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Spring 2008
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Music Beyond Borders The World Music Collective meets on the second and fourth Monday evenings, 8:00pm, at the Taft Street Coffee House, near the corner of Taft and Welch. |
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ONGOING EVENTS Bellydancing and other International Dancing Every Wednesday evening Agora 1712 Westheimer (just West of the Montrose district) 713-526-7212 ================== Celtic Music Open-Mic Night Every Wednesday, 8:00pm McGonigel's Mucky Duck 2425 Norfolk 713-528-5999 ================== Mariachi Music Wednesday through Sunday Mucho Mexico Restaurante "Los Molcajetes" 1310 N Wayside Drive 713-673-4598 ================== Bellydancing Every Thursday evening Byzantio Cafe and Bar 403 W. Gray 713-20-6896 www.byzantiohouston.com ================== Live Cuban Music Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday Candela Mexican and Cuban Cuisine in Katy 402 W. Grand Parkway S. #102 281-395-4070 ================== Flamenco, Cuban, or other Latino Music Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights Mi Luna 2441 University Blvd in the Rice Village 713-520-5025 ================== Tango Night Every Friday night at 9:00pm Te house of Tea 1927 Fairview 713-522-8868 ================== African's Night Third Friday of each month Club Riddims 8220 West Bellfort 713-779-0033 ================== African popular music and dance Last Friday of the month Club Kalahari 15000 Bellaire Blvd. 281-772-9180 ================== Zydeco Friday and Saturday nights Jax Grill 1613 Shepherd Drive 713-861-5529 ================== Russian Dance Peformances Friday and Saturday nights (with Bellydancing Saturday nights) The Russian Bear 1801 S Dairy Ashford Street 281-496-4018  Featured Artist Bill Steber |
Cultural Film Events
Forums and Topical Events
KPFT's Music Beyond Borders can be heard Tuesday and Thursday from
Submit calendar listings to: calendar@houstonculture.org
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Music and Performance Events
Namita Bodaji and Samskara Academy of Fine Arts (Mumbai, India) with Houston Azerbaijanis Folk Dand Group
Wednesday, April 30, 7:00pm
University of St. Thomas
Jones Hall
www.houstonculture.org
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Orlando Secatero
Thursday, May 1, 8:00pm
Traditional Navajo flute music by this New Mexico musician. His tour is called 'The Way of the Traditional Warrior'.
Donation for visiting artist accepted.
Fire Twirlers with Drums
Thursday, May 1, 9:00pm
Members of LUMINOSITY, Houston's finest fire twirlers accompanied by drummers from "Different Kind of Monkey".
The Artery
5401 Jackson (at Prospect)
http://www.arteryhouston.org
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Concert of Udderbot music
Friday, May 2, 8:00pm
Donations accepted for Gesundheit! Institute - Rice musicians who have invented their own instruments.
The Artery
5401 Jackson (at Prospect)
http://www.arteryhouston.org
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Bollywood music by Udit Narayan and party
Friday, May, 2, 9:00pm
Arena Theatre
Highway 59 at Fondren
832-618-3333
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Gypsy Dance Theatre
Saturday, May 3, 8:00pm
No charge.
The Artery
5401 Jackson (at Prospect)
http://www.arteryhouston.org
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New Age Indian music by Abhijit Pohankar
Saturday, May 3
Shangri-La
2801 W. Sam Houston Pkway, Suite 188
713-933-1488
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Namita Bodaji and Samskara Academy of Fine Arts (Mumbai, India) with Houston Azerbaijanis Folk Dand Group
Sunday, May 4, 7:00pm
Rice University
Hamman Hall
www.houstonculture.org
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North Indian classical music featuring Dhripad by the Gundecha Brothers
Saturday, May 17, 4:00pm
Jones Hall
University of St. Thomas
713-526-1796
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Bollywood Performance by Atif Aslam and Party
Sunday, May 25, 7:30pm
George R. Brown Convention Centre
281-235-4711
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Concert of North Indian bamboo flute featuring Ronu Mjumdar on the Bansuri and Ramdas Palsule on the tabla
Saturday, June 7, 4:00pm
Jones Hall
University of St. Thomas
713-526-1796
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A Gulf Coast Juneteenth
Featuring ReBirth Brass Band, Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie, Sherman Robertson and Trudy Lynn, and others.
Thursday, June 19, 7:30pm
Miller Outdoor Theatre, Hermann Park
http://www.houstonculture.org/juneteenth
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Cultural Film Events
The World Matters Film Festival
April 1 -10
Featuring:
We Feed the World - Vividly reveals the dysfunctionality of the industrialized world food system and shows what world hunger has to do with us.
Kabul Transit - A street-level documentary that explores the soul of a city devastated by nearly three decades of war.
Lives for Sale - A one-hour investigative documentary that exposes the growing black market trade in human beings.
Intimidad - An in-depth, poetic story of life on the Mexico/Texas border and the difficult decisions a family faces.
In Search of International Justice - The first film about a crucial new commitment to the international rule of law: the International Criminal Court.
Raised to be Heroes - Through the example of Israeli Refuseniks we learn what happens when soldiers act out of conscience.
China Blue - A clandestinely shot, deep-access personal account of how the clothes we buy are actually made.
All Screenings Free
http://www.houstonculture.org/film
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Forums and Topical Events
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If you would like to help compile the calendar, please send an email to calendar@houstonculture.org.
For statewide event information, please see traveltex.com and tourtexas.com.