The event is free, the experience . . . priceless! Have you ever wondered what it's like to play a Stradivarius? Houston-area violinists - past and present - can to try their hand on such a musical treasure this weekend. Friday, June 16, 7 p.m. in Dudley Recital Hall - UH Moores School of Music , Saturday, June 17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., UH Moores School of Music, Room 108. University of Houston Moores School of Music, 3800 Cullen Blvd., Entrance #16

Florian Leonhard, a global expert on rare Italian musical instruments, will bring a dozen of extremely rare violins and bows for his talk, "The Modern Day Sherlock Holmes - A Study in the Process of Authentication," for the 28th Annual Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival (TMF) at the University of Houston Moores School of Music. The event is FREE and open to the public.