Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Community Calendar

Wed/Feb. 1

Final Public Hearing, 10:30 a.m. — Catron County Courthouse, Reserve. Final hearing for Catron County Community Wildfire Plan. For more info, contact Linda Cooke, Catron County Commission Office, (505) 533-6423 or ccommiss3@gilanet.com.

Zen Meditation Group, Noon & 6 p.m. — Belen. For more info, contact Marsha Sherry, (505) 440-8820.

Introduction to XML, 4 p.m. — Speare 116. "DocBook: An XML-based documentation system for print and Web." Free.

Rugby Practice, 4:30-6 p.m. — Tech Athletic Field. Beginners are welcome! Practices are held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For more info, contact Rugby Director Dave Wheelock at (505) 835-5854 or dwheelock@admin.nmt.edu.

"What a Choice!" 7:30 p.m. — Jean Macey Music Annex. A one-woman play sponsored by the Women's Resource Center and Performing Arts Series. Free admission, but seating is limited.

Thu/Feb. 2

Dedication and Open House, 1:30-4:30 p.m. — New Bureau of Land Management Office, 901 S. Highway 85. For more info, call (505) 835-0412.

Geoscience Seminar, 4 p.m. — MSEC 101. Kyle Nichols, of Skidmore College, speaks on "Long-term rates and dates of desert piedmont processes: Advancing over a century of research using cosmo-genic nuclides."

Physics Seminar, 4 p.m. — Workman 101. Dr. Patrick Crane, of the Naval Research Lab, speaks on "From Karl Jansky to the Long Wavelength Array."

Programming with Python, 4 p.m. — Weir 128. "Numeric and string operations." Free.

Rugby Practice, 4:30-6 p.m. — Tech Athletic Field. Beginners are welcome! Practices are held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For more info, contact Rugby Director Dave Wheelock at (505) 835-5854 or dwheelock@admin.nmt.edu.

Introduction to XML, 5:30 p.m. — Speare 116. "DocBook: An XML-based documentation system for print and Web." Free.

Thursday Night Bingo, 7:30 p.m. — Knights of Pythias Hall, U.S. 60 West. $500 Blackout Bingo.

Fri/Feb. 3

NRAO Colloquium, 11 a.m. — Array Operations Center. Ralph Pudritz, of McMaster University, speaks on "Protostellar jets and a Universal Picture of Star Formation."

Public Lecture on Iraq, 4:30 p.m. — Workman 101. William Scott Ritter Jr., former U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq and former U.S. Marine intelligence officer, speaks on "Iraq: How We Got There; Where We're Going." Sponsored by Students for Progressive Action.

Eric Bibb and Ruthie Foster in Concert, 7:30 p.m. — Macey Center. Tickets: $16 adults, $14 seniors, $12 youth. PAS.

Sat/Feb. 4

Hammel Museum Open, 9 a.m.-Noon — 600 Sixth St. Admission is free, donations are gratefully accepted. Barbara DuBois, (505) 835-3437.

Artist Reception and Car Show, 2-5 p.m. — Macey Center. The Route 66 Society for the Arts is holding a reception for the "Very Large Array of Art" that will be on display at Macey Center during the month of February. There will also be a car show, provided by the Socorro Old Car Club. For more info, contact Joy Miler, (505) 835-2405.

Sun/Feb. 5

Tech Superbowl Party, 3:30 p.m. — Student Activity Center. Outdoor activities begin at 3:30 p.m., followed by indoor activities with free food, door prizes, games and contests. Please bring a can of soup, or other canned food item for charity and a chance to enter the trivia game. Test your cooking skills and make some chili for the chili cook-off. There will be a "best fan" contest, a nacho-eating contest and more. Sponsored by Residential Life.

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