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Parent/Family Weekend

Family Day 2024

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday October 19, 2024

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Saturday October 19, 2024

Paint & Sip (3 sessions) Student Center, 3rd Floor, Mountain View Room
Students and their families can create a painting in the Mountain View Room with one of our current students! All supplies and mocktails will be provided.

9:30am - 11:00am (Session 1)
12:00pm - 1:30pm (Session 2)
2:30pm - 4:00pm (Session 3)
(max 45 people per session; $20.00 per person, $5.00 KSC Students)

Hootie’s Super Fan Hangout Fiske Quad
Hootie fans get ready to have some fun! Prior to the start of our home athletic events hang out with Hootie the Owl. Come mingle and get ready for game time! (Food tent available for paid registrants)
12:00am - 4:00pm
($15.00 per person, KSC student included for free with paid registrant; $5.00 12 years & under, $5.00 KSC Student)

Beer Tent & Wine Tent Fiske Quad
12:00pm - 4:00pm
(Must be 21 and older, cash or cards accepted onsite)

Hootie’s Cornhole Tournament Fiske Quad
Join us for a friendly Cornhole Tournament on the Fiske Quad! You create your team of two and provide us with a team name! Teams will have a chance to play at least 5 games, prizes for the top 2 teams!
12:00am - 4:00pm
(max = 100 teams; $15.00 per team to reserve your spot and all you can eat food at the Hootie’s SuperFan Hangout)

Scrabble Tournament Student Center, Flag Room
Join us for a friendly traditional Scrabble tournament in the L.P. Young Student Center. 32 competitors and four rounds! Top two competitors from each game move on to the next round. Rounds start on the hour. Top four winners of round three play at 3:00pm in the final round! This event is sponsored by the Keene State College Equinox!
12:00pm - 4:00pm
(max = 32 people, $5.00 to reserve your spot)

Murder Mystery Dinner L.P. Young Student Center, Mabel Brown Room
A Dance with Death: A 1950’s Sock Hop Gone Sour This 1950’s prom is a doo wop disaster! When a death on the dance floor makes this prom night a party foul, it is up to you to figure out whodunit and get this dance back on track. Trade clues with your guests, gather information about the crime, and reveal the punk that made this prom nowheresville. This night of laughter and dancing is now too heavy to razz anyone’s berries, so it’s up to you to find the murderer!

Word from the bird is this is one show you will not want to miss. This night is shootin’ to be swell despite the disaster. Dress your best in 1950’s prom attire.
6:00pm - 9:00pm
(max 140 people; $25.00 per person, 12 years & Under $10.00, $15.00 KSC Students)

Psychic Medium Nancy Tibbetts L. P. Young Student Center, Mountain View Room
Are you seeking answers, guidance, or a connection with loved ones who have passed on? Step into the world of the unseen with Psychic Medium’s Nancy Tibbetts a gifted psychic medium with years of experience bridging the gap between this world and the next.

Through personalized readings, Nancy offers insights, clarity, and comfort, helping you navigate life’s challenges and discover the messages the universe has in store for you. Whether you’re looking for spiritual guidance, closure, or a glimpse into your future, Nancy provides a safe and compassionate space for your journey.
6:00pm - 9:00pm
(max 45 people; $30.00 per person)

Zen Room (Free) L.P. Young Student Center, Atrium Conference Room
Escape the chaos of the day for a moment and step into a sanctuary of tranquility of the Family Day Zen Room! Designed to calm the mind, soothe the soul, and rejuvenate the spirit, our Zen room offers a serene environment where you can meditate, relax, color or craft, and reconnect with your inner self.
10:00am - 3:00pm

Out and About

Home Athletic Events
Women’s Softball - Owl Athletic Complex - 10:00am & 3:00pm
Women’s Field Hockey - Owl Athletic Complex - 12:00pm
Women’s Volleyball - Spaulding Gym - 1:00pm
Men’s & Women’s Swim/Dive - Spaulding Gym - 1:00pm
Men’s Soccer - Ron Butcher Stadium - Owl Athletic Complex - 3:00pm
Men’s Club Hockey - Keene Ice - 4:30pm

KSC Family Day Foliage Paddle
Take a Fall foliage paddle with Monadnock Paddle! KSC Students and their families are invited to experience the PEAK of foliage season just 20 minutes away from campus in quaint Fitzwilliam on 2-3 hour paddle sessions. Includes kayak, pfd, paddle rental. Also included: fresh local donuts, hot/cold apple cider, hot cocoa. Other light concessions available for purchase. If you would like to reserve a boat other than a regular adult kayak (tandem kayak (for two), kid’s kayak (up to 200lbs), or a canoe), please book your slot and call us so we can log it under your reservation. Your time slot is your launch time, [Session Launch Times: 10am, 12noon, and 2pm]. Feel free to stay and enjoy picnic tables, fire pits, corn hole, BYOB (after kayaking) and More!
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*9:00am - 4:00pm

Alyson’s Orchard
Walpole, NH (Short 15 min drive)

Walldogs Mural Tour
Around Downtown Keene

Hike Mount Monadnock
Jaffrey, NH (Short 20 min drive down 101; $15.00 per vehicle)

The Hot Glass Art Center
Marlborough, NH (Short 10 min drive down 101; register online)

Contacts for Family Day

Family Day is sponsored by the Transitions & Community Living Office and may be reached at parents@keene.edu

Contact KSC Parents

Elliot Center Map
229 Main Street
Keene, New Hampshire 03435-2020

603-358-2064 or parents@keene.edu