Party-goer's guide to 5Fest entertainment

By Melanie Barnes, Entertainment Writer

Photo by Sean Work

Put down the beer bong and head to the stage because the entertainment for this year’s 5Fest is more explosive than ever.

Music
  • Ain't nothing but a rock'n'roll blog: Nelsonville Art and Music Festival
  • Nelsonville Art and Music Festival carries on local tradition
  • Death Cab for Cutie pleasantly leads fans down 'Narrow Stairs'
  • Catchy tunes from TV
  • Ambient trio The Balloon People's heads devoid of helium
    • Movies & TV
  • 'Speed Racer' forces viewers to fasten their seatbelts
  • 'Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?' leaves more questions than answers
  • BLOG: Confessions of a TV elitist
  • Celebrate Mother’s Day with film
  • 'Iron Man' is solid fun, solid emotion
    • Books & Poetry
  • Five crush-worthy characters for readable romance
  • Sprawl out in the spring sun with 'green' reading
  • Philippa Gregory: the queen of historical fiction
  • 'The Catcher in the Rye' revisited post-adolescence
  • Learn how to survive as a modern woman with 'Everything but the Kitchen Sink'
    • Arts
  • ‘Earth and Sky’ brings film noir to stage
  • School of Theater's 'Knock Me A Kiss' portrays spirit of Harlem Renaissance
  • 'Short Stack' comin' right up
  • Retail therapy, set me free
  • Kennedy Museum exhibits first exclusively print portfolio show
    • Games
  • 'Mario Kart Wii' combines new features, classic favorites
  • 'Grand Theft Auto IV' drives toward success
  • 'Brawl' a smashing good time
  • 'Killer Bunnies' the perfect pre-studying game
  • Rock hard: 'Guitar Hero III' vs. 'Rock Band'
    • Food
  • Bewitching drinks to spook up Halloween night
  • Latitude 39 lives up to four-star hype
  • Jade jostles for food court supremacy
  • O’Betty’s dogs won’t bite
  • Chippery serves gooey kid favorite