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| HEB Thanksgiving Day Parade Minute Maid Park | Thu., November 27, 9:00am | Downtown-Midtown | |
What we now know as the H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade started back in 1949 when Santa drove his sleigh from Houstons Union Station to a downtown department store. Its a bit larger these days quite a bit. So start your Turkey Day by checking out the parades hundreds of... More >> |
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| Home Grown Motion Discovery Green Conservancy | Fri., November 21, 7:00pm | Downtown-Midtown | |
Local dancers from every background come together for an impromptu arts festival at Home Grown Motion. Therell be hip-hop, contemporary, jazz and international dance performances by HIStory, FLY Dance and Fyasko. Youll also see Lisa Hernandez Flamenco and Wyld Styl. This is a chance... More >> |
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| Mixteco Ballet Folklorico Wortham Theater Center | Sat., November 29, 7:00pm | Downtown-Midtown | |
Jose Sadas Mixteco Ballet Folklorico had to wait a few weeks to celebrate its sweet 16 thanks to Ike, but the storm is over and Fiesta Folklorica is back on. Last years celebration including flamenco and traditional Mexican folk dances from various regions, with musicians joining... More >> |
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| Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa Jones Hall | Sat., November 22, 8:00pm | Downtown-Midtown | |
Out of many, one was never so true. The Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa, inspired by the folk traditions of the hundreds of ethnic groups of Mali, mixes Congolese soukous with bits of other folk styles from around the world, including Moorish, Latin, Caribbean and other West... More >> |
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| The Nutcracker Wortham Theater Center |
Fri., November 14, 7:30pm more dates/times |
Downtown-Midtown | |
We all know the story behind the ballet The Nutcracker: The Nutcracker Prince takes young Clara on a dreamy journey through the Land of Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets, where she meets a slew of characters with delicious monikers most importantly, the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Okay, we... More >> |
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| NEW DATES: Houston's Original Greek Festival Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral | Daily from Thu., November 20 until Sun., November 23 | Outside Houston | |
Sure, Houston may not have the whitewashed windmills of Mykonos or the towering columns of Delphi, but you dont need to pay airfare to get a heady dose of Greek culture. (The Parthenons covered in scaffolding right now, anyway.) Put on your best whites and blues and head for the... More >> |
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| Impluvium Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex |
Daily from Thu., November 13 until Sat., November 15 more dates/times |
East End | |
Dont expect a storyline at Suchu Dances newest production, Impluvium. Were more abstract than that, laughs Managing Director Louie Saletan. (The companys abstract work won a Houston Press Best of Houston® award for Best Modern Dance Company.) Impluvium... More >> |
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| The Nutcracker Ballet Westfield High School |
Sat., November 29, 7:00pm more dates/times |
Outer Loop - NW | |
Russian dancers Marina Goshko is the Sugar Plum Fairy and Andrey Prikhodko is her cavalier in Houston Dance Theatres The Nutcracker. This is HDTs 26th annual production of the holiday classic that follows a young girl, Clara, on Christmas Eve as she dances through a night filled... More >> |
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| More Events | |||
| Bells On Our Toes Eclectic Bellydance Avant Garden | Fourth Tuesday of every month, 8:15pm-10:00pm | Third Ward | |
| Fuego Arabe Avant Garden | Second Tuesday of every month, 8:00pm-10:00pm | Third Ward | |
| Houston International Folk Dancers First Unitarian Universalist Church | Every week Friday, 7:30pm-9:45pm | Third Ward | |
| African American Traditions in Music: Plantation Spirituals Jungman Neighborhood Library | Sat., January 31, 3:30pm | Galleria | |
| African American Traditions in Music: Plantation Spirituals Scenic Woods Regional Library | Tue., January 27, 6:30pm | Outer Loop - NE | |
| African American Traditions in Music: Plantation Spirituals Scenic Woods Regional Library | Tue., January 27, 6:30pm | Outer Loop - NE | |
| African American Traditions in Music: Plantation Spirituals Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library | Mon., February 2, 6:00pm | Outside Houston | |
| African American Traditions in Music: The Griot--The Tradition Begins Kendall Branch Library | Thu., January 22, 6:30pm | Outer Loop - SW | |
| African American Traditions in Music: The Griot--The Tradition Begins Mancuso Neighborhood Library | Wed., January 21, 4:00pm | Outer Loop - SE | |
| African American Traditions in Music: The GriotThe Tradition Begins Jungman Neighborhood Library | Sat., January 24, 3:30pm | Galleria | |
| Anjali Indian Dance Company Children's Museum of Houston | Sat., November 22, 2:00pm | Third Ward | |
| Bay Area Houston Ballet: Firebird & Carmen University of Houston - Clear Lake Bayou Theatre | Daily from Fri., April 3 until Sun., April 5 | Clear Lake | |
| Dance Houston Dance Festival Discovery Green Conservancy | Fri., November 21, 7:00pm | Downtown-Midtown | |
| Friends In Rhythm with Acia Gray, Dianne Walker & Derick Grant Jewish Community Center | Sat., January 17, 8:00pm | Outer Loop - SW | |
| Discover Tap! Jewish Community Center | Sun., January 18, 3:00pm | Outer Loop - SW | |
| Batsheva Dance Film Out of Focus-Beyond the Stage Jewish Community Center | Mon., January 19 | Outer Loop - SW | |
| Triple Focus Jewish Community Center | Sat., January 24, 8:00pm | Outer Loop - SW | |