Several meals and a free movie will be offered throughout Family Weekend for visiting guests.

The University Board will sponsor a free showing of Scooby Doo at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday in Buzzard Auditorium.

On Friday night, an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner will be offered in the Rathskeller on the lower level of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Adults and students pay $6.75, children ages 6 to 10 years old will pay $4 and children 5 years old and younger are free.

The meal includes a a choice of spaghetti or rainbow rotini topped with meat sauce, marinara or alfredo sauce, a salad, vegetables and bread sticks.

A free continental breakfast sponsored by the EIU Parents Club will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Vending Lounge on the first floor of the union.

While families enjoy bagels, pastries and fruit, members of the EIU Parents Club will be present to answer any questions ranging from the policies at the university to administrative concerns. The Parent’s Club exists as a link between administration and parents, and the breakfast provides an open forum for concerns or questions to be addressed.

Before families head off to see Jeff Foxworthy, the featured comedic entertainment, they can take time for one more meal.

The Family Weekend barbecue dinner will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the union between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. The fee is $9 for adults and students, $4.50 for children 6 to 10 years old and free for children 5 years old and younger.

Marinated chicken breasts, beef brisket, baked beans vegetables and dessert will be provided.