As part of Gustavus Adolphus College’s Sesquicentennial celebration, Saturday, Sept. 17 has been designated Celebrate St. Peter Day, to honor and thank the community that has served as a wonderful home for the College since 1876.
While community members from the greater St. Peter area are always welcome to campus, the College would like to extend a special invitation to the public to attend events and explore the campus on Sept. 17.
The following is a schedule of events for Celebrate St. Peter Day. All events are free and open to the public.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. / Fall Fest in Linnaeus Arboretum / Includes guided tours of the arboretum, hay rides, pottery making, pumpkin painting, scavenger hunt, face painting, alpacas, book signings by Herb Chilstrom and Bob Douglas, and more.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. / Olin Observatory Open House / Go to the roof of Olin Hall to learn more about astronomy and to use the telescopes.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. / Geology Museum in the Nobel Hall of Science / View the permanent collection of rocks, fossils, and gems, including rocks that glow in the dark. Also view the new exhibit on the geology of the Minnesota River Valley.
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. / Dixieland Band: Flood Plain Four / Linnaeus Arboretum
11-11:20 a.m. / Theater in the Arboretum / Put on by St. Peter High School students
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. / Dixieland Band: Flood Plain Four / Linnaeus Arboretum
12 – 12:20 p.m. / Theater in the Arboretum
12 – 2 p.m. / Fall Floral 101 / Demonstrations by Mary’s Flowers in the Linnaeus Arboretum
1 p.m. / Gustavus football vs. Mayville State / Hollingsworth Field
1 – 1:20 p.m. / Theater in the Arboretum
1:30 p.m. / Hillstrom Museum of Art Gallery Talk / Gustavus faculty artist Kristen Lowe discusses her exhibition “Comfort Me, Said He.”
2 p.m. / Gustavus men’s soccer vs. Concordia College / Soccer and Track Complex
3 p.m. / Hillstrom Museum of Art Gallery Talk
3 p.m. / Border Collies herding and agility show / Linnaeus Arboretum.
In addition there will be specials in the Book Mark and Market Place. A campus map is available online by clicking here.
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luch@gustavus.edu
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