UM’s FanFest will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 13.

The 12th-ranked University of Miami baseball team will hold its fourth annual Hurricanes Baseball FanFest on Saturday, February 13 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.

A home-run derby featuring former players Ryan Braun and Yonder Alonso against current student-athletes Yasmani Grandal and Ryan Perry will headline the event, which is free to the public and scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.

An autograph session with the 2010 Hurricanes will kick off the event, while a season ticket holder batting practice is slated for 4 to 5 p.m. After a home-run challenge involving a lucky fan at about 5:20 p.m., Braun, an All-Star with the Milwaukee Brewers, and Alonso, a top prospect in the Cincinnati Reds organization, will battle preseason All-America catcher Grandal and teammate Perry in a four-man home-run derby at 5:35 p.m.

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Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home, escapes to where the Wild Things are, landing on an island full of mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. He soon finds, however, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy, and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Saturday, February 13 at 10 p.m., and Sunday, February 14 at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

In his most powerful performance to date, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army staff sergeant who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s casualty notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband’s death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving, and very human portrait of grief, friendship, and survival. Featuring tour-de-force performances from Foster, Harrelson, and Morton, and a brilliant directorial debut by Oren Moverman, The Messenger brings us into the inner lives of these outwardly steely heroes to reveal their fragility with compassion and dignity. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, February 12 at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.; Saturday, February 13 at 3:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 7:45 p.m.; and Sunday, February 14 at 3:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Legendary American group KC and the Sunshine Band is coming to the BankUnited Center for a special Valentine’s Eve concert featuring the RG Royal Sound Orchestra on Saturday, February 13 at 8 p.m. New discounted tickets for University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni are now available. You can purchase a $52.75 ticket for only $28.75, a savings of $24. Just enter the offer code IBIS on www.ticketmaster.com, head on over to the BUC Box Office, or call 1-800-745-3000.

Attend the Multicultural Admissions Fair on Saturday, February 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the School of Law. For more information, visit www.law.miami.edu.