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Houston Saturday, December 8 Events

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

Annual Christmas Candlelight Tour. Candles and decorations reminiscent of the 19th century brighten the eight historic structures in downtown's Sam Houston Park. Stroll down memory lane at The Heritage Society's Annual Candlelight Tour. Come tour Houston's most historic homes decorated for the season. Enjoy food, entertainment and more. Houston events at Downtown, 1100 Bagby @ Allen Parkway. Call 713-655-1912 for more info. Event ID:12/9

High Caliber Gun & Knife Show. Houston events at Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas. Call 281-331-5969 for more info. Event ID:12/9

Twas the Night Before Christmas. Houston events at Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana. Celebrate the holidays with a special musical telling of Clement Clarke Moore's magical tale of the annual Christmas Eve visit from the jolly old elf St. Nick. Call 713-224-7575 for tickets.

Stages Theatre - Altar Boyz.  With a book by Kevin Del Aguila and songs by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker, the off-Broadway hit chronicles a Christian boy band pursuing its big break while saving souls. First seen in 2004 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, then produced in 2005 off-Broadway (and still running), the surprise hit serves up a tongue-in-cheek spoof of the modern merchandising of religion. Houston events at Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID:1/13/08

The Nutcracker- Presented by the Houston Ballet. Call 713-227-2787 for tickets.

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens.  Houston events at the Alley Theatre. Call 713-220-5700 for tickets. Event ID:12/29

Home for the Holidays. Over 150 shops decorated with thousands of twinkling lights welcome visitors to a season of unique Christmas gift shopping. Location: Old Town Spring, 403 Main Street, Spring, TX. Call 888-U-STOP-IN for more info. Event ID:12/24

Houston Fine Arts Events

Korean Art and Culture Initiative. The long-term agreement between the MFAH and the National Museum of Korea includes the loan of Korean National Treasures and serves as the foundation of the Korean Art and Culture Initiative, at the heart of which is the establishment of a larger, permanent MFAH gallery for Korean art of the highest aesthetic and cultural significance. Location: Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Call 713-639-7300 for more info. Event ID:12/15

Pompeo Batoni: Prince of Painters in Eighteenth Century Rome Exhibition. Houston events at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.

Sesame Street Presents: The Body. Get to know what’s under your skin at Sesame Street Presents: The Body, an amazing new educational exhibition featuring Elmo, Oscar, Grover and the rest of your Sesame Street friends! Run, jump and play your way through a new interactive exhibition all about the human body. This exhibit will cover everything from fingers and toes to your ishy-squishy insides. Houston events at Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive. Call 713-521-1515 for more info.

Treasures from Shanghai: 5,000 Years of Chinese Art and Culture. Featuring 77 sets of objects from the Neolithic period (circa 3,000 B.C.) to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.), this incredible collection includes rare examples of oracle bones that represent the first form of Chinese writing, bronze vessels, polychrome potteries, sculptures, porcelains, paintings, jade/bamboo carvings and lacquer works. Location: Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Event ID:1/6/2008.

Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia. Discover five million years of Ethipia's diverse history and culture. The exhibition will include the original fossilized remains of the 3.2 million-year-old hominid known as Lucy. With 40 percent of her skeleton intact, Lucy remains the oldest and most complete adult human ancestor fully retrieved from African soil. Location: Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Event ID:4/20/08.


12/8

星期六

  • “陪他(她)走出憂鬱”專題講座。10am。832-275-7800. 地點﹕恆豐銀行12樓
  • 長春會月會。10am-1pm。地點:僑教中心
  • 光鹽社癌友及義工年度感恩聚餐。12-3pm。713-988-4724。地點﹕華人聖經教會。
  • 老人協會辦理會員證。10am-noon。僑教中心。
  • 太極班。10-11:30am。文化中心。713-271-6100
  • 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
  • 國際體育舞蹈中心舞會。8:30-12pm。9730 Town Park

 


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