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If you attended PANTHERFEST this year, I’m sure you have some thoughts and opinions on how that event went.  We’d like to get your input so we can continue to make PANTHERFEST better each year.  If you click the link below, you will go to a PANTHERFEST survey.  Please let us know what you thought about UWM’s biggest event of the year!

http://www.studentvoice.com/UWM/PantherFestFollowUp

Check out all the action from last year!

10:15-Jack’s Mannequin is playing now, the crowd’s loving them. I’ll get some video up in a second, but for now here’s a photo.

10:05-Here’s more from before…Lupe Fiasco doing “Paris, Tokyo,” and Lupe thanking the crowd.

10:04-SA President, Tyler Drahiem, just announced the winners of all the fabulous PANTHERFEST giveaways.

9:58-So I’m going to upload some videos from Lupe that took a long to upload…here’s Hip-Hop Saved My Life.

9:30-It’s intermission time…

9:52PM-I just got some shots of the fireworks that went off after Lupe’s portion of the show…enjoy

8:33-I got some during “Dumb It Down”

8:28-Okay, so I’m having some trouble getting close to the stage to get some good pictures, but I’ll keep trying.  Lupe is absolutely amazing.

8:19PM-Lupe just did “Hip-Hop Saved My Life,” he KILLED it. Now he’s doing “Sunshine,” I’ll get a video up soon.

8:05PM-Lupe’s coming on now!!

8:03PM-Jon Tingley-Chancellor Santiago and the Mayor are speaking now, the crowd is INSANE.

As promised..The Cranberry Show

d7:45-Jon Tingley-So its almost time for the show to start, I’m sitting here at the Marcus Amphitheater control booth with my fries waiting for the show to get going.  I just ran into local hip-hop sensation Cranberry Show and I’ll post that video shortly.  I kind of hope no one is reading this right now because you should be getting a seat now!!

7:35-Jon Tingley-Who does the crowd wanna see?  It looks like a tossup to me, but you be the judge…

7:24 – Good cream puff, it’s Pounce the Panther!!!

7:17 – Epiphany Outlaw – Here’s a sideways shot of Jim and I salsa dancing… I didn’t feel like skewing it. Where’s the chips?!

7:10-Jon Tingley-So at this point, I’m basically following Lee around and watching him torment volunteers, watch the video above to check out two more Union workers who helped out today.

7:08 – Epiphany Outlaw – UWM student getting a pretty cool tat.

7:07 – Jim – BOOMSHAKALAKA!! NBA Jam is currently being played at the State Farm Insurance booth. Bring your A-game!

7:00pm-kwame-The UWM panther Basketball Area, one of the great places to hang out with friends and play basketball down here at PANTHERFEST.

6:40-Jon Tingley-Lee just caught up with the entertainment runner

6:30pm-Kwame-There is already a long line of people waiting to get on the Euro Bungee.

6:20 – Epiphany Outlaw – The band Isla Adentro performing a salsa version of The Beatles’ “Day Tripper”. Oh yeah!

6:18-Jon Tingley-I tried to nap in a Zipcar, but Lee found me…

6:09 – Jim – What does your fortune hold for you? Check out the FREE Tarot reading booth at PANTHERFEST!! Student Brittany’s reading told of good fortune, but in order to succeed, she must focus more on her studies.

5:55pm-Kwame A.-Euro Bungee!!!!!!!! Little girl showing off.

5:50-Kwame-Obstacle course

5:40-Jon Tingley-Lee keeps harassing Comedy Sportz

5:21PM-Jon Tingley-Check out the backstage videos…

5:18-Jon Tingley-102.1 just gave those people that were camped in line some free movie tickets..

5:15-Jon Tingley-The bloggers are here!!!!!!

5:09-Lee Rowley-looks like a bunch of people have been getting free stuff from all the amazing vendors!

5:08-Lee Rowley-Comedy Sportz is ABOUT to start… The laughs will soon be rolling in!!!

4:59-Lee Rowley-Oh, boy, oh, boy Comedy Sportz is about to start!!!! Featuring Bill B. and Matt G. from the Midnight Show and Paul S. and Bob from the old folks home. Jk, but seriously…

4:10PM-Jon Tingley-So here’s the line video as promised…

3:40-Jon Tingley-So I just spoke with the State Farm booth and you’ll see that in the video above. They were the first ones set up so congrats to them. All of here can smell the food starting to cook and its making us super hungry, so if you don’t hear from us in a while, it’s because we’re at Chipotle. There’s already some people camping out for the show so we’ll get to them soon.

3:20PM-Jon Tingley-Things are still getting setup right now, the other bloggers should be arriving soon. As you can see from the pictures, there isn’t much to do right now, but just wait till 4:50…it’s gunna be NUTS!

3:10PM-Jon Tingley-Yea….Lee thinks he’s funny, check him out in the promo :)

2:40PM-Jon Tingley-It looks like State Farm and U.S. Cellular are here!

2:00PM-Jon Tingley-So I’m the first blogger here right now, the sponsors and other pre-PANTHERFEST events are setting up right now and I’ll have a short video for you shortly.

Check back soon for updates on the Official PANTHERFEST 2008 Liveblog.

They day everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived.  It’s Friday, September 5th and that means that tonight, Those in the know will be at PANTHERFEST enjoying all of the fun, FREE activities.  Check back soon because the bloggers will be down at the Summerfest grounds giving you an exclusive look at what has to happen before the big show.

Given the lovely weather that Milwaukee has experienced over the past few days, I’d like to remind everyone that PANTHERFEST will be happening, rain or shine. Make sure to get there early to experience all the perks offered. And don’t forget…the Marcus Amphitheater is covered, so even if the rain decides to stay, you won’t get wet for too long!

Weather.com is only predicting a 20% chance of rain, so let’s all cross our fingers! T-1 day baby!

Be sure to check out the perennial hit man (like in a good way) of comedic singing Pat McCurdy TONIGHT in the Gasthaus. In fact Mr. McCurdy is the opening act in the semester long Gasthaus Entertainment Series which features local and national acts ranging from salsa music to alternative with acts like Bossa Tres, Maritime, and Fever Marlene. This semester, there should be music for all fans!!!

Pat McCurdy, 9pm, Gasthaus (lowest-level of the UNION). Make sure to arrive early-seating will fill up fast!

In case you haven’t been checking your Campus KickOff calendar, I wanted to remind you that the Union House Party is tomorrow, and guess what … we’re liveblogging it!!  The party starts at 2pm and goes till 5.  Everyone that comes will get some free ice cream and access to other free activities and prizes from centers all around the building.  Just because school has started doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun.  Come grab some food and chill in the Union tomorrow.  See you there!

Hey everyone!! So if you didn’t stop over to campus for the for the first week of events, you really missed out on some great events.  On Thursday, Comedy Sportz attracted over 200 people to their show in the Gasthaus.  On Friday, hundreds of students bowled and played pool and table tennis for free while watching the Big Lebowski and winning great prizes.  On Sunday, Lee and I joined the Adventure Center for their bike tour of Milwaukee.  It was fantabulous.  Make sure you check the calendar for more events this week!  Tomorrow is there is the Alternative Energy Fair, the Union House Party, The Rec Center Grand Re-Opening and more.  See you around!

Hopefully you’ve all by now checked out the Campus KickOff mini schedule. What? You haven’t? Don’t worry you download a PDF of it here or you can pick it up around the campus from any number of locations.

Once you get your schedule make sure to check out the Union House Party on September 3rd in the big ‘ol concourse of the UWM Union. The party then spreads to the rest of the UNION with each activity focusing on different area of the builing such as the theatre, art gallery and craft centre. There’ll be a plethora of activities going on like a Gladiator Joust, caricature drawing and free ICE CREAM. Yeah it’s free, but it’ll go fast so make sure to get there right away! The party starts at 2pm and goes till 5pm.

Don’t miss out!