Screeemfest
SCREAM FOR THE RETURN OF SCREEEMFEST! Want to explore a New England jewel full of rollercoasters and haunted houses? Get in the spooky scenery of Halloween by joining us for CEB’s trip to Canobie Lake Park! There are limited spots so please sign-up at bit.ly/HAUNTEDxCEB if you can commit to joining us from 1:40 to 9 PM on October 22nd. Food and transportation will be provided.
Bowling Bash
Sign up to unleash your inner New Englander and let the good times roll with CEB on Friday, October 13th from 7pm-8pm at Sacco's Bowl Haven. There will be flatbread, candlepin bowling, and good vibes! Sign up to bowl with us at bit.ly/CEBBowlingBash. Food, shoes, and transportation will be provided.
HYpe Fest
Harvard-Yale is back! Join CEB November 15th through November 19th for a week of programming leading up to the big game! Stop by Tercentenary Theatre on November 19th from 7:00-9:00 PM for the CEB HYpe Fest! Finish off Harvard-Yale Week at our final event with free food, merch, great music, and more!
Bulldog Roast
Harvard-Yale is back! Join CEB November 15th through November 19th for a week of programming leading up to the big game! Featuring members of the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society and Andrew Berry, join CEB for the annual tradition of roasting Yale. Bring a sense of humor to cheer on our performers, and an appetite, as there will be food to-go at the end of the event. The Bulldog Roast will take place on November 17th in the Smith Center from 7:00-8:30 PM!
Crimsonpalooza
Hate Yale? We do too. Come out to battle your rage towards the Bulldogs away by throwing axes, smashing plates in a rage room, knocking down Yale-themed pins in bowling, beating your friends in a giant Mario Kart tournament, eating your feelings in free Chicken and Rice Guys and Zinnekens, all while being hyped up by our very own Harvard student performers! These talented, Yale-hating, Harvard-cheerleading musicians include Dan Hasegawa, Max Christmas, 4Square, and the Yard Bops! Come (Crimson) jam with us on November 16th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in Old Harvard Yard. Beat Yale.
Game Day
Harvard-Yale is back! Join CEB November 15th through November 19th for a week of programming leading up to the big game! Game Day features super fun games, inflatables, and merch to show Harvard Spirit! Stop by the Science Center Plaza November 15th from 2:30-4:30 PM for a piece of the action!
Left on Redd
Need a way to celebrate the end of the semester?
Join Saturday Night Live's Chris Redd for a night of conversation and laughs. To close out our last week of events--Viva Las LDOC (Last Day of Class)--we will be hosting a night of comedy in collaboration with IGP and HCSUCS. See you on Wednesday, April 28th at 6 PM EST!
Zoom Link // bit.ly/CEBChrisRedd
The Exit Files Escape Room
Live out your X Files fantasy for fame and fortune …. If you can make it out alive in this escape room. The premise is this: one day, you receive a mysterious email from your eccentric uncle. Uncle John was a game designer who became very wealthy but kept to himself. Nobody in the family had seen him in years. Can your team solve the puzzles and win your Uncle’s fortune? Join us on Tuesday, April 27 at 6-7 PM to escape.
SIGN-UP // bit.ly/CEBmurdermystery
LUCIDITY
Tired of VIRTUAL events? Join us for an in-person walk-through light show!
Every night from the 26th to 28th of April from 8 PM to MIDNIGHT...
We’d love to see you at an incredible in-person outdoor light show to celebrate the end of a surreal year. Ooh and ahh at dazzling lights as bright as the future of a post-COVID world.
SIGN-UP AT bit.ly/lucidityxCEB
Casino Game Night
Stack it up — the chips AND actual cash prizes — at LDOC Casino Game Night. Try your luck at classic casino games and keep the energy coming to secure the bag with prizes to contribute to the early retirement we all need after this year. Join us on Monday, April 26 7:30-8:30PM EST to rake it up.
ZOOM LINK // bit.ly/CEBCASINO.
Murder Mystery Party
Flee into a world of the fantastical in a Vegas-themed murder mysetery. Use your last few brain cells to imagine a way out of a casino-and-bright-lights immersive mystery. Feeling lucky? Come through on Monday, April 26 6-7PM to see.
SIGN-UP // bit.ly/CEBESCAPE.
YARDFEST 2021
The College Events Board is proud to present Yardfest 2021! Yardfest is Harvard’s annual spring concert. This year’s show will be headlined by Aminé, featuring special guest Trevor Daniel. Virtual doors open at 6:00 pm EST. See you there!
LINK // bit.ly/YRDFST2021
Trivia Smackdown
Come battle it out at the College Events Board’s Trivia Smackdown set for April 16th at 5:00 pm EST. Get ready to put your knowledge to the test as you compete with other students to correctly answer trivia questions from a broad variety of categories. You will have EIGHT chances to win over $500 in cash prizes, so grab your cell-phone, and let the trivia begin!
EVENT LINK // bit.ly/WIN500CEB
Women's Power Night with Patrisse Cullors
In honor of Women’s History and Achievements, the Harvard College Events Board invites Patrisse Cullors, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter, to speak about her life, her works of activism, and how her identity as a black LGBTQ+ woman has shaped her journey. Join us on Friday, April 2nd at 7PM EST at bit.ly/PatrisseCEB to learn about her passions, motivations, and challenges through navigating her career. Sign up and submit questions to ask Patrisse at bit.ly/CullorsCEB
Gaming with Grandmasters
Think you can beat a chess grandmaster? Come challenge US Women’s Chess Champions, Jennifer Shahade and Jennifer Yu in a game of chess (brain-hand style) on March 30th from 6-7:15 PM EST! Have no idea how to play chess? Come learn from Jennifer Shahade, who has worked with the cast and creators behind The Queen’s Gambit, and will be teaching chess through techniques featured in the hit Netflix show! In honor of Women’s History month, the high-stakes night will end with a Q&A featuring Jennifer and her journey through the world of chess. Players chosen to play with and against these two amazing chess grandmasters will be on a lottery-bases and chosen the day of! Sign-up to attend & to throw your name in the hat @ tinyurl.com/GrandmastersCEB.
Zoom // tinyurl.com/QueensGambitCEB)
Battle For Yardfest 2021
Looking to open for Yardfest 2021? Want to take your music to the next level? If so, you should audition to compete in Battle for Yardfest!
This year, Battle for Yardfest is a virtual competition on Friday, March 26th where students can vote on which acts they want to perform at Yardfest!
After all acts are displayed at Battle for Yardfest, 2 acts will be selected to open for Yardfest! To audition to compete, please upload an audition tape no longer than 5 minutes by March 19th at 5pm ET to the form below.
We will select the top 10 audition tapes to air at Battle for Yardfest. We will notify you by Monday, March 22nd if your video has been selected.
Please note that the audition tapes that you send in will be used as the performance videos that we air at Battle for Yardfest and the ones that students will vote on.
If you have any questions please email nicholaskelly@college.harvard.edu!
Thank you!
QuaranTEAning with Julia Quinn
Sign up to meet Bridgerton’s Julia Quinn at tinyurl.com/JuliaQuinnCEB!!
Quizzing Cupid: Harvard's Ultimate Newlywed Game
Calling all Harvard sweethearts: (single or coupled)
Join CEB for a speed dating event with a new twist! In this version of the “Newlywed” games, you will get 5-10 minutes to get to know your match before you are put into a high stakes game where you have to answer questions about the other person! If your answers match, you are either soulmates or a very good listener (you choose!). Prizes will be awarded!!
SIGN-UP HERE!! bit.ly/QuizzingCupidSignUp
LINK: bit.ly/QuizzingCupid
Dream CEBig: Interest Meeting
Join the College Events Board for a Meet&Greet and to find out about some of the cool events we have coming up!
Indigenous Inspirers Panel
Did you know that November is Native American Heritage Month? Join the College Events Board, Harvard University’s Native American Program, and Natives at Harvard College on Monday, November 23rd, 2020 at 6:30 PM EST for the Indigenous Inspirers Panel to debunk Thanksgiving myths and learn about contemporary issues in Indigenous communities. Come with your questions for our incredible panelists North Dakota State Rep. Ruth Buffalo, Autumn Peltier, Tara Houska, Pua Case, Chenae Bullock, and Sadada Jackson!
RSVP at bit.ly/nativespanel
Zoom: http://bit.ly/NAHMZoom
Crimson Jam
~Virtual~ CRIMSON JAM 2020! It's back again and better than ever. Ready to end this fall semester with a bang?! Come and chill with the College Events Board on Friday, November 20th starting at 5pm to have your chart read by a professional astrologist, your mind read by a mentalist, AND learn all the proper tricks to make the best mocktails in quarantine!
The doors for the concert open at 7:30pm, starting with amazing student performances, Uzo Ngwu and Nico Vallenas, followed by our headliner! Join CEB for one last night of virtual fun before the holidays; we’ll see you there!
HY Throwback Thursday
Missing the Game this year? Just because we can’t go to the Game this year doesn’t mean we can’t remember all the great memories we’ve made at Harvard! Post a picture of your favorite Harvard-Yale memory or any Harvard memory. Whether you’ve been to 3 HY games or none, we want to see you celebrate Harvard. DM @harvardceb, tag us, or use the hashtag #HYThrowback on your spirited post! All submissions will be entered to win a HY T-Shirt!
Harvard-Yale Roast-Off
The Game may be cancelled this year, but that doesn’t mean the legendary rivalry between the two greatest endowments -- we mean institutions of growth and learning -- can rest. Join Harvard CEB and Yale College Council Events as the best and brightest of each school go head-to-head in the official Harvard-Yale Roast-Off that will put your Ivy League Group Me to shame. PLUS, it will be opened by Harvard’s very own, America’s Got Talent/Conan-certified Harrison Greenbaum. Will this be the comeback that Harvard has been waiting for, or will Yale hold onto their title for another year...COME AND YOU GET TO DECIDE!!
Join Harvard CEB and Yale College Council Events as the best and brightest of each school go head-to-head in the official Harvard-Yale Roast-Off. Harvard’s very own,Harrison Greenbaum will open! Will this be the comeback that Harvard has been waiting for, or will Yale hold onto their title for another year...YOU DECIDE!!
Zoom: bit.ly/HYRoast
HarvART-Yale
Come join CEB for our Virtual Paint Night event on Tuesday, November 17th, starting at 7pm EST! The Virtual Paint Night will last for 60 minutes. Students will be led through how to paint a Harvard-themed painting to celebrate Harvard-Yale spirit week! Please make sure you are able to stay for the entirety of that time. Signups close Wednesday, November 4th at 11:59pm! RSVP at bit.ly/HARVART
PLEASE NOTE: This event is on a first come first serve basis. There is a limited supply of paint kits that will be mailed to your house if you are in the country. However, anyone is welcome to participate with their own paint supplies if we are unable to provide you a paint kit. Please ensure you are available during the date and time of the event. Please also arrive 5-10 minutes before 7pm so that we can have a quick setup and start promptly.
Zoom: bit.ly/HARVARTZOOM
HY Spirit Day
Let’s start Harvard-Yale Spirit week off right with a spirit challenge! We will be holding a class and individual competition. Prove your class is the most spirited class by voting on our instagram (@harvardceb) story on Monday, November 16th! Then the top two classes will go head to head on Tuesday, November 17th. Most spirited class will be announced on Wednesday, November 18th in time for the Harvard-Yale Roast-Off!
To enter individually, dress up in your favorite Harvard gear, snap a picture, and either DM or tag us in your post @harvardceb! We will be accepting submissions November 16-18th. Top 10 will then compete on our instagram story, 1 v. 1 on Thursday, November 19th. Winners from the 1 v 1 will be named the top 5 which will then be posted to our instagram on Friday, November 20th. Likes will determine the winners! Top 3 win epic harvard prizes! All submissions will win a free HY T-Shirt!!
1st - Harvard bluetooth wireless charger and speaker
2nd - Harvard sweatshirt
3rd - Harvard Tervis mug
Harvard-Yale Spirit Week
The Harvard-Yale Game may have been postponed but that doesn't mean we can't still have HY Spirit Week! The College Events Board brings you virtual Harvard-Yale Spirit Week to bring a little pep to wherever you are! With virtual events and social media challenges, everyone can be a winner!
Monday: Spirit Day
Tuesday: HarvART-Yale Paint Night (bit.ly/HARVART to RSVP and receive a free paint kit)
Wednesday: Harvard-Yale Roast Off
Thursday: Crimson Pride
Friday: Crimson Jam
More details on each event coming soon!
Fright Night: featuring the Ghost Brothers
Looking for supernatural ways to spend your quarantined Halloween? Well, CEB’s got an event for you! Join us on October 29 at 9PM ET to meet the stars of Ghost Hunters and its sequel Ghost Hunters: Haunted Houseguests, Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey! Come to hear some thrilling and comedic ghost stories from professional ghost hunters to kick off your Halloweekend. And, stay for a Q&A where they’ll talk about their ghostly experiences in the TV industry. We promise it’ll be a treat. RSVP here https://forms.gle/sJ1nW57KibzTYbrN8. (Added bonus: We’ll be choosing five people who attend the event to send a bag full of Halloween candy!)
ZoomBie Makeup tutorial with Kat Sketch
Want to spook your friends this Halloween? Want to take your costume to the next level? Join CEB and professional makeup artist Kat Sketch for a full zombie makeup tutorial. Event is BYOFP (bring your own face paint), or follow along and watch Kat Sketch’s frightening transformation!
SIGN UP HERE: (tinyurl.com/ZoombieCEB ) and receive details on materials and more