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UH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ––
NOV. 13 – 26, 2006
MONDAY, Nov. 13
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.
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
Benefit for the Houston Shakespeare Festival:
‘The Shakespeare Show’
“The Shakespeare Show” offers a collection of fun
sketches celebrating the Bard. This performance benefits the annual
Houston Shakespeare Festival and honors arts patrons Ann Sakowitz,
David Berg and the energy company Williams. 6:30 p.m., Nov. 14.
Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre in the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center
for the Arts, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. Tickets are $125 per
person. For reservations, contact Sandy Judice at 713-743-3003
or at sjudice@uh.edu.
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
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.
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. 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
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
MONDAY, Nov. 20
Concert: AURA - Contemporary Music Ensemble
The Moores School of Music presents AURA: Contemporary Music Ensemble
with the program, “Song and Dance,” featuring works
by Rorem, Lutoslawski and Hosokawa. 7:30 p.m., Nov. 20. Moores
Opera House, Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 general admission,
$5 students/seniors.
713-743-3333, www.uh.edu/music.
TUESDAY, Nov. 21
Film: ‘Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky
in Our Times’
The UH Department of Modern and Classical Languages Fall Film
series continues with the 2002 film “Power and Terror: Noam
Chomsky in Our Times” and the 2000 film “The Strength
of the Indigenous People of Mut Vitz: Producing Fair Trade.”
2:30 p.m., Nov. 21. World Cultures and Literatures Seminar Room,
444 Agnes Arnold Hall, Entrance 14 off Cullen Blvd. 713-743-0900,
langlab@mail.uh.edu.
Concert: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band
The Moores School of Music present the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic
Band in concert. 7:30 p.m., Nov. 21. Moores Opera House, Entrance
16 off Cullen Blvd. $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors.
713-743-3313, www.uh.edu/music.
Note: The University
of Houston will be closed
Wednesday, Nov. 22, through Sunday, Nov. 26, for the Thanksgiving
holiday.
For more information about UH visit the university’s ‘Newsroom’ at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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