WEDNESDAY JULY 15, 2009  
 
Season in the Sun...A Celebration of Jacques Brel. Never has a composer been translated and recorded like Brel, attracting artists from Frank Sinatra to David Bowie, Judy Collins to Cindy Lauper, Ray Charles to Rod McCuen, all eager to tell his stories. If you remember the 60s hits "Seasons in the Sun" or "If You Go Away", you have heard Jacques Brel. Starring Deborah Boily, Terry Jones, Bethany Daniels Shapiro and Rob Flebbe with Jerome Kaslin on piano and Robin Borthwick on drums.

Brel's songs are not especially well known in the English-speaking world except in translation and through the interpretations of other singers, most famously Scott Walker and Judy Collins. Others who have sung his work in English include Marc Almond, Dave Van Ronk, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, Spencer Moody, Barb Jungr, Dusty Springfield, Ray Charles, The Dresden Dolls, Frank Sinatra, Terry Jacks, Nina Simone, Rod McKuen, The Kingston Trio, Gavin Friday, Jack Lukeman, Dax Riggs and Beirut. BUY TICKETS

 

Last Easter - Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company
Gremillion Art Gallery : Houston
Four friends' lunatic pilgrimage is filled with laughing, singing, a drag act and several bottles of good red wine. Last Easter is a funny, moving, and provocative play about the true nature of friendship.

Dates Available:
Thursday, July 30 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, August 01 @ 8:00 PM
Thursday, August 06 @ 8:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $35.00
OUR PRICE : $17.50
Three Monkeys - Twisty, Noirish Tale at MFAH
MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston
Winner of the best director prize at Cannes, Three Monkeys tells a twisty, noirish tale that opens with an ambitious politician fleeing a hit-and-run accident. Afraid of hurting his election chances, he pays off his chauffeur Eyp to take the rap.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 17 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, July 18 @ 7:00 PM
Sunday, July 19 @ 5:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $7.00
OUR PRICE : $3.50
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown - ACE Theatre
ACE Theatre : Houston
The time of the action is an average day in the life of Charlie Brown. It really is just that, a day made up of little moments picked from all the days of Charlie Brown, from Valentine's Day to the baseball season, from wild optimism to utter despair, all mixed in with the lives of his friends (both human and non-human) and strung together on the string of a single day, from bright uncertain morning to hopeful starlit evening.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 17 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 18 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 19 @ 3:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $13.00 - $15.00
OUR PRICE : $6.50 - $7.50
Dillinger is Dead - Upcoming Screening at Museum Of Fine Arts Houston
MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston
Long unavailable, (Marco) Ferreri's masterpiece stars Michel Piccoli as Glauco, an alienated industrial designer yearning to break free from his materialistic, humdrum existence. When

Dates Available:
Friday, July 24 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, July 25 @ 7:00 PM
Sunday, July 26 @ 5:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $7.00
OUR PRICE : $3.50
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Award Winning Musical at Texas Rep Theatre
Texas Repertory Theatre : Houston
Based on the 1967 film of the same name, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York City to marry for money instead of love - a thoroughly modern aim in 1922, when women were just entering the workforce. Millie soon begins to take to delight in the flapper lifestyle, but problems arise when she checks into a hotel owned by the leader of a white slavery ring in China.

Dates Available:
Saturday, July 18 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday, July 19 @ 3:00 PM
Thursday, July 23 @ 7:30 PM

FULL PRICE : $35.00
OUR PRICE : $17.50
Steel Magnolias
A. D. Players : Houston
This delightful comedy returns to the A. D. Players stage with its story of friendships shared under the dryers and stylings of a southern beauty shop. It's a play about women to be shared with men who learn that the talk in the beauty shop is all about them..

Dates Available:
Sunday, July 19 @ 5:00 PM
Thursday, July 16 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 19 @ 2:30 PM

FULL PRICE : $27.00 - $33.00
OUR PRICE : $13.50 - $16.50
19th Annual Houston International Jazz Festival
Discovery Green : Houston
The Houston International Jazz Festival represents a rich tradition of excellence through musical expression. The Festival is the primary fundraiser for Jazz Education Inc., which is a non-profit organization committed to the mission of providing worthwhile education activities for school-aged youth," stated Houston City Council Member Jarvis Johnson, Chairman of the Festival.

Dates Available:
Saturday, August 01 @ 5:00 PM
Sunday, August 02 @ 5:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $20.00
OUR PRICE : $12.00
Arsenic & Old Lace - HCC Fine Arts
Theatre One : Houston
HCC Central Drama presents the classic screwball comedy. When Mortimer, a worldly theatre critic, visits his two adorable old aunts to announce his engagement, he discovers that their place isn't quite the cozy home he remembers. For one thing, his brother now believes he's Teddy Roosevelt and is busy in the basement digging the Panama Canal.

Dates Available:
Thursday, July 16 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, July 17 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 18 @ 7:30 PM

FULL PRICE : $8.00
OUR PRICE : FREE
The Wiz - A Special Production Benefitting The Rainbow Pages Foundation
The Ensemble Theatre : Houston
The Ensemble Theatre presents the Tony Award winning musical 'The Wiz.' Enjoy this adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz.' The story of Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion's journey down the yellow brick road has been shared with the world for generations.

Dates Available:
Thursday, July 16 @ 7:30 PM

FULL PRICE : $50.00
OUR PRICE : $30.00
Joan Rivers Live! - Brilliant Lecture Series
Hobby Center : Houston
Using her unique gifts of humor, compassion and tenacity JOAN RIVERS Continues to triumph over personal tragedy and attain extraordinary professional success. Join Us for an extraordinary evening of Chutzpah - Texas Style.

Dates Available:
Friday, August 07 @ 8:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $25.00
OUR PRICE : $12.50
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Berry Center : Houston
Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their encounters and adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful, heartwarming, and thought-provoking, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 24 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 25 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday, July 26 @ 3:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $16.00
OUR PRICE : $8.00
It's Date Time! - Single Professionals
Stag's Head Pub : Houston
Single?? Come join the party! Stag's Head Pub is the perfect place for a comfortable evening of speed dating! It is an easy and safe way to meet new people. You'll be matched with many single professionals for one-on-one conversations..

Dates Available:
Tuesday, July 21 @ 7:00 PM
Tuesday, July 28 @ 7:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $35.00
OUR PRICE : $17.50
Tulpan - Museum Of Fine Arts Houston Premiere Film Series
MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston
Winner of the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, acclaimed Kazakh documentarian Sergey Dvortsevoy's first narrative feature is a gorgeous melange of tender comedy, ethnographic drama, and wildlife extravaganza. Following his Russian naval service, young dreamer Asa returns to his sister's nomadic brood on the desolate Hunger Steppe to begin a hardscrabble career as a shepherd.

Dates Available:
Saturday, August 01 @ 5:00 PM
Sunday, August 02 @ 7:00 PM
Monday, August 03 @ 5:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $7.00
OUR PRICE : $3.50
Laila's Birthday - Museum Of Fine Arts Houston Premiere Film Series
MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston
The best film yet from acclaimed Palestinian writer/director Rashid Masharawi (Waiting; Curfew), Laila's Birthday is a wry, comedic vignette tracing a day in the life of an experienced judge-turned-taxi driver, a portrait of ordinary people living in impossible circumstances in contemporary Ramallah.

Dates Available:
Friday, August 07 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 08 @ 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 09 @ 5:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $7.00
OUR PRICE : $3.50
Z - Part of the Revivals Series At MFAH
MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston
Yves Montand, Irene Papas, and Jean-Louis Trintignant star in the critically acclaimed political suspense tale involving corruption, assassination, conspiracy, and murder. Loosely based on the 1960s case of Greek activist Gregoris Lambrakis, the film covers the investigation following an attack on a politician and the subsequent revelations from persistent detectives.

Dates Available:
Friday, August 14 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 15 @ 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 16 @ 5:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $7.00
OUR PRICE : $3.50
The Little Mermaid - Company OnStage
The Company OnStage : Houston
In the harmonious world of Merpeople, the little mermaid Pearl dreams about the mysterious lands above the water. Her family warns her of the dangers but Pearl sets out to know humans. This beautiful and exciting Hans Christian Andersen story is one of our favorites

Dates Available:
Saturday, July 18 @ 11:00 AM
Saturday, July 18 @ 1:30 PM
Saturday, July 25 @ 11:00 AM

FULL PRICE : $8.00
OUR PRICE : $4.00
HSS Singles Event at Clearlake's Chelsea Wine Bar
Chelsea Wine Bar : Clear Lake
Join Houston Single Source and chill in the cool confines of Clear Lake’s Chelsea Wine Bar. This pub-like atmosphere offers a great wine list and other beverages. The Clear Lake social set has never looked so good! Pop on over to mingle, clink your glass in a toast and strike up summer conversation. What better way to spend your Friday night than with Houston Single Source?

Dates Available:
Friday, July 17 @ 6:30 PM

FULL PRICE : $10.00
OUR PRICE : $5.00
Reckless - Company OnStage
The Company OnStage : Houston
On a snowy Christmas Eve, Rachel's guilt stricken husband urges her to flee the house before a hitman he has hired to kill her arrives. Thus begins a new chapter in her journey, leading Rachel to ponder whether the modern world might not be a vast conspiracy designed to undermine her grasp on reality. We're rooting for Rachel in this funny modern comedy.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 17 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 18 @ 8:00 PM
Friday, July 24 @ 8:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $15.00
OUR PRICE : $7.50
A Celebration of Jacques Brel featuring Deborah Boily
Ovations: Houston
Never has a composer been translated and recorded like Brel, attracting artists from Frank Sinatra to David Bowie, Judy Collins to Cindy Lauper, Ray Charles to Rod McCuen, all eager to tell his stories. If you remember the 60s hits "Seasons in the Sun" or "If You Go Away", you have heard Jacques Brel. Starring Deborah Boily, Terry Jones, Bethany Daniels and Rob Flebbe.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 17 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 18 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday, July 19 @ 5:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $25.00
OUR PRICE : $12.50
Party Like A Rock Star - Houston Single Source
Sammy`s Place : Houston
Set those guitars on fire and slam them against the amp (that goes to twelve) and you’ll be set to party like a Rock Star with Houston Single Source! You don't have to be a rock star to party like one. Sammy's is one of the premiere musical venues in Houston. There will be live music - including RockStar Karaoke - and a large dance floor and bar area.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 31 @ 7:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $15.00
OUR PRICE : $7.50
Date & Dash Speed Dating - Signature Lounge
Signature Lounge : Houston
We will have a mega singles speed-dating party at trendy Signature Lounge in Houston. You will meet many educated young professionals in one night, and the best part, everyone is there for the same reason. You would be able to talk to each of other for about 5 min.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 24 @ 8:00 PM
Friday, August 07 @ 8:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $35.00
OUR PRICE : $17.50
Dave and Donna's Improv & Variety Show
Third Coast Comedy : Houston
Dave and Donna invite you to experience funny family entertainment...improv (not stand-up), sketches, monologues and some of Houston's Home-Grown Talent. Come to the place where it's fun to be part of the show!

Dates Available:
Saturday, July 18 @ 8:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $15.00
OUR PRICE : $7.00
ComedySportz Houston
ComedySportz Arena : Houston
Houston's longest running improv comedy show, ComedySportz features teams of improv comedians who compete for laughs as they make up scenes and songs on the spot. Not comedy about sports, but rather comedy played as a sport, similar to "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" on t.v.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 17 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 18 @ 8:00 PM
Friday, July 24 @ 8:00 PM

FULL PRICE :$16.00
OUR PRICE : $8.00
Open City - Leading Ladies of Italian Cinema
MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston
Anna Magnani was already an experienced stage and screen actress when her stunning performance in this groundbreaking neorealist classic catapulted her to international stardom. Rossellini´s portrait of Rome under the German occupation centers on the manhunt for a resistance leader and its effect upon several characters, including a partisan priest, a corrupt actress, a Gestapo major, a gang of street kids, and a feisty pregnant woman (Magnani) about to celebrate her long-deferred wedding.

Dates Available:
Saturday, August 29 @ 7:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $7.00
OUR PRICE : $3.50
Family Improv Houston at Third Coast Comedy
Third Coast Comedy : Houston
With a similar format to "Who's Line is it Anyway?" with Drew Carey, our in-house improv experts delight and entertain you and your family. This is good old fashion clean family fun at its best.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 24 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, July 31 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, August 07 @ 7:30 PM

FULL PRICE : $10.00
OUR PRICE : $5.00
The Widower - Leading Ladies of Italian Cinema
MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston
Dino Risi's (1916—2008) black comedy stars Alberto Sordi as a man who only achieves success after marrying a wealthy society woman (Franca Valeri). Believing his wife has died in an accident, Sordi takes over her affairs and invites his working class mistress to live with him.

Dates Available:
Sunday, August 23 @ 5:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $7.00
OUR PRICE : $3.50
Houston Single Source West Houston- People, Parties, Possibilities...
Le Mistral : Houston
Join Houston Single Source at the tres sophisticated Le Mistral. This French restaurant with its cool ambiance is a perfect venue for our West Side Singles. Le Mistral has recently put together a brand new appetizer menu – of which we’ll get to sample – and in the cool confines of their nice bar area, you won’t think twice about spending your Friday night anywhere else. C’est Magnifique, after all!

Dates Available:
Friday, July 24 @ 6:30 PM

FULL PRICE : $10.00
OUR PRICE : $5.00
I Knew Her Well - Leading Ladies of Italian Cinema
MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston
I Knew Her Well is a genuine discovery from a talented director who is too little known outside of Italy. Compared by critics to Julie Christie in Darling and "a lusty Mediterranean Holly Golightly," the heroine (played with remarkable depth by the 19-year-old Stefania Sandrelli) is an ambitious country girl who comes to Rome with the dream of becoming a star.

Dates Available:
Friday, August 21 @ 7:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $7.00
OUR PRICE : $3.50
ComedySportz 4 Kidz
ComedySportz Arena : Houston
Created for our younger fans and their families, our ComedySportz 4 Kidz show features three all-star performers who invent the performance with the help of the audience.

Dates Available:
Saturday, August 01 @ 4:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $8.00
OUR PRICE : $4.00
Oh! Sabella - Leading Ladies of Italian Cinema
MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston
Buxom, Croatian-born Sylva Koscina is top-billed in this rustic farce by prolific comedy director Dino Risi (The Widower), but the film is dominated by veteran character actress Nina Pica in the title role. Based on a popular novel by Pasquale Festa Campanile (who also wrote the screenplay), it features Pica as an iron-willed village matriarch whose seemingly imminent demise would free her grandson (Renato Salvatori) to marry the girl of his dreams (Koscina).

Dates Available:
Friday, August 28 @ 7:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $7.00
OUR PRICE : $3.50
Basile- The Laff Spot Comedy Club
Laff Spot : Houston
Critics call his opening bit the funniest in the country when he appears unplugged and in concert to sell-out crowds in comedy clubs and theatres across the U.S. A pinch of Basile turns the ordinary into the extraordinary! Basile's spicy blend of improvisation and characters make for a great recipe for your entertainment pleasure.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 17 @ 8:00 PM
Friday, July 17 @ 10:30 PM
Saturday, July 18 @ 7:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $15.00
OUR PRICE : $7.50
Urban War Zone Paintball : Sunday Special
Urban War Zone : Houston
Urban War Zone Paintball is downtown Houston's finest paintball field! Located deep in the heart of Houston, we are just 2 blocks off I-45 South - inside loop 610!

Dates Available:
Sunday, July 19 @ 12:00 PM
Sunday, July 26 @ 12:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $27.00 - $44.50
OUR PRICE : $13.00 - $25.00
Blues Revue - A Tribute to the Blues Brothers
Third Coast Comedy : Houston
Third Coast Comedy presents Houston's Own Blues Brothers in A Blues Musical Revue. The Blues Revue, A Tribute to the Blues Brothers Jake and Elwood. Starring Tom Sofka as Jake and Dave Howell-DePew as Elwood.

Dates Available:
Friday, July 17 @ 8:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $25.00
OUR PRICE : $12.50
Broomstick Adventure : Saturday Night Special
Discover Houston Tours : Houston
Join Sandra Lord on a three-hour fun and fact-filled bus and walking tour. History buffs will learn about the city's earliest cemeteries, historic buildings, and famous (and infamous) citizens. Bring your digital cameras and EMF meters to capture the evidence of some of Houston's most famous ghosts & spirits.

Dates Available:
Saturday, September 05 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 03 @ 7:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $35.00
OUR PRICE : $20.00
Mystery Cafe's : Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Sheraton Suites Hotel : Houston
Enter the glittering and cutthroat world of the professional Karaoke Singer in Mystery Cafe Houston's world premiere show! Someone is stalking the contestants of the Gulf Coast Regional Semi-Final Three Steps Before National Silver Microphone Karaoke Competition and it's up to you to find out who.....while there are still some crooners living!

Dates Available:
Saturday, July 18 @ 8:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $54.95
OUR PRICE : $35.00
Hope Stone Dance Presents - Village Of Waltz
Cullen Theatre : Houston
The world premier of choreographer Jane Weiner's evening length work Village of Waltz. Hope Stone Dance, a company of 12 dancers & performers, joins forces to bring to life an evening of exquisite dance. Including an evening of all live music by composer/musician Peter Jones, with vocalist Ana Trevino-Godfrey.

Dates Available:
Friday, October 23 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 24 @ 8:00 PM

FULL PRICE : $25.00
OUR PRICE : $12.50