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November 2009
November 2009
Nov 17 -Dec 3, Puss in Boots and Other Cat Tails (Tuesdays & Thursdays) University of
St. Thomas Fine and Performing Arts Department presents Puss in Boots and Other Cat
Tails, a children's play,17th, 19th, 24th, Dec. 1st and 3rd. MC Cat warms up the audience
with a comedy routine, then introduces the first tale by recounting the memory of his French
Aunt Puss, the smartest cat in France (PUSS IN BOOTS) who came up with a clever plan to
make her pauper master rich. Puss succeeds and gets to live the high life of a palace cat.
Nov 19, Free Family Fun: Dolce Strings Society for the Performing Arts Get ready
for SPA’s 2009-10 Season with Free Family Fun! on Thursday evenings at The Children’s
Museum of Houston. These programs give the entire family a chance to meet local and
touring artists and learn about other cultures and art forms. This season workshops and
performances will be held in conjunction with SPA’s presentations of Virsky Ukrainian Dance,
BOWFIRE, STOMP, Band of the Irish Guards, and Soweto Gospel Choir.
Schedule of Events:6:30 pm, Thursday, November 19, 2009 Dolce Strings for BOWFIRE
Nov 19: CITY CENTRE Concert Series featuring the Mambo Jazz Kings from 6-9 PM
plus a special snowflake lighting at 7 PM. The Mambo Jazz Kings have been playing music
for a remarkable 25 years. They are a high energy dance band that can lay down every
funky beat from Earth Wind and Fire to Beyonce. The band’s resume of music also includes
the big band sounds of Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and Glen Miller.
Nov 20 Annual Nutcracker Market SSH Country Club 281-535-5477 or email
womensclubsshcc@live.com
Nov 21 The Best Christmas Pagent Ever,The University of Houston - School of
Theatre & Dance presents By Barbara Robinson. Directed by Carolyn Boone. In the
Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre on the University of Houston campus. It’s 1972 and the rag-
tag kids of the Herdman family are about to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Don’t
miss the hilarious mayhem that ensues when they participate in a church play about the
birth of Jesus.
School groups: Friday, November 20 and Friday, December 4 at 10:00 and 12:30 $6 per
person, with 1 free for every 10 purchased.
Families: Saturday, November 21 at 1:00 pm $10 adults, $5 children
Nov - Dec 19 Rudolph (Saturdays) Express Children's Theatre presents Rudolph.
It’s the Holiday season and the North Pole is buzzing with excitement. Santa is about to pick
a new leader for the sleigh team. There are so many talented reindeer. Who will win the
most coveted spot on the team? Donner is the strongest, Comet is the fastest, Dancer never
gets lost, but poor Rudolph only has a nose so bright. Come along with us as the Reindeer
Games begin. A delightful new holiday musical by Alex "A. C." Gardner
Nov 21, Playing with your Food. Discovery Green presents Children’s Discovery
Series, a free, weekly, family-oriented performances each Saturday at 12noon. Saturday,
November 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Discovery Green, Houston Grand Opera and the
Recipe for Success Foundation present
Nov 21 The Angel's Emporium Craft Show 2098 West Main in League City 281-332-6847
Nov 21 Indian Dance Performace Children's Musuem of Houston 2:00pm - 3:00pm Come
watch these dancers do an Indian Dance performance in celebration of Diwali
Nov 24 at 7 pm Have you booked your Flight? • Brazosport planetarium
What’s next after the space shuttle? Discover NASA’s plans for new spacecraft and booster
vehicles as part of its Constellation Space Program Center for the Arts & Sciences 400
College Blvd. • Clute, TX •www.bcfas.org
Nov 25, Downtown Tree Lighting Kick off the holiday season with Houston Ballet!
Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, and The City of Houston unite to host the 22nd
Annual Wortham Theater Center Wednesday, November 25, 2009 from 11 AM to 1 PM.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Nov 25-December 19 Frosty the Snowman Company Onstage children's theater
presents Frosty the Snowman, by Rob Howard, playing November 14 - December 19, 2009.
Directed by Janet Hansen. The children of Glenville love their magical walking, talking,
dancing snowman, Frosty. When Magnificent Max tempts him with a place in a traveling
circus, Frosty’s new friends help him make an important decision and learn the true meaning
of friendship. Bring your whole family and join us for this holiday tradition at the Company
OnStage.
Performances are held on Saturdays at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. Tickets are $8.00 each.
Seating is reserved. Reservations are strongly recommended. Visit our Box Office or call
713-726-1219 to purchase tickets or make reservations.
Nov 28, MUDD TACOS Discovery Green and the Houston Public Library present Mud Tacos! at
HPL Express Discovery Green. With authors Mario Lopez & Marissa Lopez-Wong, Saturday, November 28,
2009, 3 PM - 4 PM at HPL Express Discovery Green, Grace Lawn. Would you eat a wormy, squirmy
mud taco? Marissa loves her big brother, Mario. He always comes up with fun ideas. When
playing in their nana's backyard, they decide to make some wormy, squirmy mud tacos. That
gives Mario an idea-how about some real tacos for lunch. Before long it is off to the store
with Nana, but first they must pick up their cousins Rosie and Chico. When Chico starts
acting like a hotshot to prove that he is a big kid, can his cousins, with the help of a few mud
tacos, show him how to have some real fun?
St. Thomas Fine and Performing Arts Department presents Puss in Boots and Other Cat
Tails, a children's play,17th, 19th, 24th, Dec. 1st and 3rd. MC Cat warms up the audience
with a comedy routine, then introduces the first tale by recounting the memory of his French
Aunt Puss, the smartest cat in France (PUSS IN BOOTS) who came up with a clever plan to
make her pauper master rich. Puss succeeds and gets to live the high life of a palace cat.
Nov 19, Free Family Fun: Dolce Strings Society for the Performing Arts Get ready
for SPA’s 2009-10 Season with Free Family Fun! on Thursday evenings at The Children’s
Museum of Houston. These programs give the entire family a chance to meet local and
touring artists and learn about other cultures and art forms. This season workshops and
performances will be held in conjunction with SPA’s presentations of Virsky Ukrainian Dance,
BOWFIRE, STOMP, Band of the Irish Guards, and Soweto Gospel Choir.
Schedule of Events:6:30 pm, Thursday, November 19, 2009 Dolce Strings for BOWFIRE
Nov 19: CITY CENTRE Concert Series featuring the Mambo Jazz Kings from 6-9 PM
plus a special snowflake lighting at 7 PM. The Mambo Jazz Kings have been playing music
for a remarkable 25 years. They are a high energy dance band that can lay down every
funky beat from Earth Wind and Fire to Beyonce. The band’s resume of music also includes
the big band sounds of Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and Glen Miller.
Nov 20 Annual Nutcracker Market SSH Country Club 281-535-5477 or email
womensclubsshcc@live.com
Nov 21 The Best Christmas Pagent Ever,The University of Houston - School of
Theatre & Dance presents By Barbara Robinson. Directed by Carolyn Boone. In the
Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre on the University of Houston campus. It’s 1972 and the rag-
tag kids of the Herdman family are about to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Don’t
miss the hilarious mayhem that ensues when they participate in a church play about the
birth of Jesus.
School groups: Friday, November 20 and Friday, December 4 at 10:00 and 12:30 $6 per
person, with 1 free for every 10 purchased.
Families: Saturday, November 21 at 1:00 pm $10 adults, $5 children
Nov - Dec 19 Rudolph (Saturdays) Express Children's Theatre presents Rudolph.
It’s the Holiday season and the North Pole is buzzing with excitement. Santa is about to pick
a new leader for the sleigh team. There are so many talented reindeer. Who will win the
most coveted spot on the team? Donner is the strongest, Comet is the fastest, Dancer never
gets lost, but poor Rudolph only has a nose so bright. Come along with us as the Reindeer
Games begin. A delightful new holiday musical by Alex "A. C." Gardner
Nov 21, Playing with your Food. Discovery Green presents Children’s Discovery
Series, a free, weekly, family-oriented performances each Saturday at 12noon. Saturday,
November 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Discovery Green, Houston Grand Opera and the
Recipe for Success Foundation present
Nov 21 The Angel's Emporium Craft Show 2098 West Main in League City 281-332-6847
Nov 21 Indian Dance Performace Children's Musuem of Houston 2:00pm - 3:00pm Come
watch these dancers do an Indian Dance performance in celebration of Diwali
Nov 24 at 7 pm Have you booked your Flight? • Brazosport planetarium
What’s next after the space shuttle? Discover NASA’s plans for new spacecraft and booster
vehicles as part of its Constellation Space Program Center for the Arts & Sciences 400
College Blvd. • Clute, TX •www.bcfas.org
Nov 25, Downtown Tree Lighting Kick off the holiday season with Houston Ballet!
Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, and The City of Houston unite to host the 22nd
Annual Wortham Theater Center Wednesday, November 25, 2009 from 11 AM to 1 PM.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Nov 25-December 19 Frosty the Snowman Company Onstage children's theater
presents Frosty the Snowman, by Rob Howard, playing November 14 - December 19, 2009.
Directed by Janet Hansen. The children of Glenville love their magical walking, talking,
dancing snowman, Frosty. When Magnificent Max tempts him with a place in a traveling
circus, Frosty’s new friends help him make an important decision and learn the true meaning
of friendship. Bring your whole family and join us for this holiday tradition at the Company
OnStage.
Performances are held on Saturdays at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. Tickets are $8.00 each.
Seating is reserved. Reservations are strongly recommended. Visit our Box Office or call
713-726-1219 to purchase tickets or make reservations.
Nov 28, MUDD TACOS Discovery Green and the Houston Public Library present Mud Tacos! at
HPL Express Discovery Green. With authors Mario Lopez & Marissa Lopez-Wong, Saturday, November 28,
2009, 3 PM - 4 PM at HPL Express Discovery Green, Grace Lawn. Would you eat a wormy, squirmy
mud taco? Marissa loves her big brother, Mario. He always comes up with fun ideas. When
playing in their nana's backyard, they decide to make some wormy, squirmy mud tacos. That
gives Mario an idea-how about some real tacos for lunch. Before long it is off to the store
with Nana, but first they must pick up their cousins Rosie and Chico. When Chico starts
acting like a hotshot to prove that he is a big kid, can his cousins, with the help of a few mud
tacos, show him how to have some real fun?
Nov 27, Children's Museum of Houston presents Thanksgiving with Santa. Children’s
Museum of Houston celebrates Thanksgiving with float making and energetic holiday parade,
Give thanks for what you have, and share joyful moments with your family and friends during our
invigorating Thanksgiving celebration. Energize your holiday spirit with exhilarating activities that’
ll engage you in terrific Thanksgiving traditions! Plus, don’t miss your chance to tell Santa what
you want for Christmas.
Special Events:
Thanksgiving Day Float Making & Parade: Create your own dazzling float and strut it down
through Kid’s Hall during our vivacious Thanksgiving Parade!
Thanksgiving Float Making: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thanksgiving Day Parade: 1 p.m.
Meet-and-Greet Santa: Say hello to the man in red and tell him whether or not you’ve been a
great kid this year. Don’t forget to bring a camera.
Event Time: 1 - 6 p.m.
On-Going Events:
Cornucopia: Celebrate all the good things you have by filling your very own cornucopia with
pretend fruits, vegetables and flowers harvested from the garden!
Being Thankful: Write your own “Thank You” poem to share with family and friends to show
your gratitude!
Paper Bag Turkeys: Whether or not a turkey was eaten during the first Thanksgiving is a
mystery, but we do know this bird is yummy and it symbolizes the holiday! Gobble up fun by
making your own made-from-scratch pretend turkey!
Museum of Houston celebrates Thanksgiving with float making and energetic holiday parade,
Give thanks for what you have, and share joyful moments with your family and friends during our
invigorating Thanksgiving celebration. Energize your holiday spirit with exhilarating activities that’
ll engage you in terrific Thanksgiving traditions! Plus, don’t miss your chance to tell Santa what
you want for Christmas.
Special Events:
Thanksgiving Day Float Making & Parade: Create your own dazzling float and strut it down
through Kid’s Hall during our vivacious Thanksgiving Parade!
Thanksgiving Float Making: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thanksgiving Day Parade: 1 p.m.
Meet-and-Greet Santa: Say hello to the man in red and tell him whether or not you’ve been a
great kid this year. Don’t forget to bring a camera.
Event Time: 1 - 6 p.m.
On-Going Events:
Cornucopia: Celebrate all the good things you have by filling your very own cornucopia with
pretend fruits, vegetables and flowers harvested from the garden!
Being Thankful: Write your own “Thank You” poem to share with family and friends to show
your gratitude!
Paper Bag Turkeys: Whether or not a turkey was eaten during the first Thanksgiving is a
mystery, but we do know this bird is yummy and it symbolizes the holiday! Gobble up fun by
making your own made-from-scratch pretend turkey!