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UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – FEB.
28 – MARCH 13, 2005
MONDAY, Feb. 28
Art Gallery
On display in the Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture building
is “Doug Michels: Beyond the Ant Farm. This exhibit features
work from the innovative late artist/architect and former UH adjunct
professor’s work. Works will be on display through Mar.
6. Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Gerald D. Hines
School of Architecture, Entrance 1 off Calhoun. Free. 713-743-2400,
http://www.arch.uh.edu.
Blaffer Gallery
Panel discussion featuring Chip Lord from the University of California,
Santa Cruz; Joe Mashburn, dean, UH; artist Curtis Schreier and
Bruce Webb, architecture professor, UH, who will speak on “Doug
Michels: Beyond the Ant Farm currently on display at the UH College
of Architecture. Reception follows the discussion. 6 p.m., Feb.
28. Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture, Entrance 1 off Calhoun.
Free. 713-743-2400, http://www.arch.uh.edu.
Reading Series: Paul Muldoon and
Eavan Boland
The Margarett Root Brown Houston Reading Series, co-sponsored
by Inprint and the University of Houston, continues its 24th season
with readings from two great Irish poets, Pulitzer Prize winning
Paul Muldoon and Eavan Boland. 7:30 p.m., Feb. 28. Alley Theatre,
615 Texas Ave. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Free for students and seniors.
$5 general admission. Tickets available only at the door on the
night of the reading. 713-521-2026 or www.inprint-inc.org.
Concert: “Blurred: genre–crossing
music”
AURA: Contemporary Music Ensemble presents “Blurred: genre-crossing
music.” Under the direction of Rob Smith, they will perform
works by Ryan, Kramer, Steinberg and Levine. 7:30 p.m., Feb. 28.
Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Reserved seating.
Tickets, $10; $5 students and seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
TUESDAY, Mar. 1
Blaffer Gallery
Blaffer Gallery’s latest exhibits are Jane and Louise Wilson:
Erewhon, Ant Farm 1968-78 and J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles.
Erewhon consists of a five-screen video installation and related
photographic works exploring the psychological dynamic of architecture.
Ant Farm 1968-78 includes blue prints, publications, documents,
drawings, collages, photographs, architectural models and documentary
video clips of the exhibit. J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles,
consists of 40 photographs of hairstyles from Ovibiomu-Emai, Nigeria,
worn at celebrations, festivals and marriages. Exhibits run through
March 5. Erewhon, First Floor Galleries, Ant Farm 1968-78, Second
Floor Galleries. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, Entrance
16 off Cullen Blvd. Free. Gallery hours, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday,
1 - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday. 713-743-9528. http://www.hfac.uh.edu/blaffer.
Film Series: Boesman & Lena
The UH Department of Modern and Classical Languages Spring Film
series continues with the South African film, “Boesman &
Lena.” 2:30 p.m., Mar. 1. World Cultures and Literatures
Seminar Room, 444 Agnes Arnold Hall, Entrance 14 off Cullen. 713-743-0900.
langlab@mail.uh.edu.
International Dinner Series: Scandinavia
The Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and
Barron’s Restaurant present the Spring 2005 International
Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines
from around the world every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through
April 28 with Scandinavian cuisine featured this week. 5 - 7:30
p.m., Mar. 1, 2, 3. Barron’s Restaurant. Entrance 1 off
Calhoun. For reservations and information, 713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.
A.I. Lack Music Master Series –
Guest Master Class
Violin and Chamber Guest Master Classes with James Oliver Buswell,
III. 7 p.m., Mar. 1, 2. Dudley Recital Hall, Fine Arts Bldg.,
Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Concert
Moores School of Music University Men’s and Women’s
Choruses perform selections by Faure’ and Byron J. Smith.
7:30 p.m., Mar. 1. Organ Recital Hall, Moores Opera House, Entrance
16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 General Admission; $5 Students/seniors.
713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Faculty Recital
The Moores Brass Quintet performs selections by Bach, Mendelssohn,
Arnold and Mathias. 7:30 p.m., Mar. 1. Moores Opera House, Entrance
16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 general admission, $5 students/seniors,
713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
WEDNESDAY, Mar. 2
Blaffer Gallery: Brown Bag Lunch
Tour
Brown Bag Lunch Tour of featured exhibit, “Ant Farm 1968-78”
with UH Professor Garth Jowett. Bring your lunch, drinks will
be provided, and enjoy lively discussion of Blaffer Gallery’s
works of art. Noon, Mar. 1, Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building.
Entrance 16 off Cullen. Free. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org
Concert
Moores School of Music Concert Band, Symphonic Winds and Symphonic
Band perform works by Husa, Strauss, Alford and Shafer. 7:30 p.m.,
Mar. 1. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 General
Admission; $5 Students/seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
FRIDAY, Mar. 4
Conference: Creating Competitive
Wholesale Energy Markets
The UH Law Center presents Creating Competitive Wholesale Energy
Markets – a discussion addressing how energy regulators
have shifted focus from market design to market monitoring. Registration
and continental breakfast: 8 – 8:30 a.m., Conference: 8:30
a.m. – 4:30 p.m. University of Houston Conrad Hilton Hotel,
Entrance 1 off Calhoun. $150, general admission; $99 to government
or non-profit organizations; Free to students. R.S.V.P. to 713-743-2201
or Briefcase@uh.edu.
Theater: ‘The Kingdom of
Earth’
UH School of Theatre students perform Tenessee Williams’
“The Kingdom of Earth.” 8 p.m., Mar. 4, 5, 7, 8; 2
p.m., Mar. 6. Jose Quintero Lab Theatre, Wortham Theatre Bldg.,
Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-2929. www.uh.edu/theatre.
SATURDAY, Mar. 5
Concert
Moores School of Music Symphony Orchestra performs works by Lieuwen,
Corigliano and Schwantner. 7:30 p.m., Mar. 1. Moores Opera House,
Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $15 Reserved Seating; $10 Students/seniors.
713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
MONDAY, Mar. 7
Lecture
Sponsored by the UH College of Architecture, guest lecturer Louise
Harpman will speak on the “NYC and Austin, Texas Building.
6 p.m., Mar. 7. Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture, Entrance
1 off Calhoun. Free.
713-743-2400, http://www.arch.uh.edu.
Faculty Recital
The Moores School of Music faculty members perform selections
by Handel, Dvorak, Brahms and Stuessy. 7:30 p.m., Mar. 7. Moores
Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 general admission,
$5 students/seniors, 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
TUESDAY, Mar. 8
Film Series: Mapantsula
The UH Department of Modern and Classical Languages Spring Film
series continues with the South African film, “Mapantsula.”
2:30 p.m., Mar. 8. World Cultures and Literatures Seminar Room,
444 Agnes Arnold Hall, Entrance 14 off Cullen. 713-743-0900. langlab@mail.uh.edu.
Lecture
Sponsored by the UH College of Pharmacy and Sigma Xi, guest lecturer
Professor Dame Julia Polak will speak on the subject of stem cells
and regenerative medicine. 4:15 p.m., 5:15 Reception, Mar. 8.
130 Science and Research 2 Bldg., Entrance 14 off Cullen Blvd.,
Free. 713-743-2624.
International Dinner Series: Central
Europe
The Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and
Barron’s Restaurant present the Spring 2005 International
Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines
from around the world every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through
April 28th with Central Europe cuisine featured this week. 5 -
7:30 p.m., Mar. 8, 9, 10. Barron’s Restaurant. Entrance
1 off Calhoun. For reservations and information, 713-743-2555
or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.
Concert
The Honors College presents native Houstonian and guest pianist
Richard Dowling in concert as he performs selections by Rimsky-Korsakoff,
Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. 7:30 p.m., Mar. 8. 212 M.D. Anderson
Library, Entrance 1 off Calhoun. Free. 713-743-9025.
WEDNESDAY, Mar. 9
Concert
The Moores School of Music Concert Women’s Chorus Chamber
Ensemble and Concert Chorale selections by Schubert, Wilson and
Webber. 7:30 p.m., Mar. 9. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off
Cullen Blvd. $10 General Admission; $5 Students/seniors. 713-743-3313,
www.uh.edu/music.
THURSDAY, Mar. 10
“An Evening with Honorable
Sandra Day O’Connor”
The University of Houston Law Center’s Institute for Intellectual
Property and Information Law and the Federal Bar Association present
an evening with Sandra Day O’Connor. 6:30 p.m., Mar. 10.
Imperial Ball Room, Hyatt Regency Houston, 1200 Louisiana St.,
713-743-2200 to register.
FRIDAY, Mar. 11
Concert: Symphonic Wind Ensemble
and Symphonic Band
The Moores School of Music presents Wind Ensemble performing selections
by Goldsmith, Hindemith and Sousa. 7:30 p.m., Mar. 11. Moores
Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 General Admission,
$5 Students/seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
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