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Communiversity 2006 set for April 29
Posted April 20, 2006; 11:49 p.m.
The Communiversity celebration, which annually brings the town and
University together for a day of performances, food, games and more, is
planned for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 29.
Scheduled to take place rain or shine on Nassau and Witherspoon streets
and the campus, the event is sponsored by students at the University
and the Arts Council of Princeton. Merchants, nonprofit organizations,
musicians, performing and visual artists, food vendors and 60
University student organizations and performing groups will turn the
area into a colorful fairground with events for students and families
alike.
Numerous student and community groups will perform on four stages, and
the streets of Princeton and the front of campus will be filled with
vendors, information booths, art exhibits and food stands. Besides
traditional favorites, this year's Communiversity features a return to
an emphasis on the arts, including an increased number of artists and
crafters.
Campus Communiversity activities will feature: more than a dozen
performing groups on a stage near Stanhope Hall, including Triangle
Club, Naacho, BodyHype, TapCats and Sympoh; a variety of sports games
and demonstrations by Princeton's student athletes and cheerleaders on
Cannon Green; performances by the University's a cappella groups in the
East Pyne arch; and displays of artworks at 185 Nassau St.
Tours of the campus by the student-led Orange Key guide service will
leave from in front of Nassau Hall throughout the festival. There will
be interactive story-telling by the Middle Earth Theater as well as
other activities sponsored by the Cotsen Children's Library on the
Firestone Library lawn.
The University's International Center will continue its tradition of
participation with an elaborate flag procession lead by Chinese lion
dancers beginning at 2 p.m. on the Nassau Street stage and ending on
campus. Each flag will represent a Princeton student's home country.
This year as the culmination of a month of programming for the
International Festival, Communiversity will sponsor a "Global Village,"
featuring foods, information booths, performances and artworks from
around the world.
The chapel will join the Communiversity celebrations with a children's
organ program at 2 p.m. and a tour of the facility at 2:30 p.m. Guest
organist Kevin O'Malia will present the children's program, intended to
introduce the mechanics and sounds as well as a brief history of the
chapel organ. The tour will focus on highlights of the chapel, its
history and stained glass windows.
For more information, contact the Arts Council at 924-8777 or the University's Office of Community and Regional Affairs at 258-5144.