Archive for March, 2012

Weekend Abilene is back! The hiatus is over; after Christmas/Spring breaks and Sing Song there are only a few more weeks left to enjoy Abilene before everyone disburses for the summer break. This weekend is a busy one for ACU and for Abilene.

Friday, March 23

-FilmFest 2012: Light, Historical Paramount Theatre, 8pm (free w/ valid ACU ID)

-Black Students Association’s Skate Night, The Skatin’ Place, 11pm ($5)

-Just One of Those Things, Abilene Community Theatre, 7:30pm ($10)

-Abilene Blues free dance lessons, St. Luke’s Orthodox Church, 8:50pm (free)

-Pioneer Drive World’s Largest Garage Sale, 2554 Barrow St., 8am-7pm

Saturday, March 24

-Anabel Reid Run for Water, ACU Track Field

-Pioneer Drive World’s Largest Garage Sale, 2554 Barrow St., 8am-noon

-Zumbathon for Autism, Mall of Abilene, 2pm ($10)

-Townsquare Shopping Expo, Abilene Civic Center, 9am ($3)

-Abilene Idol Final Competition, Historical Paramount Theatre, 7pm ($10)

-Miss Frontier Texas! Scholarship Competition, Frontier Texas!, 6pm (crowning winner), free

-ACU SpringFest, Hunter Welcome Center Lawn, 5pm, (free)

-Philharmonic Chamber Concert, Williams Recital Hall, ACU, 7:30pm ($15)

Sunday, March 25

-Church

-Sunday Funday…do something fun and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Until next time,

move it like CAB

Join us this Friday, March 23 at the Historic Paramount Theatre for the 8th annual FilmFest where students from the ACU community showcase their love  movie making. Film fest is an opportunity for the ACU and Abilene communities to experience the joys of cinema through the eyes of their friends and peers.

The show features original films by ACU students Jacob Kitts, Lucius and Adrian Patenaude, Asia Todd, Jamie Swallows, Caitlin Bradford, Ben Weaver and Stephen Estrada.

There will also be live music provided by Ben Miller and Asia Todd. Our host and hostesses for the show are Ana Rodriguez, Brady Johnson and Kassi Riddle.

Because of the gracious financial support of the Campus Activities Board and the Students’ Association anyone with a valid ACU ID gets in free, $5 for those without an ID. Come dressed to impress and enjoy an Oscar-like photo booth in the grand lobby!

Awards will be given the best actor and actress, best original music composition and best picture.

See you Friday!

Move it like CAB

-CAB

Last night history was made, and ACU had their first ever dance!  More than 600 people gathered under the cool, colorful lights in the Hunter Welcome Center on campus greeted by and ID check and stamp that read ‘ACU Approved’. Student,  DJ Alec, had the music bumping and the bodies moving; with dance, hip hop, techno and even a little country that kept the dance floor packed. Students came in costume for a chance to win the costume contest, sponsored by the Students’ Association. Everything from pirates to Lady GaGa inspired costumes graced the dance floor that from the first wobble to the last goodbye remained occupied with students.

Looks like ACU has the moves and those are the moves that will be remembered for generations to come. Students began arriving at 8:05pm, 25 minutes before the scheduled start. Whether it was curiosity, a free t-shirt that read “I Came to Dance” or the burning passion to boogie, students came in droves.  To those who worked diligently and tirelessly to make Dance in Disguise a success, be proud of your work because it was more than any of us could have hoped for! For those who came, this event would not have been one for the ACU history books without each and every person that hit the dance floor and became the life of the party.

Until next time, move it like CAB!

-CAB