{"id":9272,"date":"2023-09-27T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=9272"},"modified":"2023-12-02T21:53:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T21:53:41","slug":"open-mic-night-brings-out-tamuk-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/27\/open-mic-night-brings-out-tamuk-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Mic Night Brings out TAMUK Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music, Coffee, Fun&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The Campus Activities Board (CAB) along with Student Engagement &amp; Campus Life (SECL) teamed up to host Open Mic Night, an event for students to have an opportunity to showcase their singing skills and a chance to perform at the Homecoming bonfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOpen Mic Night is important to have because it allows students to express their creative musical talents to the community,\u201d Sophia Yzagurrie, CAB public relations officer said. \u201cJavelina Nation is full of talented individuals and we want to make sure their talents don\u2019t go unnoticed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The night began with the ever-popular Tom\u2019s Coffee Truck, which gave out free coffee to the attendees and then went on to have nine participants in the show. Many students gathered to watch their fellow peers sing their hearts out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came to watch my boyfriend perform,\u201d Bianca Arizmendi, one of the attendees, said. \u201cI\u2019m excited for everyone to hear his music.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-12x8.jpg 12w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Open-Mic-Night-1-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Arizmendi even brought a decorated sign to show her support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cI saw the event being advertised on CAB\u2019s Instagram and I wanted to see who would come,\u201d Annette Vara said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first acts that performed, South 77, were very eager to let students see what they could do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was shown a flyer in my Latin Jazz class and said \u2018we should go,\u2019\u201d Sammy Guerra, steel guitarist for South 77, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group had recently performed during Family Weekend and were excited to have another opportunity to perform and a chance to win a spot in the bonfire concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cWe want everyone to know we\u2019re still cranking out music,\u201d Orly Zepeda, lead singer for South 77, added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in the evening students chose the top three performers of the evening by voting. 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