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Houston Saturday, April 26 Events
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"East Meets West VI".
Performance Information:
Location: Miller Outdoor Theater, 100 Concert Drive, Houston, TX 77030
Date and Time: Saturday, April 26 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: Free!
More Info: www.danceaa.org
or danceaa@gmail.com
Dance of Asian America will collaborate with Ad Deum Dance Company, Barbara King
Dance Company, Mitsi Dancing School, and Revolve Dance Company to bring you the
most entertaining evening of dances from the East and the West all for FREE at
Miller Outdoor Theatre. Journey from the East to the West to witness the unique
cultures around us... be enthralled by passionate winds from the Himalayas, find
yourself melting with the sensual movements of Rumba and Tango, and allow your
heart and soul to walk the path to heaven - all while uniting within the realm
of commonality that we all share as a single human race on this planet. This
evening in the park will be fun for the whole family.
Da Camera of Houston - Vijay Iyet Quartet. Dubbed one of the “new stars
of jazz” by U.S. News & World Report, and one of “today’s most important
pianists” by The New Yorker, Vijay Iyer is a forceful, rhythmically invigorating
performer who weds a cutting-edge sensibility to a unique sense for
compositional balance. Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Call
713-524-5050 for more info.
Decoding Genetics. 2pm. Stuart E. Dryer, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, will discuss, Post-Genomics – What do we do next? Dr. Dryer will explore the limitations of what we can learn from genomics, what the next frontiers are, and how our knowledge of genomics informs this. Houston events at Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive. Call 713-521-1515 for more info.
Houston International Festival. Annual outdoor event, over two weekends, highlighting "Out of Africa" this year. The actual festival is weekends, with free lunchtime concerts at Hermann Square, in front of City Hall, on Friday the 18th and 25th. Houston events at Downtown in Hermann Square and City Hall area. Call 713-654-8808 for more info. Event ID:4/27
Worldfest Houston International Film and Video Festival. 40th Annual WorldFest will screen just 55-60 feature film premieres, with a complete and absolute emphasis on the American and International Independent feature films and with a continuing annual spotlight on an individual country and its films. Moving showings at AMC Studio 30, Dunvale @ Westheimer. Call 713-965-9955 for more info. Event ID:4/27
Houston Grand Opera - La Boheme. Love and heartbreak meet on the Left Bank of Paris, as four young bohemians test the boundaries of friendship and art. In Italian with English subtitles. Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Call 713-228-OPERA for more info. Event ID:5/3
Houston Fine Arts Events
Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest geniuses the world has ever known. More than 500 years ago, Da Vinci designed flying machines, robots, submarines, underwater breathing gear and solar powered industries. This remarkable internationally acclaimed exhibition displays over 60 models of Da Vinci's famous machines, inventions and designs based on ancient codices. At the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Event ID:9/1
Miwa Yanagi—Deutsche Bank Collection. Over her relatively short, but impressive career, Japanese artist Miwa Yanagi has fabricated three distinct series that confront and disrupt traditional perceptions of women. Houston events at Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Call 713-639-7300 for more info. Event ID:5/4
Where Clouds Disperse: Ink Paintings by Suh Se-ok. Over his 40-year career, Suh Se-ok has incorporated his traditional training with his Modernist sensibility to create dynamic works that embody his artistic vision. He has been especially transfixed by the figurative form and has continually explored and perfected it until it evolved into powerful formal gestures of simple lines that comprise his definitive pictorial vocabulary. Location: Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Call 713-639-7300 for more info.
Genome: The Secret of How Life Works. Have you ever wondered what you have in common with a potato? How genes affect growth and aging, or what your future children might look like? Stop wondering and start exploring! Scientists have mapped the human genome – a person’s entire set of genes. Genes are the secret codes, or recipes that make us who we are and that influence who we might become. Houston events at Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive. Call 713-521-1515 for more info. Event ID:5/4
CSI: The Experience. This completely immersive exhibit invites visitors to enter one of three mock crime scenes, where they identify and record the evidence. It then takes them inside forensic laboratories for scientific testing and to autopsy rooms for pathology analysis. Houston events at Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Call 713.639.IMAX for more info. Event ID:4/30
Pompeo Batoni: Prince of Painters in Eighteenth Century Rome Exhibition. Houston events at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
Sesame Street Presents: The Body. Get to know what’s under your skin at Sesame Street Presents: The Body, an amazing new educational exhibition featuring Elmo, Oscar, Grover and the rest of your Sesame Street friends! Run, jump and play your way through a new interactive exhibition all about the human body. This exhibit will cover everything from fingers and toes to your ishy-squishy insides. Houston events at Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive. Call 713-521-1515 for more info.
4/26
星期六
- 糖城商場舉辦開業大酬賓嚐美味賞節目。2-5pm。地點﹕Sweetland Shopping Center (4500 Highway 6., Sugar Land)
- 支持北京奧運大遊行。9am。地點:荷門公園
- 中華工商婦女會第15屆中文演講比賽。9am-5pm。地點:僑教中心
- 僑灣社社長交接及防範犯罪講座。10am。地點:瀚歲文理才藝學校
- 休士頓國際節。12noon-10pm。地點:市府前廣場
- 陳啟寬主講:華人之光林昭亮的琴與情.2pm. 蕭邦藝文圖書館
- 免費健康檢查“健康日”(交通接送﹐現場掛號)。10am-4pm。地點﹕休士頓中國教會。
- 亞美舞蹈團演出(免費).8pm.地點:赫門公園米勒露天戲院
- 營養免疫學健康講座及品嚐會。2-5pm。832-541-9472。地點﹕Hilton Garden Inn.
- 工商婦女協會"中文演講比賽".9am-5pm. 713-858-8061. 地點:僑教中心
- 太極班。10-11﹕30am。文化中心。713-271-6100
- 西南華人浸信柔道會, 2-4 pm , 地點: 12525 Sugar Ridge Blvd., 281-495-1511
- 免費英語會話班, 10-11am ﹐地點﹕陽花園 Club House, 713-271-5600
- 國際體育舞蹈中心舞會。8:30-12pm。9730 Town Park