Parents' Weekend Approacheth

During the weekend of November 5th-7th hundreds, maybe thousands of parents are sure to descend on C-ville to see what their undergrads have been up to. For out-of-staters especially, this is a great opportunity for students and their parents to catch up, and the timing is great since it’s about midway between move-in weekend and winter break. Many people might not be sure what to do since there’s no football game that weekend. Well I’m here to assure you that in fact there are plenty of things to do during the three-day event to keep you busy. The Office of Dean of Students has its own list of events that it is planning, which you can find here. Aside from that list of activities, which is fairly extensive in itself, there are several other things going on that might be interesting to check out. For one there is an exhibition basketball game against Roanoke College at 4PM on Saturday. Even though the opponent is fairly unexciting, it might be fun to see a different UVa team gear up (and hopefully win). Tickets for the game can be requested here. Also, according to the Charlottesville Tourism website, that weekend the Virginia Film Festival takes place in various locations around C-ville. More info can be found here. Lastly, make sure to take advantage of your parents’ pocketbooks to get some good meals out of them while they’re here. One C-ville blogger puts their list of top ten restaurants here. And of course make sure to give big thank you’s when they leave to increase the odds that they’ll send a care package when they get home.-MA