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UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – JAN.
26 – FEB. 8, 2004
MONDAY, Jan. 26
Yusef Komunyakaa and Kevin Young
Readings
The Margarett Root Brown Houston Reading Series, co-sponsored
by Inprint and the University of Houston, begins 2004 with two
exceptional authors, Yusef Komunyakaa and Kevin Young. Komunyakaa
is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of poetry and Young is currently
the Ruth Lilly Professor of Poetry at Indiana University. Yusef
Komunyakaa and Kevin Young Readings, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 26. Alley
Theatre, 615 Texas Ave. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Free for students
and seniors. $5 general admission. Tickets available only at the
door on the night of the reading. 713-521-2026 or www.inprint-inc.org.
TUESDAY, Jan. 27
Blaffer Gallery: “Trespassing:
Houses x Artists”
“Trespassing: Houses x Artists” features designs of
houses imagined by nine contemporary artists in collaboration
with New York-based architecture firm, OpenOffice. The artists
were free to rethink the house as a spatial and social entity
and the projects are presented through a variety of strategies
including models, sketches, digital media and/or full-scale realization.
“Trespassing: Houses x Artists.” Exhibit runs through
Mar. 14. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building. First Floor.
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday - Friday; 1-5 p.m., Saturday
and Sunday. Closed Monday. Free. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
Blaffer Gallery: “Fraser
Stables: Solo Shoot”
“Fraser Stables: Solo Shoot” features single audio
dialogue synchronized with two different video projections reciting
the same story but at different moments in the narrative forcing
the viewer to piece together the narrative on his/her own. “Fraser
Stables: Solo Shoot.” Exhibit runs through Mar. 14. Blaffer
Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building. Second Floor. Gallery Hours:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday - Friday; 1-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
Closed Monday. Free. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
Blaffer Gallery: “Inset”
“Inset” is the fifth in the museum’s Special
Projects series organized by Atopia Projects. Works commissioned
for this project respond to the challenge of engaging with or
intervening in existing institutional, social and cultural frameworks
and structures. “Inset.” Exhibit runs through Mar.
14. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building. Second Floor. Gallery
Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday - Friday; 1-5 p.m., Saturday
and Sunday. Closed Monday. Free. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28
Debate: “Considering God
in Government”
Looking at the issue of separation of church and state, the UH
Law Center will host “Considering God in Government.”
The debate will pit Kevin J. Hasson, president of the Becket Fund
for Religious Liberty, against the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive
director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
“Considering God in Government.” 1 p.m., Jan. 28.
Krost Hall Auditorium, UH Law Center, Entrance 19 off Calhoun
Rd. Parking in Lots 19B and 21A. 713-743-2201, briefcase@uh.edu.
FRIDAY, Jan. 30
Official Super Ball Party
Big Boi, of OutKast, George Clinton, Texan and Rockets cheerleaders
and local athletes headline at this celebration featuring food,
drink and dancing. Official Super Ball Party, 7p.m, Jan. 30. Hilton
UH Hotel Ballroom. Entrance 1. Tickets: $75, $200. Discount tickets
for UH faculty, staff and students available by calling 713-789-3367,
leave name, number and number of tickets needed. Public ticket
sales through Ticketmaster.com. http://www.eemap.com.
Concert
Big Boi, of OutKast to rock the house at UH’s Cullen Performance
Hall. Concert featuring Big Boi, 8 p. m., Jan. 30 and 31. Tickets:
$75, $100. Cullen Performance Hall. Entrance 1 off Calhoun. Ticket
sales through Ticketmaster.com. http://www.eemap.com.
SATURDAY, Jan. 31
The Best Darn Big Game Party Ever
More food, drink and dancing, with live performances by The Neutral
Sisters and The Warden. Big Boi, of OutKast, George Clinton, Texan
and Rockets cheerleaders and local athletes will also be on hand.
The Best Darn Big Game Party Ever, 8 p.m., Jan. 31. Hilton UH
Hotel Ballroom. Entrance 1. Tickets: $75, $200. Discount tickets
for UH faculty, staff and students available by calling 713-789-3367,
leave name, number and number of tickets needed. On sale through
Ticketmaster.com 713-789-3367. http://www.eemap.com.
Game Day Gridiron Celebrity Hoops
VI
Basketball game featuring performers and pro athletes, including
R. Kelly, B2K, Terrell Owens and Zina Garrison. Game Day Gridiron
Celebrity Hoops VI, 3 p.m., Jan. 31. Hofheinz Pavilion. Tickets:
$25, $45 and $150. 713.743.9444. http://www.gamedaycelebrityhoops.com/index.html.
MONDAY, Feb. 2
MSM Concert
Moores Brass Quintet will perform selections by Bach, Gregson,
Ewald and Hillendahl. Moores Brass Quintet. 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2.
Dudley Recital Hall, Fine Arts Bldg. $10 General admission, $5
Students/seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
THURSDAY, Feb. 5
Opera: La Finta Giardiniera
Mozart’s saga of a countess who goes undercover as a gardener
to win back the man she loves in this romantic comedy. Sung in
Italian with English surtitles. La Finta Giardiniera. 7:30 p.m.,
Feb. 5, 7 and 8. Edythe Bates Old/Moores Opera Center. Entrance
16 off Cullen Blvd. Reserved seating tickets $15; $10 students
and seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
FRIDAY, Feb. 6
Opera: Miss Havisham’s Fire
Jilted at the altar 50 years earlier, the mad Miss Havisham lives
in her attic wearing her rotting wedding dress, hoping for the
return of her groom. Based on Dickens’ “Great Expectations”
and sung in English with surtitles. Miss Havisham’s Fire.
7:30 p.m., Feb. 6, and 9; 2 p.m., Feb. 8. Edythe Bates Old/Moores
Opera Center. Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Reserved seating. Tickets
$15, $10 students and seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
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