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Scan with Layar to experience river cruising luxury Downtown ¡FELICES FIESTAS! Ars Lyrica’s annual New Year’s Eve gala offers a festive evening of celebration and beautiful music for ringing in 2015. Grammy nominee and plucked string expert Richard Savino curates this holiday-inspired program, which includes Spanish and Latin American Baroque classics sure to be magnificos!

Dec. 31. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby St., arslyricahouston.org

Last year, Ars Lyrica’s celebration took partygoers to a Venetian carnival. This year, expect a Latin fiesta to ring in 2015.

EaDo BEER AND BRASS The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra celebrates 2015 with craft beer and traditional beer hall music at its annual Beer and Brass event at St. Arnold’s brewery Jan. 8. The concert combines the savory selection of craft beers brewed by St. Arnold’s with a spirited performance by the ROCO Brass Quintet. St.

Arnold’s Brewery, 2000 Lyons Ave., rocohouston.org

Downtown PLATINUM TOUR Jim Brickman’s music turns 20 this year and he’s commemorating the last two decades the best way he knows how, with The Platinum Tour “Celebrating 20 Years” which Brilliant Entertainment brings to Houston Jan. 17. Marking this milestone of his dynamic career, Brickman will showcase new music, along with the hits that made him the most charted Billboard Adult Contemporary artist, earned him two Grammy nods and four

gold albums. Wortham Center,

brilliantentertainment.com

Neartown DOG-FRIENDLY

Johnny Steele Dog Park, the “official” dog park in Buffalo Bayou Park will open to the public Jan. 17 with new features including large and small dog ponds, dog washing areas and shade structures. There will be an array of family- and animalfriendly activities such as dog food samples and on-site pet

adoptions. 2929 Allen Parkway,

buffalobayou.org

Downtown HOUSTON MARATHON On Jan. 18, the nation’s premier winter marathon, half-marathon and 5K will bring over 250,000 participants, volunteers and spectators together, making up the largest single-day sporting event in Houston.

chevronhoustonmarathon.com

Beyond The Beltway GUNS AND ROSES The Pin Oak Club will host

Guns and Roses, the 2nd

Annual Pin Oak Sporting

Clays Classic, Jan. 19 for an afternoon of sporting clays fun in a premier venue that offers an extraordinary networking

opportunity. Greater Houston Gun Club, 6700 McHard Road,

pinoak.org

Downtown WAITING FOR JOHNNY DEPP This one-woman musical 07 2 day postcards.indd 1follows the zany adventures of struggling New York actress Rita Donatella in her desperate attempts to land the role of a lifetime—to star in a film with Johnny Depp! Join Rita on her heartfelt and spirited journey Helping people be healthy & strong since 2009 through the highs and lows of wishing to be famous Jan. 22-31

at the Hobby Center. 800 Bagby,

tutsunderground.com

Heights MOZART’S LAST OPERA Opera in the Heights presents Mozart’s last opera, written in the final year of his life, “La clemenza di Tito,” Jan. 30-Feb. 8, which takes place during the reign of the Roman Emperor Titus around the year 79. It is the rare opera where no one dies and the main character, a tenor no less, does not get the girl. Opera in

the Heights, 1703 Heights Blvd., operaintheheights.org

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