2008 Woodie Awards
Artistic Outlet Takes Place in Jasper Lounge
Julia
Issue date: 11/10/04 Section: Features
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Wednesday, September 3rd, in Jasper Lounge, it was that time of the semester when the creativity flows through the microphone, out of the speakers, and into the hearts of Jaspers. That's right, it was Manhattan Magazine's Coffee House! A small group of students set up the Coffee House for the Manhattan community to express artistic diversity amongst themselves.
Aside from the comfortable environment and friendly people, there were a variety of snacks and drinks available, like brownies, pastries and cookies, and soda, coffee and tea.
The head coordinator and the manager of the coffee house, senior Wendy McNew, said, "The Coffee House is an outlet for students to express [themselves], and meet new people."
She commenced the first Coffee House for 2004 by informing everyone about Manhattan Magazine, and how pleased she was about the outcome. Another coordinator of the Coffee House was sophomore Brigid Martin, who has been part of the Coffee House staff and has been participating in readings since last year.
Senior Henry Fernandez, a self-proclaimed coffee house "supporter and poet," said that this event is "a place where you can find new friends and find their talents." His friend added, "It's so open minded - no judging - all creativity."
Before the Coffee House even began, Fernandez said "It [didn't] even matter if people showed up..." that the whole point was for people to express their talents and be artistic.
As soon as 9 o'clock came around, groups of people started to show up. To everyone's surprise, the turn out was about 65 to 75 students. The crowd was more diverse than expected, and the Jaspers showed up in everything from pajamas to formal clothes, which also added to the variety.
"The crowd of people supplied a relaxing, comfortable environment, much more than I expected," said freshman Shaun Hyer.
Junior Nick Kapetanakis said, "It was a really cool atmosphere. It was so chill and diverse, definitely not what I expected, but I totally enjoyed it."
Aside from the comfortable environment and friendly people, there were a variety of snacks and drinks available, like brownies, pastries and cookies, and soda, coffee and tea.
The head coordinator and the manager of the coffee house, senior Wendy McNew, said, "The Coffee House is an outlet for students to express [themselves], and meet new people."
She commenced the first Coffee House for 2004 by informing everyone about Manhattan Magazine, and how pleased she was about the outcome. Another coordinator of the Coffee House was sophomore Brigid Martin, who has been part of the Coffee House staff and has been participating in readings since last year.
Senior Henry Fernandez, a self-proclaimed coffee house "supporter and poet," said that this event is "a place where you can find new friends and find their talents." His friend added, "It's so open minded - no judging - all creativity."
Before the Coffee House even began, Fernandez said "It [didn't] even matter if people showed up..." that the whole point was for people to express their talents and be artistic.
As soon as 9 o'clock came around, groups of people started to show up. To everyone's surprise, the turn out was about 65 to 75 students. The crowd was more diverse than expected, and the Jaspers showed up in everything from pajamas to formal clothes, which also added to the variety.
"The crowd of people supplied a relaxing, comfortable environment, much more than I expected," said freshman Shaun Hyer.
Junior Nick Kapetanakis said, "It was a really cool atmosphere. It was so chill and diverse, definitely not what I expected, but I totally enjoyed it."