Pumpkin Carving Craze
Friday October 26, the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction is bringing Auburn University students from all colleges and the community together for the 19th year. The occasion is a pumpkin carving frenzy.
From 9:00 am to 8:00 pm everyone is welcome to come to the courtyard of Dudley Hall for the day long Halloween event.
All students are invited to participate in pumpkin carving starting at 9:00 until 5:00 when they will go on display. Starting at 6:00 the competition begins. CADC students’ carving creations will be judged at 6:30 and awards will be distributed at 7:00 and the lighted display will proceed until 8:00.
The CADC students try to create intricate designs on their pumpkins and many implement current event themes. The contest will be judged by creativity, appearance, and craftsmanship. The estimated amount of pumpkins to be carved tomorrow is more than 400.
Everything is available at the event. Pumpkins will be sold for $4. At noon there will be hotdogs, hamburgers, chili and drinks for sale. Again at 5:00 food will be sold. There is the children’s costume contest and pictures with Aubie and even face painting.
Another exciting factor to this event is it is featured in the October issue of Southern Living magazine. The photos in the magazine are from last year’s pumpkin carving fest, which were taken by Van Chaplin. The article concerning CADC’s matter was written by Richard Martin.
I had actually never heard about this event until about a month ago from my aunt who frequently reads Southern Living. She was so excited about the event that she is making the trip to Auburn tomorrow.
It is impressive that the CADC has consistently put this event on for the past 19 years. Getting people involved from children to college students to adults is sometimes a difficult feat, but the pumpkin carve does just that.
Also, I think it is wonderful that a little piece of Auburn University is featured in a well known magazine. Our school has so much to show off, and I wish more people who have no affiliation with the university could see all the great sides of Auburn.
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