While it seemed like dinner as usual on the first floor of the Zorn Dining Commons (DC), just upstairs was WKNH and Art Collective making music and snow globes. The event, held on Thursday, Dec. 4, featured senior and WKNH Program Director Ben Robison playing music, primarily Christmas songs, for event-goers.
Senior Patrick Garcia, general manager of WKNH, spoke about the aim of the event. “We’re going to have a live musician [Robison] kind of setting the mood,” said Garcia. “It’s not a full-blown concert, just somebody playing some nice Christmas tunes while people get to decorate snow globes and have a good time.”
“We wanted to do another [collaborative event] before the end of the semester,” said Grayce Wucik, senior and president of Art Collective. Wucik said WKNH reached out about setting up an end-of-the-semester event. “Their [WKNH] e-board is amazing,” added Wucik.
Garcia echoed a similar sentiment, “It’s been super easy [to work with them]. Somebody on our e-board, [sophomore and] Assistant General Manager Sean [Cattigan], has connections on the Art Collective e-board.”
Garcia added, “I imagine it will go well, but I’m a little nervous.” He explained that with other event rooms on campus being occupied, it was decided to use the second floor of the DC, a space they have not used before.
Wucik said this was Art Collective’s first time using the DC for events as well and was optimistic about turnout. “I think it might have a good turnout anyways. If people are already there eating and stuff and the music is there, they can head on up and check it out.”
Turnout was better than expected, said sophomore Ruthie Cassidy, an e-board member of Art Collective who attended the event. She added there were concerns about turnout because of the sudden change of venue.
“[It was] great to have all the community members [students] involved,” added Cassidy, who estimates that 20-30 snow globes were made.
Senior Katie Duggan, public relations coordinator for WKNH, was pleased with turnout as well. “I think the DC was kind of a blessing in disguise, people have to eat dinner,” said Duggan.
It was a good team-building experience as well, according to junior Joshua Williams, a guard on KSC’s men’s basketball team.
“It was really fun being with my teammates and being able to make snow globes,” said Williams. “I wasn’t expecting it, you know. Just being able to do that, I feel like we did a little bit of team bonding as well.” He added that the team may be interested in these types of events in the future.
Friends and sophomores Chloe Stewart and Sofia Hayward said they enjoyed the event as well.
“I enjoyed the music that was playing; what we were doing, making snow globes,” said Hayward. Stewart concurred and added, “We had a lot of friends here. One of our friends [is the] social media manager, so she invited us all to come.” The two said they frequent Art Collective events.
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