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Friday 8/2
Houston Shakespeare Festival: Romeo & Juliet
- Time: 8:15 p.m. - 10:45 p.m.
- Location: Livestreamed at Miller Outdoor Theatre: 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
The greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare’s powerful masterwork of exhilarating love and loss will capture your imagination and leave you breathless. Two star-crossed lovers are swept up by the hatred of their warring families, and they dare to believe their love is strong enough to overcome the violence around them. Produced by the UH School of Theatre & Dance and the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts. This performance will also be livestreamed! You can watch it on YouTube, Facebook or the Miller Outdoor Theatre website.
Monday 8/5
Skate Jam
- Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Location: City Park: 225 7th St, Sugar Land, TX 77498
Skate Jam is free for all ages and welcome to skaters and non-skaters! We will have free pizza, drinks, musical entertainment and raffle prizes throughout the evening... and of course, skating!
Tuesday 8/6
August Breakfast in the Bend
- Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
- Location: University of Houston at Sugar Land: 14000 University Blvd. Sugar Land, TX 77479
Breakfast in the Bend is a Monthly Networking Breakfast held on the 1st Tuesday of every month. This networking event highlights a non-profit chamber member and will feature a presentation from the highlighted non-profit member as well as an introduction to the host business.
Sino-US Symposium on Chinese Literature and Art Critical Discourse
- Time: 8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Location: Stephen Power Farish Hall: 3657 Cullen Blvd., Houston, TX 77204
2024 “Sino-US Symposium on Chinese Literature and Art Critical Discourse in the New Century, and Forum on Essentials of Chinese Literature and Art Criticism” is a half day symposium sponsored by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) and University of Houston. Eminent scholars from both the United States and China are expected to discuss the features and trends of Chinese literary and artistic critical discourse.
Friday 8/9
Houston Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Time: 8:15 p.m. - 10:45 p.m.
- Location: Livestreamed at Miller Outdoor Theatre: 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
Fall under the spell of Shakespeare’s magical tale of midsummer madness. It is a wild night for lovers as an adventure in an enchanted forest leads to mischievous fairies playing tricks and a troupe of bumbling actors. Love, magic and mischief fills the forest as fantastical dreams blur with reality. Produced by the UH School of Theatre & Dance and the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts. This performance will also be livestreamed! You can watch it on YouTube, Facebook or the Miller Outdoor Theatre website.
Thursday 8/15
Indian Independence Day
- Location: India
Indian national holiday that commemorates India's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Friday 8/16
Donuts and Dialogue with Your Local Commissioners
- Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Location: Central Fort Bend Chamber: 4120 Avenue H., Rosenberg, 77469
We will be joined by Commissioner Dexter McCoy of Precinct 4 and Vincent Morales of Precinct 1 as they give updates about their precincts.
Senior Seminar: Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Location: University Branch Library: 14010 University Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479
This program is a conversation with local experts focused on the unique and complex housing related issues facing mature homeowners and their families. This month’s topic is Wills, Trusts & Probate. Learn from a panel of legal experts how to plan and manage in your best interests and in those of your beneficiaries. This program is geared toward older adults and their family members. It is free and open to the public. No registration required.
Saturday 8/17
Indonesian Independence Day
- Location: Indonesia
Indonesian national holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the Indonesia's Proclamation of Independence from the Netherlands in 1945.
Wednesday 8/21
University Branch Culinary Club: No Bake Desserts
- Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Location: University Branch Library: 14010 University Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479
Join us at University Branch Library for fun featuring food! Culinary Club is a monthly recipe exchange. Join us as we discuss our recipes and share our experiences in the kitchen! Cook up something new that fits this month’s theme – No Bake Desserts. We invite you to bring a photo of your dish or a short video of how you prepared it, if you like. No registration required.
Friday 8/23
Music on the Square: Kidz Bop
- Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Location: Sugar Land Town Square: 2711 Plaza Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77479
We’re gearing up for back-to-school season with a tribute to Kidz Bop! Grab your blankets, kiddos, and friends, and meet up on the Plaza for a night of singing along to your favorite pop hits.
Stars of The Peking Acrobats
- Time: 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Location: Livestreamed at Miller Outdoor Theatre: 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
For the last thirty-two years, The Peking Acrobats have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and display their technical prowess at such arts as trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They push the limits of human ability, defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. This performance will also be livestreamed!
Saturday 8/24
Mekong: SOUL
- Time: 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Location: Miller Outdoor Theatre: 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
Mekong: SOUL tells three powerful and multi-sensory stories about life on the Mekong River of Southeast Asia. With music, audiences will hear the sounds of Vietnamese, Khmer, Thai, Lao, and Burmese communities. With dance, they will see the pains of departure from the homeland and the struggles faced by those torn from the river. With spoken word and moving images, all can appreciate the bonds of the mother who sustains life whether on the river or in diaspora.
Monday 8/26
Reel Talk: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
- Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Location: University Branch Library: 14010 University Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479
Reel Talk is a series of documentary screenings at University Branch Library with brief discussions of the films after they are shown. This month, we’re viewing Won’t You Be My Neighbor? This documentary explores the life and legacy of Fred Rogers and the impact of his TV program, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. It runs 1 hour and 34 minutes. It is rated PG13.
Tuesday 8/27
ESL Conversation Circle
- Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Location: First Colony Branch Library: 2121 Austin Parkway Sugar Land, Texas 77479
English-language learners of any level are invited to practice conversation in a friendly, relaxed environment. This conversation group meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. No registration required.
Wednesday 8/28
Welcome to Houston
- Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Student Center South Circle Drive: 4455 University Dr., Houston, TX 77204
Kick-off the fall semester with the Center for Student Media! Learn more about COOG TV, The Cougar, and Coog Radio while learning more about local vendors in the Houston area, who will be loaded with plenty of free swag and prizes to giveaway to you for simply visiting their booth.
Friday 8/30
Transcending Borders: The Ramayana Project
- Time: 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Location: Livestreamed at Miller Outdoor Theatre: 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
A smash hit with all ages, Transcending Borders: The Ramayana Project, a cross-cultural telling of the classic epic of the Ramayana, comes to Miller Outdoor Theater! This extraordinary production brings to life the legendary story of Prince Rama — suffused with love, war, and adventure — in a new and original style through music and dance traditions of South and Southeast Asia. This performance will also be livestreamed!
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