On-campus events and performing arts

SmithieandProud
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:51:51 +0000

Smith has a good on campus life, that’s actually one of the things that attracted me to it. I really didn’t want to go to a college where there would be nothing to do on campus, or where people would be busing/training to other campuses all the time, rather I wanted a school where there was plenty to do on site.

Some of the things I did at Smith after classes or on the weekends: went to parties on campus, usually hosted by particular houses (certain houses are well known for throwing certain parties. Comstock throws the Lei party for example), went to free movie screenings, went to Herrell’s for ice cream with my friends, went out to dinner with my friends at one of Northampton’s many many restaurants, went to a play on campus, went to an a cappella performance on campus, went to a concert either on campus or at one of the many venues downtown (the student activities board always hosts a couple of big name concerts each year, on top of smaller concerts that students might put on or smaller acts that come in to play. In the past they’ve had acts like Vampire Weekend, Boys like Girls, and Feist. The Iron Horse Music Group has a bunch of different venues in town and they bring all kinds of bands ranging from indie/underground to nationally known so there are always concerts in town), went to art shows at the Smith College Art Museum.

That’s just what I can think of off the top of my head. There are also of course special events throughout the year. The student’s association hosts a carnival at the start of the semester, and Midnight Madness right before finals, which is basically a carnival that takes place at night in the gym, with bouncy houses and cotton candy and the whole bit. There’s the Vagina Monologues performance every Valentine’s Day, the musicals put on by the Leading Ladies, which is a student-run musical theater group. Right before Winter Break there is Vespers, which is a candlelit Christmas concert featuring the Chorus. There’s Seders to attend during Passover and Iftars for Ramandan. There’s teh yearly event (I forget what it’s called) where organizations and houses build floats and row them around the boathouse to compete for first prize. They bring a lot of speakers to campus from various professions and specialty areas.