SunFeast
Sunfest Schedule
Tuesday, May 25
10:00 – 11:30 am Maya Soleil Courtyard11:30- 12:30 am SCC’s Jazz band Courtyard
12:30 – 1:00 pm SCC Jazz Repertory Ensemble Courtyard
1:00 -3:00 pm Spindrift release party Student Lounge
1:30 -2:00 pm Nick Drummond (acoustic guitar) Courtyard
2:00 – 2:30pm Scott Lewis (acoustic guitar) Courtyard
2:30 – 3:00 pm Firebeast Courtyard
Wednesday, May 26
9-11:30 am Parent-Child Center Trike-a-Thon Courtyard11:30-12:30pm Funk‘n Groove Courtyard
12:30 – 1pm Danger Mart Courtyard
1:00-3:00 pm Dolphy Awards PUB Canteen
Thursday, May 27
11:00-1:00pm Hip Hop Concert: Ishkan, Just B,Courtyard Jeff Spec.11:00 – 1pm Specialty Foods BBQ,Courtyard
1:00 – 1:15pm,Hip Hop dance class,Courtyard
1:00 - 4:00pm API Club Car Show,Track Area Performances from Hip Hop Elements Dance Team
Sunfest brings some spring to SCC
Chase Anderson
Editor-in-Cheif
Sunfest, SCC’s 24th annual celebration of spring, will hit campus May 25 through 27. The festival will include a mix of outdoor concerts, student awards, and club-sponsored activities. Festival organizers hope for good weather for the event, scheduled mostly in the center courtyard of campus. Events will be moved to the PUB in the event of rain.
This year’s festival will kick off May 25 with a 10 a.m. performance by Maya Soleil, a local African fusion group. Two performances by SCC jazz bands will follow in the courtyard.
Spindrift, SCC’s student-produced annual magazine of art and literary works, will hold a preview party in the Student Lounge. Original artwork will be on display for viewing, and this year’s authors will read from their works, followed by an open mic. Light refreshments will be served at the event.
SCC acoustic guitar performers Nick Drummond and Scott Lewis will each perform, and the band Firebeast will follow.
The annual Trike-a-Thon will take place in the courtyard, as children raise money for the Parent Child Center by completing laps in the courtyard on their trikes for pledges. Spectators are encouraged to come out to watch. The Dolphie Awards, an annual event to recognize student leaders on campus, will be held that afternoon in the PUB. Performances by SCC’s Funkngroove and the band Danger Mart will be held between the Trike-a-Thon and the awards event.
Hip-hop performances, a barbecue and hip-hop dance will help conclude the festival. The Asian Pacific Islanders (API) Club’s car show, featuring performances by Hip Hop Elements and the SCC dance team, will serve as the finale.
Sunfest has evolved much since it began in 1981. According to Scott Saunders of Student Programs, that first Sunfest was designed as an outdoor street fair for the community, and included various contests for students. Contests prevailed in subsequent years, with such events as the Muscle Beach Contest, a Blindfold Art Contest and an Air Guitar Contest. Ping-pong, hacky sack, cookie baking, and creepy cars have also been part of the line up over the years.