WEB-blog

Tim Blane

2009-01-13T23:33:00.020-05:00

In September, we welcomed Tim and his band back for their fourth performance at Wentworth. Seats filled up quickly as Tim entertained the crowd with not only his songs but also with stories and jokes. After the show, we were lucky enough to record a podcast with Tim and James. If you haven't listened to it, you can conveniently click on the "Podcasts" tab.

A few videos from the show.

So Life

Me Being Me

Good Luck

More coverage coming soon!

Angela

Freek Week!

2008-10-23T13:45:00.001-04:00

October's coming to an end, and that means Freek Week is here!

Come by 610 Lobby at 8pm on Monday night, October 27th, to see Frank Santos, the R-rated hypnotist. Watch friends and/or strangers do embarrassing things they won't remember, or be one of the participants!

Tuesday, October 28th, from 12-4pm, you can Create Your Own Creepy Wax Hands in Beatty Lobby.
Spend the night in Evansway Auditorium at 8pm and listen to musician Adam Ezra play. Check him out before the show: http://www.myspace.com/adamezra

Decorate Your Own Halloween Cookies on Wednesday, October 29th, in Beatty Lobby from 12-4pm (or until supplies last). The originally scheduled showing of The Dark Knight has been pushed back to November due to the delay of the release date of the DVD.

Last but not least, Rocky Horror Picture Show will be coming on Thursday, October 30th, in Evansway Auditorium at 8:30pm. If you are signed up for 007 Eliminations, that is when and where the game will conclude and winners will be announced, so don't miss this event!

Hope to see everybody next week! And as always, all our events are free!

Angela

WEB Week!

2008-09-17T17:46:00.003-04:00

Get ready for a week full of events!

Next week (September 22 - 27) is jam-packed with all sorts of activities for everybody to enjoy!

Monday night (the 22nd) at 8pm, we will be showing The Incredible Hulk in Blount Auditorium.

Tuesday (the 23rd) we have Design Your Own Aquarium in Beatty Lobby starting from 12pm until supplies run out. Don't miss out on a chance to get a free fish for your room!

Wednesday night (the 24th), we have Steve Hofstetter at 8pm in 610 Lobby. Steve has appeared on Showtime's "White Boyz in the Hood," ESPN's "Quite Frankly," VH1's "The Countdown," CW's "The Daily Buzz." Come enjoy a night of laughs!

Thursday night (the 25th) is one of my favorite artists to come to Wentworth. Tim Blane will be performing live at 8pm in the Evansway Auditorium. You won't want to miss this one.

To end the week, there is a bike trip on Saturday, the 27th, from 10am to 4pm at Wompatuck State Park. Tickets are on sale for $10 in the Office of Student Leadership Programs located in room 418 of Beatty Hall. Get your tickets soon!! There are a limited number available!
There are a variety of trail types from easy to difficult.

See you guys at the events!

Angela

Welcome Back!

2008-09-02T16:01:00.006-04:00

Welcome back to campus, WIT! I'm sure you've all enjoyed your summer and couldn't wait to get back to see your friends.

Start off the semester by joining us for a field day on the Wentworth Quad on Saturday, September 13th starting at 10am until 4pm. All activities are absolutely FREE, so hang out with your friends, play some wiffle ball/soccer/anything, win some prizes, and meet new people!

If you're interested in joining WEB, our first meeting is Wednesday, September 17th, at 6pm in 610 Lobby. Come find out more information about WEB, what we do, who we are, and the perks of being in WEB. If you can't make it, feel free to come to any of the following meetings on Wednesdays.

Hope you all have a great first week, and see you guys soon!

Angela

End of the semester events

2008-04-10T08:09:00.003-04:00

Hey everyone,

Time is winding down for this semester, which means WEB only has a few events left.

Tomorrow evening, April 11th, we will be celebrating our 19th Annual Beaux Arts Ball. The ball promises to be one of the best events this year. For those of you who are going, boarding begins at 7 PM, and the boat departs promptly at 8 PM.

Next Wednesday, April 16th, the COF will be hosting Comedians Seth Meyers and Rob Riggle here in the Watson Auditorium. Tickets are just $5, and can be purchased in the SLP Office in Beatty 418.

On Saturday April 19th the COF will be hosting their spring week carnival at Simmons from 11am-2pm. There's free food, giveaways, games and more. Plus there will be a performance from Wentworth's own Junk Elephant, the band who won the COF Battle of the Bands back in November.

Make sure to keep your eyes open for the last of our events for this year. As always, we welcome suggestions for events for next year.

Paintball!

2008-03-17T09:49:00.002-04:00

Just back from Spring Break and already itching to get off campus?
Sign up for WEB's paintball trip!

Saturday March 29th
Departing from the West Lot at 9:30AM
Price is $25.00. This includes your entrance fee, transportation and 200 paint balls, (You can bring $10 to the trip for an additional 300 paint balls).

There's an indoor and an outdoor field, so rain or shine there will be paintball!

Tickets on sale now in the SLP Office (Beatty 418). Credit cards or check only, cash not accepted.
Questions? email WEb at events@wit.edu

**Package includes face masks but does not include any body equipment. Boston Paintball uses a vegetable based dye so paint should not stain your clothes; however it is recommended that you wear old clothes.
**You may not bring your own paint or paintball gun.

The Ball is approaching!

2008-03-05T12:15:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone, I am super excited for the Ball this yeah, tickets are already half sold out! Thanks Shelly, for such fantastic planning! Everyone going, make sure you get to the boat on time, b'cause it will leave the dock without you! Remember to dress nicely, and lets have a great time!

-Erik

New WEB Facebook Group

2008-02-26T11:41:00.002-05:00

Hey All,

Just wanted to let you know that there is a new Facebook group for WEB. The site is:
http://wit.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8750194054

There is information about the Wentworth Events Board (WEB), as well as a list of events for the rest of the semester. Hopefully, we will have some Podcasts up with even more information.

P.S. Don't forget that WEB meetings are every Wednesday at 6 PM in the 610 Lobby. All are welcome to attend.

Fresh events, come and get 'em!

2008-01-26T10:35:00.000-05:00

We've got three great events this week that you don't want to miss.

Monday, January 28th
Movie: Gone Baby Gone
Blount Auditorium at 8pm

Wednesday, January 30th
Concert: Sean Fournier and Jam Session
Evans Way Auditorium at 8pm

Saturday, February 2nd
Travel: Laser Tag at LazerZone, Randolph, MA
Tickets on sale in the Student Leadership Office, 4th floor Beatty Hall
$12/ticket (includes transportation, 4 games of laser tag, food, and game tokens)
Bus leaves from West Lot at 6pm

WEB meets every Wednesday at 6pm in the 610 Lobby.

We hope to see you there!

Nearing the end...

2007-11-24T10:59:00.000-05:00

The semester is almost over, and that means we're coming up to our last events of 2007. There's five left, and you don't want to miss any of them. And don't worry, we have lots of events planned for you in 2008.

November 26th
Travel: Ice Skating at Frog Pond - starting at 7pm
Bring your friends to skate on Frog Pond's Ice Skating Rink at the Boston Common!

Bring your ice skates from home after Thanksgiving or rent a pair for $8. The first 20 people to show up will get a free rental pair! (To get there, take the Green Line to Park Street and it's a short walk to the Common).

November 27th
Daytime: Caricatures - 12pm-4pm in Beatty Lobby
Take some time out from your day and have a picture drawn with friends, roommates, or a stranger (if that's your thing). All caricatures are free of charge, so stop by for a few minutes and get a new picture to hang on your wall.

November 28
Comedy: Geoff Keith - 8pm in 610 Lobby
Geoff Keith is a hilarious comedian coming from California! He has no problem pushing the limits to subjects, so get ready to laugh so hard your sides will hurt!

Open to all members of the Colleges of the Fenway.

December 3
Movie: Good Luck Chuck - 8pm in Blount Auditorium
In order to keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie Logan has to break the curse that has made him wildly popular with single women: Sleep with Charlie once, and the next man you meet will be your true love.

December 5
Decorate Your Own Cupcakes - 12pm-4pm in Beatty Lobby
Part of the annual Snow Falling on Wentworth event! Come to Beatty for a free cupcake, and decorate it any way you like.

Other Snow Falling events:
Free coffee and lattes- 8am in Beatty Lobby
Make your own snowglobe- 11am-2pm in Beatty Lobby
Lighting Festival- 4pm on the quad
Reception with light refreshments to follow the festival

Battle of the Bands II

2007-11-18T10:07:00.000-05:00

After a rousing cheer for all of the bands that performed at the Battle of the Bands, only one stood above the rest.

T-Stacks and the Minikegs won the event with the most crowd enthusiasm shown for them. They won a $150 gift card to Guitar Center and the opportunity to perform at the COF Spring Week. In gracious move, the band offered to split their set with our runner-up, an acoustic duo from Emmanuel College, So Long Failure.

All in all, a great time was had by everyone. This was the last Concert event of the semester, but we have some great events planned for the second semester.

Battle of the Bands

2007-11-17T15:16:00.000-05:00

So I'm here in Watson Auditorium listening to some pretty cool bands from around the COF. There are many genres hitting the stage, including hard rock, acoustic rock/pop, hardcore, etc. We are only about half way through, so we don't have a clear cut winner yet, but we'll see what happens. The winner gets a Guitar Center gift card and the opportunity to open for the COF Spring Weekend. It's going to be a big deal for the winning band, that's for sure.

Upcoming events:
Special Events/Travel - Ice Skating at Frog Pond 11/26 @ 8 PM
Daytime - Caricatures 11/27 from 12-4 PM in Beatty Lobby
Comedy - Geoff Keith 11/28 @ 8 PM in 610 Lobby
Movies - Good Luck Chuck @ 8 PM in Blount Auditorium

Only one WEB meeting left for this semester!!

National Association of Campus Activites

2007-11-06T11:23:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, NACA went very well over the weekend, the group and I found a lot of activities and events, which fit Wentworth. We booked a few events and will be pushing for more COF participation this upcoming semester. More so, we got to know each other very well over the weekend together and made a lot of connections through the COF as well as other New England Schools.

Keep a look out for out new events next semester, and thanks to everyone that helped with the success of the weekend!
BTW, we won Best Website!

NACA Northeast 2007

2007-11-06T10:30:00.001-05:00

Well, with this year's NACA (National Association of Campus Activities) conference behind us now, it seems that we can look forward to "smooth sailing" for the Spring 2008 semester.

On Thursday, November 1st, a delegation of 10 students and 1 advisor let for Hartford, Connecticut on a coach bus with 4 of the other 5 COF (Colleges of the Fenway) schools. Representing Wentworth's activities group, WEB (Wentworth Events Board), at NACA Northeast this year were Amanda Hoffman (senior), Erik Adams (junior), Seng Ung (junior), Natalie Bogdanovich (junior) Mike Mecurio (sophomore), Jeff Levesque (sophomore), Justin Valentim (hey that's me!! - sophomore), Danielle Lax (freshman), Carlie Biron (freshman), and Linda Bernazzani (WEB Advisor and Assistant Director of SLP). Each of us left with high spirits, great expectations, and don't forget our lovely crab hats!! That's right folks, we wore crab hats all weekend at NACA in the spirit of the theme of NACA this year, Cruise Ship. We were the life of the party wherever we went, and we never lost one another.

There were many things that we did while at NACA, including attend educational sessions, spotlight showcases, marketplaces, and participate in school swap. There were a total of 5 educational sessions throughout the weekend. Between one or two of us attended specific session in order to get the best amount of information. Sessions included 'What Size is Your House - Homegrown Programs for any size Campus and Budget", "Excellence in Programming", "Publicity, Publicity, Publicity", "Marketing Beyond the Poster", and many more. We hope to be able to apply what we learned in each session to what we do in WEB.

Spotlight showcases were 2-hour long shows for musical, comedic, and other acts to perform 15-minute previews each for all of the people in attendance. The idea behind these shows was to showcase the best talent available for booking for school events. Some of the best acts that we saw during these showcases included Jason Levasseur, Ronnie Jordan, Last November, Tommy Johnigan, Micah Dahlberg, Sean Fornier, Josh Cramoy, Ryanhood, and Lansdowne. I definitely suggest searching for any one of these artists online. There were many other musicians, comics, magicians, etc. that did not get the opportunity to take the stage at NACA Northeast, but were very enjoyable as well.

The other acts that did not hit the stage were found in the numerous Marketplace sessions at NACA. Here, we found many novelties/activities vendors and representative agencies for all acts present. The amount of CDs, stickers, information packets, novelties, etc. that we received from the Marketplaces is unimaginable. Myself, I have about 15 CDs/DVDs worth of music and acts and an innumerable pack of information from different vendors. I think that Carli left with the most, however. She probably had over 30 CDs/DVDs from the Marketplaces, and I'm pretty sure she's listened to every one. We will be sharing all of that information within the next few WEB meetings.

At the school swap, Natalie and myself set up the Wentworth table. It looked fairly nice for spending only $26 on materials for it. We gave out many items to other schools, and received just as much, if not more, back from them. We have multiple bags of items to go through at the next WEB meeting to get some marketing ideas. Although we did not win an award for table design, we did come away with the award for best group website. Thanks to the hard work of Ben Wardwell (WEB Concert Coordinator), we took the prize over probably over 40-50 other Northeastern schools. Great job Ben!

Besides attending all of the specific NACA sessions, we had the opportunity to hang out with the other COF schools. We ate lunch with them on one of the days, and went around participating in the COF cheer. Although we had some of the smallest contingencies per school at the conference, together we probably had the largest delegation present. Also, we were able to book some acts along with the other schools to reduce the cost of certain acts. That will make a big difference at the end of the year with our budget. One of the COF schools that we made really god friends with was Mass. College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences (MCPHS). On more than one night, we hung out listening to music and telling stories in one of our hotel rooms. The people we met were enthusiastic, fun, and easy to get along with.

I'm sure that there is a lot of information that I left out of this post, but I think I hit upon the most important parts of the conference. All in all, everyone that went had a fantastic time. Now we are back into the groove of school and ready to move forward with Spring Planning. If anyone is interested in learning more information about NACA Northeast and our experiences there this year, feel free to contact any one of us that went or come by the WEB meetings held every Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. in the 610 Lobby.

-Justin Valentim

WEB's Spring Planning day!

2007-10-31T13:20:00.000-04:00

Ever wanted to put on a campus event but didn't know how?
Do you have great ideas for WEB?
Do you like meetings and large groups of people?

Come to WEB Spring Planning day!

You don't have to be a WEB member you just have to have ideas!
Wednesday, November 7th at 6pm in the 610 Lobby.

Bring you ideas! Bring your friends!

Get your Freek on!

2007-10-18T09:25:00.000-04:00

Starting next week, WEB kicks off its annual Freek Week. This jam-packed week brings the spirit of Halloween to the Wentworth campus, without any price tags attached to our events. Here's a taste of what's to come...

October 22
Movie: Hostel 2 - 8pm in Blount Auditorium
"Three female college students take a detour from their partying, enticed by a beautiful European woman who promises seclusion, safety and maybe even romance. What they get is a living hell where they are sold to the highest bidder who's fondest wish is to kill them slowly. Hostel 2 also follows 2 American men who, on the flip side of the coin, are willing to pay to join an exclusive club where a life will end at their hands...any way they like."

October 23
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (performed LIVE by Harvard Square's Full Body Cast) - 8pm in Evans Way Auditorium
"It's the weird and wonderful as newly wed couple Frank and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain. They both look for contact only to find themselves at the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter a transvestite. A place to stay is offered, but will Frank and Janet want to remain there? Especially when a large group of Transylvanians dance to the 'Time Warp', Dr. Frank-N-Furter builds his own man and a whole host of participation for the audience to enjoy."

October 24
Create-Your-Own Mini Zen Garden - 12pm-4pm in Beatty Lobby
"Everyone needs some peace and tranquility. Make your own Mini Zen Garden. We’ll bring in an assortment of trays, colored sand, stones, shells, rakes and other decorations. Participants can design their own tranquil scene."

Frank Santos: R-Rated Hypnotist - 8pm in the 610 Lobby
"FRANK SANTOS, New England's Premiere Hypnotist and innovative comedian has been Mesmerizing audiences for over 21 years. His spectacular display of mind bending antics can turn any skeptic into a FAN. His act is always fresh, racy, and like the swirls of a fingerprint, no two shows are the same. The audience becomes the show. When Frank performs, you are not merely an idle bystander vicariously absorbing an out-of-date comedy routine.
This is the only show where you can:

FALL ASLEEP
FALL IN LOVE
BECOME A STUD
LOSE YOUR "WEEWEE"

and awake feeling well rested and completely refreshed. FRANK has a show for every occasion. He can read his audience and adjust the tone of his performance to please every appetite.

Frank Santos will make a believer out of you! From Boston to Las Vegas (where he headlines at the Riviera), From Houston to New York; Frank Santos tours the country mesmerizing the crowd with his hypnotic powers of suggestion mixed with sexually inplicative routines."

October 25
Musician: Tom Wehrle - 7:30pm in the 610 Lobby (part of OHRL/RACE's Sola Bar Night)
"Tom Wehrle has been a writing, recording and performing artist full time for the past 6 years. His music has matured into an electric/acoustic blend of modern pop, thoughtful lyrics, and fun catchy melodies that people have come to love. The love of his music can be seen by a large following on MySpace, Facebook, and through his own website."

We hope to see you there!

What is WEB, anyway?

2007-10-17T19:58:00.000-04:00

The Wentworth Events Board (WEB) is a volunteer, student-run organization dedicated to providing quality entertainment programming to the Wentworth community throughout the academic year.

Together the General Board and Committee Coordinators select movies, comedians, musicians, and other events to bring to campus. WEB can also teach you valuable leadership and training skills, provide you with the experience of booking events through agencies, and basic contract knowledge. Being involved in WEB is a great chance to voice what you would like to see on the Wentworth campus.

Any student interested in becoming involved in WEB should stop by our office on the fourth floor of Beatty Hall in the Office of Student Leadership Programs. You can also attend our weekly meetings in the 610 Lobby at 6:00pm on Wednesdays.

We are always interested in new ideas, so if you have any information for the board, whether it is about a band or a movie you'd like to see, please let us know. Remember, we are programming for you!