DANBURY, CONN. — Western Connecticut State University has released its Midtown Coffeehouse schedule for spring 2019. The Coffeehouse will include a weekly 8 p.m. open mic, followed most weeks at 9 p.m. by a featured act performance, on Thursdays during the spring semester in the Colonial Corner in the Student Center on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Admission is free and open to the public, although donations to sustain the Coffeehouse are welcome.
The Coffeehouse will feature its next performance at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, with the band, Nina Et cetera, sponsored by the university’s Program Activities Council (PAC).
Upcoming events will include:
- Feb. 7: WCSU Jazz Ensemble, a group of student musicians
- Feb. 14: All-Night Open Mic
- Feb. 21: Mandala, an indie rock band from Connecticut. Mandala is a collection of musicians and writers dedicated to capturing emotions through technicality and rhythm.
- Feb. 28: To be announced
- March 7: All-Night Open Mic
- March 14: No Coffeehouse – Spring Break
- March 21: Readings from the WCSU online literary magazine, Poor Yorick
- March 28: WCSU student Megan Lyon
- April 4: To be announced
- April 11: Vocalist and WCSU student Toure Richardson, with a mix of R&B, soul and gospel, and pop
- April 18: All-Night Open Mic
- April 25: Icarus Account
- May 2: WCSU Center Stage
- May 9: To be announced
For more information, contact the Office of Student Affairs at (203) 837-9700.
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