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In the Red and Brown Water
By: Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by: Beth Turner
October 24-26 & 28, 2018
Charles Winter Wood Theatre | Edmonds Stage
Midweek Performances: Wednesday & Thursday, 8 p.m. | $8 General Admission
Weekend Performances: Friday | 8 p.m.
Saturday | No shows are scheduled
Sunday | 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Admission: $15 Adults; $12 Senior Citizens & FAMU Employees with ID; $8 Students/Children; FAMU Students free with ID
Oya is a teenager growing up in the projects of Louisiana. As a high school track star, she has the chance to escape poverty with a full scholarship to college, but sacrifices her ambition to stay home to care for her ailing mother. Written by the Academy Award-winning writer of “Moonlight,” this lyrical and intoxicating story explores love, loss and hope in times of sadness.
Contains strong language. Recommended for ages 13 and older.
For more information, call (850) 561-2425 or visit www.famu..edu/essentialtheatre.com
take place in the College of Pharmacy, Conference Room 320. Please contact Marlon S. Honeywell at (850) 599-8178 or marlon.honeywell@famu.edu for additional information.
Programs at (850) 599-3076 at least five (5) business days prior to the start of the event. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the University by calling TDD via FRS 800-955-8771.
Green & Gold Tailgate
Cookout – Music – Block Party
October 26, 2018
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering invites you to our first-ever joint homecoming celebration – The Green & Gold Tailgate! Join students, alumni, faculty, staff and families for an evening of fun.
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
2525 Pottsdamer Street
Building B – Lawn
Question? Please contact Moriah Webb
mwebb@eng.famu.fsu.edu
(850) 410-6431
FAMU vs. Morgan State (Home)
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Breast Cancer Awareness
Fairfield Inn & Suites
2997 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 210-1210
Rate: $369
Cut-off date: September 27, 2018
FAMU vs. Howard (Away)
Time: TBD
Location: Washington, DC
JW Marriott Washington
1313 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 2004-1710
(202) 393-2000
Rate: $199
Cut-off date: October 3, 2018
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
12 p.m. – 2p.m.
Industry Cluster – Grand Ballroom
Inauguration Research Symposium
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Florida Blue Auditorium
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
FAMU – First Lady’s Soiree
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Meek-Eaton Black Archives (MEBA) (Invite ONLY)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Installation Ceremony
10:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium
(All Classes Suspended from 10:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.)
Inaugural Reception
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Gaither Gymnasium
Inaugural Scholarship Gala
Theme: FAMU – “Together We Rise”
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Lawson Center
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Marker Unveiling: A Tribute to
1st Lt. James R. Polkinghorne, Jr.
12 p.m.
The Villages
667 Gamble Street
Tallahassee, FL 32307
For more information, call (850) 599-3225.
Florida A&M University
President’s Installation Ceremony
Friday, November 9, 2018
10:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Lawson Center
(All Classes Suspended from 10:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.)
FAMU vs. South Carolina State (Home)
Senior Day
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Home2 Suites Tallahassee
210 South Magnolia Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 402-8900
Rate: $149
Cut-off date: October 10, 2018
Florida A&M University will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2018 in Observance of Veterans Day and will reopen on Tuesday, November 13.
