Fresh Arts FRESH FRIDAYS: UH Dance Ensemble, Travesty Dance Group, Aurora Picture Show May. 16, 2008 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Join us for a series of collaborations culminating in an one entire thrilling evening of dance! UH Dance Ensemble will feature outstanding student choreography andTravesty Dance Group takes the stage with their athletic, visual work "Green," in honor of the new park green. Then at 8:00p.m., Aurora Picture SHOW presents an outdoor screening of THE COST OF LIVING by Choreographer/Director Lloyd Newson of London´s famed DV8 Physical Theater. The film was the Jury Winner in the 2005 Dance on Camera Festival. Main Street Theater James and the Giant Peach Apr. 15 - May. 23, 2008 After his parents´ tragic death by rhinoceros, James must live with horrible Aunts Spiker and Sponge until he discovers a portal to adventure and a world of fantastical new friends! BBAP (Buffalo Bayou Art Park) Downtown Mixer Apr. 23 - May. 23, 2008 Buffalo Bayou ArtPark (BBAP) is pleased to present a new public art project by artist Mel Ziegler, Downtown Mixer. Downtown Mixer is a project that responds to the architectural barriers created by high-rise buildings in the modern downtown. These mirrored boxes contain people who work across the street from each other, but never see or get to know each other. Downtown Mixer is a collective/social event meant to bring people together, and to "mix" things up. Main Street Theater Present Laughter May. 10 - Jun. 8, 2008 Flamboyant and witty, aging matinee idol Garry Essendine is about to embark on a trip to Africa when all the various women in his life descend, bringing chaos with them! Stages Repertory Theatre Mr. Marmalade May. 14 - Jun. 1, 2008 In this grown-up play about playing grown-up, Lucy is a precocious four-year-old with an alarmingly adult imagination. Blaffer Gallery - The Art Museum of the University of Houston Charles "Teenie" Harris: Rhapsody in Black and White Brown Bag Gallery Tour May. 14, 2008 12:00 PM Blaffer Gallery is please to host a Brown Bag Gallery Tour for Charles "Teenie" Harris: Rhapsody in Black and White, led by Jack Yates High School teachers Carolyn Durham, Velda Hunter, Terri Williams, and Ray Carrington. Admission to the gallery tour is free, and lunch will be provided. Blaffer Gallery - The Art Museum of the University of Houston HOT on H-TOWN, the 2008 Blaffer Gallery Gala May. 15, 2008 6:30 PM The annual gala, an important fundraiser for the museum, will be a black tie event to celebrate the museum´s 35th anniversary. The theme is all-things Houston and is inspired by the 2008 Houston Area Exhibition. Mildred´s Umbrella Theater Company Haunt of Flies May. 16 - 18, 2008 Original work by Mildred´s Umbrella´s resident playwright, John Harvey, will be produced at the Fringe Festival, May 16-18, produced by Bootown Theatre Company. The University of Houston Center for Choreography Center for Choreography and Aurora Picture Show at Discovery Green May. 16, 2008 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM FreshArts Coalition brings together the Center for Choreography and Aurora Picture Show to the exciting new outdoor performance space at Discovery Green downtown Fresh Arts FRESH FRIDAYS: UH Dance Ensemble, Travesty Dance Group, Aurora Picture Show May. 16, 2008 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM FRESH FRIDAYS at Discovery Green is a FREE monthly series occurring on the third Friday of each month at the new downtown park. The series introduces young and old alike to Houston´s unique and thriving arts´ scene and includes exciting, one-of-a-kind collaborations only to be seen on FRESH FRIDAYS. May 16th includes programming from UH Dance Ensemble, Travesty Dance Group and Aurora Picture Show. Talento Bilingüe de Houston Holy Dirt May. 16 - 17, 2008 Holy Dirt charts the comic life journeys of a small town Chicano actor. Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) Writing, Producing, and Pitching the TV Pilot May. 17, 2008 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Develop your own tv pilot and find out what to do when it´s done. Musiqa Around the World with Musiqa May. 17, 2008 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Musiqa´s celebrated multimedia family program has delighted children of all ages as they participate and enjoy music based on the folksongs of many cultures. BBAP (Buffalo Bayou Art Park) Night of the Derby- Part Deux May. 17, 2008 6:00 PM Buffalo Bayou ArtPark (BBAP) and ArtScouts Houston are pleased to come together for the second time to present Night of the Derby — Part Deux. The Derby will take place Saturday, May 17, 2008, from 6:00pm to midnight at Box 13 Art Space located at 6700 Harrisburg Avenue. The night will include pinewood derby racing, games, entertainment, and a silent auction. Mercury Baroque Dido and Aeneas May. 17, 2008 8:00 PM Once again, Mercury Baroque will team up with Dominic Walsh to breathe new life into a Baroque favorite- Purcell´s English opera, Dido and Aeneas. Aurora Picture Show Best of Dallas Video Festival May. 17 - 18, 2008 A touring program in honor of DVF´s 20th Anniversary. The Dallas Video Festival, recognized as "the key American video festival," is a four-day event featuring over 200 screenings of local, regional and internationally produced programs of all genres. Founder Bart Weiss in attendance. Inprint An Evening with Tony Kushner May. 19, 2008 7:30 PM Inprint presents a special evening with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tony Kushner. Kushner will share his work and participate in an on-stage conversation with Alley Theatre´s artistic director Gregory Boyd. BBAP (Buffalo Bayou Art Park) Kathy Kelley: Suckling is Continuous Feb. 9 - Dec. 1, 2008 Buffalo Bayou ArtPark (BBAP) and Heights Beautification Project (HBP) are pleased to present a year-long art installation by local artist Kathy Kelley at Freed Art and Nature Park located at the corner of Houston Ave and White Oak Blvd. Kelley was commissioned to create a piece of site specific art that embodied the ideas of sustainability and recycling, and will be unveiled on February 9, 2008 as part of the 5th annual Green Valentine Tree Planting. Talento Bilingüe de Houston La Labor - Paintings by Roel Flores Apr. 4 - Jun. 8, 2008 TBH proudly presents "La Labor", Paintings by Roel Flores. "For me, la musica y la labor, they go together — the music was our hope of getting out of the fields, and our inspiration to keep working". Roel Flores The Community Artists Collective "Of Women" Apr. 11 - Jun. 28, 2008 Exhibition of Texas women artists. Formal opening reception, Friday, April 25, 6 to 8:30 p.m. BBAP (Buffalo Bayou Art Park) Downtown Mixer Apr. 23 - May. 23, 2008 Buffalo Bayou ArtPark (BBAP) is pleased to present a new public art project by artist Mel Ziegler, Downtown Mixer. Downtown Mixer is a project that responds to the architectural barriers created by high-rise buildings in the modern downtown. These mirrored boxes contain people who work across the street from each other, but never see or get to know each other. Downtown Mixer is a collective/social event meant to bring people together, and to "mix" things up. DiverseWorks Stephen Vitiello- Four Color Sound May. 9 - Jun. 14, 2008 Sound pioneer Stephen Vitiello is known for creating powerful, beautiful and immersive installations that transform incidental atmospheric noises into mesmerizing soundscapes. Vitiello´s latest project, Four Color Sound, combines modulated light and audio tracks that morph and shift in subtle ways, transforming the gallery space into a virtual meditation chamber. DiverseWorks Kara Hearn - A Problem of Courage May. 9 - Jun. 14, 2008 In this installation of video and other works, Kara Hearn takes a look at the way travesties large and small, imagined and real, mediated and lived, hang about. She builds intimate and absurd narratives to animate the ways that fear, regret, grief, horror, and humiliation play themselves out before and after the fact, shifting in and out of consciousness, repeating endlessly, and being re-made along the way. Blaffer Gallery - The Art Museum of the University of Houston 2008 Houston Area Exhibition May. 10 - Aug. 2, 2008 The Houston Area Exhibition has been a significant component of Blaffer Gallery´s program since 1974. This year´s installment has been selected by Blaffer Curator Claudia Schmuckli through careful portfolio review and a series of on-site studio visits. The resulting exhibition offers a fresh and personal take on the Houston art scene. Blaffer Gallery - The Art Museum of the University of Houston Charles "Teenie" Harris: Rhapsody in Black and White May. 10 - Aug. 2, 2008 Rhapsody in Black and White is part of a collaborative project between Blaffer, the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, DiverseWorks, and the Society for the Performing Arts (SPA). Co-curated by world-renowned choreographer Ronald K. Brown and leading photographic arts expert Deborah Willis, it features the work of African-American photojournalist Charles "Teenie" Harris, who worked at the Pittsburgh Courier from 1936 to 1975. BBAP (Buffalo Bayou Art Park) Night of the Derby- Part Deux May. 17, 2008 6:00 PM Buffalo Bayou ArtPark (BBAP) and ArtScouts Houston are pleased to come together for the second time to present Night of the Derby — Part Deux. The Derby will take place Saturday, May 17, 2008, from 6:00pm to midnight at Box 13 Art Space located at 6700 Harrisburg Avenue. The night will include pinewood derby racing, games, entertainment, and a silent auction.