| Time | Anticipated Schedule of Events for Friday, October 24, 2008 | |
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| All Family Weekend events and activities are completely optional. There are no required events. The most important thing to do is spend some quality time with your student. | ||
| 3:00-7:00 PM |
Information & sign-in table will be open in the Reid Campus Center Foyer. Pick up a printed schedule of Family Weekend Events, a Parent's Directory and tickets for the evening's performance of Theatresports. |
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| 3:00-5:00 PM |
Sheehan Gallery Artist Talk and Exhibition. Charles Timm-Ballard, Associate Professor of Art, will talk about his exhibition "Crushing Weights". The lecture will take place in Olin 130. | |
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4:00 – 4:45 PM
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"Fridays at Four" musical performance of scenes from the opera Cosi Fan Tutte. Chism Hall, Hall of Music. | |
| 4:30 PM |
"The Genesis of Soaring Stones #4 and other Sculpture 1976-2007" artist talk and dedication ceremony. John T Young, Professor of Sculpture and Public Art at the University of Washington will give a talk in Olin 157 followed by a dedication of the sculpture on the Cordiner side lawn. |
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| 4:30-6:30 PM |
Parent/Faculty Social. Mingle with faculty members from a variety of departments. This event is for parents only. Baker Faculty Center. |
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| 5:00 – 6:00 PM |
Hillel-Shalom hosts "Fridays at 5 Family Shabbat" Spiritual Activites Room, Prentiss Hall room 10. |
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| 5:30 – 7:00 PM |
Dinner in Prentiss Dining Hall. Family members are invited to enjoy their student's dining experience ($11 adult / $7 children 5-12 / free for children 4 and under). |
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| 7:00 PM |
Women's Volleyball hosts Linfield College. Sherwood Center. |
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| 7:00 – 9:00 PM | Whitman Sampler. Enjoy a variety of performances by the Music Department's talented student ensembles. Cordiner Hall. | |
| 7:00-9:30 PM |
Whitman Direct Action (a student activist organization) invites you to a silent auction and raffle. Enjoy great prizes, yummy dessert, live music, and entertainment while supporting our "Safe and Sustainable Clean Water" project. Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom. |
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| 7:30 PM |
Cinema Arts Series presents: An Unreasonable Man. Hunter 212-Kimball Auditorium |
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| 8:00 – 10:45 PM | Harper Joy Theatre presents: Isn't It Romantic by Wendy Wasserstein. Tickets: $10 adults/$7 students & seniors/Whitman students free with season pass. To make reservations, or for more information, call the Box Office at 509-527-5180. | |
| 9:00 – 11:00 PM |
Coffeehouse Concert- Jonathan Kingham. Coffeehouse, Reid Campus Center. |
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| 10:00 – 11:00 PM |
Theatresports. A performance by Whitman's premier improvisation group. Pick up free tickets for this event in advance at the sign-in table at the Reid Campus Center. |