‘Stars’ will kick off Cal homecoming
A star-spangled week of festivities is planned as California University of Pennsylvania celebrates Homecoming 2014 with a talent showcase and a float-filled parade honoring the “Spirit of America.”
Weekend events begin at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 with “Our Showcase of Stars” in Steele Hall Mainstage Theater. Some of Cal U.’s most talented alumni, students and faculty will appear onstage. Proceeds will benefit the Student Scholarship Fund for Academics, Arts and Athletics.
Tickets are $5 for students with valid CalCards and $25 for others. Tickets will be available at the door, or by calling the Steele Hall box office at 724-938-5943.
Pre-parade activities will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 11 on the main campus, where inflatables with a U.S.A. theme will add to the family-friendly fun. Photo novelty booths, mascot appearances, face-painting, balloon art and a petting zoo also are planned.
The annual homecoming parade begins at noon. The lineup of bands, floats and marchers will step off from the Convocation Center courtyard and travel down Third Street. Marchers will turn right at Union Street and return to campus on Second Street.
A Vulcan Huddle tailgate party will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Roadman Park, and a Kid Zone near the alumni pavilion will open at 2:30 p.m.
At 3:30 p.m., the football team will host Slippery Rock University in Adamson Stadium. At halftime, winners of the homecoming parade float competition will be announced, and the homecoming king and queen will be crowned.
Also on Oct. 11, the College Hockey East I team will host East Carolina at 4:15 p.m. at the Rostraver Ice Garden, and the CHE II team will play Community College of Allegheny County at 7:15 p.m.
For more information about “Our Showcase of Stars,” visit www.calu.edu
On Oct. 11, no parking will be permitted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Second Street (200 to 500 blocks), Third Street (200 and 400 blocks) and Union Street (200 block) in California Borough. Vehicles that are parked along the parade routes will receive a parking ticket beginning at 9 a.m. After 10 a.m., vehicles parked along the route will be towed.