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Fashion show to raise hinds for Lou Gehrig’s disease
By Joshua Glossner
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Penn State Marketing
Association will hold a fashion
show to raise money for charity at
7:30 tonight at Mezzanine, 420 E.
College Ave.
The proceeds from the all-ages
event will go to the Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis Association, a
charity that works to finding a
cure and treatments of ALS, or
Lou Gehrig's disease.
Caitlin Broscius, a member of
the fashion show’s committee,
said her roommate Vita McHale is
very close to the issue of ALS
because her father has the dis
ease.
Morocco
inspires
exhibit
By Samantha Arcieri
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Pen, pencil, paper. Form, edge
volume.
That’s Lilly Zuckerman's (sen
ior-fine arts) and Lindsey
Landfried's (senior-fine arts and
comparative literature) inspira
tion for their exhibit "Feed. Back.
Loop."
The exhibit opened Monday at
the Zoller Gallery in the Visual
Arts Building and will run until
Friday. Zuckerman’s senior show
features more than 30 pieces of
functional terracotta ceramics,
like dinner plates and bowls,
while Landfried’s senior thesis
shows off large-scale graphite
drawings.
Zuckerman said the research
grant that funded their trip to
Morocco last May served as a
source of inspiration for both proj
ects the exhibit is the culmina
tion of their efforts put out at
Penn State so far.
"It was inspiring to see true,
functional work in Morocco. ” she
said.
Zuckerman said she hopes any
one who visits the gallery will rec
ognize the functionality of her
pieces.
"I would like for people to feel
like it’s a generous presentation
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“We are just trying to do any
thing we can to help her family
and raise awareness about the
disease,” Broscius (senior-mar
keting) said.
McHale (senior-broadcast jour
nalism) said her family has been
raising money for the ALSA since
her freshman year at Penn State.
Her family has raised almost
$40,000 through ALS walks and
other events they have held, she
said.
“ALS has no treatment or cure,
so we are trying to do everything
we can to make a difference and
help find a way to treat it,” McHale
said.
Since her father, Joe, was diag
nosed on Feb. 21, 2007, the family
Courtesy of Lilly Zuckerman
Lilly Zuckerman (senior-fine arts) and Lindsey Landfried’s (senior
fine arts and comparative literature) exhibit “Feed. Back. Loop.” will
be on display in Zoller Gallery through Friday.
of forms." Zuckerman said. “The
added challenge was to make
pieces that relate to the body
while still not being a biennial flat
dinner plate."
Because each clay piece is cre
ated largely by hand, traces of her
fingerprints are still visible in her
pieces. Zuckerman said audi
ences will be able to relate to the
concept of the “frozen finger
print" present in her pieces
because everyone has touched
something, she said.
Zuckerman said each piece
took five to six hours to complete.
Landfried said the Moroccan
tradition of rug-making influ
enced her pieces. It took her 50 to
100 hours to complete nine-foot
by-nine-foot graphite drawings.
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has seen changes in her father’s
health, McHale said.
ALS starts in one muscle of the
body and slowly spreads to the
rest, she said now her father is
not able to walk, talk or do much
for himself.
“This is really the worst disease
ever,” McHale said. “We want to
raise as much awareness as possi
ble, and the fashion show will
help.”
“I hope people read a multitude
of images, ‘stories and references
in my work,” Landfried said.
Landfried said a variety of her
pieces channel the feelings of
“white noise” or the visualization
of the sounds a crowd makes.
Michele Amateau, professor of
visual arts and womens studies,
said the works go beyond obvious
Moroccan influences.
“The irony is that they both
went to Morocco, which is known
for very colorful, patterned tiles,"
Amato said.
“They took away notions of
repeated patterns. What was
maintained was something less
characteristic of Morocco and
more specific to their individual
works.”
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Diamonds and Lace, 908 Pike
St., Lemont; Flesh Decor, 332 E.
Calder Way; and Mr. Charles, 228
E. College Ave., will show off their
fashions during the show, and the
owners support raising money for
the cause.
“It’s for a great cause, and let-
ting [PSMA] borrow clothes from
here, it has a great feeling,” said
Laura Rossman, co-owner of
Flesh Decor. Rossman said the
fashion show will feature a variety
of clothes from the store, including
affordable outfits and high-end
wear. Diana Zeisky, owner of
Diamonds and Lace, sent cocktail
dresses and special occasion out
fits in the show.
McHale said the event will be
sponsored by the radio station
894.5, where she is an intern.
“Everyone at the station has
been very supportive of the
cause," she said.
Broscius said 894.5 will have
a live broadcast during the
fashion show. Master DJ Boogie
SOMA opens mic
to student artists
By Brittany Horn
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Just before Thanksgiving
break, students will have one
more chance to show off their tal
ents at their home away from
home.
Students Organizing the
Multiple Arts will host an Open
Mic Night at 8 tonight in the
Waring Study Lounge in West
Halls. The event is free and open
to everyone. Performers can sign
up on a first come, first serve
basis starting at 7 p.m. and are
advised to arrive early, as slots
should fill up fast, SOMA Media
Relations Chairman Nick
Weingartner said.
On average, performers are
normally given two to three
songs.
"There are absolutely no rules,
which makes it so special,"
Weingartner (senior-media rela
tions) said.
Acts can range from stand-up
comedy to acoustic guitars and
rap, and diversity is never lack
ing, he said.
At the last open mic night, the
first three acts featured a ukulele,
a melodica a mini keyboard
that the player blows into and a
rap group.
And it’s that kind of variety' that
keeps the show interesting, he
said.
"I just look forward to the
craziness," Weingartner said.
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will DJ the event, she said.
Kristen Harvilla, associate proj
ect manager for the fashion show,
said the event will include silent
auctions for tickets to the Penn
State-Indiana football game and
the Bon Jovi concert. There will
also be refreshments, Harvilla
(sophomore-marketing) said.
The theme for the fashion show
is “masquerade,” and about a
third of the models will be wearing
masks, Broscius said.
“If you donate a little bit more
money than the $3 at the door, you
will get some Mardi Gras beads,”
Broscius said. “This is just a way
to make it fun for everyone.”
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Brian Walker won’t be new to
the stage tonight, with his
acoustic guitar and original
music to accompany him. Walker
(senior-psychology) said he
hopes a good deal of people make
it out to the open mic night.
“It’s the one thing still in socie
ty that we have to appreciate
without politics getting involved."
he said.
Many artists, like Dylan
Justice, come strictly for the
great music.
"It's remarkable how many
people have talent at this univer
sity," he said.
justice (junior-energy, busi
ness and finance), a piano player
and singer, said he got into the
nights this year and now finds
them to be a great experience.
"I like getting up in front of peo
ple and playing the music they
want to hear," he said.
SOMA open mic nights were
created specifically as an outlet
for local artists and has continued
to grow in recent years.
Weingartner said. And while
SOMA does put on bigger shows,
he said the nights allow for new
talent to come through.
Representatives from local
venues as well as the Big Ten
Network often come out,
Weingartner said.
But as Waring Study Lounge
fills with musicians and instru
ments tonight. Weingartner said
he just hopes it feels like home.
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