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Campus Store open
Be sure to check out the Family Weekend discounts and special sales!
Commons (lower level) |
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9:00 am - 5:00 pm
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Calvin Box Office open
Tickets ordered before October 11 will be mailed directly to your home; tickets ordered after October 11 may be picked up by you or your Calvin student at the Calvin Box Office in the Fine Arts Center.
Fine Arts Center |
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| 9:00 am- 4:00 pm |
Registration, Check-In
We ask that each family please "sign-in" and pick up a Family Weekend information packet at any one of the residence hall or KE reception desks, or at the Parent Oasis tent (Commons Lawn). Tickets ordered for Family Weekend events before October 11 will be mailed directly to your home; tickets ordered after October 11 may be picked up by you or your Calvin student at the Box Office (Fine Arts Center).
Residence hall reception desks and/or
Parent Oasis (Commons Lawn) |
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| 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
The Parent Oasis
A parent & family hospitality center will be available under the white canopy tent on the Commons Lawn. Come and enjoy some Calvin hospitality, meet other parents and Calvin administrators, or come to just to sit and enjoy the day!
Commons Lawn
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Center Art Gallery Exhibit: Between Nature and Nationality,
The Hague School in the Nineteenth Century
Center Art Gallery, Spoelhof Center (lower level)
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| 10:00 - 10:20 am |
Friday Hymnsing Chapel Service
Friday morning hymnsings provide an opportunity for a special time of community worship and praise. In addition to our Family Weekend guests we welcome "Fridays at Calvin" visitors, the Calvin Parent Council, and the Calvin Alumni Board.
Calvin Chapel
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| 12:30 - 3:30 pm |
Science Division Student Research Fair
This summer many Calvin students were involved in a wide variety of research projects. These students will present posters explaining their work and, as their schedules allow, will be present to talk about their research. Refreshments will be available.
DeVries Hall Atrium |
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| 12:30 - 2:00 pm |
Trolley Tour of Grand Rapids
 Dick Harms, Curator of Calvin's Archives, and Carol Rienstra, Director of Community Relations, will narrate a tour of some areas of interest in downtown Grand Rapids (and some other areas as well). Seating is limited; first-come, first served. Tour repeated again at 2:30 pm.
Meet by the flagpole at the circle drive in front of (south of) the Spoelhof Center. |
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| 12:30 - 1:15 pm |
Family Weekend Sectional: Facebook 101: What happens on line, stays on line. Or does it . . .
Rick Zomer, associate dean of residence life and Kyle Sandison, Calvin senior, will discuss the Facebook.com phenomenon at Calvin.
Spoelhof Center Room 202 |
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| 1:15 - 2:00 pm |
Family Weekend Sectional: Learn about Calvin's new Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex
Presentation and walking tour, lead by Professor Glen Van Andel (HPERDS), who was a member of the team that planned and designed the new athletic complex.
North Hall Room 078 |
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| 2:30 - 4:00 pm |
Trolley Tour of Grand Rapids
Dick Harms, Curator of Calvin's Archives, and Carol Rienstra, Director of Community Relations, will narrate a tour of some areas of interest in downtown Grand Rapids (and some other areas as well). Seating is limited; first-come, first served. Repeat of tour offered earlier at 12:30 pm.
Meet by the flagpole at the circle drive in front of (south of) the Spoelhof Center. |
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| 3:00 - 3:45 pm |
Family Weekend Sectional: For Parent's Only, Part 2
Dr. Randy Wolthuis, Director of the Broene Counseling Center, will continue the conversation from his popular session for parents held during PASSPORT orientation.
Fine Arts Center Room 222
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| 5:00 - 6:30 pm |
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| 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Calvin Box Office open
Tickets ordered before October 11 will be mailed directly to your home; tickets ordered after October 11 may be picked up by you or your Calvin student at the Calvin Box Office in the Fine Arts Center.
Fine Arts Center |
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Star gazing at the Calvin Observatory*
*Weather permitting
Calvin Observatory, Science Building |
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| 8:00 - 10:00 pm |
Fall Music Festival
The 62nd annual Fall Music Festival will showcase the musical talents of over 400 Calvin students, performing in a wide array of solos, choirs, and ensembles in this engaging, fast-paced concert that is sure to delight guests of every age.
Fine Arts Center Auditorium
(Tickets required) |
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| 9:00 -10:00 pm |
Improv Comedy Show - SOLD OUT!
Join the Calvin Improv Comedy Team for a fun and interactive hour of improvisational humor, games and other hilarious shenanigans!
Lab Theater, Spoelhof Center
(Tickets required)
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| 10:00 - 11:00 pm |
Ice Cream Social Reception
After the Fall Music Festival concert and the Improv Comedy Team show, find your way back to Johnny's Cafe in the Commons for some ice cream and fellowship. Event hosted by Residence Life Staff.
Johnny's Cafe - lower level of Commons
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