with the quarterbacks from the Tennessee Titans. We also take a closer look at senior Deonte Alexander and his time with the men’s basketball team, the Lipscomb Adoption Rally, a preview into the men’s track team, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
