College Daze: Covering the Campus: 'Talent show spotlights gifted, unusual acts': March 12, 1987

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Photo credit: Professor Peter C. Townsend, Miami Dade Community College
Talent show spotlights gifted, unusual acts

 Catalyst, March 12, 1987 issue

 Alex Diaz-Granados
Diversions Editor


If you want to see some of the campus' "class" acts, then you don't want to miss the fifth annual talent show, today at 12:30 in Room 6120.

According to Sonia Meistrell, program coordinator of arts, "There will be 12, maybe 13 acts which give us a variety of offerings. This year's show will be a combination of bands, solo singers, a magician and even a classical music act."

And it's all students only. "In the past," Meistrell said, "a few faculty members would perform with a group of students, but this year the acts are being done exclusively by students."

One of last year's students was Ira Sullivan, a member of Emerald City, which recently played campus.

Meistrell said, "We have a few small details to take care of still - we have to find judges and find out how much prize money we can award. Hopefully, we will be awarding a first prize of $100."

The talent show will be emceed by David Gravel, from the communications department.

"Even if a few students have classes," Meistrell said, "I'm sure that they will show up anyway - this is one of our most popular student entertainment activities."

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