Events Information
Back to Events ScheduleFriday, May 29th
Meet President and Sister Kim B. Clark as they welcome you to the Brigham Young University–Idaho campus and to Mothers’ Weekend.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Taylor Chapel
Cost: No Cost
RUSSIAN ARTISTS: FEATURING SERGEI BONGART displays one of BYU–Idaho’s permanent art collections. Sergei Bongart, a Russia native, purchased an acreage near Rexburg in the 1960s, where he founded an art school and taught his Russian impressionistic style of painting. During this time and after, he also painted much of the scenery of Southeastern Idaho. Bongart’s impressionistic style impacted many artists, such as Arlo Coles and Ovanes Berbarian, and his artistic influence still continues to this day.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Location: Spori Gallery
Cost: Free
Create a memory that will last a lifetime. Sponsored by Alumni Relations with proceeds
going to the Alumni Legacy Scholarship.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: University Store
Cost: $15 per photo package
Spend some quality time giving service this weekend. Humanitarian projects will be
set up and you can drop by during the listed hours.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Hinckley Gym
Cost: No Cost
TRAIL RIDING
Enjoy a pleasant and scenic horseback ride along the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. Meet 30
minutes prior to the ride at the Livestock Center along Highway 33, five miles west of Rexburg.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Henry’s Fork Property, BYU-Idaho Livestock Center
Cost: Sold Out
Come and enjoy a relaxing canoe trip down the Henry’s Fork River followed by a delicious dutch oven meal.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 5:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Outdoor Resource Center
Cost: $8 per person. Buy tickets at the Ticket Office
Spend an hour, unlike any other, in BYU–Idaho’s newly updated planetarium and learn about the mysteries and wonders
of the universe.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m. & 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Romney, Room 107Cost: Both Shows Sold Out
The student entertainment is so great that you will think you have been transported to the islands of the Pacific for the evening as you enjoy the culture, food, and dancing of Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and New Zealand.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Lower North Field
Cost: Sold Out
This is a one-hour showcase intended to help mothers of BYU–Idaho students learn about the Spirit
of Ricks through spoken word, song, and dance with such performances as the Collegiate Dance Team with
contemporary, ballroom and clogging, as well as the Pro-Form Airborne jump rope team and a barbershop group.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Location: Kirkham Auditorium
Cost: No cost, but ticket requested. Buy tickets at the Ticket Office
A millionaire socialist leaves his bride on their wedding day because he fears his
passion for her will sway him from his plans to overthrow the British government. He
vanishes “underground” and develops a plan to take over Alton College, a girls’ school
for well-bred young women, and plant the seed of radical socialism into the fertile
brains of the future consorts of cabinet ministers and kings. His new wife has an
entirely different plan once she finds him three months later!
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Snow Black Box Theater
Cost: $3 students, $6 general public. Buy tickets at the
Ticket Office
CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE
Enjoy a relaxing evening of musical talent showcasing numbers from the
BYU–Idaho Orchestra and selected choirs.
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Barrus Concert Hall
Cost: $3 students, $6 general public. Buy tickets at the Ticket Office
Revisit college dance days with performances and instruction throughout
this “blast from the past.” Then get out on the dance floor and show your
son/daughter how it is really done!
Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Location: Hinckley Gym
Cost: $1 Students, mothers free. Buy tickets at the
Ticket Office
Saturday, May 30th
Always a highlight of Mothers’ Weekend, one-hour classes will provide spiritual enlightenment, humor, and increased knowledge of a variety of topics presented by outstanding BYU-Idaho faculty and guest speakers. For schedule and course descriptions please see http://www.byui.edu/spiritweek/MothersWeekend/seminars.htm
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Location: Taylor, Ricks, and Hinckley Buildings
Cost: $3 for all three hours, classroom attire/business casual.
Buy tickets at the Ticket Office
You don’t have to be a runner, or even the fastest runner to finish first in this race. Mothers and students participate in a variety of challenges along the course to see who comes out the winner while enjoying a brisk morning tour of campus on foot. No limit to participation. For more information and route map please see http://www.byui.edu/spiritweek/MothersWeekend/5k_run.htm
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Stadium Track
Cost: No Cost
PICTURE SCAVENGER HUNT
Student Alumni invites you to take a “closer look” at the BYU–Idaho campus. Discover
unique and fun features of campus through photography. Win prizes to local restaurants.
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Hinckley, Room 203
Cost: Sold Out
Experience the new Ropes Course at BYU–Idaho as mothers and students work together, have fun, and engage in the “challenges of choice,” such as the giant swing. Meet at the Ropes Course fifteen minutes prior on Seventh South Street by the Upper Fields.
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 12:00-2:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Ropes Course
Cost: Sold Out
Create a memory that will last a lifetime. Sponsored by Alumni Relations with proceeds
going to the Alumni Legacy Scholarship.
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: University Store
Cost: $15 per photo package
RUSSIAN ARTISTS: FEATURING SERGEI BONGART displays one of BYU–Idaho’s permanent art collections. Sergei Bongart, a Russia native, purchased an acreage near Rexburg in the 1960s, where he founded an art school and taught his Russian impressionistic style of painting. During this time and after, he also painted much of the scenery of Southeastern Idaho. Bongart’s impressionistic style impacted many artists, such as Arlo Coles and Ovanes Berbarian, and his artistic influence still continues to this day.
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Location: Spori Gallery
Cost: Free
Want to see theatre created on the spot? The shows are guaranteed family-friendly entertainment that will make you laugh and offer a few insights as well. Because the performance is completely and spontaneously created using audience suggestions and ideas, you’ll love watching and being a part of an artistic process that takes both audience and players in all sorts of unexpected directions!
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Location: Snow 269
Cost: Sold Out
TRAIL RIDING
Enjoy a pleasant and scenic horseback ride along the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. Meet
30 minutes prior to the ride at the Livestock Center along Highway 33, five miles west of Rexburg.
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. & 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Henry’s Fork Property, BYU-Idaho Livestock Center
Cost: Sold Out
Find your old yearbooks from Ricks College and reminisce with your son or daughter before attending the Mother & Student Banquet
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Location: MC Second Floor
Cost: No Cost
A nice banquet where students and their mothers can enjoy hearing from President Clark as well as some dinner entertainment.
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: MC West Ballroom
Cost: $12 per person, Sunday Dress. Buy tickets at the Ticket Office
A millionaire socialist leaves his bride on their wedding day because he fears his passion for
her will sway him from his plans to overthrow the British government. He vanishes “underground”
and develops a plan to take over Alton College, a girls’ school for well-bred young women, and plant
the seed of radical socialism into the fertile brains of the future consorts of cabinet ministers and
kings. His new wife has an entirely different plan once she finds him three months later!
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Snow Black Box Theater
Cost: $3 students, $6 general public. Buy tickets at
the Ticket Office
“Classical pop” pianist William Joseph is returning after a successful concert at BYU–Idaho two years ago. He began playing the piano at age five, but it wasn’t until after his mission to Australia that he got his break in the music industry. Since then, he has opened for such performers as Josh Groban and Il Divo. In 2006, he won four Pearl Awards for his music. The classically trained pianist is backed up by a band and presents an entertaining program of instrumental pop, classical works, and rock tunes.
Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hart Auditorium
Cost: $6 students, $12 general public. Buy tickets at the Ticket Office
No children under four please.
Sunday, May 31st
Sister Bonnie D. Parkin, former General Relief Society President, will speak at this campus-wide fireside as the BYU-Idaho Exemplary Woman for 2009.
Date: Sunday, May 31st
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Hart Auditorium
Cost: No Cost; Sunday Dress
