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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The 90th annual All-Aggie reunion rodeo is set for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Burleson County covered arena in Caldwell on Texas 36. More than 200 former and current Aggie students will compete in events that include calf roping, steer wrestling, bareback and saddle-bronc riding, bullriding, barrel racing, team roping and goat tying. A calf scramble was organized for kids 10 and under. All proceeds go to the Texas A&M Rodeo Team. Admission is $6 or $5 with an Aggie Ring or student ID. 845-7023 or 254-396-1886.
Thursday
CLUBS
College Station Rotary Club meets at 6:45 a.m. at the Hilton, 801 E. University Drive. 823-2645.
The City of Bryan Toastmasters, noon to 1 p.m., meeting room of the Bryan Public Library, 201 E. 26th St. 209-5600.
Rotary Club of Aggieland meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Briarcrest Country Club, Bryan. 822-0121.
College Station Toastmasters Club, 7 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 2201 Rio Grande Blvd. 779-2900, ext. 3540.
HEALTH
Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority of Brazos Valley Board of Trustees meeting, 1 p.m., 1504 Texas Ave., Bryan. 822-MHMR.
POLITICS
Democrats for Obama, 8:30 p.m. Local Democrats will gather at Margarita Rocks in College Station to listen to Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech. 779-5600
Friday
ENTERTAINMENT
First Yell, Reed Arena, 8 p.m. The traditional kickoff for the school year includes performances by Bill Cosby, the Singing Cadets, the Aggie Wranglers, Percussion Studio and Fade to Black, followed by midnight yell practice. Tickets can be purchased by calling 845-2311 or 888-99-AGGIE or online at www.12thmanfoundation.com.
Joshua Bain is performing at Hullabaloo.
Johnny Cooper will be at the Texas Hall of Fame. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door.
Karan Chavis with Dexter Walker will entertain guests at Christopher's World Grille beginning at 7:30 p.m. No cover.
Point of Contact, 8 p.m. at Stafford Main Street. $5 cover.
Kelsey Taylor with Greg Tivis and Steve Carr, 9 p.m. at Veritas. No cover.
Texas Twisters will be at Zapatos Cantina. Performance begins at 9:30 p.m. No cover.
FUNDRAISERS
Spaghetti dinner, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Bryan High School Silver Campus cafeteria. Tickets $6. Drive-thru service available. Proceeds to benefit the Bryan High School Viking Band.
HEALTH
Brazos Valley Celiac Sprue Support Group, 6:30 to 8 p.m., St. Joseph Education Annex, 3030 E. 29th St., Bryan. 774-5380.
PRESENTATIONS
Energy Management Workshop, Blinn College Bryan campus. $20. 458-3042. Presented by College of Architecture faculty members.
SPORTS
Cy-Falls at Bryan, Merrill Green Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
A&M Consolidated at Round Rock McNeil, Round Rock ISD Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m., 1104 W. William Joel Bryan Parkway (Sons of Hermann Lodge parking lot), Bryan. 589-2787.
Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 to 11 a.m., Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway, across the street from the Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan. 775-9500.
ENTERTAINMENT
Juhee Choi, 7 p.m. at Eccell Steakhouse, no cover.
Uptown Jazz, 7:30 p.m. at Christopher's World Grille, no cover.
Night Life, 9 p.m. at The Foxhole Lounge, no cover.
Magic Girl, 9 p.m. at The Beer Joint.
Plump, 9:30 p.m. at Zapatos Cantina, no cover.
Cross Country, 8 p.m. at Sons of Hermann Hall in Bryan, $5.
SPORTS
Arkansas State at Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
