‘Brevs’ to feature 10 diverse talent acts
Annual event raises money for FirstLink Suicide Hotline
From fiddlers to ballet dancers, a drum line to an a cappella men’s group, the 10 acts scheduled to perform at Wednesday night’s Bison Brevities Talent Show are as varied as they come.
Sara Egge, a senior in history education, is a co-producer of the annual show hosted by Blue Key National Honor Society. She said the acts were chosen so everyone who attends the show can relate to a different act.
“ It’s a diverse group so people can really identify with a part of the show,” Egge said.
Amanda Kittelson, a senior in respiratory care, served as the other co-producer.
“ We wanted to produce a show that would be entertaining for every age, and we wanted the show to have variety,” Kittelson said. “The acts selected to be in this year’s Bison Brevities are very unique and are different in many ways.”
Planning for the event began in January, and about 35 Blue Key members pitched in to help with the effort.
The event is held to raise money for a charity, and this year FirstLink Suicide Hotline was selected to receive the proceeds.
“ Suicide is something that is overlooked too often,” Kittelson said. “We have been seeing too many incidences of this occurring, especially on college campuses. We want to be able to benefit this charity so they have the resources to reach out to people who are in need.”
Kittelson said Blue Key chose the organization to let students know there are alternatives to suicide and there are places to go for help.
“ (Suicide) has a lot of meaning for a lot of people,” Egge said.
All the money generated from advertising and ticket sales goes to the charity.
A unique feature of this year’s show is a partnership with the Greek community.
During the show, attendees will view a slide presentation about Greek Week activities, which culminated last week.
It will show how philanthropy is used in the Greek community and will showcase Greek life.
The winner of the “Change for Change” contest will be revealed at the show, and the winner will be presented with a trophy.
“ Our intentions for getting the Greek community involved more with Brevs was to get them excited to help out the charity and to bring their enthusiasm to our show,” Kittelson said.
The Greek community is so integral to NDSU that including it in the show would allow people to learn more about what it does, Egge said.
Another important goal of the event is to educate freshmen and sophomores about other traditions at NDSU.
Blue Key members publicized the event by writing on the windows between Reed/Johnson and Weible Halls and will also distribute mailbox stuffers about the show.
Egge said holding the event on the Wednesday before Easter break will hopefully attract more people.
The theme of the show is “Lions and Tigers and Brevs, Oh My!” The masters of ceremonies will perform skits between set changes based on “The Wizard of Oz.”
Tickets are $5 and can be bought in advance at a booth in the Union Tuesday and Wednesday or at the door.
Egge encourages students to attend because the show will be “well worth (the) money.” It’s an event where students can learn about NDSU while raising money for others, Egge said.
“ A lot of times as college students we forget how important it is to stop and think about the people who need our help and support,” Egge said.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Festival Concert Hall.