University Park, Pa. -- Penn State alumni, their families and friends are invited to stay in a residence hall on campus and enjoy special family-centered events while enjoying the 39th annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts during Arts Festival Alumni Weekend, July 13-17.
Alumni can share the fun of their former "dorm" room and relive their college days by staying on campus in residence halls close to the Arts Festival. In addition to the many Arts Festival attractions, Alumni Weekend registrants will enjoy campus tours, swimming at Penn State's outdoor pool, an alumni mixer, alumni career seminars and an ice cream social featuring Creamery ice cream with music by the beloved 1980s band Cartoon. Alumni Weekend registrants also can enjoy a free jazz concert sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association featuring the David Leonhardt Trio at 8 p.m., Saturday at the Festival Shell Stage on Old Main lawn.
Arts Festival Alumni Weekend is open to all Penn Staters. Program registration fees are $60 for Alumni Association members and $95 for non-members, which includes a one-year membership in the Alumni Association. Room fees for the residence halls are not included and prices vary. For guaranteed housing, the pre-registration deadline is June 24, although walk-in registration will be available beginning Wednesday, July 13 in Waring Commons on the University Park campus.
More information about Arts Festival Alumni Weekend can be found at http://www.alumni.psu.edu/events/reunions/artsfest2005.htm or by calling the Alumni Association at 800-548-LION, option 4.
The Penn State Alumni Association is the largest dues-paying alumni association in the world with more than 152,000 members. Established in 1870, the Alumni Association's mission is to connect alumni to the University and to each other, to provide valuable benefits to members and to support the University's mission of teaching, research and service. Arts Festival Alumni Weekend is just one of dozens of annual events, organized by the Penn State Alumni Association, designed to bring members back to Penn State. For more information on the Alumni Association, go to www.alumni.psu.edu.