The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1983 Page: 11 of 16
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This Week/by Stephen Bene
Film
L'Adolescente. This 1982 French film is a rather French
product of a famous French actress-turned-director
Jeanne Moreau, and is evidently good enough (and French
enough) to command an entire week of the River Oakes
Theatre schedule. The story concerns a Parisian (translate:
"French") girl coming-of-age at the hands of a young
country doctor while on vacation at her grandmother's
house in the South of France. I'm assuming it's either
subtitled or dubbed, so you need not speak French to
understand it, but if I'm wrong, somebody tell me.
L'Adolescent plays daily Friday, September 9 (tonight)
through Thursday September 15 at 5:45, 7:30 and 9:15
p.m., with additional Saturday and Sunday (September 10
and 11) matinees at 2:15 and 4:00 p.m. So, everyone go and
have a really French time this week at the River Oaks on
West Grey just off Shepherd.
♦ * ♦
Recent European Avant-Garde Cinema. Presented by the
Museum of Fine Arts, this series, comprising some of the
best of European "new-wave" films starts Friday
September 9 (tonight) at 8 p.m. with a British film.
Showings are regularly on Friday nights and Saturday
afternoons throughout the months of September and
October in the Brown Auditorium on the lower level of the
MFA building. Admission for each of the films is $2 with
Rice ID. A coordinate exhibition of the sources of these
films, as well as film-making implements will be on view
starting Friday in the museum's library.
Music
Shepherd School Concerts. On Friday, September 9
(tonight, still) the Shepherd School presents Contralto Lili
Chookasian with accompaning pianist Armen Boyajian on
the Hamman Hall stage at 8 p.m. On Thursday, September
15, the Shepherd School also presents a flute recital for the
Rice faculty by Albert Tipton. It is also at 8 p.m. in
Hamman Hall, and its free, so crash if you want, but don't
tell who told you to.
♦ * *
Mozart Marathon. The Texas Chamber Orchestra under
the baton of Sergiu Luca will perform a long program of
Mozart favorites (though I can't think of any of the tunes
right off hand) and probably, if the program gets long
enough, some of Mozart's not-so-favorites. The program
starts at 7 p.m. at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church,
2450 River Oaks Blvd. Part of this program (hopefully the
better part) will be repeated by the Chamber Orchestra at 3
p.m., Sunday, September 11 at Hamman Hall.
Houston Symphony Season Opener. The Houston
Symphony opens its '83-'84 season this Saturday,
September 10 at 8 p.m. at Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana
(downtown). Sergiu Comissiona will conduct a program
that includes, among others, the world premiere of Rice
Professor Paul Cooper's Symphony in Two Movements,
and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (Da-da-da, dum).
Joining the Symphony onstage will be renowned concert
pianist Leon Fleisher. Additional performances will be
held Sunday, September 11 at 2:30 p.m., and Monday,
September 12, at 8 p.m. Check with your college fine arts
rep for reduced-price student tickets, or get half-priced
tickets during the "rush" an hour before curtain at the box-
office. For information on performances or these ticket
deals, call the Houston Symphony at 227-ARTS.
* * *
B.B. King. For R and B enthusiasts, B.B. King will grace
the stage at Rockefeller's, 3620 Washington Ave., through
Sunday, September 11. Performance times vary, so call
Rockefeller's at 861-9365 for times and information.
Dance
Sleeping Beauty. The Houston Ballet Company presents
Sleeping Beauty the full-length ballet, on the Jones Hall
stage on Thursday, September 15 at 8 p.m. This
production, staged as the second in a series that began with
Cinderella two weeks ago, is the child of Ben Stevenson of
the Houston Ballet. Additional performances of Sleeping
Beauty will be at 8 p.m. on Friday — Saturday, September
16-18, and on Sunday, September 18 at 2:30 p.m. For more
information and ticket availability, call 524-ARTS.
Museums and Galleries
Houston Center For Photography. The Houston Center
For Photography opens its third season September 9,
(today) with three new exhibitions. Ten Photographers in
New Mexico captures the rugged sights and primitive
people of our southwestern neighbor. From China
Photographs by Wu Dazhen captures the rugged sights
and primitive people of our far-eastern neighbor. A\nd.
Photographs by Jim Tiebout depicts the rugged sights and
primitive people of our closest neighbor (namely us
Texans). Admission to all exhibitions is free at the Center,
1435 W. Alabama from noon 'til 5 p.m., seven days a week
The exhibits run until October 9. In conjunction with the
New Mexico exhibit, the gallery will sponsor a lecture
entitled "Detective Photography" at 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 14. Admission is SI.50.
* *
MFA Gallery Talk: Henri Matisse. On Wednesday.
September 14 at 1:30 p.m., the Museum of Fine Arts will
give a gallery talk on the background, inspiration and
works of impressionist painter Henri Matisse. The talk is
free, and will be repeated on Sunday, September 18 also at
1:30 p.m. Inquire at the Museum information desk for
exact location within the gallery.
♦ * ♦
Island of Gold. The Houston Museum of Natural Science
is presenting a photographic exhibit. Island of Gold— The
Archaeology of Jenne-jeno, West Africa's Oldest City in
the Museum's Jones Gallery through September 25.
Founded in 250 B.C., Jenno was the center of the West
African (and indeed world) gold trade until the Middle
Ages. The primary discoverors of the site are Rice
University archaeologists Dr. Roderick Mcintosh and his
wife. Dr. Susan Mcintosh. The photographs originally
appeared in National Geographic. Island of Gold is free
and open from noon 'til 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, and
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every other day. The Museum of
Natural Science is located just across Main Street from the
Museum of Fine Arts in the north-west corner of Hermann
Park.
RISKY
that Specializes
isical Revues insanely presents
f
SCREMN
(the way it wasn't)
Showing through Sept. 25
A camp tribute to
Hollywood... shocking .
brings the whole house
down—TWT Magazine
"Hysterical stuff... a
nothing sacred attitude. ...
Best entertainment buy in
town!"—Montrose Voice
WEEKLY SHOW TIMES
Thursday, 8:30pm
Friday 8:30pm & 11pm
Saturday 8:30pm & 11pm
Sunday 8:30pm
Happy Hour till 8:30
bII
2700 Albany-Open 7pm til 2am—528-3611
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Ekren, Christopher. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1983, newspaper, September 9, 1983; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245536/m1/11/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.