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Houston Sunday, August 20 Events
Check out what there is to do in Houston this summer on our Houston Attractions Guide.
Houston Roller Derby. Houston Roller Derby currently consists of four teams, the Burlesque Brawlers, the Bayou City Bosses, the Machete Betties, and the Psych Ward Sirens. Each team consists of 10-15 women. Arabia Shrine Temple, 2900 N. Braeswood.
25th Annual Houston Home Show - Fall 2006. At the Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas. Call 713-529-1616 for more info.
Stages Theatre - The Great American Trailer Park Musical. Houston event at the Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. There's a new tenant in Armadillo Acres, and she's wreaking havoc all over Florida's most exclusive trailer park! All this and there's SINGIN' too! Call 713.527.0123 or visit www.stagestheatre.com.
Smoke on the Mountain. By A.D. Players Theater. Call 713-526-2721 for more details.
Houston Fine Arts Events
The Royal Tombs of Ur: Ancient Treasures from Modern Iraq. At the Museum of Natural Science. Stunning jewels from the far reaches of the ancient world, fearsome weapons wrought from precious metals and gilt objects of everyday grandeur created by this ancient and highly advanced Mesopotamian civilization. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info.
Wildflower Portraits. At Museum of Natural Science. Artist and longtime Houston resident Eloise Thompson grew, collected and painted wildflowers native to the southwestern United States for many years, capturing over 350 varieties in watercolor. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info.
The Spirit of Ancient Colombian Gold. At Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition focuses on the sublime objects created in gold by the Pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia over a period of 2,000 years, from around 500 B.C. to 1600 A.D. Call 713-639-7300 for more details.
Mummy: The Inside Story. At Museum of Natural Science. Take a 3-D, virtual tour through the 2,800-year-old mummified body of the ancient Egyptian priest Nesperennub, and think like a detective to discover what his life, death and world were like. Call 713-639-IMAX for more details.
Dinosaurs Exhibition. At the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. Ancient fossils, new discoveries, come and view an evolution revolution. Call 713-639-4629 for more info.
Body Worlds 3. At the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. The Houston Museum of Natural Science, in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and The Lester and Sue Smith Foundation, announces the debut of Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS 3: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies, including never-before-seen whole-body plastinates. Visit http://www.hmns.mus.tx.us/exhibits/special_exhibits/bodyworlds.asp for more details.
8/20
星期日
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全僑民主聯盟休士頓分會年會及演講. 11:30am-1:30pm 會費10元, 餐費5元. 地點: 僑教中心
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南無大願地藏王菩薩寶誕. 11am.地點：德州天后廟 1507 De-lano
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華人專協專題講座. 2pm. 地點：首都銀行社區服務中心（二樓201室）
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長青中文學校開學典禮. 2pm
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工商婦女企管協會美南分會舉辦“女性自衛防身要訣” 2-4pm。地點﹕僑教中心
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國際體育舞蹈中心舞會。8:30-12pm。9730 Town Park