Tomorrow afternoon, Movin' On 2002 will dominate the HUB Lawn and many students' lives for one day. The all-day event has been on the minds of those involved in planning it -- from the main stage to t-shirts worn by volunteers -- everyday for months.

The first mention of Movin' On 2002 came in late April last year when director Chris Polley was chosen by the Association of Residence Hall Students to head planning. Polley (senior-animal bioscience) said that he spent a good deal of time thinking what he'd like to do for Movin' On. The organized planning didn't begin until last November, however, when all 25 members of the core committee met to begin official planning.

First, the group had to compose a budget to submit to the University Park Allocations Committee, outlining prices for production and a tentative list of bands. No act can be contacted prior to receiving the response from UPAC, Polley said. Polley and the rest of the committee brainstormed ideas for acts. No calls could be made until the budget came back from UPAC, however.

"We could look and see who's available, but we couldn't do anything about it," Polley said.

In February, Polley received the funding for Movin' On, which then allowed the committee to call prospective bands. In addition, assistant director Vickie Fahnestock began to place orders for the production side: stages, inflatable games, lighting among other things. The detailed process entailed daily planning on the part of the members.

"Chris said we eat, breathe and sleep Movin' On," Fahnestock (junior-history) said.

One complication arose at this time, when the committee learned that the original venue of the show had to be changed. Initially planned for the IM Fields, Movin' On needed to find a new spot when the Bryce Jordan Center announced a concert for the same weekend.

The move to the HUB Lawn then meant changing some aspects of the concert. They needed to order a different stage and rearrange the tent layout. Even some of the larger inflatable games were eliminated to accommodate for the smaller venue -- but not without replacing them with a giant trampoline and a gyroscope.

While all this was happening, marketing and advertising for Movin' On was being planned, acquiring local sponsors and distributing flyers to inform people of the event.

Movin' On has also received a good amount of help from student volunteers who help in almost every aspect of the organizing. In all, Fahnestock said there are over 100 volunteers who assist with production, over 50 for security and approximately 20 who work in hospitality. "It's a huge event," Fahnestock said. "People love being a part of it."

By March, the committee signed bands for the main stage, and the Battle of the Bands had selected acts for the side stage. From then, the loose ended needed to be tied up. Polley said advertising is the focus for the last week, making sure that students know what to expect on the day of the show.

Volunteers assisting with hospitality also had to fill band's requests for food, lodging and other things as laid out in the contracts.

For Fahnestock though, work builds to a crescendo this week. The stage arrived this morning, greeted by Polley, Fahnestock and other volunteers. The setup will continue right until the show's start at noon.

As hectic as it may seem, Fahnestock is not planning to worry about what could go wrong. "I'm ready," Fahnestock said. "If anything happens, we'll deal with it as it happens. We're just going to wait and see how it goes."

All that's left is to make sure everything happens as it's been planned. And if all goes well, maybe even catch a band or two. "I would like to have some time and enjoy the bands I helped get here," Fahnestock said.