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Friday, September 19, 2008
4:00 p.m. Miller Quad The Millikin University Concert Band, conducted by Dr. Sharon Huff, will present an outdoor band concert on the Dr. J. Roger Miller Quad at 4 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2008. The University Concert Band includes music majors, minors and non majors at Millikin and performs on campus at the Kirkland Fine Arts Center along with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Last year the University Concert Band performed on the Miller Quad for the dedication ceremony honoring Dr. J. Roger Miller, President of Millikin University.
6:00 pm Four Millikin choirs will present a short program of choral music. Chamber Chorale - Guy Forbes, Conductor
9:00pm Saturday, September 20, 2008Parents Association Meeting Lindsay-Schaub Room, Richards Treat University Center Refreshments will be served at 9:00am followed by a Parents Association Meeting. All parents are welcomed to attend to find out ways to be involved at Millikin and how to continue to support their students.
Family Photographs Arrival Court, Millikin University Campus Have your picture taken on Millikin’s beautiful campus. Miller’s Studio of Photography will be on campus to take group/family photographs. There is no sitting fee. Pictures will be available online to purchase.
15th Annual Oakwood Street Festival Arrival Court This year’s festival includes a marketplace with games and information sponsored by Millikin’s student organizations, as well as, numerous entertainment activities. You can also catch Mike Da Roving Guy and his balloon art, along with Body Art by Margaret, among the many booths at the festival.
The festival will also feature musical entertainment by Millikin student groups. The headline performer will be Lynn Trefzger, a comedian ventriloquist. Lynn’s vocal illusions and comedy is amusing, humor-packed entertainment that ensures a time full of fun and amazement. You will not want to miss her!
Lunch: Alumni Association Fundraiser Arrival Court Stop by the Millikin Alumni Association booth for a quick lunch! All proceeds go to support an alumni relations award presented to an outstanding graduating senior.
Big Blue Football Game Frank M. Lindsay Field Come out and see a great game of Millikin Football and show your Big Blue spirit! Watch as the Big Blue takes on the Albion College Britons here at home.
"Somebody Catch My Homework" by Sandra Fenichel Asher Big Blue Women’s Soccer Game Soccer Fields Join the Millikin Women’s Soccer team as they take on Knox College and show your Big Blue spirit!
Big Blue Men’s Soccer Game Soccer Fields Join the Millikin Men’s Soccer team as they take on the University of Dallas and show your Big Blue spirit!
ScrapArtsMusic Kirkland Fine Arts Center ScrapArtsMusic excites the senses with intricate rhythms, raw energy, athletic choreography and the hottest -and most inventive- reuse of materials on stage today. Fashioned from industrial scrap and offbeat materials ranging from accordion parts to artillery shells, ScrapArtsMusic's one-of-a-kind instruments are as visually striking as their music is sonically riveting. Audiences from four continents have welcomed this electrifying quintet with unbridled enthusiasm, embracing their intoxicating mix of music, movement and spectacle. Transcending language, culture and age, ScrapArtsMusic offers a highly physical, wildly theatrical and thoroughly entertaining taste of the musical vanguard. ScrapArtsMusic is rooted in street performance, jazz, and world music traditions. For ticketing information contact the Kirkland Box Office at 217-424-6318.
Society of Physics Students- Sky & Star Observation 8:30-10:30pm in Requarth’s Observatory and Observation Deck Experience the night sky like never before with the Society of Physics Students. A great family-friendly event that will entertain people of all ages. *Weather pending*
Family Casino Night
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