Family Day Set for Oct. 2

The weekend will kick off with a performance by the Statesmen Marching Band at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 1 on the quad. The planetarium will host “Final Frontier Friday: Race to the Moon” at 6 p.m. in the Del & Norma Robison Planetarium located in Magruder Hall. Admission is free with limited seating and the showtime is 30 minutes. Truman Theatre will perform “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” by Christopher Durang at 7:30 p.m. in the Severns Theatre located in Ophelia Parrish. Tickets are required and can be purchased at boxoffice.truman.edu. Jazz bands will also perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Baldwin Hall Auditorium.

The annual Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival will take place 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 2 in downtown Kirksville. There will be arts, crafts, music, dance, food and much more. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. there will be a welcome tent set up on the quad where families can receive a free gift and schedule of events. Library tours will be available from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Pickler Memorial Library. This is a chance to tour the library and view a variety of historical items in the Special Collections Department. SAB will host a photo mosaic event from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on the quad. New or old pictures can be brought for a chance to be included in a photo mosaic wall.

The University Art Gallery in Ophelia Parrish 1114 will host open galleries from 12-4:30 p.m. Oct. 2. The main gallery features “New Work” by Truman faculty members Rusty Nelson, Matt Derezinski and Aaron Fine. The Charlyn Gallery features “Recording Place” by Marcie Miller Gross. Women’s soccer will face the University of Southern Indiana at 2:30 p.m. at the Bullldog Soccer Park. No ticket is required. SAB will sponsor a speed painter performance from 4-5 p.m. in the Baldwin Auditorium. Football will face Lindenwood at 6 p.m. at Stokes Stadium. Tickets are required and can be purchased at the gate or online here. Deadline for ordering tickets is 11 a.m. Sept. 29. The planetarium will host “Stellar Saturday: Satellites” at 6 p.m. Tickets are required and are $5 per person. Kids age 3 and under get in for free. Seating is limited and showtime is 60 minutes. University Orchestra will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. in Ophelia Parrish 1393. Truman Theatre will perform “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” by Christopher Durang at 7:30 p.m. in the Severns Theatre located in Ophelia Parrish. Tickets are required and can be purchased at boxoffice.truman.edu. The day will end with an evening at the observatory at the University Farm.

Men’s soccer will face McKendree University at 12 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Bulldog Soccer Park. No ticket is required. Wind Symphony will perform a concert at 2 p.m. in the Baldwin Hall Auditorium. The weekend will end with a women’s soccer game versus McKendree University at 2:30 p.m. at the Bulldog Soccer Park.

The schedule will continue to be updated. Visit truman.edu/parents-families/family-day for more information.