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An Evening with Jerry Jeff Walker and the Flatlanders.Houston events at Miller Outdoor Theater. Call 281-FREE-FUN for more info.

Danscape 2008. Houston events at Hobby Center. Call 713-315-2525 for more info.

Turkic Cultures and Children's Festival. In front of City Hall.

Soc. For the Performing Arts - Bossa Nova Orchestra. 8pm. Bossa Nova embodies the rhythms of hot Samba and harmonies of cool jazz. Now the legendary Oscar Castro-Neves leads an all-star ensemble including the Israeli-born clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen and bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding in this one-night celebration of the first 50 years of Brazil’s best-known export. Houston events at the Wortham Center. Call 713-227-4SPA for more info.

Ballunar Liftoff Festival. Annual family oriented event at NASA. It is a one-of-a-kind tribute to human flight - from the beauty of mass hot air balloon ascensions to the high-tech world of modern space flight. At Clear Lake. Call 281-488-7676 for more info. Event ID: 11/2

Houston Symphony - Rodgers & Hammerstein On Stage and Screen. Houston events at Jones Hall. Relive the great movie musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein. See stunning remastered clips from the films you love, together with original vocals, while the Houston Symphony provides the live soundtrack. Feel the excitement of Oklahoma!, The King and I, South Pacific, Carousel and The Sound of Music. Call 713-224-7575 for more info. Event ID: 11/2

Texas Home & Garden Show. Houston events at Reliant Center. Call 832-667-1842 for more info. Event ID: 11/2

2008 International Quilt Festival.  Houston events at the Convention Center. Call 713-853-8000 for more info. Event ID: 11/2

Alley Theatre - Secret Order. Fueled by pharmaceutical money, personal ambition and media frenzy, A brilliant young research biologist working in an obscure university lab discovers a possible cure for cancer. But the halls of science twist and turn in surprising ways, and the young Doctor is suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of medicine, money and power. Recommended for mature audiences. Houston events at the Alley Theatre. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID: 11/23

Broadway in Houston - Frost/Nixon. Stacy Keach stars as Richard Nixon. He leads a cast of 10 in this fast-paced Tony Award® nominated new play which shows the determination, conviction and cunning of two men as they square off in one of the most monumental television interviews of all time. Houston events at Hobby Center. Call 713-622-7469 for more info. Event ID: 11/2

Stages Theatre - Wallflower. Frustrated by current conditions in America, geeky teenage Milena posts an angry video on the internet—and accidentally ignites a real revolution. As the movement gains steam, Milena learns just how powerful a single voice can be, and realizes that in the faceless age of the internet, no one is what they seem. Houston events at Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID: 11/2

Texas Renaissance Festival.  Click here for more details. Event ID: 11/30

Alley Theatre - Cyrano de Bergerac: An Heroic Comedy. The soulful poet/philosopher and dazzling swordsman Cyrano, falls for the lovely Roxane, but ashamed of his large nose, Cyrano is unable to woo her. Instead, when he learns that Roxane loves the handsome but inarticulate Christian, Cyrano writes love letters to Roxane on Christian's behalf. She falls deeply in love with the author of the letters, unaware that Cyrano penned them. Houston events at Alley Theatre. Call 713-228-8421 for more info. Event ID: 11/2

Body Worlds 2. Houston events at the Museum of Natural Science. Exhibit features the latest neuroscience findings on brain development and function and more. The exhibit also incorporates 200 real human body specimens, including more than 20 full-body specimens in life-like, dramatic poses; healthy and unhealthy organs; body parts and slices—all preserved through a remarkable process called Plastination. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info. Event ID: 2/22/09

Imaginary Spaces. Artists and writers have long been intrigued with the idea of constructing imaginary space. The exhibition is inspired by a series of installations organized by John and Dominique de Menil in the late-1960s-that dealt with spatial constructs: from hypothetical and utopian environments to invisible cities to earth art projects. Houston events at Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross. Call 713-525-9400 for more info. Event ID: 3/1/09

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.