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Houston Symphony Family Fun Concert. 8pm. Houston events at Woodlands Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins Drive. Call 281-363-3300 for more info.

The Giver. 11:30am, 7:30pm. Playwright Eric Coble’s stage adaptation of Lois Lowry’s award-winning novel, the story of a courageous young boy determined to change a controlling, futuristic society. Houston events at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Call 281-FREE-FUN for more info.

Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Pontoon Boat Tours.Visit Houston's newly discovered Mexican Free-tailed Bat Colony! Guests on these tours will enjoy an amazing view of the bats' dusk emergence from our boats on the bayou's waters. Over 250,000 bats call Waugh Bridge home. We will spend the evening viewing and learning more about these magnificent flying mammals that share the city with us. In Downtown Houston. Call 713-752-0314 for more info.

Momma. Houston events at Jones Hall. “Momma” presents the story of a mother with a destructive past who has to move past her pain in order to save her child’s life. This stage production opens a window to those areas in which a child feels abused, abandoned and betrayed, and offers healing, which will encourage them to walk in total deliverance, instead of self destructing. Call 1-877-548-3237 for more info. Event ID: 6/14

Texas Music Festival. All concerts at 7:30pm. Visit www.uh.edu/tmf for more info. Event ID: 6/28.

La Sylphide, A Doll's House. Houston Ballet caps its season with one of the greatest Romantic classics by Stanton Welch. Houston events at Wortham Center. Call 713-227-2787 for tickets. Event ID: 6/15

Sweeney Todd: Musical Thriller. Houston events at the Hobby Center. Call 713-629-3700 for more info. Event ID: 6/15

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.