The Student Activities Board will host its “La La Land”-themed Garden Party this Friday from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the Slayton Arboretum.

“La La Land” is a 2016 film starring Emma Stone as Mia and Ryan Gosling as Sebastian. The movie is known for its colorful dresses, jazz music, and dancing. In the movie, Mia encourages Sebastian to start a jazz club called ‘SEB’s.’ SAB will incorporate this reference on the sign of its promotional booth.

Junior and SAB creative team lead Joy Hanes said students can expect to see a jazz bar themed promo booth that will be serving mocktails near the entrance of the arb.

“The team tried to incorporate lots of details that are odes to the movie so there will be lots of star lights, a few lamp posts and benches, and two photo backdrops painted to look like scenes from the movie, and even a ‘SEB’s’ LED sign recreated to say ‘SAB’s,’” Hanes said.

Hanes said the food will be catered to the theme.

“For food there will be chicken and waffles as a reference to ‘chicken on a stick’ and banana pudding as a reference to Mia’s famous yellow dress,” Hanes said. “We will also have Twizzlers because they are Ryan Gosling’s favorite candy, and, of course, popcorn too.”

Sophomore Olivia Finch said she enjoyed last year’s Garden Party.

“It was my first time going to Garden Party, and I really liked the theme that SAB put out,” Finch said. “It was Santorini, Greece, themed last year. I think SAB did a really great job with the decorations and the swing time at the beginning, and the food was pretty dang good too.”

Hanes encouraged students to come to Garden Party and enjoy what SAB has put together.

“Come, have fun. Have a good time,” Hanes said. “There’s live music, but there’s also photo-ops, places to walk around, and places to just sit and enjoy being in the arb.”