Fun For A Hamilton: July 28-August 3

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Friday, July 28
Houston Shakespare Festival presents fantastic, professional productions of Shakespeare's masterworks at Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park. Tonight, they present Titus Andronicus, an early and oft-misunderstood Shakespeare about lust, power, greed, revenge, and, oh right, gore. 8:30 pm. Free. (100 Concert Dr. in Hermann Park).

Saturday, July 29
It's hot and muggy, so go see Summer Sucks III: Fast and Hot at the Commerce Street Artists' Warehouse. Along with the art exhibit, celebrating (?) one of our least fave aspects of Houston, the opening of the exhibit (today at 11 am) will feature performance art of all kinds, including dance. (2315 Commerce St.)

Sunday, July 30
Go hang out at Berryhill on Montrose (3407 Montrose), which we reviewed last week, eat some late brunch and listen to some Baja-inspired music, featuring DJs Little Martin and Surain. (2-9 pm)

Monday, July 31
Ted Schwenk presents a magic show for all ages from 3-4 pm and again from 4:30-5:30 at the McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the amazing Houston Public Library. A great excuse to get your family reading--and get them into the A/C and out of the heat for awhile! (7405 Stella Link)

Tuesday, August 1
Fresh from Broadway, John Raymond Barker (who just played a cabaret show in NYC--his first) and Omari Tau, currently appearing in The Lion King at The Hobby Center, play a one-night-only show at 8 pm. at Sullivan Steakhouse (4608 Westheimer). Guest performers round out the evening of music, which will include showtunes, rock, pop, and standards, as well as original songs by the performers. Don't miss it! $10.

Wednesday August 2
Former Middle East news correspondent Daniel Silva, whose espionage-related thrillers about the region have landed him on bestseller lists, reads from, talks about, and signs his latest novel, The Messenger, at Murder By the Book (2342 Bissonnet). It's free, but a book purchase is required for signing (don't BYOBook!)

Thursday, August 3
John Leinhard (a.k.a. the "Engines of our Ingenuity" guy on NPR) has curated what sounds like a fantastic exhibit: Ghost in the Books: Echoes of Old Voices from the Books That Made America. It's about not just what's printed in old books, but all the other things that makes them so fascinating: who owned them, what they left in the margins, etc. See Ben Franklin's coffee stains! (Well, maybe not, but one of his personal books is on display). The exhibit is at the Museum of Printing History (1324 W. Clay) and will continue through October 19. Tickets are $2-$5.

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