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Check out what there is to do in Houston this summer on our Houston Attractions Guide.
 

Soc. For the Performing Arts - Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. 8pm. Nationally renowned as an eclectic, innovative dance company with a solid foundation in classical ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet has made a lasting impression with a company of ten versatile, energetic dancers performing a sophisticated repertoire featuring some of the world’s foremost choreographers. Houston events at Wortham Center. Call 713-227-4SPA for more info.

Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Pontoon Boat Tours. Visit Houston's newly discovered Mexican Free-tailed Bat Colony! Guests on these tours will enjoy an amazing view of the bats' dusk emergence from our boats on the bayou's waters. Over 250,000 bats call Waugh Bridge home. We will spend the evening viewing and learning more about these magnificent flying mammals that share the city with us. Houston events in Downtown Houston. Call 713-752-0314 for more info.

Houston Ballet Mixed Repertory Program. 8pm. Three short works: George Balanchine's Symphony in C, Stanton Welch's Falling, and another work, which will soon be announced. Symphony in C is a beautifully classical ballet created in 1947 for Paris Opera Ballet and is set to the elegant music of Georges Bizet. Falling, choreographed in 2005, is a playful, pure dance work set to Mozart's Salzburg Symphonies. Houston events at Miller Outdoor Theater. Call 281-FREE-FUN for more info. Event ID: 5/10

Je’Caryous Johnson’s Love Overboard. Our Captain, who seems more concerned with stalking women than steering the ship, a Married Couple hoping to re-discover the fire they once had, a Divorced Man looking to celebrate his new independence, an Overly-Spiritual Woman who is determined to wait for Mr. Right, and her Best Friend who prefers dating men with a ring on their finger. Houston events at the Hobby Center. Call 713-629-3700 for more info. Event ID: 5/10

Romeo and Juliet. 11am. Can two dreamers from warring families find the courage to love one another? Opera to Go! presents scenes from Gounod's luscious Shakespearean opera is appropriate for all ages. Houston events at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. Call 281-FREE-FUN for more info. Event ID: 5/8

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

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

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.


5/8

星期五

  • 西畫社畫展。9:30am-3:30pm。僑教中心
  • 國際體育舞蹈中心舞會。8:30-12pm。9730 Town Park

 


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