There is no pre-registration for Family Weekend.

Friday, October 14

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Sayles-Hill Cafe (snack bar) is open.

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Visit the Hospitality Table in Sayles-Hill Great Space for refreshments and up-to-date weekend schedules.

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Check out great deals on Carleton insignia clothing and gifts in the Carleton Bookstore in Sayles-Hill Great Space.  The new fall clothing styles have arrived, along with an assortment of brand new Carleton gifts and spirit items.  Browse through the unique selection of general reading books of all types, or grab a quick snack or beverage from the newly expanded inventory of food and drinks.

8:30 - 10:40 a.m.
Parents are invited to sit in on Classes with students. Schedules are available at the Hospitality Table in Sayles-Hill Great Space.

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Campus tour led by a friendly, experienced Admissions guide, departing from Johnson House.

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
"Preparing for Life After Carleton" open house at the Career Center in the lower level of Sayles-Hill. Stop by for some refreshments and find out how the Career Center supports students as they learn how to effectively plan, prepare for and pursue their life, career and educational goals.

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
"Internet Cafe" at the Academic Support Center. Stop by to enjoy some beverages and sweets or check your e-mail while you check out Carleton's academic support facilities on the second floor of Scoville Hall.

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
Campus tour led by a friendly, experienced Admissions guide, departing from Johnson House.

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Stop by the Student Activities Office (Sayles 160) for free popcorn.

10:50 - 11:50 a.m.
Weekly Convocation presentation in Skinner Memorial Chapel. (A convocation is held every Friday morning during the academic year, offering students and faculty an opportunity to gather for lectures and presentations from specialists in a variety of fields. The goal of the convocation series is to stimulate thought and conversation outside the classroom on a broad range of subjects.)

Today's speaker is Carleton parent James Schamus, an award-winning screenwriter (The Ice Storm) and producer (Brokeback Mountain).  Schamus is CEO of Focus Features, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company whose films have included Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Pianist, Coraline, and The Kids Are All Right.  The author of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “Gertrud”: The Moving Word, Schamus is also Professor of Professional Practice in Columbia University’s School of the Arts, where he teaches film history and theory.  It is generally assumed that Hollywood movie studios and their brethren in the television industry are the epicenter of our culture’s mass production of narrative.  But Schamus suggests that the greatest narrative-producing machines ever assembled in the history of the world are located not in Hollywood, but in Bethesda, Maryland; Alexandria, Virginia; and Washington, D.C.  The title of his presentation is "My Wife is a Terrorist: Lessons in Storytelling from the Department of Homeland Security."

11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Art Exhibition "Seeing is Knowing: The Universe" in the Perlman Teaching Museum of the Weitz Center for Creativity.  Art meets astronomy in an exploration of the role of the visual in our pursuit of celestial knowledge. This exhibition opens a conversation about scientific and artistic methods while celebrating Carleton's historical leadership in the visualization of astronomy (Carleton's telescope was a key source of astronomy photos in mid-20th century textbooks). Featuring works by contemporary artists, as well as objects and images from the Gould Library Special Collections and Goodsell Observatory.

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Burton Dining Hall is open for lunch ($9.40 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

11:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
East Dining Hall is open for lunch ($9.40 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

12:00 - 3:20 p.m.
Parents are invited to sit in on Classes with students. Schedules are available at the Hospitality Table in Sayles-Hill Great Space.

1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Campus tour led by a friendly, experienced Admissions guide, departing from Johnson House.

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Campus tour led by a friendly, experienced Admissions guide, departing from Johnson House.

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
"Student Life" information session in Boliou 104 with Joe Baggot, associate dean of students; Steve Wisener, director of residential life; Marit Lysne, director of student health and counseling; Kathy Evertz, director of the Academic Support Center; Luyen Phan, associate director of the Office of Intercultural & International Life; and Nadine Sunderland, assistant director of student activities.

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
"Off Campus Studies Options" presentation in Boliou 104 with Helena Kaufman, director of Off Campus Studies.  The Off Campus Studies staff provide a wide range of services for students planning and applying for off campus study, for students preparing to leave and for those returning to Carleton.

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Campus tour led by a friendly, experienced Admissions guide, departing from Johnson House.

4:45 - 7:00 p.m.
East Dining Hall is open for dinner ($12.90 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

5:45 - 8:00 p.m.
Burton Dining Hall is open for dinner ($12.90 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

6:00 p.m.
Jewish Sukkot and Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Shosh Dworsky in Skinner Chapel and in the sukkah on the west lawn.  Dinner will follow in the chapel.

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
"A capella Fest" with performances by Accidentals, Exit 69, Intertwining Melodies, Knights, Knightingales, and Nightshade in the Concert Hall.

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
"Eating Alaska" film and discussion in the Weitz Center Cinema.  What happens to a vegetarian who moves to Alaska and marries a commercial fisherman and deer hunter?  Join her on a wry search for a sustainable, healthy and ethical meal.  Women try to teach her to hunt, teens gather traditional foods, vegans give cooking lessons, she fishes for wild salmon, scrutinizes food labels with kids and finds toxic chemicals getting into wild foods.  With humor and compassion, this documentary shows natives and non-natives trying to balance buying industrial processed foods with growing their own and living off the land in the 21st century.  Made by a former urban vegetarian now living on an island in Alaska, it is a journey into regional food traditions, our connection to where we live and what we put into our mouths.  Sponsored by Ethical Inquiry at Carleton (EthIC), following the film a discussion will be led by Assistant Professor in Biology (and avid hunter) Dan Hernandez.  “The Question,” an initiative of EthIC, invites the campus community to engage in a discussion on a particular ethical issue.  This term, the question is:  “Is Meat Immoral?”

9:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Comedy Sportz! Improvisational comedy played as a sport, featuring Cujokra and the Harriers, in Boliou 104.  Two of Carleton’s oldest comedic troupes, Cujokra and the Harriers specialize in short and long form improvisational comedy.  Cujokra’s founder, Peter Gwinn ’93,is currently a writer for “The Colbert Report.”

11:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
"Captain America: The First Avenger" in the Weitz Center Cinema. Chris Evans stars as Steve Rogers (Captain America) in this 2011 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character.  Action/Adventure PG13 

Saturday, October 15

8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Visit the Hospitality Table in Sayles-Hill Great Space for refreshments and up-to-date weekend schedules.

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sayles-Hill Cafe (snack bar) is open.

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Exhibitions in the Laurence McKinley Gould Library.

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
"Ecological Restoration in the Carleton Arboretum" walking tour led by Mark McKone, Professor of Biology and Research Supervisor of Cowling Arboretum. Meet at the Arb kiosk, in front of the main entrance to the Recreation Center. Casual clothing and walking shoes are recommended.

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Campus tour led by a friendly, experienced Admissions guide, departing from Johnson House.

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Check out great deals on Carleton insignia clothing and gifts in the Carleton Bookstore in Sayles-Hill Great Space. The new fall clothing styles have arrived, along with an assortment of brand new Carleton gifts and spirit items.  Browse through the unique selection of general reading books of all types, or grab a quick snack or beverage from the newly expanded inventory of food and drinks.

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
"Back to Class for Parents", presented by Ethical Inquiry at Carleton (EthiIC) in Leighton 304. Go back to college for an hour! This "class" session, intended solely for parents, provides a glimpse of the kind of work being done in contemporary bioethics and the kinds of issues that are discussed in classrooms that deal with ethical issues. Philosophy Professor Daniel Groll will lead a discussion about who gets to make healthcare decisions about patients that cannot decide for themselves by looking at a case involving the care of a premature infant. Come flex your philosophy muscles and engage in a stimulating discussion about quality of life, professional obligations, and values in medicine.

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
"Right and Left Brain: Business, Art, and Carleton" career talk hosted by the Carleton Business Network in the Weitz Center Cinema.  Jack Eugster ’67 will discuss his career path after graduating from Carleton.  Jack is the Chairman of the Carleton Board of Trustees.  From 1980 until his retirement in 2001, Jack was the chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Musicland Stores, Inc., a retail music and home video company.

10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
East Dining Hall is open for brunch ($9.40 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Campus tour led by a friendly, experienced Admissions guide, departing from Johnson House.

11:15 a.m. - 12 noon
"Carleton Today" campus life update for parents with Dean of the College Bev Nagel and Dean of Students Hudlin Wagner in the Concert Hall.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Burton Dining Hall is open for brunch ($9.40 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Art Exhibition "Seeing is Knowing: The Universe" in the Perlman Teaching Museum of the Weitz Center for Creativity.  Art meets astronomy in an exploration of the role of the visual in our pursuit of celestial knowledge. This exhibition opens a conversation about scientific and artistic methods while celebrating Carleton's historical leadership in the visualization of astronomy (Carleton's telescope was a key source of astronomy photos in mid-20th century textbooks). Featuring works by contemporary artists, as well as objects and images from the Gould Library Special Collections and Goodsell Observatory.

1:00 p.m.
Come to the Concert Hall to listen to a performance of the experimental piece “In C” by minimalist composer Terry Riley.  This semi-aleatoric composition will be performed by a group of Carleton students, both music majors and non music majors alike, who will work together to bring this piece to life.  The performance may last anywhere from a half hour to an hour, but audience members are invited to come and go whenever they please.

1:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer vs. Hamline University on Bell Field.

1:00 p.m.
Football vs. St. Olaf College at Manitou Field (St. Olaf campus).

3:30 p.m.
Men's Soccer hosts Alumni Game on Bell Field.

4:45 - 7:00 p.m.
East Dining Hall is open for dinner ($12.90 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

5:45 - 8:00 p.m.
Burton Dining Hall is open for dinner ($12.90 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Social Dancing in the Cowling Dance Studio.  Come dance with other Carls in a relaxed and fun setting.

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Academic Quiz Bowl in Leighton 305, with the finals of the student campus tournament, followed by matches between student all-stars and a faculty/staff all-star team.

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
"Clean, Shaven" in the Weitz Center Cinema. Peter Greene plays a schizophrenic man desperately trying to get his daughter back from her adoptive family. He attempts to function in a world that, for him, is filled with strange voices, electrical noise, disconcerting images, and jarringly sudden emotional shifts. He clings to his humanity like a raft, barely afloat in a sea of terror. In a brief moment of congruence, he shatters his image reflected in a window, perhaps to more properly align it with his fragmented psyche. During his quest, he runs afoul of the law and an ongoing murder investigation.  Crime/Drama (Unrated).

Sunday, October 16

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Exhibitions in the Laurence McKinley Gould Library.

10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
East Dining Hall is open for brunch ($9.40 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Burton Dining Hall is open for brunch ($9.40 cash or check; children 4-10 are half price, and under 4 free).

12 noon - 12 midnight
Sayles-Hill Cafe (snack bar) is open.

12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Art Exhibition "Seeing is Knowing: The Universe" in the Perlman Teaching Museum of the Weitz Center for Creativity.  Art meets astronomy in an exploration of the role of the visual in our pursuit of celestial knowledge. This exhibition opens a conversation about scientific and artistic methods while celebrating Carleton's historical leadership in the visualization of astronomy (Carleton's telescope was a key source of astronomy photos in mid-20th century textbooks). Featuring works by contemporary artists, as well as objects and images from the Gould Library Special Collections and Goodsell Observatory.

4:45 - 7:00 p.m.
East Dining Hall is open for dinner ($12.40 cash or check).

5:45 - 8:00 p.m.
Burton Dining Hall is open for dinner ($12.40 cash or check).

8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Stand-up comedy with Hari Kondabolu in the Concert Hall.  A graduate of Bowdoin College (with a B.A. in Comparative Politics) and the London School of Economics (M.A. in Human Rights), Kondabolu is a former immigrant rights organizer in Seattle.  As a stand-up comic, he has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live as well as several appearances on television’s Comedy Central and a variety of national comedy festivals, including the 2007 HBO US Comedy Arts Festival.  His brand of confrontational comedy often centers on social issues such as poverty, racism, and a rejection of Indian stereotypes seen in the media.

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
"Captain America: The First Avenger" in the Weitz Center Cinema. Chris Evans stars as Steve Rogers (Captain America) in this 2011 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character.  Action/Adventure PG13