Mercer University will host the Second Edition Gothic Festival this spooky season Oct. 26-29. The main part of the festival will be held that Saturday, with the art exhibition, contests and cosplay night hosted in Connell Student Center, Conference Room 1.
The Tattnall Square Center of the Arts will also be hosting a portion of the festivities with "Mercer Haunts: Chilling True Accounts of Darkness from Mercerians Past and Present" on Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
The art exhibit has already begun and will run from Oct. 17-30 in the Hardman Fine Arts building on Mercer's Macon campus. The Festival and art exhibit are hosted by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences professors Clara Mengolini and Marc Jolley.
Before the main night, there will be a discussion panel on themes in the Gothic tradition on Oct. 26 from 6-7:30 p.m., a screening and discussion of a "gothic" film on Oct. 27 from 6-8:30 p.m. and a game of One Night Ultimate Werewolf with Dr. Thomas Bullington on Oct. 28 from 6-10p.m.
If you have any questions, contact Jolley, Mengolini or gothicfestival@mercer.edu.
Henry Keating '24 is a sophomore at Mercer, studying Journalism and History. He has worked at The Cluster as both a writer and SGA correspondent. He enjoys playing and listening to music, hiking and camping, and photography in his spare time.
