FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2000 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 DRAKE HOMECOMING CELEBRATION TO BEGIN OCT. 21 Drake University's Homecoming celebration will begin with window painting from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, on the west side of Meredith Hall, 28th Street and Carpenter Avenue. Homecoming festivities will continue with the showing of a free movie, "The Game," in Hubbell Field at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. The Second Annual Drake Olympics will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, on 34th Street between University Avenue and Forest Avenue. On Friday, Oct. 27, the Homecoming King and Queen will be announced at the annual Yell Like Hell Contest, which will start at 8 p.m. in Drake Stadium. The competition will be followed by a Homecoming concert in Parents Hall at Olmsted Center featuring The Jayhawks, a Minneapolis-based band noted for its "rootsy pop-rock." The doors will open at 9 p.m. and the band will play at 10 p.m. Beginning Sunday, Oct. 22, free concert tickets will be available in Olmsted Center for Drake students, faculty and staff. One ticket will be issued for each Drake ID. Tickets will go on sale to the public for $15 at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, in Olmsted Center. Homecoming Day (Saturday, Oct. 28) will start with a carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Hubbell Field. A Chili Feed will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Forest Avenue and 29th Street. Performing during the Chili Feed will be the Brattleboro Boogie Woogie Band, led by Drake alumnus Abe Goldstien, a musical ensemble/phenomenon on campus during the 1970s that will hold a 30-year reunion during Homecoming. The football game against Butler will begin at 1 p.m. in Drake Stadium. For more information, call the Student Life Office at (515) 271-3711.