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Free Salsa Lesson at Latin Beats Downtown Aquarium

Downtown Aquarium, 410 Bagby St., Houston, TX, 77002, United States

Every Friday, Latin Beats hosts music and free salsa lessons by the Texas Salsa Congress! Organized by the Texas Salsa Congress & Downtown Aquarium, this event promises salsa family fun that’s perfect for celebrating the summer vibes. The Texas Salsa Congress is marking its 19th season with the 2024 Season at the Downtown Aquarium! Free […]

THE FATHER presented by 4th Wall Theatre Company

4th Wall Theatre, 1824 Spring Street Studio 101, Houston, TX, 77007, United States

Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Andre 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. THE FATHER questions the nature of identity, memory, […]

The Barricade Boys West End Party!

Hobby Center – Zilkha Hall, 800 Bagby, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

Get ready to have your socks knocked off and your heart racing with The Barricade Boys! These four dazzling performers are taking the world by storm with their electrifying show that will have you tapping your feet, belting out your favourite tunes, and grinning from ear to ear. From the heart-wrenching emotion of Les Misérables […]

Taking Steps

Main Street Theater – Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. , Houston, TX, 77005, United States

By Alan Ayckbourn A 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 […]

Beetlejuice

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Austin. It’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. […]

Appropriate

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

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 […]

Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert

Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, 615 Louisiana St., Houston, TX, 77002, United States

A scandalous play by Oscar Wilde meets the explosive music of Richard Strauss the result is musical storytelling at its most captivating. Soprano Jennifer Holloway brings her celebrated interpretation of the title role—one of opera’s most challenging vocal feats—to Jones Hall for these performances.

It Is Magic

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

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 […]

mutability

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

ISHIDA Dance Company announces the highly anticipated program “mutability” presented by Asia Society Texas Center June 7-9, 2024! The 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” […]

Hairspray

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

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? Featuring the beloved score of hit […]

The Baroque-Carnatic Connection

Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6000 Hermann Park Dr., Houston, TX, 77030, United States

The Baroque-Carnatic Connection’ is a cross-cultural exploration of the commonalities and distinct flavors of Western baroque and South Indian classical music and dance traditions. A vibrant and interactive live musical conversation between world-class Carnatic and baroque musicians provides an unique auditory experience, with a striking visual dimension added by professional South Indian classical ( Bharatanatyam) […]

Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas 1912 -1918

Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77005, United States

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 […]

League of American Orchestras National Conference

TX

The League’s National Conference is a highlight of the year for orchestras across the U.S. More than 1,100 people gather annually to connect with peers, share common concerns, explore solutions to problems, and find inspiration from thought leaders in the orchestra field and beyond. The 2024 Conference will cover critical topics such as building a […]

Unearthing: Black Porosity – Open Studio Hours

MEIVE – Gallery & Studio, 1520 Center St #1, Houston, TX, 77007, United States

Unearthing: Black Porosities by artist-in-residence Rian Crane (he/they) will be open for public viewing in tandem with Sawyer Yards’ Second Saturdays! Unearthing: Black Porosity is an amalgamation of works exploring the ongoing lasting legacies, histories, and current relations of Black +/ Indigenous lifeways in the gulf south/ global south. Engaging writings from Black/ Caribbean scholars […]

COME CELEBRATE WITH US!

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

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. AMENITIES & DECOR A/V equipment and sound system Big Screen and […]

Russian Language Summer School

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

Summer Language School registration is open now. Don’t miss a chance to register for our Russian Language School this summer. We offer group lessons for kids ages 3-14, and private lessons as well. Learn a new language this summer, enhance your child’s education! Hurry up and secure your spot at the School! Private and Online […]

What Is A Ward?

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

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 […]

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 […]

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) History Exhibit

The Heritage Society, 1100 Bagby, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

February 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024 From award-winning paintings to vintage bronco bull riding photos, this HLSR exhibit complements the rodeo season in February and the Texas History Month in March. This exhibit represents the cowboy spirit across Houston’s main heritages and is a big part of Houston history! Rodeo culture brings nearly all […]

“Resilience Rising: Navigating Earth’s Challenges”

Julia Hester Community Center, 2020 Solo Street, Houston, TX, 77020, United States

“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 […]

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum ‘The Blue Helmets in Action” Rotating Exhibit

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

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum’s new rotating exhibition, The Blue Helmets in Action, focuses on the 93rd Infantry Division, the first African American combat division to be activated during World War II. The purpose of the exhibition is to educate visitors about this historically overlooked Army division. The exhibition follows the formation of The Blue Helmets, […]

Latino cARTographies Digital Board Exhibit of Houston Artists

The Heritage Society, 1100 Bagby, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

We are featuring an exhibit with the University of Houston that features Latin artists through an art digital board that also features our mural. Under the leadership of Dr. Pamela Anne Quiroz, Director of the University of Houston’s (UH) Center for Mexican American and Latino Studies (CMALS) launched the groundbreaking digital board, Latino cARTographies: Mapping […]

“The Toy Canvas”: Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX, 77379, United States

It’s going to be another fantastic summer at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts! This summer, the Pearl has curated a one-of-a-kind exhibition that features toys as contemporary art. “The Toy Canvas: Artists at Play” features toys in photography, sculpture, mixed media and more. This engaging exhibition explores the theme of play, with art […]

Xu Bing: Word Alchemy

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

‘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 […]

The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection

Holocaust Museum Houston, 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, 77004-6804, United States

“The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection” celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black Americans from 1595 to present day. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, the exhibition of the same name features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during […]

“Wes Archer: Paintings & Drawings” Closing Artist Talk

Reeves Art + Design, 2415 Taft St, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

Due to popular demand, the dates of Wes Archer: Paintings & Drawings have been extended! The show will now be on view through June 8th. On June 8th we will be hosting a closing reception and artist talks for Steve Brudniak: Ontological Catastrophe & Wes Archer: Paintings and Drawings. June 8th Schedule 10 AM – […]

“Steve Brudniak: Ontological Catastrophe” Closing Artist Talk

Reeves Art + Design, 2415 Taft St, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

Due to popular demand, the dates of Ontological Catastrophe have been extended! The show will now be on view through June 8th. On June 8th we will be hosting a closing reception and artist talks for Steve Brudniak: Ontological Catastrophe & Wes Archer: Paintings and Drawings. June 8th Schedule 10 AM – 6 PM: Both […]

IVO MORRISON | THE INTRODUCTION

Reeves Art + Design, 2415 Taft St, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

Please join us for the Opening Reception on May 16, 6-9pm Exhibition on through May 17-21 Blue is the colour of dreams. Orange, red and white are the colours of summertime. In ‘The Introduction’, Ivo Morrison tells you a story about the memory of summer. But it’s not about his summers. It’s about yours. And […]

Torch-Fired Silver Clay Workshop

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main Street, Houston, Tx, 77002, United States

Learn how to make sterling-silver jewelry without hammering or soldering in this workshop with jewelry artist, Luiza Grandchamp. Using silver metal clay, a clay-like material made of fine particles of sterling silver, water, and a nontoxic binder, participants will mold, texture, and layer the material to make a pendant using simple tools. Students will be […]

Brenda Biondo: Sun to Earth

Koslov Larsen, 4411 Montrose Blvd Suite C, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

Koslov Larsen is pleased to present Sun to Earth, the gallery’s third solo presentation by artist Brenda Biondo. Combining several series of Biondo’s works, Sun to Earth introduces new ways of looking at common subjects while challenging viewers’ perception of color and three-dimensional space. The works explored throughout the show focus on atmospheric phenomena and […]

Tracye Wear | From the Garden

Moody Gallery, 2815 Colquitt, Houston, TX, 77098, United States

An exhibition of recent sculpture by Tracye Wear. Wear is inspired by her combined interests in Cubist and early 20th Century sculpture with natural forms found in her garden. “With her latest series, Tracye Wear pushes the scale limitations of the ceramic arts while reveling in the life-affirming forms of nature. Not thrown on a […]

Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), 5216 Montrose, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

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 […]

Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), 5216 Montrose, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

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 […]

Janet Sobel: All-Over

The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross Street, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

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 […]

Ruth Asawa Through Line

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

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.

Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions

The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross Street, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

“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.

Gabriel Lester: Odeon

Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, 4173 Elgin St The University of Houston, Fine Arts Building, Houston, TX, 77004, United States

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 […]

Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken

Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, 4173 Elgin St The University of Houston, Fine Arts Building, Houston, TX, 77004, United States

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 […]

Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken

Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, 4173 Elgin St The University of Houston, Fine Arts Building, Houston, TX, 77004, United States

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, […]

“Where the Lines Meet”

Throughline, 3909 Main St, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

Throughline is proud to present “Where the Lines Meet”, an exhibition of new works by Jonas Criscoe and Luisa Duarte held in conjunction with Print Houston, on view Friday June 7 through Saturday, June 29. Open Friday-Saturday, 12:00pm – 6:00pm. “Where the Lines Meet” explores the nature of lines, and the space created when they […]

HAAPIFEST 2024 6/8 Saturday Screening, Book-Talk & Reception

DoubleTree by Hilton, 10609 Westpark Dr, Houston, 77042, United States

Join us on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at DoubleTree by Hilton, 10609 Westpark Dr, Houston, TX 77042, for an enriching day of literary discussions and compelling cinema. Starting at 1:30 PM, dive into a thought-provoking Book Talk featuring Curtis Chin’s “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” and Amy Yip’s “Unfinished Business.” Later, […]

May 31- June 29, 2024 Exhibitions

Box 13 ArtSpace, 6700 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston, TX, 77011, United States

BOX 13 ArtSpace is pleased to present four exhibitions opening May 31, 2024 6pm to 9pm. In the Front BOX gallery we feature artist Jennifer Greenwell and her show “Let Us Not Forget”. “Let Us Not Forget” is an installation tribute through which Jennifer Greenwell honors the 75 obituaries featured shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Hairspray

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

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? Featuring the beloved score of hit […]

Unearthing: Black Porosity – Shoal Activation

MEIVE – Gallery & Studio, 1520 Center St #1, Houston, TX, 77007, United States

Join artist in residence Rian Crane (he/they) for a Shoal Activation (7-7:30 PM) featuring Billion Tekleab and friends.

Level 0 – FREE Intro to Improv Class

Station Theater, 2219 Crockett St #C2, Houston, 77007, United States

Our FREE Level 0 class is a fun, no-pressure way to try improv! This weekly 30-minute class lets you get a taste of Station’s improv training program, and it’s a great way to spend a Friday night! Level 0 students will receive a $25 discount code for our nine-week Level 1 – Fundamentals of Improv […]

Monarch Chamber Players Presents “Pride Playlist”

The Montrose Center, 401 Branard Street, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

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! […]

Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas 1912 -1918

Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77005, United States

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 […]

Jazz on Film: Elis and Tom (Elis & Tom, só tinha de ser com você)

Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, 77005, United States

Part of MFAH’s “Jazz on Film” series Houston premiere In 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 […]

Beyond Broadway Series: Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age

Hobby Center – Zilkha Hall, 800 Bagby, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

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 […]

THE FATHER presented by 4th Wall Theatre Company

4th Wall Theatre, 1824 Spring Street Studio 101, Houston, TX, 77007, United States

Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Andre 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. THE FATHER questions the nature of identity, memory, […]

Taking Steps

Main Street Theater – Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. , Houston, TX, 77005, United States

By Alan Ayckbourn A 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 […]

Beetlejuice

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Austin. It’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. […]

Four Seasons

Wortham Theater Center – Brown Theater, 501 Texas Ave., Houston, TX, 77002, United States

Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Elapse Choreography: Disha Zhang Music: Zeng Xiaogang World Premiere Dwight Rhoden The Four Seasons Choreography: Stanton Welch AM Music: Antonio Vivaldi Our season comes to a close with Four Seasons, featuring four choreographers, each with their own distinct style. After a critically-acclaimed debut in […]

Appropriate

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

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 […]

It Is Magic

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

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 […]

mutability

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

ISHIDA Dance Company announces the highly anticipated program “mutability” presented by Asia Society Texas Center June 7-9, 2024! The 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” […]

Hairspray

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

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? Featuring the beloved score of hit […]

Tango, Joropo, Danzas y Mas!

Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6000 Hermann Park Dr., Houston, TX, 77030, United States

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. Program: D’RIVERA: Selections from Aires Tropicales for clarinet and string […]

Film Screening: Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood

The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross Street, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

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 […]

Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas 1912 -1918

Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77005, United States

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 […]

Hairspray

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

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? Featuring the beloved score of hit […]

COME CELEBRATE WITH US!

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

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. AMENITIES & DECOR A/V equipment and sound system Big Screen and […]

What Is A Ward?

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

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 […]

“Resilience Rising: Navigating Earth’s Challenges”

Julia Hester Community Center, 2020 Solo Street, Houston, TX, 77020, United States

“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 […]

Xu Bing: Word Alchemy

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

‘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 […]

Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), 5216 Montrose, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

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 […]

Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), 5216 Montrose, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

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 […]

Janet Sobel: All-Over

The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross Street, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

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 […]

Ruth Asawa Through Line

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

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.

Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions

The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross Street, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

“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.

ART SCHOOL FOR KIDS

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

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. At 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 […]

HAAPIFEST 2024 6/9 Sunday Screening & Q+A Sessions

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, 1303 Westoffice Drive, Houston, 77042, United States

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. […]

Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken

Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, 4173 Elgin St The University of Houston, Fine Arts Building, Houston, TX, 77004, United States

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, […]

The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection

Holocaust Museum Houston, 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, 77004-6804, United States

“The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection” celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black Americans from 1595 to present day. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, the exhibition of the same name features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during […]

Gabriel Lester: Odeon

Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, 4173 Elgin St The University of Houston, Fine Arts Building, Houston, TX, 77004, United States

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 […]

Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken

Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, 4173 Elgin St The University of Houston, Fine Arts Building, Houston, TX, 77004, United States

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 […]

Four Seasons

Wortham Theater Center – Brown Theater, 501 Texas Ave., Houston, TX, 77002, United States

Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Elapse Choreography: Disha Zhang Music: Zeng Xiaogang World Premiere Dwight Rhoden The Four Seasons Choreography: Stanton Welch AM Music: Antonio Vivaldi Our season comes to a close with Four Seasons, featuring four choreographers, each with their own distinct style. After a critically-acclaimed debut in […]

Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas 1912 -1918

Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77005, United States

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 […]

mutability

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

ISHIDA Dance Company announces the highly anticipated program “mutability” presented by Asia Society Texas Center June 7-9, 2024! The 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” […]

Taking Steps

Main Street Theater – Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. , Houston, TX, 77005, United States

By Alan Ayckbourn A 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 […]

Work in Progress Showings with RFC at Houston Met Dance

Houston Metropolitan Dance Center, 4916 Main Street Suite 100, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

Hosted by Rivkah French Choreography in collaboration with Houston Met Dance. This spring and summer RFC and HMD is offering 4 bi-monthly Sunday showings between February – August 2024. The invitation is to all Houston based choreographers interested in receiving feedback on works at any stage. Secure your spot by filling out the registration! Sessions […]

The 8th Annual Legacy Project

Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin Street, Houston, TX, 77004

Music and Art coalesce to celebrate the music of Third Ward w/an art exhibition, Black Stereo by Tierney Malone & music by H-Town Orchestra. Legacy Project 2024: Black Stereo – Recognizing Houston Third Ward Music Contributors. Come join us for a special event at Eldorado’s Ballroom & Hogan Brown Art Gallery where we will be […]

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 […]

Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas 1912 -1918

Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77005, United States

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 […]

Restorations and Revivals: Dial M for Murder

Museum of Fine Arts – Nancy & Rich Kinder Building, 1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, 77005, United States

70th Anniversary Revival of Dial M for Murder An ex-tennis pro (Ray Milland) wants to have his wealthy wife (Grace Kelly) murdered so he can get her inheritance. When he learns she is having an affair, he comes up with the perfect plan to kill her: blackmail an old acquaintance into carrying out the murder. […]

Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert

Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, 615 Louisiana St., Houston, TX, 77002, United States

A scandalous play by Oscar Wilde meets the explosive music of Richard Strauss the result is musical storytelling at its most captivating. Soprano Jennifer Holloway brings her celebrated interpretation of the title role—one of opera’s most challenging vocal feats—to Jones Hall for these performances.

NMD2 Presents Finish Line

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

The evening includes original works by NMD Co-Artistic Director Dionne Noble, NMD2 Artistic Directors Colette Kerwick and Lauren Serrano, Lilly Thurman of Bones Dance Project, and Mike Esperanza of Bare Dance. Additionally, this concert will feature original choreography by NMD2 company members and a special guest performance by NMD Accelerate. Athletic, generous, fun, and communal […]

Beyond Broadway Series: Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age

Hobby Center – Zilkha Hall, 800 Bagby, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

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 […]

Hairspray

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

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? Featuring the beloved score of hit […]

Beetlejuice

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Austin. It’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. […]

COME CELEBRATE WITH US!

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

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. AMENITIES & DECOR A/V equipment and sound system Big Screen and […]

Kids Clay Camp

Third Coast Clay, 8519 N. Main St., Houston, TX, 77022, United States

Students will learn multiple techniques during this week long camp. We will go over pinch pots, coil building, slabs, and time permitting wheel throwing. All materials provided, aprons are recommended but not required. Wear clothing that can get dirty, hair should be back and no jewelry or watches. Please bring a light snack each day. […]

2024 Culture Camp: Asia Society’s Got Talent!

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

From Indian classical dance to K-pop, get inspired by traditional arts and pop culture of Asia! Campers will learn about the history and backgrounds of various Asian performing arts while preparing for their own performances and an exciting talent show for friends and family. Recommended for students ages 6–9.

What Is A Ward?

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

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 […]

“Resilience Rising: Navigating Earth’s Challenges”

Julia Hester Community Center, 2020 Solo Street, Houston, TX, 77020, United States

“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 […]

IVO MORRISON | THE INTRODUCTION

Reeves Art + Design, 2415 Taft St, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

Please join us for the Opening Reception on May 16, 6-9pm Exhibition on through May 17-21 Blue is the colour of dreams. Orange, red and white are the colours of summertime. In ‘The Introduction’, Ivo Morrison tells you a story about the memory of summer. But it’s not about his summers. It’s about yours. And […]

Teen Wheel Camp

Third Coast Clay, 8519 N. Main St., Houston, TX, 77022, United States

Students will learn how to throw small and medium forms on the wheel with the guidance of our instructors. We will also teach wedging, trimming, handles, and underglaze techniques. All materials provided, aprons are recommended but not required. Wear clothing that can get dirty, hair should be back and no jewelry or watches. You are […]

Tai Chi Chuan for Health (In Person)

The Jung Center of Houston, 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, 77006, United States

Meditate through movement using Tai Chi Chuan, a Chinese exercise based on the yin/yang philosophy and practiced in slow, relaxed, continuous motion. Practicing the forms of tai chi and breath coordination is a tranquil way to focus your mind, achieve physical and mental balance, and gain vital energies. George Ling Hu, a master in Tai […]

Beyond Broadway Series: Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age

Hobby Center – Zilkha Hall, 800 Bagby, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

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 […]

Beetlejuice

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Austin. It’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. […]

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