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Houston Symphony - 30 Years of "I Will Survive" - A Disco Evening with Gloria Gaynor. 7:30pm. Her voice – a dynamic force. The song – a symbol of the Disco era. Gloria Gaynor takes the stage with the Houston Symphony for her first appearance ever with an orchestra, commemorating 30 years of her signature song, "I Will Survive." Houston events at Jones Hall. Call 713-224-7575 for more info.

Houston Grand Opera - A Midsummer Night's Dream. The king and queen of the fairies are feuding, two mortal couples break up and make up thanks (or no thanks!) to the juice of a magic flower. Houston events at Wortham Center. Call 713-228-OPERA for more info. Event ID: 2/6

Houston Symphony - Mahler's Fourth Symphony. Houston events at Jones Hall. The joyous Fourth Symphony, Mahler’s most elegant and compact, celebrates song within an orchestral texture. You’ll hear a light touch in its sleigh bells and bird calls, spice in a sinister concertmaster solo and a childlike vision of paradise in the final notes. Call 713-224-7575 for more info. Event ID: 1/25

Je’Caryous Johnson’s Love Overboard. The S.S. Love & Happiness is the cruise ship known for making romantic dreams come true. Before this cruise ends, will relationships be mended and marriages be saved, or will this dream vacation turn into a total disaster? Houston events at Hobby Center, 800 Bagby. Call 713-629-3700 for tickets. Event ID: 1/25

Alley Theatre - Mrs. Warren's Profession. Shaw’s ultimate test of a mother-daughter relationship is one of his most enduring and best-loved plays. Kitty Warren has worked hard to provide the comfortable upbringing she never had for her daughter Vivie. Now that Vivie is about to embark on her own career, her mother decides that it is time for the feminist daughter to finally learn the truth about her mother’s profession. Houston events at Alley Theatre. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID: 2/1

Body Worlds 2. Houston events at the Museum of Natural Science. Exhibit features the latest neuroscience findings on brain development and function and more. The exhibit also incorporates 200 real human body specimens, including more than 20 full-body specimens in life-like, dramatic poses; healthy and unhealthy organs; body parts and slices—all preserved through a remarkable process called Plastination. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info. Event ID: 2/22/09

Imaginary Spaces. Artists and writers have long been intrigued with the idea of constructing imaginary space. The exhibition is inspired by a series of installations organized by John and Dominique de Menil in the late-1960s-that dealt with spatial constructs: from hypothetical and utopian environments to invisible cities to earth art projects. Houston events at Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross. Call 713-525-9400 for more info. Event ID: 3/1/09

Where Clouds Disperse: Ink Paintings by Suh Se-ok.  Over his 40-year career, Suh Se-ok has incorporated his traditional training with his Modernist sensibility to create dynamic works that embody his artistic vision. He has been especially transfixed by the figurative form and has continually explored and perfected it until it evolved into powerful formal gestures of simple lines that comprise his definitive pictorial vocabulary. Location: Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Call 713-639-7300 for more info.