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TRADITIONAL MAY DAY CELEBRATION TO BE HELD MAY 2
Update as of Sunday, May 2, at 1 p.m.:
Morning and afternoon events are scheduled to proceed
outdoors as planned.
Please note rain locations in the schedule below. Outdoor events for which rain locations are not listed will be cancelled in the event of rain.
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| May Day participants and spectators |
Bryn Mawr students will briefly set aside their books to gambol on the green at the College's annual May Day celebration on Sunday, May 2. The day's events include the traditional Maypole dancing and breakfast of strawberries and cream, but Traditions Mistresses Tia Burroughs '05 and Dijana Sarzinski '05 looked beyond the borders of Merry Old England for inspiration, assigning this year's celebration a new theme: the Seven Wonders of the World.
With access to information Herodotus didn't have and an eye to cultural inclusiveness, the Traditions Mistresses have redrawn the list of wonders to take in continents (and centuries) not included in the classical list. The wonders to be celebrated on May Day are: The Great Wall of China, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, India's Taj Mahal and the Statue of Liberty.
"The dining halls will be decorated with representations of the Seven Wonders," says Burroughs, and Bryn Mawr Dining Services will recreate dishes typical of the cultures represented by the structures on the list. "We wanted to use the theme to make it clear that Bryn Mawr's students draw on many cultural traditions," says Burroughs. "As always, we've asked all the student cultural organizations to participate." There will be plenty of opportunities to check out the cultural creations of Bryn Mawr's diverse student population.
The celebration begins at 5:45 a.m., when sophomores rise to collect flowers for seniors' May baskets, and continues throughout the day, with songs, plays, concerts, picnics and the final step sing of the year. The evening will close with the traditional screening of The Philadelphia Story, starring Katharine Hepburn '28, at 10:45 p.m. in Thomas 110.
All events are free and most are open to the general public. The festivities usually draw a substantial crowd from the surrounding community, as well as friends and family of Bryn Mawr’s students, faculty, staff and alumnae. Among the day’s public performances and events:
| 8:45 a.m. |
Convocation held in ye Goodhart Hall, where Academic Awards are announced |
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The Morris Dancers and The Longsword Dancers perform in front of ye Pembroke Arch. Rain site: Thomas Great Hall |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Ye Grande Processional with the President of the College, May Queens, Traditions Mistresses, Songs Mistresses, Worthies, May Pole Dancers and Players. Rain site: Thomas Great Hall |
| 10 a.m. |
~May Pole Dancing on ye Merion Green by the four classes, McBride scholars and graduate students.
~ May Queens are crowned, and the President and the May Queens deliver humorous speeches. Rain site : Thomas Great Hall |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Senior Hoop Race down ye senior row. |
| 11 a.m. |
~May Hole dancing on ye Denbigh Greene.
~Traditions T-shirt sales, campus center plaza, until 5 p.m. Rain site: Campus Center Main Lounge |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Funnel Cake, Cotton Candy, and Ice Pops will be available on ye Taylor Greene until 4 p.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
~ A Picnic Lunch available on ye Rhoads Greene by the Maze until 1 p.m. Rain site: Erdman and Haffner Dining Halls
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The flute choir will perform in Taft Garden. Rain site: Goodhart Music Room
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The King Arthur play will be performed at ye Rhoads Beach Rain site: Goodhart Common Room
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| 11:45 a.m. |
The Scottish country dancers perform on ye Merion Greene |
| noon |
An a cappella concert featuring Deceptive Cadence, Extreme Keys, Humtones, Lavender’s Blue, Looney Toons, Night Owls, Outskirts, S-Chords, and Two Fish held on the roof of Rhys Carpenter Library. Rain site : Thomas Great Hall
~ Air Brush Artists, Mehendi (Henna) sponsored by SAW, and "Persona Cards" will be available in front of ye Canaday until 3 p.m. Rain site : The Lusty Cup Cafe, Canaday Library |
| 1 p.m. |
Chamber Singers of Bryn Mawr and Haverford perform in ye Taft Garden. Rain site: Goodhart Music Room
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A Greek Play will be performed in ye Sunken Garden. Rain site: Gateway Conference Room
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A Soccer Game on ye Lower Athletic Field, open to all.
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| 2 p.m. |
Concert by Negative Space on ye Merion Greene Rain site: Goodhart Auditorium |
| 3 p.m. |
~ An Archeological Fashion Show, sponsored by the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, held in ye Cloisters. Rain site: Thomas 110
~ A Performance by Mariachi Flores, sponsored by Mujeres, held on the roof of ye Rhys Carpenter Library. Rain site: Campus Center Main Lounge
~ A meeting of the Bryn Mawr Club of Philadelphia, to be held on Wyndham Terrace from 3 to 5 p.m. Rain site: inside Wyndham House
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| 8:30 p.m. |
Step Sing, on and around Senior Steps at Taylor Hall. Rain site : Thomas Great Hall
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