Today
Free ice cream
The Student Union will serve ice cream from noon to 1 p.m. on the Student Union lawn in Brownsville while supplies last. For more information, call 665-7989.
Choir concert
The UTRGV Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Symphony concert
The UTRGV Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Texas Southmost College Arts Center in Brownsville. The orchestra is composed of student musicians and will be conducted by UTRGV music Professor Peter Dabrowski. The concert will also feature UTRGV School of Music faculty Tido Janssen, cello; Carl Maria Von Weber and Jonathan Guist, clarinet. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Tuesday
Environmental symposium
The UTRGV Environmental Studies Program will conduct an Environmental Studies Symposium from 3 to 7 p.m. at the University Ballroom in Edinburg. The program will feature UTRGV professors, students and community members speaking about art, literature, activism, climate change and local nature attractions. Admission is free. For more information, email Environmental Studies Program Coordinator Amy Hay at amy.hay@utrgv.edu.
Percussion concert
The UTRGV Percussion Chamber Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. Admission is free. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Wednesday
World AIDS Day
Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc. will host a World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil and Balloon Release from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Chapel Lawn in Edinburg. The fraternity will work with UTRGV Heath Services to host the vigil in remembrance of those who have died due to HIV/AIDS. Balloons and candles will be provided. For more information, email lambda.beta86@gmail.com.
Thursday
Jazz concert
The UTRGV Jazz Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Texas Southmost College Arts Center in Brownsville. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Friday
Holiday concert
The Mariachi Aztlán and Ballet Folklórico will perform at 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. The concert will highlight traditional folk music and dance and will include Christmas favorites. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Saturday
Local Hack Day
The Association for Computing Machinery will host Local Hack Day from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in Room 1.101 of the Student Academic Center in Edinburg. Students from around the world will host their own Local Hack Day at their school simultaneously, resulting in the single largest day of student hacking. There will be chat rooms and activities. Admission is free and the association invites anyone interested to attend the kickoff of the 2017 MLH Hackathon Season. For more information, email alejandro.huerta02@utrgv.edu.
Home for the Holidays Concert
The Home for the Holidays Concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Texas Southmost College Arts Center in Brownsville. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students with proper ID. Tickets can be purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Sunday
Guitar concert
The UTRGV Guitar Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or at the door. For more information, call 665-3881 or email patron@utrgv.edu.
Food Sales
Hamburgers/hot dogs
Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc. will sell hot dogs and burgers combos that will include chips and a soda from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Library BBQ area on the Edinburg campus. For more information, email yolanda.escobedo01@utrgv.edu.
The Student Association for Medical Spanish will sell hot dogs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Library BBQ area in Edinburg. Combos will be sold and include chips and a drink. For more information, email kenya.alvarez01@utrgv.edu.
The Economics Society will sell hot dogs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the front lawn of the Mathematics and General Classroom building in Edinburg. For more information, email patricia.salinastrevino01@utrgv.edu.
Kappa Kappa Psi Mu Chi Chapter will sell hamburger plates from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at parking lot E19 on the Edinburg campus. For more information, email diego.torres01@utrgv.edu.
Pizza
The Student Association for Medical Spanish will sell pizza slices and combos with chips and drink from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the Mathematics and General Classroom on the Edinburg campus. For more information, call 438-0630.
The American Marketing Association at UTRGV-Brownsville will sell pizza and soda combos from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today and Wednesday at the Student Union. For more information, email katia.perezflores01@utrgv.edu.
The Japanese Animation Club will sell pizza, sodas, chips and chili dogs from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Quad BBQ area on the Edinburg campus. For more information, call 371-3306.
The REHAB Club will sell pizza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Mathematics and General Classrooms front lawn on the Edinburg campus. For more information, call 665-2660.
The Health Occupations Students of America will sell pizza from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Library CTY B area on the Edinburg campus. For more information, email hosa.utrgv@gmail.com.
—Compiled by Brenda Garza
