Mayor Bill White asked that all non-essential personnel be given Friday, September 12th off.
Many events are being postponed or cancelled, so please call the producing company of the event (or visit their website…) before venturing out. We can confirm the following in the Houston Theater District:
Due to Hurricane Ike, many performances have been cancelled and many venues are closed. Please check
with the producing organization prior to venturing out. We can confirm the following:
Houston Ballet
Onegin - Friday, September 12 at 7:30 PM
Onegin – Saturday, September 13 at 7:30 PM
Onegin – Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 PM
Onegin – Saturday, September 13 at 7:30 PM
Onegin – Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 PM
Houston Ballet will be happy to exchange your tickets for Onegin into another performance of one of our upcoming 2008-2009 productions, free of charge. Houston Ballet will also be adding a performance of Onegin on Friday, September 19 at 7:30 PM, and you are more than welcome to exchange your tickets into that performance.
Houston Symphony
Postponement of this weekend’s performances of the Houston Symphony with Music Director Hans Graf and piano soloist Jonathan Biss. The program, including Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, Schumann’s Piano Concerto and with Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World as the featured work, will be performed on Friday, October 3, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 5, 2008. at 2:30 p.m. at Jones Hall.
For more information visit houstonsymphony.org or call 713-224-7575.
Houston Downtown Alliance’s Heart of the City Gala has been moved to Monday, October 20 at Wortham Theater Center from 6 pm to 9 pm. For more information visit www.downtownhouston.org or 713.658.8938.
Be safe!!
