Most events are free and all are open to students, their family members and the community.
The celebration kicks off Friday, May 4 with a free planetarium show at Haggard Hall, on Western s campus, and ends Sunday, May 6 with a nature and bird watching cruise in Squalicum Harbor. Also included during the weekend are a family golf tournament, a jazz concert, a Cinco de Mayo celebration and a performance by a renowned Chicago-based improv comedy theatre troupe. Tickets are required for the show. The Taco Shop Poets will perform at 7 p.m. in Arntzen Hall 100. This performance art group from San Diego will begin Western s Cinco de Mayo celebration with a special mix of music and the spoken word.