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Check out what there is to do in Houston this summer on our Houston Attractions Guide.
Houston International Jazz Festival. At Verizon Wireless Theater, 530 Texas in Bayou Place. Launched in 1990, the Festival puts the Houston community in the spotlight for an international leadership role in the field of Jazz programming. The weekend of jazz concerts highlights international, national, regional and local Jazz bands. Call 713-839-7000 for more info.
High Caliber Gun & Knife Show. At Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas. Call 281-331-5969 for more info.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Live Concert. Houston event at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Call 713-629-3700 for tickets or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Houston Shakespeare Festival: Titus Andronicus. 8pm at Miller Theater in Herman Park. “Titus” and its Senecan horrors were box office gold in its own day. Its rediscovery in our own time verifies its popularity and restores its luster as a great crowd pleaser. Call 713-2840-8352 for more details.
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.
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Alief 區健康日。免費 B & C 型肝炎驗血。9am-2pm。(713) 773-0803 地點：艾利夫中學內 Alief Middle School﹐4415 Cook Rd﹐77072
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台大校友會麻將大賽. 1pm. 地點: 僑教中心
盂蘭盆孝親薦亡超度法會。9am。281-498-1147. 地點﹕華嚴社。
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
國際體育舞蹈中心舞會﹐ 7-12 pm. 9730 Town Park #100﹐713-776-0788
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