Colonials Weekend will be here sooner than you think. The weekend gets a jump-start Friday night with the annual Kick-off Party at Alumni House from 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. The fun continues on Saturday from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. with Colonials Village, an all-day festival on H Street and Kogan Plaza, featuring food and entertainment, and for those of you who would like some food for thought, there is a lecture series including the Elmer L. Kayser lecture, in 1957 E Street NW, from 12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, please visit the Colonials Weekend website.

Colonials Weekend 2005 also features performances by Jon Stewart on Friday night (sold-out) and by the Boston Pops on Saturday from 9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m. at the Smith Center.

To buy tickets to the Boston Pops, please visit http://gwired.gwu.edu/tickets or call 202-994-7411. Stay tuned to future Colonial Cables for more details, or visit the Colonials Weekend website for more information.