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  5. Family Weekend

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Check-in and Registration

10:00 a.m.–noon
Laurel Pavilion

Welcome to Family Weekend. If you missed it on Friday, this is your first stop! Pick up your family weekend registration items, updated schedule, and complimentary spirit pack. Family Weekend shirts will be available while supplies last (limit of three per student ID).

We will also collect non-perishable food items for the campus food pantry: Ivyside Eats. Popular items include cereal, macaroni and cheese, Chef Boyardee, or other quick meals. Monetary donations will also be accepted.

Penn State Football vs Northwestern Watch Party

Time will depend on kickoff time once announced
Adler Athletic Complex Arena

My Hero Zero

Time TBD
Adler Athletic Complex Arena
Presented by Altoona Benefitting THON

My Hero Zero has honed its captivating blend of showmanship, talent, and pop-savvy to become one of the East Coast's most popular bands. The dual fronting abilities of Jason Olcese and Eric Damiano give the band the ability to cross genres. Acoustic pop meets indie punk. Storyteller intimacy meets sweaty in-your-face basement shows. A powerhouse four-piece meets an audience that can compete with the power of the microphone.

In addition to being seen by more than a thousand Penn Staters on a weekly basis, their busy travel schedule has fans putting their hands up throughout the East Coast. My Hero Zero doesn't just take the stage to play popular songs; they take the stage to remind you why you fell in love with live music in the first place.

Paint Your Own Pottery

Time TBD
Pond View Lounge, Slep Student Center
Hosted by Clay Cup in Altoona, PA

Make sure to sign up at 1:00 p.m. at the EZ Up Tent next to the Laurel Pavilion outside the Slep Student Center. Only ninety spots are available.
Show us your creative side! We'll supply pottery pieces and paint. You will paint your masterpiece and leave it here. A few weeks from the event, we will contact your Penn State Altoona student to pick up your finished product. This is a free event.

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