Dillo is nearly upon us and for most people, it is one of the most anticipated days of the year.

But if you find yourself uninterested in any of the bands and unwilling or unable to drink alcohol, here's a collection of artistic endeavors you can partake in instead:

1. "In a Dark Dark House" - an MFA 1st Year Directing Project written by Neil Labute and starring Michael Kessler, Sarah C.E. Stanton, and Craig Thompson. A plot summary says, "In the opening moments... a thirtysomething security guard named Terry has come to visit his estranged younger brother, Drew, in a psychiatric hospital. Drew, a wealthy attorney, is confined here after a spate of bad behavior including drunk driving and coke possession. Eventually, he musters the courage to tell his bro that he was sexually abused in his boyhood by a slightly older family friend named Todd. The furious Terry goes off to search for Todd, with the apparent goal of exacting revenge." If you're cool with suggested childhood abuse, the show goes up FOR FREE in the Struble Theater (in TI) Friday at 8 and 11 and Saturday at 8.

2. "Amadeus" - an MFA 2nd Year Directing Project written by Peter Schaffer and starring... a ton of theater kids. I'm presuming it's about the life and times of Mozart, as  the lead characters are named Salieri and Mozart. This takes place FOR FREE in the Wallis Theater (also in TI) on Friday and Saturday at 8. Looking at the facebook event, there may be some rivalry between these two MFA presentations, with the lead of "Amadeus" writing "the true decider of victory in the box office will be which show Common goes to." Well said, sir.

3. There are no less than six separate School of Music performances on Dillo Day, everything from french horn to piano to percussion to choir. Check out the School of Music concert calendar for more information, particularly if you are more down with Schubert, Verdi, and Brahms than Third Eye Blind and Common.

Let's be real - you could probably attend any number of these events intoxicated. But the morals in me encourage you not to.