Welcome back! I hope you all got to see the solar eclipse this morning. There are听a ton of fun events happening this week in preparation for the start of classes next Monday, so don鈥檛 miss out on the听ample opportunities to get out and meet some new friends before the academic grind begins anew. As always, enjoy your week!
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Grab a blanket and pillow and head outside to watch听Guardians of the Galaxy 2听辞谤听La La Land听on Aug. 22 or zip line across Norlin Quad on Aug. 23 at the Black and Gold Bash! This year鈥檚 Welcomefest concert on Aug. 26 features D.R.A.M., Noname and more. Visit the Fall Welcome page for a full list of Fall Welcome events.
Tuesday, Aug. 22
I saw this movie for the first time over the summer, and holy cow it鈥檚 so good! If you like action, comedy, romance, sci-fi听or just good movies in general, then get ye鈥� to Duane Field for outdoor movie night at 8 p.m. this fine evening. It鈥檚 completely free, so bring your friend, your date, your neighbor听or a stranger, and don鈥檛 miss out.
If you haven鈥檛 yet had the pleasure, be sure to catch the (almost) best-picture Oscar winner of 2017 that everyone is still talking about.听To be screened at 8 p.m. at Williams Village Field, La La Land is a feel-good musical perfect for viewing under the stars. Need I say more?
Come and participate in one of 麻豆影院鈥檚 fun summer community events: free folk dancing! From 7 to 8 p.m.,听you can get a dance lesson; and then show off your newfound moves from 8 to 10 p.m.听You needn鈥檛 have any experience or even a partner鈥攋ust bring your dancing shoes to听the 13th听Street Plaza between Canyon and Arapahoe.
Wednesday, Aug.听23
To all of the party people of CU 麻豆影院: What are you doing this Wednesday night from 7 to 11 p.m.? I have a pretty good guess, and it involves trampolines, live music, free food, a rock wall, zip lining听and a few hundred of your closest friends. The听spectacular Black and Gold Bash will be found on the Norlin Quad.听All are welcome; you need only bring your Buff OneCard!
Thursday, Aug. 24
As an introduction to Fiske Planetarium鈥檚 mind-bending, heart-thumping laser and music shows, come check out Liquid Sky Floyd, a lights-lasers-music-digital-images-on-the-dome spectacular to the soundtrack of Pink Floyd鈥檚 The Wall. I highly recommend bringing 3D glasses if you have them, as they really enhance the experience. The show runs from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.,听and tickets are $10.
Friday, Aug.听25
The UMC is the place to be Friday night from 7 to 11 p.m. Spread throughout the building will be all kinds of fun (and free) things to do, including billiards at The Connection, live music at Club 156, inflatables, games, a photo booth, improve comedy and a human gyroscope! Tons of free food will also abound, and all CU 麻豆影院 students are invited!
Every Friday night, the Program Council screens a new movie solely for our enjoyment鈥攁nd because they鈥檙e awesome like that. To kick off the free fall film series, they give us The Fate of the Furious, starring all the usual Furious suspects: Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham and Michelle Rodriguez, who are back to kick even more butt and drive some more seriously cool cars. To catch this action-packed flick, bring your Buff OneCard to CHEM 140 at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Aug.听26
The Welcomefest Concert is super fun and much anticipated every year, and this year鈥檚 free performance is headlined by Big Baby D.R.A.M. with Noname, Vanic and MTNMEN. For all CU 麻豆影院 students with a valid Buff OneCard, these bands will be throwing down starting at 5:30 p.m. at听Farrand Field鈥攁 fantastic place to dance away the night with your friends!
Monday, Aug.听28
I know, the title seems counterintuitive. But it鈥檚 true, and that鈥檚 due to the Center for Student Involvement鈥檚 weekly Monday events, featuring a new theme each week. For instance, this week is snow-cone themed, and if you wander into the UMC North Dining Room between 2 and 3 p.m., you鈥檒l get some free frozen snacks to pick up your spirits on the first day of classes.
