UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – JULY
26 – AUG. 8, 2004
MONDAY, July 26
Theater: “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
26, 27, 28, 29, 30; 1 p.m., July 30; 2 p.m. Aug. 1. Note: the
July 30 and Aug. 1 matinees will be shadowed for the hearing impaired
by Illuminations. 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 27
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.
WEDNESDAY, July 28
Blaffer Gallery Art Workshop
The last in a series of UH Summer Arts Workshops, geared to children
6-12. 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. – noon, July 28. $10. 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.
Blaffer Gallery: Brown Bag Lunch
Tour
Brown Bag Lunch Tour of featured artists from the current Houston
Area Exhibition. Brown Bag Lunch Tour, noon, July 28, Blaffer
Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building. Free. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org
FRIDAY, July 30
Theater: Houston Shakespeare Festival
– “Macbeth”
Director Rob Bundy brings Shakespeare’s tragedy to Houston
audiences for five performances. Cosponsored by the University
of Houston’s School of Theatre and the City of Houston,
The Houston Shakespeare Festival at Miller Outdoor Theatre is
in its 30th season. Houston Shakespeare Festival - “Macbeth,”
8:30 p.m. July 30, Aug. 5, 7, 11, 15. Miller Outdoor Theatre,
Hermann Park. Free, but tickets are required. Four tickets per
person available the day of each performance at the Miller box
office between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and one hour before curtain.
713-284-8352. http://www.class.uh.edu/theatre/hsf.htm.
SATURDAY, July 31
Theater: Houston Shakespeare Festival
– “The Taming of the Shrew”
Director Sidney Berger brings Shakespeare’s bawdy comedy
to Houston audiences for five performances. Cosponsored by the
University of Houston’s School of Theatre and the City of
Houston, The Houston Shakespeare Festival at Miller Outdoor Theatre
is in its 30th season. Houston Shakespeare Festival. “The
Tamping of the Shrew,” 8:30 p.m., July 30, Aug. 5, 7, 11,
15. Miller Outdoor Theatre, Hermann Park. Free, but tickets are
required. Four tickets per person available the day of each performance
at the Miller box office between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and one
hour before curtain. 713-284-8352. http://www.class.uh.edu/theatre/hsf.htm.
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