Campus Activities Board (CAB) will host Lawn-A-Palooza on Saturday, April 9 on the front lawn. The event will include live music, craft vendors, games, prizes, food and more.
This is the first year CAB will hold Lawn-A-Palooza, which will be from 2-10 p.m., with live music beginning around 3 p.m.
According to Logan Light, director of campus life, the idea for Lawn-A-Palooza was inspired by the success of women’s clubs Zeta Rho and Delta Nu functions where the clubs brought in bands for live entertainment.
“This event is taking place of what the (Harding Spectacular) would be,” Light said. “We knew we wanted a community event, so we were looking for reasons why students would want to come out.”
Light said that Lawn-A-Palooza will have several activities, such as mini golf, a cookie bake-off, giveaways and food sponsored by local restaurants.
Junior Holland Wilson, who will sing at the event with her group Peach Jam, is looking forward to the opportunity to have fun while performing with her friends.
“I hope (Lawn-A-Palooza) will become an annual thing,” Wilson said. “It’s cool to showcase the talent that we have at Harding, and music festivals are always fun anyway.”
Vendors including student artwork and crafts will be available for purchase. Senior Katie Akin’s booth will feature handmade wall hangings and tassel banners.
Light said he looks forward to the event bringing the student body together.
“I love when we have events that students can, in the middle of the event, look around and find themselves in a place and think, ‘This is really fun; this is really cool,'” Light said. “Anything that will bring about community and camaraderie among students is what we aim to do.”
According to Wilson, each band must do a 30-45-minute set. For bands like Peach Jam, the issue is not building up a set, but rather cutting down on the amount of songs they can perform.
“I’m excited to show people what we’ve been working on,” Wilson said. “It’s really fun, and I think other people will enjoy it, too.”
Light said he is most looking forward to watching a band made up of faculty and staff, including assistant professor of Bible Ross Cochran, as well as a band whose instruments include a guitar shaped like an ax.
“(Students) can expect a good time,” Light said. “It’s going to be like a campus function. Everyone is invited.”
