Friday, August 21st                         

PLAYFAIR

Experience the ultimate icebreaker!
 

Saturday, August 22nd                   

POETRI & the JAVIER MENDOZA BAND

Poetri is a poet, producer, actor, inspirational speaker and Tony-award winner whose positive vibe and rockstar abilities make him one of the top spoken word artists on the scene!

Also featuring, from Spain, the Javier Mendoza Band who provides a combination of rock, funk, along with Latin influences, the group weaves its way through original songs that really pulls in the audience.

 

Sunday, August 23rd                      

STEP AFRIKA !

Step Afrika is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. They are critically acclaimed for their efforts to promote an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the dance traditions, and have been featured on CNN, BET, PBS & NPR!
 

Monday, August 24th                      

CONVOCATION PICNIC and NOVELTIES
w/ MEG ALLISON and JOSHUA STEVENS

Come out and enjoy convocation Spintacular Novelties and create your own jewelry, street sign, or license plate! 

Picnic entertainment will include Meg Allison and Joshua Stevens, who have both been Top 5 finalists on "Nashville Star" in 2007.  Meg was voted 2008 Rising Star in college market by readers of Campus Activities Magazine while Joshua has landed a publishing deal and has signed a recording deal and has one single released to radio “Rock ‘n Roll and Pensacola”.

Thursday, August 27th                    

HYPNOTIST TOM DeLUCA

Tom DeLuca, a Winthrop favorite, opens the windows to the imagination by combining the power of suggestion with his volunteers’ innate creativity. Voted Entertainer of the Year for 4 years by colleges across the country and Performing Artist of the Year – it’s evident that DeLuca presents hypnosis like no one else in the world !
 

Friday, August 28th                         

SOULFARM and BONEPONY

A night of music that makes you tap you toes, stomp your feet, and get up and have a good time!

BONEPONY is known as a stompin’ rootsy bluegrass band while SOULFARM, an Israeli rockin' jam band that features Middle Eastern melodies, soulful danceable rhythms and pulsating percussion. Both bands have an eclectic style and unique tapestry that get the audience up on their feet and dancing in the aisles!
 

Saturday, August 29th                    

GOLDEN DRAGON CHINESE ACROBATS

This production has delighted Broadway audiences as well as performing arts centers around the world. The Golden Dragon Chinese Acrobats represeent the best of a time honored tradition that began over 27 centuries ago! In Rock Hill, SC for one night only.. a show you don’t want to miss as you’ll be talking about it for days afterwards!
 

Sunday, August 30th                      

COMEDIANS HASAN MINHAJ and DAN ADHOOT

Ending Welcome Week 2009… “Around the World with DSU” with 2 very funny comics with international roots.

Opening the show will be a fresh face to the comedy world,  HASAN MINHAJ ( from India, now residing in Calif.).

Closing the show will be “Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers”  DAN AHDOOT ( an Iranian Jew, now residing in NY.)