Date(s): Friday, March 15
Time: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Location: : Abbotsford Campus
Time: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Time: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Location: : Abbotsford Campus
Bring your friends and family to share in the festivities, including open classrooms, UFV’s Got Talent, Riverdale Conference, Bhangra Night, and Valley Fest dinner and finale!
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Friday, March 15
- Open Classroom: THEA 121 – Stage Craft I, C. Carolan
- 8:30-9:50am, C1050
- This course introduces the fundamentals of stagecraft, including safe work practices, teamwork, and theatre organization. We will be working on a sewing project during this class.
- Contact: Claire Carolan claire.carolan@ufv.ca
- Visual Arts Student Film Screenings
- 10am-5pm, C1001
- Selected works from VA 160 and 261 students (2017-present), including narrative films, music videos, and animation, will be screened on rotation.
- Contact: Melanie Jones melanie.jones@ufv.ca
- Art Installation: Scared Space by Elisabeth Langton
- 10am-5pm, C1134
- C1134 aka “The Construct” will be home to Part I of a large-scale installation called Scared Space by Elisabeth Langton, a student VA 332 Sculpture & Extended Media IV.
- Contact: Melanie Jones melanie.jones@ufv.ca
- Open Classroom: ENGL 271 Rhetoric of Stand-up Comedy with Guest Speaker Yo Trieu
- 11:30am-2:20pm, B101
- This course is an introduction to what makes language effective and compelling through a study of stand-up comedians and their art. Guest speaker Yo Trieu will be presenting from 1-2:20pm.
- Email: Alex Wetmore alex.wetmore@ufv.ca
- If You Go Down to the Woods Today
- 12-1:15pm, Spindle Whorl (near A/B building)
- A plant walking tour of the Abbotsford campus.
- Meet at the spindle whorl near the breezeway between A & B building.
- Contact: Alan Reid Alan.Reid@ufv.ca
- Open Classroom: THEA 121 – Stage Craft II, C. Carolan
- 1-2:20pm, D113
- This course introduces the fundamentals of stagecraft, including safe work practices, teamwork, and theatre organization. We will be working on a sewing project during this class.
- Contact: Claire Carolan claire.carolan@ufv.ca
- Robot Proof Your Career with the Liberal Arts Advantage, L. Pardy
- 2:30-3:30pm, B121
- Have you ever wondered what you can do with a liberal arts education? Tired of people telling you there are no jobs? Come to this interactive storytelling event and discover why a liberal arts degree offers a multitude of occupational pathways. Be prepared to be surprised.
- Contact: Dr. Linda Pardy linda.pardy@ufv.ca
- UFV Sustainability Case Competition: Student Presentations & Reception
- 23:30-6pm, B101
- Students, staff & faculty are invited to attend the UFV Sustainability Case Competition to watch UFV students compete to solve a real-world sustainability challenge. Come and meet up-and-coming innovators looking to apply their knowledge to resolving a region-specific sustainability issue.
- For more information, visit: ufv.ca/scc
- Rajnish Dhawan, with John Carroll, Lily Flores, and Julia Dovey
- 4-6pm, B121
- Reading of “Culture Shock,” a play by Rajnish Dhawan in company with John Carroll and Julia Dovey. Join the new age immigrant from India, Babloo, for a hilarious ride as he navigates the nuances of Canadian culture, challenges stereotypes and subverts them to create his space as a Canadian citizen. Not your average immigrant story, “Culture Shock” is a spicy cocktail of intercultural humour.
- Contact: Miriam Nichols miriam.nichols@ufv.ca
- Theatre – “Attempt on her life” M. Crimp
- 5-7pm, D105
- Who is Anne? Is she a terrorist? A good daughter? Is she a car? A tree? Do we remember her or are we inventing her? This UFV Theatre production is directed by Alex Lazaridis Ferguson, an award-winning director and actor, and Co-Artistic Director of the internationally acclaimed performance group Fight With a Stick.
- Contact: Leigh Kerr leigh.kerr@ufv.ca
- Harman Kaur, T. Carolan & the West Coast Lines
- 6-9pm, UHouse
- Come out to the Uhouse for an evening of reading, spoken word, music, and fine entertainment. Featuring UFV poet Jesse Boyes; up and coming Valley poet Harman Kaur, who will read and discuss her work and first publication Phulkari; alongside veteran poet Trevor Carolan and West Coast Lines, on vocals & guitars.
- Contact: Trevor Carolan trevor.carolan@ufv.ca and Sharn: sharanjit.sandhra@ufv.ca
Contact: valleyfest@ufv.ca
Event Location : Abbotsford Campus
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Valley Fest
Date(s): Friday, March 15Time: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm