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UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – NOV.
15 - 28, 2004
MONDAY, Nov. 15
Concert
The Moores School of Music Concert Chorale, Concert Women’s
Chorus and the University Men’s and Women’s Choruses
perform selections by Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Verdi, Bernstein and
Brahms. 7:30 p.m., Nov. 15. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off
Cullen Blvd. $10 general admission, $5 students/seniors, 713-743-3313,
www.uh.edu/music.
TUESDAY, Nov. 16
Blaffer Gallery: Jessica Stockholder,
Kissing the Wall: Works, 1988-2003
Blaffer Gallery’s current exhibit is “Jessica Stockholder,
Kissing the Wall: Works, 1988-2003.” Stockholder's work
fuses found objects ranging from construction materials to furniture
and textiles to discarded household items, as well as more conventional
art making items, into works of art that blur the boundary between
painting and sculpture, object and environment, decorative beauty
and practical use. The exhibit runs through Nov. 21. Blaffer Gallery,
120 Fine Arts Building, Entrance 16 off Cullen. Free. Gallery
hours, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1- 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Closed Monday. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
Lecture: Are the Answers in the
Archives?
Sponsored by the University of Houston History Dept., this lecture
features Walter B. Hill, Senior Archivist and Subject Area Specialist
at the National Archives and Records Administration. Hill has
published articles in the area of archives and history with specific
focus on Afro-American life, history, and culture. 5 p.m., Room
628, Agnes Arnold Hall, 713-743-3083, ghorne@uh.edu.
Fall 2004 International Dinner
Series: Central America and Mexico
The Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and
Barron’s Restaurant present the Fall 2004 International
Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines
from around the world every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through
Dec. 2 with Central American and Mexican cuisine scheduled this
week. 5 -7:30 p.m., Nov. 16, 17, 180. Barron’s Restaurant.
For reservations and information, 713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17
Piano Master Class
The Moores School of Music presents a Piano Master Class featuring
M. D. Anderson Distinguished Professor of Piano, Horacio Gutierrez.
7 p.m., Nov. 17, 18. Dudley Recital Hall, Fine Arts Bldg., Entrance
16 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Jazz Concert
Director Noe Marmolejo teams with the Moores School of Music Jazz
Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble for an exciting evening of jazz music
with guest saxophonist, David Sanchez. 7:30 p.m., Nov. 17, Moores
Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Reserved seating. $10
general admission, $5 students/seniors 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
FRIDAY, Nov. 19
Law Conference: Hernandez v. Texas
at Fifty
The UH Law Center, Arte Publico Press and local law firms will
host a conference centering on the landmark case of Hernandez
v. Texas. James De Anda, one of the original attorneys in the
Hernandez case will give the keynote address.
Registration 8 a.m., Nov. 19, Hendricks Heritage Room, second
floor, UH Law Center, 713-743-2100 www.law.uh.edu/Hernandez50
Concert: Acteon
The Moores School of Music Collegium Musicum, Ars Lyrica Houston
and the University Dance Theatre Ensemble present Acteon, an opera-pastorale
by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and French Baroque cantatas by Monteclair
and Jacquet de la Guerre. Concert, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 19. Moores
Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 general admission,
$5 students/seniors 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Theater: Blithe Spirit
The University of Houston School of Theatre presents Noel Coward’s
delightfully funny play “Blithe Spirit,” about a ghost
who just happens to be the first wife of a remarried man. 8 p.m.,
Nov. 19, 20; 2 p. m., Nov. 21. Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre,
Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $15, $7 students/seniors. 713-743-3003.
http://www.hfac.uh.edu/theatre/.
SUNDAY, Nov. 21
Concert: Wind Ensemble
The Moores School of Music Wind Ensemble performs selections by
Torke, Margolis, Kennan and Bobelli. 3 p.m., Nov. 21, Moores Opera
House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
MONDAY, Nov. 22
Concert
AURA: Contemporary Music Ensemble under the direction of Rob Smith
present “New Voices.” 7:30 p.m., Nov. 22. Moores Opera
House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 general admission, $5
students/seniors, 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
TUESDAY, Nov. 23
Fall 2004 International Dinner
Series: Island Cuisine
The Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and
Barron’s Restaurant present the Fall 2004 International
Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines
from around the world every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through
Dec. 2 with Island cuisine scheduled tonight. 5 -7:30 p.m., Nov.
23. Barron’s Restaurant. For reservations and information,
713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.
Concert
The Moores School of Music presents the Symphonic Wind Ensemble
and Symphonic Band perform selections by Verdi and Dello Joio.
7:30 p.m., Nov. 23. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen
Blvd. Free. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
NOTE: The University of Houston student holiday is Nov. 24
– 27, and the university will be closed Nov. 25 – 27,
2004.
For more information about UH visit the university’s ‘Newsroom’ at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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