What’s happening?

Your guide to local events

• The MSU Spanish Club will show the film “Solas” as part of its semester long Romance Language Film series at 5:30 p.m. Friday in 206 Old Horticulture Bldg. The series runs every Friday. For more information, call Pat Lunn at (517)355-8351, ext. 116.

• Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship will hold a weekly worship and prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in 101 Biochemistry Bldg. Are you looking for a Christian group? Please join us for worship, prayer and biblical teaching. For more information, call Anne Crain at (517)882-3333.

• The Asian Studies Center presents “The Political Ecology of Famine: The North Korean Catastrophe and Its Lessons” at 4 p.m. Friday at the International Library. For more information, call Hiromi Maenaka at (517)353-1680.

• The Asian Studies Center presents “Afghanistan: The Return of the Unholy Alliance” at 4 p.m. Monday in 201 International Center. For more information, call Hiromi Maenaka at (517)353-1680.

• The Asian Studies Center will show the Chinese film “Farewell, My Concubine” at 7 p.m. Tuesday in B-106 Wells Hall. For more information, call Hiromi Maenaka at (517)353-1680.

• The School of Music is hosting the MSU Chorale, Choral Union and Brass Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing. Tickets are $7 for the general public and free for students. For more information, call the School of Music at (517)353-5340. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling Wharton Center at (517)432-2000.

• The School of Music is hosting Fall Opera at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Music Building. Auditorium. The MSU Opera Theatre and Philharmonic Orchestra will present Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti” and “Bernstein on Broadway” with acts from “West Side Story,” “New York, New York,” “Peter Pan” and more. For more information, call the School of Music at (517)353-5340.

• The Students for Peace and Justice will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in 341 Baker Hall. Students who oppose a war with Iraq should attend, and those who attended the teach-in and protest should come to learn more about what they can do. For more information, e-mail Michael Perez at prezmich@msu.edu.

• The Jewish Student Union presents Carlebach Shabbat at 6 p.m. Friday at the Lester J. Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles St. World-renowned musician and performer Neshama Carlebach will join us for Shabbat services and dinner. For more information and reservations, call Shira Weinstein at (517)332-1916 or e-mail hillel@msu.edu.

• The MSU Student Voters’ Coalition will hold its weekly meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday in 10 Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Bldg. For more information, visit www.studentvoters.org.

• Campus Crusade for Christ will hold its Prime Time meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in N-100 Business College Complex. Meetings are held every Thursday. For more information, call Julie Wuerth at (517)355-8862.

• Spartan Bigs will hold its weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Ohio State Room of the Union. Spartan Bigs, affiliated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lansing, plans activities for kids waiting to be matched with a Big Brother or Sister. It is not required that members be volunteers for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Spartan Bigs provides many volunteer opportunities with minimal time commitment. For more information, call Molly Wicks at (517)351-1092.

• Adventist Student Fellowship will hold its weekly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the University Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 504 Ann St. Come for food, fellowship, singing and Bible study. For more information, contact Jason Lounds at (517)374-6557.

• Green Spiral will hold its monthly meeting to plan for spring semester events and meetings at 7:30 p.m. today in the Ohio State Room of the Union. Green Spiral is MSU’s eclectic pagan network, which offers fellowship, support and events of interest to pagans in the MSU and Lansing area. Both interested and practicing Wiccans, druids, Asatru and other pagans welcome. Blessed Be! For more information, call Sara Beth Gordon at (517)316-2191.

• The MSU Chess Club will hold its weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in A-517 Wells Hall. Participants are asked to provide their own chess sets and clocks. For more information, e-mail msuchess@msu.edu.

• The MSU Scuba Club hosts underwater hockey at 8:15 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday in the IM Sports-Circle pool. No experience is necessary, just bring a bathing suit. For more information, e-mail the MSU Scuba Club at msuscuba@msu.edu.

• The MSU Aikido Club holds training from 6:45-8:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 2-3:30 p.m. Sundays in the IM Sports-West Judo Room. Aikido, the way of harmony, grew out of the combat disciplines of Japanese Samurai. Beginners are always welcome. For more information, call Laura Carrion at (517)353-6138.