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Chevy's Freedom Over Texas - Houston's Official July 4th Celebration. Celebrate America's birthday along Eleanor Tinsley Park with live concerts on four outdoor stages, and the largest land-based fireworks display in the nation. Houston events at Buffalo Bayou Park. Call 713-247-3500 for more info.

C.A.R.E Independence Day Celebration. 11am - 4pm. Chinese American Relief Effort would like to once again invite you to our annual, spectacular, indoor, Independence Day Celebration at the Chinese Community Center (located at 9800 Town Park Drive at Sovereign, Houston, TX 77036). Parking and admission are free; food & drink tickets may be purchased onsite. The Celebration features Asian foods and drinks (as well as hot dogs, ice tea, lemonade), a variety of entertainment, prizes, as well as games for the youth.

Red, Hot and Blue Festival. 6-10pm. at the Woodlands Town Center Waterway Square. Fireworks begin at dusk.

Houston Symphony at Miller Outdoor Theatre. 8pm. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski, the Symphony presents a rousing musical salute to Independence Day. The evening concludes with a spectacular fireworks display.

Jitney. It’s 1977 and Becker’s life like the world, is changing. His estranged son, Booster, jailed on a murder charge, is about to come home after 20 years. The office of his jitney (gypsy cab) station, like many areas of Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, is about to be torn down. Houston events at the Hobby Center. Call 713-315-2525 for more info. Event ID: 7/13

Stages Theatre - The Tamarie Cooper Show. Perhaps no other person in Houston theatre history has shared more – or more intimate or embarrassing – details of her life on stage than Tamarie Cooper. Tamarie has spoken, sung and danced about her high hopes, her irrational fears, her wacked out dreams, her love life, her sex life, her unfortunate dating history, her unfortunate drug history, her love of bacon. Houston events at Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID: 7/19

Geopalooza! A Hard Rock Anthology. Discover the full spectrum of nature’s mineral wonders, from tiny trilobite fossils to gigantic cathedral geodes. Featuring massive geodes weighing thousands of pounds presented alongside some of the world’s most spectacular meteorites, minerals and fossils. Houston events at the Museum of Natural Science. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info. Event ID: 8/24

Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest geniuses the world has ever known. More than 500 years ago, Da Vinci designed flying machines, robots, submarines, underwater breathing gear and solar powered industries. This remarkable internationally acclaimed exhibition displays over 60 models of Da Vinci's famous machines, inventions and designs based on ancient codices. At the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Event ID:9/1

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.

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.