Gobblerfest 2009 Schedule
Friday, August 28, 2009
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.-- SET UP
All registrants should check in at the
Gobblerfest headquarters in front of
Squires Student Center for table assignments.
2 p.m. to 7 p.m. – GOBBLERFEST!
Games, food, and prizes, as well as a
business showcase, VT-Engage volunteer
fair, student organization showcase,
VT departments, and special deals with
the Downtown Merchants of Blacksburg.
- Inflatables/Interactive Games:
- Bungee Trampoline
- Ultimate Obstacle Course
- Armchair Quarterback
- Double Shot
- Wrecking Ball
- 3 Lane Bungee Run
- Carnival Games:
- Hi Striker
- Coca Cola Ring Toss
- Fat Cats
- Pool Cue Game
- Theatre Arts Improv
- Front steps of Theatre 101, Performing
Arts Building
- 2:30 to 7 p.m., every hour on the
half hour
- Comedia— Renaissance Italian form
of theatre using masks and audience
participation.
- Biomechanic Workshop -- antirealistic
system of dramatic production developed
in the Soviet Union in the early
1920s, drawing on the commedia dell'arte
and kabuki, which emphasizes pantomime
rather than words.
- Acoustic Stage Lineup:
- Porch of Graduate Life Center
- 2 – 2:45 p.m.: Tommy
Edward’s Band
- 3– 4 p.m.: Free Range
Possums
- 4:15 – 5p.m.: Kat
Mills
- Silent Auction
- Squires entrance
- To benefit
the newly established Community
Initiatives fund, a joint endeavor
of University Unions & Student
Activities and the Town of
Blacksburg. Items to be auctioned
include:
- A 19 inch flat
screen TV donated by Best Buy
- 2
tickets to Grahamfest music festival,
valued at $50
- A variety of jewelry
donated by Henebry's Jewelers
- Gift certificates from local
merchants
- And much more
- The Silent Auction
will begin at 2:30 p.m. and winners
are to pick up their items at
7 p.m.
5 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. - CLASS
OF 2011 KICK-OFF CONCERT AND PEP RALLY
- MAIN STAGE, Commonwealth Ballroom
of Squires Student Center
- 5 p.m. - Pete Francis (of Dispatch)
- 6 p.m. - Welcome spirit rally with
the Student Alumni Association and
Class of 2011
- 6:30 p.m. - SOJA
- Giveaways from Class of 2011 though
out!
- Lighting of the Graduate Life Center
– Grad School windows will be lit at
5 p.m., with resident lights on from
8:30 to midnight.
8 p.m. to 12 midnight
– *FREE ACTIVITIES INSIDE SQUIRES STUDENT
CENTER - RAIN OR SHINE!
- Acoustic Stage: Squires Food Court
- 8:00-8:45: Acoustic Blues Styling- SURRENDER
DOROTHY
- 9:00 – 9:45: Spoken Word with
Bakar O. Bey and Moises
Seraphin from EXPRESSIONS
- 9:00 - Movie: "Up" Colonial Hall
- 10pm-2am: NPHC DJ Party: Old Dominion
Ballroom
(* $5.00 a person)
- BreakZONE open until 1am
- 10:00pm: Comedian Dan Ahdoot:
Commonwealth Ballroom. Opening act:
The Whirlay Bird by Aimee Kanode
featuring the Hokie Camp Counselors.
- 12 midnight to 1:30am: Midnight
Pancake Breakfast w/ Celebrity Servers
(Coach Seth Greenberg, VT Women's
basketball coach Beth Dunkenberger,
the HokieBird, and the Residence
Hall Federation), generously sponsored
by Champs Restaurant and Sports Bar:
Commonwealth Ballroom
- FREE Giveaways…
- Airbrush Tatoos
- Photo Phavors
(photoscopes and viewfinders)
- Personalized
Street Signs
- Dog Tags
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