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KCK student participates in K-State theater production

A student from Kansas City, Kansas, Chelsea Turner, is participating in a theater production at Kansas State University, Manhattan.

Turner is a senior in American ethnic studies and theater who is on the wardrobe crew for “Taking Steps,” which is being presented today through Oct. 12 and Oct. 17-19, as well as Oct. 20, at K-State’s Mark A. Chapman Theatre in Nichols Hall, Manhattan.

The play is a British face centering around a Victorian mansion.

Tickets are $11 for K-State students and youth under 18; $14 for K-State faculty and staff, as well as those over 55 and military; and $16 for the general public. Tickets may be ordered online at k-state.edu/mtd/tickets, by phone at 785-236-8638 or at the Nichols Hall box office, 119 Nichols Hall, which opens one hour before each performance.

KCKCC to hold m-pact Vocal Festival

by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College will be the site of a November music festival held by the Los Angeles based pop-jazz vocal group, m-pact.

The m-pact Vocal Festival is Nov. 14 and 15 at the KCKCC Performing Arts Center. A non-competitive festival, vocal jazz ensembles, contemporary a capella groups and other small choral ensembles have the opportunity to work hands-on with the award-winning group.

In addition to the master classes and workshops, m-pact will also perform in a concert with KCKCC’s “The Standard” Vocal Jazz Ensemble. This concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in the KCKCC Performing Arts Center.

Tickets for the concert are $15 and can be purchased from the festival’s website at https://www.m-pact.com/event/2490902/481366624/m-pact-vocal-festival. Acaville Internet Radio, which offers a range of a cappella music through its streaming service, will be on site to stream the concert at https://www.acaville.com/.

Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “one of the best pop-jazz vocal groups in the world” m-pact is known for its sophisticated sound that has won the group Vocal Group of the Year at the L.A. Music Awards and an Indie nomination from the Independent Grammys.

The group has been named Grand National Champs of the Harmony Sweepstakes competition and has performed with artists such as Boyz II Men, Sheryl Crow, the Woody Herman Orchestra, the Maynard Ferguson Big Band and Natalie Cole, among many others. Their “signature sound” can also be heard in television theme songs as well as Disney feature films and on radio stations throughout the world.

Started in 1995, m-pact has made five full-length albums, three EP’s and several single releases and continue to receive rave reviews and multiple awards.

Billboard Magazine named them the “Best Unsigned Band” and in 2014, the group joined with New York a cappella powerhouse Duwende to produce “I Wish for All Time,” an a cappella tribute to Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. M-pact continues to thrill audiences with their innovative orchestrations and stage presence as well as their vocals as they work to stay true to the music they are performing.

KCKCC routs Labette 3-0 in next-to-last home volleyball game

Sophomore Tara Mattingly soared high to deliver a return under the watchful eyes of teammates, from left Michelle Dvorak, Amilex Lopez, Lauren Leavendusky and Gracie Golay (2) in KCKCC’s 3-0 sweep of Labette Wednesday. (KCKCC photo by Brandon Burgette)

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College can make a strong claim for being the best unranked volleyball team in the Jayhawk Conference.

Unfortunately, that still leaves the Lady Blue Devils as the seventh best team and in eighth place in the current conference standings.

A decisive 3-0 home court winner over Labette Wednesday, the Blue Devils improved to 3-4 in conference play and 14-10 overall but they still remain a half-game behind Allen County (3-3) for seventh place in the Jayhawk with three contests to play. KCKCC does hold the tie-breaker over Allen by virtue of a 3-1 win.

KCKCC is back on the road Monday at Fort Scott and after a weekend in the Lincoln Land tournament in Springfield, Illinois, the Blue Devils go to Highland Oct. 23 and finish at home against Hesston in the annual Sophomore Game Oct. 30.

Ranked No. 2 nationally, Coffeyville (6-0) leads the conference followed by No. 6 Fort Scott (6-1), No. 4 Cowley (5-1), No. 7 Johnson County (5-2), No.10 Highland (3-3) and No. 13 Cloud County (3-3). Against all foes, the six ranked teams are 140-25.

The Blue Devils jumped on Labette early and often as they rolled to 25-10, 25-13, 25-13 wins.

“An all-around team win with everyone on our roster getting a chance to contribute,” KCKCC coach Mary Bruno-Ballou said. “Cassidy Crist had a career high day with 18 kills and only one error in the three sets and the defense was outstanding..

“Overall I was very pleased with the things we did. As a group we put into play a lot of things on which we worked this week. Now we have to gear up for a really competitive match at Fort Scott on Monday.”