Details for Spring Rice Nights will be available in December 2009.
Fall 2009 Rice Nights
O-Week Night at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
7pm, Thursday, August 20 New students and their advisors will have the Museum (including access to Ghenghis Khan: the Exhibit) to themselves.
Houston Symphony Orchestra Concert 8pm, Thursday, September 17 Jones Hall Hans Graf, conductor and Ingrid Fliter, piano W. Schuman: Showcase - A Short Display for Orchestra Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 A private reception will follow.
“Engaging the World through Art” at the Museum of Fine Arts 5-7pm, Friday, September 25 Caroline Wiess Law Building The Passport to Houston program, in conjunction withFamilies Weekend and the Rice Centennial invites Rice students and their families to a reception at the Museum of Fine Arts. A shuttle will be available from the Sallyport to the MFAH from 1 – 7 pm.
Exhibitions on View: Painting the Cosmos: Science and the Art of Frederic Edwin Church North Looks South: Building a Latin American Art Collection Recent Accessions in Design A private reception at the MFAH for Rice students and their families.
Houston Grand Opera’s “Elixir of Love” 7:30pm, Wednesday, November 4 Brown Theater, Wortham Center Sung in Italian with English Supertitles
This sparkling folktale is one of Donizetti’s most popular operas. Lovesick Nemorino falls madly in love with the young landowner Adina knowing well that she is out of his league. Luckily, the scheming Dr. Dulcamara has just the cure to what ails him. A private reception with a “Potatotini Bar” will follow.
Contact your Rice Program Council Arts & Entertainment Committee college or GSA representative for details on the free ticket distribution process. Facebook events will be created for each Rice Night to make it easier for students to keep track of the events they wish to attend, so be sure to join the Passport to Houston Facebook group.
