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 Imagine living minutes from work, dining, theater and more. That’s what you get when you live downtown. This weekend some of the best residences are unlocking their doors and giving you a chance to experience urban living with the annual Downtown Home Tour on Saturday, March 20. Check out properties such as Commerce Towers, Bayou Lofts, Franklin Lofts, Hogg Palace, Four Seasons Residences, Post Rice Lofts, One Park Place and more.
The tour is a great way to view a variety of spaces in just one afternoon. You can move at your own pace and see what you want. If you need to go easy, catch a ride on the official shuttle – the Washington Wave. And with your admission ($15 for Houston Downtown Alliance members and $20 for the general public) you’ll get a wristband that gives you great discounts that day on tons of stuff – from snacks at Byrd’s Market & Café to half-priced tickets to that night’s Houston Ballet performance. You also get access to the Redesigning Downtown Showcase at One Park Place – a $10 value.
For more details or to purchase tickets ahead of time, go online today. Or get your tickets the day of the event at the Post Rice Lofts.
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Downtown's pick {of the week}
 Book your reservation today for Mia Bella Trattoria's weekly Monday night risotto dinner. This week for just $19.95 (add $10 if you’d like a wine pairing) enjoy four different courses, including a luscious risotto with lobster, citrus butter and fresh shaved Parmesan cheese and a yummy chilled risotto with raspberries, creme anglaise and shaved dark chocolate. The special menu is available at both the Houston Pavilions and 320 Main locations.
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Ongoing
Houston Area Youth Art Month Exhibition, March 1-31
Art Bike 2010, March 22-April 25
Thursday
Storybook Opera, noon-1 p.m.
Friday
Opera to Go, 10-11 a.m. – Cinderella in Spain
Opera to Go, noon- 1 p.m. – A Way Home
H-E-B Movie Night, 8 p.m. – Julie & Julia
Saturday
Yoga in the Park, 9:30 a.m.
Recycling Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Bicycle Repair Workshop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Young Writers Workshop in the Park, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
ZumbAtomic, 11:30 a.m.
Children’s Discovery Series, noon –origami workshop
Sunday
Downtown Green Market, noon-4 p.m.
Persian New Year Festival, 1-9 p.m.
Sundays in the Park, noon – 2 p.m. – Houston Association of Acoustic Musicians
Houston Hooper Stahs Meetup, 3-5 p.m.
Tuesday
Family Yoga, 10:30 a.m.
Pilates + Yoga, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Burgers and Blues, noon-1:30 p.m.
Zumba!, 6:30-7 p.m.
For more info, visit discoverygreen.com or call (713) 400-7336.
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Two wheeling
 The BBVA Compass Tour de Houston gives you a way to see our city from a completely different perspective – the seat of your bike. This year Sen. Rodney Ellis and Mayor Annise Parker will ride along on the Sunday, March 21 race, which starts and ends at City Hall. Riders have three routes from which to choose – a 70-mile route at 7 a.m., a 40-mile route at 7:30 a.m. and a 20-mile route at 8 a.m.
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Get cooking
 If you know a truly terrible cook who could use some help in the kitchen, then mark your calendar for Sunday, March 21. The hit Food Network show Worst Cooks in America will be in Houston for an open casting call at the Magnolia Hotel from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. To nominate your friend, husband, wife, sibling or even a co-worker, email the show and plan to attend the open call along with your nominee. The nominee must bring both a completed application, a dish that represents his or her cooking and two photos.
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Read all about it
 Pulitzer Prize winning author and New York Times best seller, Tracy Kidder appears at the Alley Theatre on Monday, March 22 courtesy of Inprint Houston. Kidder will share his latest New York Times best seller, Strength in What Remains, which follows the story of a refugee from the civil war and genocide of 1990s Burundi.
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Spring sounds
 Ars Lyrica will transport you to Paris with a concert of French Baroque chamber works for voices and instruments on Saturday, March 20 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The earthiness of the oboe and the sweetness of the violin evoke a fragrant French garden in spring. Virtuoso oboist Kathryn Montoya returns to perform with the ensemble, joined by two internationally renowned musicians – violinist Marc Destrube and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Lane.
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Symphonic variety
 The Houston Symphony presents two vastly different programs at Jones Hall this weekend, starting with the classical. Experience the sounds of Sibelius with conductor Hannu Lintu on Thursday, March 18; Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21. On Friday, March 19, catch a wave as The Beach Boys join the symphony for an evening of favorites such as Barbara Ann, Wouldn’t It Be Nice, Surfin’ U.S.A., California Girls and Kokomo.
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Jazz it up
 Brandon Lee, the talented trumpeter and a graduate of Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, makes his Da Camera debut with his quintet at the Wortham Theater Center on Saturday, March 20. The performance comes on the heels of the release of his debut album, From Within.
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Look back
 In honor of National Women’s Month, the Thursday, March 18 Hill/Finger Lecture at the Heritage Society Tea Room will look back at everyday life on a Texas antebellum plantation. Ginny McNeil Raska and Mary Lynne Hill recently released their book, The Uncompromising Diary of Sallie McNeill, 1858–1867. The diary reveals the thoughts and observations of an educated young woman of that period.
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Shock talk
 Catastrophic Theatre presents Our Late Night, Wallace Shawn’s rarely produced but highly acclaimed short play about a cocktail party at which no subject is taboo. Catch the show from Friday, March 19 through Saturday, April 3 at DiverseWorks ArtSpace.
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They’ve got rhythm
 We Can’t Stop the Beat is a high-energy concert featuring music from all over the world, with an emphasis on percussion and dancing. From George Gershwin and the Glenn Miller Band to Hairspray and beyond, Bayou City Performing Arts will have you tapping your toes. Don’t miss the Tuesday, March 23 show at Jones Hall.
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Live music
 British rockers Muse are at Toyota Center on Thursday, March 18 and head bangers rejoice – Megadeth takes the stage at Verizon Wireless Theater on Thursday, March 25.
Chrisette Michele and special guest Laura Izibor are at the House of Blues at Houston Pavilions on Friday, March 19.
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Sports action
 The Houston Rockets play Boston on Friday, March 19 at Toyota Center while the Houston Aeros take to the ice with games against Milwaukee on Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21.
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Week of
March 18 - 24, 2010 |
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