| The last few days at CMU are for auditions. If you get an early audition (these may have been the MTs), you might just be done very early; if you get the last audition slot on Friday (I think these were the acting-only auditions), you're not done until then. I believe there is a get together of sorts on campus in the late afternoon/early evening Friday for teachers and students--a cookout. I know that not all the students stayed around for it, but my son (who had one of those Friday audition slots) found it to be a nice thing to do, and a real stress-reliever. I don't think there is anything in the evening Friday, but it is time for "goodbyes" and groups of friends seem to gather together informally then. My son, with his late audition, reserved his "goodbyes" for then, and was not too involved in the informal parties that occurred on Thursday evening for those who were done with auditions early.
So, I guess the answer is NO there is not a formal fairwell party on Friday evening. Just the dinner-time get together. | 
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