Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Frederic Rzewski plays a selection of his avant-garde classical music at 8 pm in St. Paul’s Church. Admission is free and additional details can be found at http://arts.rpi.edu/.

Thrice brings their alternative hard rock sound to Saratoga Winners beginning at 8 pm. Admission is $15 with more information available on its website: http://saratogawinnerslive.com/.

Bette Midler entertains audiences at the Pepsi Arena with several different selections from her long career at 8 pm. Tickets start at $41. Additional details can be found by visiting http://www.pepsiarena.com/.

Thursday, March 18, 2004

Guster brings their two acoustic guitars and bongo to the Houston Field House starting at 8 pm. The event is part of the Culminating Year Experience program. Tickets are available through the Field House box office or Ticketmaster. $15 with an RPI ID or $20 general admission. To learn more, visit http://concerts.union.rpi.edu/ .

Friday, March 19, 2004

UPAC Mother’s presents the unique folk stylings of Wood’s Tea Company starting at 8 pm. Admission is free with RPI or Russell Sage ID. General admission is $8. Further information is available by contacting Mother’s at 276-8585.

The African and Caribbean Students Association holds a party at 10 pm in the McNeil Room of the Union. All are invited. For more details, visit http://acsa.union.rpi.edu/.

Buddy Guy performs classic Chicago electric blues at Proctor’s Theatre beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are $27.50 and $35.50 and available through http://proctors.org/.

The Egg hosts the singing and songwriting talent of David Wilcox starting at 8 pm. To order the tickets, which cost $22, and for more information, go to http://www.theegg.org/.

Saturday, March 20, 2004

Fire in the Kitchen ignites audiences at UPAC Mother’s with their celtic and bluegrass tunes starting at 8 pm. Admission is free with an RPI or Russell Sage ID; general admission is $8.

Project Mercury rocks it out with a folk sound at the Larkin starting at 8 pm. Admission is $5. For more information, call 463-5225.

Larry the Cable Guy comes to the Palace Theatre with renowned comedic talent. The show begins at 5 pm and tickets cost $29.50. Call 465-3334 to find out more.

Sunday, March 21, 2004

The night air fills with rock ‘n’ roll when RatDog visits the Palace Theatre starting at 7 pm. Tickets cost $30 and are available through TicketMaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, contact the Palace theater by calling 465-3334.

Richard Thompson moves audiences at The Egg with song and guitar. The show begins at 7 pm and tickets are priced at $24.

Monday, March 22, 2004

Dr. Bernd R. T. Simoneit, from Oregon State University, speaks on the origins of life in a talk titled “Organic Chemistry in Hot Water: Synthesis and Condensation Reactions.” The talk begins at 4 pm in CII 3051. For additional details, contact the Center for Studies of the Origins of Life by calling 276-2663.

Thursday, March 23, 2004

Architect and author Bernd Foerster leads a discussion about the past 30 years of change in the capital region and plans for the future. The talk begins at 3 pm in Greene 117. To find out more, contact the School of Architecture.