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Warriors, Tombs, and Temples: China’s Enduring Legacy

March 30 – September 3, 2012
Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor, declared one of the top 10 museum exhibitions by…

Kristin Chenowith

May 23, 2012
In a rare concert appearance, Emmy and Tony award winner Kristin Chenoweth will perform songs from her latest…

Comicpalooza 2012

May 25 – 27, 2012
Comicpalooza is a three-day sci-fi and fantasy extravaganza in Downtown Houston. Join celebrities such as Star…
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Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

  • March 03, 2012 to June 03, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Hermann Park
  • Address: 6201-A Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030
  • Location: Hermann Park
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Houston Arts Alliance is proud to present internationally acclaimed Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei’s first major sculpture installation, Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads. The exhibition f...

Comicpalooza 2012

Comicpalooza is a three-day sci-fi and fantasy extravaganza in Downtown Houston. Join celebrities such as Star Trek's George Takei and Hercules' Kevin Sorbo for this multi-platform event that brings ...

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Live Music

Drake

     A passionate and dynamic performer renowned for his energetic performances and creative stage designs, Drake's The Club Paradise Tour promises to be a sonic and visual specta...

Gemstone Carvings: The Masterworks of Harold Van Pelt

Marvel at the extraordinary artworks of Harold Van Pelt in the exhibition Gemstone Carvings: The Masterworks of Harold Van Pelt.  For more than 35 years, Harold Van Pelt has quietly been perfect...

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Miscellaneous

High Caliber Gun and Knife Show

  • May 05, 2012 to May 20, 2012 (Recurring every 2 weeks Sunday, Saturday)
  • Location: George R. Brown Convention Center
  • Address: 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010
  • Location: George R. Brown Convention Center
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At this gun show you can do just about anything! Except shoot. Browse through all the discounted items of ammo, books, knives, knife sharpening, coines, camouflage and of course, new and old guns. Whi...

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Sports

Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs

  • May 21, 2012 to May 23, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Minute Maid Park
  • Address: 501 Crawford, Houston, TX 77002
  • Location: Houston Astros
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Come cheer on the Astros as they play the Cubs

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Sports

Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds

  • June 01, 2012 to June 03, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Minute Maid Park
  • Address: 501 Crawford Street, Houston, TX 77002
  • Location: Minute Maid Park
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Come cheer on the Astros as they play the Reds

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Sports

Houston Astros vs Milwaukee Brewers

  • May 16, 2012 to May 17, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Minute Maid Park
  • Address: 501 Crawford, Houston, TX 77002
  • Location: Houston Astros
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Come cheer on the Astros as they play the Brewers

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Sports

Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

  • May 18, 2012 to May 20, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Minute Maid Park
  • Address: 501 Crawford, Houston, TX 77002
  • Location: Houston Astros
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Come cheer on the Astros as they play the Rangers

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Food & Beverage Tours

Houston Culinary Tours: Chef's Day Off

The city's top chefs-who are more interested in showcasing Houston's mom and pop restaurants than their own-continue their mission to introduce locals and visitors alike to Houston's culinary divers...

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Kid-friendly Sports

Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy

  • May 26, 2012
  • Location: BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Address: 2200 Texas St, Houston, TX 77003
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Kristin Chenowith

  • May 23, 2012
  • Location: Jones Hall
  • Address: 615 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002
  • Location: Jones Hall

In a rare concert appearance, Emmy and Tony award winner Kristin Chenoweth will perform songs from her latest album Some Lessons Learned, as well as an array of her most memorable songs and Broadway ...

Park After Dark Walk: Owl Prowl at Nature Discovery Center

  • May 18, 2012
  • Location: Nature Discovery Center
  • Address: 7112 Newcastle Street, Bellaire, TX 77401
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     Learn about the animals that are out and about in Russ Pitman Park once the sun goes down. Sign up you and your family for "Owl Prowl" night walk today for a guided nigh...

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Galleries/Photography

Pretense by Artist Trudy Askew

  • May 05, 2012 to May 31, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Archway Gallery
  • Address: 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX 77006
  • Location: Archway Gallery
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Archway Gallery presents Pretense, featuring artist Trudy Askew. The artist will be on hand to visit with guests during the exhibition opening reception on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 5 - 8 pm at th...

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Live Music

Rammstein

Toyota Center is excited to welcome Rammstein to Houston on Friday, May 25! Rammstein is widely accepted as part of the German industrial metal scene and has become the genre’s most successful b...

Strawberry Festival

  • May 18, 2012 to May 20, 2012
  • Address: 7603 Red Bluff Rd., Pasadena, TX 77507
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Join the San Jacinto Day Foundation to encourage and promote the observance of San Jacinto Day and produce the Pasadena Strawberry Festival, one of the largest fund raising events in the state of Tex...

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Miscellaneous

The Urban Market Houston Antique Show

With three shows in the year, The Urban Market Houston Antique Show has become the event for dealers as well as bargain hunters who are looking to spend a weekend in the beautiful outdoors. Look thro...

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Experience Titanic 100 Years Later On April 15, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives and shaking the world's confidence in th...

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Museum Exhibitions

Warriors, Tombs, and Temples: China’s Enduring Legacy

Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor, declared one of the top 10 museum exhibitions by Time Magazine, set attendance records during its stint in the U.S., including a blockb...

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Museum Exhibitions

“Returning: the Art of Samuel Bak”

Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak has said of his work, “My paintings are meant to bear personal testimony to the trauma of surviving.” In “Returning: The Art of Samuel Bak,” vie...

10th Annual Race for the Pennant

This year, the 10th Annual Race for the Pennant will not only include a 5K but also a 10K Run/ Walk. The event will benefit the Astros in Action Foundation - Fielding the Dreams of Houston. Participa...

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Kid-friendly

24th Annual Young Inventors' Showcase

Come out to the Children’s Museum of Houston for a fun-filled day celebrating the 24th Annual Young Inventors’ Showcase of Houston. Children from kindergarten through 8th grade will t...

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Lectures and Seminars

AAF-H Presents: "Mad Women" featuring Jane Maas - Part of the Creative Thought Leader Speaker Series

  • May 16, 2012
  • Location: Junior League of Houston
  • Address: 1811 Briar Oaks Lane, Houston, TX 77027
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Mad Women: The Other Side of Life on Madison Avenue in the Sixties and Beyond Join us to hear a real-life Peggy Olson reveal what life was like as an ad woman on Madison Avenue in the 60s & 70...

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Miscellaneous

AFG Spring Fundraiser Gala "The Art of Friendship"

We invite you to join us at this wonderful event, which will benefit our Hydrocephalus Project: "Hydrocephalus: No longer a death sentence." Together, we can help Guinean children sufferi...

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Outdoor Activities

Arabia Shrine Sportsman 8th Annual Fishing Tournament

  • May 19, 2012
  • Location: Matagorda Harbor
  • Address: 189 County Road 255, Matagorda, TX 77457
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If you like the taste of salt and the sound of a screaming drag on the big water, pounding the trout in the surf, stalking tailing redfish in the shallow, pan fishing for crappie, working the back cr...

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