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10/26/2009 08:00 PM 10/29/2009 07:59 PM
James Cuno on "The Promise of Museums"
Over the course of these three lectures I will explore “The Promise of Museums.” I will locate its terms in the Enlightenment ideas that informed the founding of the British Museum, and not only because the history of public encyclopedic museums begins with that museum--the world’s first secular, public, national museum--but because those ideas still apply in our current era. Specifically, I will consider the regard for science as a means of inquiry based on the observation and analysis of things; history, as a means of interpretation, of making sense of meaningful relationships between things; and cosmopolitanism as a framework for understanding the implications of such meanings. Each of these ideas has come under considerable pressure over the past century. Confidence in science—in knowing things, discovering truths, and the belief in the idea of progress—has been challenged by discoveries in science itself and the use to which politics has put them. Confidence in history has been challenged as little more than myth-making, a weaving of “master” or meta-narratives to justify positions of power. And cosmopolitanism as intellectually soft, not rooted in reality of modern, state-based geopolitics.
James Cuno has been President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago since September 2004. Previously he served as Professor and Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London from 2002-2004, and as Professor and Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard University Art Museums from 1991-2002.
A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, James Cuno has written and lectured widely on topics ranging from French caricature of the 18th and 19th centuries to contemporary American art, as well as on the role of art museums in contemporary American cultural policy. He is the author of Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage (Princeton University Press, May 2008). A top flight scholar, with a remarkable reputation here and abroad, he writes extensively on the role of museums – the current state and future of American art museums.
http://campbell.rice.edu/home.aspx
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10/29/2009 08:00 PM 11/01/2009 06:59 PM
Kavakos Plays & Conducts Mozart
Friday, October 30, 8 pm
Saturday, October 31, 8 pm
Sunday, November 1, 2:30 pm
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Sibelius: The Lover
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, Reformation
Grammophone has written of Kavakos - and Houston audiences have heard - that "the exquisite tenderness of his playing gives the music a sense of timeless, poignant beauty." Now hear this extraordinary musician conduct your orchestra. Tickets start at $29.
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10/29/2009 08:00 PM 11/15/2009 06:59 PM
Lohengrin
October 30 - November 15
Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center
One secret protects one great love in Wagner's mystical romantic drama. The knight Lohengrin's pure love is threatened by common human greed in a tale that leads to the ultimate betrayal. Cast features today's hottest young Wagner singers, including Simon O'Neill, Adrianne Pieczonka, Christine Goerke and Richard Paul Fink.
Tickets start at $23.
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10/29/2009 08:00 PM
Boo! If you joined BCO recently or just want to meet a great group, please come join us for a Halloween Meet N´ Greet at Howl At The Moon, 612 Hadley St. Houston, TX77002 Come in costume or as yourself (you know you´re scary enough...) because you won´t want to miss the chance to meet everyone and find out about cool upcoming events -even make some suggestions of your own. You´ll also get to learn the ropes and ask questions over drink specials, complimentary appetizers and dueling pianos belting out all your favorite sing-a-longs. Open to the public. This event is free for members and free for non members 6:30 - 9:00PM Howl At The Moon, 612 Hadley St. Houston, TX 77002 There´s parking along the street and also valet available. For more informationor to RSVP call 713-524-3567 or visit [http://www.bayoucityoutdoors.com/] www.BayouCityOutdoors.com
If you joined BCO recently or just want to meet a great group, please come join us for a Halloween Meet N´ Greet at Howl At The Moon. because you won´t want to miss the chance to meet everyone and find out about cool upcoming events.
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10/29/2009 08:00 PM
Pat Green & Lynyrd Skynyrd
At Moody Gardens Halloween Weekend
In conjunction with the 2009 Lone Star Rally, Texas superstar Pat Green will perform Friday, Oct. 30th, while rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd will rock the house Halloween night.
Tickets for Pat Green are $45 for Reserved Seating and $20 for Festival Lawn-General Admission. Tickets for Lynyrd Skynyrd are $65 for Reserved Seating and $30 for Festival Lawn-General Admission.
Tickets are available online at moodytickets.com, by phone at 409-683-4186, and via the Concerts on the Gulf Box Office located in the lobby of the Moody Gardens Hotel. The box office is open Monday through Sunday from 9:00am to 6:00pm. General questions should be directed to the box office phone at 409-683- 4186. For a complete breakout on venue information, visit www.moodytickets.com/venue.asp.
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