UB Family Weekend, Oct. 17-19, 2008

Schedule of Events

*Please Note: Many events are free but require pre-registration .

Subject to change. Additional event/ticket information will be added shortly.

Thursday, October 16

Family Weekend Check In
Student Union Lobby: 4 pm – 8:30 pm
Check-in and get your passes/badges for weekend events, reserved tickets, schedule, gifts and much more. Use your blue tickets to enter our silent auction. Silent Auction closes tonight. Proceeds benefit United Way. Winners will be announced at the 8 pm Saturday Comedy Show. Winners need NOT be present to win.

Distinguished Speaker Series Event Featuring Khaled Hosseini
Alumni Arena: 8 pm
$28 – Floor (Tier One)
$24 – 100 Level (Tier 2)
$20 – 200 Level (Tier 3)
$14 – General Admission
Author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini will speak to the University community. The book The Kite Runner was the UB Reads book for 2008 an unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and it is also about the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.

Friday, October 17

Compañia Flamenco José Porcel
Mainstage Theatre: 8 pm
Adults - $19, Students - $11
A dazzling company of flamenco dancers, musicians and singers. This is hot flamenco dancing at its best! José Porcel returns with his company for a new tour of fabulous flamenco. Rhythmic, euphoric and sensual, the dancers move with the vitality of the Spanish and Gypsy spirits. The unparalleled Porcel, who soloed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Hollywood Bowl performance, "is an artist from his feet to his head" (Los Almuerzos del Lido-Sociedad y Cultura).

Family Ice Cream Social
Student Union Lobby: 8:30 pm – till the ice cream runs out
Free for registered families (must have badge to enter)
Enjoy ice cream in our sports-inspired parlor.

Family Game Night
210 Student Union: 8:30 pm – 12 am
Free for registered families (must have badge to enter.)
Guitar Hero, board games, Singstar and so much more.

Family Late Night Movie
Student Union Theater: 9:30 pm
Free for registered families (must have badge to enter)

Family BINGO
Student Union Social Hall: 9:30 pm – 12 am
Free for registered families (must have badge to enter)
Enjoy an evening of BINGO, UB Style. Singing and dancing and great prizes included!

Family Jazz Coffeehouse
145 Student Union: 9:30 pm – 12 am
Free for registered families (must have badge to enter)
Join us for gourmet desserts, coffee and live jazz music.

Alumni Parent Reception
Pistachio's (Located on the second level of the Student Union, North Campus): 8:30 pm - 10 pm
Free for registered alumni families (must have badge to enter)

Calling all UB alumni who are now UB Parents! You are among a select group who not only chose to attend UB but are also now a UB parent. Your perspective on UB is priceless. We invite you to stop by a special reception in your honor. Take a break from BINGO, or stop by before or after the Ice Cream Social, to say hello and meet up with other UB alumni/parents. Hearty appetizers will be served.
RSVP Required: - registration opens in August.

Saturday, October 18

Family Weekend Check In
South end of Stadium: 1 pm – 4 pm
Check-in and get your reserved tickets, schedule, gifts, order tickets and much more.

True Blue Pre-Game Party
Alumni Arena
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
$12 per person
Come out to the party of the year. Great food, games, entertainment, giveaways and much more.

UB Bulls vs. Army
UB Stadium: 3:30 pm
Tickets: $12

Family Weekend Comedy Show Featuring Jim Gaffigan
Photo: Jim Gaffigan Center for the Arts Main Stage:
2 Shows 8 pm and 10 pm
Tickets: $34 – Floor; $30 Balcony
Jim Gaffigan is considered a true triple-threat having achieved major milestones in stand-up, acting and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Jim's cutting edge, clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS' Late Show With David Letterman and NBC's Late Night With Conan O’Brien. Jim’s comedy special for Comedy Central, Comedy Central Presents: Jim Gaffigan, remains one of the highest-rated for all stand-up specials on the network. A club, college and corporate event staple, Jim's clever quiet cutting edge stand has been featured at both the prestigious HBO US Comedy Arts Festival and the world renowned Just For Laughs International Comedy Festival in Montreal. Jim has appeared in more than two dozen feature films ranging from big budget hits (Three Kings, Road Trip) to Indies (Final, Igby Goes Down, Entropy). Jim has also appeared in several films chosen for the Sundance Film Festival, including Super Troopers and Thirty Years to Life.

Sunday, October 19

Family Brunch
Student Union Lobby: 10 am and 11:30 am
Tickets: $15 per person (tickets are limited)
Top off Family Weekend 2008 with a delicious brunch featuring omelets made to order, a carving station, and a sumptuous buffet of favorites. This event is sold out every year so get your tickets early.

Family Weekend Concert
Student Union Theater: 1 pm

*Please Note: Many events are free but require pre-registration .