Art&Soul Presents Luvapalooza: The Love Renaissance

Seats were something you could only wish about....
had you gotten to the show, after the opening. From all different types of social tracks and genres around campus, people FLOCKED to see what the hype was about - Had they not knew about it from before hand. If you missed this show, this moment in history, you truly missed out on a chance to see some of Oakwood University's finest poets and performers dazzling the hearts of hundreds in a spectacle - in poetry and music (but mostly poetry....POETS RUN THE SHOW). "It was by far the best AnS show I've ever seen" said Maine, a member of the highly esteemed "ArtnSoul" group, and one of the poets that performed that night. The show attracted from faculty members, the student body, and other poets from around the community - even a group of poets that came to support from The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

The show began with the usual open-mic, that grew so long within the ten minutes it was open, literally only half the people that signed up actually got the chance to make it to the stage. However, even in only being able to present half the list, the open-mic list itself was "crazy" - in comparison to the usual.

But then it was show time. As the curtains closed to set the stage, it was then reopened to only reveal Shawn, a rookie poet to the A&S group, doing his piece in classic "Mr. Rodgers" parody. From then on it was "nothing but panty droppers." EVERYBODY brought their A game. Even the host/MC of the night, who tickled the audience with his witty humor and striking appearance (*Cough...I was the host *cough). The show flowed all the way through, even keeping the vast majority of the audience after the intermission - which has always been a struggle AnS has wrestled with. The show was tied together at the end with a piece by Mick, another rookie poet to the group, that dedicated a piece to the special lady of his heart.

On a personal note...
I have been in ArtnSoul for the better part of 3 years now, and i can honestly say, NO OTHER SHOW SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE GROUP can hold a candle to the spectacle I witnessed that night. It had everything you wanted - Sad pieces, happy pieces, pieces about God, even pieces to scores and acoustic backdrops. I can't explain the emotion I felt watching the show from a shadow on the wall, witnessing what was said to "never be again" and "what ArtnSoul USED to be." In between the camera crew that was filming the show, and the flashes from cameras (from the 4 or so photographers that came), I couldn't but help remembering what "Luvapalooza" was like when I came in. We had NOTHING. We barley filled HALF of the auditorium FOR A FREE SHOW. And to see a body in EVERY seat, on top of the fact that EVERYONE HAD TO PAY, really made me thank God for everything. period. Because I remember a time when they said success and ArtnSoul shall never again be synonymous, and to those individuals I have nothing but love. However...well...that's another post for another day.
Praise be to God for great things He has, will, and continue to keep doing in the lives of every poet on campus, and ArtnSoul as a group.

AnS UP!!!!!! ___ X