WEEKEND EVENTS: TTU graduation, honoring Armed Forces Day
Nearly 4,000 Texas Tech students will walk the stage today at graduation.
There will be three ceremonies starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Colleges of Agriculture, Education, Engineering, Human Sciences and Performing Arts will start the day off.
That commencement ceremony will be followed by a second at 1:30 for students in the colleges of Agriculture Sciences, Rawls College of Business, Media and Communications and Wind Energy.
The day will wrap up with a final ceremony at 6 p.m. for the School of Law hooding ceremony.
All ceremonies will be held at the United Supermarkets Arena and can be viewed online at ttu.edu/livestream.
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Then this afternoon the Silent Wings Museum will be celebrating armed forces day by offering free admission to former and active military and their families.
The holiday has been honoring all five military branches since 1949
The museum will be open from 10 am to 5.
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Happening this morning at the Lubbock Civic Center- it's the Funky Junk Round Up.
The 4th annual shopping extravaganza is the perfect one stop shop for the most unique in handcrafted and vintage items.
Today's your only chance to get in on the funky junk though- doors open at 10:00 a.m.- 4a.m.
Tickets are just $5 , kids under 12 get in for free.
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And it's registration day for beep beep baseball.
The Alstrom Angels will be at cardinals today from 12-4 for open registration for their upcoming tournament.
It's just $40 per person.
Participants can register for the youth bracket- ages 5-13 and adult bracket 14 and older.
Cardinals is located on Slide just off the Loop
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Last but not least, the Hodges Community Center is hosting its Kids to Parks Day all day today.
It's a part of a national movement that's all about getting kids outside to enjoy some fresh air.
The community center is located at 4011 University.
And the best part, it's free!
