Winter Carnival 2018 - Important Updates & Rule Book
Blue Key
It’s time to start thinking about Winter Carnival 2018!
The theme this year is “Myths and Tales of the Past, in our Frigid Forecast”.
There are also a few changes we would like to highlight for this year:
Window painting event has been replaced with “Banner Painting”. The banners will then be hung in business windows in downtown Houghton during January and February. A major change with this new event is that banners will need to be completed by December 15th in order for businesses to have adequate time to receive and display the banners. Additional details regarding the event are listed in the rule book. Applications for the event close Friday, November 3rd and can be accessed here.
Due to declining participation, the interactive statue competition will no longer be a judged event. Organizations wishing to build statues that require participant interaction are encouraged to do so by opting into the category on the month-long statue application. Any questions regarding this change can be directed to bkst...@mtu.edu.
The final Stage Revue event held in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, February 7th will be free for all students thanks to a generous sponsorship from the Inter-Residence Housing Council (IRHC). A valid student ID must be brought to the event for student admission.
Lastly, attached is a PDF copy of the Rulebook for Winter Carnival 2018. All relevant dates to events, registrations, and meetings can be found there.
You can also find a copy of the Rulebook on Blue Key’s Involvement Link page, as well as on the Carnival website at: https://www.mtu.edu/carnival/
At this time, here are some upcoming dates and times for the next couple of weeks.
Entry forms for Banner Painting are live and close on Friday, November 3.
Entry forms for Queens go live November 3 at 8:00am and close on November 17 at 5:00pm.
Entry forms for Stage Revue will be available online starting October 27, and must be submitted by November 17 at 5:00pm.
Entry forms for Month-Long Statues go live November 11 at 8:00am and close on December 6 at 5:00pm.
An Open Forum and Lottery for Month-Long statues will be held on November 9 at 5pm in Fisher 138. Priority for Themes and Snow Statue Locations will be determined at this meeting. If you want priority for your location and theme, you must be present at this lottery. Only one representative from your organization needs to be present.
All entry forms and applications can be found under the "Participate" tab at www.mtu.edu/carnival.
I hope that everyone is just as excited as we are for Winter Carnival 2018!
Please contact blu...@mtu.edu for any questions or concerns.
Serving I Live,
Sarah Jo Martens