ASU Family Weekend Brings Free Concert, Tailgate and Home Football Game

SAN ANGELO, TX -- Relatives of all Angelo State University students are invited to campus Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3, for Family Weekend, highlighted on Saturday by a Ram Jam tailgate event with a free concert and the home football game between the ASU Rams and Central Washington.

Sponsored by ASU's Office of Student Transitions, Family Weekend activities include:

Friday, Oct. 2

• 5-7 p.m.: Dinner at The Caf - ASU cafeteria
• 6-8 p.m.: Bingo - Houston Harte University Center

Saturday, Oct. 3

• 9-11 a.m.: Breakfast with the President and First Lady - Free breakfast with ASU President Ronnie Hawkins and his wife, Maria, in the Houston Harte University Center, sponsored by TCP
• 1-2 p.m.: Chemistry Magic Show - Hosted by the ASU American Chemical Society in the Cavness Science Building
• 3-5 p.m.: Ram Jam - Tailgate party with free food, games and a concert featuring West Texas country band Jesse Joe & The 96ers at the LeGrand Alumni and Visitors Center
• 6 p.m.: Rams Football vs. No. 14 Central Washington - LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field

Sponsored by City National Bank, Ram Jam and the included concert are also open and free to the public. The football game day activities are being sponsored by 1st Community Federal Credit Union.

The ASU Mayer Museum will also be open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and there is never an admission fee. It is currently featuring the exhibits, "America's 250th: The American Revolution Experience" and "Where the West Lives: The Stories of Elmer Kelton."

Additionally, ASU University Theatre will present its production of "After/Caesar" at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the Elta Joyce Murphey Auditorium inside the Mayer Administration Building at 2601 W. Ave. N. Tickets are available at angelo.edu/boxoffice.

A complete schedule of Family Weekend events is available at angelo.edu/familyweekend.

More details on the football game, including ticket prices, streaming details and the Clear Bag Policy at ASU athletics venues, are available at angelosports.com.