2008 Woodie Awards
Mixing jazz, reggae, hip-hop, Latin, rock and blues, Dr. Z's Experiment is one of the most eclectic bands visiting the area. Their mixed melodies intrigue crowds of a wide range of ages in bars packed shoulder to shoulder. Dr. Z's Experiment includes Ryan Phelen on lead guitar, Ben Franklin on drums and J.
The New York Times bestseller, "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, is a good read but has caused much controversy since its release last year. In this so-called "secular" novel Brown has opened minds to a different view of Christianity and has restored some faith in Christian skeptics but all the while creating much controversy with the faithful.
Equipped with a sweet childlike voice and a shiny cherry-red guitar, he is a semi-regular on Comedy Central cable channel: Stephen Lynch is not your average comedian. Revolving around singing sick and perverse songs, his skit is a rib-tickler you are not going to forget.
Superheroes are gracing the big screen like never before and the constant flow of comic book movies appears to have no end in sight, with several projects in development. Marvel Comics is already riding high with its latest release, "The Punisher." Their much-awaited "Spider-man 2" hits screens June 30.
Winners of this year's student art exhibit were: in painting, Jerad Ruth; in drawing, Craig Volesky; in printmaking, Mike Dirks; in ceramics, Josh Chwirka; in glass, Ryan Giordano; in photography, Bryan LaFrentz and Best of Show, Jerad Ruth.