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Houston Saturday, May 5 Events
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DaCamera Society - Beethoven Celebration. 8pm. Beethoven chamber music, performed by Soovin Kim (violin), Bion Tsang (cello), and Sarah Rothenberg (piano). Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Call 713-524-5050 for more info.
8th Annual Antiques Show and Sale. 10am-6pm. Location: Historic Downtown, Montgomery, Texas. Call 713-501-3561 for more info.
Cinco de Mayo. 3pm. Houston events at Miller Theater, In Hermann Park, 100 Concert Drive. Mexican celebration featuring mariachis, folkloric dances and more. Call 713-284-8352 for more info.
Bayou City Crawfish Festival. The event will host a variety of Cajun, Zydeco and Texas Country Music. Live entertainment from sun up to sun down will surely get your feet moving. The air will be filled with the aroma of spicy boiling crawfish, funnel cakes, etouffee’, bbq, fajitas, gumbo and much more. Houston events at Hermann Square, In front of City Hall. Call 713-408-2946 for more info. Even ID:5/6
Houston Grand Opera - The Cunning Little Vixen. Performed in English, The Cunning Little Vixen juxtaposes the story of a fox and her family against that of a forester and his friends, exploring both human nature and the animal kingdom. Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Call 713-228-OPERA for more info. Event ID: 5/12
Dominic Walsh Dance Theater - Made In Italy. DWDT is honored to present the work of Bigonzetti, the current director of Aterballetto and “the most interesting Italian choreographer of his generation” according to Ballet 2000 magazine. His provocative work has thrilled audiences around the world, and DWDT is delighted to bring Pression to Houston. Houston events at Hobby Center, 800 Bagby. Call 713-315-2525 for more info. Event ID:5/5.
Stages Theatre - Zero Hour. In award-winning actor Jim Brochu's tribute to theatre legend Zero Mostel, a naïve reporter attempts to interview the famously volatile artist, prompting an explosion of memory, humor, outrage and juicy backstage lore. Houston events at Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID:5/13
Stages Theatre - I Am My Own Wife. Winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, this masterful one-man show includes 40 different characters and explores the astonishing true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who lived openly as a cross-dresser under the Nazi and Communist regimes. Houston events at Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID:5/10
Houston Grand Opera - Aida. Verdi’s monumental Egyptian epic depicting the love triangle involving a slave girl, a military captain, and a princess. Houston events at Wortham Center, 501 Texas. Call 713-228-OPERA for more info. Event ID:5/5
Houston Fine Arts Events
The Great Wall of China: Photographs by Chen Changfen. thru Aug.12, 2007. Born in 1941, Chen Changfen became a professional photographer at 18, and six years later, in 1965, photographed the Great Wall of China for the first time. Although he has continually photographed the wall over the last 30 years, the project was most actively pursued after the Cultural Revolution when he needed a restorative project. Call 713-639-7300 for more info. At Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet.
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.
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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星期六
- 西畫社“西畫展”。僑教中心
- 華夏杯拱豬比賽。9:30am-4:30pm。地點﹕中國人活動中心。713-625-5804
- 太極班。9:30-11:30am. 文化中心。713-271-6100
- 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