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The Wizard of Oz. 10am. Make fast friends with the most famous companions in all literature. Follow the yellow brick road on a magical musical journey and share Dorothy's fantastic adventures as the stage is transformed into a world of the imagination. Call 800-523-4540 for more info.
Danceology 101. 11:00 a.m. An explosion of energy, excitement and dance exploring the 1920's Charleston to the Hip-Hop of today's culture. Students are engaged through the movement, music and invited to participate too! A fun way to teach history where students can relate and retain. Call 713-284-8352 for more info.
Worldfest Houston International Film and Video Festival. Apr.20th-29th. 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. Houston events at AMC Studio 30, Dunvale @ Westheimer. Call 713-965-9955 for more info. Event ID:4/29
Stages Theatre - I Am My Own Wife. Winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, this masterful one-man show includes 40 different characters and explores the astonishing true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who lived openly as a cross-dresser under the Nazi and Communist regimes. Houston events at Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID:5/10
Houston Grand Opera - Aida. Verdi’s monumental Egyptian epic depicting the love triangle involving a slave girl, a military captain, and a princess. Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Call 713-228-OPERA for more info. Event ID:5/5
To Kill A Mockingbird. Houston events at the Alley Theatre. Call 713-220-5700 for more info. Event ID: 4/29.
Corteo: Cirque Du Soleil. Houston events at Sam Houston Race Park under the Grand Chapiteau. Call 1-800-678-5440 for tickets.
Houston Fine Arts Events
The Great Wall of China: Photographs by Chen Changfen. thru Aug.12, 2007. Born in 1941, Chen Changfen became a professional photographer at 18, and six years later, in 1965, photographed the Great Wall of China for the first time. Although he has continually photographed the wall over the last 30 years, the project was most actively pursued after the Cultural Revolution when he needed a restorative project. Call 713-639-7300 for more info. At Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet.
The Masterpieces of French Painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1800-1920. MFAH is the only museum in the United States to host the Met´s treasured collection of French masterpieces while the galleries undergo renovation. This is an extraordinary display of 135 paintings, including masterpieces by van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Ingres, Bonnard, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, Manet, Corot, Courbet, and Monet. At the Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Event ID: 5/6.
Bierstadt to O´Keeffe: Highlights from the Stark Museum of Art. MFAH exhibits many works of art from the Stark´s renowned collection of 19th- and 20th-century western American art through a series of exhibitions. As a celebration of this exciting and mutually beneficial relationship, this year´s exhibition will feature a selection of highlights from the Stark. At the Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Call 713-639-7300 for more info. Event ID: 4/23.
Frogs: A Chorus of Colors. See living frogs from around the world, marvel at their rainbow of colors, variety of sizes and beautiful sounds and learn how they have survived across the globe for more than 220 million years. Explore 15 diverse habitats and the fascinating frogs that call them home. At Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info.
Brain: The World Inside Your Head. The first traveling exhibit to be open in the new Sue Trammell Whitfield Gallery. At the Health Museum, 1515 Herman Drive.
4/24
星期二
- 第七世明珠仁波切傳法。713-899-1485. 地點﹕Holiday Inn Express
- 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, 6:30pm ﹐地點﹕陽花園 Club House, 713-271-5600