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Lafayette College Arts Society

click on the logo for a downloadable (PDF) membership application

Come and see us at the Activities Fair on Wednesday, September 2
at Kamine Gym!

Winner of two Aaron O. Hoff Awards 2002–2003
Outstanding Cultural Group • Program of the Year: Block pARTy

Join our Facebook group!

first Arts Society meeting of 2009–2010, woo-hoo!
Monday, September 7, 7:00 p.m.
location TBA

Hungry? Interested in the arts? Come to the All-Arts Picnic!
Thursday, September 3, 6:00 p.m.
next to the Arts House at 626 Parson(s) Street behind the Williams Center for the Arts
(rain site: Williams Center lobby)

main dishes and beverages provided • side dishes and desserts welcomed and appreciated

meet, greet, and eat with friendly people: Arts Society • Williams Center for the Arts • College Theater • Department of Music • Williams Center Art Gallery • Department of Art • Grossman Gallery
We're the Arts Society, and that's how we roll.


Mr. Smiley BeretEighth Annual
Pre-Game Block pARTy
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 3:00 p.m. until kickoff
600 block of Parson(s) Street
across from the Fisher Field entrance

Before the Leopards send those Penn Quakers whimpering off the football field, hundreds of fans, friends, and families will gather to enjoy a three-hour pARTy—one of Lafayette's favorite traditions!

• groove to continuous live music and dance
• admire (and buy) student art work
• sample delicious food from local establishments (free to Lafayette students with ID until 5:45)
• take in campus organizations' displays and artsy fun
• enter the free raffle of great fangear and creative goodies
• slurp up some Rita's Italian Ice—free while supplies last
• have your photo taken with the Pard
• graffiti wall, strolling magician, and more!

Would your student group like to show off and share an arts-related activity? Would you like to exhibit (and sell, if you like) your artwork? Would you like to perform (music, dance, etc.)? E-mail us with questions or for more information! See photos from 2008 here.

Saturday, October 24, 9:00 a.m.
Williams Center for the Arts lobby
$12 per person

Gather with arts-minded alumni, students, staff, and faculty in the center of Lafayette's arts scene, and fortify yourself for Homecoming with a hearty breakfast!

The menu includes scrambled eggs (cheese on the side), bacon, home fried potatoes, Belgian-Texan waffles with syrup and butter, fruit salad, Texas-style cinnamon rolls, coffee, tea, and juice.

Click on the logo for a downloadable (PDF) response form, or call (610) 330-5011 to register with Visa or Mastercard. Responses are due Monday, October 12.

Keep your college ID safe and handy with a groovy card holder!
• sturdy rigid plastic
• convenient thumb notch so you can slide the card out for the snack bar cashier
• gripper tab keeps card secure
• hang it on your key ring or lanyard
Only $1.00!

Still available at 133 Williams Center

 

Where are the Arts Houses? They're behind the Williams Center for the Arts, in the 600 block of...uh...at one end of the block, the sign says Parson; at the other end, Parsons.

Great buttons—just 50¢ each!
These way cool 2" pinback buttons are still available in limited quantities; look for 'em at the Block pARTy!
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take a look at some of our past events and programs (pages under construction)
Block pARTy 2008
Block pARTy 2007
Block pARTy 2006

Block pARTy 2005
Block pARTy 2004
Block pARTy 2003
Block pARTy 2002
Got pot?
February 2005
Pards on Wheels!
April 2005
All-Arts Picnic
September 2004
trip to Madame Tussaud's
February 2005
...the adventures of Tyler

Steering Committee 2009–2010

Committee members, chosen through an application process, live in the Arts Houses on Parson(s) Street and serve, as a group, to guide the activities of the Arts Society.

Banks Clark '10
Marc Desmond '10
Natalie Fabian '10
Colin Fraser '10
Bill Hoffman '10
Kelly McGrath '10
Alli Meyer '10
Max Minckler '10
Laura Pritchard '10
John Rowland '11
Emanuel Santa-Donato '10
Sheena Seopaul '10
Dan Smith '10
Lucas Zmroczek '10

former Arts Housers

The Lafayette College Arts Society (LCAS), open to all Lafayette students, works with the constituent organizations of the Williams Center for the Arts (Performance Series, College Theater, Art Gallery, Department of Music, Department of Art) to advance the presence of the fine and performing arts on the Lafayette campus.

LCAS members regularly attend performances and events presented by the constituent organizations, and assist them with program planning, promotion, and evaluation. All members are expected to actively participate in Society activities, including fundraising.

The Society sponsors, presents, and manages regular arts-related programs and activities open to all students, such as writing circles, art feedback forums, jam sessions, student art exhibitions, etc.

LCAS also sponsors, presents, and manages arts-related special events, programs, and activities open to all students, such as trips to performances and exhibitions, guest speakers, master classes, receptions for visiting artists, etc.

Annual (academic year) dues of $10.00 entitle LCAS members to two free tickets to their choice of College Theater performances; discounts on Society-sponsored events and trips, selected dance classes offered by Recreation Services, and Art Department-sponsored trips to the Metropolitan Museum; and more.
Support the Arts Society!
Your contributions will help us expand and improve our programs and events (always open to all students)—trips to museums and performances, guest speakers, master classes, participatory arts projects, and more.

When you make your gift to Lafayette's Annual Fund, just designate the amount to be allocated to the Arts Society, and the fine folks at Markle Hall will credit our account. (You can even contribute online with a Visa, Mastercard, or American Express card.)
Dan O'NeilIt is with great sorrow that we note the passing of Dan O'Neil '06, who died in the shootings at Virginia Tech, where he was working on a graduate degree in environmental engineering, on April 16, 2007.

Dan was Vice-President of the Arts Society in 2005–2006 and a two-year Arts House resident. He organized Café Nights and Guitar Jams, and performed at four Block pARTies. He was a popular member of the Parson(s) Street and Williams Center communities, and we will miss him.

The College has established the Daniel P. O'Neil '06 Memorial Fund, which will support senior projects in engineering, with preference to civil engineering majors and those active in the arts on campus. To make a secure gift online, click here.

last updated July 24, 2009

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