Wednesday, November 28th, 2001

iEAR presents “The Swan Tool” with Miranda July. The show takes place at 4 pm. Admission is $3 for students and seniors and $8 for the general public. Call 276-4829 for the location and more information.

The Siena College Chamber Orchestra performs Weatherby’s “Suite in D-minor.” The performance will occur at 7 pm in Foy Hall on the Siena campus. For more information call 783-2511.

UPAC Comedy presents Ray Ellin. The show is at 8 pm in the McNeil Room. Admission is free. Call 276-6505 for more information.

Thursday, November 29th, 2001

Bei Dao and Eliot Weinberger present a joint reading at 8 pm in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center at SUNY Albany. The reading is free and open to the general public.

Peter Schwartz speaks on “The Next Scientific Revolution” in DCC 308 at 4 pm. A free reception follows in the Russell Sage Dining Hall.

Skidmore Theater presents Three Sisters at 8 pm. The show will be held in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater at Skidmore College. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $7 for students and seniors. For reservations or more information call 580-5439.

Friday, November 30th, 2001

Mother’s Wine Emporium hosts Mark Rust at 8 pm. Admission is free with RPI/Sage ID, half price for alumni and children, and $7 otherwise. Refreshments will be provided.

Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band play at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall at 8 pm. Tickets are $23 for the general public. Call 273-0038 to purchase tickets and for more information.

New York State Writers Institute shows Yi Yi at 7:30 pm. The movie is free and open to the general public. It will be shown in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave.

The Meader Little Theater of Sage College hosts Inspecting Carol at 8 pm. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. Call 244-2248 for reservations and more information.

Skidmore Theater presents Three Sisters at 8 pm. The show will be held in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater at Skidmore College. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $7 for students and seniors. For reservations or more information call 580-5439.

Saturday, December 1st, 2001

Mark Rust plays Mother’s Wine Emporium at 8 pm. Admission is free with RPI/Sage ID, half price for alumni and children, and $7 otherwise. Refreshments will be provided.

Rensselaer Railroad Heritage Exhibit hosts an open house, noon-4 pm in the Davison Hall basement. Admission is free with an RPI ID and $5 otherwise.

The Meader Little Theater of Sage College hosts Inspecting Carol at 8 pm. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. Call 244-2248 for reservations and more information.

Skidmore Theater presents Three Sisters at 8 pm. The show will be held in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater at Skidmore College. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $7 for students and seniors. For reservations or more information call 580-5439.

Sunday, December 2nd, 2001

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall presents the Waverly Consort. The show takes place at 7:30 pm and tickets are $22. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 273-0038.

The Egg hosts The McKrells at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for children. Call 473-1845 for further information.

The College Consortium Choir of Russell Sage College performs Respheghi’s “Nativity.” The performance will take place at 2 pm in the Bush Memorial Center of Russell Sage College. Suggested donations include $5 and/or non-perishable food items.

Rensselaer Railroad Heritage Exhibit hosts an open house, noon-4 pm in the Davison Hall basement. Admission is $6 for general admission and is free with an RPI ID.

NYS Theatre Institute presents Miracle on 34th Street. The show will occur at 2 pm in the Schacht Fine Arts Center of Russell Sage College. Tickets are $17 for adults, $14 for students and seniors, and $8 for children up to age 12. Call 274-3256 for reservations or more information.

RMA presents a Victorian Stroll in noon-2 pm. There will be stationary performances at City Hall and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church as well as a strolling performance at RPI.

Skidmore Theater presents Three Sisters at 2 pm. The show will be held in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater at Skidmore College. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $7 for students and seniors. For reservations or more information call 580-5439.

Monday, December 3rd, 2001

Rensselaer Union Speakers Forum presents “A Boy, A Girl, A Virus, and the Relationship That Happened Anyway” with Shawn Decker and Gwenn Barringer in DCC 308 at 7 pm. Admission is free, and advance tickets are available in the Union. Call 276-6505 for more information.

Origins of Life Seminar hosts Chris Switzer as he speaks on “Fitness of Alternative Nucleic Acids.” The lecture will occur at 4 pm in CII 3051.

Tuesday, December 4th, 2001

Marion Roach and Dr. Michael Baden discuss their new book, Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers, at 8 pm in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave.

The Chemistry Seminar presents “Identification of Novel Ligands for Asymmetric Synthesis and Efforts Toward the Synthesis of the Rubromycins” with Marisa C. Kozlowski. The lecture will take place in DCC 330 at 4 pm and refreshments will be served at 3:45 pm. Call 276-6456 for more information.