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DaCamera Society - D'Est en Musique. The U.S. Premiere of D'Est en Musique, a multi-media recital featuring French cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton, pianist Sarah Rothenberg and video by filmmaker Chantal Akerman. Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Call 713-524-5050 for more info.
Journey to Skye: The Scottish Festival. 8pm. Houston event at the Toyota Center. Traditional & Contemporary Scottish Music and Dance. Call 713-666-3111 for more info.
2007 Houston Flower and Plant Extravaganza. Sponsored / Promoted by Houston Orchid Society. Houston events at Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas. Call 713-853-8000 for more info.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Brought to you by Theater Under the Stars. Call 713-558-TUTS for tickets. Event ID:3/25
Annual Houston Home Show - Spring 2007. Location: Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas. Call 713-529-1616 for more info. Event ID:3/18
Houston Symphony - Bernstein’s West Side Story. Robert Spano, conductor … Yuja Wang, piano … Bernstein: Overture to Candide … Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 … Gandolfi : Impressions from The Garden of Cosmic Speculation … Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances. Houston events at Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana. Call 713-224-7575 for more info. Event ID:3/18
Spring Discovery Camp. At Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive. Want to know more about the outrageous organ inside your head? Science-savvy children ages eight to 13 will explore the science of health and the human body through a variety of exciting activities during the week-long spring break camp. Call 713-521-1515 for more info. Event ID:3/16
Stages Theatre - An American Brat. Houston events at Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. Stages is honored to present the U.S. premiere of this new play by acclaimed novelist Bapsi Sidhwa. An American Brat will be performed in conjunction with the Indian classic Naga Mandala, produced in partnership with Houston's Shunya Theatre. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID:3/25.
Madame Butterfly. At the Wortham Center. Along with Madame Butterfly is Red Earth, Stanton Welch’s abstract exploration of settlers conquering a difficult terrain and making it their own. Call 713-227-2787 for tickets. Event ID:3/18.
Hitchcock's Blonde Performance at the Alley Theatre, Hubbard Stage. Call 713-220-5700 for more info. Event ID:3/18
Alley Theatre - Hitchcock Blonde. At Alley Theatre, 615 Texas. Inspired by the life and work of one of cinema's greatest directors, Terry Johnson's erotic mystery juggles multiple time frames. On the Hubbard Stage. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID:3/18
One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now. At Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston. The title is drawn from the 1978 Blondie hit. The show features new paintings, sculptures, installations and video works by 17 emerging Asian-American artists born in the late 1960s and 1970s, including Michael Arcega, Xavier Cha, Patty Chang, Binh Danh, Mari Eastman, Ala Ebtekar, Chitra Ganesh, Glenn Kaino, Geraldine Lau, Jiha Moon, Laurel Nakadate, Kaz Oshiro, Anna Sew Hoy, Jean Shin, Indigo Som, Mika Tajima, and Saira Wasim. While the song/exhibit title is indicative of the visible influence of popular culture on these artists’ work, it also hints at the cultural duality informing each artist’s life and the degree to which this duality may or may not inform their practice. Event ID:3/31
Houston Fine Arts Events
The Masterpieces of French Painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1800-1920. MFAH is the only museum in the United States to host the Met´s treasured collection of French masterpieces while the galleries undergo renovation. This is an extraordinary display of 135 paintings, including masterpieces by van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Ingres, Bonnard, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, Manet, Corot, Courbet, and Monet. At the Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Event ID: 5/6.
Hélio Oiticica: The Body of Color. At the Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. The Body of Color traces the conceptual and technical processes that led to Oiticica´s emancipation of color into space. The exhibition displays the different series created throughout the artist´s career, shedding light on the various contexts and influences that nurtured their production, and demonstrating the rigor of his aesthetic inquiry. Call 713-639-7300 for more info. Event ID: 4/1/07
Bierstadt to O´Keeffe: Highlights from the Stark Museum of Art. MFAH exhibits many works of art from the Stark´s renowned collection of 19th- and 20th-century western American art through a series of exhibitions. As a celebration of this exciting and mutually beneficial relationship, this year´s exhibition will feature a selection of highlights from the Stark. At the Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Call 713-639-7300 for more info. Event ID: 4/23.
Frogs: A Chorus of Colors. See living frogs from around the world, marvel at their rainbow of colors, variety of sizes and beautiful sounds and learn how they have survived across the globe for more than 220 million years. Explore 15 diverse habitats and the fascinating frogs that call them home. At Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info.
Brain: The World Inside Your Head. The first traveling exhibit to be open in the new Sue Trammell Whitfield Gallery. At the Health Museum, 1515 Herman Drive.
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Houston Home Show @ George R. Brown Convention Center. 2-8pm
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