Part of this season's MCLA Presents! performance series, this festival — which will showcase music, dance, theater and visual art — will begin in the MCLA Quadrangle and end in the adjacent Venable gym.

 

A highlight of the event will be an evening dance party with hip-hop artist Spose.

 

Also known as Ryan Michael Peters, Spose released his first album "Preposterously Dank" in 2007. Sam Pfeifle of the Phoenix magazine describes Spose as "aggressive, passive-aggressive, silly, sarcastic, and dead-serious."

 

"This Maine native's style of music consists of contagious hooks and an incredible flow," said PAM student Thamar Jean-Fedestin. "A multi-layered hip hop artist, Spose is sure to be a crowd-pleaser, bringing an interesting mix of satire and mind-blowing beats."

 

"Day into Night" also will feature daytime performances by Hannah Cranton, One Way Out and The Reminders, as well as activities to include an open mic session and a variety of performing arts workshops, conducted by the MCLA's Harlequin theater club, NeXXus step team, and the Allegrettos a capella group. The MCLA Jazz Band also will perform.

 

Cranton is known for completely throwing herself into everything she does, whether it is acting, music or visual arts, according to PAM student Kyle Cantoni.

 

"It is easy to pick up on her passion for her work, especially in songs like "Rollercoaster Ride" and "Shadow of a Certainty," Cantoni said. "The audience will appreciate her skilled guitar playing accompanied by her clear and animated voice."

 

Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 for MCLA faculty and staff and non-MCLA students with a valid ID, and free for MCLA and Williams students and members. Call the box office at 413-662-5204 for reservations.