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Houston Saturday, May 6 Events
6th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival. At Buffalo Bayou and Allen's Landing. (Downtown Houston on Commerce Street between Fannin and Main). From 8:30am-4:30pm. You can expect over 30 teams racing throughout the day with colorful entertainment, educational cultural booths, delicious cuisine, and fun games for kids and adults alike. Admissions: FREE
Kid's Fest at Kemah Boardwalk. 11am-6pm. Activities include exhibits, petting zoo, pirate show, live music, and entertainment.
Bizet Carmen performed by the Houston Grand Opera. Sultry and bewitching, the Gypsy Carmen seduces the soldier Don Jose- but when she leaves him for the handsome bullfighter Esamillo, the soldier's passion turns deadly. At the Wortham Theater Center. Call 713-228-6737 for tickets.
Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea. At the Wortham Theater Center. The Roman emperor Nerone plots to discard his wife Ottavia and marry his mistress- the glamorous, manipulative, and enchanting Poppea. Call 713-228-6737 for tickets.
Houston Flower & Plant Expo. Houston event at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Presented by the Houston Orchid Society. Visit www.houstonflowershow.com/home.asp.
Ice Cream Festival. Take yourself back in time to old fashioned ice cream social. Ice cream eating contests, family entertainment, festival food, children's activities, unique shopping in Historic Downtown, and lots of Blue Bell ice cream. Location: Downtown Brenham, Texas. Call 1-888-BRENHAM for more details.
Dance Collage. Authentic award-winning Chinese fold and classical dances collide with new western choreography in brilliant harmony. Starts at 8:00pm at the Miller Outdoor Theater in Herman Park. Call 713-284-8352 for more info.
Houston Fine Arts Events
Encouraging American Genius: Master Paintings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. At the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston. Behold the masterpieces of pre-1945 American art history visiting from the third oldest museum in the United States, the Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington. D.C. Call 713-639-7300 for details.
Reading the Roman Portrait Bust. See what the rulers and ruling class of Rome really looked like. At the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Call 713-639-7300 for more information.
星期六
- 德州龍舟協會舉辦“龍舟節”(Dragon Boat Festival)。8:30AM, 281-808-6855. 賽龍舟﹐小吃﹐音樂遊藝表演地點﹕城中區水牛溪艾倫碼頭( Allen's Landing )
- 國術觀摩會。2pm-4:30pm。僑教中心713-789-4995
- 光鹽社“乳癌診治後生活的調適”2-4pm。713-988-4724 華人聖經教會(6025 Sovereign Dr.)
- 陽光追思禮拜。10am。福遍中國教會。
- “中心之夜” 舞會﹐ 7-11﹕30 pm。 $5 中國人活動中心 。713-776-0788
- 好萊塢傢俱中心週末傢俱減價﹐14438 Bellaire, 281-568-7888
- 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
- 味全華夏杯乒乓球個人賽。9am。832-607-0469. 地點: 中國人活動中心