ART
Blaffer Gallery
University of Houston
743-9530
The Blaffer Gallery presents the 1997 Student Exhibition, which features work selected by faculty from the Department of Art in a variety of media by graduate and undergraduate students in painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design and interior design. The exhibit runs through April 27.
DiverseWorks
1117 E. Freeway
223-8346
The Uninvited, an evening-length dance theater duet by Seattle's choreographing sisters Dayna and Gaelen Hanson, has its Houston premiere with two performances at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for members and $7 for students and seniors.
Multimedia artist Lázaro Saavedra, one of the strongest critics of the Cuban government, will display works he produced during his Houston residency through Saturday. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
FILM
Movie openings around town:
Das Boot: Re-release of the classic, Oscar-winning film for two weeks only at Landmark River Oaks Theatre, 2009 W. Gray.
Midnight Movies: Along with the eternally cool Rocky Horror Picture Show, the River Oaks Theatre offers up Lost Highway, David Lynch's twisted tale of crossed lives, and Crash, which gives new meaning to the term auto-erotica, midnight Saturdays. Round up the gang and take in one of these edgy treats.
Chasing Amy: Kevin Smith's most poignant and accessible film to date about love in all the wrong places opens Friday, exclusively at the Landmark Greenway Theatre, 5 Greenway Plaza.
MUSIC
Fabulous Satellite Lounge
3616 Washington Ave.
869-COOL
(All Friday and Saturday shows start at 9:30 p.m. Weekday and Sunday shows start at 9 p.m.)
Today - Honey Dogs and 19 Wheels. Tickets are $5.
Friday - Road Kings and Flamin' Hellcats. Tickets are $10.
Saturday - Guy Forsyth. Tickets are $7.
Wednesday - Moses Guest and Wheel Local 404. Tickets are $4.
The Blue Iguana
903 Richmond
523-2583
Friday - Zealots.
Saturday - Liviya Compean, Shag and Dog The Cat.
Rockefeller's
3620 Washington Ave.
869-8427
Today - Toy Subs and Alice's Tin Pony at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8.
Friday - Dropkick Chihuahuas and Sonny James and The Sinners at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8.
Saturday - Erykah Badu at 9 p.m. Tickets are $29.50.
Sunday - Mango Punch at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8.
Monday - Los Lobos at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22 to $42.
Wednesday - Robert Earl Keen and Todd Snyder at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets are $17.50 and $27.50.
McGonigel's Mucky Duck
2425 Norfolk
528-5999
Today - Gordian Knot at 8:30 p.m.
Friday - Ray Wylie Hubbard at 9 p.m.
Saturday - Trish Murphy at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Tuesday - Asylum Street Spankers at 8:30 p.m.
The Abyss
5913 Washington Ave.
863-7173
(All shows open doors at 8 p.m.)
Friday - The Picts, The Spooges and The Molested. Tickets are $6.
Saturday - Refried Beans and Vent-o-lators. Tickets are $6.
Sunday - The Wild Possum Jug Band, 23, Pen and Crapshot. Tickets are $5.
THEATRE
A.D. Players
2710 W. Alabama
526-2721
A.D. Players' production of The Diary of Anne Frank, a coming-of-age saga about a young Jewish girl whose family is forced into hiding to escape the wrath of Hitler, opens Friday and runs through May 18.
The production is dedicated to the city's estimated 700-plus Holocaust survivors, victims and families, and a number of events are scheduled to coincide with the play, including a reception today at the Holocaust Museum Houston for Houston's Jewish leaders, the Israeli Consulate and museum directors and staff.
Performances of Anne Frank are at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15 to $19, and student rates are available.
Actors Theatre of Houston
2506 South Blvd.
529-6606
Return Engagements, Bernard Slade's comedy which takes place in a guest house near Stratford and involves three couples, runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through May 4. Tickets are $12 to $17, with a $3 discount for students with an ID.
The Actors Workshop
1009 Chartres
236-1844
The Loman Family Picnic, a comedy-drama about a middle-class Jewish family in 1965 New York, is playing through Saturday. Call for reservations and information.
Alley Theatre
615 Texas Ave.
228-8421
In rotating repertory through May 4, The Greeks: Parts One and Two are grand, epic productions with worthy performances and intricate stage design. Ten a.m. student matinees are April 30 and May 1, and student rates of $10 are offered any time, for any performance. Call for details.
Backstage Ensemble
417F Gentry
(281) 353-2656
Love, Sex and the IRS, a comedy about two roommates who try to dupe the IRS by posing as a married couple, runs weekends through April 18 in the Barn-Red Playhouse. Performances are at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 to $8.
Country Playhouse
12802 Queensbury
784-1750
Top Dogs, which traces the lifelong journey of a man trying to protect his school system from harm, plays at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through May 3. The play was written by local playwright Diana Howie. Tickets are $7, with a $2 discount for students.
HITS Unicorn Theatre
(at Miller Outdoor Theatre)
861-7408
The popular Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun will run for one more weekend free at Miller Outdoor Theatre, starting at 8 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday. A limited number of tickets for reserved seats will be available at the Miller Outdoor Theatre box office from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on performance days.
Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre
University of Houston Campus
743-2929
The UH School of Theatre presents the 1991 Olivier Award Winner Dancing at Lughnasa, a tale told through the memory of an illegitimate son as he remembers the five women who raised him. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors; $8 for faculty, staff and alumni; $9 general admission.
Main Street Theatre
Chelsea Market
4617 Montrose
524-6706
First produced in 1950, The Member of the Wedding is now playing through April 27. It is a story about an extraordinary summer in the life of a young girl, her black cook and the little boy next door.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $10 to $15, with student discounts available.
New Heights Theatre
339 W. 19th St.
869-8927
New Heights Theatre presents the Southwest premiere of Tennessee Williams' rarely produced play Vieux Carre, running at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $15.
Stages Repertory Theatre
3201 Allen Parkway
527-0220
The sixth play in Stages' season is the poignant and funny Dog Opera, a play which takes an affectionate look at the relationship between Peter, a proud gay man, and Madeline, an overweight librarian, as they both search for Mr. Right and deal with their lovable yet exasperating parents.
Dog Opera plays at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturday and 5 p.m. Sundays through April 27. Tickets are $15 to $18. Student discounts are available.
Theater LaB Houston
1706 Alamo
868-7516
As part of its continuing Fascinating Women series, Theater LaB is presenting First Lady Suite, an evening of four chamber musical suites focusing on celebrated first ladies from Mamie Eisenhower to Bess Truman, at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through April 19 and 6 p.m. April 13 and 20. Tickets are $18.
Theatre Suburbia
1410 West 43rd at Oak Forest
682-3525
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery opens Friday and plays at 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through May 17 and at 3 p.m. May 4 and 11. Tickets are $6 to $8.