The Daily Collegian Mezzanine to host Ataris, local bands By Lindsay Cryer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Though the weather’s getting colder, the band known for its cover of "Boys of Summer” will be making a stop in Happy Valley tonight. The Ataris, along with Testing for Echo and Don’t Panic, will per form at the Mezzanine, 420 E. College Ave. Honor Bright and local bands Groundbreaking Ceremony and The Whatleys will open the show. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 9 p.m. Jon Baker, lead vocalist of Groundbreaking Ceremony, said having The Ataris play in State College is an honor. He said he has listened to the band since he was in high school. “When music has evolved and going digital and less records, thriving at an independent level like The Ataris is unheard of.” Baker said, adding that he expects at least 200 people to attend the show. The way the band has perse vered, Baker said, is an inspiration to local bands. "Show turnouts are down all across because of the economy and because music is a little too accessible to everyone.” Baker said. "Continuing to do well is amazing and really inspirational for bands like The Whatleys and Groundbreaking Ceremony." Eddie Fisher, known by the moniker Eddie Fraud, will per form with The Whatleys. He said he expects there to be a lot of jumping and audience participa tion, calling Groundbreaking Ceremony and The Ataris both "sing-along bands." "We're just there to have a good Russian orchestra to fill Eisenhower with classics By Hannah Rishel and Madeline Fitzgerald COLLEGIAN STAFF vVriITFR The Moscow State Symphony Orchestra will bring classical Russian music to State College tonight. The orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets are 522 for University Park students. $55 for adults and $37 for children 18 and under. John Mark Rafacz. editorial manager for the (’enter for the Performing Arts, said the orches tra's style is very European. Collegian A/ofe’? Doi,,t get stressed! iff SEMESTER PACKS win hdpyou! ★ Organized. Detailed. Typed Notes ★ Notetakers: “A” Students in Class ★ Ready the Next Day ★ Free Practice Kxams i* elected courses) ★ Best Value for Your Money 300+ COURSES AVAILABLE CALL FOR COURSE LIST \\NITTANY NOTES ■ TC 238-0623 MittanyMotes.com Stay up to date on deadlines and promotions! ?o\.\o* www.twitter.com/mycollegianad Courtes/ of myspace.com The Ataris, along with five other bands, will play at the Mezzanine tonight. Tickets are $l2 at the door and $lO at Skate Penn. time.” Fisher said. “Its comes across in the show.” Josh Chestnutwood, who man ages Metal Mondays and indie rock shows at Mezzanine, said he is especially excited to be promot ing this show. "The ability to even put some thing on is kind of a dream of mine, because the live music scene is pretty' much full of cover bands." he said. “It’s nice to get someone to play originals.” The show package was first pre sented to Chestnutwood by for mer State College concert pro moter Meredith Rebar. She was contacted by the Ataris in hopes of scheduling a concert in central Pennsylvania. Rebar, who now works with shows in the Harrisburg area, said she reached out to Baker, who is also promoting the show, knowing the Mezzanine would be a great "They are very earthy, passion ate and in-your-face," he said. Pavel Kogan will conduct the orchestra, and the performance will feature American violin soloist Jennifer Koh for Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor. The orchestra will also perform Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien and Maurice Ravel's arrangement of Modste Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, according to a press release. The Moscow State Symphony Orchestra has experi enced some financial trouble, which isn't uncommon for Russian orchestras, but it has managed to BY’S LICES BIGGER THAN ro MC€! (814)234-4862 4 300 S Pugh St 4 101 Love the Greater I'hillv Area? Check out The Daily Collegian's Classified section in the paper or online for today's listing of employment opportunites. real estate, and cars in the Greater Philh’Area! \R T S & E \ I I RTAI N M E \ 1 venue to host the show. "It was available and she need ed a place to go, and I put the seal of approval,” said Chestnutwood, a State College resident. "It was a good idea all around for everyone to make money.” Tickets can be purchased at Skate Penn, 218 E. Calder Wav, for $lO prior to the show or at the door for Sl2. transcend that, Rafacz said. Rafacz said students don't usu ally attend classical music events, unless they are music majors but he hopes they attend tonight's show. When Rafacz was a fresh man at Penn State, he attended an orchestra concert that changed his outlook on the genre of classi cal music, he said. Bud Parks. Class of 2010. said he enjoys listening to classical music, because he's a musician himself. "I like to listen to what's going on within the music." Parks said. "Classical music is one of the most advanced genres of music that you can have. Listening to it is a Make your appoinbmenb online ab http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/health coso is $2O ana may os oinsa do your souasno accouno. Covered by the Penn State student health insurance plan. f UmversityHealthServices Cfi. r t»e-ifenr.7 Jotted o" d:e U”i,Pa r >- if Penr. Srt Advertise! 814-865-2531 To e-mail reporter: Ibcl46@psu.edu If you go What: The Ataris When: 9 p.m. tonight, doors open at 8:30 Where: The Mezzanine, 420 E College Ave. Details: Tickets are $lO at Skate Penn, $l2 at the door penn snace seunenGS: sbay healthy this winder-ged Immunized! '' i i H 1 U Owner of Cheny Darling returns to State College By Lindsay Cryer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The “darling" of the State College music scene is returning. Tonight’s Ataris show marks the first time Meredith Rebar is dipping her toes back into the State College music scene. Rebar, founder and owner of Cherry Darling Productions, left State College in December 2009 for another job working as the community income development specialist for the American Cancer Society. “Eve lost a lot of relatives to can cer so it's veiy close to my heart and it definitely makes a differ ence." Rebar said. The ACS was always at the top of the list of place Rebar wanted to work. Through the ACS. Rebar has begun the Music for Hope concert series, which benefits the organization. She has also worked in the Harrisburg music scene promoting shows through Cherry Darling Productions and by part nering with Green Belt Events, another promotions company in the area. While she said she likes working in the more established music scene of Harrisburg, she also enjoys checking in on State College. The opportunity to get back into the local scene arose with tonight's show at Mezzanine. -120 E. College Ave.. featuring The Ataris. The band needed a place to perform in the central Pennsvlvania area and Rebar. thinking exercise tor me Valerie Stratton, an associate psychology professor at Penn State Altoona, wrote in an e mail that from her own personal expe rience. listenaing to classical music usually gives a person a "broader understanding and appreciation of music in general." Stratton has done research, on the short-term emotional and cog nitive reactions to small pieces ol "It's hard to get interested in music that one hasn't grown up with." Stratton wrote. "Out research did show that we respond best to familiar music and CHEESE CURDS w/any purchase trm or*, Gcog n*t it •cns Lm 'jr«e coupon . 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