Live music, a bonfire, food and drink vendors and a pep rally are planned as part of the third annual Fall Fire Fest 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 at Youngstown State University. The event, held in conjunction with YSU’s 75^th Homecoming celebration, is at the Green on Grant, located at the intersection of Grant Street and Ford Avenue on the west side of campus. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. Tickets are not required. The event is sponsored by YSU Penguin Productions.

Hanna Vehmas of the Department of Sport Sciences/Sport Management at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland presents a series of lectures on international sports during a visit to Youngstown State University Oct. 26 to 28. The presentations, which are free and open to the public, will be in the Jones Room of Kilcawley Center:

Contemporary photographer David Hilliard, known for his panoramic photographs documenting his life and the lives of those around him, lectures 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in the McDonough Museum of Art on the campus of Youngstown State University. The lecture, presented by YSU’s Department of Art, is free and open to the public.

Monday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. Robert T. Alter, foreign service officer from the U.S. Department of State, speaks in the James Gallery of Kilcawley Center. The lecture, free and open to the public, is presented by the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. More. Monday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. YSU Dana School of Music Jazz Ensembles perform in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center. Tuesday, Oct.