events calendar - The Evergreen State College

WEEK 1:
Friday 3
Saturday 4
WEEK 2:
Wednesday 8
Moonlight Egg Hunt: Bring your flashlights!
Throwback Fest: Snacks, field games, inflatable race course
and cinematic showing of Toy Story will remind you of the good ole days.
3-8pm
HCC
Dear White People Film Screening and Discussion: A social satire that follows
the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college. This film explores
racial identity in acutely-not-post-racial America.
6-9pm
Recital Hall in the
Communications
Building
$1.00 dollar donation requested at the door.
(A part of Day of Absence/Day of Presence Programming.)
Friday 10
8pm
Meet outside of the
Housing Community
Center (HCC)
Comedian Aamer Rahman: Aamer Rahman is an Australian stand-up
comedian of Bangladeshi descent. Formerly one half of the award-winning
cult comedy duo, Fear of a Brown Planet, Aamer Rahman is concerned with
politics, racism, the War on Terror and Batman. Evergreen students can pick
up a free ticket with your student ID at the Greener Store.
7-9pm
Longhouse
Cultural Arts Center
Community members must pay $5 and can also purchase tickets at the
Greener Store.
(A part of Day of Absence/Day of Presence Programming.)
WEEK 3:
Thursday 16
Wednesday 22
Comedian Cameron Esposito: Called “the future of comedy” by none other
than Jay Leno, Cameron Esposito is a fast rising Los Angeles-based standup
comic, actor and writer. Presented by Generation Friends Comedy group.
Free!
7pm
Lecture Hall 1
Real Food Commitment Presidential Signing Ceremony - with Keynote
Speech by Climate Change Activists ‘Yes Men’: The ceremonious signing
of the Real Food Challenge Commitment to 28% ‘real food’ purchasing by
2020 by Evergreen President Les Purce.
5pm-8pm
Longhouse
Rachel Carson Forum: An annual Spring event dedicated to Rachel Carson’s
legacy of exploration and understanding of complex environmental issues
and questions.
5:30-9:30pm
Longhouse
Dr. Cornel West Speaks: Cornel West is a prominent and provocative
democratic intellectual. In short, Cornel West has a passion to communicate
to a vast variety of publics in order to keep alive the legacy of Martin Luther
King, Jr. – a legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and
justice. Lecture and Q&A.
7pm
Constantino Recreation
Center (CRC)
Outdoor Volleyball Tournament with Movie Screening.
5pm Tournament HCC,
Film Showing at dusk.
Courtyard Concert: Say farewell to the school year with some great music,
food and games.
8pm Courtyard in the
middle of A,B,C and D
buildings.
Musical performance by Les Purce and Dr. Barbara Dunn. Keynote speech
by culture jammers Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos, known as the ‘Yes Men’
on creative ways to cause positive social change.
Thursday 23
The event has been organized by the Master of Environmental Studies
Student Association since 1990. Free!
WEEK 6:
Monday 4
$7 for students, staff and faculty before hand and $10 at the door.
Friday 5
WEEK 10:
Saturday 6
For the most updated information about Geoducks @Nite activities and events,
visit the Evergreen "Campus Events” Calendar located at: evergreen.edu/campuscalendar
Information about Geoducks @Nite can also be found on the Student Activities page: evergreen.edu/activities