We invite you and your loved ones to join us for Falcon Family Weekend this fall! This annual tradition is a special time for parents, family members and supporters to visit, create memories, participate in events and explore campus and the local community. There will be a variety of events to look forward to, including athletic events, a magician, dueling pianos, and more! On the Falcon Family Weekend webpage, you can plan your stay, explore all the festivities and learn how your loved ones can register through the BGSU Family Portal. We can't wait to host your family this fall!  We encourage your loved ones to register for Family Weekend. Registration for the weekend is FREE and ensures they'll receive up-to-date information and important event details and updates. It also helps us plan for how many guests we will have on campus to create a welcoming, unforgettable weekend for everyone.

Enjoy a delicious brunch with the birds. Freddie and Frieda are excited to interact with your friends and family for a high five, a photo and maybe an autograph! Cost to participate: No pre-sale tickets are needed! Just head to the Oaks, where you can enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat meal. There will be an entry cost at the door: ​​​$15.50 for credit/debit (we are cashless) or one meal swipe per person upon entry. - Children under 4: Free  - Ages 4-7: $8 - Ages 8-12: $9.25 ---------------------------------------- Falcon Family Weekend Oct. 16-18 | This event is part of Falcon Family Weekend, an annual tradition for parents, family members, and supporters to visit, create memories, participate in events, and explore campus and the local community. 

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Ernestine spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century. This poignant, funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks, and extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life. (Concord Theatricals) Directed by Sara Lipinski Chambers, Teaching Professor   *Please note, there is no late seating. Please arrive on time!

  “To make apple pie, you must first make the Universe.”  Learn how the Universe made all its elements, those in the periodic table and in apple pie: from the Big Bang to the hot hearts of stars and the colossal explosions of supernovae. Public stargazing will follow evening shows, weather permitting.   $2 donation suggested for all planetarium shows.  Doors close 5 minutes after published showtime. 

  Get in the Halloween spirit with this entertaining show. We can imagine seeing things such as ghosts, faces, witches and vampires in our pictures of objects in space. See these along with other spooky phenomena in space and learn about the science behind them. Public stargazing will follow evening shows, weather permitting.   $2 donation suggested for all planetarium shows.  Doors close 5 minutes after published showtime. 

  Are you interested in stargazing and looking at celestial objects through telescopes? Come check out the Department of Physics & Astronomy rooftop observatory during public stargazing sessions. The rooftop observatory includes a 0.5-meter research-grade telescope as well as smaller “amateur astronomer” telescopes, which you will be able to look through. You will also learn how to find major constellations and any planets currently visible. Stargazes take place on the roof of the Physical Sciences Laboratory Building. The roof can be accessed by taking the elevator to the roof (press the “R” button in the elevator). Signs in the hallway will help direct you to the elevator. Do not use the stairs to go to the roof. The “R” button on the elevator will be unlocked at the start time of the stargaze session. If you arrive before it is unlocked, please wait on the first floor for the session to begin. It is recommended that you dress warmly. The roof is usually colder and windier than the ground.  While on the roof for a stargaze, please refrain from talking on your cell phone so that you do not interrupt others or stop them from hearing what is being discussed. The use of phones for flash free pictures or astronomy apps is allowed. Please do not use the light on your phone, though, since dark adaptation is important for viewing the nighttime sky. Astronomical  objects can only be seen when the sky is totally or mostly clear, therefore stargazing cannot be held unless the weather is clear.  If it is snowing, raining, foggy, cloudy, or even partly cloudy, there will be no stargaze session that night. If you aren’t sure if the conditions will permit a stargaze session, you can call (419) 372-8831 for a recorded message telling whether the sessions will be held or canceled that night. The message is set one hour before the scheduled start of the session. If you call earlier than one hour before the start time, you may receive an incorrect message. When you arrive on the roof and exit the elevator, you will be greeted by one of the stargaze personnel and directed to the various stations you can visit.  If you are attending the stargaze for a general visit (rather than as part of an astronomy course), please let the greeter know.   Weather permitting, stargazes will take place on: Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays from Sept. 4 through Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays from Oct. 6 through Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. In addition to the listed stargazing sessions, weather permitting, there may also be an opportunity for stargazing following evening Planetarium shows.