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The University Store will be open from 8:00-4:30 to welcome back alumni and family.

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10:00 a.m. – Noon 3rd Floor, Lewis J. Ort Library Featured Authors:Dr. Juls Gilliam '90, Seeking To Understand: Uncovering Life's Best Practices of Self-DiscoveryLisa Willoughby Thomas '95, Little Sammy Square Finds His Voice

10:00 a.m. – Noon ARMAH, LUC $25/adult, $12 children 12 and under

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Various Locations, FSU Campus FSU has so much to show you! Grab your Bobcat Passport at the Bobcat Welcome Center and go on tour to see all the amazing things our campus has to offer. You can visit TV-3, the Multi-Media Learning Center, the Roper Gallery, the Climbing Wall, and so much more. You will receive a stamp at each location, and completed passports should be turned in at the Bobcat Welcome Center by 2:00 p.m. for a chance to win PRIZES!

Grab a snack, register for great prizes, take a pic with your fellow alumni, activities for kids, and more!

The Shed @ Bobcat Stadium will be open from 10:00-4:00 to cheer on our Bobcats! Stop in and check out our new line of apparel.

Bobcats Celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend at FSU Oct. 17-20It’s that time of year again when Bobcats of all generations come together to celebrate during the Frostburg State University 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend! FSU students, families, friends, alumni, faculty and staff will be showing their Bobcat pride from Thursday, Oct. 17, to Sunday, Oct. 20.Saturday is packed with exciting events that Bobcats can choose from to show their pride. At the Bobcat Showcase from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., pick up your Bobcat Passport at the Bobcat Welcome Center in the upper lobby of the Lane Center and go on a tour of the FSU campus. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, you can grab a snack, register for great prizes and take a picture with fellow alumni. There are also activities for the kids! And be sure to stop by the second floor of the Lewis J. Ort Library between 10 a.m. and noon for the Alumni Authors Corner featuring Dr. Juls Gilliam ’90 and Lisa Willoughby Thomas ’95.Another event taking place from 10 a.m. to noon is the reservation-only Jim Anderson Memorial Baseball Brunch to be held in Lane Manicur Hall. The Women’s Lacrosse Alumni Game will start at 10 a.m. on FSU’s Upper Grass Field. Then, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Indoor Family Tailgate will be held in the Lane Derezinski Lounge. Tailgating at Bobcat Stadium also starts at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $25 per space. For the complete rules and regulations, visit www.frostburg.edu/homecoming. The Golden Anniversary Reunion Brunch, for members of the Class of 1974 and before, will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Lane Atkinson Room.Several events start at 11 a.m. The family movie, “Despicable Me 4,” will be screened in room 111 of the Lane Center, then shown again at 2:30 p.m. Admission and snacks are free! There will be another Bobcat Business Crawl from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at various locations in Frostburg. The Softball Alumni Meet and Greet will be held on the Softball Field from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Then, at 11:30 a.m., the Corn Hole Tournament begins in the stadium lot.Frostburg’s Football team will play the University of Charleston at 1 p.m. at Bobcat Stadium. Admission is $10 for adults, $2 for youth ages 12 to 17 and free for children 12 and younger.At 2 p.m., FSU’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Blueberries for Sal” featuring FSU students at 2 p.m. in the Drama Theatre of the Performing Arts Center. Admission is $10 per person. To order tickets, visit tickets.frostburg.edu.Two games will be held on campus that evening in Bobcat Stadium – the Field Hockey Game at 5 p.m. between the Bobcats and East Stroudsburg University and the Men’s Soccer Game at 7 p.m. between the Bobcats and West Liberty University. Admission to both is free.The FSU Wind Ensemble Fall Concert will be held Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Pealer Recital Hall. For ticket information, call 301-687-3137 or visit tickets.frostburg.edu.For more information, visit www.frostburg.edu/homecoming, call 301-687-4068 or email alumni@frostburg.edu.

By invitation only 10:30am - 12:30pmCelebrating the Class of 1974 and Years Before.LocationAtkinson Room, Lane University Center

Join us for an indoor family friendly tailgate as we cheer on the Bobcats. Watch the game on the big screen, play cornhole, grab some food, and enjoy other activities with Bobcat families!

10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Stadium Lot, FSU Campus $25/space Tickets will go on sale August 5!

Corn Hole Tournament 11:30 a.m. Stadium Lot, FSU Campus $20/2-person team

11:00 a.m. | Room 111, LUC FREE Admission and snacks!

We know you don’t just love our campus; you love the City of Frostburg! Pick up your Bobcat Business Crawl map and button at the Lane University Center information desk on Friday or the Bobcat Welcome Center on Saturday. Be sure to share your pictures on social media and tag us with #homesweetburg for a chance to win great PRIZES!

Home Men's Swimming Meet

Home Women's Swimming Meet

FSU’s Department of Theatre and Dance Opens Season With Musical of Beloved Children’s Story, “Blueberries For Sal”As part of Frostburg State University’s Homecoming weekend, FSU’s Department of Theatre and Dance will open its 2024-2025 season with the children’s musical, “Blueberries for Sal,” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. in the Drama Theatre of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center.Based on the cherished children’s book by Robert McCloskey, “Blueberries for Sal: The Musical” brings all of your favorite characters to life in the imaginative setting of Blueberry Hill.Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother grab their pails and head to Blueberry Hill to pick delicious blueberries for the winter months ahead. On the other side of the hill, Mama Bear and Baby Bear also fill up on scrumptious blue morsels for the long hibernation. When fearless Sal and frightful Baby Bear wander off, they have a mixed-up adventure in the Maine woods. Featuring catchy and heartwarming tunes like “Big Big Kid,” “Little Pail,” “Why Does Winter Happen” and “Learn to Fly,” “Blueberries for Sal: The Musical” highlights the powerful bond between parent and child and the exuberant joy of wildlife, imagination and self-discovery.Directed by Nicole Mattis with musical direction by Michaela Hale and choreography by theatre major Grace Stevenson, “Blueberries for Sal” was adapted for the stage by Michael J. Bobbitt and Sandra B. Eskin with music and lyrics by William Yanesh.The cast and creative team also includes Casey Allison (Little Sal), Gracie Ray (Little Sal’s Mom), Elena Echeandia (Little Bear), Kassidy Andris (Mama Bear), Leah Boggs (Mama Crow/assistant music director), Shay Fochtman (Mama Partridge), Stevenson (Uncle Moose), Kyle Wolford (stage manager), Mackenzie Guynes (tour manager/sound design), Sarah Slack (costume design), Elijah Reed (scenic design), Ronald Breitfeller (puppet design) and George Georgeson (props design/technical support).This production is part of Theatre and Dance’s Roundabout Children’s Theatre tour, which includes a collaboration with FSU’s Cultural Events Series and the Children’s Literature Centre.In addition to the 2 p.m. performance, there will be a select performance at 4 p.m. for adaptive learning audience members. For more information about this performance, call the Theatre and Dance box office at 301-687-7462.Tickets for the 2 p.m. matinee can be purchased online at https://frostburgtix.universitytickets.com/?cid=169.

2:30 p.m. | Room 111, LUC FREE Admission and snacks!

Home Field Hockey Game

FSU’s Department of Music Presents Wind Ensemble Concert, “Autumn Rituals”Frostburg State University’s Department of Music will present the Wind Ensemble Concert, conducted by Peter Lewis, in “Autumn Rituals,” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center.The program will include “First Suite in E-flat” by Gustav Holst, “October” by Eric Whitacre, “The Withering Tree” by Martin Harden, “Blue Shades” and “An American Elegy” by Frank Ticheli, “Pageant” by Vincent Persichetti, “Festal Scenes” by Yashuide Ito and “The Circus Band” by Charles Ives.“First Suite in E-flat for Military Band” is considered one of the cornerstone masterworks in the concert band repertoire. The piece was completed in 1909. Along with the subsequent “Second Suite in F for Military Band,” written in 1911, the First Suite convinced many other prominent composers that serious music could be written specifically for band.“October” is a contemporary piece for concert band approximately six minutes in duration that Whitacre composed in 2000. He wrote with the intention of evoking a peaceful musical representation of the month he has called his favorite and the feelings this autumnal month evokes for him.“The Withering Tree” can be found at https://audio.com/martin-harden-ii/audio/the-withering-tree.“Blue Shades” was originally composed for wind band in 1996. While not a literal blues piece, it bears strong influences of the New Orleans blues and jazz sounds. Blues harmonies, rhythms and melodic idioms pervade the work, and many “shades of blue” are depicted, from bright blue, to dark, to dirty, to hot blue. At times, the work parodies some of the idioms from the Big Band era. A quiet, slow middle section paints the atmosphere of a dark, smoky blues haunt. An extended clarinet solo, played near the end, recalls Benny Goodman’s hot playing style and ushers in a series of “wailing” brass chords reflecting the train whistle effects commonly used during that era.“An American Elegy” is, above all, an expression of hope. It was composed in memory of those who lost their lives at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and to honor the survivors. It is offered as a tribute to their great strength and courage in the face of a terrible tragedy. The work can serves as one reminder of how fragile and precious life is and how intimately connected we all are as human beings.“Pageant” was commissioned by the American Bandmaster’s Association and was completed in January 1953. It is Persichetti’s third work for band. It opens in slow tempo with a motive in the horn that is used throughout both sections of the piece. The slow chordal section is succeeded by a lively “parade” section introduced by the snare drum. In the final portion of the work, the two principal subjects are developed simultaneously to a lively climax.Ito was inspired to write “Festal Scenes” (1988) after receiving a letter from a friend, who said, “... everything seems like paradise blooming all together. Life is a festival, indeed.” The piece uses four Japanese folk songs as its source material. It also calls for two Japanese percussion instruments: the tebiragane, a type of antique cymbal, and the nebuta daiko, a large drum played with long bamboo sticks.“The Circus Band” (1894) is the last in a set of five songs that Ives called “Five Street Songs,” written while the composer was a student at Yale University. This stirring march in “quickstep time” is primarily tonal, with moments of unexpected rhythmic twists and syncopations, as well as a sprinkling of “wrong notes” in homage to the amateur town band.Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for members of the military, seniors and FSU faculty and staff; and free for students and children. Tickets can be purchased at tickets.frostburg.edu. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door.For more information, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 301-687-4109.

FSU’s Department of Music Presents Wind Ensemble Concert, “Autumn Rituals”Frostburg State University’s Department of Music will present the Wind Ensemble Concert, conducted by Peter Lewis, in “Autumn Rituals,” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center.The program will include “First Suite in E-flat” by Gustav Holst, “October” by Eric Whitacre, “The Withering Tree” by Martin Harden, “Blue Shades” and “An American Elegy” by Frank Ticheli, “Pageant” by Vincent Persichetti, “Festal Scenes” by Yashuide Ito and “The Circus Band” by Charles Ives.“First Suite in E-flat for Military Band” is considered one of the cornerstone masterworks in the concert band repertoire. The piece was completed in 1909. Along with the subsequent “Second Suite in F for Military Band,” written in 1911, the First Suite convinced many other prominent composers that serious music could be written specifically for band.“October” is a contemporary piece for concert band approximately six minutes in duration that Whitacre composed in 2000. He wrote with the intention of evoking a peaceful musical representation of the month he has called his favorite and the feelings this autumnal month evokes for him.“The Withering Tree” can be found at https://audio.com/martin-harden-ii/audio/the-withering-tree.“Blue Shades” was originally composed for wind band in 1996. While not a literal blues piece, it bears strong influences of the New Orleans blues and jazz sounds. Blues harmonies, rhythms and melodic idioms pervade the work, and many “shades of blue” are depicted, from bright blue, to dark, to dirty, to hot blue. At times, the work parodies some of the idioms from the Big Band era. A quiet, slow middle section paints the atmosphere of a dark, smoky blues haunt. An extended clarinet solo, played near the end, recalls Benny Goodman’s hot playing style and ushers in a series of “wailing” brass chords reflecting the train whistle effects commonly used during that era.“An American Elegy” is, above all, an expression of hope. It was composed in memory of those who lost their lives at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and to honor the survivors. It is offered as a tribute to their great strength and courage in the face of a terrible tragedy. The work can serves as one reminder of how fragile and precious life is and how intimately connected we all are as human beings.“Pageant” was commissioned by the American Bandmaster’s Association and was completed in January 1953. It is Persichetti’s third work for band. It opens in slow tempo with a motive in the horn that is used throughout both sections of the piece. The slow chordal section is succeeded by a lively “parade” section introduced by the snare drum. In the final portion of the work, the two principal subjects are developed simultaneously to a lively climax.Ito was inspired to write “Festal Scenes” (1988) after receiving a letter from a friend, who said, “... everything seems like paradise blooming all together. Life is a festival, indeed.” The piece uses four Japanese folk songs as its source material. It also calls for two Japanese percussion instruments: the tebiragane, a type of antique cymbal, and the nebuta daiko, a large drum played with long bamboo sticks.“The Circus Band” (1894) is the last in a set of five songs that Ives called “Five Street Songs,” written while the composer was a student at Yale University. This stirring march in “quickstep time” is primarily tonal, with moments of unexpected rhythmic twists and syncopations, as well as a sprinkling of “wrong notes” in homage to the amateur town band.Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for members of the military, seniors and FSU faculty and staff; and free for students and children. Tickets can be purchased at tickets.frostburg.edu. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door.For more information, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 301-687-4109.

Men's Soccer Homecoming Game