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UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – MARCH
29 – APRIL 11, 2004
TUESDAY, March 30
2004 School of Art Masters Thesis
Exhibition
This exhibition represents painting, photography, graphics and
sculpture showcasing each student’s artist development through
the MFA program. "2004 Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition,"
through April 11. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, First
Floor. Free. Gallery hours, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1
p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday. 713-743-9528.
http://www.blaffergallery.org.
Blaffer Gallery Luncheon
Enjoy lunchtime conversation with Master of Fine Arts Thesis artists
Walt Bistline and Christopher Talbot to discuss their current
exhibits at Blaffer Gallery. "Artists Luncheon," Noon,
March 30. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, 713-743-9528.
http://www.blaffergallery.org.
Luncheon: “Solidarity”
Deacon Sam Dunning, Director of the Office of Justice and Peace
for the Diocese of Galveston/Houston will speak on “Solidarity”
and its connection to the global coffee crisis. “Solidarity.”
12 p.m., UH Catholic Newman Center, 4805 Calhoun Rd. Free. Lunch
provided. Please R.S.V.P. at 713-748-2529.
Screening: “Venus Beaute”
The UH Department of Modern and Classical Languages French Sections
Class presents “History of French Cinema: French Women Directors”
with a series of films held on the UH campus with today’s
movie, “Venus Beaute” a humorous jab at society’s
fixation with youth and beauty at the expense of everything else.
History of French Cinema: French Women Directors/“Venus
Beaute” 3 p.m., March 30. 322 Agnes Arnold Hall, Entrance
14 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-3007.
International Dinner Series: Cajun
Cuisine
The Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and
Barron’s Restaurant present the Spring 2004 International
Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines
from around the world every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through
April 29 with “Cajun Cuisine” scheduled this week.
Spring 2004 International Dinner Series, “Cajun Cuisine,”
5 -7:30 p.m., March 30, 31, April 1. Barron’s Restaurant.
For reservations and information, 713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.
WEDNESDAY, March 31
Blaffer Gallery Luncheon
Enjoy lunchtime conversation with Master of Fine Arts Thesis artists
Dhanrajie Rajoo, Teresa Trevino and Lotus Witt to discuss their
current exhibits at Blaffer Gallery. "Artists Luncheon,"
12 p.m., March 30. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, 713-743-9528.
http://www.blaffergallery.org.
Screening: “Marriage in
the Shadows”
This film series “Shadows and Sojourners: Images of Jews
and Antifascism in East German Film” is touted as the first
North American retrospective of East German films representing
German/Jewish relations, antifascism and the Holocaust. “Marriage
in the Shadows” is the first postwar German film to address
the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. Based on the true story
of an acclaimed German theater couple, Jewish actress Meta Baer
Gottschalk and her non-Jewish husband Joachim. “Marriage
in the Shadows.” 7:30 p.m., March 31. 150 Melcher Hall,
4800 Calhoun, Entrance 1. Free.
713-743-3007.
THURSDAY, April 1
Conference: “Latino Neighborhoods
in Transition”
The University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies
presents its annual conference on Hispanic issues. “Latino
Neighborhoods in Transition” focuses on the successes and
challenges of urban, social and educational development. Keynote
speaker is Rudy Acuna, professor of history at California State
University-Northridge. “Latino Neighborhoods in Transition.”
9 a.m. – 5 p.m., April 1 and 2. UH Hilton Hotel, 4800 Calhoun,
Entrance 1. Parking available in hotel underground garage. $4
parking fee otherwise event is free. 713-743-3136, 713-743-3133,
lcano@uh.edu, lceja@mail.uh.edu.
Blaffer Gallery Luncheon
Enjoy lunchtime conversation with Master of Fine Arts Thesis artists
Kara Czepiel, Joe Ives and Dandridge Reed to discuss their current
exhibits at Blaffer Gallery. "Artists Luncheon," 12
p.m., April 1. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, 713-743-9528.
http://www.blaffergallery.org.
Frontier Fiesta
Frontier Fiesta, UH’s historic festival, is back showcasing
the school and celebrating the city’s Western heritage.
Enjoy cultural and living historical exhibits, free concerts,
scholarship competition, a 35-team barbecue cook-off and more.
Once proclaimed by Life magazine as the “Greatest College
Show on Earth” this three-day event is an annual crowd-pleaser.
Frontier Fiesta. 5 p.m. – midnight; April 1; 5 p.m. –
1 a.m., April 2; noon – 1 a.m. April 3. Robertson Stadium
parking lot, Entrances 12 and 15. Admission is free; charges for
special events and food and drink. 713-743-5181 www.uh.edu/fiesta/.
FRIDAY, April 2
Opera: Der Freischutz
The Moores School of Music presents Der Freischutz featuring Carl
Maria Von Weber. Sung in German with English subtitles, this opera
ushered in the age of Romanticism with its blend of the natural
and supernatural. Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischutz. 7:30 p.m.
April 2, 3 and 5; 2 p.m., April 4. Edythe Bates Old/Moores Opera
House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Reserved seating. $15 general
admission, $10 students/seniors, 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Dinner: “Solidarity”
Deacon Sam Dunning, Director of the Office of Justice and Peace
for the Diocese of Galveston/Houston will speak on “Solidarity”
and its connection to the global coffee crisis. “Solidarity.”
6 p.m., UH Catholic Newman Center, 4805 Calhoun Rd. Free. Dinner
provided. Please R.S.V.P. at 713-748-2529.
TUESDAY, April 6
Blaffer Gallery Luncheon
Enjoy lunchtime conversation with Master of Fine Arts Thesis artists
Laurie Emery, Jason Neumann and Soody Sharifi to discuss their
current exhibits at Blaffer Gallery. "Artists Luncheon,"
12 p.m., April 6. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, 713-743-9528.
http://www.blaffergallery.org.
International Dinner Series: Southeast
Asia
The Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and
Barron’s Restaurant present the Spring 2004 International
Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines
from around the world every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through
April 29 with “Southeast Asia” scheduled this week.
Spring 2004 International Dinner Series, “Southeast Asia,”
5 -7:30 p.m., April 6, 7, 8. Barron’s Restaurant. For reservations
and information, 713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.
THURSDAY, April 8
Blaffer Gallery Luncheon
Enjoy lunchtime conversation with Master of Fine Arts Thesis artists
Denise Kroneman, Steve Neves and Joe Wooten to discuss their current
exhibits at Blaffer Gallery. "Artists Luncheon," 12
p.m., April 8. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, 713-743-9528.
http://www.blaffergallery.org.
FRIDAY, April 9
Theater: “I Hate Hamlet”
The ghost of famed Shakespearean star John Barrymore haunts a
young actor who had been offered the role of the melancholy Dane
- but he hates the part. What he wants is a hot television career
and the ghost engages him in verbal as well as physical dueling
while taking on the theater, women, art success and television.
“I Hate Hamlet” 8 p.m., April 9, 10, 16, 17; 2 p.m.,
18. Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd.
$11 general admission, $7 seniors, $5 students, 713-743-3313,
http://www.uh.edu/music.
SATURDAY, April 10
People’s Law School
The People’s Law School at the UH Center for Consumer Law
offers a free seminar answering questions about such subjects
as business law, consumer law, bankruptcy, health insurance law,
small claims court, how to deal with an attorney and a new course
on “Teen Rights.” Classes taught by local judges,
attorneys and professors. People’s Law School Seminar. 9
a.m. – noon, April 10. Krost Hall, UH Law Center. Free,
but you must register. For more information call 713-743-2168.
Register online at http://www.law.uh.edu/peopleslaw/homepage.html
For more information about UH visit the university’s ‘Newsroom’ at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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