Houston Lifestyles & Homes November 2009
events in the houston area
friday sports forum, nov. 20
The Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Friday Sports Forum makes an exciting
move to The Houstonian Golf
& Country Club in Richmond, site of the LPGA Tour Championship on Friday, Nov. 20
from 7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
The change to a breakfast forum enables Memorial Hermann Sugar Land to capture
the thrill and energy of hosting a global professional sporting event in Fort
Bend County. The excitement starts with Friday Sports Forum attendees receiving
two weekly grounds passes to the LPGA Tour Championship, valued at $120. These
passes are good for admission every day of play, Nov. 18-22, and will be
available before the tournament begins.
As in previous Friday Sports Forums, Randy McIlovy, KPRC Local 2 sports
director, will emcee the interactive forum. This Friday Sports Forum promises
to be even more exciting with a surprise guest who will answer questions posed
by the audience.
LPGA tee times begin at 7:10 a.m. on this day of tournament play. Given the
intimate setting provided by The Houstonian Golf
& Country Club, attendees may catch a glimpse of one of the top LPGA players. At
the conclusion of the Friday Sports Forum, attendees will be encouraged to stay
and cheer on all the world-class athletes.
Doors open at 7 a.m. and breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m. The program starts
promptly at 8 a.m. Tickets are $125 per person and include breakfast, McIlovy
’s interactive forum, an official commemorative tournament poster, two weekly
grounds passes, a parking pass, and a goodie bag. Proceeds from this Friday
Sports Forum benefit Children
’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Logos Preparatory Academy.
theta charity antiques show, nov. 19-22
The 57th Annual Theta Charity Antiques Show will be held Nov. 19-22 at the
George R. Brown Convention Center.
For four days, shopping enthusiasts and antiques aficionados will be able to
peruse the best of antiques from fine art to furniture featuring over 50
premier antiques dealers from around the world.
Special events include a preview party on Wednesday from 7 p.m.-10 p.m.; Linda
Scherbert, features editor at
Veranda Magazine, will be the forum speaker on Thursday at 10 a.m.; HighTea will be served on
Thursday from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. in the Antique Show Tea Room to honor past Theta
Antique Show chairs and past Theta Alumnae presidents; Lori Williams, Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation will discuss
“Christmas at Williamsburg” on Friday at 10 a.m.; Appraisal Day will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m.-3
p.m.; and
“Antiques and the Modern Table” display by Interior Designer will be held Thursday-Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-7
p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
O Little Town of Bagels, Teacakes and Hamburger Buns, beginning nov. 20
A. D. Players will continue its Faith Series, presenting the second show in the
series,
O Little Town of Bagels, Teacakes and Hamburger Buns by Artistic Director Jeannette Clift George. Opening Nov. 20, this show is
filled with the abiding Christmas messages of hope and joy.
A hotel coffee shop and bakery plays host to a variety of characters, both new
and long-time regulars on Christmas Eve.
O Little Town of Bagels, Teacakes and Hamburger Buns will run through the end of the year. Showtimes are Wednesdays and Thursdays at
7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m.
with Saturday matinees at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 and Dec. 19.
Tickets are available online at www.adplayers.org, at the A. D. Players Box Office, 2710 W. Alabama, or by calling 713-526-2721.
beginning DEC 19
Allegro dance of houston presents
the nutcracker
Allegro Dance of Houston will perform a full-length version of The Nutcracker in December for the seventh consecutive year. “It is our hope to continue to expose the community to the beauty of dance for
many years to come,
” said director Glenda Brown. “It is so important to encourage young people in the arts as well as in sports.”
An outstanding production at an affordable price, The Nutcracker will be presented at Westside High School at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday
and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
“The costumes are beautiful, the props and scenery are lovely, and the audience
continues to grow each year. Dancers from the Houston Ballet are also featured.
They are absolutely wonderful,
” Brown said.
In conjunction with the ballet, Allegro is sponsoring a Toy Drive benefitting
patients at Texas Children
’s Hospital. There will be collection boxes at each performance for new toys.
Company dancers will deliver the toys while dressed in their Nutcracker
costumes.
Breakfast with the Sugar Plum Fairy will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 9:30
a.m. at Lakeside Country Club. The Sugar Plum Fairy and some of her friends
from the ballet interact with children attending the breakfast and perform
excerpts from the play.
For tickets to the ballet or the breakfast, call Allegro at 281-496-4670.
THROUGH DEC 24
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s Fall exhibitions
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s fall exhibitions include the “Texas Masters Series” featuring Rachelle Thiewes and “Celebrating Our Creative Spirit” featuring the Texas Federation of Fiber Artists. Thiewes is a jeweler, metal
artist and professor of metal arts at the University of Texas at El Paso.
At the exhibit by the Texas Federation of Fiber Artists, visitors can expect to
see a wide range of exceptional fiber art including quilts, embroidery,
collage, tapestry, sculpture and much more by fiber artists from across the
state. For more information, call 713-529-4848 or go to
www.crafthouston.org.
Sports Forum moves to The Houstonian Golf & Country Club in Richmond, the site of the LPGA Tour Championship, which
features Michelle Wie, one of the world
’s top 120 LPGA players.
Ronald McDonald House Charities Junior Clinic, nov. 21
Families are invited to attend the Ronald McDonald House Charities Junior Clinic
to be held at The Houstonian Golf
& Country Club driving range on Saturday, Nov. 21, starting at noon. Attendees will learn tips and tricks from LPGA teaching professionals and have
an opportunity to practice their putting and chipping. The clinic is open to
children aged 7-17 and is free of charge with tournament admission (which runs
Thursday, Nov.19, to Sunday, Nov. 22).
Registration forms are available by calling 832-532-4848 or by downloading the
form from the official LPGA Tour Championship Web site at
www.lpgatourchampionship.org.
uptown holiday lighting, nov. 26
The 24th Annual Uptown Holiday Lighting, presented by TXU Energy, benefitting
Sheltering Arms Senior Services and Be An Angel, will be held on Nov. 26 at 4
p.m. Fireworks begin at 7 p.m. at Uptown Houston - Post Oak Boulevard between
San Felipe and Westheimer.
This free event will feature holiday music from the Houston Concert Band and
Salvation Army Harbor Light Choir, and holiday characters and larger than life
Santa
’s reindeer. Prepare to join in on Houston’s largest sing-a-long, which welcomes Santa for a special appearance to
illuminate more than a half million lights on 80 trees and a fireworks finale.
For more information, call 713-621-2504.
miller outdoor theatre,
during november
Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park has many events planned during the month
of November including: Nov. 1, 8 p.m., Joan Osborne, the Holmes Brothers and
Paul Thorn; Nov. 3, 11 a.m., Young Audiences of Houston:
Pesos and Piñatas; Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Texas Music Festival featuring The Fabulous Thunderbirds
with The Gourds; Nov. 10, 11 a.m. Young Audiences of Houston:
Taking it to the Streets; Nov. 13, 7 p.m., Kid Pan Alley & Peter Pan-the 1924 silent film; Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., Billy Stritch and the UH Jazz
Orchestra; Nov. 17, 11 a.m., Around the World with Young Audiences of Houston:
Texas Alive with Music; Nov. 18, 8 p.m., ABBA Mania;
and Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m., Pablo Mayor and Folklore Urbano.
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