Thursday, March 4

5 pm - 8 pm | Bayou Bend Collection & Gardens Spring Twilight Tours
Bayou Bend, 1 Westcott Street, mfah.org/bayoubend
$10
Each Thursday in March, the historic home and grounds will be open to allow visitors a chance to see the gardens in the early evening light, enjoy a stroll through the house with an optional audio tour, and relax with light refreshments afterward. Enjoy Audio Tours of the Bayou Bend Collection & see the gardens at dusk in this rare and special oppurtunity to view Miss Ima Hogg´s historic home at night.

Friday, March 5

7:30 pm | Houston Ballet’s La Bayadère at Wortham Theater Center, houstonballet.org
Stanton Welch’s La Bayadère is receiving rave reviews from the local press. Molly Glentzer of the Houston Chronicle states, “Houston Ballet’s corps, looking its best ever, danced the scene with a compelling air of otherworldly detachment…” Read the entire Chronicle review. You may also read Houston ArtsWeek’s blog review and CultureMap’s review.

7 pm | Jennifer Grassman CD Release Concert
Dowling Music Hall, 2615 Southwest Frwy at Kirby Drive, jennifergrassman.com
$10
Jennifer Grassman will perform a piano/vocal concert to celebrate the release of her 3rd album on at Dowling Music Recital Hall. It is also her first live concert DVD shoot. Grassman composes original piano and vocal songs which embody her own haunting and idiosyncratic style. A reception follows at Black Labrador.

Sunday, March 7

3 pm | Russian Spring Celebration w/ Russian Cultural Center Our Texas
Volcano, 2349 Bissonnet, ourtx.org
$10
celebrate the end of winter in tradition of Russian folk holiday - Maslenitsa or Pancake week. An essential and delicious element of the celebration- bliny or Russian pancakes, popularly taken to symbolize the sun. Round and golden, they are made from butter, eggs, and milk, and will be on sale at the festival! Flying Balalaika Brothers will provide the entertainment. The group plays various music: from Russian folk to bluegrass, country and rock. The Flying Balalaika Brothers, originally from Russia, made their United States debut in 1995.

Tuesday, March 9
7 pm - 10 pm | Amin Safari at SoVino Bistro & Wine Bar, 507 Westheimer sovinowines.com, amin-safari.com
Free.

Amin Safari brings his Flamenco sounds fused with exotic Middle Eastern tunes plays in SoVino’s dim, candlelit interior. Enjoy tapas and their new Spanish red wines and escape to a faraway place.

7:30 pm | Opening Night of Jewish Film Festival: The First Basket
Jewish Community Center, 5601 S. Braeswood, www.jcchouston.org
Prices vary
The Annual Houston Jewish Film Festival, a collaborative venture with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and new this year the Holocaust Museum Houston, exposes the community to current documentary, feature and short films with meaningful Jewish or Israeli content as well as Israeli-made films with contemporary themes.