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By Dave Schafer
Feature events
July 29-Aug. 12
Houston Shakespeare Festival, Miller Outdoor Theatre: Wherefore art thou Shakespeare? At the outdoor theater for 10 free shows. This year, the University of Houston’s School of Theatre and Dance present “The Tempest” and “Titus Andronicus.” For more information, visit www.milleroutdoortheater.com or call (713) 284-8352.
Aug. 4-6
Houston International Jazz Festival, Bayou Place: Enjoy some silky tunes at the 15th annual festival featuring three days of Asian, smooth, and Latin jazz. For more information, go to www.jazzeducation.org or call (713) 839-7000.
Aug. 25-26
Carmen, Miller Outdoor Theatre: An English-language production of one of the world’s best-loved operas. Of course, it’s still in opera-ese. The cast features critically acclaimed local and visiting artists. For more information, visit www.milleroutdoortheater.com or call (713) 284-8352.
Sept. 2
Fly Fiddles With Film Noir, Miller Outdoor Theatre: It was a dark and stormy night when the dame entered my office. She was pretty, but sad, like someone had cast her in the role of damsel in distress in an old-time movie. She said her husband had gone to the outdoor theater to examine classic movies from the 1940s and ’50s that use narration and multimedia. I thought that sounded like a happening time, so I suggested we try to find him there. If you want to go too, you can find more at www.milleroutdoortheater.com or by calling (713) 284-8352.
Through Sept. 4
Body Worlds 3: The anatomical exhibition of real human bodies, Museum of Natural Science: Beauty is only skin deep, but this exhibit shows that what’s underneath can be pretty fascinating. The striking whole-body plastinates in BODY WORLDS 3 exhibits people who donated their bodies for plastination for the purpose of educating future generations about health. For more information, visit www.hmns.org or call (713) 639-4629.
Other events
Sept. 16-17
Houston Hot Sauce Festival, Houston Farm and Ranch Club: (281) 558-3518.
Sept. 23
Broadway in Houston - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hobby Center: (713) 622-7469.
Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Houston Ballet – Dracula, Wortham Center: (713) 522-5538.
Oct. 6-8
Houston Symphony Pops - Burt Bacharach, Jones Hall: (713) 224-7575.
Oct. 14-15
Festa Italiana, Houston Farm and Ranch Club: (713) 524-4222.
Oct. 14-15
Bayou City Art Festival, in front of City Hall: (713) 437-6351.
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