Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Community Calendar

Wed/Dec. 3

Tech Fine Arts Show & Sale, 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. — Fine Arts Building, across the street from the Golf Pro Shop. Stained glass, pottery, paintings, jewelry and more. Refreshments will be served.

Programming with Python, 4 p.m. — Speare 116. "The Tkinter graphical user interface, Part 1."

SGH Hospice Annual Memorial, 5:30 p.m. — Socorro Senior Center. Bring a memorial ornament in memory of a loved one. Hors d'ouvres will be provided. RSVP to Tina at 575-835-8449.

Advanced Python Applications, 5:30 p.m. — Speare 116. Discussion of Python programming methods.

"Our Talented Friends," 7 p.m. — Fidel Fire and Ice Cafe. Tech talent sings, dances, performs, recites poetry, reads short stories and more. Sponsored by Miners' Ink.

Thu/Dec. 4

Regents Meeting, 10 a.m. — Brown Hall 217. Board of Regents meets by phone to consider the final budget adjustment request for the fiscal year.

EES Bureau Seminar, 4 p.m. — MSEC 101. Sam Fernald, of NMSU, speaks on "Acequia System Surface-water Ground-water Interactions."

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

Tech Concert Chorus, 7:30 p.m. — Macey Center. Brahms' "Alto Rhapsody" with Karen Schlue as soloist; Brahms' "Four Songs" for women's chorus, two horns and harp; and Benjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols" with guest artist Lynn Gorman-Develder, harpist.

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

Fri/Dec. 5

NRAO Colloquium, 11 a.m. — John Stocke, of the University of Colorado, speaks on "Enriching the Universe: Do Starburst Winds Escape to the IGM."

Women's Resource Center Brown Bag Series, Noon — Fidel Quiet Lounge. "The Sexy Side of Tech: Varieties of Genders and Sexualities." Open to all.

Chemistry Seminar, Noon — MSEC 103. Senior thesis talks.

Math Seminar, 4 p.m. — Weir 102. Brian Borchers speaks on "Calibration of Production Rates in Cosmogenic Nuclide Dating."

First Fridays at the Merc, 5 p.m. — Alamo Mercantile and Gallery, 1008 N. California St. Monthly guest artist reception. For more info, call 575-835-2944.

5th Annual Luminarias on the Plaza Arts Crawl — Historic Plaza. Behold the site of the Plaza filled with luminarias, then check out works by local artists displayed in the Plaza stores. Socorro Tourism Department, 575-835-8927.

Sat/Dec. 6

Hammel Museum Open House, 8 a.m.-Noon — 600 Sixth St. Admission is free, donations are welcomed. Kay Brower, 575-835-1721.

Recycle Newspapers & Aluminum Cans, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — Lot south of Ace Hardware. Tourism Director Deborah Dean partners with the Socorro High School football team and Honor Society in this project. For more info, call 575-835-8927. The recycling site will be available the first Saturday of every month.

Socorro Train Gang Open House, 9 a.m.-Noon — Hammel Museum, upstairs, 600 Sixth St. John Spargo, 575-418-7534.

Book Signing, 11 a.m. — Alamo Mercantile, 1008 N. California St. Socorro County's own Marnie Horman will read from her book, "Carie's Silver Christmas Tree" and then sign books for patrons. For more info, call 575-835-2944.

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