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Houston Lifestyles & Homes April 2009
candlelight dinner and auction, april 3
The annual Candlelight Dinner & Auction will kick off The Houston Heights Association’s Historic Houston Heights Spring Home & Garden Tour on April 3. The dinner will be held from 8 p.m. -11 p.m. at Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter Street. The dinner follows
a private tour of the homes.
Shuttle rides will be available to escort people along the tour and can be
boarded at the Heights Fire Station at Yale and 12th Street. Waiting passengers
can view the HHA
’s fourth annual Youth Art Show, where student work will be judged and recognized
by a panel of local artists.
Individual tickets are $100 and $1,000 for a reserved table of 10; seating is
limited and advanced purchase is required.
comedian craig ferguson performs, april 3
Famous comedian and host of CBS’ Late Late Show Craig Ferguson will Stand Up for Houston’s Children at a spectacular event on April 3 at the Verizon Theater that will
benefit Children At Risk
’s Center to End Trafficking and Exploitation of Children.
The evening is being chaired by Dr. Carolyn Farb, h.c. and will feature Craig
Ferguson
’s famous stand-up routine as well as a dinner catered by Tony’s and a brief live auction.
Ticket prices begin at $55, with many underwriting opportunities available. For
more information, call 713-869-7740 or e-mail
mdankner@childrenatrisk.org.
Country Playhouse presents little women: The musical, beginning april 3
Little Women: The Musical will take the stage on Fridays and Saturdays from April 3-18 at 8 p.m.; April 16
at 7:30 p.m.; and a matinee performance on April 12 at 2 p.m. at 12802
Queensbury Lane.
The musical is based on the literary classic by Louisa May Alcott. Little Women follows the saga of the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—as they grow up in Civil War America.
Individual adult tickets are $20; seniors (65+) and students, $17; and children
under 10 are $12. To purchase tickets, call 713-467-4497 or go to
ww.countryplayhouse.org.
houston fine mineral show, may 1-3
The inaugural Houston Fine Mineral Show will be held May 1-3 at the Embassy
Suites Hotel, 2911 Sage Road in the Galleria area.
This one-of-a-kind show features a spectacular array of natural, uncut,
semi-precious mineral pieces, like those displayed in museums all over the
world, including the
Houston Museum of Natural Science. Mineral dealers and procurers of unique
specimen crystals
—from the United States, Brazil, India, Germany, Australia, Czech Republic and
beyond
—will display and sell fine minerals throughout the weekend.
Established collectors, jewelers, interior designers and anyone fascinated by
the beauty of art created by nature will be amazed by the pieces on display and
for sale at this show.
Show hours on Friday and Saturday are 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on
Sunday. This event is free. For more information, go to
www.FineMineralShow.com.
Mixing it up: Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, may 1
Houston Metropolitan Dance Company presents Mixing It Up, an evening of jazz and
contemporary works, on May 1 at 8 p.m. in the Cullen Theater at the Wortham
Center.
Houston Met brings technical beauty and fluid movement to a diverse program
showcasing works by choreographers Nina Buisson, Joe Celej, Brock Clawson,
Peter Chu, Kiesha Lalama-White, Kiki Lucas, Patti Obey and John Stronks. The
performance includes five reprisals and the premiere of three new works.
Tickets for Mixing It Up are available for $10-$35 online at
www.houstonmetdance.org .
April 24-26
Orchids, Texas Style Show
Orchids, Texas Style Show will take place April 24-26 at the Hilton Houston
North, 12400 Greenspoint Drive.
The event, hosted by The Houston
Orchid Society, will have more than
25 vendors who will sell orchids and
orchid-related items.
Admittance to the show/sales is $5
and parking is free. Complete information
Barbara Bush Celebrates 20th
year of family literacy Foundation at a celebration of reading
Former First Lady Barbara Bush has worked tirelessly to promote family literacy
across our country for 20 years. Mrs. Bush believes that if every man, woman
and child could read, write and comprehend, we would be so much closer to
solving many of the problems facing our nation. That is why she became
committed to this issue and created the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family
Literacy in 1989.
The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher and reading is the child’s first subject. To break the intergenerational cycle of illiteracy, the
foundation supports the development of innovative family literacy programs
where parents and children can learn and read together.
Over the years, the foundation has awarded more than $31 million to support the
development and expansion of 704 family literacy programs in 50 states
including the District of Columbia.
Fifteen years ago Mrs. Bush launched her annual fundraiser, A Celebration of
Reading in Houston. This year
’s celebration will be held on Thursday, April 23, at the Hobby Center.
The following authors will read excerpts from their books: Ted Bell, a great
mystery writer and author of the Alex Hawke series including
Hawke, Assassin, Pirate and Spy; Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair who has penned Speaking for Myself; Christopher Buckley, a great humorist and author of Thank You for Smoking and No Way to Treat A First Lady, Sara Gruen a true wildlife adventurer and author of Water for Elephants; Jon Meacham, editor of Newsweek and author of Franklin and Winston and American Lion; and Julia Reed, a contributing editor at Vogue and Newsweek and a fascinating Southern writer with her novel The House on First Street.
“Thank you to the wonderful Houston community for supporting A Celebration of
Reading for 15 years. You are helping to build a brighter future for our city.
George and are so grateful for your commitment to literacy in Texas and across
the nation,
” said Barbara Bush. “Even though we have made great progress, much work still needs to be done to
bring literacy into every American home.
Target Free First Sunday, April 5
Target Free First Sunday will be held on April 5 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. at the
Museum of Fine Arts Houston in the Audrey Jones Beck and Caroline Wiess Law
buildings.
Celebrate the spirit of the Mexican nun Sor Juana, who championed freedom of
creative expression, especially for women, and honor the artistic achievements
of women in all cultures with heart-pumping, toe-tapping fun including
creative, interactive activities along with family flicks.
Admission is free. For more information, go to www.mfah.org.
river oaks chamber orchestra, April 7, 18
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra will host ROCOco. on April 7 at 5:30 p.m. at
The Tasting Room at Uptown Park. This event provides a luxurious evening of
music tastings that highlight individual ROCO musicians paired with fine wines
and specialty foods and bassoon music by ROCO principal bassoonist Kristin
Wolfe Jensen. Space for this event is limited and prior reservation is
required.
On April 18, ROCO will welcome conductor Alexander Platt and flute soloist
Christina Jennings for an evening that will include Haydn, Shostakovich and the
world-premiere of a ROCO-commissioned Flute Concerto by composer Carter Pann.
The acclaimed ROCOrooters childcare/music education program will run in tandem
with the concert.
2009 DANCE SALAD FESTIVAL, april 9-11
The next Dance Salad Festival performances are scheduled for April 9-11 at 7:30
p.m. at Wortham Center, Cullen Theater. Dance Salad Festival promises a
gathering of world-class performers. Among the dancers and artists confirmed
are: English National Ballet (London), England
’s foremost touring ballet company, will present David Dawson’s new version of A Million Kisses to My Skin; The Royal Swedish Ballet (Stockholm), presents Apartment, yet another outstanding choreography by Mats Ek, a piece in the repertoire of
both this home company and the touring group, Stockholm 59
°N; The Royal Danish Ballet (Copenhagen) makes a welcome appearance with their
U.S. premiere of
Lost on Slow; The Dresden SemperOper Ballet (Germany) will perform William Forsythe’s masterpiece, Steptext; Xing Liang, principal dancer and house choreographer of Hong Kong’s premiere dance troupe City Contemporary Dance Company, brings his own solo
performance,
Existence; and Company Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Toneelhuis (Antwerp, Belgium), will present
curated selections from his major choreographies,
Myth and Origine, with live music by members of Ensemble Micrologus, an Italian Medieval and
Renaissance instrumental and vocal group.
Galveston historic homes tour:
a celebration of rebirth, may 2-3, 9-10
The Galveston Historical Foundation’s 35th Annual Historic Homes Tour—celebrating the rebirth of historic Galveston is set for May 2-3 and May 9-10
from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tour homes date from 1860 to 1904, and all have survived at
least one calamity in their existence. Reconstruction is complete on some and
ongoing on others.
Advance tickets are $20 individual or $15 for groups of 20 or more. Tickets will
be $25 beginning May 2. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to
www.galvestonhistory.org.
