Nov. 6-7: Homecoming alumni events
UD alumni plan for spirit-filled 2015 Homecoming celebration
11:53 a.m., Oct. 19, 2015--Plans are underway for a spirit-filled weekend of alumni activities during the annual University of Delaware Homecoming celebration in early November.
Activities include the Homecoming football game against Albany on Saturday, Nov. 7, a Friday night Blue Hens on Main event, affinity reunions and a performance by the Juilliard String Quartet.
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A few events are highlighted below.
Visit the Homecoming website for more information.
Blue Hens on Main
The Blue Hens on Main event will be held from 8-10 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, in the Multipurpose Rooms of the Trabant University Center. Cost is $16.
Meet up with old Blue Hen friends — and new ones, too — in one central location before enjoying Main Street.
Participants can enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres, two drink tickets, music and photos.
All attendees will also receive a snuggly UD scarf. Register now.
Richard (Dick) Wilson Homecoming Step Show
On Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Mitchell Hall, join fellow Blue Hens for this fun, entertaining and educational step show, focused on showcasing the University’s culturally-based fraternities and sororities (NPHC, NALFO and NAPA). The audience will have the opportunity to listen and dance to a variety of music, while learning about different cultures. The event is a competition where members will reveal the traditions and origins of stepping that is unique to their organization.
Advance tickets are $5 for students and staff; $10 for the general public (on sale until 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6. Tickets at the door are $7 for students and staff; $12 for general public. All tickets must be purchased at a UD box office. For more information, email mgc-info@udel.edu.
Master Players Concert Series presents Juilliard String Quartet
The UD Master Players Concert Series event featuring the Juilliard String Quartet scheduled Saturday, Nov. 7, has sold out.
University of Delaware Library Exhibitions
The University of Delaware Library has several exhibitions on view in the Morris Library.
• “Will H. Bradley, An American Artist: Selections from the Gordon A. Pfeiffer Collection,” Friday, Nov. 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. only.
• “25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act,” Friday, Nov. 6, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; 11 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, to 2 a.m., Monday, Nov. 9.
• “Staging History: Barrie Stavis and the Dramatization of John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry,” Friday, Nov. 6, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; 11 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, to 2 a.m., Monday, Nov. 9.
• “Remembering Napoleon Bonaparte,” Friday, Nov. 6, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; 11 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, to 2 a.m., Monday, Nov. 9.