Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Community Calendar

Wed/Mar. 26

Socorro High School National Honor Society Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — 1st State Bank Parking Lot. Proceeds to benefit the SHS honor society's Relay For Life team. For more infor, call 575-835-0834.

5K Run-Walk, Noon — Starts at Tech Gym. Everyone is invited to participate.

Intro to Python, 4 p.m. — Spare 23. "Exceptions; list comprehensions; iterators." Free.

Rugby Practice, 4:30 p.m. — Tech Athletic Field. Be ready to run and bring water. For more info, contact coach Dave Wheelock at the gymnasium office, 575-835-5854 or dwheelock@admin.nmt.edu.

Earth Science Club Meeting, 5 p.m. — MSEC 101.

Tech Club-Club Macey Potluck and Game Night, 5-7:30 p.m. — Macey Center. Bring your favorite dish and a game. TCCM is a social club for those who are 21 and over.

Women's Empowerment Group Meeting, 5:30 p.m. — Socorro General Hospital Cafeteria. Speical presentation on financial planning and how to manage debt. For more info, call 575-835-1140.

Billy Aardd's Club Meeting, 7-9 p.m. — Fidel Center, Game Room. Free billiards on three reserved tables.

Miners' Ink Talented Friends, 7:30 p.m. — Fidel Center, Fire and Ice Coffee Shop. Anyone and everyone is invited to dance, sing pplay an instrument, recite or just come to listen. There is a 10-minute maximum time limit. Featured are Naditi and the Glee Club. Refreshments will be provided by Residential LIfe.

"Iraq For Sale - The War Profiteers," 8 p.m. — Skeen Library, Tripp Room. A Robert Greenwald film that asks, "What happens to everyday Americans when corporatins go to war?" Admission is free. Sponsored by Students for Pregressive Action and PeaceAction NM.

Wed-Thu/Mar. 26-27

Revival Service, 7 p.m. — Potter's House, 911 California St (behind Denny's) Revival service with Pastor-Evangelist Lee Wilson. Everyone is welcome to attend; a nursery is provided. For more info, call 575-418-0476.

Thu/Mar. 27

EES/Bureau Seminar, 4 p.m. — MSEC 101. Scott Phillips, of Los Alamos National Laboratory,, speaks on "Regional Phase Amplitude Tomography: Asia and USArray."

Rugby Practice, 4:30 p.m. — Tech Athletic Field. Be ready to run and bring water. For more info, contact coach Dave Wheelock at the gymnasium office, 575-835-5854 or dwheelock@admin.nmt.edu.

Reading: Creative Writing Contest, 5 p.m. — Skeen Library, Tripp Room. Listen to CWC winners read their winning pieces. Sponsored by the Humanities Department. Refreshments and finger foods provided by Miners' Ink.

Tech Spring Fling Sports, 5-7 p.m. — Tech Athletic Field. Residential Life sports events.

Tech Spring Fling Comedy Night, 7-10 p.m. — Macey Center. Comedy, martial arts, belly dancers.

Tech Amateur Radio Association Net, 7 p.m. — 146.680 MHz, pL 100. All licensed radio amateurs are welcome.

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

Fri/Mar. 28

Tech Spring Fling Carnival, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. — La Raj. Club Carnival, FUnny Fotos, Barbecue, Bands and more.

NRAO Colloquium, 11 a.m. — Array Operations Center. David Wilner, of CfA, speaks on "(Sub)Millimeter Studies of Protoplanetary Disks."

Chemistry Seminar, Noon — Jones Annex 101. Prem Nandhikonda speaks on "Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of 4-Substituted 2,3-Naphthalimides."

Tech Spring Fling Bonfire, 10 p.m. — EMRTC bonfire area.

Sat/Mar. 29

Tau Beta Pi Raffle, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Mudbog. Raffle for a 1 GB iPod, a $50 Chevron gift card and many more prizes as a fundraiser. The drawing will be held at 2 p.m. Winnders need not be present. For tickets, contact pvaldez@nmt.edu.

"Ducks of the Bosque: Identification and Behavior," 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Bosque del Apache NWR. Celestyn Brozek will give a presentation on duck identification by color and shape, followed by field work to practice identification skills. Class size is limited to 20, reservations are required. For reservations, call 575-835-1828.

Tech Rugby Match, 1 p.m. — Tech Athletic Field. Pygmies vs. Albuquerque Brujos.

"El Camino Real in 1682," 2 p.m. — El Camino Real International Heritage Center. The Rev. Larry Castillo-Wilson traces the path of Gov. Antonio Otermín, who tried to reconquer the province after the Pueblo Revolt but failed. The retreat expedition included making a difficult march over the hill of Acomilla, near present day San Acacia. The event is free with cost of monument admission, $5 adults, children 16 and under are free. School groups are free. Sundays are free to N.M. residents with ID. Wednesdays are free for N.M. seniors 60 and over with ID. Open 7 days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Tuesdays, Nov. 1 to April 30.

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