10/27/95
Roy Summerford (summero@business.auburn.edu)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY SET FOR BUSY HOMECOMING WEEKEND NOV. 3-4
AUBURN -- The Allman Brothers Band, class reunions, college football, barbecue and emu will highlight the 83rd year of homecoming festivities at Auburn University on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-4.
Activities start at 5 p.m. Friday with a pep rally and fireworks in Bibb Graves Amphitheater.
The winner of the annual Miss Homecoming election will be crowned at Saturday's football game between Auburn and Northeast Louisiana at 1 p.m. in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The main entertainment event of the weekend will be a concert by the Allman Brothers Band Friday in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. One of the nation's most popular bands of the 1970s, the Allman Brothers Band remains an icon for fans of Southern blues-rock music. Opening the concert at 7 p.m. will be another popular Southern band, the Edwin McCain Band. Individual tickets go on sale Monday, Oct. 23rd, at Foy Union front desk and all TicketLink Outlets. Call 1- 800-277-1700 for ticket information.
A free concert of a different nature will be presented by the AU Singers, the university's choral group, at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Foy Union Ballroom.
Saturday at 9:30 a.m., the Saturday Seminar series will present a discussion, "Unlocking the Mysteries of Magnetic Resonance Imaging," by Electrical Engineering faculty members Thomas Denney Jr. and Stanley Reeves in Broun Hall Auditorium.
A weekend of activities is also planned for alumni from the classes of 1975, 1970, 1965, 1960, 1955 and 1950. Reunion activities include campus tours, seminars and a homecoming dance featuring the Auburn Knights orchestra. Homecoming luncheon speaker will be retired Gen. Carl Mundy Jr., '57, former commandant of the Marine Corps. Contact the Auburn Alumni Center at 334/844-ALUM to participate in reunion activities.
The barbecue and emu are featured parts of Saturday activities sponsored by schools and colleges to welcome back to campus. The School of Forestry and the School of Pharmacy will serve barbecue to their respective alumni and friends at their buildings from 11 a.m. until game time.
Emu and ostrich will be among the exotic and contemporary foods available to College of Agriculture alumni and friends at the Ag Roundup and Taste of Alabama on the Comer Hall grounds, starting at 9 a.m. Entertainment will include performances by a national championship clog dancing team and the Agri-Opry band of faculty musicians.
Commodity groups will also have displays at the Agriculture festival, and a collection of antique farm tools will be on display. Door prizes will be awarded and an auction will be held. Admission is $5 per person or $15 per family. For further information, call 334/844-5492.
In other Saturday activities, the School of Nursing is holding a reception for the class of 1982 and is hosting an open house. Several departments in the College of Engineering are holding open house, and the College of Education Advisory Council will meet on Saturday. Friday evening, Physics faculty will host a social for that department's alumni and the Sciences and Mathematics Advisory Council.
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