Come and Celebrate With Us!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Parents Club Continental Breakfast
9:00am – 11:45
FREE
Vending Lounge
1st Floor, East Wing
Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union
The Parents Club is sponsoring a free continental breakfast for all families attending Family Weekend. Representatives from the Parents Club will be available to answer questions concerning the weekend events. The continental breakfast will include: bagels, assorted pastries, a fresh fruit salad and a choice of beverages.
Sand Art Bottles
9:00am – Noon
FREE
Bridge/Walkway Lounge
2nd Floor
Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union
Southwestern Art. Fill a bottle with layers of colored sand.
(While Supplies Last)
Face Painting
9:00am – Noon
FREE
Bridge/Walkway Lounge
2nd Floor
Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union
Get your face painted for the game.
Color Photo Buttons
10:00am – 2:00pm
4.00/picture 4:00pm – 8:00pm
4.00/picture
Bridge/Walkway Lounge
2nd Floor
Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union
Take this opportunity to capture the memories of Family Weekend 2007 with a Color Photo Button.
Panther Picnic Lunch
11:00am – 1:00pm
$6.95/Adult, EIU Student, Child
O'Brien Field Tail Gate Area
Join us for outdoor fun! The Panther Picnic will feature a deluxe club sandwich, gourmet chips, fresh Golden Delicious Apple, gourmet chocolate cookie and your choice of soda. Union Food Court will also be open.
EIU vs. Eastern Kentucky
Kickoff at 1:30pm
O'Brien Stadium
Pricing information on order form.
The Eastern Illinois University Football Panthers will take on Eastern Kentucky at O'Brien Stadium. Come prepared to help our cheerleaders support our Panther football team to victory. Our Marching Band, Pink Panthers, and Flag Corps will perform at the game.
Family Feast
4:30pm – 7:30pm
$9.95 - Adults or EIU Students
$5.00 - Ages 6-10
Free - Ages 5 and under
Grand Ballroom
2nd Floor
Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union
Join us for fun and good food prior to the featured Family Weekend entertainment or other activities on your Saturday night agenda. We will be serving Pork Carnita, BBQ chicken breasts, Macaroni and cheese, Country bean medley, Buttered Corn on the Cob, Fresh Marinated vegetable blend, Red potato salad, Glazed Apple dumplings or powdered sugar brownies and Lemonade, tea and water.
UB Movies presents - “SURF'S UP”
Saturday, September 26th 5:00pm & 8:00pm
FREE
Buzzard Hall Auditorium
Working on the premise that – penguins invented surfing – this fun animated feature delves behind the scenes of the high-octane world of the competitive Penguin World Surfing Championships. The film profiles teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick, and up –and-coming surfer, as he enters his first pro competition. PG Rated for mild language and some rude humor.
Student Recreation Center
8:00am – 9:00pm
FREE
The Student Recreation Center will be open for your enjoyment with a signed waiver. Prior to the football game, there will be parent/student games from 10:00am to Noon. Stop in the Student Recreation Center and get the details.
REO Speedwagon
Lantz Arena
8:00PM ( Doors open at 7pm )
$18.00 General Public ( All Seats are Reserved )
EIU 2008 FAMILY WEEKEND CONCERT
Classic rockers REO Speedwagon are set to bring their electrifying live performance to the stage at Lantz Arena. The current band members of REO Speedwagon - Kevin Cronin (lead vocals, guitar), Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards), Dave Amato (lead guitar) and Bryan Hitt (drums) - are ready to roll into 2007 and Lantz Arena full throttle with their brand new album FIND YOUR OWN WAY HOME , their first studio collection of new material in more than a decade.
REO Speedwagon has toured non-stop, playing all the usual concert stops, but also getting back to the band's roots in small town America . These are the people who supported our music from the beginning. This is REO country”, says Kevin Cronin, describing the fans who enthusiastically sing along every night to the songs he has written such as the number one hits, “Can't Fight This Feeling” and “Keep On Loving You,” as well as the classics “Roll With the Changes,” “Keep Pushin',” “Time for Me to Fly,” “Riding the Storm Out,” and “Take It On the Run.” The band has produced 17 critically acclaimed albums, scored 13 Top 40 singles (including two Billboard #1's) and have sold over 40 million records.
2008 looks to be a major comeback year for a band that never really went away. With their mid-western roots and easy-listening musical style, music critics have noted that REO Speedwagon has kept their standards extremely high, and are thrilling their fans night after night with their incredible power, sheer energy, and songs that live on forever! With the release of Find Your Own Way Home , the band feels its energy rekindled and its purpose renewed. This is not an ending at all; rather a new beginning. Kevin, Dave, Bruce, Neal and Bryan have something to prove.
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