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Da Camera of Houston - Dreamworlds. Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Dreamworlds will depict Freud's Vienna with such works as Schoenberg's song cycle "The Book of the Hanging Gardens" and the Da Camera debuts of violist Tabea Zimmerman and Metropolitan Opera star Susanne Mentzer. Call 713-524-5050 for more info.

Houston Symphony - Mozart and Brahms. Houston events at Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana. Lawrence Foster, conductor … Barry Douglas, piano … Enesco: Rumanian Rhapsody No. 2 … Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 … Brahms: Symphony No. 4. Call 713-224-7575 for more info. Event ID:1/27

Houston Grand Opera - The Abduction from the Seraglio.  7:30pm. Two lovely young women are held hostage on the Orient Express and endure both the advances of their captors and an elaborate rescue by their fiancés that goes off the rails. In German with English subtitles. Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Call 713-228-OPERA for more info. Event ID:2/2

Jersey Boys. Houston events at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts. Call 713-622-7469 for more info. Event ID:2/9

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

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.