ChinatownConnection.com

Veterans Day Parade. 11:30am. Beginning at Smith and Texas, parade proceeds south on Smith, west on Lamar and Bagby. Houston Salutes American Heroes is recognized as a Veterans Day Regional Site. Call 713-247-3500 for more info.

Menopause - The Musical. Four women at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black-lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This joyful musical parody is set to 25 classic baby-boomer songs. Houston events at Hobby Center. Call 713-629-3700 for more info. Event ID: 11/16

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

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

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.