Co-presented with Nameless Sound, the Myra Melford Fire and Water Quintet performance will take place in the Menil Collection’s Cy Twombly Gallery, with two performances: 5:30PM and 7:30PM. Seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Myra Melford’s Fire & Water Quintet at the Cy Twombly Gallery Two performances: 5:30PM and 7:30PM. Seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Co-Presented by The Menil Collection and Nameless Sound Myra Melford is the epitome of an artist who balances composition with improvisation and blends them into a seamless flow […]
INSTRUCTOR: Kendra Preston Leonard, Ph.D. TIME: Six Wednesdays, March 6, 13, SKIP March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CST PRICE: Early bird price: $210 for members, $240 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Thursday, February 29. After Thursday, February 29: $240 for members, $270 for nonmembers. Become a member […]
Discover how to transform your yard or patio into a haven for butterflies, bees, and other captivating insects. Be the hero in this important conservation story. Pollinators are facing tough times due to habitat loss, chemicals, and invasive species, but you can be part of the solution. Join us to learn which plants to nurture, […]
Discover how to transform your yard or patio into a haven for butterflies, bees, and other captivating insects. Be the hero in this important conservation story. Pollinators are facing tough times due to habitat loss, chemicals, and invasive species, but you can be part of the solution. Join us to learn which plants to nurture, […]
Care for the sacred aspects of yourself with these basics from ancient Tibetan spiritual traditions. Many wisdom traditions describe the flow of energy within the body, which is vital for both physical and spiritual well-being. But most of us have never learned about this powerful layer of our experience. In this series, we’ll learn about […]
Houston-based musicians, artists, and philosophers contemplate the human condition in modernity in a four-part, multi-disciplinary series commissioned by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Houston in partnership with Steinway & Sons of Houston and funded in-part by the Houston Arts Alliance. The Archetype of Modern Man, produced by pianist and writer Elizabeth […]
HCAS is excited to partner with the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) to Showcase the History of Houston with a free special event Tonight at 7 Houston Television From The Archive. This collection showcases television highlights of Space City from 1961 to 2004, featuring KPRC-TV and KHOU-TV collections from TAMI. Witness the best […]
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 […]
Directed by Patricia Duran On a spring day in 1935, the enigmatic Fefu and seven of her female friends gather at Fefu’s New England home to rehearse a charity presentation for a local school. As the day progresses, Fefu’s desire to control the women around her—as well as their own grudges, heartaches, and illnesses—build to […]
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. […]
“500añosdesilencio | El Lado Oculto de la Luna” by Karen Navarro is a visual art exhibition that takes on a profound journey of reclamation and reconnection with the artist’s Indigenous heritage. Through a diverse array of mediums and a with a focus on the concept of beauty, this exhibition tells a unique story of resilience […]
The UHCL Art School for Children and Young Adults will be hosting Spring 2024 art classes for students K-12! Our classes will range in content and medium including classes with a focus on art history, pop culture, and fine art skills.
Asia Society Texas is pleased to present Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu Heat Silhouette, the organization’s first public art installation. This collaboration between Cuban American artist Rafael Domenech and Vietnamese American artist Tomas Vu assumes the form of a dynamic outdoor pavilion with two stages, occupying AST’s 13,000-square-foot lot at the intersection of Oakdale and Caroline Streets in the heart […]
Nathaniel Donnett Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark Imaginarence Solo Exhibition “For them, as for me, imagining is not merely looking or looking at; nor is it taking oneself intact into the other. It is, for the purposes of the work, becoming.” Toni Morrison The University Museum is pleased to present Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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’ 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” 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 […]
These photographs are meditations on the constant and inevitable change in nature. The flow of water is one object of this contemplation. The flow of water and the human journey have parallels. According to Eastern philosophy, mankind’s resistance to transformation leads to suffering. Selected photographs from three bodies of Timothy’s work emphasize “alternative” photographic processes: […]
Motus Anima is an art exhibit exploring emotional responses to moments and memories influenced by Lauren’s experience as a neurodivergent person. Through their conception, she creates tangible objects to dissect and reflect on in an attempt to accept her unresolved identity. The artist’s reception is Saturday February 17th 5 – 7pm.
Hooks-Epstein Galleries proudly presents “Kaleidoscope”, a celebration of women in art, taking place this March in observance of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. The exhibition will open on March 2, 2024 with an Artists’ Reception from 5:00-7:00PM. “Kaleidoscope, Celebrating Women in Art” is a group exhibition honoring the diverse and unique perspectives that […]
Li(sa E.) Harris (aka “Li”) opens This is the Day in John M. O’Quinn Gallery, on Thursday, February 15 from 5 – 7 PM. This exhibition will culminate on Monday, April 8 from 12:30 – 3:01 PM with Li’s performance Onshore Trilling: What to Do When the Earth Sings the Bruise in Lawndale’s outdoor space […]
Hi-Speed Channel Surfing presents new work by Houston-based artist Deangelo McMahon Jr. Through still images that emulate classic television, this exhibition explores mass media, shared memory, and censorship. In the featured paintings, McMahon creates visual white noise with gestures such as cross-hatching and pointillism. These artworks carefully attend to color and scale, bordering trompe-l’œil. In […]
Spring into COLORS IN BLOOM at Color Factory! Leave your winter blues behind and take a stroll through its newly refreshed, blossoming Confetti Accumulation. Houstonians will be immersed in larger-than-life bluebonnets inspired by Houston’s iconic first sign of spring. And, of course, Color Factory will have a few surprises budding, too! Tickets are available for […]
The FotoFest Biennial 2024 central exhibition, “Critical Geography”, reexamines traditional Western and historical understandings of geography while expanding these investigations to new realms. Borrowing its name from the subdiscipline of geography that questions and challenges power structures, inequality, and the dominant ideologies shaping physical space, Critical Geography explores how space, place, and communities are influenced […]
Katrina Moorhead’s (of) Everything Island is an assembly of evocative sculptural objects interacting with one another in the main gallery. Building off Moorhead’s sensitivity to materials’ potential for expansive storytelling, these objects explore places where the veil between the real and the otherworldly is thin and porous. The works reimagine aspects of the natural world, […]
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 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.
UNICEF USA will host a multi-city, first of its kind experience designed for audiences of all ages. The exhibit will serve as an engaging opportunity for guests to travel around the world in just forty-five minutes and learn about UNICEF’s efforts to ensure every child is healthy, educated, protected and respected. Each element of the […]
Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years. Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, […]
Post-film Zoom Q&A with filmmaker Margarita Linton. A visit to her estranged father’s Tel Aviv exhibition of self-portraits renews the filmmaker’s relationship with him, but not the way she expected. As she unearths a lifetime of her feelings of neglect through conversations with members of her family, she begins to understand how much her father’s […]
The Texas Photography Society is proud to announce its 2024 Photography Award to Houston photographer, Cressandra Thibodeaux, to present her new body of work, Tribal Voices. This visual art exhibition takes on two major issues for Native American communities; Blood Quantum and Environmental Racism. Through a series of portraits and interviews, this exhibition sheds light […]
What might be possible if we understand death as the goal of life? Why are we here? How can we live fulfilled, meaningful lives? Why do we suffer? How do we build a truly connected, inclusive community? The most important questions in our lives do not have simple answers. Often we have to live our […]
Come join us as we open our studios and our hearts and showcase a diverse collection of paintings, drawings, glass sculptures and photography, in celebration to the Self-Portrait and its many forms and interpretations. You will encounter works of mystery and shadows, alongside joyful and playful works. There will be a special selection of Italian […]
The period from the end of the Devonian to the Permian was a time of immense change. Early reptiles emerged, climate patterns shifted, and the supercontinent Pangaea formed. Then, one of Earth’s most devastating mass extinctions occurred, eradicating over 90% of marine species. Eligible for CPE credit.
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a presentation from Dr. Ruth J. Simmons on her upbringing in Jim Crow-era Texas and how that affected her career in academia. A Distinguished Presidential Fellow at Rice University and Senior Adviser to the President of Harvard University on HBCU Initiatives, Dr. Simmons served as President of Prairie View A&M […]
Celebrate National Walking Day with us by joining a special guided walk led by Bayou Preservation Association, where we’ll explore the vital role of watersheds and natural areas in our community. Get ready for an exciting field trip experience in Spring Branch! Our walking group is dedicated to overcoming barriers in our area, from addressing […]
1st Wednesday- Food! Glorious Food!
“500añosdesilencio | El Lado Oculto de la Luna” by Karen Navarro is a visual art exhibition that takes on a profound journey of reclamation and reconnection with the artist’s Indigenous heritage. Through a diverse array of mediums and a with a focus on the concept of beauty, this exhibition tells a unique story of resilience […]
The UHCL Art School for Children and Young Adults will be hosting Spring 2024 art classes for students K-12! Our classes will range in content and medium including classes with a focus on art history, pop culture, and fine art skills.
Asia Society Texas is pleased to present Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu Heat Silhouette, the organization’s first public art installation. This collaboration between Cuban American artist Rafael Domenech and Vietnamese American artist Tomas Vu assumes the form of a dynamic outdoor pavilion with two stages, occupying AST’s 13,000-square-foot lot at the intersection of Oakdale and Caroline Streets in the heart […]
Nathaniel Donnett Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark Imaginarence Solo Exhibition “For them, as for me, imagining is not merely looking or looking at; nor is it taking oneself intact into the other. It is, for the purposes of the work, becoming.” Toni Morrison The University Museum is pleased to present Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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’ 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” 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 […]
Hooks-Epstein Galleries proudly presents “Kaleidoscope”, a celebration of women in art, taking place this March in observance of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. The exhibition will open on March 2, 2024 with an Artists’ Reception from 5:00-7:00PM. “Kaleidoscope, Celebrating Women in Art” is a group exhibition honoring the diverse and unique perspectives that […]
Spring into COLORS IN BLOOM at Color Factory! Leave your winter blues behind and take a stroll through its newly refreshed, blossoming Confetti Accumulation. Houstonians will be immersed in larger-than-life bluebonnets inspired by Houston’s iconic first sign of spring. And, of course, Color Factory will have a few surprises budding, too! Tickets are available for […]
Hi-Speed Channel Surfing presents new work by Houston-based artist Deangelo McMahon Jr. Through still images that emulate classic television, this exhibition explores mass media, shared memory, and censorship. In the featured paintings, McMahon creates visual white noise with gestures such as cross-hatching and pointillism. These artworks carefully attend to color and scale, bordering trompe-l’œil. In […]
Li(sa E.) Harris (aka “Li”) opens This is the Day in John M. O’Quinn Gallery, on Thursday, February 15 from 5 – 7 PM. This exhibition will culminate on Monday, April 8 from 12:30 – 3:01 PM with Li’s performance Onshore Trilling: What to Do When the Earth Sings the Bruise in Lawndale’s outdoor space […]
The FotoFest Biennial 2024 central exhibition, “Critical Geography”, reexamines traditional Western and historical understandings of geography while expanding these investigations to new realms. Borrowing its name from the subdiscipline of geography that questions and challenges power structures, inequality, and the dominant ideologies shaping physical space, Critical Geography explores how space, place, and communities are influenced […]
Katrina Moorhead’s (of) Everything Island is an assembly of evocative sculptural objects interacting with one another in the main gallery. Building off Moorhead’s sensitivity to materials’ potential for expansive storytelling, these objects explore places where the veil between the real and the otherworldly is thin and porous. The works reimagine aspects of the natural world, […]
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 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.
UNICEF USA will host a multi-city, first of its kind experience designed for audiences of all ages. The exhibit will serve as an engaging opportunity for guests to travel around the world in just forty-five minutes and learn about UNICEF’s efforts to ensure every child is healthy, educated, protected and respected. Each element of the […]
Celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month, DACAMERA presents Boomtown Brass, Houston’s only traditional jazz band. Steeped in the traditions of authentic 1920s hot jazz, the Boomtown sound begins with the classic New Orleans jazz style, travels north to include Chicago’s “dixieland” style, visits the early 1930s “gypsy jazz” guitar style, and finally adds in a touch of […]
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 […]
1st Wednesday- Food! Glorious Food!
No Italian? No problem! In our in-person Italian for Beginners – A1S1 class, you will learn everyday words and phrases to help you speak Italian with confidence. Our dedicated Italian teachers will help you establish strong foundations in the Italian language, focusing on proper pronunciation, basic grammar, and useful vocabulary. Learn Italian quickly and join […]
Join Baby Shark and his fincredible fishy friends on an undersea adventure filled with oceans of fun and finship! To save their beloved Party Puddle Theatre, Baby and the squiddos must dive into action to create a flowstopping, splash-hit Broadwave swimsation — and they need your family’s help to put on the biggest Broadwave show […]
Look to the natural rhythms that exist all around us as guides to ways of inhabiting our bodies, and to developing a deeper connection with our physical selves. Is there a connection between neuroscience, rhythm, and movement? Can rhythmic drumming affect our brain and overall well-being? Join us for this dynamic and engaging dive into […]
INSTRUCTOR: Kendra Preston Leonard, Ph.D. TIME: Six Wednesdays, March 6, 13, SKIP March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CST PRICE: Early bird price: $210 for members, $240 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Thursday, February 29. After Thursday, February 29: $240 for members, $270 for nonmembers. Become a member […]
Care for the sacred aspects of yourself with these basics from ancient Tibetan spiritual traditions. Many wisdom traditions describe the flow of energy within the body, which is vital for both physical and spiritual well-being. But most of us have never learned about this powerful layer of our experience. In this series, we’ll learn about […]
Come hang out with fellow film enthusiasts at Houston Film Mixer 2 for a night of networking, movie chats, and good vibes! Organized by: 4 The One Studio Location: Heights Bier Garten 1433 North Shepherd Drive Houston, TX 77008
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 […]
“500añosdesilencio | El Lado Oculto de la Luna” by Karen Navarro is a visual art exhibition that takes on a profound journey of reclamation and reconnection with the artist’s Indigenous heritage. Through a diverse array of mediums and a with a focus on the concept of beauty, this exhibition tells a unique story of resilience […]
The UHCL Art School for Children and Young Adults will be hosting Spring 2024 art classes for students K-12! Our classes will range in content and medium including classes with a focus on art history, pop culture, and fine art skills.
Nathaniel Donnett Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark Imaginarence Solo Exhibition “For them, as for me, imagining is not merely looking or looking at; nor is it taking oneself intact into the other. It is, for the purposes of the work, becoming.” Toni Morrison The University Museum is pleased to present Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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 […]
‘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 […]
Hi-Speed Channel Surfing presents new work by Houston-based artist Deangelo McMahon Jr. Through still images that emulate classic television, this exhibition explores mass media, shared memory, and censorship. In the featured paintings, McMahon creates visual white noise with gestures such as cross-hatching and pointillism. These artworks carefully attend to color and scale, bordering trompe-l’œil. In […]
Li(sa E.) Harris (aka “Li”) opens This is the Day in John M. O’Quinn Gallery, on Thursday, February 15 from 5 – 7 PM. This exhibition will culminate on Monday, April 8 from 12:30 – 3:01 PM with Li’s performance Onshore Trilling: What to Do When the Earth Sings the Bruise in Lawndale’s outdoor space […]
Hooks-Epstein Galleries proudly presents “Kaleidoscope”, a celebration of women in art, taking place this March in observance of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. The exhibition will open on March 2, 2024 with an Artists’ Reception from 5:00-7:00PM. “Kaleidoscope, Celebrating Women in Art” is a group exhibition honoring the diverse and unique perspectives that […]
Spring into COLORS IN BLOOM at Color Factory! Leave your winter blues behind and take a stroll through its newly refreshed, blossoming Confetti Accumulation. Houstonians will be immersed in larger-than-life bluebonnets inspired by Houston’s iconic first sign of spring. And, of course, Color Factory will have a few surprises budding, too! Tickets are available for […]
The FotoFest Biennial 2024 central exhibition, “Critical Geography”, reexamines traditional Western and historical understandings of geography while expanding these investigations to new realms. Borrowing its name from the subdiscipline of geography that questions and challenges power structures, inequality, and the dominant ideologies shaping physical space, Critical Geography explores how space, place, and communities are influenced […]
Katrina Moorhead’s (of) Everything Island is an assembly of evocative sculptural objects interacting with one another in the main gallery. Building off Moorhead’s sensitivity to materials’ potential for expansive storytelling, these objects explore places where the veil between the real and the otherworldly is thin and porous. The works reimagine aspects of the natural world, […]
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.
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 […]
UNICEF USA will host a multi-city, first of its kind experience designed for audiences of all ages. The exhibit will serve as an engaging opportunity for guests to travel around the world in just forty-five minutes and learn about UNICEF’s efforts to ensure every child is healthy, educated, protected and respected. Each element of the […]
Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years. Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, […]
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 […]
Join Baby Shark and his fincredible fishy friends on an undersea adventure filled with oceans of fun and finship! To save their beloved Party Puddle Theatre, Baby and the squiddos must dive into action to create a flowstopping, splash-hit Broadwave swimsation — and they need your family’s help to put on the biggest Broadwave show […]
What might be possible if we understand death as the goal of life? Why are we here? How can we live fulfilled, meaningful lives? Why do we suffer? How do we build a truly connected, inclusive community? The most important questions in our lives do not have simple answers. Often we have to live our […]
Know Italian but never get a chance to practice? Our Italian Conversation Class is the course for you! Designed for intermediate to advanced level speakers, this small-group, online class will help you master Italy’s lyrical language while having fun. Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Italian language while engaging in lively discussions, interactive exercises, […]
reVision’s CommUnity Night is a weekly get together for a hot meal, music, dancing, and celebration. While primarily focused on school-aged children and youth, and young adults, reVision’s CommUnity Night is open to the public. The musical focus is on hiphop, a live DJ plays music, and children and youth can learn the fundamentals of […]
Faith, Friends, and Film is a film screening series presented by The Door, a ministry of St. John the Divine. Each screening is paired with a theme related to faith. Light hospitality will be provided, along with a phone break at the half. Come out for the show and meet someone new! Captions on! Tonight’s […]
Best known for her sculptures of leather-wrapped heads, Nancy Grossman discusses her practice of more than fifty years with Michelle White, Senior Curator, The Menil Collection.
Two documentaries by Harrod Blank – PLUS a Talk-back with Rebecca Bass WILD WHEELS — Harrod Blank’s comic and revealing exploration of Art Cars — customized automobiles which reflect the individualistic spirit of their drivers. Traveling across the country in his own wildly decorated VW bug, the filmmaker discovers a memorable cast of real-life characters […]
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 […]
Directed by Patricia Duran On a spring day in 1935, the enigmatic Fefu and seven of her female friends gather at Fefu’s New England home to rehearse a charity presentation for a local school. As the day progresses, Fefu’s desire to control the women around her—as well as their own grudges, heartaches, and illnesses—build to […]
An electric performance awaits as quintessential piano man Michael Cavanaugh lights up the Founders Club performing the greatest hits of Elton John and Billy Joel. Michael Cavanaugh is the new voice of the American Rock & Roll Songbook and a charismatic performer and musician made famous for his piano/lead vocals in the Broadway musical Movin’ […]
World Premiere By Thomas Meloncon The play takes place in an office in a small town in East Texas where the local NAACP chapter is planning a funeral for the “N word”. At the same time, a bigoted white man is on his way to that same office to have a frank discussion with the […]
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. […]
“500añosdesilencio | El Lado Oculto de la Luna” by Karen Navarro is a visual art exhibition that takes on a profound journey of reclamation and reconnection with the artist’s Indigenous heritage. Through a diverse array of mediums and a with a focus on the concept of beauty, this exhibition tells a unique story of resilience […]
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