Family Day Set for Sept. 28
The weekend will kick off Sept. 27 with a marching band performance at 4:30 p.m. on the quad. At 7:30 p.m. visiting family members can choose from the theatre production of “The Real Inspector Hound” in the James G. Severns Theatre or a concert performed by the jazz ensemble in Baldwin Hall Auditorium.
The annual Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival will take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 28 in downtown Kirksville. Exhibitors and food vendors will be located throughout the festival area, which begins at Franklin Steet in front of the Sue Ross Arts Center and extends north to the courthouse and around the square. Artists and crafters come from throughout the Midwest and showcase a wide variety of work including ceramics, jewelry, photography, woodworking, candle making and 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 mug and purchase $5 Truman spirit shirts. Younger siblings can get free Future Bulldog t-shirts and tie-dye them at a booth from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the quad while supplies last. Free temporary tattoos will also be available as well. Pickler Memorial Library will host an open house from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for a chance to tour the library and view a variety of historical items in the Special Collections Department. Solar telescopes will also be available for use from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the quad.
Residents and families are invited to create custom door decs and make goodie bags from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the BNB courtyard. Ryle Hall will host a tailgate from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Ryle courtyard. Snow cones and friendship bracelets will be available from 12-2 p.m. in the Missouri Hall lobby. Football will face Wayne State at 1 p.m. at Stokes Stadium. Tickets are required and can be purchased at the gate or online here.
Men’s and women’s swimming will compete at 1 p.m. in the Pershing Natatorium. From 2-6 p.m. families can make origami wolfs and take a picture in the provided photobooth in the BNB courtyard. Various planetarium shows will take place at 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the Del and Norma Robison Planetarium.
In the evening, the Cantoria Family Day concert will take place at 6 p.m. in Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall, while comedian Gina Brillon, with Charles McBee as opener, will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. in Baldwin Hall Auditorium. A second showing of “The Real Inspector Hound” will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the James G. Severns Theatre. The Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall.
Events continue Sept. 29 with an afternoon showing of “The Real Inspector Hound” at 2 p.m. in the James G. Severns Theatre. Wind Symphony I and II will also be performing at that time in Baldwin Hall Auditorium.
The schedule will continue to be updated. Visit truman.edu/parents-families/family-day for more information.
