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UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ––
NOV. 6 – 19, 2006
MONDAY, Nov. 6
Barron’s Restaurant
Barron’s restaurant is managed and staffed by University
of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel Restaurant and Management
students who present soups, salads and sandwiches weekdays during
the lunch hour. 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Monday – Friday,
Barron’s Restaurant, Hilton University of Houston Hotel,
Entrance 1 off Calhoun. 713-743-2558. Menu: www.hrm.uh.edu/cnhc/ShowContent.asp?c=7316.
Concert: 16th Annual Invitational Concert
Sixteenth Annual High School Choral Invitational Concert featuring
Angleton, Kingwood, Montgomery and Spring high school choral students.
7 p.m., Nov. 6. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd.
Free. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Inprint Reading Series
The Inprint Brown Houston Reading Series, co-sponsored by Inprint
and the University of Houston, continues its 26th season with
poets Denise Duhamel and Stephen Dunn. 7:30 p.m., Nov. 6. Stude
Concert Hall, Rice University, Entrance 18 off Rice Blvd. $5 general
admission, free for students and seniors.. Tickets available only
at the door on the night of the reading. 713-521-2026 or www.inprint-inc.org.
TUESDAY, Nov. 7
Blaffer Gallery – ‘A Fiction
of Authenticity: Contemporary Africa Abroad’
Blaffer Gallery’s latest exhibition featuring works by 11
African artists working in Europe and the United States. Works
in painting, photography, sculpture and video highlight the exhibit,
which runs through Nov. 11. 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.
Free. 713-743-9528. www.blaffergallery.org.
Film Series: World War I – The Italian
Front ‘The Great War’
The UH Department of Modern and Classical Languages Fall Film
series continues with the 1959 film “The Great War”
directed by Mario Monicelli. 2:30 p.m., Nov. 7. World Cultures
and Literatures Seminar Room, 444 Agnes Arnold Hall, Entrance
14 off Cullen Blvd. 713-743-0900. langlab@mail.uh.edu.
Concert Chorale: ‘Lieder Nach Alten
Texten’
The Moores School of Music Concert Chorale, Concert Women’s
Chorus and the University Women’s Chorus perform selections
by Hindemith, McGlynn and Rutter in their program “Lieder
Nach Alten Texten.” 7:30 p.m., Nov. 7. Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Center for the Arts, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 general
admission, $5 students/seniors, 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 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., Nov. 8.
KUHT-TV, 4343 Elgin. 713-748-8888, www.houstonpbs.org.
Lecture: ‘Planar Cell Polarity Signaling,
Ciliogenesis, and Neutral Tube Defects’
The University of Houston Graduate Department of Biology and Biochemistry
welcomes Dr. John B. Wallinford from the University of Texas School
of Medicine. He will lecture on “Planar Cell Polarity Signaling,
Ciliogenesis, and Neutral Tube Defects.” 4 p.m., Nov. 8.
Room 130, Science and Research Bldg., Entrance 14 off Cullen Blvd.
Free. 713-743-2688.
THURSDAY, Nov. 9
‘2nd Annual Poetry Slam: From the
Mind to the Microphone’
The University of Houston University Center and Associated Facilities
invites all aspiring poets to its “2nd Annual Poetry Slam:
From the Mind to the Microphone.” In partnership with the
Association of College Unions International The UC Slam will give
participants to share their voices with the UH community. The
top five performers will represent UH at the regional Poetry Slam
tournament in February 2007. 7 – 9 p.m., Nov. 9. World Affairs
Lounge, University Center, Entrance 1 off Calhoun. Free. Refreshments
served. 713-743-5293, www.uh.edu/ucaf.
FRIDAY, Nov. 10
Choral Concert
The Moores School of Music Choral Artists and the University Men’s
Chorus perform selections by Charpentier, Copland, Ives, Ramirez
and Widor. 7:30 p.m., Nov. 10. Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church,
11612 Memorial Drive. Free. 713-782-1710, 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
A.I. Lack Music Master Series: Guest Recital
The Moores School of Music presents the A.I. Lack Music Master
Series with virtuoso double bassist DaXun Zhang performing selections
by Schuman, Gliere, Anderson and Vieuxtemps. 7:30 p.m., Nov. 10.
Dudley Recital Hall, Moores School of Music, Entrance 16 off Cullen
Blvd. Free. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music,
www.daxunzhang.com.
Theater: ‘Antigone’
The University of Houston School of Theatre presents “Antigone.”
This version of the Greek legend is based on French dramatist
Jean Anouilh’s experience of Paris suffering under Nazi
tyranny. 8 p.m., Nov. 10, 11, 17, 18; 2 p.m., Nov. 19. Lyndall
Finley Wortham Theatre, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the
Arts, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $15 general admission, $7 students.
713-743-3003. www.hfac.uh.edu/theatre
SATURDAY, Nov. 11
Children’s Festival
KUHT-TV, Channel 8 is sponsoring a children’s event with
the Woodlands’ Children’s Festival Performers featuring
Big Comfy and the Caillou Show on the main stage. 10 a.m. –
5 p.m., Nov. 10, 11. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 2005 Lake
Robbins Drive, The Woodlands. Big Comfy on stage at 12:45p.m.,
Caillou Show on stage at 4:15 p.m. Tickets $5 in advance, $7 the
day of the event. 713-748-8888, www.houstonpbs.org.
A.I. Lack Music Master Series: Guest Master
Class
The Moores School of Music presents the A.I. Lack Music Master
Class with virtuoso double bassist Dr. DaXun Zhang from Northwestern
University. 1 p.m., Nov. 11. Choral Recital Room, Room 160, Moores
School of Music, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-3313,
www.uh.edu/music, www.daxunzhang.com.
Lecture: Beyond the Andrea Yates Verdict
- Women’s Mental Health and the Law
UH Graduate College of Social Work and the Mental Health Association
of Greater Houston present this lecture featuring Andrea Yates’
attorney George Parnham and women's mental health professional
and expert witness in Yates' trial Lucy Puryear. Continental breakfast
served at 8:15 p.m. Event runs from 9 a.m. – noon, Nov.
11, Hilton University of Houston Hotel Room 229, To register,
visit www.mhahouston.org
or call 713.523.8963.
SUNDAY, Nov. 12
Inprint Book Club
The Inprint Book Club meets throughout the year to discuss works
by writers appearing in the Inprint Brown Reading Series. Led
by writer Victoria Ludwin, the discussion will center around Richard
Ford’s book, “The Sportswriter.” Mr. Ford will
appear the following night at the Inprint Brown Reading Series.
4 – 5:30 p.m., Nov. 12. Inprint House, 1520 W. Main. 713-521-2026,
www.inprint-inc.org.
MONDAY, Nov. 13
Reading Series: Inprint Brown Reading Series
The Inprint Brown Reading Series, co-sponsored by Inprint and
the University of Houston, continues its 26th season with Pulitzer
Prize winning author Richard Ford. He will read from his soon-to-be-released
novel, “The Lay of the Land.” 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13.
Brown Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet.
Free. 713-521-2026 or www.inprint-inc.org
TUESDAY, Nov. 14
Concert: Little Brother Project
The University of Houston Student Program Board presents Houston’s
own four-piece funk and groove band, “Little Brother Project”
in concert. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Nov. 14. University
Center Satellite, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-5210.
Film Series: WWII and the Atomic Bomb:
‘Hiroshima, Mon Amour’
The UH Department of Modern and Classical Languages Spring Film
series continues with WWII and the Atomic Bomb featuring the 1959
Alain Resnais film, “Hiroshima, Mon Amour.” 2:30 p.m.,
Nov. 14. World Cultures and Literatures Seminar Room, 444 Agnes
Arnold Hall, Entrance 14 off Cullen. 713-743-0900. langlab@mail.uh.edu.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 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., Nov. 15.
KUHT-TV, 4343 Elgin. 713-748-8888, www.houstonpbs.org.
Lecture: ‘Yersinis Infections: Views
From Both Sides’
The University of Houston Graduate Department of Biology and Biochemistry
welcomes Dr. Virginia Miller from the Washington University School
of Medicine. She will lecture on “Yersinis Infections: Views
From Both Sides.” 4 p.m., Nov. 15. Room 130, Science and
Research Bldg., Entrance 14 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-2626.
A.I. Lack Music Master Series: Guest Masterclass
The Moores School of Music presents the A.I. Lack Music Masterclass
with virtuoso pianist and recording artist Li Ming Qiang. 7 p.m.,
Nov. 15. Dudley Recital Hall, Fine Arts Bldg., Entrance 16 off
Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Concert: Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra
The Moores School of Music Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra, under
the direction of Noe Marmolejo, will perform selections by Lington,
Hopkins and Nestico. 7:30 p.m., Nov. 15. Moores Opera House, Entrance
16 off Cullen Blvd. Reserved seating. Tickets, $10; $5 students
and seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
THURSDAY, Nov. 16
11th Annual Frankel Lecture
The University of Houston Law Center presents the 11th Annual
Frankel Lecture with Pamela S. Karlan of Stanford Law School,
Ellen Katz from the University of Michigan Law School and Nina
Perales from the San Antonio office of the Mexican American Legal
Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). The discussion will center
upon whether recent changes in legal doctrine have undercut congressional
authority to amend and extend the Voting Rights Act. 10 a.m. –
noon, Nov. 16. Krost Hall, UH Law Center, Entrance 19 off Calhoun.
Free. 713-743-2100.
Concert: Jean Sibelius Festival
The Moores School of Music featuring faculty artists, the Symphony
Orchestra, Concert Chorale and the Wind, Brass and Percussion
ensembles present a three-day festival devoted to Finnish master
composer, Jean Sibelius. Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p. m., Nov.
16. Wind, Brass and Percussion ensembles, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 17.
Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorale, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 18. Moores
Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Reserved seating. $15,
$10 students and seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
FRIDAY, Nov. 17
Lecture: ‘Classically Modern –
Application of Principles of Thrusts Faults to Compressional Structures
in the Gulf of Mexico.’
The University of Houston Geosciences department welcomes Dr.
John H. Spang who will lecture on “Classically Modern –
Application of Principles of Thrusts Faults to Compressional Structures
in the Gulf of Mexico.” 3 p.m., Nov. 17. Room 634, Science
and Research Bldg., Entrance 14 off Cullen Blvd. Free. 713-743-3399.
SUNDAY, Nov. 19
Concert: Wind Ensemble
The Moores School of Music presents the Wind Ensemble in concert
performing selections by Grantham, Hindemith and Holst. 3 p.m.,
Nov. 19. Moores Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $10
general admission, $5 students and seniors. 713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Sacred Harp: Acapella 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.,
Nov. 19. A.D. Bruce Religion Center, Entrance 13 off Cullen Blvd.
Free. 713-910-7855 or 713-743-5050. www.fasola.org
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