"One family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years," said New York Post of The 5 Browns, adding, “When these kids do Rachmaninoff, they’ll make you forget about Marshall amps.” A youthful quintet of brothers and sisters, each a Julliard-trained virtuoso concert pianist, The 5 Browns swept the classical world in 2005 with the release of their self-titled first recording for RCA Red Seal. That release landed them at the top of the weekly Billboard charts and, at the end of the year, as one of the Top Classical Artists of 2005. With their latest album No Boundaries, The 5 Browns are already delivering on their dream of waking up classical music and introducing it to the widest, largest and most excited audience they can find.
Jersey Boys - The Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers
Date:
Wednesday, January 16, - Saturday, February 9, 2008
Time:
Varies
Cost:
Varies
Organization:
Purpose:
Entertainment
Notes:
"TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!" raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the new musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty! JERSEY BOYS features their hit songs Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Rag Doll, Oh What a Night and Can't Take My Eyes Off of You "IT WILL RUN FOR CENTURIES!" proclaims Time Magazine
Attire:
Dressy
Location:
Hobby Center at 800 Bagby St. @ Walker, Houston, Texas
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Event:
Junta General Mensual
Date:
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Organization:
Camara de Empresarios Latinos de
Houston
Purpose:
Invitamos a todos los socios y
empresarios de Houston a que nos acompanen en nuestra primera Junta del ano,
tendremos un importante tema para todos: "Certificacion de Negocios" y
los oradires seran: El Concejal de la Ciudad de Houston Adrian Garcia
y Houston Minority Business
Notes:
!NO FALTES!
Attire:
Business
Location:
Hotel Hilton Southwest at 6780 SW Frwy., Houston, Texas
12th Annual Gardere Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory
Date:
Friday, January 18, 2008
Time:
9:45 am
Cost:
Organization:
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
Purpose:
Educational
Notes:
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP will celebrate the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday with its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Christ on Friday, Jan. 18. Fourth and fifth grade students from 10 area schools will present five-minute speeches on the topic: “What opportunities will I have in my life because of Dr. King?” Students are judged on their presentation and memorization of the speech. The competition encourages young students to celebrate diversity, to promote awareness and understanding of different cultures, and to encourage the local community to pay tribute to Dr. King’s legacy.
Attire:
As you are.
Location:
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church at 500 Clay, Houston, Texas
Family Fun - tickets include free
admission to the Children's Museum on Thursday, January 18, 2007 to meet
the Oompa Loompas in person...Don't miss out on this fmily classic -
The performance is a one day event and tickets are limited...
Notes:
Inspired by his own childhood
memories, Roald Dahl s beloved chocolate fantasy Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory comes to life in the production "Willy Wonka." Follow Charlie as
he encounters Oompa Loompas, a river of chocolate and the Candy Man
himself. This Kennedy Center IMAGINATION CELEBRATION production gives
everyone a golden ticket to experience the classic story live on-stage!
With the help of Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer/lyricist Leslie
Bricusse, Roald Dahl s "Willy Wonka" is the ear-catching, eye-popping live
musical the whole family will enjoy.
Attire:
Casual
Location:
Wortham Center's Cullen Theater at 510 Preston, Houston, Texas
MECA's Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Concert Series presents MECA Artist in Residence Alejandro Vela and Guest Artist Rufus Choi
Date:
Friday, January 18, 2008
Time:
8:00 pm
Cost:
$10
Organization:
Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA)
Purpose:
Entertainment
Notes:
MECA is pleased to announce its 2008 season premiere of its Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Concert Series. MECA alum and Artist-In-Residence Alejandro Vela is joined by Rufus Choi, winner of the inaugural Jose Iturbi International Music Competition, to perform Romantic Favorites. Vela and Choi, both critically acclaimed pianists will perform a program featuring the musical genius of Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninov, Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms.
Gente de Teatro Presents... She Returned One Night (Volvió una noche)
Date:
Friday, January 18, - Saturday, January 19, 2008
Time:
7:30 pm
Cost:
$15; $5 for students
Organization:
Gente de Teatro
Purpose:
Entertainment
Notes:
Get ready for a hilarious, sweet comedy that brings together the music of tango, an independent man and his Jewish mother who decides to "return". "She Returned One Night" is a comedy dealing with universal themes that entertains and moves the audience at the same time.
Rovner, winner of distinguished awards, has written more than thirty-five plays, and several of his plays have been performed internationally for many years.
Attire:
As you are.
Location:
Rice University, Hamman Hall, at Rice Blvd. (Entrance 20 and 21), Houston, Texas
Featuring: Marvelous Motion, FLY KiDS, Planet Funk, Barbara King's Dance Co., Ghost Crew, and Revolve Dance Company. As Houston's premiere presenter of local dance companies, Dance Houston provides an opportunity for the people of this great city to discover its amazing dancers and to be inspired by their artistic voices. Since raising its first curtain four years ago, Dance Houston has presented 30 talented and diverse dance troupes in spectacular performances. Concerts feature world-class hip hop companies, ballroom dance champions, nationally award-winning choreographers, avant-garde dance artists, and masters of folk dances from around the world.
HHCC Networking and Business
Development Breakfast
Date:
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time:
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Cost:
$10 members, $15 nonmembers
Organization:
Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Purpose:
With over 200 attendees at each
breakfast, this had become the largest networking breakfast meeting in
Houston. Attendees are able to network and to showcase their company
before and after the breakfast program. Exhibit table available.
Notes:
Attendees must register online.
Attire:
Business
Location:
Westin Oaks Galleria, Third Floor Concort C Room, at 5011 Westheimer, Houston, Texas
Discover Houston: Hiking Buffalo
Bayou - Bayou City Outdoors
Date:
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Time:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Organization:
Bayou City Outdoors
Purpose:
Hiking is great exercise, and you don t have to drive outside of the
city to find great trails. There are flat trails, hills, woods and water
on this hike along a section of Houston s Buffalo Bayou.
We will maintain an easy to moderate pace, with snack & water stops
(bring your own), bat viewing and art & sculpture viewing.
We meet at Cleveland Park on the north side of Memorial Dr., there is a
foot-walkway over Memorial here. The hike will start here and then we
head towards downtown on the north side of the bayou.
At the end of the hike you will have worked hard, made new friends and
discovered all sorts of secret Houston hideaways along the Buffalo
Bayou in this Bayou city!
Notes:
This event is Open to the Public and
now Free of charge!
For more information or to RSVP, visit www.BayouCityOutdoors.com, call
713-524-3567, email Kelly@BayouCityOutdoors.com.
