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REELpoetry Film Festival

Daley Sports Club, 922 Holman St Suite A, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

This week-long hybrid festival of poetry & film showcases 100+ screenings under 6 minutes from 20 different countries. Connect with international curators and presenters in real time online, and in-person on the weekend; watch world premieres from Houston creatives; experience ASL poetry and performances; and join us for two fabulous after parties. In-person events will […]

Artist INC Houston Presentation Night 2024

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston), 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, 77002, United States

Presentation Night is a series of 5 minute presentations by each participating artist showing their work and who they are using the skills and techniques they’ve gained from this program. Powered by Fresh Arts, 2024 marks the seventh year of Artist INC Houston. Join us in celebrating these 25 Artists. For individuals who cannot attend […]

REELpoetry Film Festival

Daley Sports Club, 922 Holman St Suite A, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

This week-long hybrid festival of poetry & film showcases 100+ screenings under 6 minutes from 20 different countries. Connect with international curators and presenters in real time online, and in-person on the weekend; watch world premieres from Houston creatives; experience ASL poetry and performances; and join us for two fabulous after parties. In-person events will […]

SuperJaws: Bigger than T. rex

Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, 77030, United States

Follow the spectacular journey of an explorer who has discovered dinosaurs on five continents. Meet sail-backed meat-eaters, toothy fern-mowers, weird crocs, and soaring pterosaurs, as renowned paleontologist Dr. Paul Sereno paints a vivid picture of the extinct castaways he has unearthed on drifting continents. Eligible for CPE credit Virtual ticket sales close May 21 at […]

REELpoetry Film Festival

Daley Sports Club, 922 Holman St Suite A, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

This week-long hybrid festival of poetry & film showcases 100+ screenings under 6 minutes from 20 different countries. Connect with international curators and presenters in real time online, and in-person on the weekend; watch world premieres from Houston creatives; experience ASL poetry and performances; and join us for two fabulous after parties. In-person events will […]

REELpoetry Film Festival

Daley Sports Club, 922 Holman St Suite A, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

This week-long hybrid festival of poetry & film showcases 100+ screenings under 6 minutes from 20 different countries. Connect with international curators and presenters in real time online, and in-person on the weekend; watch world premieres from Houston creatives; experience ASL poetry and performances; and join us for two fabulous after parties. In-person events will […]

Virtual Talk: Black Soldiers and the Lone Star State during World War II

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, 3816 Caroline, Houston, TX, 77004, United States

Like many other areas of the United States during World War II, Texas saw an increased military presence as new military units were raised and posts were built to train them. Among them were many Black Americans who came to Texas to train for the war effort. While it is known that famous units such […]

The Modern Art Notes Podcast Live on “Janet Sobel: All-Over”

Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

Natalie Dupêcher, Associate Curator, and Tyler Green of “The Modern Art Notes Podcast” engage in a discussion about artist Janet Sobel and the exhibition “Janet Sobel: All-Over”. This public conversation will be recorded live at the Menil with an audience and available on the podcast at a later date.

Michelle Donnelly: Stamped, Rubbed, Imprinted: Drawing and Impressions of Place

The Menil Drawing Institute, 1412 W. Main St., Houston, TX, 77006, United States

Michelle Donnelly, the 2023–24 Menil Drawing Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellow, explores how artists have used drawing to engage with questions of place. Through processes such as stamping, rubbing, and body printing, they actively contended with the sociocultural and political histories of their sites of production.

A Conversation With Kevin Kwan: Lies, Weddings, and Crazy Rich Stories

Asia Society Texas Center, 1370 Southmore Blvd., Houston, TX, 77004, United States

Asia Society Texas is thrilled to welcome Kevin Kwan, the iconic author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, for a conversation about his extraordinary career, including his new book Lies and Weddings, working in Hollywood, and growing up in the Houston suburbs. Lies and Weddings is an outrageous comedy about what happens when a forbidden […]

Writespace Reading and Open Mic

Sabine Street Studios, 1907 Sabine Street Studios, Houston, TX, 77007, United States

TIME: Friday, May 31, 7–9:30 p.m. CDT LOCATION: Sabine Street Studios, 1907 Sabine Street, Houston, TX 77007 (map) FEATURING: Georgina Key COST: Free for members. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. REGISTRATION: To become a reader sign up here. Sign-ups are open to all and on a first come, first served basis. Please note […]

Write Yourself into Main Character Energy

Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street Ste 125, Houston, TX, 77007

INSTRUCTOR: Marlena “Zen Ase” Johns TIME: Three Sundays, June 2, 9, 16, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $120 for members, $140 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, June 27. After Monday, June 27: $140 for members, $160 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a […]

Writing the Past from the Safety of the Present

Online/Virtual Space

INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Gajkowski-Hill TIME: Sunday, June 2, 3:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, May 27. After Monday, May 27: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom LEVEL: All […]

LGBTQIA+ Writers Workshop

Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street Ste 125, Houston, TX, 77007

INSTRUCTOR: Justin Jannise TIME: Six Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, July 9, 6:30–9:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $210 for members, $240 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Wednesday, May 29. After Wednesday, May 29: $240 for members, $270 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a […]

CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF ALEXANDER PUSHKIN WITH RUSSIAN COMUNITY

Russian Cultural Center “Our Texas”, 2337 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX, 77005, United States

HOUSTON, TX – The Cultural Center Our Texas will host a special event dedicated to the legendary Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin. This gathering invites the Russian-speaking community aged 60 and over to join in a celebration of Pushkin’s birthday. The event will be held on June 6 at 3:00 pm at the Cultural Center Our […]

World-Building through the Five Senses

Online/Virtual Space

INSTRUCTOR: Tanya Aydelott TIME: Saturday, June 8, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, June 2. After Sunday, June 2: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online via […]

The Submission Room

Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd, Ste B, Houston, TX, 77007, United States

TOPIC: Chill Subs TIME: Sunday, June 9, 4:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free for members. Pay what you can for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd #B Houston TX 77007 (map) Submissions can be stressful, that’s why Chill Subs was invented! A great site with thousands of magazines and competitions listed […]

Art in the AM: Menil Collection

The Menil Collection 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX, United States

TIME: Saturday, June 15, 11:00 a.m .- 12:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free. Become a member here. LOCATION: The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006 (map) Connect with art and the artist within. Mindfulness meets the page with writing prompts that help us engage with the art found at The Menil Collection. Prompts […]

Quiet Write-In

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

TIME: Third Saturday, June 15, 2:30–4:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free for members. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). Whether you are hard at work revising poems for a chapbook, pantsing your way through the first draft of your novel, or outlining an essay, we […]

Creativity Book Club (June)

Frame Dance Studio 2426 Bartlett St, Houston, TX, United States

Looking for a community of creative souls to connect with? Join us! Each month, we explore books by creative thinkers with the goals of: 1) diving deep into the creative process, and 2) exploring how dance relates to our world It’s important to register in case we need to update readers before the meeting. All […]

JUNETEENTH Celebration: Black History Through The Ages (Reclaiming The Throne)

Cullen Performance Hall 4400 University Oaks Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

D28 Productions Home of the four-time award-winning internationally recognized docuseries Reclaiming the Throne PRESENTS: A JUNETEENTH WEEKEND CELEBRATION FINALE!!! Sunday June 23, 2024 Located at The Cullen Performance Hall, University Of Houston Campus Doors Open @ 2pm BLACK HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE AGES” RECLAIMING THE THRONE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE! Join D28 Productions for an incredible night of […]

Composing Your Life (In Person)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life’s rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor’s book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]

Novel Writing Workshop

Online/Virtual Space

INSTRUCTOR: Cassandra Rose Clarke TIME: Six Wednesdays, June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 6:30–8:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $210 for members, $240 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Thursday, June 20. After Thursday, June 20: $240 for members, $270 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a […]

Writespace Reading and Open Mic

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

TIME: Friday, 7–9:30 p.m. CST LOCATION: Sabine Street Studios, 1907 Sabine Street, Houston, Texas 77007 (map) FEATURING: The South Asian Writers Workshop attendees COST: Free for members. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. REGISTRATION: To become a reader sign up here. Sign-ups are open to all and on a first come, first served basis. […]

Writing Creative Nonfiction: The Mosaic Essay

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Spears TIME: Saturday, June 29, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, June 23. After Sunday, June 23: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, […]

Medical Inflatables Exhibit at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy

Evelyn’s Park Conservancy 4400 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, United States

Enhance your medical knowledge by attending our Medical Inflatables Exhibit held at Evelyn’s Park! Experience large-scale, inflatable educational models of the human anatomy. A perfect way for everyone to learn more about the body, along with risks, symptoms, nature and causes of various diseases.

Composing Your Life (In Person)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life’s rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor’s book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]

Drop-In Write-In

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

TIME: Saturday, July 6, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free. $10.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). This workshop is also available via Zoom. Setting aside time to write is one of the biggest hurdles we face as writers, especially if we’re […]

Building Blocks of Memoir: Writing about That Essential Person

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Spears TIME: Sunday, July 7, 3:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, April 28. After Sunday, April 28 : $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Hybrid. […]

Composing Your Life (In Person)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life’s rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor’s book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]

Shōgun | Episode 8 “The Abyss of Life”

Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX, United States

A Director’s Perspective The acclaimed 2024 TV series Shōgun is based on the James Clavell novel of the same name. The MFAH presents Episode 8 “The Abyss of Life,” directed by Houston filmmaker Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, who introduces the screening and participates in a Q&A afterward. (Shōgun was previously adapted into a miniseries in 1980.) Shōgun […]

Composing Your Life (In Person)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life’s rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor’s book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]

Lunch and Learn: 55th Anniversary of Apollo 11 with Tom Moser

The Heritage Society 1100 Bagby St, Houston, TX, United States

Learn how we became Space City and details about the moon landing! About the speaker: Tom Moser was born and raised in Houston. He began his career 50 plus year career in the aerospace industry at NASA, where he participated in every U.S. human space flight program from Mercury to the Space Station. He served […]

Talk | Riverside Terrace: Where Today and Tomorrow Collided with Stephen Fox

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Join us for a talk with Stephen Fox in conjunction with the exhibition Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow. This talk examines the history of a Houston subdivision, initially developed for a middle-to-upper-middle market of (implicitly: white) Houstonians beginning in 1924. As Houston’s economy recovered from the Great Depression during the mid-1930s, Riverside Terrace became […]

Online Quiet Write-In

Online/Virtual Space

TIME: Friday, July 19, 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST PRICE: Free for members. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom Whether you are hard at work revising poems for a chapbook, pantsing your way through the first draft of your novel, or outlining an essay, we made a date to do the work […]

Art in the AM: Art Stroll at Sabine Street Studios

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

TIME: Saturday, July 20, 10:00–11:30 a.m. CDT LOCATION: Sabine Street Studios, 1907 Sabine Street, Houston, TX 77007 (map) PRICE: Free for members. Become a member here. We’re keeping it cool and indoors in July! Sabine Street Studios will have two new curated exhibits for us to explore in the AC! Participants will start at the […]

Drop-In Write-In

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

TIME: Sunday, July 21, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free. $10.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). This workshop is also available via Zoom. Setting aside time to write is one of the biggest hurdles we face as writers, especially if we’re writers […]

Architecture Walk: Turner Addition

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

The story of Turner Addition began in 1871 when Nathaniel P. Turner platted the neighborhood more than two miles outside the Houston city limit, apparently anticipating that the city’s growth would soon fill the gap between his subdivision and civilization. As it turned out, development in Turner Addition didn’t begin until the late 1910s, when […]

Composing Your Life (In Person)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life’s rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor’s book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]

The Road Trip Novella: A Road Map for Long Fiction

Online/Virtual Space

INSTRUCTOR: Patrick Stockwell TIME: Six Tuesdays, July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $210 for members, $240 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Wednesday, July 17. After Wednesday, July 17: $240 for members, $270 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship […]

Talk To Me: A Generative Workshop on Dialogue

Online/Virtual Space

INSTRUCTOR: Tanya Aydelott TIME: Saturday, July 27, 1:00–4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, July 21. After Sunday, July 21: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom LEVEL: All […]

Writing Poetry: Deepening the Image

Online/Virtual Space

INSTRUCTOR: Melissa McEver Huckabay TIME: Sunday, July 28, 1:00–4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, July 22. After Monday, July 22: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom LEVEL: […]

Composing Your Life (In Person)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life’s rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor’s book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]

Spiritual Memoir

Online/Virtual Space

INSTRUCTOR: Phuc Luu TIME: Four Thursdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $150 for members, $180 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Friday, July 26. After Friday, July 26: $180 for members, $210 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online […]

Substack 101

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Icess Fernandez Rojas TIME: Saturday, August 3, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, July 28. After Sunday, July 28: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Writespace, […]

Poetry and Personal Essays: Through the Darkness and into the Light

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Gajkowski-Hill TIME: Saturday, August 3, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, July 28. After Sunday, July 28: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 Sabine […]

Become the Main Character of Your Own Life

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Marlena “Zen Ase” Johns TIME: Three August 4, 11, 18, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $120 for members, $140 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, July 29. After Monday, July 29: $140 for members, $160 for nonmembers. ecome a member here. Apply for a scholarship […]

Become the Main Character of Your Own Life

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Marlena “Zen Ase” Johns TIME: Three August 4, 11, 18, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $120 for members, $140 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, July 29. After Monday, July 29: $140 for members, $160 for nonmembers. ecome a member here. Apply for a scholarship […]

Curator Talk: Michelle White on Alice Neel

The Menil Collection 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX, United States

Michelle White, Senior Curator, discusses a new acquisition by renowned American painter Alice Neel (1900–1984); the 1977 portrait of the New York-based artist and activist Faith Ringgold (1930–2024) which is on view in the Portraits of Women from the Collection installation.

Raymond Wong Book Talk

Brazos Bookstore 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX, United States

OCA-Greater Houston welcomes New York Times correspondent Edward Wong to discuss his memoir “At the Edge of Empire” that explores the intertwined history of both his father and of modern China. Free To Attend, Sign Up Now for Refreshments & Light Snacks! https://forms.gle/wpzSYh16Bua379PB8 Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6pm Reception, 6:30pm Book Talk Brazos Bookstore 2421 […]

Lecture – $2sday: Indigenous Wisdom

Houston Museum of Natural Science 99 Hermann Park Ct, Houston, TX, United States

Explore the profound wisdom of Indigenous cultures. Delve into their rich history and modern contributions, from Cherokee newspapers to Choctaw code talkers in World War I, embodying resilience and the enduring presence of Indigenous peoples. Stop by for this 20 minute tidbit of science! Distinguished Lectures are supported by Apache Corporation.

Quiet Write-In

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

TIME: Saturday, August 10, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free for members. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). You may also join via Zoom. Whether you are hard at work revising poems for a chapbook, pantsing your way through the first […]

Restore Your Writing Joy

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Cindy Childress TIME: Two Saturdays, August 10, 17, 1:00–4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $85 for members, $100 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, August 4. After Sunday, August 4: $100 for members, $115 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 […]

The Submission Room

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

TOPIC: Submittable TIME: Sunday, August 11, 4:00–6:00 p.m. CST/CDT PRICE: Free for members, Pay what you can for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd Suite B Houston TX 77007 (map) The five-hundred pound gorilla of on-call submissions, Submittable can be a monster for any author to tackle. Join us as […]

Architecture Walk: Market Square

Downtown Houston 101 Pierce St, Houston, TX, United States

Market Square, one of the public squares laid out in the Allen brothers’ original plan of Houston, was home to the city market and City Hall from 1841 to 1939. During that time, the square became the center of Houston’s early commercial district. Although the area declined in the mid-20th century, preservation projects have brought […]

Painting in Late Medieval Siena

Italian Cultural Center – Milford House 1101 Milford St, Houston, TX, United States

In the fourteenth century, Siena reached what some might call its golden age of art and architecture. In this lecture, Dr. Judith Steinhoff will contextualize selected masterpieces from Late Medieval Siena, exploring the political ideals that shaped them and what they can teach us about art and culture in trecento Italy. About the Presenter Judith […]

Read Your Way to Writing Well: The Only Good Indians

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Nick Almeida TIME: Four Wednesdays, August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $150 for members, $180 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Thursday, August 8. After Thursday, August 8: $180 for members, $210 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship […]

Lunch and Learn: Houston’s Interesting Founding with Dr. Debbie Harwell

The Heritage Society 1100 Bagby St, Houston, TX, United States

Houston – A Second Choice City Texans are a proud lot, and Houston is no exception. Jesse Jones even remarked in a 1954 letter, as Houston achieved a population of one million people, “Looking at the map, the United States rests of Texas and Texas rests on Houston.” But not everyone has seen it that […]

Poems of Their Future | An Evening of Poetry and Performance

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Poems of Their Future is an expression of reflection. In response to Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege, Poems of Their Future features poetry, music, and dance to build upon themes of history and heritage as these things exist sacredly in Freedmen’s Town. Poems of Their Future artistically echoes a call for preservation and […]

Poems of Their Future | An Evening of Poetry and Performance

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Poems of Their Future is an evening of performance activating Theaster Gates: The Gift and the Renege. The program, created by Avalon Hogans, a multidisciplinary writer/artist and resident of Freedmen’s Town, invites attendees to consider Houston’s Mother Ward as a place with a resilient history and vibrant future. Finding home in community and celebrating expression, […]

Creative Nonfiction: The Sweet, Savory, Salty, and Bitter Food of Life

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Spears TIME: Sunday, August 18, 3:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, August 12. After Monday, August 12: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom LEVEL: All […]

Creative Nonfiction: The Sweet, Savory, Salty, and Bitter Food of Life

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Spears TIME: Sunday, August 18, 3:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, August 12. After Monday, August 12: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom LEVEL: All […]

Inprint Danez Smith Reading

The Alley Theatre 615 Texas St, Houston, TX, United States

DANEZ SMITH, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for HOMIE and Lambda Literary Award winner for BOY, with their new collection BLUFF. In conversation with 2022 Texas Poet Laureate Lupe Mendez. General admission $5. Book sale and signing to follow. Alley Theatre.

Inprint / Menil Special Event: Hari Kunzru

Menil Collection 1515 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX, United States

Join us for a special event presented by Inprint, The Menil Collection, and Rice University Department of English, featuring renowned author Hari Kunzru and his latest novel, Blue Ruin. After his reading, Hari will be in conversation with Rice professor and local author Rosa Boshier González. A book sale and signing will follow. 

Book Reading and Conversation with Hari Kunzru

The Menil Collection 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX, United States

Inprint and the Menil Collection copresent a reading by author Hari Kunzru featuring his new book, “Blue Ruin”, followed by conversation with author Rosa Boshier González. Kunzru’s novel masterfully weaves through time, painting an extraordinary portrait of an artist as he reconnects with his past and faces the world he once cherished but ultimately left […]

Online Quiet Write-In

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

TIME: Friday, August 23, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.CDT PRICE: Free. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom Whether you are hard at work revising poems for a chapbook, pantsing your way through the first draft of your novel, or outlining an essay, we made a date to do the work of […]

Arranging Your Poem on the Page

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Mathew Weitman TIME: Saturday, August 24, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, August 18. After Monday, August 12: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, […]

Writing the Humorous Essay

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Doni Wilson TIME: Saturday, August 24, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, August 18. After Sunday, August 18: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 Sabine […]

Quiet Write-In

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

TIME: Sunday, August 25, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). You may also join via Zoom. Whether you are hard at work revising poems for a chapbook, pantsing your way through the first draft of your […]

Dance of Gesture: Artist Talk + Live Painting Performance

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

As part of the Dance of Gesture exhibition, Houston-based Colombian artist Loriana Espinel will host a conversation and live demonstration of her production Caligrafitis. In her exhibition, Loriana Espinel draws inspiration from pre-Columbian pictographs from Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia, as well as Japanese and European calligraphic styles to develop a new visual system. Dance […]

Dance of Gesture: Artist Talk + Live Painting Performance

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

As part of the Dance of Gesture exhibition, Houston-based Colombian artist Loriana Espinel will host a conversation and live demonstration of her production Caligrafitis. In her exhibition, Loriana Espinel draws inspiration from pre-Columbian pictographs from Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia, as well as Japanese and European calligraphic styles to develop a new visual system. Dance […]

Inprint Escritores en la casa: Frank Báez

Inprint 1520 W Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Como parte de la serie Escritores en la casa, les invitamos a una noche de lectura el 29 de agosto a las 7:30 pm con el autor Frank Báez en conversación con Leslie Gauna. La lectura es gratis y está abierta al público. Los libros de la autora estarán a la venta durante el evento.

Inprint Escritores en la casa: Frank Báez

Inprint 1520 W Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Como parte de la serie Escritores en la casa, les invitamos a una noche de lectura el 29 de agosto a las 7:30 pm con el autor Frank Báez en conversación con Leslie Gauna. La lectura es gratis y está abierta al público. Los libros de la autora estarán a la venta durante el evento.

Renew Your Love of Writing: End of Summer Edition

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

NSTRUCTOR: Kendra Preston Leonard, PhD TIME: Saturday, August 31, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, August 25. After Sunday, August 25: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: […]

Read Essays Like a Writer

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Mark Dostert TIME: Saturday, August 31, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, August 25. After Sunday, August 25: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 Sabine […]

Read Essays Like a Writer

Writespace 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Mark Dostert TIME: Saturday, August 31, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, August 25. After Sunday, August 25: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 Sabine […]

Lecture – $2sday: PHONEtography

Houston Museum of Natural Science 99 Hermann Park Ct, Houston, TX, United States

Take a brief exploration into the world of smartphone photography, and uncover the secrets to capturing stunning images right from the palm of your hand. Stop by for this 20 minute tidbit of science! Distinguished Lectures are supported by Apache Corporation.

Place and Personality: Strengthening Fictional Characters Through Setting

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

Do you ever find yourself at a loss with your characters? Your protagonists have a solid backstory, but where do you go from there? What motivates them to act? What are they acting toward? In this generative two-session workshop, we’ll look at examples from short stories, novels, and craft books to discuss strategies for mining […]

JLF Houston

Asia Society Texas Center 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

The “greatest literary show on Earth” returns to Houston! At JLF Houston, internationally acclaimed authors and thinkers will take part in a range of provocative panels and debates alongside Houston’s best local writers on the thoughts and issues that resonate with our times. The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival, held annually at the Pink City of […]

Gothic Story Elements

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

INSTRUCTOR: Angélique Jamail TIME: Saturday, September 7, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, September 1. After Sunday, September 1: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, 1907 […]

Fiction Workshop

Online/Virtual Space

Creating Fiction through Generative Revision – Online Workshop Emerging writers are familiar with the experience of a story that starts off strong and is a joy to write, but later becomes a labor that goes unfinished. This workshop will focus on techniques to deal with this loss of momentum. We have this idea that great […]

Gulf Coast September Reading

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Literary reading with author Jasminne Mendez and University of Houston Creative Writing Graduate Students Bo Hee Moon, Alexander Lazarus Wolff, and Miles Farrell.

Blackout Poetry as a Spiritual Practice

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Discover how easy it can be to get out of your head and connect with the wisdom of the heart. In the mid-1500’s, St. Ignatius of Loyala developed a series of prayers and imaginative exercises anticipating some of the most important findings of depth psychology – that our inner lives are composed of many different […]

This Stabbing Shard: Music and Poetry From Oppression to Hope

Cullen Hall 3201 Mount Vernon St, Houston, TX, United States

Join Duo Dramatique (Dominika Dancewicz, violin & Andrew Schneider, piano) for a riveting evening of music and poetry. The artists will share music and words by composers and writers who evocatively express their take on various forms of political oppression, be it war, poverty, or racial and social prejudice, or who bring forth a strong […]

Inprint Dual-Language Weekend Workshop

Inprint 1520 W Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Led by writing duo MARIBEL BELLO & DILLON SCALZO, both award-winning writers pursuing PhD’s in Creative Writing in Spanish at the University of Houston, this dual language workshop will be in Spanish and English, however all languages are welcome. Our creative process will be inspired by our own movements to generate writing in a fun […]

Architecture Walk: Woodland Heights

Woodland Heights Neighborhood 301 Woodland St, Houston, TX, United States

The William A. Wilson Realty Co. began developing Woodland Heights in 1907 on 136 acres of land that was once part of John Austin’s Mexican land grant. The neighborhood was one of Houston’s first “streetcar suburbs” — a streetcar line ran from downtown along Houston Avenue to just outside the Woodland Heights gates, enabling working-class […]

Searching for Belonging: Being Jewish and Latina/o/x in Postwar America

Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX, United States

This presentation explores the histories and experiences of Latin American Jewish immigrants in the United States. Comparing two cities—Miami and Houston—Dr. Mark Goldberg will examine what it has meant to belong to two ethnic communities as immigrants in the late 20th century. In both places, Jewish Latina/o/xs built tight-knit, vibrant communities where they could embrace […]

Fiction Workshop

Online/Virtual Space

Creating Fiction through Generative Revision – Online Workshop Emerging writers are familiar with the experience of a story that starts off strong and is a joy to write, but later becomes a labor that goes unfinished. This workshop will focus on techniques to deal with this loss of momentum. We have this idea that great […]

Shakespeare in Italy

Italian Cultural Center – Milford House 1101 Milford St, Houston, TX, United States

As far as we know, William Shakespeare never traveled to Italy. But the culture of Italy fascinated him. The dramatic action for one-third of all his plays takes place within an Italian setting, either ancient or contemporary. From the lovelorn and feud-vexed streets of Romeo and Juliet’s Verona and the ancient Roman forum in which […]

AEP6 Arts Advocacy Briefing with Randy Cohen

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts 800 Bagby St, Houston, TX, United States

HAA is the local partner for the Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 study from Americans for the Arts. Houston and Harris County data shows that the arts are a net income generator for the City of Houston. The arts help pay the city’s bills generating $31,839,097 in tax revenue for the city and employing 19,552 […]

Inprint Rumaan Alam & Danzy Senna Reading

Rice University – Brockman Hall for Opera 6100 S Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Rumaan Alam and Danzy Senna will read from their new novels ENTITLEMENT and COLORED TELEVISION, followed by an on-stage conversation with Pushcart Prize winning author of the novel BANG! and a forthcoming essay collection, Daniel Peña. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing. The event is presented as part of the 2024/2025 […]

Fiction Workshop

Online/Virtual Space

Creating Fiction through Generative Revision – Online Workshop Emerging writers are familiar with the experience of a story that starts off strong and is a joy to write, but later becomes a labor that goes unfinished. This workshop will focus on techniques to deal with this loss of momentum. We have this idea that great […]

Inprint Paul Lynch Reading

The Alley Theatre 615 Texas St, Houston, TX, United States

Inprint presents Irish author PAUL LYNCH will read from his Booker Prize winning novel PROPHET SONG in his first North American tour with the breathtaking novel. Following the reading he will have an on-stage conversation with Houston author and former Houston Chronicle Book Editor Maggie Galehouse. The evening will conclude with a book sale and […]

James: A Book Group (Hybrid)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Uncover the remnants of a forgotten, hidden time, and discuss how these remnants linger and influence the present. Can re-imagining the past change how we experience our present? In his latest novel James, Percival Everett – author, educator, and presenter at The Jung Center’s upcoming spring benefit – takes an imaginal step back into the […]

Book Launch and In Conversation | Olivia Erlanger and Chris Kraus

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Join us for a conversation between writer and critic Chris Kraus and artist Olivia Erlanger on the occasion of the catalogue launch for Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow. Kraus has written extensively about contemporary visual art. Her work has been widely translated, and her first novel, I Love Dick, was adapted for television. Kraus […]

Gulf Coast October Reading

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Please join Gulf Coast: A Magazine of Literature and Art for guest author Karisma Price who will be joined by 3 graduate students from the University of Houston’s Creative Writing Program. Karisma Price is an assistant professor of English at Tulane University. A poet and screenwriter, she is the author of I’m Always So Serious […]

Inprint Richard Powers Reading

The Alley Theatre 615 Texas St, Houston, TX, United States

Inprint presents Pulitzer Prize winning author RICHARD POWERS who will read from his new novel PLAYGROUND followed by an on-stage conversation with author and National Book Critics Circle finalist Lacy M. Johnson. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing. The event is presented as part of the 2024/2025 Inprint Margarett Root Brown […]

Interactive Story Time with Stacey Allen

Discovery Green Houston, TX, United States

Hear author and performance artist, Stacey Allen, as she reads from her book, “A Little Optimism Goes a Long Way,” that depicts how a young girl uses dance to develop self confidence. Participants will be learn fun dance moves and participate in art activities. September 14th at 11AM- 12PM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library 7405 Stella […]

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