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The third annual Celebrate Idaho State, a CommUniversity event, will feature more than 120 groups providing a variety of free food, entertainment, art, culture, information, and scientific displays and demonstrations from 4 to 7 p.m. March 19 in and near the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Pond Student Union.

This year's event incorporates the Idaho Science and Engineering Festival and the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ College of Technology's Tech Expo.

Some schedule highlights, all held in the Pond Student Union unless otherwise noted, include: 

• 4 p.m. – Presidents' Welcome, featuring ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ President Arthur C. Vailas, the reading of the Mayors' proclamations and Governor's proclamation regarding the week of March 17-23 being honored as ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Week, and the announcement of the three Celebrate Idaho State $1,000 scholarship winners.

• 4:15 p.m. – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ string ensemble performance

• 4:30 p.m. – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ saxophone quartet performance

• 4:30-5:30 p.m. – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Department of Physics Idaho Science and Engineering Festival Egg-Drop Competition, in PSUB Film Theater

• 5 p.m. – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Chamber Choir performance

• 5:30-6:30 p.m. – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Department of Physics Idaho Science and Engineering Festival Egg-Toss Catapult Competition, Hutchinson Quadrangle

• 5-6:30 p.m. – Performances and appearances by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Department of Theatre and Dance groups.

• 6 p.m. – Portneuf Valley Drumline

Free food at the event includes hotdogs and chips donated by Costco; baked potatoes donated by Driscoll Farms; chili, condiments, cookies and lemonade donated by Chartwells; and ice cream bars donated by the United Dairymen of Idaho.

The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Credit Union will be handing out Celebrate Idaho State T-shirts.

The Idaho Museum of Natural History will be offering free exhibit tours during the event.

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