FREE, FUN EVENTS THIS SEMESTER! Plan to join us on Wednesdays in the UMass Boston Campus Center Food Court, in the dining hall area against the far wall through the end of the semester. It's the WUMB X-treme Folk eXperience, with a wide variety of FREE events including live music, movies and more. Make this page your favorite, and return often for further details about each event throughout the semester.
Listen to X-treme Folk Friday Nights at 7pm at 91.9 then listen online the rest of the week on WUMB's "X-Stream" Folk Channel is now LIVE! Click here to enjoy the music of performers like Beck, Ben Harper, David Gray, The Indigo Girls, Nickel Creek, Aimee Mann, Ryan Adams, and indie artists -- without commercial interruption or talk!
Weds, November 22nd at Noon
Dust off your harmonica and get to the Campus Center Food Court today. Subway performer Lloyd Thayer visits the cafeteria to teach the fine art of the harmonica. Don't own a harmonica? Send us an Email and we'll reserve one for you so you can take a lesson. And once you've learned the basics from Lloyd, the harmonica is yours to keep!
Weds, December 13th at Noon
End-of-Semester Celebration! X-treme Folk Music, Fun and Games and cool prizes on the Wheel of Fortune. Stop by the WUMB table, take a spin, and Win!
Weds, September 13th at Noon
Liz Carlisle (pictured) and her drummer Russell Wolff entertained UMass students on the Plaza outside the campus center during the first X-treme Folk eXperience of the fall semester.
Weds, September 27th at Noon
It was movie time in the campus center food court. The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 showcased performances by Muddy Waters (pictured), T-Bone Walker, Mississippi Fred McDowell and many other blues masters.
Weds, October 11th at Noon
Worldbeat pop with a blend of rock, jazz and ethnic rhythms by French singer/songwriter Eric Vincent. Eric's songs contain elements of folk and rock as well as rhythms reflecting his travels in Africa and the Caribbean. He is often considered one of the best contemporary singers in the French tradition of song "la chanson francaise." Songs like "Bwana, Bwana", his tribute to Botswana, and "Haiti Kimbe Fo'" a statement of solidarity for that troubled land, reflect Eric’s interest and compassion. The comical "Dear John Letter" Eric shows off his lighthearted mastery of the art of puns. Eric even put out an album of many familiar James Taylor signature tunes adapting them to his own brand of witty, socially introspective, and insightful lyrics.
Weds, October 25th at Noon
Movies and Music are on the menu today. Grab your lunch, then come sit, relax and watch a concert DVD featuring Donavon Frankenreiter's The Abbey Road Series.
Weds, November 8th at Noon
Movies and Music are on the menu today. Grab your lunch, then come sit, relax and watch a concert DVD featuring Son Volt's 6 String Belief. Our apologies that we were not able to present this show as anticipated. We hope to reschedule it for next semester
The X-treme Folk eXperience is sponsored by
the UMass Boston Division of Enrollment Management. If you have any comments about the series or ideas for future events, please contact us at wumbinfo@umb.edu
"I just started listening again— Great programming! Keep up the good work!"
-Michael Hull MA
Featured Benefit:
Mozaic Room Coffeehouse
$1.00 off tickets purchased at door for any concert.
UMASS Boston Department of Continuing Education
The Department of Continuing Education offers a wide variety of on-line course as well as professional training programs in information technology, human resources management and integrated marketing communitcations. www.ccde.umb.edu
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