Hi everyone! Thanks for your letters, cards, phone calls and email about the Arts and Entertainment in the Greater Bay Area. Your input is greatly appreciated.

The next meeting of the Bay Area Writers League will be on Dec. 4. This is the annual Christmas meeting with no speaker. Call me for more information.

The Bay Area Houston Ballet And Theatre presents The Nutcracker from Dec. 5 through 14 at the University of Houston at Clear Lake (UHCL) Bayou Theatre. Call (281) 480-1617.

The Houston Symphony League Bay Area will meet on Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Lakewood Yacht Club. This program presents Sound Waves, the Clear Lake High School Choral Group. Contact Pat at (281) 486-4020.

The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake & Bay Area Photography Club presents The 7th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition through Dec. 4. Call (281) 335-7777.

The UHCL Cultural Arts Series presents Mark Nizer on Nov. 8 and the Mercury Baroque Ensemble-8 Seasons on Nov. 15. Call (281) 283-2560.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church presents Phil Keaggy on Nov. 8. Call (281) 335-7787.

The Houston Museum of Natural Science presents: "Pearls" and "Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees." Call (713) 639-4773.

Stop in at The Menil Collection to see: "Luisa Lambri," "Tony Smith," "Don Flavin: Monuments for V. Tatlin," "In Pursuit Of The Absolute," "Tabletki: Russian Icons From The Menil Collection," "Kazimir Malevich: Suprematism" and "Square Circles Square." Call (713) 525-9400.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents the exhibitions: "Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," "Learning Through Art in the Elementary School," "American Vision: Photographers from the East, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection Given by The Brown Foundation, Inc.," "American Vision: Photographers from the West, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection Given by The Brown Foundation, Inc.," "Eye on The Third Ward: Yates Magnet School of Photography," "The American Landscape East to West: Themes in Painting and Photography,1780-1910," "Western Landscapes by Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran from the Stark Museum of Art, Orange," "Luca Buvoli: Flying Preparatory Exercises," "First Down Houston: The Birth of an NFL Franchise," "The Heroic Century: The Museum of Modern Art Masterpieces, 200 Paintings and Sculptures" and "Chemi Rosado Seijo--El Cerro." Call (713) 639-7540.

The Houston Grand Opera presents: "Tosca" through Nov. 9 and "Julius Caesar" through Nov. 16 at the Wortham Theater Center. Call (713) 546-0240.

The College of the Mainland’s, The Biggest LI’L Theatre in Texas presents: "Born Yesterday" through Nov. 16, "Master Class" from Jan. 29 through Feb. 22, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" from April 15 through May 9, "No Sex Please, We’re British" from June 2 through 27 and "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" from July 22 through Aug. 15. Call (888) 258-8859 or (409) 938-1211, X345.

The Harbour Playhouse Main Deck Theatre presents: "Ten Little Indians" through Nov. 16, "Cinderella" from Dec. 5 through 21, "On Borrowed Time" from Jan. 23 through Feb. 15, "As You Like It" from March 12 through April 4 and "The Man Who Came to Dinner" from May 7 through 30.

The Harbour Playhouse Top Side Theatre presents: "The Best of Broadway" from Jan. 2 through 18, "Mary, Mary" from Feb. 20 through March 7, "The Flowering Peach" from April 16 through May 2 and "The Cemetery Club" from June 4 through 20. Call (281) 337-7469.

The Pasadena Little Theatre presents: "Dear Santa, This is Bernard" from Nov. 28 through Dec. 14, "The Tale of The Allergist’s Wife" from Jan. 23 through Feb. 8, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" from March 19 through April 4 and "Any Number Can Die" from May 7 through 23. Call (713) 941-1758.

The Clear Creek Country Theatre presents "The Octette Bridge Club" through Nov. 19. Call (281) 333-5315.

Theatre Under The Stars presents: "Thoroughly Modern Millie" from Dec. 18 through Jan. 4, "Brigadoon" from Jan. 15 through Feb. 1, "Flower Drum Song" from March 11 through 28, "Jekyll & Hyde" from April 22 through May 9 and "Oliver!" from June 3 through 20. Call Amy at (713) 558-2600 x4025.

We welcome your comments and suggestions and look forward to receiving any information pertaining to Arts and Entertainment in the Greater Bay Area. Please write to: Harlan Kidwell, Jr., The BAYCOMBER, 1545 Bonanza, Houston, TX 77062 or at hkidwell@earthlink.net.