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UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – MAY
2 – 15, 2005
MONDAY, May 2
Golf Tournament
The UH Alumni Association is sponsoring the 9th Annual Coach Bill
Yeoman Scholarship Golf Tournament at the Sugar Creek Country
Club including an Open Range and Putting Contest, silent auction,
dinner and awards. 10 a.m. Open Range & Putting Contest; Noon,
Shotgun start. Sugar Creek Country Club, 420 Sugar Creek Blvd.,
Sugar Land. $475, Foursome; $125, Individual; Senior (65+) and
Recent Grads, $100. 281-494-9135, 713-743-9550, snbatist@central.uh.edu
TUESDAY, May 3
Blaffer Gallery
Blaffer Gallery’s latest show, ‘Terry Allen: Dugout,’
an exhibition that covers drawings, painting and mixed-media sculpture
to live theater and music that draws on Allen’s West Texas
childhood. The exhibit runs through June 11. Blaffer Gallery,
120 Fine Arts Building, Entrance 1 off Cullen Blvd. Gallery hours,
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Closed Monday. Free. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
Blaffer Gallery
Blaffer Gallery’s latest show, ‘Alain Bublex: Plug-In
City,’ is an exhibition that features large-scale photographs
and new works created for Houston. The exhibit runs through June
11. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, Entrance 1 off Cullen
Blvd. Gallery hours, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday,
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday. Free. 713-743-9528.
www.blaffergallery.org.
WEDNESDAY, May 4
Anxiety Screenings
National Anxiety Screening Day is May 4 and the University of
Houston Psychology Research and Services Center will offer free
anonymous screenings throughout the day. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., May
4. UH Psychology Research and Services Center, Clinical Research
Services Bldg., Entrance 8 off Cullen Blvd at Wheeler. Free. 713-743-8609.
THURSDAY, May 5
MTV-U Campus Invasion
MTV-U’s Village All Day Campus Invasion will take place
at the UH Campus Recreation and Wellness Center with fun and free
swag promised to all and concludes with Muse and Razorlight in
concert at the Cullen Performance Hall. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., May
5. UH Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, 4500 University Drive,
Entrance 1 off Calhoun. Free. Concert, Doors open at 7 p.m., concert
at 8 p.m., Cullen Performance Hall, Entrance 1 off Calhoun. General
admission, $15; Students, $10. Tickets available through Ticketmaster.
713-629-3700.
Lecture
“La Voz Femenina,” Voices Breaking Boundaries' annual
team-up with Arte Público Press, features a reading by
Alicia Gaspar de Alba, author of a new mystery novel “Desert
Blood: The Juárez Murders.” A reception and book
signing will follow the lecture. 6 p.m., May 5. Brown Auditorium,
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St. Free. For more
information, Voices Breaking Boundaries at oskar@voicesbreakingboundaries.org
or 713-524-7821.
FRIDAY, May 6
Distinguished Lecture Program:
“E-Science in a Teraflop Workbench Concept”
Sponsored by the UH Computer Science Department, the Distinguished
Lecturers Program presents Dr. Michael Resch from Stuttgart, Germany
to address, “E-Science in a Teraflop Workbench Concept.”
11 a.m., May 6. Room 232, Hoffman Hall, Entrance 14 off Cullen
Blvd. Free. For information, 713-743-3337.
SATURDAY, May 7
Reading Series: Pat Mora and Ethriam
Cash Brammer
The Margarett Root Brown Houston Reading Series, co-sponsored
by Inprint and the University of Houston, continues its 24th season
with readings from Pinata Books authors Pat Mora and Ethriam Cash
Brammer and the Alley’s bilingual production of “John
and Juan” for their Cinco de Mayo Children’s Festival.
11 a.m., May 7. Arena Stage, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Ave., Free
for students and seniors. $5 general admission. Tickets available
only at the door on the day of the reading. 713-521-2026 or www.inprint-inc.org.
SUNDAY, May 15
Sacred Harp
Houston’s Scared Harp a capella singers gather monthly to
sing hymns, odes and anthems based on the mid-19th century book
“The Sacred Harp” by B.F. White. 3 – 5 p.m.,
May 15. A.D. Bruce Religion Center, Entrance 13 off Cullen Blvd.
Free. 713-910-7855, www.fasola.org.
Note: The University of Houston Commencement exercises are May
13-15. Summer classes begin May 31.
For more information about UH visit the university’s ‘Newsroom’ at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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