Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004
The Delta Xi cast of Alpha Psi Omega presents its fall production, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s Happy Birthday Wanda June at 8 pm in the RPI Playhouse. Tickets cost $10 for the general public and $5 for seniors and students with ID. Additional performances are on September 24 and 25 at 8 pm. Call 276-6503 for reservations or further details.
The David Grisman Quartet continues 30 years of weaving jazz tapestries at the Egg at 7:30 pm. Tickets cost $26 and can be purchased online. Go online to http://www.theegg.org/ for more information.
George Stoney elaborates on the benefits of community television and screens examples at the Christ Church in Troy at 7 pm. Admission is free. Contact the Arts Department at http://arts.rpi.edu/ for additional information.
Friday, September 24, 2004
Friction Farm returns to UPAC Mother’s at 8 pm to spread its unique brand of folk rock duet. Admission is free for students with an ID and $8 for the general public. To learn more, call 276-6505.
The Third Annual Vendor Fair showcases a wide variety of companies, including Cingular Wireless, Staples, and Xerox Corporation, at the Heffner Alumni House from 11 am to 2 pm. E-mail alumni@rpi.edu for additional details.
Professor Hassan Mahfuz of Tuskegee University delivers a Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering Colloquium titled “Three Routes to Structural Nanocomposites through Nanoparticle Infusion into Matrix, Fiber and Core Materials” in Low 4050 at 10:30 am. To find out more, e-mail mane@rpi.edu.
The United States Armed Forces makes some noise at the Pepsi Arena with the Spirit of America show featuring the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment and the United States Army Band Pershing’s Own. Free tickets can be obtained by mailing a self-addressed stamped envelope to Spirit of America, Pepsi Arena, 51 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207. For more information log on to
Blue öyster Cult rocks it out hard at Northern Lights with guests 7 Stories Falling and Thick at 7:30 pm. Tickets are priced at $13 in advance and $15 at the door. Call Northern Lights at 371-0012 for further information.
Monday, September 27, 2004
Dr. Benton Clark, Chief Scientist of Flight Systems at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Astronautics Operations lectures on “Survival on Mars and Transfer between the Planets” as part of the Origins of Life Seminar Series. The talk will begin at 4 pm in CII 3051 and is open to the public. Visit http://www.origins.rpi.edu/seminar.html for additional details.
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Saratoga Winners features Q and not U, La Mi Vida Volenta, and The Mathematicians at 8 pm for some mid-week concert-going. Tickets cost $10. For more information call 783-1010.
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
UPAC Cinema screens another Wednesday movie, Don’t Tempt Me, at 8 and 10 pm. Tickets cost $2.50. E-mail upac-cinema@rpi.edu for further information.
Shawn-Yu Lin, professor of Physics, speaks at a colloquium titled “Physics and Application of Photonic Crystal” in CII 3051 at 4 pm. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 pm. E-mail the Physics Department at physics@rpi.edu to find out more.
Academic and Research Computing offers a short course titled “Getting Started with LaTeX” in VCC North from 2 pm to 4 pm. Registration is required. To register or to learn more go on the web to http://www.rpi.edu/computing/courses/.
