Nights on Blue Bayou




NIGHTS ON BLUE BAYOU-STARGAZING Friday, May 9 from 6-9pm Free Family Fun Downtown’s Sabine Promenade (between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive) Join us for evenings under the stars at downtown’s waterfront park, the Sabine Promenade. Star gazing will be the theme for this series, second year in a row, to include the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Discovery Dome planetarium, George Observatory volunteers and their telescopes, balloon artist, storytelling and boat rides. Bring a picnic or purchase food and drinks on site. Blankets and lawnchairs, canoes or kayaks are encouraged for optimal stargazing. Free parking is available at City Lot H (next to Fonde Recreation Center at Sabine Street and Memorial Drive) and Lot C (Memorial Drive and Houston Street) and paid parking at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts at Bagby and Walker. This is the second year of nighttime activities throughout the year to highlight the downtown waterfront park as the night unfolds and the dramatic trail lights appear. The award-winning blue lights will reveal the bridges, trails and water of the park and changes in tandem with the phases of the moon. The park along the banks of Buffalo Bayou features jogging and biking trails, lush landscaping, canoe launch public art and a new pedestrian bridge. SPONSORS Continental Airlines http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/company/advertising/logos.asp PAST EVENTS All CITY SOUNDSCAPES events: FREE ADMISSION Information: 713.743.5548 Located at at the Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade. Parking available at City Lot H (next to Fonde Recreation Center at Sabine Street and Memorial Drive). Click here for a map. Pontoon boat rides will be offered, and refreshments will be available for purchase. Blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged. Nights on Blue Bayou: CITY SOUNDSCAPES is a multi-dimensional series of events on the banks of the bayou, beneath the historic Sabine Street Bridge, presented by the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and Buffalo Bayou Partnership. This fall's outdoor music series features a wide range of artists from throughout the nation performing under the stars and the downtown skyline at this newly restored section of the Buffalo Bayou. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston cultivates interdisciplinary collaboration in the performing, visual, and literary arts. The Center fuels the "life cycle" of contemporary artists, from students and emerging artists to the leading creative thinkers of our time. Each season, the Mitchell Center presents public performances, exhibitions, and events, and offers artist residencies, courses, and scholarships, all in alliance with the School of Art, Creative Writing Program, Moores School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, and Blaffer Gallery, the art museum of the University of Houston. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts University of Houston, 209 CWM Center Houston, TX 77204-4016 Information hotline: 713.743.5548 For more information, call 713-752-0314 x3 or email tsmith@buffalobayou.org.