Though Green Key weekend is infamous for its Greek events, the many non-Greek events planned for this weekend promise to make for a diverse Green Key experience. This year's events include a Dartmouth Outing Club festival, a film festival, a Ted Leo and the Pharmacists show and two performances of Shakespeare.
On Thursday afternoon, the non-Greek festivities began with All-DOC Day along Massachusetts Row.
The event allowed each DOC club -- Cabin and Trail, the Mountaineering Club, Ledyard Canoe Club, the organic farm, Ski Patrol and cycling -- to showcase itself, giving each group a booth and the opportunity to host various demonstrations. The event also publicized the DOC's Spring weekend, set for Sat., May 21.
"We hope to show the campus the DOC clubs in a close venue, and also let people know about Spring Weekend," DOC President Shara Feld '07 said.
Festivities continue Friday at 8 p.m. with The People's Video Festival at Collis Commonground, an annual event that allows students from all skill levels to submit their amateur films for viewing. The event, which features free beer, offers awards in the categories of narrative, comedy, music video, experimental, animation, documentary and ninja/shoot-em-up.
"I wanted everyone to have the chance to strut in as filmmakers, sip free beer, watch the lights go down and hear an audience ooh and ahh to their work," event organizer Josh Polon '05 said. "The People's Video Festival is a great lead-in to the Ted Leo and the Pharmacists show that follows in Fuel."
The Indie pop rockers Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are expected to fill Fuel to capacity Friday night, meaning that non-students will have to petition to be added to a guest list that already contains over 70 names. Doors will be open for students only from 8:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
The Kinks and Clash-influenced band's latest album, "Shake the Sheets," has sold well and its videos have been making the rounds on MTV2. The event will be sponsored by Friday Night Rock and Programming Board.
"Green Key is probably the greatest weekend in existence," Friday Night Rock booking manager Don Stewart '06 said. "You walk around, eat hotdogs, drink a lot and listen to sweet tunes. I can't think of a better way to contribute to the spirit of Green Key than to put together a rockin' FNR show, and throw it right in that lovely period between afternoon and evening drunk."
In addition to the Friday Night Rock show, Andrew Dahl '05, Tommy Dickie '05 and Neel Tiruviluamala '05 will perform "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" on both Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. at the Bentley Theater.
"The basic idea of the play is that it's three guys attempting to perform all of Shakespeare's plays in an hour and a half," said Dahl, who also directed the play. "It's a real challenge as a performer because of the number of characters we each play, ranging from four to 12, and because it's extremely fast-paced."
Tickets will be $1 at the door, and Dahl stressed that the audience-participatory play can be thoroughly enjoyed by people "of all walks of intoxication."
The weekend wraps up with a barbecue held by Aquinas House on Sunday from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The barbecue, usually held on Friday, was moved this year because many events were already planned for Friday.
"The purpose is basically to give everyone a chance to come down to Aquinas House and just kind of come together as a community, have some fun, eat some more barbecue on the last day of Green Key," community committee director Kelly Durkin '07 said.