Manifest returns to Grant Park

When it comes to Manifest, size does matter.
Now in its third year, Columbia’s annual urban arts festival features the work of more than 1,000 students representing every department at the college. The May 27 finale to the monthlong collegewide showcase will take place on two Grant Park stages, the Columbia College Sculpture Garden and at HotHouse, 31 W. Balbo Drive. The Puppetry Performance and Parade, the Artwalk and the Tic Toc Performance Project are returning this year alongside three new headlining bands.
“To sum it up: bigger and better,” said Vice President of Student Affairs Mark Kelly. “Every single academic department is involved. … And therefore there is senior or graduate work coming from every department.
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Student organizations at ‘core’ of festival

At the third annual Manifest, 40 of Columbia’s student organizations will be represented. And with a wide variety of activities and events available, there’s something for everyone.
“We have double the space and double the amount of things happening,” said Dominic Cottone, director of student leadership. “Our No. 1 goal is to get the students to come out and make connections that will help build their skills outside of class.”
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IM students create ‘network’ for future

With its Manifest show, “NET.work,” Columbia’s Interactive Multimedia Department will offer seniors one of the keys to success after graduation: a chance to show their portfolios to prospective employers.

According to Robyn Martin, the Interactive Multimedia Department’s student liaison, the department’s participation in this year’s Manifest will be centered on the theme, “When you network, you get work.”
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Beat the Donkey gets down at Manifest

At the third annual Manifest, 40 of Columbia’s student organizations will be represented. And with a wide variety of activities and events available, there’s something for everyone.
“We have double the space and double the amount of things happening,” said Dominic Cottone, director of student leadership. “Our No. 1 goal is to get the students to come out and make connections that will help build their skills outside of class.”
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The many sounds of Manifest

Copeland:
Somewhere between emo and indie rock lays Atlanta quartet Copeland with a sound that equally recalls the likes of Toad The Wet Sprocket, Matchbox 20, Jimmy Eat World and Coldplay.

Heiruspecs:
Minneapolis-based hip-hop five piece Heiruspecs (pronounced High-Roo-Spex) has not only performed alongside the likes of Jurassic 5, Sage Francis, The White Stripes and Busta Rhymes...

Saraphine:
At present, Chicago’s Saraphine may be just another promising local rock band. However, the band’s hook-laden, emotive brand of pop-infused alternative rock has already garnered them high-profile gigs alongside everyone from Local H and Lucky Boys Confusion to Butch Walker and Shiner...
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A passion for the pageantry of puppets

Puppets, stilts, an unusual marching band and a parade are all part of the guerilla street theater that is the May 27 Puppetry Parade and Performance. The exhibition was created out of 15 weeks of work from Puppetry, Pageantry and the Art of Spectacle, a class based on puppetry, outdoor public spectacles and bringing the theater to the streets.
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Dance troupes to strut their stuff at Manifest

Back by popular demand, student dance groups Adrenaline and Columbia Recognized Unique Individuals will take the stage May 27 for another round of performances at Manifest.

With a mix of hip-hop and Latin music, these crowd-pleasing troupes, consisting of mostly non-dance majors will dance their way through Manifest on both the Garden Stage and the Main Stage.
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Manifest offers an artwalk to remember

Artwalk 2004 may prove to be the largest art show Columbia has hosted since the start of Manifest. More than 15 different disciplines are represented in this year’s shows. The route starts with the two new exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in the Alexandroff Campus Center, 600 S. Michigan Ave. Once again this year a free shuttle service is offered. Shuttle service times are from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and again from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. South Campus Building, 624 S. Michigan Ave.
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It’s a fish, it’s a grocery cart, it’s the A&D Derby

At face value, the Art and Design Department’s Derby may look like little more than a diversified take on the age-old pinewood derby, but take a closer look and you’ll see that these are not just slabs of wood with wheels attached.

In fact, according to Jim Zimpel, Columbia’s daytime woodshop manager and co-creator of the derby, one can expect to see a grocery cart, a roller skate, a fish and an upside- down, flaming tanker truck racing down the 30 foot by 60 foot track at Manifest’s A&D Derby, which will take place on May 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the CPS Parking Lot, 645 S. Wabash Ave.
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