NOVEMBER 19, 2003

Kevin Hutchings Rocks

out at Artspace

Popular English Professor plays benefit
concert for the United Way

By Steph. Morgan

Romanticism it- seems lends
itself to other means. Dr. Kevin
Hutchings, UNBC’s resident
Romantic literature specialist, was
the headlining “act” for a United
Way benefit held on the 7th at Cafe
Voltaire in Books & Company.
There were five “openers” for him
which made. Kevin feel, in his own
words, “like a rockstar”. Possibly
because the musician of thirteen
years had never had openers for
him before.

Books & Company was fully
packed by the time Kevin got on
the stage, and the audience thor-
oughly appreciated the bluesy
music style. Though the crowd
was generally an older bunch,
there was a proliferation of UNBC
students skulking around the
store. In fact, the majority of the
crowd had to stand up because the

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seating was all taken. One thing
that has to be mentioned at the
forefront is that Kevin can play a
mean harmonica, Generally the
style was more focused on lighter
acoustic guitar songs, though there
were a few songs in minor keys
floating around.

Kevin mentioned after the show
that he felt a little bad that he did
not play more of his own songs,
but he did mention that he was an
entertainer first and foremost.
Most notably he played a song
called “The Dream Canoe” which
was set in “typical” English sonnet
format. He wrote it when he fell
asleep in the library, though the
lyrics themselves seem much dark-
er than that. As one member of the
audience mentioned it was “enter-
taining and educational” as Kevin
did define exactly what an English
sonnet was (right down to it’s

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basic metrical ‘feet’). Mixed in
with his own songs were a few
humorous and well known classics
- Monty Python is a must for any
concert it seems - as well as one
that was written by Dr. Lisa
Dickson, Kevin’s wife, who was in
attendance. Mixed between the
songs were stories that some of his
students may have easily recog-
nized. He also added a few more
interesting ~developments, like a
Jamaican song “Sex and Scandal in
the Family” (believe me the night
was worth it just to hear Kevin
sing in a Jamaican accent) and

though the night was over very —

quickly everyone seemed to have
enjoyed the show immensely.

The benefit itself made around
$154. Kevin mentioned that he was
hoping to make this an annual
event.

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sorority makes Angels
for African Charity

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Dialogue
Begins
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By Chance Marcovni and Laura
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