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Gian Marco. 9pm. Cordua Productions and Artista proudly present Peruvian Grammy Latino Winner Gian Marco at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts for an evening of music. Houston events at Hobby Center, 800 Bagby. Call 713-315-2525 for more info.

Shark Weekend at the Downtown Aquarium. Come meet shark divers, learn shark facts, shark feeding, arts and crafts, live entertainment, and much more. Call 713-223-3474 for more info. Event ID:7/29

Romeo & Juliet. 8:30pm. Perhaps the greatest love story ever told, this classic tells of the uncompromising hostility of two families who forbid the natural growth of a youthful, committed love. Houston events at Miller Theater, In Hermann Park, 100 Concert Drive. Call 281-FREE-FUN for more info.

Gilbert and Sullivan -- Ruddygore.  It all starts a couple of hundred years ago with a guy named Rupert Murgatroyd who gets his jollies by burning witches. One of the witches takes it personally and lays a curse on him. Because of the curse, he must commit a crime every day forever. As soon as he fails to commit his daily crime, he dies in horrible agony. Then it's his eldest son's turn. Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Call 713-627-3570 for more info. Event ID:7/29

Alley Theatre - Death on the Nile. Agatha Christie’s murder mystery Death on the Nile will be the only Summer Chills play. As a steamer travels up the Nile, the eccentric passengers find themselves embroiled in the murder of a young, wealthy bride. Classic Christie, this suspenseful story keeps you guessing till the finish. Houston events at Alley Theatre, 615 Texas. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID:7/29

Mixers, Elixirs and IMAX Summer Social Series. 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.,The perfect Friday night party, with live music, where social butterflies mingle with science buffs and dance under Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of the largest land carnivores of all time. Houston events at Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Call 713.639.IMAX for more info. Event ID: Fri., thru Aug.24

RED HOT - Asian Art Today from the Chaney Family Collection. Drawn from the extraordinary holdings of Houston collectors Robert, Jereann, and Holland Chaney, the exhibition focuses on artists who emerged after the political and economic upheavals of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Call 713-639-7300 for more info. Showing at Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Event ID:10/10

The David Whiney Bequest. This exhibition celebrates the extraordinary bequest of works of art from the collection of David Whitney (1939–2005) to The Menil Collection. A curator, writer, art collector, and former trustee of The Menil Collection and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Whitney was a pioneer in modern and contemporary art scholarship. Houston Fine Arts events at Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross. Call 713-525-9400 for more info. Event ID:10/28

Of Gold and Grass: Nomads of Kazakhstan. Now thru Sept. 9th. At four times the size of the state of Texas, Kazakhstan is an enormous country, the ninth largest in the world. However, this vast and beautiful nation is virtually unknown to most Americans. Discover the fascinating history, mythology and craftsmanship of the highly sophisticated culture that roamed its wide plains, verdant forests and towering mountains more than 2,000 years ago. Houston events at Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info. Event ID: 9/9