FRIDAY, DEC. 1 THROUGH THURSDAY, DEC. 7

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*The Football Homecoming Bonfire and Pep Rally Party kicks off at 6:30 p.m. at the Band Field. Come help the coaches, team captains and the MOB rev up for their final Southwest Conference game. Free T-shirts, pizza, beer and soft drinks.

* Sid hosts its annual Oktoberfest. 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. in Sid Richardson College. $1 admission or get in free with purchase of a T-shirt.

* In recognition of World AIDS Day, Planned Parenthood is offering free, confidential HIV testing at Fannin Clinic. For more info., call 529-8844.

* The Rice Media Center pays tribute to Akira Kurosawa, presenting a double feature of his funniest comedies. See Yojimbo at 7:30 p.m. and stay for Sanjuro at 9:20 p.m. $3.50 with a student ID.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2

* Career Services and the Thresher are throwing a Tailgate Party. 2 p.m. in the Rice Stadium Lot.

* Hanszen College is sponsoring a homecoming party, providing a DJ, free food and drinks. 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Hanszen College.

* A homecoming brunch and awards ceremony honors John Baird and Orville D. Gaither in the Kyle Morrow Room of Fondren Library at 9:30 a.m.

* Come cheer for the football team as it battles the Houston University Cougars in its final Southwest Conference game. 4 p.m. at Rice Stadium.

* Women's basketball takes on plays on Bradley University at Autry Court at 8 p.m.

* The Houston Rockets play the Charlotte Hornets. 7:30 p.m. at the Summit.

* Playwright Scotti Sween's "An Unnatural Woman" opens at the New Heights Theater, 339 W. 19th St. 8 p.m.

* The Shepherd School of Music hosts a homecoming concert featuring the Rice Chorale, the Shepherd Singers, Sallyport and the Shepherd School Brass Ensemble. 8 p.m. in Stude Concert Hall.

* The Rice Media Center presents Postcards , a film inspired by the autobiographical writings of David Wojnarowicz, who died of AIDS in 1992. The movie focuses on the challenges faced while growing up gay. Shown at 7:30 p.m. and again at 9:30 p.m.

* Director Mika Kaurismaki's Tigrero makes its Houston premier at the Museum of Fine Arts. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $4 with a student ID. For more info., call 639-7515.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3

* Come and support the women's basketball team at Autry Court. Time and opponent to be determined.

* SYZYGY, New Music at Rice features works by John Harbison. 8 p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall.

* Saint Luke's United Methodist Church presents its Annual Christmas Concert. 7:30 p.m. 3471 Westheimer near Edloe. Free.

* Hear Ukranian carols performed by the Quartet of Monks from the Institute for Eastern Orthodox Studies. At Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts, 1900 Kane. Free. Call 802-9370 for more info.

* The Museum of Fine Arts shows Tigrero again. 7 p.m.

* The Rice Media Center presents Postcards again. 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4

* Crisis Intervention of Houston holds an orientation session for anyone interested in volunteering as a telephone crisis counselor. 6:30 p.m. at Montrose Library, 4100 Montrose. For more info., call 527-9864.

* Enjoy international music and social dancing with the Monday Night Folkdancers. Learn line, circle and couple dances from around the world. 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. at River Oaks Park, 3600 Locke Lane. Admission $3. For more info., call 723-6332.

* The Shepherd School hosts its Chamber Music Recital. 8 p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall.

* Visit the Art Department's Annual Print Sale. Find original, affordable etchings, lithographs, monoprints and photographs. All sales benefit the individual student artists and the Print Annex. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. in Sewall Hall Room 425.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5

* Stressed out? Take a lunch break at the Brown Bag Concert at 12 p.m. in the Grand Hall.

* Support the Houston Aeros as they take on Cincinnati. 7 p.m. at the Summit.

* Melanie Mitchell, director of Adaptive Computation at the Santa Fe Institute, delivers a lecture entitled "Complex Systems and the Sciences of the 21st Century." 4 p.m. in the Kyle Morrow Room of the Fondren Library. For more info., contact Joan Reid at ext. 5630.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6

* See the Houston Rockets play the Los Angeles Lakers. 7:30 p.m. at the Summit.

* The Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. in Stude Concert Hall. Free.

* Dr. James M. Ellis of Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc. lectures on "Geological and Environmental Remote Sensing for International Petroleum Operations." 4 p.m. in Geology Room 106.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7

* Have you begun shopping for the holidays? A one-stop holiday gift shopping bazaar runs from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. in the Student Center. See the jewelry and clothing for sale.

* Men's basketball takes on the Kansas Jayhawks at Autry Court at 6:35 p.m.

* The Houston Aeros play Cincinnati again at 7 p.m. in the Summit.

* Come to the Concert of Chamber Music for Winds. 8 p.m. in the Duncan Recital Hall.

* The Rice Media Center shows Farewell to False Paradise , a film about a Turkish woman imprisoned in Germany for killing her husband after enduring years of his abuse. 7:30 p.m.

* Ricardo Scofidio of Diller + Scofidio speaks as part of the Rice School of Architecture Lecture Series. At 7 p.m. in the Farish Gallery. For more info., call 527-4864.

* The Department of Space Physics and Astronomy presents Professor Jon Morse of the Space Telescope Science Institute. His lecture, entitled "HST Observations of Oxygen-rich Supernova Remnants," starts at 4 p.m. in Space Science Room 106. Come early at 3:30 p.m. for tea and cookies in Room 220.

This item appeared in the Calendar section of the December 1, 1995 issue.

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