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March 2001

Through March 3. A.D. Players spin the children's classic "Charlotte's Web" on the Rotunda Stage. Experience a barnyard miracle as Charlotte and her friends work together to save their friend Wilbur "he's some Pig"! 2710 W. Alabama. Tickets: 713.526.2721.

Through March 25. "A Brief History of Twine," featuring art by Donald Lipski, is on view at the University of Houston's Blaffer Gallery. Early in his career, Lipski received critical attention for his large scale installations made from small found and altered objects. Since then, he has continued to fabricate works that combine found materials in unlikely and ironic juxtapositions. Entrance 16 off Cullen Boulevard. Information: 713.743.9530.

Thursday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m. In Houston Early Music's Hispanic Heritage Series, listen to the magical sounds of Michael Craddock on vihuela (a forerunner of the guitar) and soprano Ana Isabel Azara, as they capture the romantic essence of Renaissance and Baroque Spain. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on 1001 Bissonnet. Tickets: 713.432.1744.

Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 4 at 4:00 p.m. Franz Anton Krager leads the Moores School Symphony Orchestra and Choruses in The Mystic Flame, a world premiere of UH professor Michael Horvit's Choral Symphony. The symphony chronicles the Jewish experience in the 20th century in three sections . . . The Golden Door, The Tired Sunset Glow, and The Morning Light. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Boulevard, University of Houston. Tickets: 713.743.3313.

Saturday, March 3 at 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., and Sunday March 4 at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Join KUHF as Houston Grand Opera previews The Coronation of Poppea. March 3 at 3:30 p.m.-Barnes & Noble: Woodlands; March 3 at 6:00 p.m.-Barnes & Noble: Champions; March 4 at 2:00 p.m.-Wherehouse Music: S. Shepherd; and March 4 at 4:00 p.m. - Barnes & Noble: Town and Country. All previews are free.

March 8 through April 12. Celeste Boursier-Mougenot's installation at the Rice University Art Gallery opens to the public. The installation tests the division and relation between sound and sight, chance and necessity, motion and stasis, and the everyday and technological. Rice University, 6100 Main Street. Admission is free.

Saturday, March 10 at 5:00 p.m. Enjoy performances of talented young musicians at the 17th Annual Entergy Young Texas Artists Music Competition. KUHF's Program Director Bob Stevenson interviews performers and hosts this concert of finalists. The program takes place in Crighton Theatre in Conroe. Information: 936.539.4110.

Saturday, March 10 at 8:00 p.m. In this evening of invention, prepare to be amazed by the acrobatics of dance group Pilobolus moving to the sound of The Klezmatics. Presented by the Society for Performing Arts in Jones Hall. Tickets: 713.227.4772.

Sunday, March 11 at 12:30 p.m. Visit the unique dwellings of The Flower Man, Pigdom, The Beer Can House, and Lagniappe during the first of the 2001 Eyeopeners Tours: Extraordinary Personal Obsessions: Houston's Incredible Folk Art Environments. The Orange Show, 2402 Munger. Reservations: 713.926.6368.

Sunday, March 11 at 4:00 p.m. Context presents its final program of the season, Brahms and His Friends, in a series celebrating composer Johannes Brahms. Listen to pieces composed by Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Robert Schumann, and Brahms himself, all on a restored Bosendorfer piano. Duncan Recital Hall, Rice University. Tickets: 713.665.2620.

Sundays, March 11, 18, and 25 at 6:00 p.m. Explore some of the core issues of poetry in The Houston Seminar's Exploring the Poetry of John Keats. Find out how Keats picked his subject matter, grew in technique, and employed his own poetic use of the English language. Location to be given to subscribers. Tickets: 713.666.9000.

Thursday, March 15 at 6:00 p.m. During this special Artful Thursday program focused on the exhibition Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, a Lucasfilm artist takes visitors on a journey behind-the-scenes of the Star Wars Trilogy. Free. 1001 Bissonnet. Information: 713.639.7300.

Thursday, March 15 at 8:00 p.m. Houston Friends of Music and the Shepherd School of Music present Trio Fontenay in a concert featuring Rachmaninoff's Trio Elegiaque in D minor and Beethoven's Archduke Trio. Stude Concert Hall, Rice University. Tickets: 713.348.5400.

Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Experience a fun-filled day full of activities specially designed with kids in mind at the BP Houston Children's Festival.

Saturday, March 17 at 8:00 p.m. Presented in collaboration with the Moores School of Music, enjoy the musical talents of Lalgudi Jayaraman, violin, and Zakir Hussain, tabla, during The Great Carnatic-Hindustani Musical Extravaganza. Entrance 16 off Cullen Boulevard, University of Houston. Tickets: 281.648.0422.

Sunday, March 18 at 1:00 p.m. Join Bayou Bend Collections and Gardens for an enlightening Family Day focused on nature, science and wildflowers. Make ropes, butter, wood puzzles and learn all about Texas wildflowers. The event is free, plus you'll have a chance to win great giveaways from KUHF and the MFAH. One Westcott off Memorial. Information: 713.639.7750.

Sunday, March 18 at 5:00. The Bach Society presents organist Jon Laukvik from Stuttgart, Germany during Organ Vespers at Christ the King Lutheran Church. 2353 Rice Boulevard. Free. Information: 713.523.2864.

Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. The second lecture of the 2001 Unique Lives & Experiences highlights Linda Ellerbee: One Lucky Duck. Ellerbee, a highly respected journalist and CEO of Lucky Duck Productions, talks about family life, friendship, getting fired, starting a company, discovering love, politics, feminism and breast cancer. Jones Hall. Tickets: 281.397.8124.

Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. Enjoy an evening of contemporary dance and compelling choreography at the ninth annual Dance Salad. Tickets: 713.227.2787.

Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. Diverseworks presents the Donna Uchizono Dance Company in a three-part performance that includes the hip-shaking short tahitian temper, the frenetic movement of State of Heads, and the premiere of Low. Diverseworks, 1117 East Freeway. Tickets: 713.335.3445.

Saturday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. Go behind the scenes with Roberto Minczuk at this month's "Coffee with the Conductor" event at Barnes & Noble. KUHF and the Houston Symphony offer an in-depth look at the world of classical music. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Westheimer at Voss. Information: 713.783.6106.

Saturday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. PSALM presents the debut of New Mexico's premier early music ensemble, Musica Antigua de Albuquerque. Using period instruments, this versatile group will perform vocal and instrumental music of the Baroque period. Tickets: 713.527.5277.

Wednesday, March 28 at 8:00 p.m. The National Symphony Orchestra of Spain makes its Houston debut with internationally distinguished conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, and the celebrated solo guitarist Pepe Romero. Details on page 31. Tickets: 713.227.4772.

If you have any questions about KUHF special events or outreach programs, please contact Betty Morgan.