Life + Arts

Life ‘ Arts Weekend – March 12, 2009

13 FRIDAY

AT THE MOVIES

Race to Witch Mountain, a remake of a Disney movie starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, opens today.

Tired of the same old cartoons? Try Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation. Playing at the West Oaks Alamo Drafthouse, come watch original cartoons on the big screen through March 19. Tickets are $8.50. For more information, call (281) 920-9211.

14 SATURDAY

AROUND TOWN

Sam Houston Race Park will host Artania, featuring acrobats and the stunts of Kantemirov-trained horses, Saturday through April 12. Tickets start at $29. For more information, call (800) 211-3381.

15 SUNDAY

AROUND TOWN

It’s Go Tejano Day at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Ramon Ayala and Alacranes Musical will perform. The concert starts at 9 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.hlsr.com.

The Aurora Picture Show will feature filmmaker and photographer Nina Berman as she discusses Purple Hearts ‘- Back From Iraq, a collection of photographs and interviews with soldiers wounded in the war. The event starts at 1 p.m. Admission is free and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

20 FRIDAY

AROUND TOWN

The bro-mance comedy, I Love You, Man, starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segal, opens today.

There will be teardrops on your guitar if you miss this artist. Taylor Swift performs at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. For more information, visit http://www.hlsr.com.

Looking for something different? Divas’ World Productions presents So Last Century: Contemporary Music on Baroque Instruments at 8 p.m. at The Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross St. ‘The Peace of Wild Things,’ a composition by David Ashley White, dean of the Moores School of Music will also be featured. Admission is free.

22 SUNDAY

AROUND TOWN

End your spring break with some classic rock. ZZ Top will once again close out the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Visit http://www.hlsr.com, for more information.

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