MAINstage to expose students to campus, community resources
MAINstage is ready to kick off the fall semester with bands, student groups and plenty of free items for the taking.
The festivities will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday in parking lot 62-east, which is located between the Rose ponds and Kelly/Shorts Football Stadium.
Troy senior Kellie DeSchutter, this year’s MAINstage coodinator said one of the three large tents will house nearly 200 RSOs anxious to recruit new members and pass out information about their organizations to new freshmen and seasoned students.
“Every RSO on campus is invited and thus the mix of different groups is fantastic,” DeSchutter said.
Religious, cultural, sports, service organizations, Greek Life and many other are included in the MAINstage tents, she said.
Several musical groups will be brought in to perform at MAINstage, including Finding Clyde and Jetpack On!
"We’re excited that students will be able to relax and listen to the music while enjoying the rest of MAINstage 2010,” DeSchutter said.
Instead of bringing in one big name act, several local musicians will be featured at this year’s event.
“Local bands have always contacted Program Board looking for a spot on MAINstage and now they will get their chance,“ said New Baltimore sophomore Miranda Endres, music chairwoman of Program Board.
One local band in attendance will be indie rock group Jetpack On!
“Back when the band was formed last August, we were only playing house parties, and playing at MAINstage was one of our future goals,” said Ryan Hoger, Jetpack On! singer and guitarist.
Finding Clyde is originally from Essexville, and its members include 2007 CMU alumnus Joe Rivard, Joe’s brother Tony Rivard, Jack Neymeiyer and Marc Scott, Rivard’s cousin.
The band has since placed fifth in the top 40 main chart, Scott said.
“Every time I would watch (MAINstage), I always wished I could do that, but I never thought it would happen,” Joe Rivard said. “I never thought I’d actually be playing at it. It’s definitely like a dream come true.”
