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If you want to know how good an act might be that you plan on booking, just ask another campus where they have played. Here are current reports from our readers. All ratings here had complete verifiable information and were signed by the reviewer. All reports must have been submitted by the school where the date was played. These reports are comprised of reports electronically submitted on our web site. Reports MAY NOT be submitted by the artist or their agency. ALL REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com/arc/ THERE IS A DIRECT LINK TO THE REPORT FORM ON THE HOME PAGE. HERE ARE THE CATEGORIES FOR THE RATINGS FOUND AFTER THE BUYER’S NAME AND PLAY DATE: (1) ORIGINALITY; (2) ARTIST’S ABILITY; (3) RELATIONSHIP TO THE AUDIENCE; (4) COOPERATION / ATTITUDE; (5) ROAD CREW / MANAGEMENT; (6) AGENCY COOPERATION; (7) PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS PROVIDED. Campus Reports listed in RED indicate the buyer reported a perfect score in all categories that applied to their campus performance for that artist or event. ATTENDANCE (When Available) AND THE LOCATION ON CAMPUS WILL FOLLOW THE PERFORMANCE DATE. THESE RATINGS REPRESENT ACTUAL SHOWS REPORTED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 AND OCTOBER 25, 2013 sssss INDICATES A PERFECT SCORE FROM FIVE (5) OR MORE SCHOOLS WITH NO SCORE LESS THAN A 5
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ADAM GRABOWSKI Auburn Moon Agency
Central Ohio Technical College, Newark, OH 10/21/13 30 Warner Center 5555555 Adam is a carefree, no worries type of performer. Very easy to work with and a great show for the students! Students were talking about his act over the next few days and still laughing at his jokes. I would definitely recommend! Holly Mason, Asst Director of Student Life Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 10/23/13 80+ Pirate's Cove 5555555 The event was amazing! A lot of people came out to the event and there were people going around and asking when the event was so that they knew when to attend. People said that Adam was hilarious and that we should bring him back again. They liked his down to earth feeling and felt like he was really cool. He got along with the students very well and was great to work with. He definitely deserves the title of best comedian for college campuses from how his show went and from how he acted with the students. We'll definitely bring him back again! Jhaelyn Arteaga, Coffee House Chair Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science, Paul Smiths, NY 10/26/13 70 College 5555-55 Adam is one of the funniest comedians we've had on this campus. Adam was easy to work with and a lot of fun to hang with before the show even started. Definitely worth booking. Chris Fleming, Pres Student Activities Council
Nazareth College, Rochester, NY 12/05/13 75 Colies Cafe 5555435 This was the best event of the semester at Naz! Adam had everyone laughing and was a great guy to work with. We had the highest attendance so far and are really looking forward to
having him back sometime soon. #bananahammock Ahren Henby, Live@Naz Chairperson ADAM MAMAWALA Sophie K. Entertainment
University of New Haven, West Haven, CT 08/31/13 300 Auditorium 4455555 Adam was a pleasure to work with. This is the second year in a row that we brought him to campus for our Welcome Week. Both years were fantasic! Kirsten Ellison, Coord of Student Activities BARRY ROTHBART Kirkland Productions
University of Delaware, Newark 12/18/12 38 Perkins Scrounge 1125-4Geena Hoffner, DE
Walsh University, North Canton, OH 11/08/13 250 Cecchini Center 3324-5Overall, I think it was a rough show for Barry. While the students did laugh at times, it didn't go over well. To be honest, I think Barry went too far and was too much for our students (content wise). I explained our student population clearly beforehand and I think he needed to take more of this into consideration when selecting content. I asked for a "NACA like" or like your "Conan performance" related to content- but we got the HBO version or late night comedy club version. Overall, the show did not match his NACA performance. Barry was kind to the student volunteers and did arrive on time. Michael Koluch, Assist. Dean of Students GEOFF KEITH Neon Entertainment
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA 12/06/13 100 Kehr Union Ballroom 5555-5Rob Rowinski, Special Events Chair
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GINA BRILLON Sophie K. Entertainment
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 09/26/13 25 University Union Grand Ballroom 4555554 Gina was so fun to have on campus. She is very easy going and seemed to really connect with the crowd even though we did not have very high attendance at the program. Gina and Vlad did something especially fun when they took a group photo with everyone who attended and created an Instagram video of the crowd. I had a great experience working with Gina and would encourage any and every other school to bring her to campus! GINA YASHERE Kirkland Productions
Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX 11/15/13 150+ McCombs Campus Center 5555-5Gina was great to work with, our students highly enjoyed her show! Jason Chapman, Assist Dir of Student Activities JESUS TREJO KP Comedy
Lamar State College-Port Arthur, Port Arthur, TX 11/13/13 50 Student Center Homecoming event 5555555 Jesus was a pleasure to work with. He is very cooperative and interacted well with the students. Claire Thomason, Director of Student Activities LARRY OMAHA Artists West Entertainment
Georgia Highlands College-Cartersville Campus, Cartersville, GA 11/07/13 60+ Student Center 4435-55 Larry was great to work with and he put on a great show! Students, faculty, and staff loved him! Megan Youngblood, Student Life Coordinator
Georgia Highlands College-Paulding, Dallas, GA 11/11/13 25 Classroom 5555-5Larry was great. He really involved the students and was receptive to his audience. Lyric Sprinkle, Student Life Coordinator Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN 11/19/13 50 Princess Theater 5555-44 Sarah Hooper, Coodinator MIKE E. WINFIELD AND SAMMY OBEID Kirkland Productions
Siena College, Loudonville, NY 11/09/13 100 SSU 240 5555-55 Mike E Winfield was wonderful to work with. His show was fantastic and appropriate for our college. Mike even stayed after the show to talk to students and to take pictures. He was a great artist and his comedy was hilarious. Our students are still talking about his show a week later. Lauren Dougherty, Assoc Dir of Student Activ MISSION IMPROVABLE sssss Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Bradley University, Peoria, IL 11/25/12 50+ Ballroom 4445443 They were great and super easy to work with, really enjoyed it! Helen Lagerblade, ACBU Performing Arts Coordinator Baker College of Allen Park, Iola,KS 10/14/13 70 College 4455455 Ryan Bilderback, Director of Student Life
Cloud County Community College, Concordia, KS 10/15/13 75 Homecoming week Activity 5555555 They were amazing the Student are wanting them back for next year. Carleen Nordell, Director of Student Activities
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