Posts tagged festival of wit

So here’s a confession: I adore puns. Somehow they’ve ended up with this reputation as the lowest form of language, but I always stand in awe of the intellectual backflips they require. Imagine my delight, then, I when I heard that Bennington was hosting a Festival of Wit. It happened a few weeks ago, and here are the highlights: Our very own Ellen Bogen dazzled the crowd during Stand Up Comedy Night.  There was a very “intents” winning pun about camping (courtesy of my wonderful friend Gale Stafford.)  Andrew Boyd hosted a workshop with students about how to design thoughtful, powerful  direct action about issues that matter. James Geary, who is teaching a course on aphorisms, juggled and explained the five laws of the aphorism AT THE SAME TIME. ~Emma S ‘13

So here’s a confession: I adore puns. Somehow they’ve ended up with this reputation as the lowest form of language, but I always stand in awe of the intellectual backflips they require. Imagine my delight, then, I when I heard that Bennington was hosting a Festival of Wit. It happened a few weeks ago, and here are the highlights:

  • Our very own Ellen Bogen dazzled the crowd during Stand Up Comedy Night.
  •  There was a very “intents” winning pun about camping (courtesy of my wonderful friend Gale Stafford.)
  •  Andrew Boyd hosted a workshop with students about how to design thoughtful, powerful  direct action about issues that matter.
  • James Geary, who is teaching a course on aphorisms, juggled and explained the five laws of the aphorism AT THE SAME TIME.

~Emma S ‘13