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By Caitlin Kluener 10:40 AM Monday, August 30, 2010

Contributing Writer

OXFORD — Family Weekend 2010 is fast approaching, and what better way to bring the Miami University students and their parents together than with the 90’s grunge band, the Goo Goo Dolls.

Remember watching that movie back in 1998 called “City of Angels”? Remember that song on the soundtrack that, according to the band’s official page, held the number one spot on the Billboard charts for 18 weeks straight? That song was “Iris,” performed by John Rzeznik, Robby Takac and Mike Malinin, a.k.a. the Goo Goo Dolls, and they’re coming to Miami University on Oct. 1.

Having sponsored such acts as Bill Engvall in 2007, Jay Leno in 2008, and Bill Cosby last year for Family Weekend entertainment, the Campus Activities Council (CAC) knows how to throw a party. This year, in conjunction with the CAC, the Miami Student Concert Board chose the Goo Goo Dolls to kick off the first night of fun with the folks.

Choosing the band was “an opportunity that presented itself,” according to Patty Hannan Liberatore, director of the Performing Arts Series.

And the concert just happened to receive tons of positive response from students.

“It seems to bridge really nicely the two generations of students and their parents,” she said.

The concert will also be budget-friendly to Miami.

“These concerts are an economic engine for the university and the community, and they also subsidize the Performing Arts program, so the Goo Goo Dolls concert will essentially pay for itself,” Liberatore said.

She also said concerts scheduled by the concert board act as fundraisers for the Performing Arts Series.

“It’s a partnership for the students,” she said. “They are able to have the money from the concert and then use it when they’re looking at doing other shows.”

Tickets are $30 plus fees and went on sale to the public Aug. 30.

All profit shares will go to the Miami University Student Concert Board and the Performing Arts series.

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