A new event series aims to help bring University Hill out of the cultural doldrums of the pandemic by featuring six weeks of free local live music. kicked off on Aug. 26 and runs from 6 to 9 p.m. each Thursday until听Sept. 30.
If you go
Who: Students, faculty, staff
What: BuffStreet on The Hill
奥丑别苍:听Thursdays, 6-9听p.m., until Sept. 30
奥丑别谤别:听The Hill at corner of 13th and Pennsylvania Avenue (lot 065)
Cost: Free
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Artist Drew Hersch kicks off BuffStreet on The Hill on Aug. 26, 2021. (Photo by Jacob Houser/University of Colorado)
The community concert series is a new addition to the 彩民宝典 Fall Welcome lineup. It takes place in the university-owned parking lot across from The Sink, at the corner of 13th Street and Pennsylvania Ave.
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Rosen said the CU Student Government student body presidents who emceed were wonderful听hosts. He said he鈥檚 excited to take the stage again on Sept. 9 for a double set with his band Mr. Mota.
鈥淚t鈥檚 something special,鈥� he said. 鈥淧eople walk by, walk right over and start dancing. It鈥檚 so fun.鈥�
The series is shaping up to be a unique way to kick off the fall term, said听Assistant Dean of Students Devin Cramer,听who was on the BuffStreet on The Hill planning committee.
鈥淲e wanted to make a stronger student experience on the Hill,鈥� said听Cramer. 鈥淲ith partners in CU Student Government, the Office of Government and Community Engagement, the city and The Hill businesses, we鈥檙e very excited to do something new in that neighborhood.鈥�
Cramer said organizers knew there was a student appetite for music and dancing off-campus. The idea for BuffStreet on The Hill, which coalesced this summer, was a natural way to get students engaged with The Hill community in a positive way.
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