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SUMMARY:Monarch Chamber Players Presents “Pride Playlist”
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that some of classical music’s most iconic and recognizable works like The Nutcracker\, West Side Story\, and Carnival of the Animals were all written by LGBTQ+ composers? Come take a journey through queer classical music history as we explore some of the highlights from notable composers including Bernstein\, Tchaikovsky\, Boulanger and more! Curated and led by Monarch’s LGBTQ+ identifying core musicians Russell Rybicki and Julian Hernandez\, this program will be as much a concert as a celebration!
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/monarch-chamber-players-presents-pride-playlist/
LOCATION:The Montrose Center\, 401 Branard Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical,Free Events,Kids + Families,Music
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SUMMARY:Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas 1912 -1918
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas 1912-1918\, a three-dimensional\, multi-sensory dance production premiered by Open Dance Project and co-produced by the Moody. Inspired by the artist’s personal letters\, journals\, interviews\, sketches\, photographs\, and works of art\, this multimedia experience invites audience members to walk through theatrical recreations of the West Texas town where O’Keeffe lived as dancers portray this pivotal moment in her life. Purchase tickets for $35 via the registration button.\nPerformance Dates/Times:\nFriday\, June 7\, 7 pm and 9 p.m.\nSaturday\, June 8\, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.\nSunday\, June 9\, 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.\nWednesday\, June 12\, 7 p.m.\nThursday\, June 13\, 7 p.m.\nFriday\, June 14\, 7 and 9 p.m.\nSaturday\, June 15\, 7 p.m.* and 9 p.m.\n*Pre-show director/designer set tour and talk\, Saturday\, June 15\, 6 pm
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/red-landscape-georgia-okeeffe-in-texas-1912-1918-3/
LOCATION:Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University\, 6100 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Experimental,Performance Art,Special Events,Theatre + Comedy
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SUMMARY:Jazz on Film: Elis and Tom (Elis & Tom\, só tinha de ser com você)
DESCRIPTION:Part of MFAH’s “Jazz on Film” series\nHouston premiere\nIn 1974\, one of the prime architects of bossa nova\, Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom)\, and popular Brazilian singer Elis Regina came together to record what would become one of the most iconic albums in the history of Brazilian music. Through extensive\, long-unseen film footage shot at MGM recording studios in Los Angeles during this unique collaboration\, Elis and Tom invites viewers to witness the artists’ extraordinary personalities\, and the tensions and triumphs of their creative process. The film also traces their backgrounds with archival performance footage\, and a number of contributors who share their memories of the sessions\, the artists\, and their impact.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/jazz-on-film-elis-and-tom-elis-tom-so-tinha-de-ser-com-voce/
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building\, 1001 Bissonnet Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Music,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:visitorservices@mfah.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T213000
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SUMMARY:Beyond Broadway Series: Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age
DESCRIPTION:In Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age\, he covers all the bases: sex\, death and bacchanalia\, with a set list as eclectic as the man himself. Songs from Cabaret authors Kander and Ebb blend with contemporary favourites and even a self-penned paean against plastic surgery. ‘I am literally the only person on American TV who has not had botox!’ he quips. He also discusses the effects of gravity\, the time the mum from the Brady Bunch punched him\, and what his dog taught him about the quality of life.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/beyond-broadway-series-alan-cumming-is-not-acting-his-age-71/
LOCATION:Hobby Center – Zilkha Hall\, 800 Bagby\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance Art,Theatre + Comedy
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SUMMARY:THE FATHER presented by 4th Wall Theatre Company
DESCRIPTION:Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission.\nAndre is an elderly man who is struggling with memory loss and confusion as he ages. Through shifting perceptions of reality\, he grapples with the loss of his sense of self and the people around him.\nTHE FATHER questions the nature of identity\, memory\, and the human experience\, as it explores the profound impact that dementia can have on individuals and their loved ones.\nWinner of the 2014 Molière Award for Best Play\n“One of the best plays of the decade.” -The Times
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/the-father-presented-by-4th-wall-theatre-company-36/
LOCATION:4th Wall Theatre\, 1824 Spring Street Studio 101\, Houston\, TX\, 77007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre + Comedy
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SUMMARY:Taking Steps
DESCRIPTION:By Alan Ayckbourn\nA tongue-tied solicitor has bitten off more than he can chew overseeing the sale of a crumbling\, possibly haunted house that\, um\, used to be a brothel. Then in the course of one hectic night and morning\, two couples\, the solicitor and realtor\, each immersed in their own personal problems\, end up in more of a mess than ever. And it all happens in a highly ingenious and original theatrical setting in which all the rooms\, passages and stairs of this three-story house are on a single level. Did we mention there’s a ghost?! Let’s just say that in this British farce by the brilliant Alan Ayckbourn\, hilarity definitely ensues!
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/taking-steps-13/
LOCATION:Main Street Theater – Rice Village\, 2540 Times Blvd. \, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance Art,Theatre + Comedy
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SUMMARY:Beetlejuice
DESCRIPTION:He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Austin.\nIt’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film\, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz\, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book\, an astonishing set\, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld\, BEETLEJUICE is “SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!” (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under\, to be exact)\, it’s a remarkably touching show about family\, love\, and making the most of every Day-O!\nBeetlejuice contains strong language\, mature references\, and a lot of the crazy\, inappropriate stuff you would expect from a deranged demon. Recommended for ages 13 and up.\nPresented by the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/beetlejuice-70/
LOCATION:Hobby Center for the Performing Arts\, 800 Bagby Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Broadway | Standards,Music,Performance Art,Theatre + Comedy
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SUMMARY:Four Seasons
DESCRIPTION:Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux\nChoreography: George Balanchine\nMusic: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\nElapse\nChoreography: Disha Zhang\nMusic: Zeng Xiaogang\nWorld Premiere\nDwight Rhoden\nThe Four Seasons\nChoreography: Stanton Welch AM\nMusic: Antonio Vivaldi\nOur season comes to a close with Four Seasons\, featuring four choreographers\, each with their own distinct style. After a critically-acclaimed debut in 2019\, Disha Zhang’s Elapse returns to the stage for an encore not to be missed. Exploring the idea of aging and the passage of time\, her first piece choreographed for an American company is set to a captivating original score by Zeng Xiaogang. George Balanchine’s Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux is described by New York City Ballet as “an eight-minute display of ballet bravura and technique.” Welch’s The Four Seasons dramatizes the stages of a woman’s life from the vigor of youth in spring to the introspection of old age in winter. Set to Antonio Vivaldi’s beloved score of the same name\, the large ensemble work returns for the first time since its premiere in 2007. Rounding out the program is a world premiere by Dwight Rhoden\, Founding Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer of Complexions Contemporary Ballet – his first for Houston Ballet. Rhoden has created works for notable companies such as New York City Ballet\, San Francisco Ballet and The Washington Ballet.\nProduction underwriters: Anne and Albert Chao
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/four-seasons-2/
LOCATION:Wortham Theater Center – Brown Theater\, 501 Texas Ave.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Houston Ballet":MAILTO:info@houstonballet.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T223000
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SUMMARY:Appropriate
DESCRIPTION:The estranged members of the Lafayette clan have returned to their crumbling Arkansas plantation home to settle the estate of their recently deceased patriarch. As they sort through a lifetime of their father’s junk and hoarded mementos\, a disturbing and horrifying discovery surfaces\, confronting the family with more than what to do with a house full of stuff. Can a lifetime of clutter disguise the true nature of what lies beneath?
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/appropriate-11/
LOCATION:MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston)\, 3400 Main St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre + Comedy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.":MAILTO:info@dirtdogstheatre.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T213000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T022124Z
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SUMMARY:mutability
DESCRIPTION:ISHIDA Dance Company announces the highly anticipated program “mutability” presented by Asia Society Texas Center June 7-9\, 2024!\nThe program includes two original ISHIDA poetic narratives: “green apples”—which experiments with matriarchal archetypes granting and rescinding power with a cast of four formidable women; and “mutability.” Following a struggling young actor on set in rehearsal\, “mutability” employs magical realism and the form of a meta-play to further the drama and connection to the audience with text from acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami.\nThe program also includes the US premiere of an intimate work by Marco Goecke\, Germany’s most renown and prolific contemporary choreographer over the past two decades. The evening promises to be a unique opportunity to see some of the best and most interesting choreography from Europe and the US.\nFor tickets go to Ishidadance.org
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/mutability-2/
LOCATION:Asia Society Texas Center\, 1370 Southmore Blvd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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ORGANIZER;CN="ISHIDA Dance Company%2C inc.":MAILTO:brett@ishidadance.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T213000
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SUMMARY:It Is Magic
DESCRIPTION:Deb and Sandy are auditioning Tim for the role of the Wolf in a production of The Three Little Pigs\, but there’s a mysterious haze in the basement of the Mortier Civic Playhouse and that\, in addition to interruptions from the director of ‘the Scottish play’ that’s having its opening night upstairs\, is making things difficult. Then\, the mysterious Liz shows up throwing the room into utter chaos\, revealing the deep\, ancient evil at the heart of the community theater audition process.\nIt Is Magic is the latest play by Mickle Maher\, writer of such Catastrophic favorites as There Is a Happiness That Morning Is\, The Hunchback Variations\, Song About Himself\, the world premiere of Small Ball\, co-produced by former Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey\, and others.\nDirected by core artist Jeff Miller\, whose past directing credits include Catastrophic hits Buried Child\, Curse of the Starving Class\, Baby Screams Miracle\, and The Book of Grace.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/it-is-magic-21/
LOCATION:MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston)\, 3400 Main St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre + Comedy
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Catastrophic Theatre":MAILTO:admin@catastrophictheatre.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T223000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T032123Z
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SUMMARY:Hairspray
DESCRIPTION:You Can’t Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY\, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?\nFeaturing the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the ‘60s\,” “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat\,” HAIRSPRAY is “fresh\, winning\, and deliriously tuneful!” (The New York Times).\nThis all-new touring production reunites Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by Director Jack O’Brien and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring HAIRSPRAY to a new generation of theater audiences.\nDon’t miss this “exhilaratingly funny and warm-hearted musical comedy” (The New Yorker).
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/hairspray-6/
LOCATION:Hobby Center for the Performing Arts\, 800 Bagby Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Broadway | Standards,Performance Art,Theatre + Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T220000
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CREATED:20240609T002123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T022123Z
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SUMMARY:Tango\, Joropo\, Danzas y Mas!
DESCRIPTION:Aperio\, Music of the Americas presents an exhilarating program inspired by Caribbean folk songs and dances\, indigenous Brazilian legends\, Argentinean tango\, and Venezuelan joropo featuring acclaimed soloists Ernesto Vega (clarinet)\, Pablo Estigarribia (piano)\, and Eddy Marcano (violin). Maestro Marlon Chen (Music Director\, Manila Symphony) conducts.\nProgram:\nD’RIVERA: Selections from Aires Tropicales for clarinet and string orchestra\nESTIGARRIBIA: Tres Tangos Concertantes for piano and chamber orchestra\nVILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 for chamber orchestra\nROMERO: Fuga con pajarillo for chamber orchestra\nPerformers:\nErnesto Vega\, clarinet\nPablo Estigarribia\, piano\nEddy Marcano\, violin
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/tango-joropo-danzas-y-mas/
LOCATION:Miller Outdoor Theatre\, 6000 Hermann Park Dr.\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="APERIO":MAILTO:aperioamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T223000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T002122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T032123Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Menil Collection’s foyer installation: “Moon Landing\, 1969” by Japanese-born Conceptual artist On Kawara (1932–2014)\, this 2022 animated coming of age film is set in Houston in 1969 during the events preceding the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Maturity Rating: PG-13. 1h 38m. The screening will take place on the Menil’s front lawn and is copresented with the Friends of River Oaks Theatre. Picnic blankets are encouraged. In the event of rain\, the program will be moved inside.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/film-screening-apollo-10-%c2%bd-a-space-age-childhood/
LOCATION:The Menil Collection\, 1533 Sul Ross Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Free Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Menil Collection":MAILTO:info@menil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T220000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T002121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T022123Z
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SUMMARY:Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas 1912 -1918
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas 1912-1918\, a three-dimensional\, multi-sensory dance production premiered by Open Dance Project and co-produced by the Moody. Inspired by the artist’s personal letters\, journals\, interviews\, sketches\, photographs\, and works of art\, this multimedia experience invites audience members to walk through theatrical recreations of the West Texas town where O’Keeffe lived as dancers portray this pivotal moment in her life. Purchase tickets for $35 via the registration button.\nPerformance Dates/Times:\nFriday\, June 7\, 7 pm and 9 p.m.\nSaturday\, June 8\, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.\nSunday\, June 9\, 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.\nWednesday\, June 12\, 7 p.m.\nThursday\, June 13\, 7 p.m.\nFriday\, June 14\, 7 and 9 p.m.\nSaturday\, June 15\, 7 p.m.* and 9 p.m.\n*Pre-show director/designer set tour and talk\, Saturday\, June 15\, 6 pm
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/red-landscape-georgia-okeeffe-in-texas-1912-1918-4/
LOCATION:Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University\, 6100 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Experimental,Performance Art,Special Events,Theatre + Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T013000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T002148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T202206Z
UID:220188-1717896600-1717948800@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Hairspray
DESCRIPTION:You Can’t Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY\, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?\nFeaturing the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the ‘60s\,” “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat\,” HAIRSPRAY is “fresh\, winning\, and deliriously tuneful!” (The New York Times).\nThis all-new touring production reunites Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by Director Jack O’Brien and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring HAIRSPRAY to a new generation of theater audiences.\nDon’t miss this “exhilaratingly funny and warm-hearted musical comedy” (The New Yorker).
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/hairspray-7/
LOCATION:Hobby Center for the Performing Arts\, 800 Bagby Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Broadway | Standards,Performance Art,Theatre + Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T212246Z
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SUMMARY:COME CELEBRATE WITH US!
DESCRIPTION:Cultural Center “Our Texas” offers its venue for public events – recitals\, corporate events\, concerts\, lectures\, and more. The Gallery can seat up to 60 people. Amenities include a/v equipment and sound system\, screen and projector\, grand piano\, stage and backstage\, chairs and tables.\nAMENITIES & DECOR\nA/V equipment and sound system\nBig Screen and projector\nBaby piano\nStage\, backstage\, and backroom\nKitchen (only for serving)\nChairs and tables\nCall us: 713-395-3301\n$250 for 4 hours
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/come-celebrate-with-us-19/
LOCATION:Russian Cultural Center “Our Texas”\, 2337 Bissonnet St\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seasonal
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cultural Center 'Our Texas'":MAILTO:Russianculturalcenter@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T170000
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SUMMARY:What Is A Ward?
DESCRIPTION:What defines a Ward\, or in a more modern sense of the word\, a neighborhood? Sabine Street Studios is located in Houston’s historic First Ward\, meaning the first developed in Houston. As artists and creatives we all come from different backgrounds and heritages\, as does our practice. But this practice has a shared sense of personal belonging\, of representing us and ourselves. Can a neighborhood have an identity when it is made up of diverse peoples and backgrounds? Or is it just a geographic definition\, delineated by streets and bayous?\nFor this tenant exhibition\, artists were asked: “How does your Ward fit within your studio practice? Is the idea of “home” something which inspires you creatively\, or a place of rest and comfort?” The exhibition is on view in the South Gallery through July 14.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/what-is-a-ward-25/
LOCATION:Sabine Street Studios\, 1907 Sabine Street Studios\, Houston\, TX\, 77007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sawyer Yards Houston":MAILTO:events@sawyeryards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T012259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T202205Z
UID:220192-1717927200-1717948800@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:"Resilience Rising: Navigating Earth’s Challenges"
DESCRIPTION:“Resilience Rising: Navigating Earth’s Challenges” is a thought-provoking art exhibition that delves into the urgent need for awareness and preparedness in the face of environmental risks. Through various artistic mediums\, the project confronts issues such as the climate crisis\, flooding\, food deserts\, hurricanes and tropical storms\, environmental justice\, and electricity disruption. The exhibition aims to spark a dialogue on the profound impact of these challenges on our planet and communities\, while also highlighting the resilience and collective efforts required to overcome them. By immersing visitors in immersive installations\, visual artworks\, and interactive experiences\, this project shapes sustainable and resilient future.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/resilience-rising-navigating-earths-challenges-74/
LOCATION:Julia Hester Community Center\, 2020 Solo Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77020\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Julia Hester Community Center":MAILTO:media@jcmatthewm112.sg-host.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T012300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T212234Z
UID:220193-1717927200-1717952400@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Xu Bing: Word Alchemy
DESCRIPTION:‘Xu Bing: Word Alchemy’ assembles more than 50 of Xu Bing’s most important woodcut prints\, videos\, drawings\, installations\, and other ephemera representing almost 50 years of the artist’s creative output. Starting with Xu’s early engagements with social realism and Western art historical traditions alike\, the exhibition charts the evolution of the artist’s linguistic experiments which challenge and expand not only the history of Chinese landscape painting\, but the canons of contemporary art.\nBorn in China and now working in both Brooklyn and Beijing\, artist Xu Bing (b. 1955) is widely considered to be one of the most important artists to emerge from China in the 20th century. Focusing on the artist’s longstanding engagement with words and language\, ‘Word Alchemy’ is the most comprehensive exhibition on this theme so far\, and around one-third of the objects in the exhibition are being shown in the U.S. for the first time.\nHighlights of the exhibition include Xu Bing’s early works\, his private never-before-seen notebook\, landmark prints including the Series of Repetitions handscroll\, a new Background Story with a connection to Zhao Mengfu’s famous ‘Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains’ handscroll\, a new Texas-themed ‘Square Word Calligraphy\,’ and a new installation of ‘Monkeys Grasp for the Moon’ in Asia Society Texas’ Fayez Sarofim Grand Hall.\nOn the occasion of the exhibition\, Asia Society Texas will publish a full-color exhibition catalogue and host a symposium on Xu Bing’s art on February 23\, 2024.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/xu-bing-word-alchemy-58/
LOCATION:Asia Society Texas Center\, 1370 Southmore Blvd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Asia Society Texas Center":MAILTO:txcenter@asiasociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T180000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T022136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T223634Z
UID:220196-1717930800-1717956000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege
DESCRIPTION:Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege presents work by the acclaimed Chicago-based artist\, featuring large-scale paintings\, sculptures\, and installations that highlight the seen and unseen dynamics of Freedmen’s Town in Houston’s Fourth Ward. Throughout his career\, Theaster Gates has soulfully elevated our understanding of Black labor\, materials\, place\, and community to revitalize underrecognized neighborhoods by combining urban planning and a multifaceted art practice. His work powerfully highlights the true value Black spaces hold—although often devalued—as sites of American resilience\, liberation\, and redemption. Gates is a shape-shifter\, a world-builder\, and an artist who singularly connects the dots in both poetic and pragmatic ways. For over 20 years he has worked to transform the Southside of Chicago through various initiatives aimed at preserving and continuing the neighborhood’s vital role as a site for Black creativity. His multifaceted practice\, which demonstrates the dual importance of building community and exposing power structures\, has made him one of the most significant artists working in our time.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/theaster-gates-the-gift-and-the-renege-18/
LOCATION:Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)\, 5216 Montrose\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)":MAILTO:info@camh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T180000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T022136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T223634Z
UID:220197-1717930800-1717956000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow is the artist’s first solo museum presentation in the United States. Across an installation\, a video\, and a series of commissioned sculptures\, Erlanger continues her decade-long disruption of the “semiotics of suburbia.” In her practice\, Erlanger thinks of the home as a greater ecosystem containing not only houses but also their surrounding infrastructures and interior architectures.\nAt Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)\, massive illuminated planet sculptures map the suburban landscape\, positioning the development of home as an environmental force in itself. These new works explore “speculative memory”—how progress can only be understood through hindsight—and what this psychic limitation implies for the artist. Viewers will then move to new diorama sculptures that play on an institutional language of presentation\, positioning the enclosed scenes as already-past. Here\, Erlanger proposes both impossible architectures and terrestrial forms created using strategies of model-making. These works are each marked by changes in season\, emphasizing receding memories of a once-diverse climate.\nThe exhibition culminates in a sitcom set\, riffing on the psychology of interiors as well as acting as a platform to watch Erlanger’s new short film Appliance. The film dovetails recent research into the history and cultural significance of domestic technologies\, such as the shower or washing machine\, with a specific focus on how their operations have been considered interchangeably with human bodily functions. In our age of “polycrisis\,” wherein multiple seismic events occur simultaneously\, If Today Were Tomorrow provides a framework for thinking about the porousness of interior and exterior\, self and non-self\, body and home.\nOlivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow will be accompanied by a catalogue published by Hatje Cantz containing newly commissioned texts about the artist’s practice\, as well as contributions focusing on the interplay between architecture\, psychology\, and science fiction.\nSupport\nMajor support for Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.\nContemporary Arts Museum of Houston is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/olivia-erlanger-if-today-were-tomorrow-37/
LOCATION:Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)\, 5216 Montrose\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)":MAILTO:info@camh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T022136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T233634Z
UID:220195-1717930800-1717959600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Janet Sobel: All-Over
DESCRIPTION:The Menil Collection will open “Janet Sobel: All-Over” on February 23\, 2024\, featuring some thirty paintings and drawings made by artist Janet Sobel (1893–1968). This exhibition\, the first to focus on Sobel’s highly accomplished and influential abstract paintings\, will explore the artist’s work as one of the first to pioneer a new approach to modern abstraction known as “all-over” painting.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/janet-sobel-all-over-56/
LOCATION:The Menil Collection\, 1533 Sul Ross Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Menil Collection":MAILTO:info@menil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T022150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T233634Z
UID:220198-1717930800-1717959600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Ruth Asawa Through Line
DESCRIPTION:Ruth Asawa Through Line is the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s lifelong drawing practice. The exhibition presents drawings\, collages\, & sketchbooks alongside stamped prints\, paperfolds\, & more\, showing the breadth of Asawa’s innovative practice.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/ruth-asawa-through-line-49/
LOCATION:The Menil Drawing Institute\, 1412 W. Main St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T032124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T233622Z
UID:220200-1717930800-1717959600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions
DESCRIPTION:“Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions” highlights work made by succeeding generations of artists who forged new paths in their approaches to non-representational art. The exhibition brings together acquisitions made by the Menil over the past fifteen years\, including work by Agnes Denes\, Suzan Frecon\, Sam Gilliam\, Ellsworth Kelly\, Rick Lowe\, and Richard Serra.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/abstraction-after-modernism-recent-acquisitions-33/
LOCATION:The Menil Collection\, 1533 Sul Ross Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Menil Collection":MAILTO:info@menil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T032138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T170626Z
UID:220201-1717933500-1717938000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:ART SCHOOL FOR KIDS
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to introduce the latest addition to our team\, Ms. Anastasia Ferrer\, an accomplished children’s arts and crafts instructor\, with a degree from the Saint-Petersburg Institute for Educators.\nAt our Art School\, your children’s creative journey will extend far beyond just painting and drawing. They’ll dive into the tactile world of clay\, embrace the versatility of paper and glue\, and explore an array of expressive styles. From crafting whimsical paper and fabric dolls to embarking on unique art projects tailored for festive seasons\, each class will be a new adventure in creativity and imagination.\nSunday\, 11:45 pm\nPrice $20/per class
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/art-school-for-kids-8/
LOCATION:Russian Cultural Center “Our Texas”\, 2337 Bissonnet St\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cultural Center 'Our Texas'":MAILTO:Russianculturalcenter@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T170000
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CREATED:20240609T043630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T212220Z
UID:220211-1717934400-1717952400@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken
DESCRIPTION:The Blaffer Art Museum is proud to present Liberties Were Taken the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of works by Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit. Known globally for cartographic artworks\, Dayrit investigates notions of power and identity represented and reproduced in monuments\, museums\, and maps. The exhibition brings together site-specific installations\, embroidered textiles\, and elaborate paintings created over a decade of participatory actions and solidarity work in the Philippines and around the world. Deploying visual tools\, such as written text\, graphs\, and symbols\, the artist positions land as a site of struggle through archival references\, protest imagery\, and grassroots counter-mapping.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/cian-dayrit-liberties-were-taken-17/
LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4173 Elgin St The University of Houston\, Fine Arts Building\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blaffer Art Museum":MAILTO:infoblaffer@uh.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T043630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T212232Z
UID:220213-1717934400-1717952400@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:HAAPIFEST 2024 6/9 Sunday Screening & Q+A Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, June 9\, 2024\, at the DoubleTree by Hilton\, 10609 Westpark Drive\, Houston\, Texas\, 77042\, for a day filled with captivating films and interactive experiences. From 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM\, immerse yourself in a diverse lineup starting with the short film FOLDTASTIC followed by an Origami Activity led by Kyle Fu. Next\, delve into the feature film MAIKA and engage in a Q&A session with Jenni Trang Le. Continue the cinematic journey with ASHIMA and BENKYODO: THE LAST MANJU SHOP IN J-TOWN. Cap off the day with the enlightening NOBUKO MIYAMOTO: A SONG IN MOVEMENT\, featuring a Q&A session with Tad Nakamura and a special performance by Nobuko herself. It’s a day of storytelling\, exploration\, and celebration of culture you won’t want to miss!
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/haapifest-2024-6-9-sunday-screening-qa-sessions/
LOCATION:Taipei Economic and Cultural Office\, 1303 Westoffice Drive\, Houston\, 77042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film,Seasonal,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T043646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T212232Z
UID:220215-1717934400-1717952400@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken
DESCRIPTION:The phrase “counter-cartographies” describes Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit interdisciplinary practice of transforming historic maps into portraits of contemporary social conditions. Employing counter- cartography as an approach\, Dayrit charts histories of imperialism\, industrialization\, and systems of subjugation that shape geographical boundaries and cultural narratives around the world. In Summer 2024\, Blaffer will present Dayrit’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States with embroidered tapestries\, paintings\, and sculpture. The exhibition will be accompanied by Countermapping Workshops in Houston to excavate histories of imperialism\, extraction\, and displacement among historically marginalized people\, while summoning new imaginaries that recognize the overlapping global struggles and resistance.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/cian-dayrit-liberties-were-taken-18/
LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4173 Elgin St The University of Houston\, Fine Arts Building\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blaffer Art Museum":MAILTO:infoblaffer@uh.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240609T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T135648
CREATED:20240609T043646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T212232Z
UID:220216-1717934400-1717952400@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Gabriel Lester: Odeon
DESCRIPTION:The Blaffer Art Museum is proud to present the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of preeminent European artist Gabriel Lester\, who has gained an international standing for his art\, performance\, and film as well as his dynamic public art installations. Across his now decades-long career\, Lester has developed a captivating cinematic lens through which to see and imagine the world – consistently locating wonder in the seemingly stolid and mundane. For this exhibition Lester is most interested in the interplay between light and shadow\, as well as the seen and unseen\, as he responds to Houston and the fossil fuel industry that so deeply sheathes the region.\nIn the title installation StarStruck\, a dark\, viscous pool of oil is continually interrupted by droplets of water and corresponding flares of brilliant light – piercing a thick chamber of shadow with illuminating transmission. This waking effect is further articulated in the neighboring video sculpture Cosmic Call\, where the artist chases amorphous scenes of the universe through effervescent\, yet ultra low-resolution LED monitors to create a mesmerizing\, if highly elusive display. The capacity for light to simultaneously lead and lose us is expanded in the charmingly immersive installation How to Act as flickering colors surround us – pulsing to the soundtracks of various genres of film and television. The result is familiar and uncanny at once\, evoking the abstract languages of televisual entertainment while also making them strange and disorienting. Early modes of cinema flash before our eyes in the adjacent series Jump Cut\, where methodically rotating cubes house a variety of laser cut tableaux – coming into focus just long enough to dance away\, over and over again. Persistence of vision and retinal residue accumulates here\, propelling the art to work as much before your eyes\, as within and behind them. The final installation marries optical with environmental effect as rays of sun shine through the increasingly perforated ebony towers of Bambaataa\, projecting floating holo-graphic cubes that speak to the fleetingness of so-called structure. Taken and received as a whole\, this exhibition pierces heavy\, weighted geometries and their absolutes with the delightful\, if perplexing magic of discovery.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/gabriel-lester-odeon-21/
LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4173 Elgin St The University of Houston\, Fine Arts Building\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blaffer Art Museum":MAILTO:infoblaffer@uh.edu
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