This Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m., Union University’s Student Activities Council will be hosting the annual Casey Jones Hullabaloo at the Casey Jones Amphitheater. This event is a campus-wide hangout, complete with live music, bonfires, s’mores, cobbler and fall fellowship.
“This is a unique event because it brings our students together off campus in a fun atmosphere,” said Jordan Hall, assistant director for student leadership and engagement. “Local student bands perform, and students can gather around the fire to socialize and make s’mores.”
This year’s event will include live music from Nathan Shoemaker and Tungsten Lights, a band led by Riley Boggs, a junior Christian studies major at Union.
“It’s nice to always have a group from school,” said Shelby Titsworth, a junior elementary education major and SAC member. “It makes it really personal.”
The Casey Jones Amphitheater is a unique venue located in the Casey Jones Village in Jackson.
“The amphitheater provides a fun environment and is one of the most famous places in Jackson,” said Hall. “It only makes sense that students can get a taste of Casey Jones cobbler while they’re listening to live music.”
It is easy for college students to forget about the Casey Jones Village, but this event serves as an introduction to or a reminder of this venue for students.
Titsworth said that hosting this event at the Casey Jones Amphitheater not only provides an opportunity for the community to give back to Union but also for students to find a place that they can go back and explore in the future. She also said that this event will include anything that you think of when you think of fall and warmth.
“Fall, food and flannel,” said Titsworth.
Casey Jones Hullabaloo has become the headquarters of fall festivities for Union students.
“It’s kind of like a fall wedding, except no one’s getting married,” Titsworth said.
This event is intended to provide students with an opportunity to interact with one another and engage in intentional relationships and conversations while enjoying the fall weather.
“People just like to come and hang out,” Titsworth said. “We just kind of create a place for that.”
Titsworth described the hullabaloo as a getaway for Union students.
“It’s a big group study break,” Titsworth said.
Illustration by Tamara Friesen
