Weekly Scenes and Screens, Mar. 23
“MUCH ADO”
Wiess Tabletop Theatre will present Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” in Wiess Lower Commons at 8 p.m. on March 25 - 27, March 31 and April 2 - 3. Tickets are free for current Rice students.
ARCHI-ARTS
Attend Archi-Arts, a student-organized art exhibition and showcase hosted at Anderson Hall, on Friday, March 25 from 7 to 10 p.m. for student art, performances, a buffet and wine.
“FLEE”
Rice Cinema presents “Flee,” an animated documentary currently nominated for three Oscars. The showing will be in Sewall Hall 301 on Friday, March 25 at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
EMILY SLOAN
Emily Sloan’s “Everything Must Just Go With It,” will open with a reception on Friday, March 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the gallery formerly known as Bill’s Junk Yard. It remains on view through Sunday, March 27 from 1 to 5 p.m. each day. The pop-up show features new ceramic works by Sloan.
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