Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Community Calendar

Tue-Sun/Nov. 18-23

20th Annual Festival of the Cranes — Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. The largest event in Socorro County held each year the week before Thanksgiving. The event has dozens of workshops, birding tours, plant tours, keynote speakers, cowboy breakfast, fine arts show, photography seminars and a holiday crafts show. Many other related activities around town. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, 575-835-2077.

Wed/Nov. 19

Tech International Lunch, 11:30 a.m. — Fidel Dining Hall. In honor of International Week, Chartwells presents a special lunch featuring Middle Eastern cuisine.

Programming with Python, 4 p.m. — Speare 116. "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.

Advanced Python Applications, 5:30 p.m. — Speare 116. Python programming tools and methods. Free.

Women's Empowerment Group, 5:30 p.m. — Socorro General Hospital Cafeteria. Group discussion on Gratitude. Free. For more info, call 575-835-1140 or 505-514-5270.

Thu/Nov. 20

Research Project Writer's Workshop, 9:30-10:45 a.m. — Speare 102. Dr. Frank Reinow, visiting assistant professor of management, speaks on "How to prepare and present a Research Project Report to a professional audience." This should be of particular interest to IT students.

Tech International Lunch, 11:30 a.m. — Fidel Dining Hall. In honor of International Week, Chartwells presents a special lunch featuring regional dishes from Italy.

IRIS/PASSCAL Open House, 4-7 p.m. — PASSCAL building. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, there will be seismology tours, hors d'oeuvres, music by Bernie Romero and Friends, and more. IRIS/PASSCAL installs and maintains seismological equipment all over the world, for the use of geophysical researchers.

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.

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.

Festival of the Cranes Keynote Speaker, 8 p.m. — Macey Center. Dr. Penelope Boston, of New Mexico Tech, speaks on "Mysteries of the Fort Stanton Cave and Snowy River." Tickets are $5 each.

Fri/Nov. 21

NRAO Colloquium, 11 a.m. — Domenici Science Operations Center. Tony Minter, of NRAO-Green Bank, speaks on "Pulsar Absorption Measurements: Determining Structures on AU to Galactic Size Scales."

Tech International Lunch, 11:30 a.m. — Fidel Dining Hall. In honor of International Week, Chartwells presents a special lunch featuring "A Taste of India."

Chemistry Seminar, Noon — MSEC 103. Professor Andrei Yudin, of the University of Toronto, is the guest speaker.

Math Seminar, 4 p.m. — Weir 102. Bixiang Wang speaks on "Introduction to Non-Autonomous Dynamical Systems."

Festival of the Cranes Social on the Plaza, 4-9 p.m. — Historic Plaza and Socorro Heritage and Visitors Center. 575-835-8927.

Tech Club-Club Macey, 5:30 p.m. — Macey Center. The night's theme is "Tango Tastes." There is a $5 cover charge for nonmembers. TCCM is a social club for those who are 21 and over.

"Rhythm & Passion," 7:30 p.m. — Macey Center. Sexy Salsa, sensual Tango and explosive Gaucho performed the by theatrical Otero Dance Company. Tickets: $14 adults, $12 seniors, $10 youth. A New Mexico Tech Performing Arts Series presentation. 575-835-5688, www.nmtpas.org.

Fri-Sat/Nov. 21-22

Annual Christmas Store Open House — Manzanares Avenue. 575-838-0575.

Fri-Sun/Nov. 21-23

Festival of the Cranes Arts & Crafts Show — Finley Gym Complex on Center Street at McCutcheon. This craft show held during Festival of the Cranes features vendors that sell jewelry, quilts, pictures, pottery etc. 575-835-8927.

Sat/Nov. 22

2nd Annual Festival of the Cranes Art Studio Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Maps and guides are available at the Socorro Chamber of Commerce, 101 Plaza. For more info, contact Barbara Szabo, 505-452-6300.

Tech Global Village Day, Noon — East Gym. Part of International Week. Everyone is invited!

Festival of the Cranes Keynote Speaker, 8 p.m. — Macey Center. Dr. Peter Raven speaks on "How Many Species Will Survive the 21st Century?" Rates of extinction are increasing. Tickets are $5 each.

Sat-Sun/Nov. 22-23

Arts & Crafts and Food Fair, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. — San Antonio Elementary Gym. 575-835-1928.

12th Annual Turkey Tune-Up Soccer Tournament — Sedillo Park. AYSO teams compete for trophies and honors. Barbara, 575-838-2525.

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