132 AREA MUSIC ACTS TEAM TO PERFORM BENEFIT SHOW FOR MTSU WRITING CENTER

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 18, 2006
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Office of News and Public Affairs, 615-898-2919

Community, Music Lovers Encouraged to Attend Nov. 11 Concert

(MURFREESBORO)—Local music artists Seth Moore, Bo Daddy Bo, Bent Fur and Cuttlefish will join forces 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at The Boro Bar and Grill, 1211 Greenland Drive, to help raise money for the University Writing Center at MTSU.
Officially dubbed The Writing Center Rock Show, the upcoming music event is a fundraiser for the campus-based resource center, which is open to writers across the curriculum, from MTSU students to faculty and staff.
Regarding the four-act performance, Sarah Hildenbrand, a graduate writing assistant in the English department and member of the center’s staff, said, “We hold one every year as a benefit concert to raise money for the center … (and) all proceeds benefit the
University Writing Center.”
Under the direction of Dr. Jimmie Cain, English professor and author, the center offers free writing instruction and support for those who seek their help, including online services such as a Grammar Hotline for quick questions and an e-mail drop box and chat room.
According to the center’s mission statement, the center’s staff strive to “cultivate the importance of writing as a process,” in addition to providing “a relaxed, yet professional atmosphere in which writers … can become more comfortable with the writing process.”
Located in Room 325 of Peck Hall, the center is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays. Appointments are 50 minutes per session and scheduled on the hour. Although walk-in appointments are available when center staff members are free, appointments are recommended and available by calling the center at 615-904-8237.
For more information about the center, including a comprehensive overview of its free services for both students and faculty, please access the center’s Web site at http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11332/.
Admission to the Nov. 11 benefit is $5 per person at the door and any additional donations will be accepted inside the venue on the evening of the show, Hildenbrand said.
For more information regarding the benefit show, please contact Hildenbrand
via e-mail at skh2t@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-268-7011.


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