Saturday

Time	Anticipated Schedule of Events for Saturday, October 24, 2009
	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.
8:00 AM – Noon	Information and sign-in table will be open in the Reid Campus Center Foyer. Pick up a printed schedule of Family Weekend Events and a table for tickets for Theatresports or Planetarium Shows.
8:00 - 8:50 AM	All Parents Coffee. Meet other parents and join us for coffee, scones and fruit. Cafe, Reid Campus Center.
9:00 – 9:50 AM	George Bridges, President, Welcome. Young Ballroom, Reid Campus Center.
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Farmer's Market. Featuring late-season produce (peppers, corn, peaches, squash, pumpkins of various shapes and sizes, grapes, apples, tomatoes, etc.) Walla Walla gifts and musical entertainment (4th and Main).
9:30 AM	Men's and Women's Cross Country Team Time Trial. All family members are welcome to spectate. The 3k time trial is part the fine-tuning these athletes are doing in preparation for other meets. Martin Field Track
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Make A Difference Day. Families are invited to join their students for community service projects in Walla Walla. Volunteers will be meeting at the Reid Campus Center at 10am, 11am, and 12pm to volunteer for an hour with a local non-profit agency. Bring a vehicle for carpooling.
10:00 AM – Noon	Alumni Swim Meet. Harvey Pool, Baker Ferguson Fitness Center.
10:00 AM-Noon	Whitman Fencing Club will hold a demonstration tournament. Cordiner Hall front steps. Rain location-Sherwood Center small gym.
10:30 AM– Noon	Parents Encounters Discussion Groups with Prof. Rogers Miles and other First-Year Encounters faculty. A reception, with coffee available, will precede the discussion which will begin at 11:00 am. Reading assignment: NSRV New Testament, Luke 19:28-24:53. All parents are invited to attend. RSVP required (miles@whitman.edu). Meet on the second floor of the Reid Campus Center.
11:00 AM	Annual pi sale sponsored by the Whitman Mathematical Society. Reid Campus Center.
11:00 AM-6:00 PM	Sigma Chi Silent Wine Auction. Please join the men of Sigma Chi in helping to raise money for the local Blue Mountain Heart to Heart. Reid Campus Center, Room 110.
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM	Family Brunch. This special-priced meal will be served in both Jewett and Prentiss Dining Halls. Special price $5 for all family members and guests not on a board plan, free for children 5 and under.
12:30-1 PM	**First Planetarium Show of the Heavens (latecomers cannot be seated). Pick up free tickets for this event in advance at the sign-in table at the Reid Campus Center. Clise Planetarium, Hall of Science, 156.
1:00 PM	Whitman College Cycling Club invites you to join them for a 60 to 90 minute ride at a leisurely pace with a spooible stop at a local coffee shop following the ride. Participants will need to provide their own bikes, helmets, etc. Meeting in front of Reid Campus Center.
1:00 – 3:00 PM	Family Bookbinding Workshop: Join us for a hands-on workshop in the new Book Arts Studio where we will be making a sewn journal. Materials provided, no experience necessary. Space is limited to 30 people so RSVP to blockemk@whitman.edu. Fouts Center for Visual Arts.
1:00-3:00 PM	Chemistry Departmant Open House: fun, hands-on lab activities for siblings or parents. Stay for as little or as long as you like. Come see what your students are doing in General Chemistry lab! Examples of student work from the Chemistry of Art class will also be on display. Hall of Science room 242.
1:15 – 1:45 PM	**Second Planetarium Show of the Heavens (latecomers cannot be seated). Pick up free tickets for this event in advance at the sign-in table at the Reid Campus Center. Clise Planetarium, Hall of Science 156.
1:30 – 2:20 PM	Off Campus Presentations. Several Whitman students will give highlights of their study abroad experiences.Susan Holme Brick, Director of Off Campus Studies and Rebecca Miller Wyrwas, Assistant Director of Off Campus Studies, will provide information and answer questions. Olin 130.
1:30 PM	Janna Cawrse Esarey ('94) reads from her Travel Memoir, The Motion of the Ocean. Join the ride when Janna shares stories from her book, The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife (Touchstone 2009). Reid Campus Center, Bookstore.
2:00 – 2:30 PM	**Third Planetarium Show of the Heavens (latecomers cannot be seated). Pick up free tickets for this event in advance at the sign-in table at the Reid Campus Center. Clise Planetarium, Hall of Science 156.
2:30 – 3:20 PM	The Student Engagement Center presents "Internships, Added Value for a Liberal Arts Education". The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session facilitated by Susan Buchanan, Director of the Student Engagement Center. Kimball Theatre, Hunter Conservatory.
2:45 - 3:15 PM	**Fourth Planetarium Show of the Heavens (latecomers cannot be seated). Pick up free tickets for this event in advance at the sign-in table at the Reid Campus Center. Clise Planetarium, Hall of Science 156.
3:00 - 3:45 PM	Whitman Direct Action, a Whitman student activist group, will share information about their latest project "Exploring Sustainable Development in Oaxaca". Olin 157.
3:00 - 4:00 PM	Mr. Whitman Fundraising. Adam Caniparoli '10 is a contestant in thie year's Mr. Whitman. Adam will perform a compilation of songs with friends to raise money for Salud Juntos, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health conditions throughout Latin America. Coffeehouse, Reid Campus Center.
3:00 PM	Creative Recycling Workshop. Join Campus Greens at the Outhouse for a fun and hands-on recycling workshop where you will learn how to turn everyday trash into creative, reusable, and useful things. Everyone is welcome. Supplies and instruction are provided, and better yet, it's free!
3:30 – 4:00 PM	**Fifth Planetarium Show of the Heavens (latecomers cannot be seated). Pick up free tickets for this event in advance at the sign-in table at the Reid Campus Center. Clise Planetarium, Hall of Science 156.
4:00 PM	Quiz Bowl Showcase. Come watch Whitman's new Quiz Bowl Team take on the best of Whitman faculty. Free in Maxey 206.
4:15 – 4:45 PM	**Sixth Planetarium Show of the Heavens (latecomers cannot be seated). Pick up free tickets for this event in advance at the sign-in table at the Reid Campus Center. Clise Planetarium, Hall of Science 156.
4:30 – 5:30 PM	**Showcasing performances from around the world in celebration of United Nations Day (October 24th); hosted by the International Students and Friends Club. Young Ballroom, Reid Campus Center.
5:00 PM	Women's Volleyball takes on George Fox University. Sherwood Center.
5:30 – 7:00 PM	Dinner in Prentiss Dining Hall. Family members are invited to enjoy their student's dining experience. Special price $7 for all family members and guests not on a board plan, free for children 5 and under.
5:45 - 6:30 PM	Remolinos de la Frontera (Whirlwinds from the border). This past June, a small group of Whitman students spent a week on the U.S. - Mexico border engagingwith the diverse, economically and politically charged, voices of migration and immigration. Come tonight as these students present their stories and reflections from this powerful, shifting landscape. Hunter 212, Kimball Auditorium.
7:00 - 9:00 PM	Screening of Frozen River. Running Time: 93 minutes. Sponsored by the Canadian Association. Hunter 212, Kimball Auditorium.
8:00-9:00 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. Performance held in Maxey.
8:00 - 10:45 PM	Harper Joy Theater presents: Romeo and Juliet. Tickets: $12 adults/$8 students and 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	A Cappella Concert sponsored by S.H.A.C. (Student Health Advisory Council) featuring Whitmans' finest A capella groups. The concert will begin at 9:00 PM featuring Lights Out, the Sirens of Swank, SCHWA, and the Testostertones. Suggested donation of $5 for non-students. Proceeds will go to both the SOS Clinic (low cost health care). Cordiner Hall.
	** indicates activities that are very interactive and designed for siblings and other young (or young at heart) visitors.