While many Miami University students and their parents attended campus-sponsored events for Parents' Weekend, others spent Saturday evening being entertained by fellow Miami student Kate Voegele and her band.
Voegele performed at Brick Street Bar Saturday, following a separate concert Friday night featuring Ingram Hill.
She played a few old songs in addition to new material from her upcoming CD.
A Miami sophomore, Voegele continues to pursue a career as a singer and songwriter. She has performed at numerous Oxford and Miami events, and earned attention on a national level after winning the pop category of the 2005 USA Songwriting Competition.
According to Brick Street entertainment manager Mike Hadgis, Voegele will be participating in a similar contest next week.
"After this concert, she is flying to New York City to compete against 11 other finalists in The New York Songwriter's Circle Contest on Wednesday, Nov. 1," Hadgis said.
During the past two weeks, Voegele has spent time in Los Angeles, Calif., recording material for her first full-length album. She returned to Oxford Saturday morning and performed that evening.
Voegele's father, Will Voegele, plays the electric guitar in her band, which is otherwise comprised of friends from her church in their hometown of Bay Village, Ohio.
Her father also acts as her temporary manager, a situation which Voegele said gives her concerts a "unique twist."
Voegele is still a college student at heart though.
"I have a geology exam the next Monday, so I have to be back by Sunday night at the latest," Voegele said, referring to her trip to New York next week.
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Along with geology, Kate is continuing this semester at Miami by taking many sprint courses so that she can also take advantage of career-strengthening opportunities, like trips to New York and Los Angeles.
When asked how she manages her time, Voegel said she lives her life on a weekly basis.
"I don't even know when I register for next semester's courses or if I already missed my time slot," Voegele said.
However, she refuses to sacrifice her education by taking a break from college to work on her career.
Her friends and sorority sisters said that, despite her busy schedule, she remains down-to-earth, a sentiment that she highly values.
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