Abrams Planetarium: Orion Rendezvous, a Star Trek Voyage of Discovery, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Abrams Planetarium. The Science Ship Antares, awaits in Neptune orbit for the latest Starfleet Academy recruits. Once onboard, your orders are to proceed to a rendezvous point near planetary nebula NGC 2022 by a means never before attempted: travel through a “wormhole” tunnel. For more information, contact Mary Gowans at (517)355-4676 or e-mail skycal@pa.msu.edu.
MSU School of Music: Messiah, the MSU School of Music’s annual fund-raising concert, 8 p.m. Dec. 1, Great Hall, Wharton Center. MSU choral ensembles, the Choral Union and the Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of MSU’s Charles K. Smith (for his last performance before retirement), will fill the Great Hall with the stirring sounds of Handel’s Messiah. For more information, contact the Wharton Center.
MSU Chess Club: Chess, 7:30 p.m. Monday, A517 Wells Hall. Everybody welcome and it’s free. Unrated and rated games available. Please bring your own sets and clocks.
Phoenix Rising Drum Circle: Come Drum And Dance With Us, 8 p.m. Friday, Purdue room in the Union. Come make rhythms with drums and other percussion instruments in a group setting. No experience is required. Some rattles and drums will be available for use, but bring an instrument of your own if you have one. Most importantly, bring your enthusiasm and your desire to make rhythm with other people. For more information, contact Perry Godwin at (517)485-2544 or e-mail perry_godwin@excite.com.
Barista Cafe: Case Hall, During cafe hours Friday to Nov. 17, Case Hall. Art on the Wall series presents original photography of Jen Olsen, undergraduate student artist. For more information, contact Tim Knight at (517)355-2278 or e-mail knightt@msu.edu.
MSU Marketing Association: Career Fair 2001, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Ballroom A Kellogg Center. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., members only, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. open to the public. There will be about 20 marketing/marketing related firms at the event. For more information, contact Jovita at (517)337-4074.
Episcopal Ministry at MSU: All Saints Day Service, noon Thursday, Alumni Chapel. Communion service celebrating the lives of God’s servants both living and dead. For more information, contact Allen at (517)351-7160.
University Activities Board: Global Festival 2001, noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 18, Union. Explore international cultures through exhibits, demonstrations, live performances, children’s games, World Gift Shop and ethnic foods. For more information, contact Lois Park at (517)351-5106.
Medical Yoga Club of MSU: Yoga classes and meetings, 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, D214 Fee Hall; 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Monday, D214 Fee Hall; 5:30 p.m. to 6: 30 p.m. today, Wisconsin room, Union. Achieve good health, relaxation, body awareness and more with simple, nonstrenuous exercises for adults of all ages. For more information, contact Rob at (517)351-3056.
Meetings
MSU Men’s Forum: Discussion Session, 7 p.m. Thursday, 101 Student Services. Topic: Being the partner or friend of an assault survivor. For more information, contact Jim Hines at (517)367-1238 or e-mail jchines@sff.net.
Spartasoft: Member meeting, 8 p.m. Tuesday, B100 Wells Hall. Join Spartasoft, MSU’s computer game development club and learn the art and science of game design and programming. Creative people welcome. For more information, e-mail spartaso@msu.edu.
MSU Student Filmmakers Guild: Meeting, 9 p.m. Thursday, B106 Wells Hall. Weekly meetings for making student films. For more information, e-mail MSU_filmmakers@hotmail.com.
MSU Student Cancer Support Network: Organization meeting, 7:30 p.m to 9 p.m. Nov. 14, MSU room, Union. Are you a student with a personal history of cancer? Or are you providing support for a family member or friend? If so, please join us. For more information, e-mail scsn@msu.edu.
Student Greenhouse Project: Weekly meeting, 9:30 p.m. Monday, Minnesota room, Union. Students growing dreams, this is an opportunity to build our own building on campus. For more information, e-mail Phillip Lamoureux at lamoureux@psl.msu.edu.
ECO: Student environmental activist organization meeting, 7:45 p.m. today, Illinois room, Union. Student activism towards a sustainable future. For more information, contact Amy Gregory or Emily Friedman at (517)667-1145 or e-mail eco@msu.edu.
Seminars
Michigan State Sustainable Agriculture Network: Wine, The Heart of Agriculture, noon Friday, 228 Erickson Hall. Larry Mawby, owner of L. Mawby Vineyards and passionate wine-maker, will discuss the ancient practice and role of wine making in agriculture. L. Mawby Vineyards are located in Suttons Bay on the beautiful Leelanau Peninsula of Michigan. For more information, contact Andy Fogiel at (517)355-2312 or e-mail msan@msu.edu.
Libraries, Computing, & Technology: Michigan Science Fiction Writers Series, 7:30 p.m. Friday, W449 Main Library. Please join us for a reading by poet Josie Kearns. Kearns has won three Hopwood Awards and four Creative Artist Grants from the Michigan Council for her poetry. Kearns teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. For more information, visit www.lib.msu.edu/events/writers.htm.
Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Discussion with Professor Winston Wilkinson, 5 p.m to 6 p.m. Nov. 7, 530 South Kedzie Hall. The discussion topic is “Epistemological Ethics.” All undergraduates are welcome.
Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Discussion with Professor Bill Lawson, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 28, 530 South Kedzie Hall. This discussion topic is “The Good Raust.”
Films
Romance Language Film Series: 5:30 p.m. Friday, 206 Old Horticulture Building. This week’s film is “La Vie Revee Des Anges,” two young factory workers are looking for a good time, and one of them stumbles into happiness, in this much praised French drama.
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