AMON CARTER ART MUSEUM presents Plain Pictures: Images of the
American Prairie, paintings, prints, and photographs depicting the American
prairie from the 19th century through the present, through February 23. 3501
Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. 817/738-1933.

DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART presents Concentrations 28: Matthew McCaslin:
Harnessing Nature, video and sound installations of water moving in waves
and under ice, through January 19. 1717 North Harwood, Dallas.
214/922-1200.

MCKINNEY AVENUE CONTEMPORARY (THE MAC) presents The Sacred Spring,
an installation of sculpture and mixed media by Sant Khalsa exploring
humanity’s effect on the environment and nature, through January 5. 3120
McKinney, Ste. 100, Dallas. 214/953-1212.

MCNAY ART MUSEUM presents In the Eye of the Sun: Photographs of
Mexican Festivals by Geoff Winningham, through January 12; and Toy
Theatres, miniature sets from England, France, and Germany, through January
5. 6000 N. New Braunfels, San Antonio. 210/824-5368.

Dance:

THE NUTTY NUTCRACKER, the holiday classic given a comic spin by the
Houston Ballet to close their run. December 29 Sun, 7:30pm. $10-$60. Brown
Theater, Wortham Center, Texas & Smith, Houston. 800/828-2787.

LEWITZSKY DANCE COMPANY brings its lean and taut modern dance to Houston
as part of its farewell tour. The program includes some of Bella Lewitzsky’s
finest choreographies: Impressions #2 (Vincent Van Gogh); Four Women
in Time; and Spaces Between. January 11, Sat, 8pm. $22-$32. Cullen
Theatre, Wortham Theatre Center, 500 Texas Ave., Houston. 800/828-ARTS.

Music:

DALLAS BACH SOCIETY presents A PDQ Bach New Year’s Eve, ringing out the
old year with some of the classical music foolery of Peter Schickle’s schlock
Bach. Dec 31, Tue, 8 & 10pm. $15-$20. North Park Presbyterian Church, 9555
N. Central Expressway, Dallas. 214/871-2787.

SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY will present A Night in Old Vienna, a New Year’s
Eve concert featuring music by the Strausses and selections from The Merry
Widow by L�har. Christopher Wilkins conducts. December 31, Tue, 8pm.
$11-$42. Majestic Theatre, 224. E. Houston, San Antonio. 210/554-1010.

Theatre:

HAIR, the tribal rock musical of the Sixties, by Galt MacDermot, Gerome
Ragni, and James Rado, revived by Empire Productions. Directed by Derrick
Morgan. Dec 26-31, Thu-Tue, 8pm, Sat, 2pm. $13.69-$35. Cullen Performance Hall,
University of Houston, Houston. 713/521-7236.

LILIES OF THE FIELD, F. Andrew Leslie’s adaptation of the novel by
William Barrett, in which a wandering handyman comes across a group of German
nuns in the Southwest and ends up helping them build a chapel. Belinda Harolds
directs this Steven Stoli’s Playhouse production. Through December 28, Fri
& Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. $13.50-up. Steven Stoli’s Playhouse, 11838
Wurzbach, San Antonio. 210/408-0116.

LOS PASTORES, an adaptation of the Spanish play La Pastorela performed
by the Guadalupe Players. Spanish with English narration. December 28, Sat,
7pm. Free. Mission San Jos�, Roosevelt Ave., San Antonio. 210/224-6163.

This article appears in December 27 • 1996 and December 27 • 1996 (Cover).

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