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    Sunday, May 26
  • Pink Martini
    Jones Hall For the Performing Arts

    The band Pink Martini has a reputation for being wild, jazzy and hip. When it takes the stage with the Houston Symphony, the group will be joined by The Von Trapps. It seems The Von Trapps, made up of the great-grandchildren of Captain and Maria von Trapp (yes, from The Sound of Music), would have a decidedly different reputation. Pink Martini founder Thomas Lauderdale says the two groups... Read more about this event >>
  • Chinglish
    Asia Society Texas Center

    Lots of folks in Houston don't find anything funny about the Enron scandal; Tony Award® winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist David Henry Hwang, however, found a way to weave it into his comedy Chinglish. The Broadway hit follows Daniel Cavanaugh, an American businessman to China where he hopes to snag some big sign-making contracts. (The country is reportedly rife with poorly translated... Read more about this event >>
  • Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
    Arena Theatre

    Despite being best known for his solo R&B career, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds has actually been a big player on the music scene since the late '70's and early '80's, contributing to the creation of new jack swing by writing and producing for big names like Bobby Brown, Paula Abdul, and Sheena Easton. Named by funk legend Bootsy Collins because of his "cute" face as a teen, Babyface has also... Read more about this event >>
  • ''Art of Islamic Lands: Selections from the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait''
    Museum Of Fine Arts, Houston

    A page from a manuscript written in gold, an 85-plus-carat emerald and a jeweled jade court dagger. See these and other rare treasures in the new Museum of Fine Arts, Houston exhibit ''Art of Islamic Lands: Selections from the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait.'' One of the best collections of Islamic art in the world, the al-Sabah Collection includes some 30,000 pieces. More than 60 works from the... Read more about this event >>
  • ''Byzantine Things in the World''
    The Menil Collection

    Glenn Peters, professor of early medieval and Byzantine art at the University of Texas at Austin, got to dig through The Menil Collection's storage vaults as he put together ''Byzantine Things in the World.'' The exhibition explores the relationship between ancient and contemporary art through iconography. Some 70 works spanning from 9,000 BC to the present are on display, including ancient... Read more about this event >>
  • Spamalot
    Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

    Actor Tom Hewitt (Billy Flynn in Chicago on Broadway) has been a Monty Python fan since his youth, which is standing him in good stead now that he's signed on to play King Arthur in Theatre Under the Stars' upcoming production of Spamalot, a musical that evolved from the movie classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail. ''There are so many people who are Monty Python fans, basically all you have... Read more about this event >>
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    Tuesday, May 28
  • Sister Act
    Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

    Ta'Rea Campbell, appearing as Deloris in the musical Sister Act, says she and Deloris are both a little ''sassy,'' but while Deloris still pretty much says anything that's on her mind, Campbell says she learned awhile back that isn't always the best strategy. Sister Act, running for a week at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts courtesy of Gexa Energy Broadway, is set in Philadelphia... Read more about this event >>
  • Guns N' Roses
    House of Blues

    Whether Guns N' Roses' current tour across the nation's House of Blues venues is simply a naked cash grab – general-admission tickets start at $135 – or an up-close way for Axl Rose to connect with his more affluent fans, the fact remains plenty of GN'R lovers will pay that much (and probably a lot more) to see "Paradise City," "Sweet Child o' Mine" and the other hits in such an... Read more about this event >>
  • Steve Burdniak: ''The Science of Surrealism''
    Avis Frank Gallery

    The fact that film director Guillermo del Toro, master of the horror genre, is a fan of Steve Burdniak's work tells you a lot about the Austin artist's work. Burdniak's assemblages use real human blood, mummified squirrels, octopus tentacles, centipedes and gyrating Mercedes hubcaps to create a mad scientist's lair befitting one of del Toro's films in ''The Science of Surrealism.'' The show... Read more about this event >>
  • Soo Sunny Park: Unwoven Light
    Rice University Art Gallery

    Soo Sunny Park's Unwoven Light installation at Rice Gallery is unapologetically pretty. It's a glistening, iridescent canopy of shimmering pinks, purples, blues, greens and yellows that resembles anything from a fish's scales to a spider's web wet with raindrops. Despite the apt comparisons, this creation is anything but organic. Unwoven Light is composed entirely of chain-link fence and... Read more about this event >>
  • ''Jessica Dupuis: Miniature''
    Gallery 1724

    More than 100 exhibitions are being held around town as part of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts’ annual conference. Most are at places you’d expect, like the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Some are on view in nontraditional spaces; ''Jessica Dupuis: Miniature'' is on display inside The Kenmore, a mobile refrigerator. Dupuis, a past resident artist at... Read more about this event >>
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    Wednesday, May 29
  • Walter Mosley: Little Green
    Murder by the Book

    Life isn't so easy for Easy Rawlins. The private investigator was almost killed in his last outing (Blonde Faith), and now he's tasked with finding a missing man in the Sunset Strip. All he has to do is sort through the various hippies, shady characters and beautiful women who cruise the area. Oh, and there's the small matter of his own confused soul. Set in 1967, Little Green is author... Read more about this event >>
  • Limp Bizkit
    House of Blues

    With an upcoming album, Stampede, and a new single that just dropped featuring none other than Lil Wayne, Fred Durst and company are pulling out all the stops for their aim at resurgence. Seems that they might be defying the odds and pulling it off, too. Their Houston tour date at the House of Blues sold out with lightning speed, so they've obviously still got a fan base that's pulling for... Read more about this event >>
  • ''Anointed and Adorned: Indian Weddings in Houston''
    Houston Arts Alliance

    Pat Jasper, a member of the Houston Arts Alliance's Folklife + Traditional Arts Program, plays down her role in putting together ''Anointed and Adorned: Indian Weddings in Houston.'' It wasn't rocket science to figure out that we could do a pretty spectacular exhibition once we got a good look at [photographer] Sohil Maknojia's material.'' According to Jasper, the show examines the issues of... Read more about this event >>
  • Warrior Class
    Alley Theatre

    The latest offering from the Alley Theatre's New Play Initiative, Warrior Class by Kenneth Lin, makes its way to the stage. Alley audiences saw the world premiere of Lin's Intelligence-Slave in 2010 and are anxious to see his new effort. Warrior Class is a political thriller. In it Julius Weishan Lee is the son of Chinese immigrants and a rising star in the Republican Party. Put forward as a... Read more about this event >>
  • The 25th Anniversary of Always…Patsy Cline
    Stages Repertory Theatre

    A tragic plane crash cut short country singer Patsy Cline's brilliant career in 1963. She was just 30 years old. Cline went on to become a legend and was the first female solo artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. The musical Always…Patsy Cline, now making its 25th anniversary, by Ted Swindley, is based on actual events. The show charts the songs and life of the famed... Read more about this event >>
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    Thursday, May 30
  • The Features
    Fitzgerald's

    After coming to terms with their Christian-rock past on 2011’s We Are All Where We Belong, an album that was both gut-wrenching and exhilarating and swept the 2012 Austin Music Awards, Quiet Company seems resolved to lighten up a little on its brand-new album, A Dead Man on My Back. Gone are the crises of faith, replaced with whimsical song titles like “Well-Behaved Women Rarely... Read more about this event >>
  • Beetle (Beatles Tribute)
    Continental Club

    Every Thursday, Houstonians of all drinking ages twist and shout through Beetle's three-hour magical mystery happy hour set. Covering every single stop along the Fab Four's pop odyssey, the weekly event has a devoted following, which means the Continental Club's dance floor can get crowded. Get there early if you want right up front. Read more about this event >>
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    Friday, May 31
  • .38 Special
    Arena Theatre

    Believe it or not, MTV is partially to thank for the solidification of Blue Oyster Cult's spot in pop culture. It was the heavy rotation of "Burnin' for You" that contributed to the mainstream popularity of these guys, who also brought us freakin' awesome tracks like "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and Godzilla. They've had a massive following over the past couple of decades, and they've even had... Read more about this event >>
  • A Flock of Seagulls
    Concert Pub (North)

    Ever heard of a little ditty known as "I Ran (So Far Away)?" You might remember it from the days that it ran across the screen of MTV literally every ten minutes, setting a record for number of video plays. And even if you don't remember the music from A Flock of Seagulls, who in their right mind could forget that glorious hair -- it defined an era, with the swooping, gloriously golden... Read more about this event >>
  • Wade Bowen
    Mo's Place

    Wade Bowen, a regular on the Texas Country/Red Dirt music scene, has become one of the more popular singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years.The Waco native has progressed both personally and professionally over the years, leaving the band West 84 to step out on his own in 2001. He has settled in nicely to the role, releasing a couple of albums and finding success with his 2008 album, "If... Read more about this event >>
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    Saturday, June 01
  • Killswitch Engage
    House of Blues

    Formed thanks to the dissolution of Overcast and Aftershock in the late '90s, the metalcore gods known as Killswitch Engage have been growling, screaming, and (sometimes) singing their way into critical acclaim ever since. Known whidely as one of the founding bands of metalcore, Killswitch Engage has pioneered the way for the new era of heavy metal. MTV named them the greatest metal band of... Read more about this event >>
  • Mobb Deep
    Warehouse Live

    Mobb Deep has put aside that whole feud thing they had goin' on in 2012, reuniting for not only for their new album, but also for a 20th anniversary tour. Yeah, it seems pretty crazy that they've been around that long, I know. As one of the most successful rap duos in hip-hop, Mobb Deep knows a little bit about the whole rap game thing, earning themselves a wide fan base and critical acclaim... Read more about this event >>
  • White Ghost Shivers
    McGonigel's Mucky Duck

    The White Ghost Shivers, a seven-piece act from Austin, are some ruckus-loving, kazoo and jug-harmonizing, skirt-lifting, naughty little things. From throwing whistles to causing blushed faces with their twinkling innuendo-laced lyrics, these musicians love to have a good time with the audience. They invoke a sound that's a mix of vaudeville, jazz, hoakum, ragtime, and whatever else they can... Read more about this event >>
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