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Houston Saturday, April 29 Events
2006 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival and Free Music Showcase. From 12PM - 7PM. Music Showcase - 7PM at the Houston Miller Outdoor Theater in Herman Park. Admissions: FREE.
Immerse yourself with information booths about Asian/Pacific American advocacy groups, arts organizations, social clubs, professional associations, social service agencies, vendors, food stands, arts & crafts tables, even calligraphers and origami artists. Enjoy children's activities with festival rides & games, Anime rooms, video games, and so much more. Observe Houston's finest martial artists groups demonstrating their techniques. See traditional and contemporary performance groups - both young and old. Share the entire day with thousands of people celebrating their culture and heritage!
Live music performance: The 2006 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival will also include a spectacular FREE Evening Music Showcase starting 7pm, presenting acclaimed regional, national, and international music performers on the Miller Stage! Our acts include JASMINE TRIAS (Filipina Hawaiian rising music star – Fox Television American Idol Finalist), SHAYLA (Vietnamese American music sensation from California), and STRINGS (Pakistani based music group – Voted Favorite Artist in 2005 MTV Asia Music Awards).
Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea. At the Wortham Theater Center. The Roman emperor Nerone plots to discard his wife Ottavia and marry his mistress- the glamorous, manipulative, and enchanting Poppea. Call 713-228-6737 for tickets.
Texas Federation of Asian Chambers of Commerce Symposium. At the Westin Oaks Hotel. 8:30am-2pm. Call 713-782-7222 for details.
Houston International Festival. At Downtown Houston. 11am-8pm. Tickets: $8 before April 19, $10 after April 19th. $12 at the gate. This year's spotlight: Jamaica. Buy online at www.ifest.org or call 713-654-8808, ext.290, or visit your local HEB store.
Corvette Show: Saturday, April 29th at Kemah Boardwalk. Experience of the corvettes, new and old. Cars on display throughout the property. Live music performance: 12:30pm-4:30pm by Flash Back Classic Rock Band.
Bizet Carmen performed by the Houston Grand Opera. Sultry and bewitching, the Gypsy Carmen seduces the soldier Don Jose- but when she leaves him for the handsome bullfighter Esamillo, the soldier's passion turns deadly. At the Wortham Theater Center. Call 713-228-6737 for tickets.
Dinosaurs Exhibition. Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. Ancient fossils, new discoveries, come and view an evolution revolution. Call 713-639-4629 for tickets.
The Miser. Savagely Funny and 2005 Tony Winner. A knock-about dark comedy based on the classic farce of the tyrannical miser who hoards money and plans to marry off his children to wealthy suitors. A fantastic new production by the recent Tony winner for "Outstanding Regional Theatre." At the Hubbard Stage, Alley Theatre.
Orson's Shadow by Austin Pendleton. An intrigue, comedy, backstage drama at the Ally Theatre. Call 713-228-8421 for tickets.
Houston Fine Arts Events
Xul Solar: Visions and Revelations. At the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Explore the complete world of the cultural surroundings of Argentina in the early twentieth century through the eyes of one of the most influential artists in Latin American avant-garde art.
Encouraging American Genius: Master Paintings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. At the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston. Behold the masterpieces of pre-1945 American art history visiting from the third oldest museum in the United States, the Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington. D.C. Call 713-639-7300 for details.
Reading the Roman Portrait Bust. See what the rulers and ruling class of Rome really looked like. At the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Call 713-639-7300 for more information.
星期六
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- 好萊塢傢俱中心週末傢俱減價﹐14438 Bellaire, 281-568-7888.
- 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.
- 味全杯乒乓球賽
- 西畫社與德州第一銀行聯合畫展。德州第一銀行二樓.
- 美南國建會科學工程技術研討會。9am-5pm. 832-724-6799
- 慈濟基金會“西域風塵攝影展 ”。10am-4pm。僑教中心.