Get Ready for First Week!
September 6 - September 12
First Week is a way for UMass Amherst to welcome back all the students with an exciting week of events and activities.
First Week is sponsored by Student Affairs and Campus Life, The Center for Student Development and UMass Amherst Dining Services.
UMass Amherst Comedy Night
featuring YouTube Sensation Bo Burnham with special guest Amy Anderson
Saturday, September 12
9 p.m.
Fine Arts Center
Bo Burnham is a teenager and comedian. In 2006, he wrote songs, posted them online, and lots of people saw them. Then, he started playing live shows. He played at colleges, clubs and theaters. People came. In August of 2008, four days after his eighteenth birthday, he became the youngest person to record a Comedy Central special. He released a CD in March 2009. Some people think he is funny.
Tickets are $5 for UMass Amherst students only. Buy your tickets at the Fine Arts Center or call 1-800-999-UMAS. You must have your UMass ID at the time of purchase and to enter the show.
Don’t let the name fool you... Amy Anderson has been described as “a skinny Margaret Cho” and “a heterosexual, Asian Ellen”. Amy would describe herself as “a funny American girl who happened to be born in Korea and adopted by Swedish parents in suburban Minnesota”. Amy is a one-of-a-kind on the comedy scene and her act will remind you to never judge a book by its cover.
Activities Expo - Get Involved!
Wednesday, September 9
4 – 7 p.m. - Library Promenade
(Rain Date: Thursday, September 10)
Find out how to get involved in one (or more) of the over 250 student organizations here at UMass Amherst. . Come to get involved and to enjoy the free food and entertainment!
(RSOs can register here.)
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