TODAY
Percussion concert
The Rio Bravo Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Texas Southmost College Arts Center in Brownsville. Admission is free. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu
Tuesday
22 Pushup Challenge
The Student Veterans of America will host the 22 Pushup Challenge from noon to 2 p.m. at the Student Union in Edinburg. The event aims to raise awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For more information, email patrick.roberts01@utrgv.edu.
Movember
Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity will host a fundraiser from noon to 1:30 p.m. today and Thursday at the Student Union Commons (staircase area) in Edinburg. The fraternity wants to help raise awareness of men’s cancer. For more information, email adam.bostan01@utrgv.edu.
Chamber Music concert
The Faculty Chamber Music concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. Adult tickets are $10 and $5 for seniors and students with proper ID. Tickets can be purchased at http://patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
UTRGV Sinfonia
The UTRGV Sinfonia will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Texas Southmost College Arts Center in Brownsville. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at http://patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Wednesday
Hearing aid fundraiser
The Deaf Education and Advocacy Foundation will sell T-shirts and other items from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Library CTY A area in Edinburg. The fundraiser will continue at the same time Thursday at the Library Lawn. The foundation will help raise funds for hearing aids. For more information, email yessica.prida01@utrgv.edu.
Baila Conmigo
Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity Inc. will host Baila Conmigo from 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 1.112A of the Student Academic Center in Edinburg. The workshop will teach students some of the most popular Latin dances and will involve students from the Latino Culture Club. For more information, email betalambda@phiota.org.
Chopin concert
The Celebrating Chopin Piano Concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. The concert will showcase the Rio Grande Valley’s best pre-college students, UTRGV piano majors, established community artists and UTRGV piano faculty. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and students with proper ID. Tickets can be purchased at http://patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Wind Symphony
The UTRGV Wind Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Texas Southmost College Arts Center in Brownsville. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at http://patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Thursday
Dress to Impress
Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity Inc. will host Dress to Impress from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Sage Room of the Student Union in Edinburg. This workshop will teach attendees how to dress for different situations of life. For more information, email betalambda@phiota.org.
Rhythm Night
The Student Union will host Rhythm Night at the Union from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the University Ballroom in Edinburg. Rhythm Room will teach students the hottest new moves to the latest music. For more information, call 665-7989.
Friday
Book sale
Sigma Tau Delta will host a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Quad BBQ area in Edinburg. Books will range from $1 to $3 and will be of a diverse selection. For more information, call 665-8752.
Euphonium concert
Chris McGinty, founder of Omni Brass of Dallas, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. McGinty is a teaching fellow at the University of North Texas and is finishing his master’s degree in euphonium performance. Tickets ($15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students with ID) can be purchased at http://patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Author to speak here
Author René Saldaña will speak from 10:40 a.m. to noon in Room 255 of the Liberal Arts Building South in Edinburg. The Rio Grande Valley native and Texas Tech University curriculum and instruction assistant professor is the author of children’s and young adult books, such as, “The Jumping Tree,” “The Whole Sky Full of Stars” and his Mickey Rangel mystery series. Admission is free. For more information, call 665-3421.
Saturday
Cancer awareness
The Health Occupations Students of America will host Breast Cancer Awareness and Childhood Cancer event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Ballroom in Edinburg. The event is open to the public. For more information, email hosa.utrgv@gmail.com.
E-Sports tournament
The South Texas Summoners will host the South Texas Summoners Tournament from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Room 1.106 of the Academic Service Building in Edinburg. The organization creates an E-Sports competitive scene at UTRGV. For more information, email jonathan.kasofsky01@utrgv.edu.
Guitar concert
The concert, La Noche de la Guitarra, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Texas Southmost College Arts Center in Brownsville. Tickets ($15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students) can be purchased at http://patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
–Compiled by Brenda Garza
