All university affiliates and their loved ones are invited to join Queer Coalition for a Bowling Bash at Illinois State’s Bowling and Billiards Center on Thursday, July 31, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Pizza, drinks, and bowling shoe rentals will be provided. RSVP is required by the end of the day on July 24.Queer Coalition is Illinois State’s sponsored LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and graduate student affinity group. Those who wish to join are invited to fill out a membership form at the Queer Coalition website. Please email LGBTQ@IllinoisState.edu with any questions or feedback.

Grab those sunglasses and dancing shoes, bring the Redbird family and friends, and get ready to share in some good times at our annual cookout. All alumni, new graduates, current Illinois State students, former attendees, and Illinois State organizations are invited. The group will provide some favorite cookout foods and drinks until exhausted and keep the music going until dusk.Please note, that this is an alcohol-free area, and no alcohol is permitted at the event. Questions? Contact Sandra R. Kelly ’77, cookout chair.

Tour historic Ewing Manor, the Channel-Norman-style residence was home to many of Hazle Buck Ewing’s efforts to support the causes of education, women’s suffrage, and world peace.The manor is a concrete structure with many unique features including a 3-story spiral staircase and concrete ceilings. The manor is only 20 feet wide to capture the cross breezes for cooling the home. The local architect Phil Hooten was hired to design this Channel-Normal style residence. This was an architectural style favored by the affluent during the post-Victorian period. Phil Hooten’s design reflects Hazle Buck Ewing’s naturalistic tastes and views. Donated to Illinois State University Foundation upon Mrs. Ewing’s death in 1969, Ewing Cultural Center is now home to the Illinois Shakespeare Festival and the Genevieve Green Gardens.Trained docents will be available to assist visitors through the four floors of the manor. Tours are without charge, but a $5 donation is suggested for the restoration of the manor. The last tour starts at 5:15 p.m.