Weevil Liberation Party
It all began, 23 years ago…
In this excavated document (see image on right), the tale of the Great Weevil Liberation is documented: “the weevils were liberated April 25-26, 1997 within a radius at the centre of each houndstongue patch.”
Long story short, a couple of researches released weevils, a type of beetle known for their elongated snout, at a few habitat sites. However, rather than say “released”, the researchers and authors of the report chose to declare the weevils as “liberated.” This silly choice of words launched an even more sillier string of events, now to be known as The Great Weevil Liberation!
Celebrating the Great Weevil Liberation
In April 2022, The Leisure Cilantro Society hosted a Weevil Liberation Party with weevil-themed prizes and activities, and accompanied by some tasty non-weevil treats!
Wall of Weevil Lore
Type it. Tape it. Scrawl it. Write it. Draw it. Poems & prose are welcome!
In the activity, we encouraged attendees to dive into their imagination and create a story about the Great Weevil Liberation! The Wall of Weevil Lore reads…
"23 years ago, history was made. It all started with a round, dreamy-eyed and slobbery great weevil who went by the name Gromit…”
And so the lore continues, as well as the Great Weevil Liberation Party!
Ok, but what does a weevil look like? It’s up to you!
The celebration consisted of a Weevil Portrait Gallery. Attendees were given a variety of mediums to bring to life what their weevil would look like. At the end of the celebration, party-goers and weevil liberators voted for best weevil portrait.
The winner of this year’s Weevil Portrait Contest was Joshua DeAnda’s “Gromit the Weevil” (top, middle).
A family friendly event.
New Haven artist Gar Waterman stopped by and brought one of his metal weevil sculptures from his 2022 show “Pest Control.”
Free the weevils! And, free weevils!
Guests who participated in a Weevil Scavenger Hunt could turn in 1 of 15 weevils hidden throughout the garden for a free weevil hat.
Each weevil hat were hand-stamped with hand-carved weevil stamps by Sophie Duncan!
Thank you to everyone who showed up!
See you in 2023!
XOXO, gossip girls
