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Houston Sunday, April 29 Events
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Dia del Nino at the Children's Museum. In conjunction with the Consulate General of Mexico, the Museum will hold several engaging, hands-on activities in which children will have the opportunity to learn about arts and crafts and enjoy a small taste of Mexico-performances by a Ballet Folkloric dance group and the Meca Mariachi will delight crowds, and traditional Mexican cookies and candy will sweeten palettes. Houston events at Children's Museum, 1500 Binz. Call 713-522-1138 for more info.
Anime Matsuri Convention. Houston events at Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas. Call 713-853-8000 for more info. Event ID:4/29
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.
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- 北京大學校友會。6pm。713-799-2043。地點﹕鳳凰海鮮酒家
- 中美能源市場開發和風險管理研討會招待會。www.ChinaEnergyRisk.org
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休士頓國際節。地點﹕休士頓城中區及Sam Houston Park. www.ifest.org
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國際體育舞蹈中心舞會。8:30-12pm。9730 Town Park