Houston, TX

For a great list of all there is to do, check out the City of Houston’s guide and calendar of events, but here’s a few highlights of great things to do:

Friday

Dave Matthews Band
WEBSITE www.woodlandscenter.org
BEGIN 9/21/2007
END 9/21/2007
LOCATION Woodland Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins Drive
NOTES With Robert Earl Keen, 7:00 p.m.
PHONE 281.363.3300

It’s How You Play the Game: Professional Sports in Houston
WEBSITE www.heritagesociety.org
BEGIN 6/5/2007
END 9/23/2007
LOCATION Downtown, 1100 Bagby @ Allen Parkway
NOTES Chronicles the highs and lows Houstonians have experienced over the years as they supported their home teams. This city has been a part of many firsts in sports history, from the building of the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” the Astrodome, to the first champion women’s professional basketball team.
PHONE 713.655.1912

Theatre Under The Stars - Whistle Down The Wind
WEBSITE www.tuts.org
BEGIN 9/11/2007
END 9/23/2007
LOCATION Hobby Center, 800 Bagby
NOTES Andrew Lloyd Webber’s London Hit. In the rural Louisiana of several decades ago, a lonely teenager discovers a mysterious stranger on her family’s property. As she demands to know his identity, he swears Jesus Christ!…and it’s as if all her prayers have been answered.
PHONE 713.558.TUTS

Weekend of Texas Contemporary Dance
WEBSITE www.milleroutdoortheatre.com
BEGIN 9/21/2007
END 9/22/2007
LOCATION Miller Theater, In Hermann Park, 100 Concert Drive
NOTES This 13th annual event presents a snapshot of the contemporary dance scene in Houston featuring new work and revivals of recent work in a range of choreographic styles set to music that ranges from classical to experimental. 8:00 p.m.
PHONE 281.FREE.FUN

Saturday
Houston Cougars vs. Colorado State
WEBSITE www.uhcougars.com
BEGIN 9/22/2007
END 9/22/2007
LOCATION Robertson Stadium, Cullen Blvd. @ Holman
NOTES College football. Located on Cullen Blvd., between Holman and Wheeler, on the University of Houston campus.
PHONE 713.743.9444

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
WEBSITE www.thegrand.com
BEGIN 9/22/2007
END 9/22/2007
LOCATION 2020 Postoffice Street, in Galveston
NOTES Direct from New York, this Pulitzer Prize winning composer and trumpeter brings his incredible fifteen piece ensemble to The Grand. 8:00 p.m.
PHONE 800.821.1894

Stages Theatre - Souvenir
WEBSITE www.stagestheatre.com
BEGIN 9/5/2007
END 9/30/2007
LOCATION Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway
NOTES Comedy offers an affectionate portrait of Jenkins, a music-loving socialite whose charity concerts earned her a cult following in New York in the 1930s and ’40s, culminating in a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall. Genuinely devoted to “her art,” Jenkins was apparently oblivious to the appalling sounds she produced, and the fact that her “fans” attended for laughs, not musical excellence.
PHONE 713.527.0123

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