In our first "Preview," we looked at the Houston Americas Hotel, our
2005 conference venue. Here's a little more on the neighborhood around
the hotel-the city's downtown, and theater district.
"Neighborhoods in Houston?" Yes, North America's fourth largest city is
famous for its sprawl. For many folks, however, the "real" Houston lies
"inside the Loop," the city's orbital highway. Inside the Loop,
distinctive neighborhoods abound: Montrose, River Oaks, the Heights,
Midtown, Galleria, the Museum District, the Third & Fourth Wards, and
Downtown, among others. Downtown, and a short walk of our hotel, you
can expect to find an array of new and renovated residential buildings,
parks both natural and historic, a range of bars, clubs and restaurants
(more in a forthcoming post), signature buildings by many of America's
greatest modern architects, top notch professional sports facilities,
and the largest number of seats for the performing arts outside New
York. Many of the facilities have gone up in just the last several
years. As an appetizer, here is a sampling of things to see, hear and
do, within a half mile of the hotel:
Houston Public Library www.hpl.lib.tx.us/hpl/index.html
Sam Houston Park and Heritage Society www.heritagesociety.org/park.htm
Bayou Place, with the Angelika Film Center
www.angelikafilmcenter.com/houston/
Jones Hall www.ci.houston.tx.us/cef/jones/general.htm, home of the
Houston Symphony www.houstonsymphony.org
<http://www.houstonsymphony.org/>
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts www.thehobbycenter.org
<http://www.thehobbycenter.org/>
Houston Ballet www.houstonballet.org/
Houston Grand Opera www.houstongrandopera.com/
Verizon Wireless Theater www.verizonwirelesstheater.com/home.html
The Alley Theater www.alleytheater.org <http://www.alleytheater.org/>
Wortham Center www.ci.houston.tx.us/cef/wortham/
Houston Rockets basketball, at the Toyota Center www.nba.com/rockets/
Houston Astros baseball, at Minute Maid Park
http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=hou
For performing arts, a little further afield are Rice University
www.ruf.rice.edu/~musi/calendar/ and the University of Houston
www.uh.edu/music/ -- both renowned for their programs in music. In the
spring, each department offers performances almost every night of the
week.
A comprehensive calendar of events, to include lectures, exhibitions,
performances and concerts-and additional information about events at the
Menil Collection, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Bach Society, and
Brazos Books-will appear early next year, on the listserv, and on the
Conference web site. Watch for specific dates & times there.
( Second in a series of occasional postings about Houston, from the
Arlis/NA Conference Committee. )
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