MARIO GONZALEZ/ THE RIDER GRAPHIC
Today
Recovery Meetings
The Collegiate Recovery Program will host recovery meetings this semester: Alcoholics Anonymous at 6:30 p.m. on Mondays, SMART Recovery at noon on Tuesdays, Narcotics Anonymous at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and noon Fridays, Tobacco Intervention at noon on Wednesdays, and the Al-Anon Family Group at noon on Thursdays. All meetings will be held in University Center 102 on the Edinburg campus. For more information, call 665-2674.
Kite Flying Day
The Student Union will host its Kite Flying Day at noon. Students will decorate their kites in the PlainsCapital Bank El Comedor on the Brownsville campus. The event will take place at the same time Thursday in the Student Union Commons on the Edinburg campus. For more information, call 665-7989.
Tuesday
Community Service Fair
Student Involvement will host its Community Service Fair from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Main Building on the Brownsville campus. Students can speak to agencies regarding community service hours. For more information, call 882-5111.
Wednesday
Support Group
The Collegiate Recovery Program will host an Addiction and Recovery Support Group at 11 a.m. in Cortez Hall 220 on the Brownsville campus. For more information, call 665-2674.
Casino Night
Student Involvement will host its Casino Night from 6 to 8 p.m. in PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón on the Brownsville campus. For more information, call 882-5111.
Thursday
Safe and Sexy Social
The Counseling Center and Collegiate Recovery Program will host a social regarding health and safety tips for Valentine’s Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the University Ballroom on the Edinburg campus. For more information, call 665-2574.
2018 Hidalgo Primary Forum
Democratic candidates for Hidalgo County and state races will speak about their qualifications during the Tx2018 Hidalgo Primary Forum at 5:30 p.m. in the Echo Hotel and Conference Center , 1903 S. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg. Candidates scheduled to speak are Eloy Pulido and Richard Cortez, who are seeking the county judgeship; Ellie Torres and Joseph Palacios, county commissioner Pct. 4; Armando Marroquín and Arnoldo Cantú Jr., county court-at-law No. 5 judge; Dori Contreras and Ray Thomas, 13th Court of Appeals District chief justice; Arturo Guajardo Jr. and René Pérez, county clerk; and Danny Diaz and Norma Ramirez, Democratic Party chair. The Progressive Young Democrats will host the event.
Thursday Night Blitz
The Chess Club will host its weekly tournament from 4:30 to 11 p.m. in ESTAC 1.112A on the Edinburg campus. Beginners and casual players are welcome. For more information, email david.ortiz02@utrgv.edu, or call (832) 908-5462.
Friday
Music concert
Music Lecturer I and flutist Brielle Frost will perform with Juan Andrade, associate professor of music and pianist; Krista Jobson, assistant professor of music and flutist; and Natalie Haugber, cellist. They will perform a variety of flute repertoire from composers Telemann, Tann, Naudot, Demersseman, Karg-Elert and Skoumal. Admission is free. For more information, call 882-7025.
–Compiled by Steven Hughes
