Students displayed their vocal and instrumental talents as they performed at UPC's second Open Mic night of the semester.
The event was held in the Student Center November 9 at 7 p.m., with the sound system and speakers setup along with about 40 people in attendance.
"I was kind of nervous because I'm not used to singing in front of this kind of crowd," said Sierra Hicks, freshman in sociology, who sung "Save Room" by John Legend. "But my friends were there to support me, and I really like John Legend."
The Open Mic night began with six people on the roster, but by the end of the night only nine performers showcased their talents.
"Any student can participate, they just come and sign up the day of," said Elise Pace, director of the fine arts committee for UPC. "This is free instead of paying to perform at a coffee shop."
The event was free admission for the audience members and performers and refreshments were also available.
"We performed at the last Open Mic," said Will Fargason, a member of the band, "Abstract Disaster". "Last time there were more performers, it lasted double the time, but it was good."
The first Open Mic night was Oct. 21, and was the biggest one with 55 people, according to Pace.
Host for the night was Victoria Dominique, director of Public Relations for UPC.
Other performers included, the band "Abstract Disaster," who sung their songs "Happy Birthday," "September 16th" and "Anyone's Savior", Raven Nelson, freshman in pre-pharmacy, sang "I'm in Love With Another Man" by Jasmine Sullivan and "Beautiful" by India Arie for her encore performance.
"It was my first time participating in the open mic night and I would participate again," Hicks said.
Alicia Mathis, freshman in early childhood education, read a poem titled, "My Roomie" that she had just made up at Chick-fil-A.
Chevy Soibhan Thrasher, junior in marketing, sang "There is a Woman in Samolia" by Sade. Eddie Walton, freshman in biomedical sciences, sang "I Need You Now" by Snorkie Norful.
UPC member Amanda Newberry, junior in human development and family studies, sang "Gimme Gimme, A Thing Called Love."
Kayla Miller, freshman at Southern Union majoring in graphic design and Fargason, closed the night with a duet as they both played the guitar.
"It was good, I had fun," Miller said. "I would not have performed if Will would not have gone up there with me."
The next open mic night is planned to be next semester in January at Starbucks. A songwriting contest for people to showcase their original work will also be held next semester in May, according to Pace.
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