Wednesday, September 8, 2004
UPAC Cinema brings back its Wednesday movies with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in DCC 308 at 7 pm and 10 pm for $2.50 per ticket. For more information, go to http://cinema.union.rpi.edu/.
Friday, September 10, 2004
he Biotechnology Center officially opens with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 am, and is open to all students. To learn more, contact Advancement Events at 276-6882. UPAC Comedy gets some laughs with its Welcome Back Show in the McNeil Room of the Union at 8:10 pm. Admission is free. Call the Union at 276-6505 to find out more. The Oblong Winds treats audiences at the C+CC to a concert at 8 pm. Admission is free. For further details, go online to http://www.rpi.edu/web/C+CC/ccc/ccc.html/. UPAC Mother’s begins its fall schedule with Rhode Island-born twin sisters Chris and Meredith Thompson at 8 pm. Admission is free for RPI students and $8 for the general public. Call 276-6505 to learn more.
Saturday, September 11, 2004
The Division of Student Life hosts a 9/11 Memorial Service on the Union lawn from 8 am to 8:30 am. For more information call 276-6201.
The Campaign Kick Off Communiversity event provides fun and festivities for all in the Armory from 10 am to 3 pm. Enjoy food, fun, and games for all ages to commemorate the opening of the Biotech Center and the start of the capital campaign. Call Advancements at 276-6882 to find out more.
Sheer Idiocy improvises a start to a new year with A Night of Idiocy in Mother’s Wine Emporium at 8 pm. Admission is free. To learn more, go on the web to http://www.sheeridiocy.net/.
The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center presents The Fly Bottle in the Biotech Center auditorium at 8 pm in honor of the opening. The play depicts a famous heated incident between three 20th century philosophers. Additional performances take place September 12 and 15-18. Tickets cost $8 for students and seniors with ID and $15 for the general public. Go online to http://www.empac.rpi.edu/events/2004/flybottle.html/ for further details.
The Cowboy Junkies liven up the night air at the Egg with a unique brand of rock ’n’ roll as part of an American Roots & Branches series. The show begins at 8 pm and tickets cost $24. Check out http://www.theegg.org for more information.
Valentine’s features The Murder Junkies and The Last Downs in a concert beginning at 7:30 pm in the upstairs auditorium, followed by Abyss Goth Dance Night at midnight. Both are 18 and over only. To learn more call 432-6572.
Sunday, September 12, 2004
Northern Lights jams with the sound of 40 Below Summer and Slitheryn, with special guests Sofa Kingz and Dead Lift. The show begins at 6 pm and tickets are priced at $10. For more details call 371-0012.
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Gloria Estefan turns the beat around at the Pepsi Arena starting at 8 pm. See the Latin star at her best for $37 to $127. Tickets may be purchased online from http://www.ticketmaster.com; call 426-1511 for more information. Katharine Murphy holds a book reading of her inspirational book Awake, O Sleeper!: How I Rediscovered God Through Breast Cancer in the C+CC at 7 pm. Admission is free. To find out more, visit http://www.rpi.edu/web/C+CC/ccc/ccc.html/.
