::Hope Stone Dance Company premieres SEE Me:: How do we see? Do we need sight to know the world? How are we blind to ourselves? Tonight at the Wortham Center, under the direction of award-winning choreographer Jane Weiner, Hope Stone Dance Company wil premeire SEE Me, . While general admission is $25, Hope Stone, Inc. will open the 800 balcony seats free to at risk youth from local schools and after-school programs. Implicit in......

::Dame Julie Andrews to speak at Hobby Center:: "The Hobby Center's alive, with the sound of Juuuu-lieeee." Yeppers, Marry Poppins herself makes an arrival at the Hobby Center tonight, as part of the Brilliant Lecture Series. The voice, the music the memories.... The Brilliant Lecture Series presents A Conversation… with Golden Globe, Emmy and Academy Award winner, Dame Julie Andrews. Join us for a rare and candid conversation with the legend. Andrews has rebuilt her......

Houstonist has plans to provide you, constant reader, with our annual list of gift suggestions. However, if you are interested in getting a jump on shopping and are not one of those year 'round shoppers who locates the perfect gift in the clearance section, or at a craft show - we got the goods for you. Tonight from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. (and in conjunction with Bellaire's "Holiday in the Park"), you can......

Beginning today and running through Sunday - the party is ON in Galveston! It is time for the Lone Star Rally, one of the largest AMA sanctioned events anywhere. Where to start? There will be a humongous amount of activities going on, and stuff. We'll highlight a few and let you bang the link to the website for the full list. First, there will be the Leather and Lace Ball and Halloween Costume Party at......

::MFA Presents Movies Houstonians Love:: "Singin' in the Rain" Guests Speaker: Lauren Anderson, Houston Ballet We are big fans of this MFA series, as past participants include Bun B, Barbara Bush, Larry Dierker, and Mayor Bill White. Tonight's film, "Singin' in the Rain," will be presented by principal ballerina, Lauren Anderson, who danced with Houston Ballet from 1983 to 2006, starring in classical ballets, appeared across the world to critical acclaim. In January, Anderson assumed......

Luau A Go-Go tomorrow! This kickass party will be brought to you by the Houston Roller Derby! You definitely should go-go - it's free, you get lei'd, you can "dunk a derby girl" (Hello? Boys? This is almost like a wet t-shirt contest) or hit a derby girl with a water balloon, unless you "throw like a girl", in which case - we are so, very sorry. There will be a beer pong tournament (hell......

The 17th Annual Houston International Jazz Festival is set to take place this weekend (August 3th, 4th, and 5th) in Downtown. This jazz festival is unique in that it is the only festival in the country to focus on international Jazz musicians. Friday – August 3rd The Australian jazz quartet, Void will play at the Red Cat Jazz Cafe at 9 p.m. Winners of the 2005 Perth Jazz Society Award for Most Outstanding Group, Void......

Last Night to check out Murder Mondays Since June 25th, the Alley Theatre and Angelika Film Center have presented Murder Mondays. A film series that complements the Alley Theatre’s ExxonMobil Summer Chills production of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile (July 6–July 29). Screenings are held at the Angelika Film Center and introduced by James Black, director of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile. Tonight will be the final film in the series: Death on......

Dance, Dance. Double-header Dancing tonight in the form of two of Houston's best dance companies: The Metropolitan Dance Company and City Dance. >>>Summer Dance with the Houston Met Dynamic, exhilarating and high-energy. It’s how critics and the public alike describe the performances of Houston Metropolitan Dance Company. To complete their stellar season they are brining their artistry to Miller Outdoor Theatre for a free performance, Summer Dance: The Best of the Houston Met Season tonight,......

If you're looking for an event that is just dripping with cuteness, here you go. On Thursday, May 31, Buffalo Bayou ArtPark hosts an opening reception for sculptor David Chien's new exhibit titled, Superheroes Alter Egos. According to the Buffalo Bayou ArtPark press release, the concept behind this exhibit is to put superheroes into everyday situations. The exhibit features three large scale temporary sculptures depicting superheroes doing ordinary activities, like walking the dog. Chien is......

What's in store for the brain this week? Photography and politics join forces this Thursday when the American Leadership Forum of Houston presents a lecture program entitled, Civil Liberties and Guantanamo. If your brain tickles at the thought of debating the failures of the Geneva Convention, or if you never figured out what the big deal about Guantanamo was anyway, then this event is for you. Thursday's lecture will be led by University of Houston......

Hay! Just when you thought you'd gotten all the festing you could, what with last weekend's Art Car fun, Houston's got even more to offer! This weekend features two - count 'em - two "country" themed festivals, as well as the Festival of Greece! And with Houstonist's weekend weather forecast predicting perfection, there's no reason to stay inside. Update that resume in June and enjoy some good two-digit temperature while it lasts. - Country Roots......

Art Car Weekend kicks off tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. at the Art Car Museum with an assist from neighboring Aurora Picture Show. Shop Talk! - Dynamic Art Car Presentations is FREE and open to the public! Part of Heights Boulevard will be closed to through traffic and art cars will be parked on the street for your viewing pleasure. The cars will have illuminary-like very special effects and such - like, say a disco ball,......

Salon Series features French Exhibit, French Films If you haven't made it to the MFA to view the Masterpieces of French Painting on loan from MET (um, whatcha waiting for?), this weekend's Salon Series would be a good time to get that taken care of before the exhibit leaves Houston on May 6th. On select Saturday evenings (beginning this weekend), Starbucks transforms the Audrey Jones Beck Building of the MFAH into a French Salon.......

Slugs and Bruises!! Flat Track Action begins this Sunday with "Spring Fling" the first official bout! Houstonist is jazzed about the second season of roller derby! The exhibition bouts in the Verizon proved to us that the visibility is indeed very, very good. The action was even better, with the rookies looking very un-rookie-like and some having major talent (Rookie Savage Rose is a fantastic jammer - bodies just fly out of her path) and......

Andy Warhol: Three Houston Women Exhibit | March 16-July 8, 2007 Menil Collection | 1515 Sul Ross Houston, TX 77006 Wednesday-Sunday | 11am-7pm Cost | FREE Beginning in the late 1960s, Andy Warhol (1928–1987) produced serial silkscreen portraits of three of Houston’s leading arts figures: Jermayne MacAgy, Dominique de Menil (pictured), and Caroline Wiess Law. These portraits will be united for the first time in a special exhibition, “Andy Warhol: Three Houston Women.” Walk......

Houstonist has their season tickets for Roller Derby, do you? It's one of the best entertainment bangs for your buck, at $10/bout for 8 bouts the whole season is a mere $80 plus applicable fees. Here's where the fee part gets interesting, should you order your very own set of tickets (for the price, you need to have a "Derby Buddy", buy two - we did), order them directly from the Houston Roller Derby website......

Happy V.D., kids. We want you to know that we too are sick of hearing about Lurlene's bouquet of Tasmanian orchids. And, yes, we've already puked in the lobby ficus after some jackass in the elevator broadcast the fact that his vapid squeeze du jour, SaNdi (with a heart dot), ventured out in her Hummer to combat the sub-40 degree weather and bring him a half-caff-double-extra-fat super-no-balls cup of mango scented chai crap after......

Whoooaaawhoaaooohoooh! It's not unusual to dig Tom Jones! We digress. Cat people of Houston, aficionados, fanciers, breeders and cat lovers in general, there is a cat show here, on the green, green astroturf grass of home. Now, we don't think you will actually see Tom Jones (rats! Maybe this handsome orange devil on the right will perform?), but, actual cats will abound and will be judged by breed and for best overall. The 55th Annual......

Looking for a way to escape the savage mall crowds this weekend? Head downtown to check out Dance Houston's Annual Winter Formal at the Hobby Center. Shows run tonight and tomorrow night, Dec 8 & 9 @ 7:30 p.m. Performances from Marvelous Motion, FLYKids, Planet Funk, and WyldStyL. Why not make a night out of it and head over after tonight's Downtown Holiday Celebration? Or if the Heights lights suit you more, check out......

Hoist a pint, go home with a hound (aye-chihuahua)- or thinking of rescuing one. The Ginger Man Pub is the place to be on November 11th from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., especially if you are interested in Animal Rescue. Besides, what goes better with a pint of your favorite beer, ale or lager than, (yep - that tired old line - again) a warm fuzzy! The sad fact is that some people dump......