Last weekend at the University of Delaware, the first programs for Perkins Live and Trabant Now late night series began on campus.

Students shared laughs with comedian Jordan Klepper from The Daily Show, who performed on Friday, Sept. 2, as the opening act for the Perkins Live fall season. The first student-run program for Trabant Now was headed by the Cultural Programming Advisory Board (CPAB), hosting their annual Late Night Party that occurred Saturday, Sept. 3.

The Friday and Saturday night programs for all UD students are provided by the University Student Centers and Division of Student Life, which have teamed up with registered student organizations and Greek chapters throughout the fall semester to make both Perkins Live and student-run Trabant Now late night series a reality.

Perkins Live

Free Perkins Live performances and activities will take place in various locations throughout Perkins Student Center and run nearly every Friday night through Nov. 18. The remaining schedule for Perkins Live is as follows:

• 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.

For those who would like to attend Perkins Live, all events begin at 10 p.m. and will go until 1 a.m. in Perkins Student Center at 325 Academy Street in Newark, Delaware. Hourly parking is available in the Perkins garage directly adjacent to the building.

A special Perkins Live Express shuttle will run from Laird campus to Perkins Student Center on the evenings above 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 2:10 am, 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.

Trabant Now

Trabant Now takes place in the Multipurpose Room in Trabant University Center nearly every Saturday through Nov. 12. The remaining schedule is as follows:

• Saturday, Sept. 10: SCPAB Concert.

• Saturday, Sept. 17: UDance’s Gold and BLUDance (free for all UD students).

• Saturday, Sept. 24: Kappa Alpha Psi’s Pretty Social Late Night Party.

• Saturday, Oct. 1: Haven's Fall Drag Show.

• Saturday, Oct. 15: HOLA’s Fiesta Latina.

• Saturday, Oct. 22: Delaware African Student Association’s L'Ambiance De l'Afrique.

• Saturday, Oct. 29: Haunted Homecoming with Student Wellness smf Health Promotion (free for all UD students).

• Saturday, Nov. 5: Hillel’s I-Fest.

• Saturday, Nov. 12: UDress’s Fall Fashion Event After Party.

For those who would like to attend Trabant Now, Trabant University Center is located at 17 W. Main Street in Newark, Delaware. Hourly parking is available in Trabant garage directly adjacent to the building. Trabant University Center is also served by the Evening 1 and Evening 2 shuttle buses running every 40 minutes until 2:10 am, as well as by the Late Night route running hourly from 12:10 a.m. until 4 a.m.

Information about event times, tickets, and more on all Trabant Now events can be found at this website.

Students are invited to share their best shots of them and their friends at either a Perkins Live or Trabant Now program as part of the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram “UD Student Events Best Photo Contest, ” using the hashtag, #udperkinslive or #udtrabantnow to win a Perkins Live CamelBak water bottle.

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