Weekend Arts Roundup: Waves of Mercy, Quipfire, and More

We know everyone's getting pumped for Lawnparties (watch our complete coverage here on The Ink this weekend!), but if you're looking for something to supplement your pastel-hued reveling, look no further than this week's arts events.  Kick back, enjoy your blessed freedom from classes, and fear not...Dean's Date is nothing more than a distant mirage.First up: The Waves of Mercy Benefit Concert, sponsored by Manna Christian Fellowship.  Created in support of Whitman College's employee Josue Lajeunesse (of The Philosopher Kings fame) and Generosity Water, the concert aims to "end the clean water crisis" in Lasource, Haiti through performances from up-and-coming groups.  Generosity Water's mission is to "inspire people to think globally and live generously," and they're bringing in artists like Sho Baraka, Manifest, Time Be Told, Clara Chung, and Lyricks.  Prepare to start the weekend off with a bang!  It runs from 9-11:30pm tonight in Dillon Gym; it's free with PUID, but a $10 donation is encouraged. Tickets for non-Princeton students are $10 apiece.Also up this weekend:

• The Serpent Experiment, the communal living and avant-garde theater experiment that we covered last weekend, is presenting its final product at 2pm Thursday in Matthews Acting Studio.  Free. A talkback (with free food!) will follow the performance.
• The Department of Music's Junior-Senior Composition Concert, with works by Mary Fan, Russell O'Rourke, John Taylor, Alex Bourque, Theodor Popov, Andrew Gross, and Matt Wong. 8pm in Taplin Auditorium at Fine Hall. Free.
• Catch Laura Hankin '10 and Gilad Cohen GS Live in Concert, presenting songs from Ingrid Michaelson, Aretha Franklin, and...Kermit the Frog?  From 9-10pm in the CJL. Free. Snacks will be served.
• Club Fusion Season II: Hiphop Showcase, Battle, & Party, a collaborative dance-off co-sponsored by diSiac, eXpressions, Naacho, Sympoh, and Triple 8. 10:30pm in the Carl A Fields Center. Free admission.
• Don't miss Quipfire's special Houseparties show, Thursday-Saturday at 10:30pm in Theatre Intime. Tickets are $6 at the door; reserve yours now online.  Today only: come enjoy Bent Spoon with the cast!
• It's not too late to see Liminal, Pilar Castro Kiltz's senior thesis piece at the Lewis Center for the Arts.
• Hit up the PUWind Ensemble's "Concert Under the Stars" as you walk to and from the Street this weekend. 9pm Saturday on the Frist South Lawn.
• James Lapine, the world-renowned writer of Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park With George, will be speaking from 3-4:20 on Tuesday in the Friend Center. A not-to-be-missed opportunity for any musical theater buff!