Highlights

• 10:00 Music & Dance
• 11:30 Barbeque Luncheon and entertainment
• 12:15 UMass Amherst Marching Band arrives
• 12:20 Remarks by UMass President Jack Wilson and Governor Deval Patrick
• 12:40 Ceremonial cutting of the birthday cake
• 11:30 – 1:30 University Historical Exhibit

Music & Dance

Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
10:00 – 11:20

Featured Performances

• The Concert Band of the High School of Science and Technology in Springfield
• The Gospel Choir of UMass Amherst
• The Chapel Jazz Ensemble of UMass Amherst
• The Jazz Workshop of Amherst Regional High School
• Quadrivium, the Select Chorus of Burncoat High School in Worcester
• The African Dance Class at UMass Amherst

The formal performances will be introduced and concluded by informal performances by the puppeteers of the UMass Amherst Department of Theater.

Lunchtime Entertainment 11:30 – 1:30

During the luncheon festivities, student groups from UMass Amherst will entertain the crowd:

• The Minuteman Marching Band
• The Dynamics
• The Juggling Club
• The Ballroom Dance Team