Family & Friends Weekend

Welcome Parents, Families and Friends!

We invite you to come celebrate with other Beloit alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends for three days of fun during Family and Friends
Weekend! Experience a vibrant campus and participate in activities for all ages. During Family and Friends Weekend you will have the opportunity to:

• Meet our innovative faculty
• Explore new buildings
• Interact with a dynamic student body
• Catch up with old friends (and make new ones)
• And much more!

Online Registration is now closed.

Registration is located in Weeks Lounge, Pearsons Hall.
Friday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 9-11 a.m.

When you arrive on campus, please make the Registration & Information Center your first stop. There you will receive an updated weekend schedule, name tag(s), complimentary Beloit family buttons, and more.

Special activities are planned for Friday and Saturday. Sunday has been reserved for you and your student to shop for what’s needed, and pack up what’s not. Bring the whole family! Friends and siblings will be happy to see your student’s campus home, and events are planned for all ages to enjoy. Click here to see the entire weekend schedule.

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Friday, Sept. 19 at 8:30 p.m., Eaton Chapel
This internationally renowned group sold-out an Eaton Chapel concert in 2001! Back in Beloit for return engagement, the Grammy Award-winning ensemble BeauSoleil have claimed their undisputed role as the most esteemed Cajun group in music. BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet take the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana and artfully blend elements of zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues and more into a satisfying musical recipe. From The Grand Ole Opry to Newport Folk, from concert hall to dance floor, the music of BeauSoleil continues to captivate audiences the world over. This event is brought to you by the International Performing Arts & Lecture Series.

Tickets: General Admission $15 (Senior citizens $12; Beloit College Students FREE). Tickets may be purchased online at www.beloit.edu/ipals/tickets, by phone, mail or in person at the Beloit College Box Office (12:30–5 p.m. weekdays beginning September 1, 2008.) Beloit College students are free but must be ticketed to be seated. Tickets may be available at the door, but there is no guarantee.

The Real Dirt on Farmer John film screening New time!
Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m., Wilson Theatre, Mayer Hall (free)
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a personal documentary about John Peterson’72, a farmer, artist, and eccentric/innovative thinker, cast in rural Illinois. Film maker Taggart Siegel’81 has documented John’s struggle to redefine his family farm for over 20 years, witnessing the colorful drama of John’s life. From the home movies taken by his mother and his mother’s joyful embrace of ordinary daily living, the film emphasizes the crucial turning points in John’s life, from Uncle Harold’s sudden inexplicable suicide when John is ten years old through the power of personal acceptance and the molding of tradition and activism, and eventually the re-invention of the family farm as a chemical-free, consumer-involved paean to food and all its rich sensual delight. More information about The Real Dirt on Farmer John can be found at www.angelicorganics.com.

Reminders:

Pre-Register for the weekend. This reserves your spot and lets us know that you are planning on attending.
Book your hotel accommodations. Local hotel information is available here.
Purchase your tickets for the Friday evening entertainment, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet.
If you have any questions regarding Family and Friends Weekend, contact Jennie Hartzheim, Student Activities, at 608-363-2301.
Once you are here, make the Registration & Information Center in Pearsons Hall your first stop.