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46th Annual Scottish Show Features Song, Dance
St. Thomas’ Episcopal School invites people to a musical and dance performance featuring more than 300 bagpipers, drummers and dancers. The show, In Celtic Times, blends traditional Scottish favorites and contemporary pieces. Headlining the performance is the five-time juvenile world champion pipe and drum band of St. Thomas’ Episcopal School.
The 7:30 p.m. show on March [...]
Former Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby Speaking Next Week
4. March 2010
A veteran Texas politician who served in the state’s Number 2 position for nearly two decades will visit the University of Houston next week to offer an insider’s perspective on Texas politics.
Former Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby Jr. will talk Texas people and politics in his free presentation, “A Political Atlas of Texas,” at 1 p.m. [...]
Dem. Candidate For Governor Visiting Bellaire Rotarians
3. March 2010
Democratic candidate for Texas Governor Bill White will visit Bellaire in mid March to speak to rotary club members about jobs, energy and education.
White won the Democratic nomination for governor in yesterday’s primary election with 76 percent of the vote. During the upcoming presentation for the Bellaire/Southwest Houston Rotary Club, White plans to reflect on [...]
New Museum Exhibit Features Metal Sculpture
1. March 2010
Beginning March 7, 30 contemporary metal works will be on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal.
Organized by Cindi Strauss, MFAH curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design, the exhibition explores the varied ways that contemporary artists have manipulated metal to highlight the [...]
Community Dance Festival Scheduled At Bellaire H.S.
28. February 2010
Bellaire High School’s elite dance ensemble, eMOTION Dance Company, will host the 8th Annual Community Dance Concert next week.
The Sounds Of Emotion takes place on March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Bellaire High School auditorium. Tickets are $8 at the door.
The dance festival will include several community school dance teams: HSPVA, Lamar High School, [...]
Exhibit Of Work From Glassell Artists In Residence
27. February 2010
Artists and scholars from the Glassell School of Art will unveil a year’s worth of original art work at an opening reception scheduled for March 5.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Core program awards residencies to emerging visual artists and art scholars. Overseen by the Core Program’s associate director, Mary Leclère, the Core fellows annually [...]
“Dead Man Walking” Author Speaking On Death Penalty
25. February 2010
Sister Helen Prejean, a nationally recognized opponent of the death penalty who wrote “Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States,” will speak at the University of Houston-Downtown next week.
The book was nominated for a 1993 Pulitzer Prize and made the 1994 American Library Associates Notable Book List. The [...]
Bellaire Synagogue Hosting Rodeo-Themed Purim Celebrations
23. February 2010
Congregation Brith Shalom in Bellaire is inviting people to celebrate Purim with a masquerade ball, costume parade, reading and singing, and more.
Over next weekend, the synagogue will offer rodeo-themed events to celebrate the holiday. The festivities run Feb. 27 from 7:15 to 10 p.m., and Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. For more [...]
Oprah’s Personal Trainer Offering Healthy Living Tips
22. February 2010
Oprah’s personal trainer will be at the Kroger on Buffalo Speedway on Thursday to offer advice on diet, exercise, lifestyle and more.
Bob Greene is an author and the head of the Best Life Diet brand. He has penned several diet books and he runs TheBestLife.com. Greene is visiting the grocery store to sign his three [...]
Event Explores Tweeting From Space
22. February 2010
NASA astronaut Nicole Stott visits the Houston Zoo on Friday to discuss astronauts using the social media site Twitter to provide updates in space.
The event at the zoo’s Brown Education Center starts at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 and it will include presentations, a discussion, music and refreshments. Tickets cost $40, and proceeds benefit the [...]
Contemporary Photo Exhibit Opening Prior To FotoFest
19. February 2010
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on Feb. 21 is opening a photo exhibit called Ruptures and Continuities: Photography Made after 1960. The exhibit coincides with the citywide FotoFest 2010 Biennial.
The museum’s assistant photography curator, Yasufumi Nakamori, has selected some 200 works from the museum’s significant international collection to visualize key moments in the dynamic [...]
Cohen Hosting Forum On Higher Education Reform
19. February 2010
Bellaire’s state representative is hosting a forum on Feb. 25 to explore ideas for higher education reform. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Rice School, 7550 Seuss Dr.
According to a statement from Rep. Ellen Cohen’s office, Cohen was flooded with comments from constituents about reforming the state’s top 10 percent rule, [...]
Houston Ballet Opens La Baydere Next Week
18. February 2010
Next week the Houston Ballet presents the world premiere of La Bayadère, a historic classic set in royal India of the past. La Bayadère is a dramatic ballet of eternal love, mystery, fate, vengeance and justice intertwined to tell the story of Nikiya, a temple dancer, her lover Solor, and the vengeance that keeps them [...]
Continue reading...Nonprofit Theatre Continuing Play Despite Fire
17. February 2010
A Houston-area nonprofit theater suffered a bad blow in early February when a fire damaged its building, but the show must go on. The Masquerade Theatre plans to continue its production of Camelot, when opens Feb. 20 at the Hobby Center.
An electrical problem caused the theatre to catch fire on Feb. 4. No one was [...]
Firefighers Hosting Heart Attack Prevention Talk
16. February 2010
The Bellaire Fire Department is hosting a seminar on Thursday to teach residents how to recognize the symptoms of heart attacks and respond to them.
The seminar features Dr. Colin Barker, an interventional cardiologist at the University of Texas Medical School and the Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute. The lecture is Feb. 18 from 7 [...]
4. March 2010
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