UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – JULY
24 – AUGUST 6, 2006
TUESDAY, July 25
Blaffer Gallery – Urs Fisher’s
‘Mary Poppins’ and Tam Van Tran’s ‘Psychonaut’
Blaffer Gallery’s latest exhibitions feature Urs Fischer’s
“Mary Poppins” and Tam Van Tran’s “Psychonaut.”
Fischer’s drawings, collages, sculptures and installations
evoke an existence ruled by extremes: the banality and complexity
that is life. Van Tran’s art consists of punched, crunched,
stapled and woven paper brushed with chlorophyll and spirulina.
It is described as a meditation on the natural world with a psychological
twist. The exhibits run through Aug. 5. 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;
Closed Sunday and Monday. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
International Dinner Series: Cajun
The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
and Barron’s Restaurant present the Summer 2006 International
Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines
from around the world every Tuesday and Thursday through July
25 with Cajun cuisine featured tonight. 5 – 7:30 p.m., July
25. Barron’s Restaurant, Entrance 1 off Calhoun. $8 to $18
for a three-course meal. For reservations and information, call
713-743-2555 or visit www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.
WEDNESDAY, July 26
Blaffer Gallery Art Workshop
The final installment of the UH Summer Arts Workshop. Geared toward
children 6-12, this art-making workshop encourages children to
think creatively and learn about original works of art in a variety
of media. Summer Arts Workshop, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., July
26. $10. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, Entrance 16
off Cullen Blvd. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
Children’s Theatre Festival:
‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’
The School of Theatre presents the Brothers Grimm story of the
poor shoemaker with only enough leather for one more pair of shoes
and how he gets a little help from some special friends. 10:30
a.m., July 26, 27; Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre, Entrance 16
off Cullen Blvd. $9 adults, $8 children; group rates available.
713-743-2929. www.hfac.uh.edu/theatre/ctf/home.html
FRIDAY, July 28
Theater: Houston Shakespeare Festival
– ‘Titus Andronicus’
Director Carolyn Boone brings Shakespeare’s “Titus
Andronicus” to Houston audiences for five performances.
Co-sponsored by the University of Houston’s School of Theatre
and the City of Houston, The Houston Shakespeare Festival at Miller
Outdoor Theatre is in its 32nd season. 8:30 p.m. July 28, Aug.
3, 5, 9, 11. Miller Outdoor Theatre, 100 Concert Drive, Hermann
Park. Free, but tickets are required for covered seating. Four
tickets per person will be available the day of each performance
at the Miller box office between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and one
hour before curtain. 713-284-8352. www.class.uh.edu/theatre/performances.html
SATURDAY, July 29
Theater: Houston Shakespeare Festival
– ‘The Tempest’
Director Sidney Berger brings Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”
to Houston audiences for five performances. Co-sponsored by the
University of Houston’s School of Theatre and the City of
Houston, The Houston Shakespeare Festival at Miller Outdoor Theatre
is in its 32nd season. 8:30 p.m. July 29, Aug. 2, 4, 10, 12. Miller
Outdoor Theatre, 100 Concert Drive, Hermann Park. Free, but tickets
are required for covered seating. Four tickets per person available
the day of each performance at the Miller box office between 11:30
a.m. and 1 p.m. and one hour before curtain. 713-284-8352. www.class.uh.edu/theatre/performances.html
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