GROVE CITY, Pa. – The 2011 Grove City College Parents’ Weekend is set for April 29 to May 1. The theme of this year’s event is “Looking Back, Moving Forward.” The weekend features concerts, plays, pageants, the eighth annual The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Business Plan Competition, the Recognition Convocation service and the traditional Spring Pageant and crowning of the Spring Queen and Spring King.

A special sneak preview of the annual Spring Dance Show, with the theme “Through the Decades,” begins at 8 p.m. April 28 in the Physical Learning Center Arena. The public is welcome to attend this event and no tickets are required.

The Tau Alpha Pi One-Act Festival will also open at 7:30 p.m. April 28 in the Pew Fine Arts Center Little Theater. Free tickets are available; e-mail theatertickets@gcc.edu or call (724) 458-3331 and leave a message. In both cases, include your name, number of tickets requested and date and time of show. The schedule for Friday through Sunday follows:

Friday, April 29

9 a.m. – Noon The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Business Plan Competition – Social Enterprise Competition, Hall of Arts and Letters, Sticht Lecture Hal
1:30 – 5 p.m. The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Business Plan Competition – Commercial Enterprise Competition, Hall of Arts and Letters, Sticht Lecture Hal
3 p.m. Varsity Baseball vs. Geneva (weather permitting), R. Jack Behringer Baseball Field
6 – 10 p.m. Student Art Exhibit, Pew Fine Arts Center, Art Gallery
6 p.m. Tau Alpha Pi One-Act Plays, Pew Fine Arts Center, Little Theater. Free tickets are available; e-mail theatertickets@gcc.edu or call (724) 458-3331and leave a message. In both cases, include your name, number of tickets requested and date and time of show. Seats for non-ticket holders will be available from 5:45 until curtain, as space allows.
6:30 – 8 p.m. Computer Science Senior Project Presentations, Hall of Arts and Letters, Room 110
8 p.m. Symphonic Band Concert, Pew Fine Arts Center, Ketler Auditorium
Followed by Spring Queen, King and Court introductions
8:30 p.m. Tau Alpha Pi One-Act Plays, Pew Fine Arts Center, Little Theater. Free tickets are available; e-mail theatertickets@gcc.edu or call (724) 458-3331and leave a message. In both cases, include your name, number of tickets requested and date and time of show. Seats for non-ticket holders will be available from 8:15 until curtain, as space allows.

Saturday, April 30

9 a.m. – Noon Parent Information Center, Breen Student Union, Gedunk Sitting Area
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. WSAJ Radio Live Broadcast (91.1 FM). Live from the Breen Student Union
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Student Art Exhibit, Pew Fine Arts Center, Art Gallery
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Student Research Showcase, Breen Student Union, Second Floor
10 a.m. Recognition Convocation, Harbison Chapel. Prelude by the Touring Choir at 9:30 a.m.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Carnegie Alumni Center, Open to all campus guests
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch, Hicks Hall – adults, $6.50; children under 12, $3.50; children under 3, free
12:30 p.m. Tau Alpha Pi One-Act Plays, Pew Fine Arts Center, Little Theater. Free tickets are available; e-mail theatertickets@gcc.edu or call (724) 458-3331and leave a message. In both cases, include your name, number of tickets requested and date and time of show. Seats for non-ticket holders will be available from 12:15 until curtain, as space allows.
1:30 p.m. College Jazz Ensembles, Pew Fine Arts Center, Ketler Auditorium. Live Coverage on WSAJ radio on 91.1 FM
2:30 p.m. Spring Court Processional (weather permitting), Front entrance of MAP to Physical Learning Center
3 p.m. Coronation and Spring Dance Show, Physical Learning Center, Arena
3 p.m. Tau Alpha Pi One-Act Plays, Pew Fine Arts Center, Little Theater. Free tickets are available; e-mail theatertickets@gcc.edu or call (724) 458-3331and leave a message. In both cases, include your name, number of tickets requested and date and time of show. Seats for non-ticket holders will be available from 2:45 until curtain, as space allows.
4 – 6:15 p.m. Dinner, MAP Café. Catered by Bon Appétit – Reservation required.
4:15 p.m. Question and Answer Session with President Jewell, “A Conversation with Parents,” Hall of Arts and Letters, Sticht Lecture Hall
7 p.m. All-College Sing, Physical Learning Center, Arena. Live Coverage on WSAJ radio on 91.1 FM

Sunday, May 1

10 a.m. Morning Worship with Dean of the Chapel Dr. F. Stanley Keehlwetter: “A Parent’s Greatest Legacy,” Harbison Chapel
2:30 p.m. Touring Choir Concert, Harbison Chapel