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2009 Best of Buffalo Bayou Pontoon Boat Tours. 10am-2pm. These 30-minute bayou cruises are a great way to spend the afternoon with your family. Escape from the city and enjoy the cool breeze as you glide along the bayou's waters. Look for graceful herons, jumping fish, and even the occasional alligator sunning on the bayou's banks. Call 713-752-0314 for more info.
The Blew Notes Trio. 8pm. A collection of spoken word, visual art, and jazz musical performances featuring renowned poet and spoken word artist, Gil Scott Heron. Houston events at Miller Outdoor Theater. Call 281-FREE-FUN for more info.
Houston Ballet - Swan Lake. Set to the hauntingly beautiful Tchaikovsky score, Swan Lake tells the classic tale of Odette - a beautiful maiden transformed into a swan by an evil knight - and the prince who swears his enduring love for her. It's good and evil in black and white, danced on rich and spectacular sets by the late, great Australian designer Kristian Fredrikson. Houston events at Wortham Center. Call 713-522-5538 for more info. Event ID: 6/20
Night Court 2009: Legal Fairy Tales. Night Court is written by lawyers and performed by lawyers with an orchestra and crew full of lawyers. The show parodies pop culture, current events, politics and fairy tale entertainment, as well as the legal profession. It’s a full-blown stage show with a fluid plotline, elaborate sets, colorful costumes and quirky production numbers. Houston events at Wortham Center. Event ID: 6/13
Alley Theatre - The Farnsworth Invention.Houston events at Alley Theatre. In 1929, two ambitious visionaries race against each other to invent a device called “television.” Separated by two thousand miles, each knows that if he stops working, even for a moment, the other will gain the edge. Who will unlock the key to the greatest innovation of the 20th century: the ruthless media mogul, or the self-taught Idaho farm boy? Recommended for mature audiences. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID: 6/28
Defending the Caveman. Houston events at the Hobby Center. With hysterical observations into contemporary feminism, masculine sensitivity and the erogenous zones, Defending the Caveman mines the common themes in relationships that go straight to the funny bone while warming the heart. If you’re in a relationship, want to be, or refuse to be -this is the show for you. Call 713-315-2525 for more info. Event ID: 6/14
Stages Theatre - The Andrews Brothers. It's 1943 in the South Pacific, and tonight the Andrews Sisters headline the big USO show. But when a flu outbreak quarantines the girls, stagehands Max, Lawrence and Patrick, along with pin-up girl Peggy Jones, cook up the perfect way to wow the troops and save the day--all it will take is three wigs and a lot of makeup. Houston events at Stages Theatre on Allen Parkway. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID: 6/27
Stages Theatre - Grey Gardens. Once among the brightest names in the pre-Camelot social register, Edith Bouvier Beale and her adult daughter "Little" Edie became East Hampton's most notorious recluses. Through a series of tabloid articles, and the documentary that soon followed, America discovered the eccentric mother and daughter living in their crumbling mansion among ruined heirlooms, mountains of garbage, and 52 cats. Houston events at Stages Theatre. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID: 6/14
Houston Fine Arts Events
Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor. The Houston Museum of Natural Science is excited to present one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century, the tomb complex of China's First Emperor, Shi Huangdi, features thousands of terra cotta warriors that were intended to protect him throughout eternity. Since their discovery, the terra cotta army has been termed the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World. Houston events at Museum of Natural Science. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info. Event ID: 10/18
Genghis Khan's Mongolia: Life in the Greatest Empire. Discover the spectacular innovation, the technological mastery, the engineering marvels, and the cultural sophistication of the world’s greatest conqueror – Ghengis Khan – in this spectacular and uniquely interactive exhibition. Houston events at Museum of Natural Science. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info. Event ID: 9/7
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.
6/13
星期六
- 光鹽社邀請劉青川中醫師講座。2-4pm。713-988-4724。地點﹕希望診所。
- 新心音樂學院音樂家分享音樂之美。2pm。713-776-8916。地點﹕蕭邦藝文圖書館。
- 長春會月會。10am-1pm。僑教中心。713-784-6006
- 西南華人浸信柔道會, 2-4 pm , 地點: 12525 Sugar Ridge Blvd., 281-495-1511
- 免費英語會話班, 10-11am ﹐地點﹕陽花園 Club House, 713-271-5600
- 國際體育舞蹈中心舞會。8 :30-12pm。9730 Town Park