2008 Woodie Awards
Oh, the places to go!
Alyson McDermott
Issue date: 2/20/08 Section: Features
The Quinnipiac University campus is a town in itself with all of the amenities to live a comfortable day-to-day life, but there is much to do beyond the confined grounds of campus that can liven up a day. For students on a budget, who need to de-stress, or that just want to have fun, Hamden and its surrounding towns offer more fun and more great deals than you may think.
The Long Wharf Theater is just 10 minutes away in New Haven and offers $20 tickets for students year round for any show. The Long Wharf has performances everyday usually twice per day, except Monday. One really great thing about the Long Wharf is that it is really quite intimate.
Constructed out of a small warehouse, every seat in the theater offers superb views of the stage. The theater also does a lot of collaboration with Quinnipiac. QU students have put on multiple performances there, and beginning next week QU's Theater for Community will be performing "Medea" from Feb. 27 until Mar. 2. If you're looking for someone to go with, students enrolled in drama classes are often required to attend performances there. Check out their Web site, www.longwharf.org for more information.
If music tickles your fancy a bit more than acting, check out The Space on Treadwell Ave. in Hamden.
According to their Web site, "The Space is basically halfway between an underground arts collective and a sticky floor rock venue. There's a carpet, a staff of awesome volunteers, couches galore and over 100 kinds of tea. There's also rock and roll, folk, acoustic orchestras, independent film, funk, computer games, indie shows and more happening on our stage."
With performances every evening and a weekly open mic night, The Space is the perfect place for performers and audiences alike to enjoy some music. WQAQ does a lot of collaboration with The Space as well.
"They are just a really chill, alcohol free environment that lets local (and not local) bands play pretty much every night and their shows are between five to 10 dollars," junior WQAQ member Laura Goodman said. "It's really fun and a relaxing place to see a show. It's a good, different environment from the usual clubs that bands play in."
The Long Wharf Theater is just 10 minutes away in New Haven and offers $20 tickets for students year round for any show. The Long Wharf has performances everyday usually twice per day, except Monday. One really great thing about the Long Wharf is that it is really quite intimate.
Constructed out of a small warehouse, every seat in the theater offers superb views of the stage. The theater also does a lot of collaboration with Quinnipiac. QU students have put on multiple performances there, and beginning next week QU's Theater for Community will be performing "Medea" from Feb. 27 until Mar. 2. If you're looking for someone to go with, students enrolled in drama classes are often required to attend performances there. Check out their Web site, www.longwharf.org for more information.
If music tickles your fancy a bit more than acting, check out The Space on Treadwell Ave. in Hamden.
According to their Web site, "The Space is basically halfway between an underground arts collective and a sticky floor rock venue. There's a carpet, a staff of awesome volunteers, couches galore and over 100 kinds of tea. There's also rock and roll, folk, acoustic orchestras, independent film, funk, computer games, indie shows and more happening on our stage."
With performances every evening and a weekly open mic night, The Space is the perfect place for performers and audiences alike to enjoy some music. WQAQ does a lot of collaboration with The Space as well.
"They are just a really chill, alcohol free environment that lets local (and not local) bands play pretty much every night and their shows are between five to 10 dollars," junior WQAQ member Laura Goodman said. "It's really fun and a relaxing place to see a show. It's a good, different environment from the usual clubs that bands play in."
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