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Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 10:17 a.m.

PB opens Maroon 5 concert to D.C. area college students

by Emily Cahn

Program Board will open up ticket sales to the Maroon 5 concert – which will be held in the Smith Center on Nov. 13 – to all D.C. area college students after the show failed to sell out within the GW community.

PB announced that Maroon 5 would be performing in the Smith Center in September. D.C. area students must purchase their tickets in person with the presentation of a valid student identification card at the Marvin Center Ticketmaster, according to PB’s release.  Students can purchase a maximum of six tickets per person, at $30 each.

“Ticket sales will open to other schools on Tuesday, October 20th, and are expected to go quickly. GW students are encouraged to purchase tickets today,” said Wesley Callahan, executive vice chair of PB, in a press release.

Program Board chair Tiffany Meehan originally said in September that Program Board “will not be opening sales to the public. Just students, faculty, staff and alumni.” Meehan did not immediately return a request for comment about the number of remaining tickets and TicketMaster officials said they could not release that information without Program Board’s consent.

Maroon 5 will visit 11 other universities on their national “Back to School” tour, including Cornell University, Virginia Tech and the University of Delaware, according to the band’s Web site.

The group is best known for their songs “This Love,” “She Will Be Loved,” and “Sunday Morning,” and have sold more than 10 million albums in the United States.

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Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 3:43 p.m.

Michael Moore to host town hall on capitalism in the Marvin Center Sept. 29

by Sarah Scire

Filmmaker and author Michael Moore will host a town hall discussion on capitalism next Tuesday in the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre.

Moore is known for his provocative and high-grossing documentaries, including “Bowling for Columbine,” “Fahrenheit 9/11,” and “Sicko.” Moore’s newest film, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” tries to unearth the reasons behind the recent economic downturn. Tuesday’s event will begin at 3 p.m. and seating is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

The event is cosponsored by GW College Democrats, Program Board and ThinkTalk.com, which will tape and broadcast the event.

College Democrats President Peter Weiss said the CDs believe Moore’s appearance will “incite interesting and thoughtful dialogue.” Weiss said his group is currently negotiating a Thursday and Friday screening of Moore’s new movie at AMC Loews in Georgetown.

A version of this post appeared in print on September 24, 2009.

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Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 6:04 p.m.

PB to host Maroon 5 concert Nov. 13

by Emily Cahn
maroon5

Courtesy of Maroon 5

Grammy-winning pop group Maroon 5 will perform at the Smith Center on Nov. 13 as part of the group’s Back to School Tour, Program Board announced Sunday afternoon.

Hip hop artist K’Naan will also perform, said PB Executive Vice Chair Wesley Callahan. Student tickets will cost $30 and go on sale Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. at the Marvin Center Ticketmaster Office. Tickets must be purchased in person with a valid GWorld card, and are limited to six tickets per student.

The group is best known for their songs “This Love,” “She Will Be Loved,” and “Sunday Morning” and have sold more than 10 million albums in the U.S.

“A mix of polished pop, rock and neo-soul appeal made Maroon 5 one of the most popular bands of this decade,” according to PB’s news release.

Maroon 5 will visit 11 universities on their tour, including Cornell University, Virginia Tech and the University of Delaware, according to the band’s Web site.

Last year, PB hosted a well-attended spring concert with Jason Mraz and Ben Folds.

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Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 8:36 p.m.

Kingston walks off stage at Fall Fest

by Alex Byers

10:23 p.m. Fall Fest ended on a sour note this evening when singer Sean Kingston ended his show abruptly after objects were thrown on stage.

Kingston, who was the headliner at Saturday’s concert, left the stage a little more than half hour after he started his set when two glow sticks were thrown on stage. Tim Miller, executive director of the Student Activities Center came on stage to tell the crowd not to throw objects, and Kingston returned about 10 minutes later. But after two more songs, another glow stick was thrown and Kingston left the stage again.

Reached on his cell phone, Miller said Kingston made the decision to leave the stage after approximately 30 glow sticks were thrown on the stage. “It was up to the crowd to decide if the show would go on,” he said. Kingston was scheduled to perform two more songs, he added.

Program Board, who gave out the glow sticks at the event, released a statement after the show that said Kingston was struck by two objects thrown after he had come back on stage.

Program Board Chair Tiffany Meehan said Kingston finished his set, but was scheduled to do a two-song encore that he did not complete. Mike Geremia, the agent who worked with Program Board to book the event, however, said Kingston cut his set by about 15 minutes, not including an encore.

Geremia added the singer was scheduled to do a meet and greet with students from Program Board, but Kingston declined to after the show.

“I don’t know what students would get out of throwing glow sticks on the stage,” Geremia said.

Meehan said Kingston was “very upset.”

“One GW student ruined a show that thousands came to today and that’s unbelievable.”

Meehan declined to discuss Program Board’s financial engagement with Kingston. Asked if the shorter show would effect Kingston’s compensation, Geremia said “It’s not his fault that the show was stopped short and I’ll leave it at that.”

Gabriella Schwarz and Amy D’Onofrio contributed to this report.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:42 p.m.

No headliner for Fall Fest yet

by Amanda Dick

Program Board’s Fall Fest is scheduled for Sept. 5 in University Yard, Program Board Chair Tiffany Meehan said in an e-mail Wednesday.

Meehan said that no performer is confirmed yet, but that food, amusements and giveaways will be available. Past Fall Fest performers include OK Go, Kanye West, Jimmy Eat World, RedMan and Gym Class Heroes.

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Sunday, March 1, 2009 1:06 p.m.

PB combines Spring Fling and Fountain Day

by Emily Cahn

Program Board announced Sunday that Spring Fling and Fountain Day will be combined this year to create “Fountain Fling,” an all-day event to take place on the Mount Vernon campus.

PB said the event was moved to the Mount Vernon campus after they learned that “the Smith Center would not be available as a rain site for Spring Fling due to scheduled construction projects on the building,” according to a press release.

The event will feature a concert complete with a headlining band, which PB said has yet to be determined. PB said they will work together with the Mount Vernon Programming Council to put on the event.

“Fountain Fling is a simple and spectacular way for both organizations to work together logistically, combine resources, overcome challenges, and create a great new event for GW students,” said PB Parties Co-Chair Liz Kramer in a press release.

MVPC Coordinator Maureen Logan said she feels the event will be better because the two organizations are working together to plan it.

“As students of GW, members of PB and PC are determined and resourceful. Fountain Fling will be amazing. Period,” Logan said. “This experience has really bonded our two organizations together. Working with PB has certainly been a highlight of my senior year.”

The event will take place on April 25.

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Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 2:02 p.m.

Students report long wait for Mraz and Folds tickets

by Emily Cahn

Tickets for Program Board and WRGW’s Jason Mraz and Ben Folds concert went on sale at 9 a.m. this morning, and hundreds of students waited in line to purchase tickets.

Junior Vasilios Polymeropoulous reported waiting in line for more than two hours to purchase two tickets, one for himself and one for his sister.

“My sister really wants to go,” said Polymeropoulous, adding that he waited for so long to get a ticket for her.

Shayn Prapaisilp also waited in line for more than two hours to purchase tickets. 

“I’ve seen Ben Folds before and he was great, so I do think the wait is worth it,” said Prapaisilp, a junior. 

He added that he did not expect the line to purchase tickets to be so long.

“I thought I would come in, stroll up to the booth, buy my tickets and peace out,” Prapaisilp said. 

While students reported long waits for tickets, Ticketmaster said tickets still remain for the concert, which will take place Feb. 13 in the Smith Center.

Tiffany Meehan, PB’s executive chair, said while tickets still remain, students should plan on buying them soon, as they expect them to run out within the next two days.

“We’re happy with the response that students had,” said Meehan, a junior. “We planned for a lot of tickets to be sold, but the response of people, I had emails of people lining up at 7:30 in the morning and its snowing, so Program Board is just so happy that people are excited for the event.”

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Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 2:47 p.m.

PB postpones ticket sales for Jason Mraz and Ben Folds concert

by Emily Cahn

Ticket sales for the Jason Mraz and Ben Folds concert, hosted by Program Board and WRGW, will not go on sale Monday as previously advertised.

Originally, the $33 concert tickets were to go on sale at the GW Ticketmaster box office, however Tiffany Meehan, PB’s executive chair, said tickets will not go on sale until paperwork with Ticketmaster is finalized.

Meehan, a junior, said she did not know the exact date that tickets will go on sale, but she said to expect them, “sometime soon.”

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Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 11:35 p.m.

PostSecret founder to speak at Lisner Auditorium on Jan. 23

by Sarah Scire
PostSecret Founder Frank Warren speaking earlier this year. Photo couresty of Frank Warren

Warren speaking about some of the most memorable post cards he has received. Photo couresty of Frank Warren.

PostSecret Project Founder Frank Warren will speak at Lisner Auditorium in January, members of Program Board announced this weekend.

Warren founded the popular PostSecret blog in 2005 and updates the site weekly with anonymous, decorated postcards sharing their author’s secrets, obsessions and thoughts. The Germantown, Md. native has received more than 150,000 original postcards from people across the country.

As part of a nationwide tour of colleges and universities, Warren will speak at Lisner on Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. about being “America’s Most Trusted Stranger.”

“When I give PostSecret presentations at college campuses, my hope is that people I have never met will be inspired to change their lives through the secrets and stories being shared,” he has written on his blog.

Program Board Chair Tiffany Meehan said in a press release that the “exciting event” would serve as a kickoff for the board’s second semester activities.

“Get ready for a few more surprises in the coming weeks,” Meehan added.

Beginning Monday, tickets are available at the Lisner box office, the Marvin Center’s Ticketmaster location or online at ticketmaster.com for $7 for students with GWorld and $10 for the public.

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Friday, April 4, 2008 2:34 p.m.

Spring Fling to be held in Smith Center

by Andrew Ramonas

The University moved the Program Board Spring Fling concert on Saturday from University Yard to the Smith Center because of “inclement weather,” according to a University e-mail sent to members of the GW community.

Gym Class Heroes will headline the show with opening performers Tyga and O’Neal McKnight.

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