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CORVALLIS - Oregon State University will host more than 3,000 mothers of OSU students as the campus celebrates Mom's Weekend 2005 from Friday, April 29, through Sunday, May 1.

Most activities - including films, tours and a Renaissance Fair - are open to the public and many are free. Events are organized by OSU's Memorial Union Program Council, 541-737-6872.

Mom's Weekend favorite Bill Cosby is returning this year, but Cosby's Friday night show is sold out. Contact the OSU Ticket Office at 800-462-3287 for information.

One of the highlights of the weekend, the Renaissance Fair, starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and runs through 5 p.m. in the campus MU Quad.

Other events include:

Friday, April 29

All Day: Family admitted free to OSU Dixon Recreation when accompanied by a registered OSU student; Valley Library self-guided tour; attend class with son or daughter; Memorial Union Concourse Gallery landscape photography exhibit; bowling at MU Recreation Center.

10 a.m.: Pottery sale, MU Student Lounge, through 3 p.m.

1 p.m.: Hinsdale Wave Research Lab and Tsunami Research Lab, guided tours every 20 minutes through 4 p.m.

1 p.m.: Craft Center activities, through 10 p.m.

3 p.m.: Cash Flow game, sponsored by Cash Flow Club, Valley Library, Room 6420.

4 p.m.: Tour of Trees with OSU horticulturalist, meet at Corvallis Central Park.

4 p.m.: Climbing Center open through 10 p.m., skills session required at 4:15 p.m. or 7:15 p.m.

6 p.m.: Dinner with Mom, MU Room 109, $15.

7 p.m.: Feature film, "Finding Neverland," MU Joyce Powell Leadership Center, encore performance at 9 p.m.

8 p.m.: Bill Cosby comedy show, Gill Coliseum, sold-out. For information, call 800-462-3287.

10 p.m.: Mom's Weekend Ice Cream Social, after the comedy show. CH2M Hill Alumni Center.

Saturday, April 30

All Day: MU Concourse Gallery, paintings & prints from Oregon Artists; family admitted free to OSU Dixon Recreation when accompanied by a registered OSU student; Valley Library self-guided tours

8 a.m.: Registration for Pet Day 5k Fun Run and Walk, Magruder Hall parking lot.

9:30 a.m.: Tour of trees with OSU horticulturalist, MU north stairs.

9:30 a.m.: Renaissance Faire: art, gifts, crafts, MU Quad, through 5 p.m.

10 a.m.: Mom's Weekend Breakfast, MU Lounge, $10.

9 a.m.: Renaissance battle demonstration, through 3 p.m., MU Quad.

9 a.m.: Beginner climbing class, no experience necessary, Dixon Climbing Center.

10 a.m.: Upper back massage, MU Room 211, advance sign-up MU Room 103, through 3 p.m.

10 a.m.: Veterinary Medicine's 18th Annual Pet Day and Open House, hospital tours, petting zoo, through 4 p.m., Magruder Hall.

10 a.m.: Radiation Center tours through 2 p.m.

10 a.m.: Mom & I Photos, MU Room 109, $10, through 5 p.m.

11 a.m.: Yo Mama Game Show, advance registration, MU Room 103, MU Quad.

11 a.m.: Carriage Rides, west side of the MU Quad on 26th Street, through 3 p.m.

11 a.m.: Mom's Weekend Talent Show, CH2M Hill Alumni Center Ballroom.

11 a.m.: Craft Center activities, through 5 p.m.

11:30 a.m.: "Cool Shoes," dance exposition, MU Quad.

Noon: Fashion Show, MU Ballroom, $10.

Noon: Mom's Weekend Tea, MU Lounge, $10.

Noon: Wine Garden, MU Quad, free entry, $5 for food, wine sold separately, through 5 p.m.

12:30 p.m.: Yo Mama Game Show, advance registration in MU Room 103, MU Quad.

1 p.m.: Divine a capella, MU Quad.

1 p.m.: Bingo, with prizes, MU Student Lounge, through 4 p.m.

1 p.m.: Hinsdale Wave Research Lab and Tsunami Research Lab, guided tours every 20 minutes, through 4 p.m.

1:30 p.m.: Baila con Mexico (Dance with Mexico), MU Quad.

2 p.m.: Hui-O-Hawaii dance exhibition, MU Quad.

2 p.m.: Fashion Show, MU Ballroom, $10.

1 p.m.: Climbing Center open, must take belay skills session at 1:15 pm or 3:15 pm.

2 p.m.: Mom's Weekend Tea, MU Lounge, $10.

2:30 p.m.: Mom & I Look-alike Contest, MU steps, register at 2 p.m. on steps.

4 p.m.: Fashion Show, MU Ballroom, $10.

4 p.m.: Mom's Weekend Tea, MU Lounge, $10.

7 p.m.: All University Sing, Gill Coliseum.

7 p.m.: Feature film, "Finding Neverland," Milam Auditorium, encore presentation at 9 p.m.

9 p.m.: Rock & Glow Bowling, MU Recreation Center, through midnight.

Sunday, May 1

All day: Valley Library self-guided tours; family admitted free to Dixon Recreation Center when accompanied by registered OSU student.

10 a.m.: Sunday Breakfast, MU Lounge, $12.

11 a.m.: Flying Club Open House, Corvallis Airport, $10 donation for plane ride, through 2 p.m.

11 a.m.: Silent Auction, MU Room 213, sponsored by Students for Bone Marrow Programming, through 3 p.m.

11 a.m.: Craft Center activities, through 5 p.m.

1 p.m.: Climbing Center open, must take belay skills session at 1:15 pm or 3:15 pm.