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StoryCorps Historias Discovery Green Conservancy	Every week Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., November 19 until Sat., December 19	Downtown/ Midtown	Family Events History
Here's your chance for your life story to become part of the permanent record at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps Historias, an independent oral history project based in New York, goes around the country inviting everyday people to record their stories via a mobile professional recording... More >>

Panto Sleeping Beauty Stages Repertory Theatre	Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Wed., November 18 until Sun., January 3	River Oaks	Children's Theater Family Events Theater
Stages Repertory Theatre is mounting a slightly different holiday show this year, Panto Sleeping Beauty. "Last season, Panto Cinderella was a great success," says Eva Laporte, resource development manager for the company. "It was such a treat that we decided to do Sleeping Beauty this year.... More >>

Uptown Holiday Lighting Open Location	Thu., November 26, 4:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Christmas Family Events Holiday Holiday - Lights Seasonal Events
Department stores setting up wreaths and nutcrackers before freakin' Halloween aside, Houston has no official start to the Christmas season, but the annual Uptown Holiday Lighting is a good marker. Thousands of Houstonians will attend this year's event, which features half a million twinkling... More >>

Cosmic Celluloid: 2001: A Space Odyssey Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Every week Friday, Saturday from Fri., November 27 until Sat., November 28, 7:00pm more dates/times	Kirby-West U	Family Events Film - Repertory & Special Screenings
What if early on, human evolution had gotten a little nudge from some alien race? Say, in the form of a black monolith? That's the premise of Stanley Kubrick's landmark science-fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The story begins when a group of cavemen discover the monolith, which sparks the... More >>

The Ensemble Theatre: Christmas with Great Aunt Ensemble Theatre	Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., November 21 until Fri., December 18	Downtown/ Midtown	Christmas Family Events History Theater
Fresh from their other raise-the-roof, packed-house collaborations for Ensemble Theatre - The Wiz, The Twelve Ways of Christmas and Ain't Misbehavin' - director/choreographer Patdro Harris and musical director Carlton Leake join their considerable theatrical forces with Houston writer Thomas... More >>

The Ice at Discovery Green Discovery Green Conservancy	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., November 26 until Mon., January 18	Downtown/ Midtown	Family Events Holiday Outdoors Skate Parks Sports - Participatory
So what if Houston isn't exactly prone to having white Christmases? We can still have an outdoor ice rink during the holiday season with The Ice at Discovery Green. Talking about the success of last year's Ice, Discovery Green Conservancy President Guy Hagstette tells us, "From 80-degree... More >>

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition" Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land	Daily from Sun., October 4 until Mon., January 18	Outside Houston	Family Events Film - Events Museum Exhibits & Events
Step into C.S. Lewis's fantasy world at "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition." The interactive displays transport visitors to the films' famed settings. Visitors enter the exhibit through a wardrobe in an attic (just like in the movie), stepping out into a Narnian winter, complete with... More >>

"Spirits and Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon" Houston Museum of Natural Science	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., October 9 until Sun., February 28	Kirby-West U	Art Cultural Events Family Events Museum Exhibits & Events
More than 150 masks, weapons, pottery pieces, costumes and intricate feathered headdresses make up the "Spirits and Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon" exhibit currently at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Among the highlights of the show are the elaborate ceremonial headdresses.... More >>

A Little Day Music: Sam Dinkins Holiday Jazz Concert Wortham Theater Center	Wed., December 2, 12:00pm	Downtown/ Midtown	Family Events Free Events Holiday Music
Houston percussionist and music educator Sam Dinkins III does his bit in sharing the sentiments of the season at today's A Little Day Music: Sam Dinkins Holiday Jazz Concert. Expect swinging versions of Christmas carols and other holiday music. (Can you imagine "Jingle Bells" with a blistering... More >>

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Yuletide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Tue., November 24	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Wed., November 25	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Fri., November 27	Kirby-West U	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Candlelight Open House at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Fri., November 27, 5:00pm-8:00pm	Heights	Art Family Events Holiday

Yultide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Sat., November 28	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Sun., November 29	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Creation Station: Colors and Shapes Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Sun., November 29, 1:00pm-4:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Children's Events Family Events

Family Tour Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Sun., November 29, 1:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Children's Events Family Events

Family Tour Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Sun., November 29, 2:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Family Events Tours

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Tue., December 1	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Wed., December 2	Kirby-West U	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Thu., December 3	Kirby-West U	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Fri., December 4	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Candlelight Open House at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Fri., December 4, 5:00pm-8:00pm	Heights	Art Family Events

Candlelight Open House at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Fri., December 4, 5:00pm	Heights	Art Family Events History Home & Garden

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Sat., December 5	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday