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Renaissance Festival

The Nutcracker- Presented by the Houston Ballet. Call 713-227-2787 for tickets.

Trot Your Turkey Off. Houston events at Health Musuem, 1515 Hermann Drive. Come to the Museum the day after thanksgiving to Trot off your Turkey. Follow the “Big” bird feet through the Amazing Body Pavilion to see how far you have walked and how many calories you have burned. Wear your New Balance tennis shoes and get a $1.00 off general admission at the door. Call 713.521.1515 for more info.

King Solomon Lives. The story begins in the year 1996 in the inner-city housing project in Baltimore, MD. David, a 10 year old youth, is struggling to hold on to the close relationship he had with his mother, Mabel. David's father, Sammy, left him and his mother a few years earlier, and David is having difficulty understanding why people who love each other don't stay together. Houston events at Hobby Center, 800 Bagby. Call 713.629.3700 for more info. Event ID:11/25

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens.  Houston events at the Alley Theatre. Call 713-220-5700 for tickets. Event ID:12/29

Gypsy. Gypsy is a story of families, of dreams lost and found, and, ultimately, of a mother’s passion and determination, both for herself and her children. The story of Mama Rose and daughter Gypsy Rose Lee spans all the dynamics of the life, love, laughter, and loss that make up the heart of show business as we know it. Houston events at Hobby Center. Call 713-629-3700 for more info. Event ID: 11/25

Alley Theatre - The Scene. "The Scene" examines the lives of four striving New Yorkers on the fringes of the entertainment business. Houston events at Alley Theatre, 615 Texas. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID:11/25

Home for the Holidays. Over 150 shops decorated with thousands of twinkling lights welcome visitors to a season of unique Christmas gift shopping. Location: Old Town Spring, 403 Main Street, Spring, TX. Call 888-U-STOP-IN for more info. Event ID:12/24

Pompeo Batoni: Prince of Painters in Eighteenth Century Rome Exhibition. Houston events at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.

Sesame Street Presents: The Body. Get to know what’s under your skin at Sesame Street Presents: The Body, an amazing new educational exhibition featuring Elmo, Oscar, Grover and the rest of your Sesame Street friends! Run, jump and play your way through a new interactive exhibition all about the human body. This exhibit will cover everything from fingers and toes to your ishy-squishy insides. Houston events at Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive. Call 713-521-1515 for more info.

Treasures from Shanghai: 5,000 Years of Chinese Art and Culture. Featuring 77 sets of objects from the Neolithic period (circa 3,000 B.C.) to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.), this incredible collection includes rare examples of oracle bones that represent the first form of Chinese writing, bronze vessels, polychrome potteries, sculptures, porcelains, paintings, jade/bamboo carvings and lacquer works. Location: Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Event ID:1/6/2008.

Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia. Discover five million years of Ethipia's diverse history and culture. The exhibition will include the original fossilized remains of the 3.2 million-year-old hominid known as Lucy. With 40 percent of her skeleton intact, Lucy remains the oldest and most complete adult human ancestor fully retrieved from African soil. Location: Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann Circle Drive. Event ID:4/20/08.