BENEFITING THE HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT

Performed by Bryn Athyn College's own BAC ROCKS! 2008 band
- composed of Bryn Athyn College students, faculty and alumni.

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Previous productions of BAC ROCKS! have included tributes to Pink Floyd (2003) and The Beatles (2006). BAC ROCKS! 2008 performed a tribute to CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL.  The show also had a short set of BLUES songs. There was plenty hand clapping, foot stomping and sing along as the band performed this music, which is inspired and rooted in areas of the south that were particularly damaged by the Hurricane Katrina, on a set inspired by a southern Bayou!

Three shows were performed in the Mitchell Performing Arts Center, Bryn Athyn, PA:
 
8 PM on Wednesday, October 8, 2008
9 PM on Thursday October 9, 2008
8 PM on Friday October 10, 2008

All the proceeds from this, the fifth production of Bryn Athyn College Rocks!, supported the service trip to Pearlington, Mississippi, where Bryn Athyn College students aided in the Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort.  The students took part in the ongoing work with damaged buildings and properties and their work included renovations, construction and cleaning. The service trips, arranged by the student organization C.A.R.E., are part of Bryn Athyn College's service learning program.

BAC ROCKS! 2008 band members included Beth Kindred (lead vocals), Will Righetti (lead vocals), Johanan Odhner (vocals & percussion), Doug Keith (drums), Ryan Cook (guitar and vocals), Jeremy Henry (bass), Fredrik Bryntesson (guitar), College Dean Chuck Lindsay (keyboards), Devon Heinrichs (saxophone), Joe Henry (guitar), and Steven Lindrooth (guitar).

On August 26, 2008, students and faculty helped to construct the set for the BAC ROCKS! 2008 show. This work was part of Bryn Athyn College's annual Service Day during which the college community participated in different service related projects. The set for the show (desiged by Naomi Haus-Roth) is inspired by a southern bayou, which fits in well with the choice of music (inspired and rooted in the areas where bayous form an integral part of the landscape) and the purpose of the fundraiser (Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort).

Students also earned academic credit from Bryn Athyn College's service learning program for their involvement in BAC ROCKS! 2008. Of the five student internships, two focused on aspects of the theater production itself, and the other three involved students earning credit for their participation in the musical performance..

BAC ROCKS! 2008 is grateful for the support from Laura Nash (Director of Service Learning at Bryn Athyn College), Dallas Hendricks (student intern who was in charge of ticket sales), Naomi Haus-Roth and Jenna Synnestvedt (at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center), Steven and Juliet Lindrooth (lighting - Steven is also the technical director), Doug Keith (student intern who designed the BAC ROCKS! 2008 logo, poster & banner), Serena Sutton (graphics design), Paul Simonetti (sandwich boards), Peb Adams (Bryn Athyn Post), the Development Office of the Academy of the New Church, C.A.R.E. and Bryn Athyn College students, faculty and alumni.