Saturday, November 8, Don't Mess With Mansfield Community Cleanup Day, 12-4 PM. Sign up will be available soon!

Drop in anytime throughout the event to pick up litter and make Storrs pretty! Counts for service hours. Bags, gloves and high visibility vests will be available at our litter stations (https://maps.app.goo.gl/34Jz1ssdkNdjhH389) spaced throughout the UConn campus. Participate for a long as you would like, whenever you can between noon and 4pm on November 8, 2025. Learn more on our website (https://sustainability.uconn.edu/2025/10/06/dont-mess-with-mansfield-community-cleanup-day-november-8-2025/).

Emily Schubert is a puppeteer, crankie maker, storyteller, and mixed media artist currently based in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. She has participated in puppet theater festivals and workshops in Europe, Indonesia, and the United States, including performing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and at the National Puppetry Festival, National Puppet Slam, and New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival. Emily believes that everyone could use more puppet encounters and chances to stop and smell the flowers! Ticket Prices: Adults: $12; Members/Seniors: $10; Students: $8; Kids: $6 (12 years and under). Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at bimp.ticketleap.com (https://bimp.ticketleap.com/). A surcharge will be added to any purchases made online. Tickets may also be purchased at the Ballard Institute on the day of the performance starting at 10 a.m. There will be open seating and no reservations. Visitors can park in the Storrs Center Garage located at 33 Royce Circle. For more information about these performances or if you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu. (mailto:bimp@uconn.edu)

Join professor Robert Thorson for a leisurely walk on UConn's beautiful historic campus. In sequence, we will explore the materials used to create its 20th century buildings, the building layout as a consequence of glacial streaming, a metaphorical walk through deep time using bricks for scale, the origin of Swan lake, and the deeply symbolic Stone Pavilion. The walk will end with an optional half-hour exercise walk to explore other campus sites of earthly interest.

Voices of Freedom is a unique ensemble of approximately 80 or more students which provides personal elevation and enlightenment of the gospel and spiritual music of the Black Experience Church.

The band was founded by Matt Jernigan and Adam Sandling. Jernigan, who takes on the colossal role of Robert Plant, has a commanding stage presence that rivals the icon himself. Sandling, who brings John Paul Jones to life, masterfully plays bass, keyboards, and madolin, replicating the multifaceted talent of the Zeppelin legend.