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The Power Center was jam-packed on Saturday, May 7th, 2005, when the 4th annual concert known as “Breakin’ Curfew” was held. The concert started at 8 p.m and ended just after 11 p.m.
This fantastic concert had many different groups, bands, and organizations performing that night, including: The Ruckus Drumline, The Skafia, The Punjabi Dance Club, Young Flamez, No Biggie, Christine Choi and Ben Bielman, Sadie Yarrington, Jordan Peshke and Kylee Eleno, John Bernos, Torsion Stranger, Huron Bomb Squad, Hillbilly Heroin, The Cipolla Trio, The Stone School West African Drumming Choir, The Ghost Dog Quartet, CHS Dance Body, Dlux, Flirting With Simple, DJ AK40, DJ Me, 2005 Youth Poetry Slam Team, Theo Hollingsworth, Sarah Johnson, Lauren Friedman.
After asking several people their opinions I heard nothing but good remarks about it. Kids said it was worth their money and that they would see it again if they could. Being arranged by the Neutral Zone there were many students and young adults involved in putting together the program. Students helped by advertising and selling tickets for the show and getting as many people as they could to come.
Tickets were $7 if you bought them before the concert, or $10 at the door. In my opinion both prices would’ve been well worth it to see the show
The concert had a variety of different categories of music and presentations. Among some of these were jazz, rock, slam poetry, and different styles of dancing. Beautifully planned, Breakin’ Curfew had an amazing presentation order in terms of when and where the right acts should have gone. An example of this was, when the time had come to present the first group. They started small with an opening of percussion and slam poetry of well known high school kids to set a comfortable tone and mood. Also, once the time had come for the last act to perform, the well known local band “The Skafia” did an amazing job and even got a mash-pit to start up during their performance.
During The Skafia’s performance a very unexpected thing happened. A kid by the name of John Calite from the band Hillbilly Heroine ran onto the stage and tackled the lead singer Reed Walcott. This was not planned or supposed to be part of the performance and surprised everyone in the crowd.
Students around community had nothing but positive reactions about the concert. Students were constantly talking about many different groups throughout the whole school week.
Breakin’ Curfew, overall, was a chance for students to express themselves and show how they really feel. It also gives kids a chance to show their talents and capabilities in terms of music, poetry, and other unique abilities. Honestly I found I saw a lot of people that I never would’ve expected to have such amazing musical talent. On top of that other people also felt the same way as me. When people in Breakin’ Curfew, were done with the show, and during the next week of school, were recognized by both teachers and students.
Surprisingly enough, though, the seating at the Power Center was not sold out. I expected the theater to be filled to capacity.