{"id":3115,"date":"2026-10-07T14:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:28:27","slug":"%f0%9f%97%93%ef%b8%8f-october-events-announcement-on-10-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/%f0%9f%97%93%ef%b8%8f-october-events-announcement-on-10-23\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f October Events &amp; 10\/23 Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the first (very) full week of October behind us, your student has earned a well-deserved break! There is much to look forward to when they return in October, including an announcement on the 23rd at Noon from President vandenBerg. We&#8217;re excited to share this event via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/about\/follow-owu\/stream-owu\/special-events\/october-23-2026-special-fall-announcement\/\">livestream<\/a> with our parents &amp; families.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s left to look forward to in October (there&#8217;s so much!):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>8 p.m. Oct. 16-17<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ohio Wesleyan Musical Theater Scenes, directed by OWU&#8217;s Dr. Jennifer Whitehead, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Admission is free. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owu.edu\/PerformingArts\">owu.edu\/PerformingArts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>8 p.m. Oct. 16, 23, and 30<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Friday night skywatches, at Perkins Observatory, 3199 Columbus Pike (U.S. 23), Delaware. Content varies based on weather conditions, but may include a planetarium show, observatory tours, and stargazing with the 32-inch Schottland Telescope. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 on the day of the event and at the door. (The Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 skywatches are sold out.) Reserve tickets by calling (740) 363-1257. Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owu.edu\/Perkins\">owu.edu\/Perkins<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3 p.m. Oct. 18<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ohio Wesleyan senior recital featuring Ryleigh Jones, saxophone, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Admission is free. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owu.edu\/PerformingArts\">owu.edu\/PerformingArts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>8 p.m. Oct. 22<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ohio Wesleyan Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert, conducted by OWU&#8217;s Dr. Richard Edwards, in Gray Chapel inside University Hall, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Admission is free. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owu.edu\/PerformingArts\">owu.edu\/PerformingArts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noon Oct. 23<\/strong> \u2013 Ohio Wesleyan President Matt vandenBerg oversees a historic campus announcement in the Rock Quad outside Merrick Hall, 65 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/about\/follow-owu\/stream-owu\/special-events\/october-23-2026-special-fall-announcement\/\">Watch via livestream<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3 p.m. Oct. 25<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ohio Wesleyan student recital featuring senior Liz Railsback, voice, and sophomore Dylan Craft, percussion, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Admission is free. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owu.edu\/PerformingArts\">owu.edu\/PerformingArts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>6:30 p.m. Oct. 27<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Muetter Tohti, a human rights researcher specializing in documenting and analyzing the Chinese government&#8217;s actions in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, discusses her work, in the Benes Rooms of Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Tohti&#8217;s research focuses on preserving evidence, examining patterns of state repression, and advancing accountability for abuses affecting Uyghurs and other Turkic and Muslim communities in the region. Her presentation is the 2026 Corinne Lyman Lecture. A retired OWU professor of politics and government, Lyman created Ohio Wesleyan&#8217;s International Studies Program and chaired it until retiring in 1999. Admission is free. Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owu.edu\/InternationalStudies\">owu.edu\/InternationalStudies<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>7:30 p.m. Oct. 29-31 and 2 p.m. Nov. 1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ohio Wesleyan fall theater production, &#8220;Oh, to Be Pure Again,&#8221; written by Kira Rockwell and directed by OWU&#8217;s Lusie Cuskey, on the Main Stage in Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Exploring the tension between female desire and purity culture, this gripping play offers a raw, intimate, and often darkly comedic look at the struggles of growing up in a highly dogmatic environment. Set at a 2010 Charismatic Christian summer camp in rural Texas, the story follows Becca, a counselor guiding teenage girls, who grapples with her own shifting faith and disillusionment. 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