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CORVALLIS - Comedian Drew Carey and the Improv All-Stars will be featured attractions as Oregon State University hosts Dad's Weekend 2004 Nov. 5-7.

More than 30 activities ranging from bowling to flying are offered during the weekend, with many of them free and open to public.

Tickets are sold-out for the Dad's Weekend football contest, pitting OSU against the University of Southern California, but limited seats still remain for the comedy show.

Carey's act is set for 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, in OSU's Gill Coliseum. Tickets, which are $39 and $31, are available from the OSU Athletics Ticket Office at 541-737-4455 or 800-462-3287, or online at http://osubeavers.collegesports.com.

The show features Carey along with some of the regular cast members from his most recent hit television show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" A native of Cleveland, Carey, 45, began his successful stand-up comedy career in 1986 at the Cleveland Comedy Club. Among his first breaks was competing on "Star Search" in 1988. National prominence came in 1995 when "The Drew Carey Show" premiered.

In addition to football and comedy, there are more than 30 other activities offered during the weekend, including a boat show, tours and a variety of physical activities.

Activities begin on Friday, Nov. 5, when students are encouraged to take their fathers to OSU's Dixon Recreation Center, where dads will have free access to swimming, basketball courts, weight machines and a variety of other fitness activities.

Featured events on Saturday include football, a barbecue and an auction. For more information, call 541-737-6872. The schedule includes:

Friday, Nov. 5

• All Day: Dads admitted free to Dixon Recreation Center and self-guided tours of OSU's Valley Library.
• 10 a.m.: Lonesome Pottery Sale, through 3 p.m., Memorial Union Student Lounge.
• 1 p.m.: Dads offered free use of OSU Craft Center, through 10 p.m. with student member.
• 4 p.m.: Welcome rally with T-shirts, schedules and tickets, through 5:30 p.m. MU Concourse.
• 5:30 p.m.: Two-hour dinner with dad, featuring a casino buffet and prizes, $20, MU Ballroom.
• 7 p.m.: Free screening of the two-hour R-rated feature film "Tombstone," released in 1993 starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp. MU Lounge. Encore screening at 9:15 p.m.
• 8 p.m.: Drew Carey & Improv All Stars Comedy Show, Gill Coliseum, for tickets, call 800-GO-BEAVS.

Saturday, Nov. 6

• All Day: Dads admitted free to Dixon Rec Center; self-guided tours of OSU's Valley Library.
• 9 a.m.: Bowling tournament, through 2 p.m., no pre-registration, $5. MU Recreation Center.
• 9:30 a.m.: Meet OSU President Ed Ray, MU Lounge.
• 10 a.m.: Three-hour exhibit featuring the "The Tragedy of War" prints by artist Sue Coe, Fairbanks Hall.
• 10 a.m.: At the Memorial Union: Video dancing, free through 3 p.m. MU Recreation Center; 15-minute upper back massage through 4 p.m., $12, sign-up in MU 103; Five-hour North River Boat Show, MU Quad; Dad & I photos through 3 p.m., $10, MU 109.
• 10 a.m.: Two hours of free tours of the OSU Radiation Center.
• 11 a.m.: Dads offered free use of OSU Craft Center, through 5 p.m. with student member.
• 11:30 a.m.: Who's Your Daddy Game Show, free; sign-up MU 103, prizes, MU Lounge.
• 11 a.m.: Root beer floats, MU Concourse.
• 7 p.m.: OSU football game on large-screen television. MU Commons.
• 7 p.m.: Free screening of the two-hour R-rated feature film "Tombstone," released in 1993 starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp. MU Lounge. Encore screening at 9:15 p.m.
• 9 p.m.: Rock and Glow Bowl, dads and students, MU Recreation Center.

Sunday, Nov. 7