Expressive Culture Fair, organized by UW-Oshkosh students, is taking place May 5, from 3-6 p.m. at Dr. Boyland Hall.

The Anthropology 342: Expressive Culture class, led by Doctor Heidi Nicholls, decided to create this event for its final project, to showcase UWO’s expressive culture through student-led engagement.

“I guess when a lot of people will think of a cultural fair, they think of an international, multiethnic cultural fair and what we did in in our design or the route we went, was to make it more of a student belonging,” Lucas Carpenter, one of the 25 students involved in organizing this event, said.

According to Carpenter, the class hasn’t been taught for several years and even though there was a design laid out from previous years, the professor prompted the students to create something from their imagination.

“We could have done anything we wanted and we chose to do an event, “ Carpenter said.

The Culture Fair is mainly targeted towards students and staff, but alumni, community members and anyone connected to the campus or Oshkosh area, is welcomed to show their interests or grab a refreshment and enjoy the atmosphere, according to Carpenter.

“I really want to get the staff involved, not only professors, but custodial staff, the grounds crew,” Carpenter said.

The event’s entertainment will be found in and mostly around the house. The front yard will have bubbles blowing with a long canvas banner, supplied with brushes and paint.

The back of the yard will have an elevated stage for theatrical performances, poetry and some comedians.

Next to the stage is a volleyball court, where the Oshkosh West High School coach and the men’s volleyball program players are invited to play. Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets and spread out around the hall.

“I’d like to get some skateboarders, scooters, some BMX bike people, kind of just go all around,” Carpenter said.

Downstairs will be the only open part of the house, serving as a mini gallery with tables to showcase student creations, as well as another smaller canvas.

“Students can feel free to bring in their finished artworks, paintings, drawings, photographs, ceramic things, anything,” Carpenter said.

The kitchen inside will hold refreshments and small snacks, while being mindful about sustainable single-use items.

“A lot of the students that are a part of this, are really involved in, especially on campus, the environmentalist groups, so I’m going to implement some of their passions,” Carpenter said.

Carpenter said this event is partnering with the anthropology club and the inter-tribal student council to minimize the costs. Most of the event will be funded by the organizing students, since there is no allocated funding for events or initiatives organized by students.

Dr. Boyland Hall will also be hosting the Boyland Hall Love Music Benefit Show on April 29 organized by Uri Weber. Students can enjoy punk genre music from 3-8 p.m.

“We want to create an atmosphere that has different regions within it and I mean that more of like an atmospheric region, the experience of being there,” Carpenter said. “Your mood might be different where you are during the event.”