Tentative Homecoming 2023 Schedule of Events

PLEASE NOTE:   Please continue to check the Alumni website for updates at: https://www.fredonia.edu/alumni

Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023

5:30 PM  and  8 PM Jazz at Domus Fare, 41 W. Main St., Fredonia, NY 

Nick Finzer Quartet: piano, bass, drums, trombone. Tickets are $50 each. Student rates are available. To order tickets by credit card or PayPal, please visit www.fredoniajazzsociety.com.

Friday, October 20, 2023

9 AM – 5 PM Bookstore is Open. Main floor, University Commons (formerly known as Cranston Hall).

10 AM – 6 PM   Art Gallery Exhibit. .Not Gay. The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center.  (See Homecoming Highlights for further information.)   Free.                           

2:30 PM Tour of the 1891 Fredonia Opera House (formerly known as the Wintergarden), Village Hall, Fredonia. Transportation on your own. Free.

3 PM Biology Guest Speaker. Jennifer Russo ’05, Kelly Auditorium, Science Center. Free.

TBD Hockey All-Star Scrimmage. Steele Hall Rink.

5 PM   Homecoming Reception. Williams Center. Celebrating the Classes of 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, and 1973, recognition of Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award recipients. Williams Center (formerly known as the Campus Center or Student Union).  $15/person. Reservations recommended.

6 PM Women’s Volleyball - Fredonia vs. SUNY Cortland, Steele Hall.

7 PM Class of 1993 Reunion Welcome – Old Main Inn, cash bar, appetizers, T-shirt and Cup Pick up. (For more information and to pay the Reunion package price of $75/person, please  contact Brett Warren brett.warren@excellus.com or Scott Mekus smekus@eventzbyscott.com, to make your reservation.)

7:30 PM   Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Marvel Theatre, Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center.  Tickets are $30/person and may be purchased after Aug. 24, at www.fredonia.edu/tickets or by calling the Fredonia Campus Ticket Office at (716)-673-3501.

PERFORMANCE IS REPEATED SATURDAY, OCT. 21, at 7:30 PM, and SUNDAY, OCT. 22 at 2 PM.

8PM 1970’s Reunion Jazz 20^th Anniversary Concert, Rosch Recital Hall, Mason Hall. Free.

8 PM – 10 PM Observatory Open House at the Telescope– (weather permitting. Backup date is Saturday, Oct. 21, from 8 PM – 10 PM). (See details in Homecoming Highlights article) A final decision based on Friday's weather will be made by 5 PM, on Friday, and posted on the Fredonia Observatory Facebook page.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

9:30 AM Scholars/Donors Brunch – Main Floor, Williams Center. By invitation only.

10 AM Women’s Lacrosse Alumni Game. University Stadium. Free.

10 AM – 6 PM  Art Gallery Exhibit. .Not Gay. The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center.  (See Homecoming Highlights for further information.)   Free.                           

11 AM Campus Tour, Meet at Information Booth, Williams Center.

11 AM Class of 1993 T-shirt/Cup Pick Up, Information Booth, Williams Center. (For more information and to pay the Reunion package price of $75/person, please  contact Brett Warren brett.warren@excellus.com or Scott Mekus smekus@eventzbyscott.com, to make your reservation.)

11 AM Biology Health Professionals Panel. Kelly Auditorium, Science Center. Free.

11 AM – 5 PM Bookstore is Open. University Commons (formerly known as Cranston Hall).

Noon – 5 PM  Fredonia Jazz Festival Afternoon Showcase, 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Tickets are $15 each. To view the afternoon line up and to order tickets by credit card or PayPal, please visit www.fredoniajazzsociety.com.

12:30 PM    Class of 1973 Buffet Luncheon, Horizon Room, lower level of Williams Center (formerly known as the Campus Center or Student Union). $25/person. Reservations recommended. (Class photo will be taken at this time.)

1 PM   Golden Alumni Buffet Lunch/Theatre at Main St. Studios, 50 Main St., Fredonia.  Featuring the musical performance, Stories and Dreams, written by Dr. Frank Pullano ’56 and starring our own Theatre students. Open to anyone with a special invitation to all graduates of 1972 and before. $25/person includes lunch and show. Reservations recommended.

1 PM Women’s Soccer – Fredonia vs. SUNY New Paltz, Soccer Field.

1 PM Women’s Volleyball –  Fredonia vs. SUNY Oswego. Steele Hall.

TBD   Swimming and Diving Meet – Fredonia vs. Hobart and William Smith. Natatorium.

2 PM – 3 PM Book Signing. Bookstore, University Commons. A Song for Kalen: Lessons Learned from the Life and Death of My Son, by Timothy R. Sherlock ’07. (Please see Homecoming Highlights for more information.)

2 PM – 4 PM   All Alumni Get Together (beer tent), Dods Grove. Snacks will be available for purchase.

3 PM - 4 PM Residence Life Reunion for all former Resident Assistants and Directors, Blue Lounge (formerly Tim Hortons), Main Floor, Williams Center (formerly known as the Student Union or Campus Center). Free.

4 PM – 6 PM Sweetheart Soiree.  Costello Room, Atrium Lobby of Marvel Theatre, Rockefeller Arts Center. One complimentary glass of champagne and cake for all who met their spouse or significant other in Fredonia. Free. Reservations recommended.

5 PM Geoscience Department 60^th Anniversary Celebration. Western New York Buffet,  Houghton Hall. $25/person. Reservations recommended.

6 PM Class of 1993 Buffet Dinner/Cash Bar. Main St. Studios, 50 Main St., Fredonia. Bring commemorative T-shirt and Cup. (For more information and to pay the Reunion package price of $75/person, please  contact Brett Warren brett.warren@excellus.com or Scott Mekus smekus@eventzbyscott.com, to make your reservation.)

7 PM  Fredonia Jazz  Festival Performance, 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Nicole Zuraitis Quartet: voice/piano, bass, guitar, drums. Faculty member, Nick Weiser and the faculty quartet will open the show. Tickets are $45 each. To order tickets by credit card or PayPal, please visit www.fredoniajazzsociety.com

7:30 PM   Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Marvel Theatre, Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center.  Tickets are $30.00 and may be purchased after Aug. 24, at www.fredonia.edu/tickets or by calling the Fredonia Campus Ticket Office at (716)-673-3501.

PERFORMANCE IS REPEATED SUNDAY, OCT. 22 at 2 PM.

9 PM Suggested Honored Class Meet Up Downtown Locations – for the Classes of 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 – Check the schedule that will be posted at the Information Booth, Williams Center.

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Noon – 4 PM   Art Gallery Exhibit. .Not Gay. The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center.  (See Homecoming Highlights for further information.)   Free.                           

2 PM   Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812,  Marvel Theatre, Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center.  Tickets are $30.00 and may be purchased after Aug. 24, at www.fredonia.edu/tickets or by calling the Fredonia Campus Ticket Office at (716)-673-3501.

Plan to celebrate the memories at Homecoming 2023!