USI to offer array of eats, treats and music at Solarpalooza

The University of Southern Indiana is excited to offer a full line up of local food trucks and music during Solarpalooza, happening Monday, April 8 on campus.  

Brisket Biscuit, Bowlify Super Foods, Dawgs on the Ohio, Chino Taco, Steve’s Oink n Squeel BBQ, Paradise Pizza and Kona Ice will be serving eats and treats from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. between the Liberal Arts Center and University Center West. 

USI’s own award-winning and student-led radio station, 95.7 The Spin, will be spinning tunes beginning at 11 a.m. Patriotic Soul will perform rock and country hits intermittently from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Boom Squad will be on campus for multiple performances at 11:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. HOT 96.1 FM will also be on campus as the event’s premier radio partner. All live performances will happen outside of Rice Library on The Quad. 

For exact locations of all happenings, browse the USI Solarpalooza Map. 

USI will host Solarpalooza Sunday and Monday, April 7-8, beginning with a talk by trailblazing electrical engineer and retired NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham, at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 7 in the Screaming Eagles Arena, followed by a full day of experiential learning and engagement on Monday, April 8, the day of the eclipse.