# @macjournalism on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C3O62-IgqoK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11221994-macjournalism-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-02-12T03:55:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** McCallum Journalism (@macjournalism) — https://gondola.cc/macjournalism

## Caption

DRACULA’S VERSION OF COFFEEHOUSE: Each year as part of the Coffeehouse experience, Excalibur picks a theme to tie into their show, decorations, and food that that will be served. Traditionally the theme follows along with an old storybook, and this year, the Excalibur staff members chose one they could really sink their teeth into… Dracula.

Coffeehouse offers McCallum artists an opportunity to perform a poem, rap, original song, or group act. The talent show-type environment sets the stage for these up-and-coming artists to present their material to a live audience, and gain more exposure.

According to senior Ayden Lee, getting to be a part of Coffeehouse was memorable because it expanded his musical horizons in a way connected to McCallum.

“I prepared for the show mainly by repeating my lyrics throughout the day and hopefully remembering them,” Lee said. “I played an original song titled ‘Palo Santo Splinters’ and it was a fairly new song that I had written so it was a bit difficult.”

Lee notes that while performing an original song was something of a daunting challenge, the Coffeehouse environment made him feel comfortable and at home while performing.

“Right after I finished I heard everyone applaud,” Lee said. “It was super special to hear that.”

The preparation for the show was not only a formidable challenge for the performers, but for Excalibur staff members as well. The show is not only composed of the acts, but people to run the behind-the-scenes work as well. Senior Keegan Sawarte, one of the two emcees at the show, had a hands-on role in producing the show, picking a theme and running auditions, which made the whole experience more enjoyable.

“We thought the Dracula theme would work well because there’s a lot of decoration possibilities, and it would be really fun to produce,” Sawarte said.

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| McCallum Journalism | @macjournalism | https://gondola.cc/macjournalism | Newspaper |
| Julia Copas | @julia_copas | https://gondola.cc/julia_copas | Photographer |

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