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2009 Dragon Boat Festival. 8:30am-4:30pm. Come out and root for your favorite team, which consists of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steersperson. Attendees are also entertained by a multitude of cultural and music performances and may sample diverse fare from local restaurateurs and other vendors. Houston events at Fluor Corp. located at 1 Fluor Daniel Drive.
Cinco de Mayo Parade. In Downtown Houston.
Da Camera of Houston - After Bach. 8pm. Felix Mendelssohn led the Bach revival of the 19th century that brought the Baroque master’s music into the concert repertoire. When the romantic composers discovered Bach, their own music was forever changed.Liszt’s powerful late masterpiece, Via Crucis, a unique religious work for solo piano and chorus, receives a rare performance. Houston events at the Wortham Center. Call 713-524-5050 for more info.
Buffalo Bayou "Looking Back" History Boat Tours. 10:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:00, separate east and west of downtown history tours with Louis Aulbach. Advanced registration recommended. Houston events in Downtown Houston. Call 713-752-0314 for more info.
Houston Grand Opera - Brief Encounter. Houston Grand Opera presents the world premiere of André Previn’s Brief Encounter, based on David Lean’s classic film adaptation of a play by Noël Coward. Houston events at Wortham Center. Call 713-228-OPERA for more info. Event ID: 5/9
The Trilogy - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 7:30pm. The much-anticipated Houston premiere of Walsh’s Mozart Trilogy featuring Wolfgang for Webb performed by Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Amadeus for Anita performed by Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, and Mozart performed by both companies. Houston events at Hobby Center. Call 713-652-3938 for more info. Event ID: 5/2
Theatre Under The Stars - RENT. RENT is the classic musical about love, friendship and community, and the seventh longest-running show in Broadway history. Now, Over the course of its groundbreaking 12-year New York run, RENT transformed the definition of musical theater. Set in NYC's East Village, RENT is a modern take on the classic Puccini opera, La Boheme. Houston events at the Hobby Center. Call 713-558-TUTS for more info. Event ID: 5/3
Alley Theatre - Rock 'n' Roll. Houston events at the Alley Theatre. It’s August 1968, and Russian tanks are rolling into Prague... Jan, the Czech student, lives for rock music, Max, the English professor, lives for Communism, and Esme, the flower child, is high. By 1990, the tanks are rolling out, the Stones are rolling in and idealism has hit the wall. Recommended for mature audiences. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID: 5/24
Alley Theatre - Mauritius. Theresa Rebeck (author of The Scene and Bad Dates) returns with Two sisters Mary and Jackie are in possession of a possibly valuable stamp collection. But which sister actually owns the stamps? Which of the three dealers can be trusted with their sale? And where do we choose to live: the present and or the past? Recommended for mature audiences. Houston events at Alley Theatre. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID: 5/3
Houston Fine Arts Events
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.
5/2
星期六
- 端午節龍舟錦標賽。8am-4pm。地點﹕Fluor Corp.,1 Fluor Daniel Drive, Sugar Land.
- 中華命理學(惠康超市旁)免費講習會。2-3pm。713-540-8158。
- 蕭邦藝文圖書館「兒童故事園地」。10﹕30-11﹕30AM。713-776-9816。
- 光鹽社癌友關懷網"癌症資源“講座。1-3pm。713-988-4724。
地點﹕華人聖經教會 - 美洲菩提中心舉行“三喜同慶”大法會。10am。281-498-1616。
- 美南夏令營報名。10am-3﹕30pm。僑教中心
- 長春會月會。10am-1pm。僑教中心。江會長713-784-6006
- 老人協會辦理會員證。10am-noon。僑教中心。
- 西南華人浸信柔道會, 2-4 pm , 281-495-1511