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Houston Friday, August 4 Events

Check out what there is to do in Houston this summer on our Houston Attractions Guide.

 

Street Olympics Summer Games. 9am-2pm at the Reliant Center. Kids compete in Frisbee accuracy, basketball dribble and free throw, jump roping, hopscotch, kickball, and many more contests. Call 713-675-0004 for more details.

Little Red Riding Hood. 11am at the Miller Theater in Herman Park. The Wolf is having one of those days. When he gets a whiff of the goodies Little Red is carrying to her Grandmother’s house, he does everything he can think of to get them from her. Call 713-2840-8352 for more details..

Houston Shakespeare Festival: The Tempest. 8pm at Miller Theater in Herman Park. Often called Shakespeare's superb valedictory to the stage, “The Tempest” is a magical story of exile and redemption. One major critic said this Shakespearean play will, “in the future, have the most to say to us.” Call 713-2840-8352 for more details.

Aap Kaa Surroor Concert. 8:30pm at the Toyota Center. Come out and see Himesh Reshmiya, Vineet, Himani , Alisha Chennai & Abhijeet Sawant with bollywood dancers and musicians. Call 1.866.4.HOUTIX for tickets.

Samskriti Rudrakshya. 8:00pm at the Hobby Center in Downtown Houston. New Dimensions in Odissi. A compelling performance exploring new dimensions in Odissi form of Indian classical dance by 15 musicians and dancers from Odissa Dance Academy. 8:00 p.m. in Zilkha Hall. Call 713-315-2525 for more info.

Black Comedy by Peter Shaffers.  At the Alley Theatre. Call 713-228-8421 for more info.

The Lion King: Broadway's Award Winning Best Musical. At the Hobby Center. Call 800-889-8457 for tickets.

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.

 


8/4

星期五

  • 盂蘭盆孝親薦亡超度法會。9am。281-498-1147. 地點﹕華嚴社。

  • Tax Free Day.

  • 孟蘭節法會. 地點: 本頭公廟 .10600 Tuetlewood

  • 中元孟蘭超度法會.地點: 天后廟

  • 休斯敦國際爵士音樂節。713-839-7000. 地點﹕城中區

  • 莎士比亞節。免費表演。11am & 7pm。713-284-8350. 地點﹕Miller outdoor theatre, Hermann Park

  • 希望診所門診9am-5pm 中華文化服務中心,

  • 國際體育舞蹈中心舞會﹐ 8:30-12:00 pm. 9730 Town Park #100﹐713-776-0788


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