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Saturday April 28, 2012
7:00 AM

Show off your kid's lemonade recipe at Lemonade Day's Best Tasting Contest. Celebrity judges will award first, second and third place prizes for the following three categories: Most ...

8:00 AM
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Add Bayou City Outdoors' Farmers ... to your calendar.

Hop on a bike and take a ride through side streets, trails and residential areas in the heart of Houston. This is a social ride, and all levels of riders ...

8:00 AM

Conn's Green 6.2 is an eco-friendly 10K and 5K run and Eco-Farmers Market that celebrates Earth Week by using green seeded bibs, organic shirts, having an eco-farmers market.

9:00 AM

The "Fun Run for Noah with Clutch" is a walking/jogging/running event around Memorial Park's three-mile loop in support of six-year-old Leukemia patient Noah Bratsch. Alongside an appearance ...

10:00 AM

The Houston Symphony slides into home with music from the ballpark. Houston Astros' announcer and Hall of Fame Awardee Milo Hamilton will narrate Casey at the Bat.

10:00 AM

Bridgeland’s Oak Meadow Park

Think lions, crocodiles and even butterflies floating in bubbles. Bridgeland's Nature Fest celebrates its fifth anniversary with an expanded slate of entertainers. Headlining will be Staples Safari Exotic Animal ...

10:00 AM

Design Fair 2012 features vintage modern objects of the 20th century, as well examples of cutting-edge contemporary design. A wide selection of carefully curated items will be available for purchase ...

10:00 AM

Katy High School

Katy's first fine art fair, "ARTkaty" is held in conjunction with the Katy/West Houston Jazz Festival. Notable participating artists include Gertrude Barnstone and R. David Mattiza.

10:30 AM

Cinderella is the classic story of a beautiful girl, her evil stepmother and stepsisters, and the fairy godmother who helps her meet the prince of her dreams. Enchanting and stimulating ...

11:00 AM

Currently celebrating its 42nd year, the downtown festival features continuous music, dance and cultural performances on 10 stages. Each year, iFest presents world music and dance to demonstrate how art ...

11:30 AM

The Houston Symphony slides into home with music from the ballpark. Houston Astros' announcer and Hall of Fame Awardee Milo Hamilton will narrate Casey at the Bat.

12:00 PM

Messina Hof Winery & Resort

The Wine and Roses Festival pays homage to the Old World tradition of placing a rose bush at the end of each row of grape vines. The rose bush catches ...

1:00 PM

Want to try a hand at preserving fresh foods for use year-round? Join Paula Campbell and Joeby Ralston as they bring their many years of canning and preserving experience to ...

1:00 PM

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market

Life in the Hatcher household makes 12-year-old Peter feel like running away sometimes — especially as his younger brother Fudge gets older and becomes more of a pain. And now that ...

1:00 PM

Texas Beer Fest is a one-day beer festival that promotes the appreciation of craft beer. It showcases 25 local breweries as well as a myriad of national and international craft ...

1:00 PM

4411 Montrose

Just when you least expect it, here comes CultureMap with a pop-up affair that fuses arts, drinks and delightful nibbles. Spring is in the air and so are the arts ...

1:00 PM

Rubén (Germán de Silva) — an unshaven, middle-aged truck driver for lumber companies — keeps to himself. He agrees to take a young woman, Jacinta (Hebe Duarte), along on his ...

1:30 PM

Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre

Whether you're a dance aficionado or a dance newbie, you'll enjoy this annual show featuring contemporary works by faculty and guest artists with University of Houston's pre-professional ...

2:00 PM

Four women find an unlikely bond at a lingerie sale: Menopause! Featuring songs such as "Stayin' Awake" and "Puff, My God I'm Draggin'", this musical parody shines a humorous ...

2:00 PM

Mounds of crawfish and frosty mugs of beer: That's what guests of Young Friends of CanCare's Crawfish Boil "Bugs, Beer & Live Music" will savor while listening to fresh ...

2:00 PM

La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of George (George Hamilton), the owner of a glitzy nightclub in Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin (Christopher Sieber), who moonlights as the glamorous ...

2:00 PM

The Teen Fashion Show, held in the Museum's Brown Foundation Gallery, is a showcase for unique and funky clothing designs by young fashionistas with fresh perspectives. Organized by CAMH ...

2:30 PM

It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed ...

3:00 PM

Swapnista is a chic, savvy event for women to network, swap fashion, shop and get pampered while supporting a local charity. The girls night out fete consists of a swap ...

3:00 PM

Winter Street Studios

S.O.S. is the annual Spring Open Studio event for Winter Street Studios (2101 Winter St.) and Spring Street Studios (1824 Spring St.) located in the newly designated First ...

3:00 PM

Based on the simplest of premises: If one could dig straight through to the other side of the Earth, where would one end up? Director/cameraman/editor Victor Kossakovsky presents ...

4:00 PM

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market

Life in the Hatcher household makes 12-year-old Peter feel like running away sometimes — especially as his younger brother Fudge gets older and becomes more of a pain. And now that ...

4:00 PM

Bayou City Event Center

Round up your posse and get ready for some finger lickin' goodness. Houston's Ronald McDonald House is hosting "Texas Bands, Brews and BBQ." Line dance to the sounds of ...

4:00 PM

Tomball High School Auditorium

Houston Repertoire Ballet, a pre-professional ballet company in Northwest Houston, presents its full-length production of Cinderella in three acts. Award-winning choreographer Victoria Vittum brings the classic fairy tale to life ...

5:00 PM

Filmmaker Santiago Mitre's debut feature is a taut, fast-moving drama about the intriguing world of Argentine university politics. Bright and good-looking Roque (Esteban Lamothe) arrives from a small town ...

6:00 PM

PageSoutherlandPage

Guests will enjoy a cocktail buffet with Mediterranean edibles from Fadi's, live music and a silent auction. The benefit will feature a performance of modern music by young violist ...

6:00 PM

Blue Tree Yoga

Bring wine and snacks and let your creative juices flow while painting with Heather Smith at this guided arts event. All art supplies are included. Guests will take their masterpieces ...

6:00 PM

Each spring, the University of Houston's School of Art bids farewell to graduating master of fine arts (MFA) students. Before they embark on new creative journeys, they will share ...

6:30 PM

Don Carlos, with intense passions and a majestic score, is the quintessential grand opera. King Phillippe II of Spain dissolves the engagement of Don Carlos, his son, and Elisabeth de ...

7:00 PM

George Ranch Historic Park

Guests will enjoy live entertainment from Lyle Lovett, dinner, dancing, gaming, exciting auctions, Midway games, pig races and prizes. Proceeds from this event benefit the Houston-area American Cancer Society, providing ...

7:00 PM

The Heights Zombie party begins at 7 p.m. with refreshments including brain shooters and themed cupcakes, followed by a fashion show at 7:30 p.m and a screening ...

7:00 PM

Julio and Emilia meet and fall in love, tenderly and awkwardly, as students of literature at the university. Eight years later they are no longer together, and Julio is having ...

7:00 PM

Sailors abandoned in a storm, austerity measures, generals executed, protests and riots, a Spartan army ravaging the countryside, Apollo selling temples to the highest bidder, Greek debt worth 159 percent ...

7:30 PM

Obsidian Art Space

William Shakespeare's The Tempest centers around Prospero, the former Duke of Milan. Having been wrongfully exiled with his daughter, Miranda by his brother from his seat as the Duke ...

7:30 PM

Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre

"Kinesthetic Symphony" is the culmination of a year's worth of technique and performance training at the University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance. Works are choreographed by faculty and ...

7:30 PM

Heinen Theatre - Houston Community College Central

Guest artists from Pilobolus, FrenetiCore and ChinaCat Dance take the stage in HCC Central Dance Ensemble's spring concert, CDE Two. This annual event, directed by Maggie Lasher, showcases the ...

7:30 PM

Morris Cultural Arts Center at Houston Baptist University

The Family Reunion is a folk opera written by Juilliard graduate Alice Parker. More than 75 cast members from HBU's School of Music, accompanied by professional and student instrumentalists ...

8:00 PM

The Rice Theatre Program, in collaboration with The Houston Shakespeare Festival, presents Shakespeare's Will by Vern Thiessen, directed by Jack Young. On the day of his funeral, Shakespeare's ...

8:00 PM

The Met returns to the Cullen stage with a special evening of signature works. The performance program will showcase beloved works from The Met repertoire by a diverse stable of ...

8:00 PM

Starring Sally Edmundson and James Belcher, climb aboard this sensitive, funny and touching look at middle-aged love. The story unfolds with two strangers on a train: He's a famous ...

8:00 PM

La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of George (George Hamilton), the owner of a glitzy nightclub in Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin (Christopher Sieber), who moonlights as the glamorous ...

8:00 PM

It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed ...

8:00 PM

Country Playhouse

Director Amelia Rico Ornelas updates Woody Allen's farce to today's Communist China, echoing international headlines. When a New York tourist family flees into the American Embassy, accused as ...

8:00 PM

The Fab Four is elevated far above every other Beatles tribute due to their precise attention to detail. With uncanny, note-for-note live renditions of Beatles' songs, the Fab Four will ...

8:00 PM

Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, The Cripple of Inishmaan is a touching comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling. As ...

8:00 PM

Four women find an unlikely bond at a lingerie sale: Menopause! Featuring songs such as "Stayin' Awake" and "Puff, My God I'm Draggin'", this musical parody shines a humorous ...

8:00 PM

Home of Yolanda Alvarado & Victor King

A new production from Voices Breaking Boundaries, "Women Under Siege" explores women's rights, education and "security" issues in Houston and Karachi. Inspired by metal detectors at two unlikely spaces ...

8:00 PM

Cole Porter, the great American songsmith, was equally celebrated on Broadway, in Tin Pan Alley, and writing for the big screen.  Hear the Houston Symphony and vocalists perform Porter's ...

8:00 PM

Oscar in the Box is a musical comedy cabaret tribute to the movies that combines classic scenes and legendary songs to create a unique mosaic of cinema history. With send-ups ...

8:00 PM

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market

Main Street Theater collaborates with international partner Prague Shakespeare Festival to present Richard III. Guy Roberts, recently seen at Main Street Theater as Michael Bakunin in The Coast of Utopia ...

8:00 PM

Waterway Square

Looking for a free activity the entire family will enjoy? Grab a blanket and snacks and head over to Waterway Square in The Woodlands for Movie Night, an entertainment series ...

8:15 PM

“East Meets West X” will feature Houston's most prominent companies in contemporary, modern, hip-hop, ballroom dance and Chinese dance uniting traditions from the East and the West. This is ...

9:00 PM

Following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Miss Bala became the most talked-about Mexican film of the past year. It tells the story of Laura (model/actress Stephanie ...

Sunday April 29, 2012
9:00 AM

Walkers in the March for Babies give hope to the more than half a million babies born too soon each year. The money raised supports lifesaving research and community programs ...

10:00 AM

Design Fair 2012 features vintage modern objects of the 20th century, as well examples of cutting-edge contemporary design. A wide selection of carefully curated items will be available for purchase ...

11:00 AM

Currently celebrating its 42nd year, the downtown festival features continuous music, dance and cultural performances on 10 stages. Each year, iFest presents world music and dance to demonstrate how art ...

1:00 PM

Julio and Emilia meet and fall in love, tenderly and awkwardly, as students of literature at the university. Eight years later they are no longer together, and Julio is having ...

1:30 PM

Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre

"Kinesthetic Symphony" is the culmination of a year's worth of technique and performance training at the University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance. Works are choreographed by faculty and ...

2:00 PM

This story of regal cousins, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I, rivals for the crown and the same nobleman's love, delivers fascinating historical drama. Elizabeth has imprisoned Mary ...

2:00 PM

Cullen Hall at the University of St. Thomas

This Trio Oriens concert will open with Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major "Archduke." Two musicians from the Houston Symphony, violinist Rodica Gonzalez and violist ...

2:00 PM

La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of George (George Hamilton), the owner of a glitzy nightclub in Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin (Christopher Sieber), who moonlights as the glamorous ...

2:00 PM

Country Playhouse

Director Amelia Rico Ornelas updates Woody Allen's farce to today's Communist China, echoing international headlines. When a New York tourist family flees into the American Embassy, accused as ...

2:00 PM

Tomball High School Auditorium

Houston Repertoire Ballet, a pre-professional ballet company in Northwest Houston, presents its full-length production of Cinderella in three acts. Award-winning choreographer Victoria Vittum brings the classic fairy tale to life ...

2:00 PM

Four women find an unlikely bond at a lingerie sale: Menopause! Featuring songs such as "Stayin' Awake" and "Puff, My God I'm Draggin'", this musical parody shines a humorous ...

2:00 PM

Becker's Books

Marilou Sanders will sign her young adult novel, The Earthquake Winter. The story is particularly appropriate for late elementary and middle school readers. The book is a fictional tale of ...

2:00 PM

Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, The Cripple of Inishmaan is a touching comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling. As ...

2:30 PM

It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed ...

2:30 PM

Obsidian Art Space

William Shakespeare's The Tempest centers around Prospero, the former Duke of Milan. Having been wrongfully exiled with his daughter, Miranda by his brother from his seat as the Duke ...

3:00 PM

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market

Main Street Theater collaborates with international partner Prague Shakespeare Festival to present Richard III. Guy Roberts, recently seen at Main Street Theater as Michael Bakunin in The Coast of Utopia ...

3:00 PM

Johnston Middle School

Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People presents an afternoon with bestselling children's author Trenton Lee Stewart. Stewart will make a presentation about his new book, The Extraordinary Education ...

3:00 PM

The Rice Theatre Program, in collaboration with The Houston Shakespeare Festival, presents Shakespeare's Will by Vern Thiessen, directed by Jack Young. On the day of his funeral, Shakespeare's ...

3:00 PM

Antonio — the fat, bald, and short man of the title — is a functionary in a notary office in Bogota, Colombia, a middle-aged virgin whose life has become a pitiable routine ...

3:00 PM

Starring Sally Edmundson and James Belcher, climb aboard this sensitive, funny and touching look at middle-aged love. The story unfolds with two strangers on a train: He's a famous ...

3:00 PM

Messina Hof Winery & Resort

There are a wide variety of grapes produced throughout the world, which take on many different flavors, textures and forms. Grape varietals are different breeds of grapes that can accentuate ...

5:00 PM

Based on the simplest of premises: If one could dig straight through to the other side of the Earth, where would one end up? Director/cameraman/editor Victor Kossakovsky presents ...

7:00 PM

Barnevelder Theater

The Dance Gathering is an evening of choreographic works 6 minutes and under, representing a wide array of dance genres by these 11 choreographers: Amy Llanes, Amy Wright, Ashley Clos ...

7:00 PM

Cayetana, played by Fatima Buntix, is a 9-year-old girl from a wealthy family living outside the city of Lima whose life is about to be turned upside down. Both sweet ...

7:00 PM

Sailors abandoned in a storm, austerity measures, generals executed, protests and riots, a Spartan army ravaging the countryside, Apollo selling temples to the highest bidder, Greek debt worth 159 percent ...

7:30 PM

La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of George (George Hamilton), the owner of a glitzy nightclub in Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin (Christopher Sieber), who moonlights as the glamorous ...

7:30 PM

Cole Porter, the great American songsmith, was equally celebrated on Broadway, in Tin Pan Alley, and writing for the big screen.  Hear the Houston Symphony and vocalists perform Porter's ...

7:30 PM

It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed ...

9:00 PM

Brooklyn's Woods have spent the last handful of years polishing their blend of folk, rock and psychedelia, releasing an album per year and culminating in last year's Sun ...

9:00 PM

While filming in a small town in the southwest of Brazil, director Julia Murat stumbled upon a strange fact: The local cemetery had closed and when the inhabitants died, their ...

Monday April 30, 2012
8:00 AM

The Woodlands Country Club

The annual PGA Champions Tour event will be held from April 30 to May 6. Brad Faxon returns to defend his title and will join two-time champion Bernhard Langer, John ...

11:00 AM

Can a woman be a hero? Based on a popular Chinese folk tale, this world premiere opera explores the differences between wisdom and knowledge when a young wife must rescue ...

7:00 PM

Fitzgerald's

Sailors abandoned in a storm, austerity measures, generals executed, protests and riots, a Spartan army ravaging the countryside, Apollo selling temples to the highest bidder, Greek debt worth 159 percent ...

7:30 PM

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market

Caridad Svich's new play, The Way of the Water, marks the two-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill with multiple readings across the United States and abroad ...

7:30 PM

Morris Cultural Arts Center at Houston Baptist University

This Trio Oriens concert will open with Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major "Archduke." Two musicians from the Houston Symphony, violinist Rodica Gonzalez and violist ...

Tuesday May 01, 2012
8:00 AM

The Woodlands Country Club

The annual PGA Champions Tour event will be held from April 30 to May 6. Brad Faxon returns to defend his title and will join two-time champion Bernhard Langer, John ...

11:00 AM

Can a woman be a hero? Based on a popular Chinese folk tale, this world premiere opera explores the differences between wisdom and knowledge when a young wife must rescue ...

12:15 PM

The Methodist Hospital

The Houston Grand Opera Studio is one of the most respected young artist programs in the country. Each year after a nationwide search, a hand-selected group of talented singers are ...

4:00 PM

The Methodist Hospital

Featuring students of piano professor Tali Morgulis, advanced emerging musicians will hone their craft performing for audiences at Methodist. During the class, students will receive instruction by Morgulis, who will ...

5:00 PM

River Oaks Bookstore

Join Arabella Bowen, executive editorial director of Fodor's Travel, and Amanda D'Acierno, publisher of Fodor's Travel, in conversation about summer travel tips. A reception follows with wine ...

6:30 PM

Recipe House

Enjoy a special and intimate evening with El Meson's very own chef Peter Garcia. The evening includes a seated three-course dinner with wine pairings.

7:00 PM

Khon's Bar

Sailors abandoned in a storm, austerity measures, generals executed, protests and riots, a Spartan army ravaging the countryside, Apollo selling temples to the highest bidder, Greek debt worth 159 percent ...

7:30 PM

La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of George (George Hamilton), the owner of a glitzy nightclub in Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin (Christopher Sieber), who moonlights as the glamorous ...

7:30 PM

It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed ...

Wednesday May 02, 2012
8:00 AM

The Woodlands Country Club

The annual PGA Champions Tour event will be held from April 30 to May 6. Brad Faxon returns to defend his title and will join two-time champion Bernhard Langer, John ...

10:30 AM

Cinderella is the classic story of a beautiful girl, her evil stepmother and stepsisters, and the fairy godmother who helps her meet the prince of her dreams. Enchanting and stimulating ...

11:00 AM

Can a woman be a hero? Based on a popular Chinese folk tale, this world premiere opera explores the differences between wisdom and knowledge when a young wife must rescue ...

12:00 PM

These lunchtime concerts are co-sponsored by KTSU-FM and will feature burgers along with live Houston blues music. March 21 - DelGrosso/Del Toro Richardson Band March 28 - Kristine Mills April 4 ...

12:00 PM

Da Camera of Houston's free lunchtime performance series, A Little Day Music, concludes with a chamber music concert featuring clarinetist Richie Hawley and pianist Timothy Hester. Professor of clarinet ...

12:00 PM

Come learn the art of Preksha Meditation from Jain Nuns Samani Parimal Pragya and Samani Amit Pragya of Jain Vishwa Bharati (JVB) Houston. The session will include brief introduction about ...

5:00 PM

Becker's Books

Do you love a good Zombie thriller? Head to Becker's Books and meet Jon Pyndus, author of the book Once Upon a Time in High School. The tale is ...

6:00 PM

The midpoint party serves to motivate and encourage The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2012 Man & Woman of the Year Candidates halfway through the 10-week campaign. These candidates are young, successful ...

6:00 PM

Aurora hosts a video salon during happy hour for a talk with Museum of Fine Arts, Houston curator Marian Luntz on the topic of Robert Frank. The video salon series ...

6:00 PM

Fresh Arts

Fresh Arts executive director Jenni Rebecca Stephenson will offer a roadmap on identifying resources and funding strategies artists and non-501c3 arts groups can utilize to support their professional growth. This ...

6:30 PM

Honoring Houston's most stylish mothers and daughters of 2012, this Recipe for Success event partners with the nonprofit's favorite retailers for a fashionable gathering that welcomes summer styles ...

7:30 PM

Starring Sally Edmundson and James Belcher, climb aboard this sensitive, funny and touching look at middle-aged love. The story unfolds with two strangers on a train: He's a famous ...

7:30 PM

This story of regal cousins, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I, rivals for the crown and the same nobleman's love, delivers fascinating historical drama. Elizabeth has imprisoned Mary ...

7:30 PM

It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed ...

7:30 PM

This historical thriller is the true story of a modern man for all seasons: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theologian who defied the Nazis and ultimately led an assassination attempt against Hitler ...

7:30 PM

La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of George (George Hamilton), the owner of a glitzy nightclub in Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin (Christopher Sieber), who moonlights as the glamorous ...

Thursday May 03, 2012
8:00 AM

The Woodlands Country Club

The annual PGA Champions Tour event will be held from April 30 to May 6. Brad Faxon returns to defend his title and will join two-time champion Bernhard Langer, John ...

10:30 AM

Cinderella is the classic story of a beautiful girl, her evil stepmother and stepsisters, and the fairy godmother who helps her meet the prince of her dreams. Enchanting and stimulating ...

11:00 AM

Can a woman be a hero? Based on a popular Chinese folk tale, this world premiere opera explores the differences between wisdom and knowledge when a young wife must rescue ...

11:30 AM

Wildcat Golf Club

The 2012 Golf Challenge for Children is a fun-filled golf tournament that includes a four-person scramble, lunch, silent auction and an awards dinner. All the proceeds benefit Texas Center for ...

5:00 PM

3600 and 3700 blocks of Main at Alabama

Guests will enjoy live entertainment, art cars and complimentary cold craft beer provided by Real Ale Brewing Company. All the stores in the 3600-3700 block of Main at Alabama will ...

5:00 PM
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Led by instructor Henderson Smith, the classes will be held on the Chapel grounds near the reflecting pool and Barnett Newman's sculpture Broken Obelisk. The classes will be suitable ...

5:00 PM

Raise a glass to the arts at Spacetaker's Cultured Cocktails. This weekly happy hour allows guests to get up close and personal with members of the arts and creative ...

5:30 PM

Spend an evening at one of Houston's most treasured estates, Rienzi, and enjoy a Twilight Tour of the home's remarkable collection of European decorative arts and gardens. Mix ...

6:00 PM

"Dinosaur Disco" at the Zoo opens the doors to the new Dinosaur exhibit before it opens to the general public. Hosted by Flock, Houston Zoo's young professional supporters group ...

6:30 PM

At the Kemah Boardwalk's 14th annual Rock the Dock summer-long concert series, music lovers will enjoy beats from local and regional bands beginning in May and continuing each Thursday ...

6:30 PM

Rock out at these family-friendly concerts showcasing music of Texas and the Gulf Coast. Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are welcome. Food, beer and wine are available for purchase. No ...

6:30 PM

Friends of DePelchin, the young professionals group that supports DePelchin Children's Center, hosts its annual Cinco de Mayo fundraiser at Brixx. The event will feature complimentary drinks, fajitas and ...

6:30 PM

Messina Hof Winery & Resort

Novice cooks and expert chefs alike will learn an array of useful tips, tricks, recipes and techniques sure to come in handy for any group gathering. All guests will receive ...

6:30 PM

Christian's Tailgate - Heights

Bingo and Cinco de Mayo festivities commingle in this fun get together. Grab your favorite colored daubers (also available at the event) and head to Christian's Tailgate in the ...

6:30 PM

The fourth annual Tapestry Gala celebrates Houston's great diversity in cultures, ethnicities and faith traditions. The event benefits Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston.

6:30 PM

This 60-minute documentary film portrays the vibrant and creative life of the Jewish community of Vilna between the two world wars. The city of Vilna was a cultural capital of ...

6:30 PM

One of the funkiest, finest and hardest working Latin orchestras in the United States, this Austin-based, Grammy-winning band is acclaimed for their energetic live shows of cumbia, salsa, funk, reggae ...

7:00 PM

During this intimate concert, renowned vocalist Dana Gillespie will interweave stories about her relationship with spiritual teacher Sathya Sai Baba into interpretations of traditional Indian devotional songs, accompanied by a ...

7:00 PM

The Brilliant Lecture Series hosts Academy Award winning actor and international humanitarian George Clooney. This appearance will be the first time he has spoken in this format in North America ...

7:30 PM

Bruce Conner first made his name as an assemblage artist in the San Francisco Beat scene. By the late 1950s he had turned to a mode of found footage filmmaking ...

7:30 PM

Starring Sally Edmundson and James Belcher, climb aboard this sensitive, funny and touching look at middle-aged love. The story unfolds with two strangers on a train: He's a famous ...

7:30 PM

This stellar season closes with the world premiere of Walsh's dance theater work about the life of Camille Claudel, an artist of exceptional and unusual talent who influenced the ...

7:30 PM

La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of George (George Hamilton), the owner of a glitzy nightclub in Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin (Christopher Sieber), who moonlights as the glamorous ...

7:30 PM

Texas Repertory Theatre

Yasmina Reza explores art as well as the true nature of friendship in her Tony Award-winning play. After paying a quarter of a million dollars for a painting, Serge finds ...

7:30 PM

This historical thriller is the true story of a modern man for all seasons: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theologian who defied the Nazis and ultimately led an assassination attempt against Hitler ...

7:30 PM

It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed ...

7:30 PM

Country Playhouse

Director Amelia Rico Ornelas updates Woody Allen's farce to today's Communist China, echoing international headlines. When a New York tourist family flees into the American Embassy, accused as ...

7:30 PM

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market

Main Street Theater collaborates with international partner Prague Shakespeare Festival to present Richard III. Guy Roberts, recently seen at Main Street Theater as Michael Bakunin in The Coast of Utopia ...

8:00 PM

For his entire life, Shostakovich struggled with various political regimes, falling in and out of favor many times. In the Anti-Formalist Rayok, hear Shostakovich railing against his oppressors with biting ...

8:30 PM

The French music group Gipsy Kings bring Rumba Catalana and flamenco with a pop twist.

10:00 PM

This American Idol-type vocal contest, sponsored by Pride Houston, begins with 11 singers including: Marcus Alvarez, Shawn Anderson, Gilbert Garza, Victoria Bryan, Daniel Edwards, Dominic Di Felice, Joey Rickman ...

Friday May 04, 2012
8:00 AM

The Woodlands Country Club

The annual PGA Champions Tour event will be held from April 30 to May 6. Brad Faxon returns to defend his title and will join two-time champion Bernhard Langer, John ...

10:30 AM

Cinderella is the classic story of a beautiful girl, her evil stepmother and stepsisters, and the fairy godmother who helps her meet the prince of her dreams. Enchanting and stimulating ...

11:00 AM

Can a woman be a hero? Based on a popular Chinese folk tale, this world premiere opera explores the differences between wisdom and knowledge when a young wife must rescue ...

12:00 PM

Southern Living Showcase Home

Southern hospitality comes home to Houston when Stone Acorn Builders debuts the city's first Southern Living Showcase Home for three weekends. Located at 5307 Aspen in Bellaire, the 4 ...

1:30 PM

The May and June 2012 Friday and Saturday Afternoon Lectures provide a fresh take on the Old Masters at the MFAH. A reception to meet the speaker follows each program ...

5:00 PM

Inner Engineering is a technology for well being derived from the ancient science of yoga. An authentic program for self-empowerment and personal growth, the course opens up the possibility for ...

5:30 PM

Rewind to 1986: With wildly creative art cars and the crazy antics of the Urban Animals roller skating gang, this exhibition relives the inspiration for Houston's first art car ...

5:30 PM

Houston Center for Photography will open four exhibitions: Senior Dogs Across America by Nancy LeVine, Elderly Animals by Isa Leshko, When You're Out There by David Politzer and Collaborations ...

6:00 PM

BlackFinn American Grille

Join the ladies of Women of Wardrobe, aka WOW, and bring a pair of gently used, professional shoes to be donated to Dress for Success Houston. Donors will be entered ...

6:00 PM

At this 1980s-themed art party, guests will boogie along to favorite big hair tunes while enjoying treats by Butter & Co. and beverages from Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Tito's Handmade ...

6:45 PM

Stick 'Em Up! is a gritty Houston-made documentary exploring the subculture of wheat pasting, an inner-city art that is as provocative as it is misunderstood. Filmmakers Alex Luster, Tony Reyes ...

7:00 PM

Chico is a young piano player with big dreams living in 1948 Cuba. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase ...

7:00 PM

Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church

University of North Carolina professor Charlie Tuggle's documentary, Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, follows the wrenching story of women looking for their lost grandchildren, stolen, they believe, during ...

7:30 PM

Christ the King Lutheran Church

Trio Settecento is made up of rising star violinist Rachel Barton Pine, acclaimed cellist John Mark Rozendaal and harpsichordist David Schrader. The energetic ensemble will perform a spirited program of ...

7:30 PM

This story of regal cousins, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I, rivals for the crown and the same nobleman's love, delivers fascinating historical drama. Elizabeth has imprisoned Mary ...

7:30 PM

This stellar season closes with the world premiere of Walsh's dance theater work about the life of Camille Claudel, an artist of exceptional and unusual talent who influenced the ...

8:00 PM

Starring Sally Edmundson and James Belcher, climb aboard this sensitive, funny and touching look at middle-aged love. The story unfolds with two strangers on a train: He's a famous ...

8:00 PM

Spring Street Studios

Art is a sardonic, witty comedy by award-winning French playwright Yasmina Reza (God of Carnage at the Alley Theatre last year). The story unfolds with three men — Serge, the modernist ...

8:00 PM

This historical thriller is the true story of a modern man for all seasons: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theologian who defied the Nazis and ultimately led an assassination attempt against Hitler ...

8:00 PM

Country Playhouse

Director Amelia Rico Ornelas updates Woody Allen's farce to today's Communist China, echoing international headlines. When a New York tourist family flees into the American Embassy, accused as ...

8:00 PM

For his entire life, Shostakovich struggled with various political regimes, falling in and out of favor many times. In the Anti-Formalist Rayok, hear Shostakovich railing against his oppressors with biting ...

8:00 PM

It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed ...

8:00 PM

La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of George (George Hamilton), the owner of a glitzy nightclub in Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin (Christopher Sieber), who moonlights as the glamorous ...

8:00 PM

Puffabellys Restaurant

Murder on the Oriental Rug is a spoof of a work by famed crime-novelist Agatha Christie. The play-within-a-play features eccentric characters including an alcoholic Shakespearean actor, a washed-up child star ...

8:00 PM

The sound of Quetzal is as rich and complex as its plural-ethnic barrio experience. The band's combination of community activism and creative compositions has allowed it to travel the ...

8:00 PM

Travelsty showcases songs and sketches about America's favorite travel destinations combined with the joys and difficulties in reaching them. Songs included in this music and comedy trek are "Georgia ...

8:00 PM

War'Hous Visual Studios

Dandee Warhol has been cooking up an event that will give a new perspective to the Star Wars growing cult. The event opens on Star Wars Day, which has been ...

8:00 PM

Texas Repertory Theatre

Yasmina Reza explores art as well as the true nature of friendship in her Tony Award-winning play. After paying a quarter of a million dollars for a painting, Serge finds ...

8:00 PM

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market

Main Street Theater collaborates with international partner Prague Shakespeare Festival to present Richard III. Guy Roberts, recently seen at Main Street Theater as Michael Bakunin in The Coast of Utopia ...

8:00 PM

Classic silent films get a new twist thanks to Texas' indie classical musicians. March 23 - Martyrs of the Alamo Austin's Invincible Czars perform its original score to D.W ...

8:00 PM

Barnevelder Theater

A treat for the eyes and the ears, Psophonia Dance Company gets scrumptious in their latest production, Delicious. Tapping into the child within, Delicious unfolds a colorful world of play ...

9:00 PM

Stick 'Em Up! is a gritty Houston-made documentary exploring the subculture of wheat pasting, an inner-city art that is as provocative as it is misunderstood. Filmmakers Alex Luster, Tony Reyes ...

10:00 PM

Barnevelder Theater

A treat for the eyes and the ears, Psophonia Dance Company gets scrumptious in their latest production, Delicious. Tapping into the child within, Delicious unfolds a colorful world of play ...

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