10th Annual Boston College Arts Festival

Thursday, April 24 through Saturday, April 26: The 10th Annual Boston College Arts Festival will be held at the Chestnut Hill campus from noon - 10 p.m. Explore exhibitions and demonstrations in photography, ceramics, painting and drawing. Enjoy performances in Shakespeare to contemporary theater as well as ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, Irish dance, swing dance and much more. Events for all ages, including special children's activities on Saturday.
Free admission.
For a complete schedule visit http://www.bc.edu/offices/artscouncil/festival/schedulecurrent.html
Saturday, offers special family events.
Some of the events include:
O'Neill Plaza at noon: Kids Carnival Parade
The Boston College Marching Band will lead kids on a parade around campus!
O'Neill Plaza from noon to 4 p.m.: Arts 'n' Crafts
Cookie Decorating, Face Painting, Sidewalk chalk, Coloring contest, and more!
Gasson Hall at 1 p.m.: Children's Story Hour for preschool and elementary students.
Gasson Hall at 1 p.m.: Meet Author Mike Lupica
Young adult novelist and best-selling author Mike Lupica )Boston College Graduate 1974) talks about his books, his ideas, and his career as a sportswriter. A book signing will follow the discussion.
O'Neill Plaza at noon: Boston College Marching Band
The BC Marching Band will entertain you with some of your favorite songs from BC football games. Then join the parade as the Marching Band takes a short trip around campus!
O'Neill Plaza at 12:15: Dance Showcase*
In one of our most popular events, thirteen dance ensembles and intercultural groups will present ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, swing, step, and hip-hop along with Irish, Latin, African, Japanese, Philippine, and other traditional dances.
O'Neill Plaza at 1:15 p.m.: A cappella Showcase: The Bostonians and The Heightsmen
The Bostonians are BC's oldest a cappella group. For twenty-one crazy years, they've been making music, traveling from coast to coast, and having a whole lot of fun along the way. Their classic co-ed sound has been heard from Mexico to Montreal and on eight studio recorded albums. Sit back, relax and enjoy their unique brand of modern a cappella. The Heightsmen is Boston College's only all-male a cappella group - dedicated to musical excellence and brotherhood. Founded in 1990, they have established themselves as a prominent musical group on the BC campus, while maintaining a diverse musical repertoire and entertaining fans throughout the world.
O'Neill Plaza at 2 p.m.: The Emperor's New Clothes
BC's Creative Dramatics class presents a live performance of The Emperor's New Clothes. This play is most appropriate for children ages 7 and older.
O'Neill Plaza at 3 p.m.: Dance Showcase*
In one of our most popular events, thirteen dance ensembles and intercultural groups will present ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, swing, step, and hip-hop along with Irish, Latin, African, Japanese, Philippine, and other traditional dances.
Gasson Honors Library at 3;30 p.m.: Voices of Imani Gospel Choir - New Fisk Jubilee Singers
This small choral group is based on the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a group of nine men and women who were former slaves or children of slaves and began singing together at Fisk University in Nashville during the late 19th century. The original Fisk Jubilee Singers are credited with first introducing African music in America, and Professor Hubert Walters (Director of Voices of Imani) has assembled this group as a contemporary remembrance of this very old tradition.
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