SAB hosts Taste of Manning this Saturday.

After being canceled last year due to poor weather, Taste of Manning is set to take place this Saturday, April 22 from 11a.m. to 1p.m.

Sophomore and Student Activities Board Creative Staff member Phoebe Vanheyningen said she is looking forward to experiencing the event for the first time. 

“Honestly, I’m just excited and hopeful that it will happen. I haven’t experienced a Taste of Manning because of inclement weather every year,” she said.

According to Vanheyningen, this Saturday is currently forecasted to be rainy and cold, so it is possible that Taste of Manning might be canceled yet again.

“We are keeping an eye on the weather and will let everyone know,” Vanheyningen said. 

Senior Sam Schaefer, who lives on Manning Street, said his house will be participating in Taste of Manning if the weather holds.

“I’m excited because I haven’t participated before, and it’s always fun when everyone on Manning is out and about doing things together,” he said. 

According to Vanheyningen, SAB’s creative team has been hard at work creating signs and decorations for the event.

“We’re trying to make it feel sort of like a farmer’s market meets food fest,” she said.

Vanheyningen said she hoped the event would bring people together and result in some creative dishes. 

“I think it’ll be super fun to close the street off, listen to live music, and just talk to everyone,” she said. “It’ll also be cool to see what the houses create and if it fits with the theme of their names.”