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Chevron Houston Marathon. In Downtown Houston. The 2008 Chevron Houston Marathon invites you to be a part of Houston’s largest single-day sporting event. Combined with the Aramco Houston Half Marathon, the Houston Press / Smart Financial Credit Union 5K and the Texas Children's Hospital Kids Fun Run, more than 20,000 participants, 200,000 spectators and 5,000 volunteers will take to the streets. Call 713-957-3453 for more info.

Alley Theatre - Love, Janis. Houston events at Alley Theatre, 615 Texas. A musical about Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas’ most famous daughter, Love, Janis goes behind the music of the legendary rock/blues singer. Following her life from 1966 until her death in 1970, Love, Janis features performances of many of her smash hits: “Piece of My Heart,” “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Mercedes Benz” and “Ball and Chain”. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID:2/10

Houston Symphony - Graf's Mozart and Haydn. Hans Graf, conductor … Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano … Allen Barnhill, trombone … Haydn: Symphony No. 83, La poule … Mahler: Rückert Lieder … McTee: Trombone Concerto … (Houston Symphony Commission) … Mozart: Symphony No. 36, Linz. Houston events at Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana. Call 713-224-7575 for more info. Event ID:1/13

Houston Boat Show.  Houston events at Reliant Park. Call 713-629-3700 for more info. Event ID:1/15

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
 

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.

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.