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UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – Feb.
6 – 19, 2006
MONDAY, Feb. 6
Exhibit: ‘Philip Johnson:
Four Photographers’
Noted photographers display works of Philip Johnson, known as
the architect of Houston. These innovative photographs show the
diversity of Johnson’s architectural works. The exhibit
will be on display through Mar. 24.
9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Gerald D. Hines
College of Architecture, Entrance 18 off Elgin. Free. 713-743-2400.
www.arch.uh.edu/home/index.html
Lecture: ‘Seven Weeks in
the Life of Shakespeare’
James Shapiro, professor of English and Comparative Literature
at Columbia University, will speak on “Seven Weeks in the
Life of Shakespeare.” 6 p.m., Feb. 6. Honors Commons, 212
M.D. Anderson Library. Entrance 1 off Calhoun. Free. 713-743-9010
TUESDAY, Feb. 7
Elizabeth D. Rockwell Ethics and
Leadership Lecture: David Gergen
The first Elizabeth D. Rockwell Ethics and Leadership Lecture
features David Gergen. Gergen has been an adviser to four presidents,
a television commentator, magazine editor and best-selling author.
He is currently editor-at-large at U.S. News & World Report
and director for the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University’s
John F. Kennedy School of Government. 7 p.m., Feb. 7. South Ballroom,
University of Houston Hilton Hotel. Entrance 1 off Calhoun. Free.
$7 hotel parking. 713-743-2255.
Inaugural Lecture
Geraldine Szott Moohr, holder of the Alumnae Law Center Professorship
in Law will present her inaugural lecture, “What the Martha
Stewart Case Tells Us About White Collar Criminal Law.”
Hosted by Andres Kurth LLP, the lecture will be held in the Kurth
law offices. 8 a.m., breakfast; 8:30 a.m., lecture. 42 Kurth Room,
42nd floor, Kurth Law Office, 600 Travis. Free. Register at 713-743-2201
or tpatterson@uh.edu.
Blaffer Gallery: ‘Girls’
Night Out’
Blaffer Gallery’s latest exhibition features international
and intergenerational photography from women artists to reflect
a new approach to issues of femininity and identity. The exhibit
runs through April 1. Blaffer Gallery, 120 Fine Arts Building.
Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Tuesday - Friday; 1 – 5 p.m., Saturday; closed Sunday and
Monday. Gallery admission is free.
713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
International Dinner Series: Greek
The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
and Barron’s Restaurant present the Spring 2006 International
Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines
from around the world every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through
April 27 with Greek cuisine featured this week. 5 – 7:30
p.m., Feb 7, 8, 9. Barron’s Restaurant. Entrance 1 off Calhoun.
For reservations and information, 713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.
Faculty Recital
The Moores School of Music presents a faculty recital featuring
Timothy Hester on piano performing works by Bloch, Previn and
Maroney. 7:30 p.m., Feb 7. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off
Cullen Blvd. $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors. 713-743-3313,
www.uh.edu/music.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8
TV Taping: ‘The After Party’
Take a tour of Houston’s PBS station, KUHT-TV, and then
attend the taping of the weekly show “The After Party”
with Ernie Manouse. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how television
shows are made and win door prizes. 1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 8.
KUHT-TV, 4343 Elgin. 713-748-8888, http://www.houstonpbs.org/.
THURSDAY, Feb. 9
Blaffer Gallery: ‘Feminists
Are Funny’
Sponsored by the University of Houston Women’s Studies program
and the Women’s Resource Center, Blaffer Gallery presents
“Feminists Are Funny” by the Guerrilla Girls on Tour
– an ensemble of amusing activists and performance artists.
7 p.m., Feb. 9. Dudley Recital Hall, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd.
Free. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10
Lecture: ‘Sandinistas, Miskito
Indians and the Contra War’
With over 100 trips to Nicaragua and Honduras between 1981 and
1989, longtime activist and professor of history, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
wrote about the plight of the Sandinistas and Miskito Indians
during the Contra War. Her lecture is titled “Sandinistas,
Miskito Indians and the Contra War: A Case Study in the History
of Nationalism, Indigenism and U.S. Imperialism in Latin America.”
1 p.m., Feb 10. Room 101, Social Work Bldg. Entrance 14 off Cullen
Blvd. Free. 713-743-3085.
Concert: Choral Artists
The Moores School of Music presents the Choral Artists performing
works by Mozart and Rachmaninov. 7:30 p.m., Feb 10. Moores Opera
House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 general admission, $5
students and seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
SUNDAY, Feb. 12
Faculty Recital: ‘Bach and
Brahms’
The Moores School of Music presents a faculty recital featuring
Nancy Weems on piano performing works by Bach, Howe and Brahms.
3 p.m., Feb 5. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd.
$10 general admission, $5 students and seniors. 713-743-3313,
www.uh.edu/music.
MONDAY, Feb. 13
Concert: Wind Ensemble and Friendswood
High School Symphonic Band
The University of Houston Wind Ensemble and the Friendswood High
School Symphonic Band perform selections by Elgar, Dukas, Respighi.
7:30 p.m., Feb 13. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen
Blvd. $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors. 713-743-3313,
www.uh.edu/music.
TUESDAY, Feb. 14
5th Annual Matters of the Heart
Valentine’s Gift Mart
The University of Houston University Center Valentine’s
Gift Mart is open to all vendors and organizations – an
opportunity to get your name out and sell some wares. 10 a.m.
– 4 p.m., Feb 14. University Center Arbor, Entrance 1 off
Calhoun. $35 per table. $3 parking fee in Lot 1B. www.uh.edu/ucaf
or 713-743-5293.
International Dinner Series: France
The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
and Barron’s Restaurant present the Spring 2006 International
Dinner Series. Student-run dinners feature different cuisines
from around the world every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through
April 27 with French cuisine featured this week. 5 – 7:30
p.m., Feb 14, 15, 16. Barron’s Restaurant. Entrance 1 off
Calhoun. For reservations and information, 713-743-2555 or www.hrm.uh.edu/barrons.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15
TV Taping: ‘The After Party’
Take a tour of Houston’s PBS station, KUHT-TV, and then
attend the taping of the weekly show “The After Party”
with Ernie Manouse. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how television
shows are made and win door prizes. 1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 15.
KUHT-TV, 4343 Elgin. 713-748-8888, http://www.houstonpbs.org/.
A.I. Lack Music Master Series:
Guest Master Class
The Moores School of Music presents the A.I. Lack Music Master
Series: Guest Master Class with acclaimed guest artist Rachel
Podger on violin. 1 p.m., Feb. 15. Room 108, Moores School of
Music, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-3313, http://www.uh.edu/music.
FRIDAY, Feb. 17
Theater: ‘The Government
Inspector’
Gogol’s comic masterpiece depicting the corrupt squabbling
bureaucrats of a provincial Russian hamlet who learn that a government
inspector is arriving from Moscow – incognito. Directed
by Sidney Berger. 8 p.m., Feb. 17, 18, 24, 25;
2 p.m. Feb 26. Wortham Theatre, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Free
parking in lot 16B. $15 general admission, $7 students. 713-743-2929,
http://www.hfac.uh.edu/theatre/
SATURDAY, Feb. 18
Lecture: ‘Pocket Gardens:
The Wave of Today’
Sponsored by the UH Entrances and Perimeter committee, John Alex
Floyd of Southern Living magazine addresses the issue of small
gardens in his lecture, “Pocket Gardens: The Wave of Today.”
10 a.m., Feb. 18. Auditorium, Science and Engineering Complex,
Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. R.S.V.P. 713-743-8871.
SUNDAY, Feb. 19
Faculty Recital
The Moores School of Music presents a faculty recital featuring
Jessica Smith performing works by Bach, Chopin, Brahms. 3 p.m.,
Feb 19. Dudley Recital Hall, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Free.
713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Sacred Harp: A Capella Song
Houston’s Sacred Harp a capella singers gather monthly to
sing hymns, odes and anthems based on the mid-19th century book
“The Sacred Harp” by B.F. White. 3 – 5 p.m.,
Feb. 19. A.D. Bruce Religion Center, Entrance 13 off Cullen Blvd.
Free. 713-910-7855 or 713-743-5050. www.fasola.org.
For more information about UH visit the university’s ‘Newsroom’ at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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