As part of its centennial year celebration, Rice University will host UnConvention, a campus-wide open house April 12-14. Houstonians are invited to come on campus and explore Rice through tours demonstrations, concerts, lectures, athletic events, art exhibits and more.

For 100 years, Rice faculty, researchers and students have believed that anything is possible — that drive, devotion and innovative thinking can turn ideas into achievements. They call it unconventional wisdom. 

Made possible in part by a grant from the Mayor’s City Initiative Grant Program of the Houston Arts Alliance, the UnConvention will display inventions by student engineers and an Asian Film Festival, to Shepherd School of Music concerts and a lecture about the role of civic scientists. 

Although the UnConvention is officially Thursday through Saturday, get an early start Wednesday night with student films, video and photography contests, Shepherd School recitals, a lecture, Philosophy, Politics and Academic Freedom, and a student art exhibit.

Several events are also scheduled for Sunday, including a men’s tennis match, the conclusion of the Asian Film Festival, a performance of Shakespeare’s Will, art exhibits and a Campanile Orchestra concert.

Rice is providing free parking during the UnConvention. Many, but not all, of the scheduled events are free.

For more information, visit www.unconvention.rice.edu.