15th Annual Arts Festival Schedule of Events
thursday, april 25 - saturday, april 27, 2013

Saturday, April 27th
Our schedule will continue to be updated. Please check back for future developments.
Afternoon Schedule
| 12:00-5:00 |
Student Film Festival Programming TBA. Devlin 008 |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Voices of Imani Gospel Choir Boston College’s gospel choir fills the main tent with joyful praise and enthusiasm as they perform some of their greatest hits and live up to their name: powerful voices lifted up in imani, the Swahili word for “faith.” O'Neill Plaza |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Children's Story Hour Stokes Honors Library, Room S200 |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Dramatics Society A themed cabaret performance. *Discretion advised. Stokes Art Tent |
| 12:00-2:00 |
Readings by Faculty Bob Chibka, John Anderson, Sue Roberts, Brian Sousa, Allison Adair and James Najarian. Gasson 100 |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Gallery Hour Student Art Installation. Stokes Art Tent |
| 1:00-1:45 |
Dance Showcase The Festival Dance Showcases feature an assortment of dance styles – ranging from traditional ballet, jazz, modern, and tap to hip-hop, swing, and step. These showcases feature student choreographers and dancers from 18 different student groups working extensively outside the classroom on their art form. Intercultural student groups will present exhibitions of their dance styles from all over the world. O'Neill Plaza |
| 1:45-2:30 |
Children's Theatre Beauty and the Beast. Performed by BC Prof. Luke Jorgensen's Theatre for Youth class. O'Neill Plaza |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Madrigals! Sounds of the Spring A collection of springtime Medieval a cappella music composed in both the modern and traditional styles and performed in costume. |
| 2:00-3:30 |
Unforgettable: Letters from Korea A performance based on archival love letters written throughout the Korean War between 2nd Lt. Dwight S. Thompson and Cleora B. Barnes. Written and developed by BC's Prof. Susan Thompson. Bonn Studio, Robsham Theater Arts Center |
| 2:30-3:15 | Popular Styles Ensemble A performance of original student compositions from rock to fusion. Erik Kniffin, Director. O'Neill Plaza |
| 2:30-3:15 |
ACT: AHANA Collective Theatre Three short plays by AHANA playwrights. Stokes Art Tent |
| 3:15-4:00 |
A Cappella Showcase - Critics' Choice Featuring professionally selected, exceptional performances by a cappella groups. O’Neill Plaza |
| 3:15-4:30 |
Gallery Hour Student Art Installation. Stokes Art Tent |
| 3:30-4:30 |
Chamber Music Society Senior Showcase Gasson 100 |
| 4:00-5:00 |
Dance Showcase The Festival Dance Showcases feature an assortment of dance styles – ranging from traditional ballet, jazz, modern, and tap to hip-hop, swing, and step. These showcases feature student choreographers and dancers from 18 different student groups working extensively outside the classroom on their art form. Intercultural student groups will present exhibitions of their dance styles from all over the world. O'Neill Plaza |
| 4:30-5:00 |
Voices of Imani Gospel Choir A more intimate, small group concert. Stokes Art Tent |
Evening Schedule
| 5:30-7:00 | A Room of One's Own The Laughing Medusa presents female artists reading poetry and prose, dancing, singing, and acting. Fulton Hall, Honors Library |
| 6:00-9:00 | Multi-Cultural Christian Fellowship Gospel Concert featuring Pastor William McDowell. Lyons Hall, Welch Dining Room |
| 7:00-8:30 | The Deadfast Club The Committee for Creative Enactments An interactive comedic murder mystery. *Discretion advised. Admission $5 at the door. O'Connell House |
| 7:30-10:00 | Avenue Q In this contemporary musical comedy most of the characters are puppets living in rundown tenements on a rundown street in New York City. Several characters are parodies of Sesame Street regulars, however they are in their twenties and thirties and face adult problems; despite the fuzzy faces, this is not a children's show. *Admission $15, $10 for seniors or with a BC ID. Tickets available online at www.bc.edu/robsham or at 617-552-4002. Robsham Theater Arts Center |
| 8:00-10:00 | Dancing with bOp! An exciting evening of jazz and dance with music performed by BC bOp! with choreography by Boston College dance groups. *$15 admission at the door. BC students w/ID free. O'Neill Plaza |
| 9:00-10:30 |
The Deadfast Club Community for Creative Enactments An interactive comedic murder mystery. *Discretion advised. Admission $5 at the door. O’Connell House |