January 9, 2007 == MEDIA ADVISORY
A couple of upcoming events at Calvin College will offer alternative
entertainment to the college's students.
The first is a 24-hour fashion design show, while the second, "Rink and Roll,"
combines ice skating and a coffee party featuring Calvin musicians. Both
events, promise organizers, will be easy on the budget.
The 24-Hour Design Show is sponsored by Calvin's Fashion Advisory Board or FAB
and will commence at 4 p.m. on Friday, January 12 in the Gezon Auditorium.
Participants will be given $20, 24 hours and a source of inspiration (an
accessory like funky tights or a piece of jewelry) to create an outfit.
"They're using the accessories because the problem with having so much leeway
in so short an amount of time is focus," says Erin O'Connor-Garcia, Calvin's
student activities coordinator. Students will be encouraged to buy fabric or
thrift shop clothes to assemble their design.
At precisely 5 p.m. the following evening, Saturday, January 13, the aspiring
designers will re-convene for fittings, hair and makeup. At 7 p.m., the models
(the student designers themselves or friends they've talked into modeling for
them) will take to the Gezon stage. The designers will follow them, explaining
the genesis and creation of their outfits. Video footage of past FAB fashion
shows will also be shown.
The Rink and Roll will begin at 4 p.m. the following Saturday, January 20, at
Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids. Students will pay a mere dollar to
skate on the ice rink and will enjoy a 20 percent discount on all coffee and
other drinks at the adjacent Four Friends Coffeehouse, 136 Monroe Center, NW.
Calvin musicians Jeff Lawson and Nathan Leamer (and perhaps a few others) will
entertain at the coffee house for the Rink and Roll, beginning at 8 pm.
The same event last year drew 200 people.
For the full story see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2006-07/fab-skate.htm
Contact Erin O'Connor-Garcia at eao4@calvin.edu
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