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Houston Thursday, August 23 Events
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Freestyle Bomb Tour. 8pm. The Freestyle Bomb Tour is a 80s dance concert. Artists scheduled to appear include Stevie B, Trinere, The Covergirls, Lissete Melendez, Sweet Sensations, Debbie Deb, Connie, Freestyle Evolution, Nocera, and Timmy T. Houston events at Reliant Park, South Loop 610 @ Kirby exit.
Stages Theatre - Late Nite Catechism. Sit up straight, spit out your gum and be quiet – or pay the price! This riotously funny international hit comedy takes audiences back to their school days with a show that’s part interactive catechism class, part stand-up comedy routine. Houston events at Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID:9/30
Mixers, Elixirs and IMAX Summer Social Series. 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.,The perfect Friday night party, with live music, where social butterflies mingle with science buffs and dance under Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of the largest land carnivores of all time. Houston events at Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Call 713.639.IMAX for more info. Event ID: Fri., thru Aug.24
Houston Fine Arts Events
RED HOT - Asian Art Today from the Chaney Family Collection. Drawn from the extraordinary holdings of Houston collectors Robert, Jereann, and Holland Chaney, the exhibition focuses on artists who emerged after the political and economic upheavals of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Call 713-639-7300 for more info. Showing at Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Event ID:10/10
The David Whiney Bequest. This exhibition celebrates the extraordinary bequest of works of art from the collection of David Whitney (1939–2005) to The Menil Collection. A curator, writer, art collector, and former trustee of The Menil Collection and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Whitney was a pioneer in modern and contemporary art scholarship. Houston Fine Arts events at Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross. Call 713-525-9400 for more info. Event ID:10/28
Of Gold and Grass: Nomads of Kazakhstan. Now thru Sept. 9th. At four times the size of the state of Texas, Kazakhstan is an enormous country, the ninth largest in the world. However, this vast and beautiful nation is virtually unknown to most Americans. Discover the fascinating history, mythology and craftsmanship of the highly sophisticated culture that roamed its wide plains, verdant forests and towering mountains more than 2,000 years ago. Houston events at Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info. Event ID: 9/9
Jelly Belly® presents CANDY UNWRAPPED. Bring your taste buds to The Health Museum this summer and explore some sweet science! Jelly Belly® Presents CANDY UNWRAPPED exposes the science of sweets and sours with biology, chemistry, physiology and psychology of sugar. Houston events at Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive. Call 713-521-1515 for more info. Event ID:9/3
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.
8/23
星期四
- 耆英日間活動—舞蹈班 12:00-1:00pm。手工藝班,麻將,橋牌,資深護士諮詢﹐ 1:00-3:00pm。地點﹕文化中心。713-271-6100
- 老人協會西畫班(免費)。10-11:30am。僑教中心
- 盂蘭盆法會。7:30-9:30pm。281-498-1616。玉佛寺