Hello friends! We are counting down the days until spring break and enjoying some fabulous weather this week with some fun events. I am Sarah Ellsworth: IPHY major, Boulder native, and event connoisseur, writing to you from the comfort of beautiful CU Boulder on all of your weekly opportunities for community involvement, educational whatnot and supreme fun. Have a wonderful spring break!
Tuesday, March 21
Open Mic Night. If you think you’re a fabulous poet, singer, comedian, magician, etc., you can test that theory at 4:30 p.m. in UMC 204 at the Dennis Small Cultural Center’s Open Mic Night. Bring your original performance and your courage and get up there and show everyone how talented you really are! Open Mic Night
Humans vs. Zombies. It’s finally back! Humans vs. Zombies is CU Boulder’s favorite weeklong game, running March 20-24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. The arena includes the entire campus and bandanas signify team loyalty. Choose a side, register online, arm yourself with socks and marshmallows, and try to survive! You can find the rules of play on the website. Humans vs. Zombies
Wednesday, March 22
Rooted Film Screening: 13th. The Dennis Small Cultural Center hosts a free movie day from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in UMC 204. They will be screening the film 13th, which centers on the American racial divide, particularly in prisons, which see disproportionally high percentages of African American inmates. Take some time in your afternoon to come learn about this issue. Film screening: 13th
Bubble Ball Soccer. If you’ve ever walked by a game of bubble soccer and thought, “Wow, that looks amazingly fun,” then your time has come. Come to the indoor turf field of the Rec Center at 5 p.m., put on your big plastic human bubble and get in the game! This event is free and open to all students with a Buff OneCard. Bubble Ball Soccer
Vandana Shiva: Eco-Social Justice on the Global Frontlines. Few mortals are as cool as Vandana Shiva: physicist, author, activist, Right Livelihood Award Winner and one of Forbes Magazine’s Seven Most Powerful Women on the Globe. Come and hear her speak about environmental activism and food justice in the Glenn Miller Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. Bring your questions! Vandana Shiva
Thursday, March 23
Mtnmen with Sam Kahn and Mac Bradley. Join SoCal musical producers Mtnmen for a free concert in Club 156 at 7:30 p.m. Mtnmen throw down some excellent electronic tunes, so bring your dancing shoes and get down with your friends. Mtnmen
Ralphie’s Cooking Basics. For those of you cuisine illiterate Buffs who would like to right that wrong, there is Ralphie’s Cooking Basics, every Thursday at 5:15 p.m. by the Alfred Packer Grill. This week you will be making the delicious hybrid known as Apple Pie Croissants- the deep end of the culinary pool. But fear not! Your skilled cooking instructors will be there to help at every step of the recipe. Remember to wear close-toed shoes. Ralphie's Cooking Basics
Friday, March 24
Flash Mountain Flood concert. Swing by Fiske Planetarium at 10:30 p.m. for an out of this world concert by local band Flask Mountain Flood. These epic rockers will perform live accompanied by Fiske’s legendary lasers, lights and graphics, so don’t miss out. Tickets are $12. Flash Mountain Flood concert
Extreme Bowling. Crazy lights and colors, disco balls, up-beat music and a healthy heightened dose of competition make this bowling extreme. Celebrate your Friday night with some epic sport in the Connection starting at 7 p.m. and enjoy some fun and friends. If you roll well enough, you may even win some prizes. Extreme Bowling
Saturday, March 25
Boulder Philharmonic: Nature and Music. Macky Auditorium welcomes the incredible Boulder Phil and the Frequent Flyers Aerial Dancers for a musical celebration of the Rocky Mountain National Park and natural world. Listen to soaring compositions while watching some amazing acrobatics. This concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $5 for students. Nature and Music
