Lincoln College invites public to homecoming events
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[November 04, 2013]
Lincoln College is celebrating
homecoming this week, Nov. 4-10. In addition to Spirit Week
activities for students, several events scheduled are open to the
public, including a trivia contest, the inaugural Athletic Hall of
Fame banquet, a tour of the Creekside Outdoor Center for
Environmental Education, a women's alumni basketball game and the
men's homecoming basketball game, featuring special halftime
entertainment. Also, the Fine Arts department will present Neil
Simon's "Rumors" on the main stage of the Johnston Center for the
Performing Arts beginning Wednesday.
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Homecoming Trivia Night will be on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the
Davidson-Sheffer Gymnasium. Proceeds will be used to add to the
outdoor furnishings on campus. Water, tea, lemonade, popcorn and
snack mix will be provided. Teams of up to eight players compete
for a cash prize, and the cost is $10 per person. Contact Jeff
Nelson to register at 217-732-3155, ext. 315, or email
jnelson@lincolncollege.edu. Teams can also register at the
student activities office in the Meyer-Evans Student Center.
Registration deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, and team registration fees
may be paid at the door.
The Athletic Hall of Fame banquet will be on Friday in the
Davidson-Sheffer Gymnasium and includes a cocktail reception from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and the awards program.
The event is open to the public, but seating is limited, so
reservations are recommended. The cost is $25 for adults and $15 for
children age 18 and younger. Contact Mary Jo Werth in the
advancement office to register: phone 217-732-3155, ext. 217, or
toll free 877-522-5867, or email
mjwerth@lincolncollege.edu.
The inaugural Hall of Fame class includes alumni Jan Bowers,
Class of 1981; Matt Hughes, Class of 1995; the late Tom Flynn, Class
of 1962; former coaches Joni Comstock and Charles Lindstrom; the
late Jack D. Nutt, president of Lincoln College from 1982 to 2002;
and the late Dominic "Doc" Guzzardo and his son John, longtime
friends and supporters of Lincoln College athletics.
A tour of the Creekside Outdoor Center for Environmental
Education is planned for Saturday. A bus will leave from the
Lincoln Center parking lot at 10 a.m. and return at 11 a.m.
Professor Dennis Campbell will conduct the tour. Dr. Campbell
encourages participants to dress warmly and to wear boots or other
shoes suitable for walking outdoors. There is no charge for this
event.
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A women's alumni basketball game will tip off in the Jack
D. Nutt Arena at 11 a.m. Saturday. All former Lincoln College
women's basketball players are invited to come back and take on the
2013 Lady Lynx in this special exhibition game.
Anyone interested in playing should contact women's basketball
coach Carol Wilson at
cwilson@lincolncollege.edu or 217-732-3155, ext. 317. There is
no charge for this event.
The highlight of homecoming will be the men's basketball game
Saturday afternoon. The Lynx will take on Kirkwood Community College
at 2 p.m. in the Jack D. Nutt Arena in the Lincoln Center. Special
entertainment is planned for halftime, including the introduction of
the homecoming court. Lynx fans are asked to wear white to "white
out" the arena.
General admission is $5 for bleacher seats, $7 for chair-back
seats, and $3 for seniors and children 12 and under. LC students can
attend free with student ID.
"Rumors," Neil Simon's 1988 farce about a New York City
dinner party gone awry, opens on the main stage of the Johnston
Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday. The play will be
performed in two acts with an intermission. Evening performances
begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee
on Sunday. This play closes the Fine Arts department's fall theater
season. Due to some adult language, viewer discretion is advised.
The cast features Lauren Stanfield, of Lincoln; Tegan Follis,
Lincoln; Angelique Tally, Chicago; Levert Wilkins, Chicago; Brett
Nelson, DeWitt, Iowa; Riley Dobson, Crystal Lake; Kristin Petrelli,
Bartlett; Bobby Wilhelmson, Fort Morgan, Colo.; Alexa Maxey, Elkin,
N.C.; Kristin Craig, Hanover Park; and Arica Sadler, Emden.
General adult admission is $8, and senior and student admission
is $6. Call the Johnston Center box office at 217-732-3155, ext.
280, to reserve tickets.
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