FRIDAY, NOV. 17 THROUGH THURSDAY, NOV. 23

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* Today's the last day to pre-register for the spring semester. Stop by the Registrar's Office.

* Jones TG.

* Hillel is sponsoring a shabbat at 7 p.m. in the Brown College Public Dining Room. Come for a brief Jewish service, lots of good, free food and fun.

* Men's basketball takes on the Conoco Oilers in an exhibition game at Autry Court. 7:35 p.m.

* Will Rice College presents "Oklahoma." WRC Commons. 6 p.m. $4 for students, $5 for non-students. For reservations, call 527-6061.

* The Hanszen College musical, "The Fantasticks," shows in the Hanszen Commons at 8 p.m. $4 for students, $5 for non-students. For more info., call 527-4024.

* The Rice Players present "Wait Until Dark." In this thriller, a blind woman struggles to outwit a master criminal. 8 p.m. in Hamman Hall. $4 for students and senior citizens, $6 for Rice faculty/staff.

* Wiess College presents "Love, Sex and the IRS" at 8 p.m. in the Wiess Commons. $3 with Rice ID, $5 for others.

* Theatre LaB Houston at 1706 Alamo stages Eric Overmyer's "Dark Rapture (An American Theater Noir)." 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more info., call 868-7516.

* The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts hosts a Fall Jazz Festival directed by Robert Morgan. Denney Theatre. 4001 Stanford St. 7:30 p.m. $5 in advance, $6 at the door. For more info., call 942-1967.

* The Shepherd School of Music hosts a Chamber Music Concert in memory of Rice alum Ralph A. Anderson Jr. at Alice Pratt Brown Hall's Duncan Recital Hall. 8 p.m. Free.

* KTRU and the RPC present San Francisco's Mommyheads and Houston's Jessica Six at the CoffeeHouse. 9:30 p.m. Free for Rice students, $4 for others.

* The Rice Media Center presents groundbreaking shorts by American "independents" who have visited the center. Films include Skull-duggery , Hold Me While I'm Naked , Unsere Afrikareise and Scorpio Rising . 7:30 p.m. $3.50 with a Rice ID.

* Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo , a film dealing with voyeurism, appears at the Museum of Fine Arts. 8 p.m. Tickets are $4 with a student ID. For more info., call 639-7515.

* University of Texas history Professor David Montejano delivers a public lecture entitled "The Future of Anglo-Mexican Relations in the Southwest." The lecture takes place in the Student Center's Farnsworth Pavilion and is part of the Rice Sociology Department Lecture Series. 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18

* Join over a thousand runners, walkers, skaters and wheelchair athletes at the Sabine Bridge off Memorial Drive near downtown Houston for the Alpha to Omega 5K Fun Run. The run benefits the Omega House, a hospice for medically indigent people with AIDS. 7:30 a.m. For more info., call 688-3773.

* Marriott's Great Houston Cover-Up occurs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Take blanket donations to any area Marriott Lodging location and help Star of Hope keep thousands of homeless people warm this winter.

* A mock LSAT will be given between 9 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. in Room 305 of Sewall Hall. If you are thinking about law school, come and take this practice exam. Free. Also, if anyone is interested in helping organize pre-law events on campus, contact Emily Johnson at emil@rice or 630-8207.

* "Your wish is my command." The Chinese Student Association Servant Sale takes place in the Pub from 10 p.m. to midnight. Get together with your friends and bid on your favorite CSA member as they offer to cook, clean, entertain and be your servant. $10 minimum bid. First 25 people get $5 coupons. Dr. Camacho and Dr. Hutchinson will be honorary auctionees.

* Sophomore Studio is sponsoring "La Discothéque" from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Room 146 of Anderson Hall. Come to this fundraising dance party and help send Sophomore Studio to Paris over spring break. $2. For more information, call 630-8435.

* The Houston Rockets battle the Denver Nuggets at the Summit. 7:30 p.m.

* The Shepherd School Opera presents Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini. Carroll Freeman and Hal Lanier direct. 7:30 p.m. Wortham Opera Theatre in Alice Pratt Brown Hall. $7 general seating admission. For tickets, call 527-4933.

* "The Fantasticks" repeats in the Hanszen College Commons. 8 p.m.

* The Rice Players' "Wait Until Dark" repeats. 8 p.m. Hamman Hall.

* Wiess College repeats "Love, Sex and the IRS." at 8 p.m. Wiess Commons.

* Will Rice College repeats "Oklahoma." WRC Commons. 8 p.m.

* Theatre LaB Houston repeats "Dark Rapture (An American Theater Noir)." 8 p.m.

* Zdenek Macal conducts the Houston Symphony as they perform Orff's Carmina burana . 8 p.m. For ticket info., call 227-ARTS.

* The Rice Media Center cele-brates its 25th anniversary with a tribute to James Blue, a co-founder of the center. Blue's The Olive Trees of Justice , The March and Kenya Boran will be among the films shown. A reception will follow the films. It all begins at 7:30 p.m. $3.50 with a Rice ID.

* The Museum of Fine Arts presents Stanley Kubrick's 1962 movie, Lolita , which takes a look at the nature of humankind. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $4 with a student ID. For more info., call 639-7515.

* Want to find out how to raise millions of dollars? Carolyn Farb, author of How to Raise Millions, Helping Others, Having a Ball, has raised millions of dollars for charities over the past two decades. She will appear for a book signing at the Bookstop on 2922 S. Shepherd. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19

* Marriott's Great Houston Cover-Up continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Take blanket donations for the homeless to any area Marriott Lodging location.

* CAPP holds a forum entitled "Excelling on Exams" in the Student Center's Miner Lounge. 4 p.m.

* Women's basketball plays Houston Flight AAU at 3 p.m. in an exhibition game at Autry Court.

* Zdenek Macal and the Houston Symphony once again perform Orff's Carmina burana . 2:30 p.m.

* The Rice Media Center pays tribute to co-founder Roberto Rossellini with Voyage to Italy , reportedly one of his best films. 7:30 p.m. $3.50 with a student ID.

* Power and money are the subject of Orson Welles' The Magnificient Ambersons playing at the Museum of Fine Arts. 7 p.m. Tickets are $4 with a student ID. For more info., call 639-7515.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20

* It's Barber Day in the Student Center. Get your hair cut sometime between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in front of the Grand Hall.

* Interested in psychology? Come to a psychology graduate school discussion between noon and 1 p.m. in the Baker College library. Three professors and one graduate student will be on hand to answer any questions about various graduate programs, application procedures or possible research interests. Free pizza and coke. For more info., call 630-8162. Sponsored by the Rice Psychology Association.

* There will be a forum and informal discussion on the death of Yitzhak Rabin and the peace process in the Student Center's Farnsworth Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

* Catch Monday Night Football at Willy's Pub as the "resurgent" San Francisco 49ers take on the "schizophrenic" Miami Dolphins. If the Pub doesn't suit you, try Munchies at 1617 Richmond where they offer free popcorn. 8 p.m.

* The Student Association meets at 10 p.m. in Kelley Lounge in the Student Center. Wish Jennie Leslie an early happy birthday (Nov. 26) and congratulate Carmen Peralta on getting into Johns Hopkins Medical School.

* Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi repeat. 7:30 p.m. Wortham Opera Theatre in Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

* Orff's Carmina burana repeats at the Houston Symphony as Zdenek Macal conducts. 8 p.m.

* Donald Chadwick of Donald Chadwick and Associates in Santa Monica speaks as part of the Rice School of Architecture Lecture Series. 7 p.m. in the Farish Gallery. For more info., call 527-4864.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21

* Richard Brown directs the Shepherd School Percussion Ensemble in Alice Pratt Brown Hall's Stude Concert Hall. 8 p.m. Free.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22

* Need a ride to the airport? Take advantage of the Student Assoc-iation's free shuttle service to Hobby Airport. Six trips run at 1 and 1/2 hour intervals staring at 9 a.m. at the Student Center circular drive. Six similar return trips start at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the airport.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23

* Happy Thanksgiving!

This item appeared in the Calendar section of the November 17, 1995 issue.

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