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Countdown to Arts Fest!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BC chapter.

Every year, the tents go up in O’Neill plaza and on Stokes lawn. The chairs and instruments are lined up in Gasson. Every year, the Boston College Arts Council brings the BC community and the surrounding communities together for a weekend of talent in the arts, known as Arts Festival.

The schedule for this fantastic weekend can be found here and, as in previous years, there are a variety of ways to recognize accomplished students. From dropping by an acapella or dance showcase, to heading to Robsham to see a performance of The Drowsy Chaperone. You can listen to readings from graduating Creative Writing Concentrators (a special track of the English major), or watch the Dramatics Society act out literary classics during the Shakespeare Showcase. If you have yet to see Kerry Cronin in person, you can watch her interview Anne Garefino, the executive producer of BC2Boston favorite, The Book of Mormon.

I will personally be grabbing my blanket and hot chocolate and heading to Devlin until midnight on Thursday to take part in the South Park marathon, listening to faculy of the English department read their own work on Friday afternoon, and swinging by Dancing with bOp! on Saturday night to support the Boston College Bands program.

If you’re looking to entertain family or witness the unbridled joy of children, be sure to stop by the Stokes lawn on Saturday from 12-5, where you can watch as members of the Boston College Marching Band put on an “Instrument Petting Zoo”, or decorate some delicious cookies.

Shopping for a Mother’s Day gift? Check out the Crafts Sale daily from 12-5 in the Quad, where student-made scarves, jewelry, pottery and more will be available for purchase and appreciation!

Check out the 16th Annual Arts Festival from Thursday, April 24th to Saturday, April 26th. You won’t regret it!

 

sources: Boston College Arts Council

Meaghan Leahy is a 21-year-old native New Yorker and senior at Boston College, whose hips only sometimes lie. When she's not wishing she were as honest as Shakira, she can be found running, Band-ing, or public speaking; in addition to writing for HC BC, she is a member of the Screaming Eagles Marching Band, Word of Mouth, and loves a good lap (or two, or five) around the Res. Meg is passionate about running and fitness, is a trained lifeguard, and works at the campus gym Equipment Desk. A highlight of her Boston College career thus far was being a TA for Intro to Feminisms. She has interned at both Anthropologie and the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, New York, so even though she is pursuing a Communication and English double major with a Women's and Gender studies minor, she is still trying to map it all out. She really, really hopes to graduate with a real job and everything. Please hire her, despite her severe Diet Coke addiction. Her redeeming skills and qualifications can be found on her LinkedIn account.
Meghan Gibbons is a double major in Communications and Political Science in her senior year at Boston College. Although originally from New Jersey, she is a huge fan of all Boston sports! Along with her at Boston College is her identical twin, who she always enjoys playing twin pranks with. Meghan is a huge foodie, book worm and beach bum