It’s safe to say that at least one point in time, most people have stood in front of a mirror or stood in the shower and lip-synced a song that was playing. If only there were some way that people with this passion could use it in a non-embarrassing way. Well guess what, there is!
On Feb. 16, 7 p.m., you and your friends can enter to sync your heart out and compete in Milligan College’s Airband competition.
Airband is a team-based, lip-sync competition. You pick out a song, find two or three friends and learn the song. Then you perform the song/dance in front of a live student audience in the Gregory Theatre.
After a couple groups had to drop out after making a commitment last semester, Airband is back again in 2018 to, as Director of Campus Activities Jason Onks describes, “be entertained and to expect the unexpected.”
This semester’s Airband will be different. A good number of teams are needed to help the event function properly and provide a quality experience.
“I was a proponent of replacing Mr. Buff’s time slot with Airband, thinking that Airband would be a better fit with the Family Weekend events going on,” Onks said. “I hope this will be a permanent change.”
If you don’t know what Airband is fully, there is an easy fix. Simply go onto YouTube and type ‘Milligan airband’ into the search bar. You will find several clips of Airbands going as far back as 2010.
All teams will be competing for bragging rights and the possibility of getting $200 for the winning team to share. If you are performing, good news: the event is free!
All other students, faculty and outside attendees must pay $3 for admittance. There is a good side to the admittance fee, as all the proceeds will go toward the Unidos For Puerto Rico fund to help the continuing hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico. People can come to be entertained along with the knowledge that they are also helping a country devastated by Mother Nature.
To find out more about Unidos, and to see what you can do to help the people of Puerto Rico, go to www.hispanicfederationsunidos.org.