Weeks of Welcome: Block Party
at the Center for the Arts
June 12, 2021

Thursday, August 21, 2025, 7-9 PM
Throughout the Center for the Arts
7 PM: Activities on the Patricia Buckley Moss Lawn and patio; galleries and Cube open
7:30 PM: Theatre opens
8 PM: Cam Bertrand in the Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
Free; student Hokie Passport required
Co-presented with New Student and Family Programs/Weeks of Welcome, Hokie Activities Board, Student Engagement and Campus Life, and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT)
Get ready to kick off the school year with a night full of laughs, music, games, and free treats at the BLOCK PARTY at the Center for the Arts!
Join fellow Hokies for an unforgettable welcome-back celebration, featuring comedian Cam Bertrand (as seen on America’s Got Talent and as CamTheComic on Tik Tok and Insta).
- Free ice cream cookie sandwiches (first 400 students!)
- Music from WUVT
- Hands-on art with the Chillfield
- 360° ICAT photobooth featuring your favorite spots on campus
- Cuddle sessions with the Virginia Tech therapy dogs
- Lawn games
- Gallery exploring
- Tons of swag
This event is for Virginia Tech students only — bring your Hokie Passport and come ready to have a blast!
About Cam Bertrand
Cam Bertrand (stand-up comedian originally from Tampa, Florida) is one of the fastest rising comedy stars in the country. Bertrand’s comedy can best be described as “sophisticated ignorance.” He prides himself on being able to turn even the dumbest conversations into ones that will have you up late at night asking yourself “What is that .01% of germs that GermX can’t kill after all this time?!..”
He’s opened for some of the biggest names in comedy today, including Bert Kreischer, Joe Rogan, Pete Davidson, Michael Che, and Mike Epps. He was a contributing writer on two seasons of MTV’s Wild’N’Out (Seasons 11 and 12), has over 100 million views on TikTok (@camthecomic), and his recent Dry Bar Comedy special has been seen by millions online. In 2021 Bertrand became a finalist on season 16 of NBC’s America’s Got Talent!
This is Cam Bertrand's first performance at the center.