October 1, 2013

Easton Welcomes Back Students during Lafayette Day

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Students, faculty, and staff had some fun in downtown Easton during the seventh annual Lafayette Day. The event, which corresponds with the Riverside Festival of the Arts, featured the Easton Farmers’ Market hot pepper-eating contest; free food, music, and games; and specials at local shops, galleries, and restaurants.

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Kristofer Meehan ’15 and Jason Sheng ’15 enjoy free food at the Nature Nurture Center on Northampton Street.
Kathryn White ’14 enjoys a photo exhibit at the Nature Nurture Center on Northampton Street.
A street musician performs at the Easton Farmers’ Market in Centre Square.
Lafayette President Alison Byerly shops at the Easton Farmers’ Market in Centre Square with her son, Ryan, and husband, Stephen Jensen.
Alison Mooney '17, left, and Claire Hoober '17 enjoy the pepper festival and Easton Farmers’ Market.
Dancers perform at center stage.
Students enjoy some refreshments on the terrace of the Grand Eastonian Hotel.
Helen Xu '14 looks out at the terrace from the Gold Room of the Grand Eastonian Hotel.
Neysa Braimah '17 and Mariela Gratero '15 look at the details of the Grand Eastonian Hotel from the hotel's terrace.
Ross Chumsky ’16, last year’s winner, competes in the hot pepper-eating contest.
Noah Drauschak '16 tastes a pepper.
Adam Iscimenler '15 quits the contest by asking for milk.
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