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CALENDAR - July 2000
 Divine
Trash & Pink Flamingos. Divine Trash
is an outrageous 1998 documentary on the making of John
Waters’ Pink Flamingos and features a collection
of just about everything from behind-the-scenes interviews
to the rehearsal for the notorious “eat s---”
scene, better known in polite company as “the gulp
heard round the world.” Divine Trash features
interviews with John Waters, his family, Jim Jarmusch,
Hal Hartley, Paul Morrisey, Jonas Mikas, and others.
• Once you’ve seen the documentary, you can
see the movie! Yes, Pink Flamingos is the well-known
film about Divine’s quest to maintain the title
of “World’s Filthiest Person,” and it
is required viewing for all those who think they’ve
seen it all! Pink Flamingos featured the “Talking
Butt” long before Jim Carrey spoke with his! This
special 25th anniversary print includes bonus footage.
Stars Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pierce, Danny
Mills, Mink Stole, and Edith Massey. Absolutely no one
under 17 allowed. • Divine Trash plays Saturday,
July 15, at 7:30 & 9:30 pm, and Sunday, July 16,
at 7 & 9 pm. Pink Flamingos plays Saturday, July
15, only at 11:30 pm. All shows play at Rice Media Center
on the Rice campus, entrance #8. Admission is $5 ($4
students with valid ID/seniors over 65). For more info:
713/348-4853 or www.rice.edu/~cinema
JULY
1–31
July Is Prevent-a-Litter Month and was created
to draw attention to the fact that more than 100,000
homeless dogs and cats end up in Houston animal shelters
each year. Almost 90,000 of these animals are destroyed.
Spaying and neutering prevents homeless puppies and
kittens from being born. • The Spay-Neuter Assistance
Program is spaying or neutering dogs for the special
price of $20 (add $10 for 40 pounds or over) and cats
for $15 during July. 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Mondays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays only @ the nonprofit
clinic, 1603 Shepherd. Appointments for spaying and
neutering surgery can be made by calling 713/863-0010.
5, 12, 19, 26 (Weds.)
HIV
Testing. The Montrose Clinic is offering free confidential
HIV testing and counseling every Wednesday, 6-9 pm @
the Houston Lesbian & Gay Community Center, 803
Hawthorne. Center: 713/524-3818. Clinic: 713/830-3000.
6, 13, 20, 27 (Thus.)
Thursdays
Are Delicious.
M. Pussycat and the team of Evolve have turned the upstairs
and VIP room (which is open to all on Thursdays) of
the infamous club SPY, located at 112 Travis, into the
mouth-watering “Delicious” each Thursday with
two of Houston’s DJs, Cosmic Cat and Alibi, spinning
deep, dark, sexy grooves. This crowd is not labeled—it’s
gay, straight, bi...what-ever you prefer. You can slip
away into the candlelit VIP room to hear the sounds
of Delerium, Kruder & Dorf-meister, and other chilled-out
tunes if you want to get more cozy with your partner.
Thursdays are 21up.
8
(Sat.)
Woman Power. Jessica Wicks, founder of the popular
Lesbian Film Night series, is hosting "A Celebration
of Women's Creativity, Life, and Spirit," a festival-style
event featuring artists, live music, and poetry readings.
Participants can feast on barbecue. Donations for the
center are welcomed. 4-9 pm @ the Houston Lesbian &
Gay Community Center, 803 Hawthorne. Info: 713/524-3818
(center), 713/526-4927 (Wicks), or e-mail to Labrysgrl3@aol.com.
9 (Sun.)
Scholarly Youths. PFLAG/H.A.T.C.H. Youth Scholarship
Foundation scholarships will be officially awarded to
this year’s recipients at this Parents, Families
and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meeting. 2
pm @ Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas. Small sharing
groups follow the program. PFLAG helpline: 713/867-9020.
11 & 12 (Tue.
& Wed.)
Zorro and the Roaring ’20s. The Cynthia
Woods Mitchell Pavilion will be transformed into a giant
1920s-era movie house for a two-night festival of silent
film masterpieces & classic music. • The first
film, The Mark of Zorro, stars Douglas Fairbanks. Zorro
saves the day while carving his famous “Z”
into the cheeks of evildoers. • Wednesday evening
begins with One Week, a film in which Buster Keaton’s
character and his new bride attempt to build a “kit
home” in time for a party the following week; the
second feature, The Idle Class, stars Charlie Chaplin
in a sidesplitting tale of mistaken identities. •
Director Donald Hunsber-ger, one of the foremost figures
in silent film accompaniment, will conduct the Houston
Symphony in live performances during both nights. •
Admission is free. 8:30 pm at Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins Drive in the Woodlands.
More info: 281/363-3300.
12
(Wed.)
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston (GMCH) will
perform a joint concert with Schola Cantorosa, a gay
men’s chorus from Hamburg, Germany. Houston is
one of only four cities hosting the German singers on
their way to Festival 2000 in San Jose, California.
Festival 2000 is a celebration of lesbian & gay
voices featuring 6,000 singers in choruses from Australia,
Europe, & North America. Our own GMCH will also
be making the trek to San Jose for the festival. The
Houston concert will be held at 7 pm @ the Kaplan Theatre
at the Jewish Community Center, 5601 South Braeswood.
Tickets are $15 and may be purchased through any chorus
member or at the door. For more info, call 713/521-7464
or visit www.gmch.org.
12 (Wed.)
Discover the “Quality” of Your Life.
Free lecture & group discussion focusing on the
qualities that will support your goals, dreams, &
relationships. Let go of “shoulds” & “have
to’s” and learn to listen to the magic &
wisdom of your heart. Light snacks provided. 6-8:30
pm. Space limited to 20. Call for location: 713/664-4365.
13 (Thu.) &
19 (Wed.)
How to Create a Foundation for Your Relationship
to Thrive and Endure is an evening of hands-on info
to experience the relationship you desire. On the 13th:
for women who love women. On the 19th: for men who love
men. 7–9 pm. $10. For info/registration, call The
Center for Creativity, Knowledge and Change at 713/592-5262.
15 (Sat.)
3 Women, directed by Robert Altman, is a brilliant,
moody, and thought-provoking film in which a strange
girl (Sissy Spacek) gets a job in a convalescent home
and attaches herself to a coworker (Shelley Duvall)
who fancies herself a social butterfly. Their interrelationship,
and involvement with a quiet, embittered woman (Janice
Rule) forms the “plot.” Critic Leonard Maltin
says that it’s “...a completely unconventional
movie,” while rating it with 3 1/2 stars (out of
4). This 1977 film is part of the Museum of Fine Arts’“Film
Fatales” series of films which focus on great female
roles. $5 ($4 students/seniors). 7:30 pm @ Freed Auditorium,
5101 Montrose Blvd. More info: 713/639-7531.
16 (Sun.)
Houston Black Tie Dinner, Inc. presents its Table
Sales Kickoff Party. Gail Swinney, co-chair, encourages
participants to attend this year’s kickoff party
to secure seating at “2000
—A New Dawn,” the annual fundraising dinner.
Carlos Reyes, co-chair, says that Houston Black Tie
Dinner anticipates over 1,300 participants at this year’s
dinner, and they are expected to surpass the fundraising
goals of previous years. “2000—A New Dawn”
will be held on Nov. 11 at the George R. Brown Convention
Center. A 501(c)3 organization, Houston Black Tie Dinner,
Inc. raises & distributes funds annually to local
charities & a national beneficiary. The kickoff
party is from 4-7 pm. Location and/or more info: 713/523-9611.
19–23 (Wed.–Sun.)
Gay Men’s Health Summit 2000. Anyone interested
in improving the health & wellness of gay men is
encouraged to attend this groundbreaking convergence
in Boulder, Colorado. Everyone is welcome. The program
includes issues such as mental health, substance abuse,
prostate cancer, heart disease, hearing loss, anal health,
and HIV disease, with a new focus this year on wellness,
spirituality, & holistic health. This year’s
event is limited to 500 participants, and registration
slots and housing are going fast, so check out the website
at www. bcap.org for
info, as well as news of scholarships & community
housing.
20 (Thu.)
Incest Survivors. “How Childhood Sexual
Abuse Terrorizes Our Adult Relationships” is a
6-week group for female survivors of incest and the
women who love them. The group begins on the 20th, 7–9
pm. $55 for 6 weeks. For info/registration, call The
Center for Creativity, Knowledge and Change at 713/592-5262.
22 (Sat.)
Wigs on Fire. It’s a night of fun, dancing,
complimentary well drinks, the most outrageous wig contest,
& entertainment from the “Inferno Men.”
This year’s event is themed “Got Wig?”
to show that “camp” is contagious and, above
all, fun. This fundraiser for September’s Miss
Camp America Pageant lights up the night at 7 pm and
burns till 11 pm @ Rich’s, 2401 San Jacinto. More
info: 713/267-7827.
23 (Sun.)
Hot Summer Night. Don your favorite resort casual
attire (think cool & white) for the first annual
benefit dinner & silent auction supporting the Houston
Lesbian & Gay Community Center. Enjoy a fine meal
and dance under the stars to boffo entertainment. Tickets
are $35. Proceeds benefit programming at the center.
5:30-9 pm @ Riva’s Italian Restaurant, 1117 Missouri.
Info: 713/524-3818.
26 (Wed.)
The Go-Go’s, the B-52’s, & the Psychedelic
Furs in one show! 8 pm @ the Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Pavilion. Tickets ($14.50-$29.50) available at all Ticketmaster
locations; charge at 713/629-3700.
26 (Wed.)
The Erotic Self: Discovering Your Power is a
provocative evening designed to inform & stimulate
women about the power of our sexuality. This discussion
is excerpted from a work in progress, Woman to Woman:
The Erotic Evolution, by Maria E. Minicucci, Ph.D.,
director of Center for Creativity, Knowledge and Change.
7–9 pm. $10. Info/registration: 713/592-5262.
28 & 29 (Fri.
& Sat.)
World Dance Houston celebrates the global heritage of
dance. The term “world dance” stands for exploration,
for a rich interchange among cultures, and the interplay
of traditional techniques with modern inspirations.
The concerts (not all dance companies on both nights)
include Ambassadors International (Ballet Folklorico),
Anjali Dance Company (Indian), Grupo Capoeira Brazil,
Hanayagi (Japanese), Keito St. James (Native American),
Kuumba House Dance Theatre (African), Scoil Dahmsa (Irish
traditional), and Sirrom Caravan (Middle Eastern). 8
pm @ the Heinen Theatre, Central College campus, 3517
Austin at Holman. Tickets are $10 ($5 students/seniors).
Free parking. Info/reservations: 713/718-6570.
30
(Sun.)
Mildred Pierce. A single mother (Joan Crawford in an
Oscar-winning performance) works her way up from waitress
to businesswoman but never gains the love of her ungrateful
daughter (Ann Blyth). This melodrama was later labeled
as antifeminist for its message about women who abandon
traditional roles. This 1945 film is part of the Museum
of Fine Arts’ “Film Fatales” series of
films which focus on great female roles. 7:30 pm @ the
Glassell School of Art’s Freed Auditorium, 5101
Montrose Blvd. Tickets are $5 ($4 MFAH members, seniors
[55+], & students with ID). Info: 713/639-7531.
PLANNING
AHEAD FOR AUGUST
August
5 & 6
(Sat. & Sun.)
Network and The Women. As timely now as when
it was released in 1976, Network is a scathing indictment
of the TV industry’s propensity toward self-prostitution.
As the mental breakdown of a newscaster (Peter Finch)
leads to higher ratings, a ruthless programmer (Faye
Dunaway) keeps him on the air. Finch, Dunaway, and Beatrice
Straight won Oscars for their performances. • The
women comprising a group of friends destroy each other’s
reputations at various social gatherings. With Joan
Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and a trillion other actresses,
this 1939 brilliant adaptation of the Clare Booth Luce
stage comedy is unique—no men appear on screen.
George Cukor made The Women after being thrown off the
Gone With the Wind set by Clark Gable (who objected
to being directed by a homosexual). • Both films
are part of the Museum of Fine Arts’ “Film
Fatales” series of films which focus on great female
roles. 7:30 pm @ the Glassell School of Art’s Freed
Auditorium, 5101 Montrose Blvd. Tickets are $5 ($4 MFAH
members, seniors [55+], & students with ID). Info
during business hours: 713/639-7531; after hours: 713/639-7300.
August 10–12
(Thu.–Sat.)
Health Conference in Canada. “LGBT Youth
and Families: the Foundation of a Healthy Future”
is the topic of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Associ-ation’s
(GLMA) 18th Annual Conference. Hundreds of LGBT physicians,
medical students, & other healthcare professionals
are expected to converge in Vancouver to focus on changing
family structures. Programs are designed to examine
ways that physicians can cross cultural & generational
boundaries to improve the healthcare of LGBT youth.
Interactive plenary sessions, lectures, panel presentations,
& small-group discussions will also investigate
other areas of medicine relevant to the LGBT community,
including primary care, mental health, lesbian health,
HIV/AIDS, geriatric & special-interest issues. The
conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver.
To register, call 510/843-8048 and ask for Kirsten Berzon,
or go to www.glma.org.
August 10–13
(Thu.–Sat.)
Grease. One of Broadway’s longest-running
musicals hits Houston’s Aerial Theater, and with
it comes two of the stars of Laverne & Shirley:
Cindy Williams (Shirley Feeney) and Eddie Mekka (Carmine
“the Big Ragu” Ragusa). Tickets: at sfx.com
or the Aerial Theater box office or charge by phone
at 713/629-3700.
PERFORMING
ARTS
•
After (taste). Houston-based artist Serena Lin
gives us a site-specific installation of sensory experience.
Using light, sound, video, & projection, the artist
takes us on a journey tracing the evolution of tasted
experience. Visitors are drawn along a path to a place
embodying that suggested metaphorical lingering moment
following taste, the pervading sensation you can’t
get rid of—the aftertaste. Through July 15 @ DiverseWorks,
1117 East Frwy, 713/223-8346.
•
Ain’t Misbehavin’ is the bright, sassy
“Fats” Waller musical revue. Along with Louis
Armstrong, Waller was one of the first authentic black
superstars. Recreating the atmosphere of a sultry, smoky,
1930s Harlem nightclub, this play fills the air with
great music. The wailing, stompin’ five-piece band
and the three females & two males singin’ &
dancin’ bring to life Waller’s famous songs.
The Great Caruso Dinner Theater, 10001 Westheimer near
Gessner. Dinner & show: $29.95 (Wed., Thurs., &
Sun.); $34.95 (Fri. & Sat.). For reservations: 713/780-4900.
• Arsenic
and Old Lace,
the famous madcap comedy by Joseph Kesselring, presents
the audience with the quirky old Brewster sisters, their
nephew Teddy (who believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt),
and Mortimer, the poor flabbergasted nephew who is as
surprised as anyone to learn that his maiden aunts have
taken it upon themselves to relieve elderly men of a
lonely life—or life of any kind! Through July 16
@ the Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Ave. Tickets ($17): available
at the Alley box office or by calling 713/228-8421.
• Bourbon
at the Border.
Love, politics, & issues of survival dramatically
intermingle in this beautiful & tragic love story
of two college students who meet & fall in love
during the Freedom Summer of 1964. Thirty years later,
will Mae & Charlie escape the unspeakable ghost
of a Mississippi summer? Through July 30 @ The Ensemble
Theatre, 3535 Main St. Info: 713/520-0055.
• Bus
Stop, by one of America’s premier playwrights
William Inge, tells the story of a headstrong nightclub
entertainer pursued by a belligerent cowboy intent on
slinging her over his shoulder and carrying her off
to his ranch in Montana. Several bus passengers have
been stranded in a cheerful diner in the middle of a
howling snowstorm where they come to terms with life
and each other. Through July 9 @ Galveston’s Strand
Theatre, 2317 Mechanics Row. Tickets $10-$15. Info:
877/787-2639 or
www.galveston.com/strandtheatre.
• Evita.
Winner of seven Tony awards, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
musical relates the fascinating story of the ambitious,
charismatic Eva Peron, one of the world’s most
powerful women. Theatre Under The Stars’ (TUTS)
production will commemorate the 20th anniversary of
the original Broadway production. July 11–23 @
Wortham Center’s Brown Theater. Tickets ($16-$75)
by phone from Admission Network, 800/678-5440; in person
at TUTS TIX, 2600 SW Frwy @ Kirby; outlets (Sound Revolution,
Vinal Edge); Wortham box office, 510 Preston (11 am
to curtain on day of performance); online at www.tuts.com.
• Fairy
Tales is a roller coaster,”
says director Joe Watts about his latest show, produced
by his Theatre New West at Sonoma.“Some of the
numbers are roll-on-the-floor hysterical, while at the
end it’s like a mini-opera.” With no spoken
dialogue, Fairy Tales is a “gay musical” (“or
is that redundant?” asks Joe): The first half of
the show is a straight-forward musical revue, one song
performed after another, not particularly related. But
then in the second half, the performers take on roles—a
man dying of AIDS, his lover, his family—and they
start interacting through song, such as in the piece
called “Dear Dad,” in which the man comes
out to this father. • Joe Watts has been directing
high-quality theater in Houston for over 17 years through
The Group, a roving theater concept, which played in
venues from Stages, to the old Kindred Spirits, to the
Lovett Inn. Now that Joe has an unchanging venue at
Sonoma restaurant, he has recast his group at Theatre
New West. • $20. Fairy Tales plays Fridays &
Saturdays, 8 pm (with one Sunday matinee July 16, 2
pm) thru August 5 at Sonoma, 1415 California, 713/394-0464.
• For
Her Che-ild’s Sake or Her First False Step
is a comic “mellerdrammer” in three acts.
Cheer the hero, console the heroine, boo and hiss the
villain as you pelt him with popcorn! Tickets $9 ($8
students/seniors); matinees $7. July 21–Aug. 26
@ Theatre Suburbia, 1410 W. 43rd, 713/682-3525.
•
Gypsy is the semi-biographical musical romp through
the life of the famous fan dancer, Gypsy Rose Lee. July
14–Aug. 6 @ The Country Playhouse, 12802 Queensbury
(Town & Country Village). For directions/ticket
info: 713/467-4497.
•
I Love You but You’re Sitting on My Cat
has the “Singing Fertle Family” from Dumpster,
Texas, falling on hard times. The out-of-work kids have
moved back home, the retired parents are living on a
fixed income, & now an unexpected bill has created
a financial emergency. But not to worry...Earl has come
up with a surefire method to win money by gambling,
so the whole gang is taking a bus trip to the glittering
casinos of Lake Charles, Louisiana. $15 admission &
reservations required; food & drink are available
throughout the show. Thursdays–Saturdays @ Radio
Music Theatre, 2623 Colquitt, 713/522-7722.
• Killer
Karaoke or Twenty Hundred and One: A Space Oddity.
Enter the glittering & cutthroat arena 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. Even if you feel
that there is enough pain & suffering in the world
without karaoke, Killer Karaoke provides enough fun,
thrills, & sing-along-able songs to keep you laughing
& humming long after the evening’s over! Every
Friday & Saturday night, 7:30 pm (8 pm curtain)
@ Prima Pasta & Seafood, 2710 Richmond (‘tween
Kirby & Buffalo Spdwy). Tickets are $38.95 and include
salad, choice of entree, dessert, coffee, tea, milk,
gratuity for dinner service & tax, plus the show.
Tickets: 713/944-CLUE (2583).
• Mary,
Mary. Mary’s marriage has foundered on the
rocks of her unrelenting sense of humor. When we meet
Mary, she appears at the apartment of her former husband,
Bob, who is on the verge of marrying a rich young health
fiend. A handsome film star enters the picture and so
begins the story of a modern marriage gone hilariously
awry. Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm, through July
29 @ The Company Onstage, 536 Westbury Square. Tickets
$10 (seniors/students $8). Info/reservations: 713/726-1219.
• The
Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me...
by Dan Butler (better known to audiences as Bulldog
Briscoe, the womanizing sports talk show host on NBC
TV’s long-running hit, Frasier) is somewhat autobiographical.
Billed as a “whirlwind tour of the gay American
landscape,” this one-man show juxtaposes 10 predominantly
gay characters in 14 vignettes. The characters question,
contradict, and challenge one another’s credo of
what “being gay” really means. Actor Andrew
Dawson returns from his new home in New York City to
re-visit the characters he created in the original Houston
premiere which was staged at The Little Room Downstairs
(LRDS) in April 1998. The Only Thing Worse You Could
Have Told Me... premiered at Actors Playhouse in New
York City in 1995. It was performed originally by Dan
Butler and later by Greg Louganis. This production is
directed and designed by LRDS artistic director Richard
Laub. The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me...
plays through July 9. All tickets for this special engagement
are $20 (students/seniors half-price). Show times are
at 8 p.m., except Sunday performances, which begin at
7 p.m. The theater is located at 2326 Bissonnet, between
Greenbriar and Kirby. Charge by phone: 713/522-LRDS
(5737).
• OUTLAW:
Queer Like Ray Hill.
In 1958, while attending Galena Park High School, Ray
Hill came out. In 1958, sodomy was not just a crime
but a felony, and three convictions could get you life
in prison. Hill will tell you that coming out in 1958
at Galena Park Hill was perhaps courageous, perhaps
naïve, perhaps even stupid. Whatever it was—and
Hill doesn’t say—it was pure Ray Hill, a gay
activist who constantly sticks his neck out and frequently
aggravates folks while leading the fight for gay rights.
Hill’s new one-man show focuses on the struggle
to end discrimination against gays & lesbians, and
what it was like to be the rare, out , queer person
in the buckle of the Bible-belt. An extraordinary storyteller,
Hill chronicles experiences not shared in any of his
previous performances. Don’t come expecting a documentary
though; fighting hypocrisy is never without irony, and
Hill serves it up with humor & honesty. He’s
been called “a modern-day, gay Mark Twain,”
and Edward Albee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright,
has called him “an important scourge.” OUTLAW
purports to be Hill’s most ambitious performance
to date, fully realized on a technical level, with set,
sound, and multimedia elements as part of the overall
design. Through July 15 @ Ashland St. Theatre, 2610
Ashland in the Heights (Ashland @ 26th). Tickets are
$12. For reservations or more info: 713/426-3019.
• Patience,
an English comic opera from the clever pens of W.S.
Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan (who brought us The
Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, and H.M.S. Pinafore),
is presented by the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of
Houston. At the time of its inception, Patience was
a wicked barb pointed at the aesthetic cult of the day,
if not squarely at its champion, Oscar Wilde. G&S
audiences today enjoy the broad good humor & fun
of the book and Sullivan’s delightful music, with
or without a passing knowledge of Mr. Wilde or his dissertations
on “manners before morals” and the other precepts
of aestheticism. July 21–30 @ Wortham Center’s
Cullen Theater. Fridays, Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays
at 2:30 pm. Tickets $16–$36. More info: 713/627-3570
or visit www.gilbertandsullivan.net.
• Tamalalia 2000. Part musical revue, part
fashion show, part morality play, T2000 takes our heroine
on her wildest ride yet, courtesy of a discarded, old
time machine. Actress Tamarie Cooper rides the time-stream
from the domestic bliss of The Woodlands to the dawn
of mankind, the not-so-distant future, and finally,
quite literally, to hell and back. Directed and choreographed
by Cooper, T2000 features an original score by Infernal
Bridegroom Productions composers Anthony Barilla and
Chris Bakos and lyricist Greg Stanley. This is Cooper’s
fifth in what we hope is an endless number of Tamalalia
productions; if you’ve never seen one, you gotta
go. July 20–Aug. 26 (Thursdays, Fridays, &
Saturdays at 8 pm) @ Stages Repertory Theatre, 3201
Allen Parkway. Tickets are $10 for Thursday performances,
$15 for Fridays & Saturdays. Reservations: 713/52-STAGE.
• Titanic.
More than 85 years after the R.M.S. Titanic first sailed
into history, the story behind the legendary maiden
voyage opened at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
on April 23, 1997. Titanic soon went on to win five
Tony awards. As one boards the ship of dreams, the lives
& yearnings of the crew, staff, & passengers
unfold against Titanic’s backdrop of facts more
incredible than any fiction. The pride of nautical engineering,
the largest moving object in the world, the “unsinkable”
R.M.S. Titanic went down in just two and a half hours
after steaming full speed into an iceberg. July 11-23
@ Jones Hall. For ticket prices and to charge by phone:
713/629-3700.
THEATER
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
• Tombigee:
The Spirit of the Swamp.
A young girl is determined to save the swamp and its
animal occupants from destruction. With the help of
Tombigee, the spirit & guardian of the swamp &
its creatures, she sets out to teach others about the
wonders of nature. Tickets are $8, and all seats are
reserved. Through July 14 @ Stages Repertory Theatre,
3201 Allen Parkway, 713/52-STAGE.
RADIO
• After
Hours
(Radio) Saturdays, midnight to 3 am. Featuring the QMZ
(Queer Music Zone) with Jimmy Carper. KPFT 90.1 FM.
• Lesbian & Gay Voices (Radio) Mondays,
8-10 pm. Features, news, music, interviews, reviews,
and commentary. KPFT 90.1 FM, 713/526-4000.
ART/PHOTOGRAPHY
• Art
Classes for People With HIV: The Art League of Houston
is offering free art classes for people with HIV. The
ongoing course meets every Thursday & Friday from
1-4 pm at the Art League, 1953 Montrose. Mixed media
projects for the artist and non-artist. Constructive
art-making in a relaxed atmosphere. Focus is on the
healing power of art. More info: 713/523-9530. The Museum
of Fine Arts Houston is offering free art classes for
those with HIV/AIDS. Patrick Palmer begins his 9th year
offering art instruction. Abstract painting, linoleum-cut
greeting cards, & ceramics are some of the media
offerings for the fall semester. Class is limited to
16. Everything is free, even lunch! The classes meet
at the Glassell School of Art every Friday, 1-4 pm,
5101 Montrose Blvd., room 202. For more info: 713/639-7500
or 713/526-1118.
• Clinging to Humanity: In Search of Hope.
The collection of poems and artwork by Saul Balagura
included in this exhibition is the ultimate expression
of compassion. Balagura is not a survivor of the Holocaust,
yet through his creative process he transcends space
& time to evoke the thoughts & emotions of victims
& survivors. Through Aug. 27 @ the Holocaust Museum,
5401 Caroline, 713/942-8000.
• Foreign Objects, a show of STUTZ artwork
scheduled to open July 1, is the story of the artist's
last road trip through Europe with her trusty companion,
a dachshund named Olly. Incongruent scenes abound in
this visual tale. Using a variety of styles, STUTZ takes
the viewer on an often humorous look at how a stranger
can interpret the unfamiliar when the most foreign object
is, in reality, herself. All works are mixed media on
plywood. This show runs through August 12 @ Mo Mong,
1201B Westheimer, 713/524-5664. For more information,
visit http://home.earthlink.net/~artstutz.
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