Ani Boyajian is the new director of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts.[/caption]

Among the week's notable events are a solar eclipse Monday, a Depression-era film screening Tuesday and a new season of theater beginning Friday.

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts has hired a new director, Ani Boyajian. Originally from Spring, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and the Pratt Institute in New York and has worked at The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The PFMFA, located at 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2018.

A solar eclipse will occur Monday and will be visible in the middle of the day in the Houston area. Learn where and how to view it safely here.

Prospective candidates for board of trustees positions that are open for Spring and Klein ISDs must file with their respective school districts by 5 p.m. Monday to appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. Two three-year positions on the boards of trustees in each school district are available this year.

On Tuesday, the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts plans a screening of two Depression-era films to coincide with its exhibit of photography from the same era. "The Plow That Broke the Plains" and "The River" document the effects of the Dust Bowl and Mississippi flooding of the 1930s. 6:30 p.m. $6.50 (nonmember), $0.25 (member). 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring. 281-376-6322. www.pearlmfa.org

Stageworks Theatre begins a new season Friday. "Noises Off," directed by Sean Thompson, will kick off this weekend on the Garza Mainstage. $25 (regular admission), $22 (senior admission). 7:30 p.m. Stageworks Theatre,  10760 Grant Road, Houston. 281-587-6100. www.stageworkstx.org