Student and Community Involvement's Guide to Events and Opportunities
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Your campus guide to events and opportunities                       September 16, 2011

 

IN THIS ISSUE
Bettye LaVette
Twitter Workshop
Alec Loorz
Stuff a Buddy
BYOG
Salsa Magic
Kung Fu Panda
Family Lunch
Chinese Acrobats of Hebei
SafeRide
 This Week in Photos 9.16.11
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Greetings!

 

Next weekend is Family Weekend!!! Don't forget to invite your family... Remind Mom to bring you more laundry detergent and snacks! See the full schedule of Family Weekend events here

Sheetz
Chance to win 
$50 Sheetz Gas Card
Upload your FSU Family Photo to Student & Community Involvement's Facebook Wall by 9/27. Voting begins 9/29...and ends 10/5. The photos with the most "likes" WINS!!!  
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Bettye LaVette
Friday, 9/16 at 8 PM
Lane University Center, Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall (ARMAH)
$3 for students



Bettye LaVette is a veteran soul singer and Grammy Award nominee with a voice full of raw emotion and spectacular intensity. The New York Times said "this is soul singing at its rawest and most persuasive." Purchase your ticket at the box office in Lane University Center.

Facebook Event
Twitter with Bird

Tweet Tweet Tweet!  

Monday, 9/19 at 7 PM 

Lane University Center, Atkinson Room

 

Ever wanted to use Twitter but got lost in the world of tweets, hashtags, and twitpics? Well come learn about Twitter from the ground up with the Social Marketing Team's Twitter Coordinator Ly-Anh McCoy and team member Cierra Dupree. Whether you want to learn how to market your organization or just want to learn how to use Twitter for your personal use, this Twitter workshop will get you up and tweeting in no time! 

ALEC LOORZ: Environmental Activist

Facebook Event

Monday, 9/19 at 7 PM

Lane University Center, Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall (ARMAH)

Free and open to the public

 

iGone 

Seventeen year old Alec Loorz is the founder of Kids vs Global Warming, a non profit organization committed to teaching young people about the science and solution of climate change and inspiring them to make good decisions now that will impact our future. Loorz is an advocate for change; he wants to ensure that change happens now so that we can have a cleaner future. He is even suing the U.S. government to get them to fulfill their obligation to protect the atmosphere as a public trust for his generation. Kids vs Global Warming launched a global campaign called the iMatter March which spans over 40 countries. 

 

iMatter small pics iMatter QR Code

 

Follow us on Twitter Follow Alec Loorz on Twitter

 

Join Frostburg's Sustainability Committee, Learning Green, Living Green on Facebook! 

Stuff a Buddy pictureStuff A Buddy
Wednesday, 9/21 at 1 PM
Lane University Center Loft 
FREE!

 

Come create and stuff your very own stuffed animal and take it home with you! It's free - but come early, it's only while supplies last!
 
Gamers in Game Room

BYOG

Bring Your Own Game Night
Wednesday, 9/21 5 PM - 11 PM
Lane University Center, Game Room

 

Have a bunch of video games that you want to play outside of your house and in an area that can hold all of your gamer friends?! Bring your XBOX, Wii and other video games to the Game Room in Lane and use their equipment with your games!
 Salsa Magic

Friday, 9/23 at 8 PM

Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall (ARMAH)

 

Salsa Magic
Salsa Magic
Salsa Magic Interactive Latin Dance Party with Lee Smith has performed around the world with a one of a kind college-themed dance party. Featured on Fox Television's "Ambush Makeover," he has created a unique, interactive show and dance party, which will have you asking the question; why go to a club when you can have it come to your campus? You get three-hours of entertainment. Students will interact and learn the newest Salsa moves as they dance with one another as well as the Star of the Show. 

 

Sponsored by Delta Zeta 
Family Weekend
Kung Fu Panda 2 Movie Trailer
Kung Fu Panda 2 Movie Trailer

Kung Fu Panda 2 
Friday, 9/23 at 11 PM

Lane University Center, Room 111 

 

 

Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will Po be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

 

 

Sponsored by University Programming Council

Facebook Event  
Family Weekend

Come Enjoy a Free Lunch with Your Family  


Saturday, 9/24 12 PM - 1:30 PM

Edgewood Commons

Edgewood

 

You and your family can enjoy a complementary lunch at Edgewood Commons on the Saturday of Family Weekend. They are taking reservations for up to 75 people, so call today and reserve your place!

 

To make reservations, call Edgewood Commons' office at 301.689.1370

 The Chinese Acrobats of Hebei
Saturday, 9/24 at 8 PM 
Main Arena, Cordts P.E. Center
The Chinese Acrobats of Hebei
The Chinese Acrobats of Hebei

Witness the ancient art of Chinese acrobatics directly from its place of origin. The Chinese Acrobats of Hebei present an enchanting evening combining unbelievable feats of agility and strength, spectacular costumes and props, and a lush musical score. The awe-inspiring talents of these spectacular athletes have left audiences from across the world astonished and delighted by their gravity-defying blend of martial arts, contortionism and aerial movement. The colorful performance includes such
traditional feats as hoop diving, hand balance, chair stacking, foot juggling, plate spinning, the Chinese Poles and the comically delightful Lion Dance.
Chinese Acrobats



Students can purchase floor tickets for $5. Bleacher seats are free for students. Adult tickets for non-students are $16 for floor and $10 for bleacher seats. 

Presented by Cultural Event Series with
Student and Educational Services, 
 

Student and Community Involvement 

and University Programming Council 

Facebook Event
SafeRide
SAFERIDE

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 9:30 PM-2 AM CALL 301.687.RIDE

Sponsored by Student Government Association

 

Offering a safe alternative to walking home alone or driving drunk... SafeRide runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and will pick you up and take you anywhere within the Frostburg City limits (except to a bar) For more information...

 

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