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Office of External Communications

Houston, TX 77204-5017 Fax: 713.743.8199

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2004

Contact: Joan Gallo
713.743.8158 (office)
jcgallo@central.uh.edu

UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – JULY 12 – 25, 2004

TUESDAY, July 13

Blaffer Gallery: 2004 Houston Area Exhibition
Fourteen Houston area artists were selected to display their works in various media including sculpture, video, photography, performance art and drawings on display through Aug. 29. 2004 Houston Area Exhibition. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building. 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. www.blaffergallery.org.

International Dinner Series: Mexico
The Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and Barron’s Restaurant present the Summer 2004 International Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines from around the world every Tuesday and Thursday through July 20 with “Mexico” scheduled today. Summer 2004 International Dinner Series, “Mexico,” 5 -7:30 p.m., July 13. Barron’s Restaurant. For reservations and information, 713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.

WEDNESDAY, July 14

Blaffer Gallery Art Workshop
The UH Summer Arts Workshop, geared to children 6-12, will be held three consecutive Wednesdays through July 28. The art-making workshops encourage children to think creatively and learn about original works of art in a variety of media. Summer Arts Workshop, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., July 14, 21 and 28. $10 per workshop. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building, 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
Registration form at http://www.hfac.uh.edu/blaffer/education/uhreach/downloads/summerarts.flyer.2004.pdf.

THURSDAY, July 15

International Dinner Series: Latin America
The Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and Barron’s Restaurant present the Summer 2004 International Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines from around the world every Tuesday and Thursday through July 20 with “Latin America” scheduled today. Summer 2004 International Dinner Series, “Latin America,” 5 -7:30 p.m., July 15. Barron’s Restaurant. For reservations and information, 713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.

FRIDAY, July 16

Theatre: “The New Adventures of Pinocchio”
The third presentation of the annual summer Children’s Theatre Festival presents “The New Adventures of Pinocchio.” Pulitzer Prize winning composer-lyricist Jerry Bock provides the score for this sequel of the wooden puppet magically turned human. “The New Adventures of Pinocchio,” 10:30 a.m., July 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30; 1 p.m., July 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30; 2 p.m. July 18, Aug. 1. Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre. Entrance 16 (off Cullen Boulevard). Adults, $7; Children 14 and under, $6. 713-743-2929. http://www.class.uh.edu/theatre/Performance/ctf.htm

TUESDAY, July 20

International Dinner Series: Back to the United States
The Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and Barron’s Restaurant concludes its Summer 2004 International Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines from around the world with “Back to the United States” scheduled today. Summer 2004 International Dinner Series, “Back to the United States,” 5 -7:30 p.m., July 20. Barron’s Restaurant. For reservations and information, 713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.

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