News in Brief

This week:

The Academy Concert Bands’ performance in Cochran Chapel on May 12 at 7:30 p.m. kickstarted a series of musical concerts this weekend. Two recitals were held by Chamber Music Society in the Timken Room in Graves Hall on May 13 at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.. Finally, the Academy Chorus performed in Tang Theatre on May 14 at 4:00pm.
The Class of 2023 Class Representatives hosted a Senior Party on May 12 from 12:10 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. on the Gelb East Lawn. Sponsored by the PSPA, the gathering included pizza and games; giant inflatables, Connect 4, and corn hole.
The Class of 2026 Class Representatives also hosted a series of events, including a boba munch on May 12 at 12:10 p.m. in partnership with the Phillips Academy Sustainability Coalition (PASC). May 13 also featured a showing of “Spiderman: Into the Spider Verse” in the Susie’s patio from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m..
Asian Society hosted an Asian Game Night on May 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Underwood Room, including Mahjong, cards, and badminton, as well as a variety of snacks. The second annual Celebrasian Talent Show was also held on May 13 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Kemper Auditorium. International Club also hosted iFest on May 13 at 8:30 p.m. in the George Washington Hall Mailroom, with candy and food from Raagini and Gati’s.
Multiple dance performances took place, starting with the KPop Show on May 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the third floor of the Pan Athletic Center. Later that day, from 9:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Blue Strut, Fusion, Footnotes, Hynotiq, and SLAM performed. More shows on May 13, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. featured the same set list, with the addition of Asian Performing Arts Club (APAC) and Bollywood.
Carolina Tieppo ’24’s Whacking Workshop opened for numerous dance workshops on the second floor of Pan Athletic Center from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 13. In the same location, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Adele Ciociola ’25 led a Contemporary Workshop, followed shortly by a Heels Workshop from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Borden Gym also hosted by Tieppo. APAC also headed a Modern Chinese Dance Workshop and SLAM a Step Workshop on the second floor of Pan Athletic Center from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. respectively.
The Repercussions also put on two Den Shows from 8:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on May 12 and from 8:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. on May 13, consisting entirely of new music on both nights. The group, including Jacob Kaiser ’24 on the piano, Sol Kim ’23 on the trumpet, Sinan Muratolgu ’24 on the guitar, Brandon Fu ’25 on the saxophone, Nickey Zhang ’23 on the drums, and Sebastian Altomare ’23 on the bass, featured a variety of special guests, including Andover alum, Jane Park ’22, as well as Emily Wu ’25, Amina Gorman ’26, Javeon Talbot ’23, Iris Guo ’23, Will Lucas ’24, and Jason Zhang ’23.

Looking ahead:

On May 19, Take Back the Night will take place from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. starting on the Samuel Phillips Hall Steps. Organized by The Brace Center of Gender Studies, the march will end at Abbot Campus, where participants will gather for a vigil featuring songs and testimony in support of sexual and gender-based violence survivors.

More concerts are set to take place on May 19 and May 20, featuring Rough Draft, consisting of Lauren Mahoney ’23, Sophia Eno ’23, John Latham ’23, Sam Baum ’23, and Jacob Kaiser ’24, and Indigo, which includes Jason Zhang ’23, Dylan Oh ’23, Iris Guo ’23, Seb Altomare ’23, and Nickey Zhang ’23. Glow Show organized by PA Photon is also scheduled for May 20 at 10:00 p.m. in the Elson Courtyard.

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