Kinkaid at Home

Kinkaidathome

Midway through the spring semester, we were hit with an unexpected challenge, but as a community, we quickly came together. #KinkaidAtHome was a way to stay connected despite the distance, and that’s exactly what we did. Though Zoom calls, emails and online chat with friends, the Kinkaid spirit was alive and well!

CoffeeHouse

Each spring, the student-led Fine Arts Leadership Board (FALB) hosts a Coffee House, inviting Kinkaid’s student vocalists, instrumentalists, creative writers, poets, film-makers, speakers, comedians and entertainers to an open mic night to share their talents with fellow students and performers. Ths year, the regularly scheduled event happened on campus in ers. This year, the regularly scheduled event happened on campus in February with students entertaining their peers with a wide range February with students entertaining their peers with a wide range of talents and skills, including a juggling act! After distance learning began in March and the remaining spring fie arts performances were canceled, the FALB realized that there was an opportunity to add a second, virtual Coffee House. There were also many students with unexpected free time and struggling with the loss of their spring Arts season who were excited to have another “stage” on which to perform. On May 2, Director of Visual and Performing Arts Scott Lambert played the part of host for a virtual Coffee House where performers relied on cutting edge technology to share a variety of talents, including solos and duets in guitar and voice and a short film with a happy ending. In Mr. Lambert’s words, “Coffeehouse was a tremendous opportunity that allowed students to share their art even from the confies of their homes. The arts are a great way to bring the community together and for that hour of singing, poetry, and music, we were all able to escape into a world where things felt a little better, a little safer, and a little more creative.” While the performers could not actually hear the roar of the crowd, their friends supported them in spirit. Using the tools of the digital age, emogis and digital messaging, the applause still came.