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Saturday—October 1

• Family Weekend
• Concert Band Family Weekend Concert • 12:30 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
• Football vs Loras • 1:00 pm • Carlson Stadium
• Family Weekend Concert: Collegiate chorale, Cathedral Choir, Aurora, Norsemen, Cantorei, Wind and Percussion Ensemble and Varsity Band • 7:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
• SAC Special Events: Soda Shoppe • 8:30 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Marty's

Sunday—October 2

• Family Weekend
• Worship Service • 10:00 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
• Sunday Brunch • 10:00 am-1:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Peace Dining Room
• SAC Concert: Colbie Caillat • 6:30 pm • Regents Center

Tuesday—October 4

• Guest Lecture Recital: Beth Ylvisaker, "Tracing My Musical Family Tree" • 7:30 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall

Wednesday—October 5

• Men's Tennis vs University of Dubuque • 5:00 pm • home
• Guest Lecture: Rev. Dr. Michael Barry, "The Forgiveness Project: Startling Discover of How to Overcome Cancer, Find Health, and Achieve Peace" • 7:00 pm • Valders Hall of Science, Room 206
• Guest Recital: Anthony Arnone, cello • 7:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall
• Women's Tennis vs University of Dubuque • 7:00 pm • home

Thursday—October 6

• Center Stage Series Performance: The Rose Ensemble "II Poverello: Exploring the Life & Deeds of St. Francis of Assisi" • 7:30 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall

Friday—October 7

• Guest Lecture and Discussion: Gretchen Alterowitz, "Re-imagining Femininity in Ballet" • 3:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall
• Faculty Artist Series: Talus Trio • 7:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall
• SAC Spotlight Performance: Dueling Pianos • 7:30 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Marty's

Saturday—October 8

• Guest Organ Masterclass: Christopher Houlihan • 10:00 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
• Celebration: Sharing Sylvia • 8:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Marty's

Sunday—October 9

• Worship Service • 10:00 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
• Sunday Brunch • 10:00 am-1:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Peace Dining Room
• Guest Organ Benefactor Recital: Christopher Houlihan • 4:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall

Tuesday—October 11

• Guest Lecture-Demonstration: Stephen Austin (guest voice scientist, teacher, singer) • 7:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall
• Volleyball vs Buena Vista University • 7:30 pm • Regents Center

Wednesday—October 12

• Guest Lecture: Dr. Loring Stead, "Advice on Medicine and How to Apply Your Luther Education to It" • 7:00 pm • Valders 206

Thursday—October 13

• Royal Visit: King Harald V & Queen Sonja • 11:45 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall

Friday—October 14

• HOMECOMING
• Sesquicentennial Homecoming Chapel: Rev. Ruth Drews '76, descendant of Luther's first campus pastor, Nils O. Brandt • 10:30 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
• Sesquicentennial History Walk • 11:30 am • Bentdahl Commons
• Jazz in Marty's: Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Band • 9:15 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Marty's
• Founders Day Festival Dinner (All seating is reserved and will be assigned-tickets will NOT be sold at the door) • 6:30 pm • Regents Center
• Sesquicentennial Fireworks Celebration (weather permitting) • 10:00 pm • Carlson Stadium or anywhere along the west bluff to view 

Saturday—October 15

• HOMECOMING
• Football vs Buena Vista • 1:00 pm • Carlson Stadium
• Hoslett Memorial Lecture: John Bodensteiner '66, Genetic Bottlenecks and the Neurological Diseases of the Athabaskin Indians • 10:00 am • Valders Hall of Science, Room 206
• Homecoming Parade • 10:00 am • Water Street through campus
• Rugby Match between Luther Men's Rugby Club and the Luther Old Boys • 10:00 am • Rugby Pitch, north of the Regents Center
• Book Signing by Will Bunge '53, Transformed by the Journey: 150 years of Luther College History in Word and Image • 10:00-11:00 am & 3:00-4:00 pm • Book Shop
• Book Signing by Dean Tollefson '57 and Kristi Tollefson Wolf '84, Rabbits Don't Hop, They Fly • 10:00-11:00 am • Book Shop
• Sesquicentennial History Walk • 11:00 am • Bentdahl Commons
• Alumni Rugby Match • 11:00 am • Athletic Field
• Print Signing by Professor Emeritus of Art Doug Eckheart, Our Oneota Valley: View West of Luther College and Coming Home • 11:00 am-1:00 pm • Book Shop
• Book Signing: Theodor Jacobsen '77 and Anne Jacobsen Clausen, Hallowed Ground: A Luther College Legacy • 11:15-1:00 pm • Book Shop
• Football vs Buena Vista • 1:00 pm • Carlson Stadium
• Luther Sketches: A Lighthearted Romp Through Luther's Sensational Saga • 1:00  & 3:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall
• Architectural Tour of Luther College: John and Birgitte Christianson • 1:30 pm • Luther Bell
• Book Signing by Daryl Erdman '61, Scar Tissue: Lessons from the World of Entrepreneurship
• Flamingo Ball: The R Factor • 9:00 pm-midnight • Regents Center

Sunday—October 16

• Soli Deo Gloria Festival Eucharist • 10:00 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hal
• Sunday Brunch • 10:00 am-1:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Peace Dining Room
• Sesquicentennial History Walk • 12:15 pm • Bentdahl Commons
• Sesquicentennial Homecoming Concert • 1:30 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall

Monday—October 17

• Art Song Jamboree • 5:15 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall

Tuesday—October 18

• Guest Dance Performance: Anna DeMers, Performance & Technology • 6:00 pm • Center for the Arts, Studio I
• Paideia Text and Issues Lecture: Sören Steding, "They are watching us? Like it?" • 7:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall

Wednesday—October 19

• Women's Soccer vs Loras College • 5:00 pm • home
• Men's Soccer vs Loras College • 7:00 pm • home

Thursday—October 20

• Service to Others: Serving for the Common Good • 7:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall
• Gerhard Marcks Lecture: Dr. Leo Mazow, 'Taxing' Visions: financial Themes in Nineteenth-Century American Art • 7:00 pm • F.W. Olin Building, Room 102

October 22-26—FALL BREAK

Saturday—October 22

• Football vs Simpson • 1:00 pm • Carlson Stadium
• Men's Soccer vs Simpson College • 5:00 pm • home
• Women's Soccer vs Simpson College • 7:00 pm • home

Wednesday—October 26

• Women's Soccer vs Coe College • 5:00 pm • home

Saturday—October 29

• College Ministries Fall Fling
• Faculty Artist Series: Kathryn Reed, harpsichord • 2:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall
• Luther College Balalaika Ensemble Benefit Concert for the Bruce Wrightsman Memorial Scholarship • 7:30 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall

Sunday—October 30

• Worship Service • 10:00 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
• Sunday Brunch • 10:00 am-1:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Peace Dining Room
• Concert Band Tour Homecoming Concert • 2:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
• Faculty Artist Series: Murasaki Duo, Eric Kutz, cello and Miko Kominami, piano • 7:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall