A surprising number of people turned out for the Students for Environmental Action (SEA) coffeehouse at Cholmondeley's Thursday night, many of whom donated dollars and signatures to the organization. The night was dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Earth Week through donations and raffles and to educating all in attendance about SEA's campaign against genetically-engineered food.Artistic support came from all over. The evening began with a performance by Jonathan Sclarsic '03 and Hillary Yaffe '03, who sang duet covers of Bob Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue" and the Indigo Girls' "Get Out The Map." They were joined on stage by Jocelyn Berger '04 for a trio performance of Simon and Garfunkel's "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)." After that, the girls ducked out and Sclarsic finished out his set with several classic protest songs, including "Draft Dodger Rag" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday."

Up next was Aaron Cela '04, performing original songs on acoustic guitar. Carrying a cup of tea and apologizing for his cold, Aaron performed several original songs to the delight of coffeehouse attendees. Company B then took the stage. They performed a selection of classic pop songs, and quite a good selection at that. Starting off with "I Want You Back" by the Jackson Five, they wailed their way through wonderful renditions of "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart," "You Really Got A Hold On Me" and "So Happy Together." Their harmonies were solid, and their performance almost flawless. Most of the audience was dancing and clapping along as they sang.

After the first a capella performance of the evening, "Emma the Environmental Rapper" performed three intense and hypnotic raps. Her sense of rhythm was impeccable, and her lyrics were both verbally intricate and straight from the heart. She was a surprise delight.

There was a brief break in the music following Emma's display of skills for SEA to begin their raffle. Among the items raffled off over the course of the night were custom-made Waltham T-shirts and gift certificates to Lizzy's Ice Cream, a comic book store and a local thrift store. Each raffle ticket was sold for a dollar, with proceeds going to support SEA's upcoming Earth Week celebration.

After raffling off some goodies, Rebecca Katz '05 took the stage for her solo acoustic set. She greeted the audience, saying, "If you know me, you know I'm a folk-y at heart, but there are times when you just need to rock."

Departing from her beloved folk for the evening, Katz performed three great covers: "Wonderwall" by Oasis, "High and Dry" by Radiohead and "Closing Time" by Supersonic. As she drew her set to a close, she proclaimed "Closing Time" to be the new theme song of Chum's.

Katz left the stage at that time, only to get back up seconds later with the all-female a capella group In Sync. They performed a great, solid set, showcasing all the vocalists' talents to the max. Their rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" was especially pleasing.

All in all, the SEA coffeehouse managed to draw a huge crowd and provide quality entertainment all night long, all while raising money for a more than worthy cause.