Sept. 2-Nov. 18: Perkins Live

Article by Abby Hill August 25, 2016

Perkins Live programs include comedians, magicians, bingo

Throughout fall semester, University Student Centers and the Division of Student Life will be hosting Perkins Live, free Friday night programs for all University of Delaware students.

Taking place in various locations throughout the Perkins Student Center, the series will begin on Friday, Sept. 2, and will feature comedian Jordan Klepper from The Daily Show.

The full schedule for Perkins Live is as follows:

• Friday, Sept. 2: Jordan Klepper from The Daily Show.

• Friday, Sept. 9: A Night of Comedy with Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company.

• Friday, Sept. 16: Paint Night and the Art of Service.

• Friday, Sept. 23: Magician Peter Boie.

• Friday, Sept. 30: Comedian Kyle Kinane.

• Friday, Oct. 7: No event scheduled. Students are invited to purchase tickets for the Parents and Family Weekend Comedy Show featuring Wayne Brady.

• Friday, Oct. 14: Comedian Loni Love.

• Friday, Oct. 21: Filharmonic from Pitch Perfect 2.

• Friday, Oct. 28: Blue Hen Bingo with over $6,000 worth of prizes.

• Friday, Nov. 4: Comedian Rachel Feinstein.

• Friday, Nov. 11: Hypnotist Chris Jones.

• Friday, Nov. 18: Football Fun – TBD.

All events are free and open to all UD students, and all will begin at 10 p.m. and continue until 1 a.m. in Perkins Student Center at 325 Academy Street in Newark, Delaware. Hourly parking is available in the Perkins Garage adjacent to the building.

A special Perkins Live Express shuttle will run from Laird Campus to Perkins Student Center on the aforementioned evenings from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Perkins Student Center is also served by the Evening 1 and Evening 2 shuttle buses arriving every 40 minutes until 2:10am, as well as by the Late Night route arriving hourly from 12:10 a.m. until 4 a.m.

More information on all Perkins Live events can be found at this website.

Also, driven by student requests, an “opt-in” newsletter for Perkins Live and Trabant Now has been created. Students can request to be included on the distribution list by filling out a short form. Once they have signed up, students will receive regular updates on both series, including time and dates of performers/novelties, information on promotional giveaways, and more.