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Discuss “Beaux Arts Ball returns”

In this centennial year of Carnegie Mellon’s College of Fine Arts, the school has geared up for a celebration of its legacy and future. Its wide-reaching network of faculty, alumni, and students has touched the arts nationwide, and to celebrate, it’s bringing back one of its grandest traditions.

Get ready for the heralded return of the Beaux Arts Ball. After a decade of absence, the huge costume party will hit the university scene once more this Saturday. Trust me; you have not seen anything like it.

A brief history

CFA faculty and students have prepared for this event since the fall of 2005. They know they have a legacy to live up to, since the tradition began at Carnegie Mellon in 1912 under dean Henry Hornbostel.

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