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KTRU, Student Media, The Campanile, The Rice Thresher

Student Media & Arts Fair 2024

Do you enjoy writing, taking pictures, playing music, watching films, illustrating, attending concerts, going to art gallery exhibitions or otherwise getting creative in your free time?

Want to see a live ktru DJ set?

Do you just like free food and cool art?

Come to the Student Media & Arts Fair at the Moody Center for the Arts on September 7 from 6-8 p.m. and explore the many creative-minded clubs, organizations, and resources at Rice. Happening alongside the Moody Student Collaborative’s Student Reception, you can discover more about the creative side of campus at the Student Media & Arts Fair! Meet all the clubs, organizations, and resources making art happen. Don’t miss out on a chance to connect and get inspired. Participating groups include:

Whether you’re looking for a creative outlet, a public platform or like-minded Owls, the Student Media & Arts Fair is your one-stop shop for making connections and meeting new friends. This event is in conjunction with Do Ho Suh: In Process Student Opening Reception. Food will be provided.

At the students-only reception you will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at artist Do Ho Suh’s research and collaborations including the series The Bridge Project which features the work of Rice Engineering students. You will also be able to contribute to Suh’s Artland, a sculptural landscape where you can shape your own characters from clay.

KTRU, Student Media

ktru presents: the 32nd Annual Outdoor Show

Rice U.’s ktru presents Outdoor Show on March 30th Bringing the State Fair to You!

Rice University’s 32nd annual free and open musical festival hosted by its student-run radio station

HOUSTON – (March 21, 2024) – For the last 30 years, KTRU-LP 96.1 FM, Rice University’s student-run radio station, has hosted a springtime music festival on the tree-lined campus that’s always free and open to the public. Its 32nd annual Outdoor Show on March 30th will once again take place all afternoon and into the evening on the grassy Central Quad off Alumni Dr., and features a diverse and talented array of acts from around the country.

From 2-10 p.m., rain or shine, local acts including Blossom Aloe, April Company, and HYPERFEMME will take the stage at Outdoor Show. The festival opens with Rice University student band Sunset Boulevard and will be headlined by rap R&B artist binki. In between, look for shoegaze by good girl and R&B by Houston’s ArmstrongWW.

Outdoor Show will also feature a student vendor market, local vendors, lawn games and other free activities throughout the day, as well as food trucks and limited edition ktru merchandise for sale. Free visitor parking is available in the Greenbriar lot at the corner of University Blvd. and Greenbriar Dr.; visitors may also park in the West and North lots and Central Garage for $12.

Since ktru first began broadcasting from the basement of Rice’s Hanszen College in 1967, the student-run radio station has championed local, underground and indie music. Its annual Outdoor Show aims to bring the Houston community together to experience and enjoy that music in a live setting. Bring a blanket and stay a while!

WHAT: ktru’s 32nd annual Outdoor Show; free and open to the public

WHEN: Saturday, March 30th, 2-10 p.m.

WHERE: Rice University, Central Quad off Alumni Dr.

For more information, visit ktru.org or follow ktru on Instagram at @ktruriceradio.