Mardi Gras Union Bash: February 24

Students will join in a festive Mardi Gras celebration during Buffalo State’s Union Bash,  Friday, February 24, in the Campbell Student Union's Fireside Lounge.

From 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., students can celebrate with comedy, music, casino games, and refreshments provided by the Student Life Office. Featured entertainers include Buffalo State comedian Chet Wild, Buffalo hip-hop artist of the year Chae Hawk, and the PRIDE Alliance presenting a Mardi Gras drag show. Campus administrators and student leaders will serve as guest dealers at the casino.

Participants are encouraged to dress in Mardi Gras regalia; free bead and masks will be available near the bookstore next to the airbrush tattoo station.

Student admission to the bash is free. Raffle tickets cost $1 a piece or $5 for 10 tickets for a chance to win a Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, Skullcandy Headphones, and Chartwells Bengal Bucks. The drawings will take place at 1:15 a.m. after the Hawk performance in the Assembly Hall. Participants must be present to win. All funds from the raffle will benefit Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

For more information, contact the Student Life Office at (716) 878-4631.