May 19-20, 2012
Houston, Texas
The Bayou Theater • University of Houston Clear Lake
About Houston:
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States
of America, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According
to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million
people within an area of 579 square miles (1,500 km2). Houston
is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of Houston–Sugar
Land–Baytown, which is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the
U.S. of nearly 6 million people.
Houston was founded in 1836 on
land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou.It was incorporated as
a city on June 5, 1837, and named after then-President
of the Republic of Texas—former General Sam Houston—who had commanded
at the Battle of San Jacinto, which took place 25 miles (40 km) east
of where the city was established. The burgeoning port and railroad
industry,
combined with oil discovery in 1901, has induced continual surges in
the city's population. In the mid-twentieth century, Houston became
the home of the Texas Medical Center—the world's largest
concentration of
healthcare and research institutions—and NASA's Johnson Space Center,
where the Mission Control Center is located.
Rated as a global city, Houston's economy has a broad
industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics,
and transportation. It is also
leading in health care sectors and building oilfield equipment;
only New York City is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters.
The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States
in international
waterborne tonnage handled and second in total
cargo tonnage handled. The
city
has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds
and a large and growing international community. It
is home to many cultural
institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors
a year to the Museum District. Houston has an active visual and
performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers
year-round resident
companies in all major performing arts.
The Bayou Theater
University of Houston Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-283-2562
www.uhcl.edu/bayoutheater
 
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