--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rains E-Drops: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Online version at http://rains.stanford.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS RAINS EVENTS 1. Rains Ski Trip- North Lake Edition: Full North Lake Tahoe January 25-27 The Ski Trip is Full 2. Movie Night - Waitress - Wednesday 01/23/2008 Wednesday 1/23, 9:00pm, Willis Lounge 3. Christopher O'Riley Piano Performance - Wednesday 01/23/2008 Meet at Willis at 7:30pm Christopher O'Riley does Radiohead on piano (RSVP req'd!) 4. Movie Night: Resident Evil Extinction - Wednesday 01/30/2008 Wednesday, Jan 30, Willis Lounge Milla Jovovich kicks mutant butt in Post-Apocalyptic Las Vegas! 5. Dine About Town San Francisco 2008! - Thursday 01/31/2008 Try San Francisco's best restaurants for $22-$32 3 course meal! It's like you've dined and gone to heaven. 6. Rains goes to the San Francisco Ballet - Friday 02/01/2008 The spots have filled - thanks for your interest! Friday February 1st, at the War Memorial Opera House in SF 7. 12th annual Juana Run, 8k race - Saturday 02/09/2008 Rain registration has closed - but see the website to register! Saturday, February 9, 2008 with race starting at 8:30 am 8. Rains CA Recruitment - Free Dinner Rains Buttery. Exact Date and Time TBA Come find out how awesome it is to be a Rains CA! 9. Stanford LivelyArts - Turtle Island Quartet - Saturday 02/16/2008 8pm at Dinkelspiel Auditorium String quartet plays jazz, bebop, folk, and R&B OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS 10.GSPB Events Announcements Can't get enough events? See below! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAINS EVENTS: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Rains Ski Trip- North Lake Edition: Full Wednesday 01/23/2008 at 8:00pm CA Contact: Fraser (fraser@stanford.edu) The ski trip is full. Sign-ups are closed. Thank you for the record breaking interest this year. This year's version of the Rain Ski Trip will provide lodging at North Lake Tahoe on the 25th and 26th of January. We will provide a dinner on Saturday night. New this year we will facilitate group tickets. You get this all for the low low price of $60 if you are a Rains resident or $80 otherwise. Sign-ups will start on the 11th at 6 PM. Rains residents will get priority until midnight on the 15th. Historically, we have had a lot of interest in this trip. So, sign up early. There will be a mandatory pre-trip meeting at 8 PM on the 23rd of January. For sign-up details and other information please see: http://rains.stanford.edu/events/ski/2008/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Movie Night - Waitress Wednesday 01/23/2008 at 9:00pm CA Contact: Shaddin (shaddin@stanford.edu) Come join your neighbours on Wednesday 1/23 to watch the movie "Waitress", a dramatic comedy with unmistakable charm. Here is the blurb: Written by director and co-star Adrienne Shelly, Waitress is a frank and funny examination of the fears brought on by impending motherhood. Keri Russell plays Jenna, a waitress whose fabulous pies are about the only sweet ingredient in an otherwise dreary existence. An unwanted pregnancy, however, brings unexpected romance in this film co-starring Cheryl Hines. See http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/waitress/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Christopher O'Riley Piano Performance Wednesday 01/23/2008 at 7:30pm CA Contact: Stephen (sprussel@stanford.edu) We will be going to see the Stanford Lively Arts show on Wednesday, January 23rd featuring Christopher O'Riley. O'Riley is an "acclaimed pianist with wide-ranging tastes and the beloved radio host of From the Top." The show, called Reimaginings, is described as follows: "Deftly juxtaposing piano preludes by Russian master Dmitri Shostakovich alongside his own original transcriptions of songs by the British rock group Radiohead on solo piano, O'Riley explores the music in a new context, revealing shared themes of love, loss, violence, and alienation." Rains will subsidize tickets, making them $15 for residents. RSVP by this Friday, January 11th to reserve your spot! We will meet at Willis Lounge on 1/23 at 7:30pm to drive over to Dinkelspiel Auditorium. See http://livelyarts.stanford.edu/event.php?code=CHRI --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Movie Night: Resident Evil Extinction Wednesday 01/30/2008 at 9:00pm CA Contact: Alexia (lea210@stanford.edu) Milla Jovovich returns as zombie-killing soldier Alice, who's obsessed with bringing down the Umbrella Corp. When a series of viral outbreaks nearly wipes out all of mankind, Alice and a small band of survivors are left to roam the ruins of Las Vegas, battling the undead ... and their own extinction. Oded Fehr, Mike Epps, Ali Larter and R&B singer Ashanti co-star in this final installment of the sci-fi trilogy. See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432021/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Dine About Town San Francisco 2008! Thursday 01/31/2008 at 7:00pm CA Contact: Judy (yjhsu@stanford.edu) Over 100 restaurants in San Francisco are now taking lunch and dinner reservations for the 7th Annual Dine About Town event. Participating restaurants will be offering three course prie fixe lunch and dinner menus that will allow you enjoy a wide variety of gourmet cuisine throughout San Francisco. The event will run January 15-31, 2008 and will feature three course lunches for $21.95 and dinners for $31.95 (excluding beverage, tax, and gratuity). You can book your reservations online at OpenTable.com. Food enthusiasts around the city make a sport out of trying to find the best deals and the best meals that can be had during Dine About Town. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to try out SF's best restaurants at this price. CA Judy's list of restaurants to consider: Cortez, Bacar, Foreign Cinema, Aziza, and Fringale. So hurry up and make a reservation! See http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/dineabouttown/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Rains goes to the San Francisco Ballet Friday 02/01/2008 at 5:30pm CA Contact: Jen (jerhart@stanford.edu) All spots are filled! What: San Francisco Ballet: Friday Nights are Made for Dancing! When: Friday February 1st, 2008 with cocktails starting at 5:30 at the Sugar Lounge in San Francisco, ballet starting at 8 pm Where: San Francisco War Memorial Opera House What better way to greet the weekend? Join San Francisco Ballet at its exclusive event for young professionals (that's us), Fridays at the Ballet. Join us for a vibrant pre-performance party with complimentary cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres, followed by world- class dance from "one of the most esteemed ballet companies working today" ( New York magazine). Your $39 Ticket (with Rains subsidy -- this is an $80 value per ticket) includes: Cocktails 5:30-7:30pm @ Sugar Lounge (377 Hayes Street, between Franklin and Gough) Light hors d'oeuvres, wine by Five Rivers and Jekel Wineries and cocktails featuring Blue Ice vodka Ballet Performance at 8pm War Memorial Opera House (Van Ness at Grove) Orchestra Seating We'll be seeing the following: Filling Station 7 for Eight "Diamonds" If you are interested, email Jenny (jerhart@stanford.edu) as soon as possible. We only have 10 tickets, so make sure to sign up early! See http://www.sfballet.org/fridays.asp --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. 12th annual Juana Run, 8k race Saturday 02/09/2008 at 8:00am CA Contact: Jen (jerhart@stanford.edu) Rain registration has closed - but see the website to register yourself! What: 12th annual Juana Run, 8k race When: Saturday, February 9, 2008 with race starting at 8:30 am (meet in front of the fountain by the Rains office at 7:45 am to drive over to the race) Where: Start at Gunn High School This is the first race in the 2008 Palo Alto Grand Prix series of events. If you're interested, email Jenny (jerhart@stanford.edu) by no later than Wednesday January 16th. **Include in the email your name, birthday, gender, age, email, phone number, address, and t-shirt size (xs to xl). Registration cost to you will be $15 (with Rains subsidy) , and includes race registration, a t-shirt, and a complimentary pancake breakfast courtesy of the Pancake House in Los Altos :) See http://www.barron.pausd.org/juanarun/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Rains CA Recruitment - Free Dinner Thursday 02/14/2008 at 6:00pm CA Contact: Peter (pkimball@stanford.edu) Ever thought you might want to be a Rains CA? Rains CAs are the people who put on the big social events in Rains, starting with the welcome festivities at the beginning of the year, and carrying on strong with neighborhood and Rains-wide events throughout the year. It only requires a bit of effort. It's fun. It's a great way to meet people. If you want to know more about being a CA, come to our FREE DINNER/INFO SESSION in February. We'll have some delicious catered food options, and a bunch of CAs on hand to answer your questions about the program. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Stanford LivelyArts - Turtle Island Quartet Saturday 02/16/2008 at 8:00pm CA Contact: Adam (agrossma@stanford.edu) Stanford LivelyArts is great for bringing innovative acts to campus, and the Turtle Island Quartet is no exception. They will be playing the world premiere of a specially commissioned work as well as their take on John Coltrane's legendary masterpiece "A Love Supreme"! Rains has secured a block of 12 tickets for this event, and we offer them to you for only $12 for Rains residents and $17 for a non-Rains guest (face value for Stanford students is $22). Email Adam (agrossma@stanford.edu) for instructions on how to reserve your ticket. Please make sure to let me know whether you want one or two tickets. See http://livelyarts.stanford.edu/event.php?code=TURT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Graduate Student Programming Board Meeting - GSPB's goal is to facilitate social interaction among Stanford Graduate Students. - Attend out weekly meetings to organize and coordinate social and educational activities. - The meeting is open to all Graduate Students and we welcome any level of participation. - When: Tuesday, January 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Where: Old Union - room #122 - Food and drinks will be served o Merce Cunningham Dance Company - January 26, Saturday 8pm - $5 copay per ticket. - Sign up here and you'll be notified a week before the event with instructions if selected: http://www.surveymk.com//s.aspx?sm=HiIVJsgcc0Ph4jIzPuTizg_3d_3d o Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis - January 27, Sunday 2:30pm - $5 copay per ticket. - Sign up here and you'll be notified a week before the event with instructions if selected: http://www.surveymk.com//s.aspx?sm=9jwFnDHM2GkUoECOb2orpg_3d_3d o Fraiche Yogurt Outing - Do you like super-delicious yogurt? - How about FREE super-delicious yogurt!? - Winners will carpool to the location. - Fill up the following survey to indicate your interest (http://www.surveymk.com//s.aspx?sm=AISHxRyUGkcxKPmeN6qjuw_3d_3d ) - When: Thursday, January 31, 9:00pm - Where: Meet at side entrance of Graduate Community Center (GCC) (750 Escondido Road) - ONLY WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED o Inter-Departmental Lunch (Computational Mathematical Engineering and Art and Art History) - Are you a graduate student in Computational Mathematical Engineering or Art and Art History? - Have you ever wondered what people outside your program do? If yes an event has been created just for you. - When: Thursday, January 31, 12:0pm - 1:00pm - Where: Mandarin Gourmet (http://www.mandaringourmet-paloalto.com/ ) - Please sign up for a free lunch by Tuesday, January 29 - RSVP to http://www.surveymk.com//s.aspx?sm=DThTXSyfozYR2m0iQ3GVQg_3d_3d --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please respond to contacts given, or to owner-rains-events@lists.