10-04-2023 Weekly Scenes and Screens
Moody Project Wall
The Moody Center for the Arts will be hosting a reception for its new, collaborative Project Wall installation by Gabriel Martinez. titled “Resolution.” The reception will take place Oct. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Midnight at the Moody
The Moody Center for the Arts will also be hosting an event with the Rice Program Council called Midnight at the Moody. This takes place Oct. 13 from 10 p.m. to midnight and includes free food, a DJ and late-night gallery viewing. Students can also submit their own art to be featured at the event.
Rice Cinema Screening
As part of Our Heritage Month, Rice Cinema will be screening “Missing in Brooks County,” followed up with a panel discussion and Q&A. The film will be shown Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in Sewall 301.
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