East End Stories

HSPVA Friends, the non-profit organization that supports Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA), will host its 14th annual Encore Luncheon—Tastemakers—on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s luncheon is chaired by Frank and Evelyn Angelle. In addition to live entertainment provided by Kinder…

There's no better place to take your date on February 14, 2020 than the MATCH Theater, where jazz singer and songwriter Raquel Cepeda will host her fifth consecutive “Jazz on Valentine’s” concert. This annual Houston tradition plays to a consistently packed house, and has become an alluring trademark of Cepeda's ever-expanding artistry. Cepeda is gaining…

"A Day in the Life of a Mad Artist" featuring 365 original artworks by artist Tra` Slaughter documenting the daily life of an artist and his personal struggle with bipolar disorder. Each original piece created on the front page of a newspaper from various locations around the globe reads as a journal entry, recording the…

In keeping with the theme "Live Performance is in Unusual Spaces" and kicking off the "New Artist Series" for 2020, Live Music Movement Foundation will present Vibraphonist and Percussionist Jalen Baker at Notsuoh Bar. This is a major coup for LMMF to present this fine young musician between his travels throughout the United States and…

Flamart (Featuring Latin American Music and Art) is proud to announce the city’s first ‘Latin Week Houston’ – a week celebration of Latin American art. Latin Week Houston’s mission is to present, celebrate and preserve the rich diversity Latin American arts contain. From the indigenous to the Gypsy to the African to the European and…

Mix it up with Chef Jose Hernandez and a master mixologist to learn the art of cocktail making bar side in Lucienne restaurant. Hotel Alessandra’s mixology series continues in January featuring Don Julio Tequila. The class will make 3 tequila based cocktails and feature a selection of light bites courtesy of Chef Hernandez.