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Emo Yoga – Frost Town Brewing
Taking back Sunday with Emo Yoga at Frost Town Brewing. All practices are welcome to this free class held Sundays at 11am in the taproom. Bring your own mat, then enjoy the friends and beers afterwards. Best way to keep up to date with this events is on instagram @FrostTownFitness
Earth Day at Discovery Green and Houston Public Works’ Water Works Festival In partnership with Citizens’ Environmental Coalition Saturday, April 20
Earth Day at Discovery Green and Houston Public Works’ Water Works Festival In partnership with Citizens’ Environmental Coalition Saturday, April 20
Artists have a way of helping people see the beauty of the world in a new way, and art has the power to change minds and hearts. Earth Day at Discovery Green encourages the use of art to engage people and urge them to action. Just as anyone can be an artist, anyone can be …
OutLater
OutLater
Weekly - Mondays OUT LATER is a gay men’s discussion group for men who are living life after coming out later -- focusing on life issues of parenting, divorce, family, dating, relationships, and other issues of concern to group participants. Mondays, 7:30-9:00, at Montrose Counseling Center, Room 103 email: [email protected]
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Finding Home: Sober & Out (An Evening with Author Tate Barkley)
Finding Home: Sober & Out (An Evening with Author Tate Barkley)
Join Avenue for an evening with Author & Avenue Board President, Tate Barkley. Enjoy mocktails and light bites over a discussion with Tate about his memoir - a Southern boy’s story of surviving in a good ole boys’ world. For years Tate Barkley lived in shame—of living in poverty, of alcoholism and addiction, of being …
1 event,
5 events,
Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas and Britten’s Lucretia
Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas and Britten’s Lucretia
A thought-provoking double bill pairs works written nearly three hundred years apart, each exploring remarkable women and timeless themes that remain all too relevant today. The journey begins with one of opera’s earliest masterpieces, Purcell’s poignant Dido and Aeneas, which recounts the tragic love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and Trojan hero Aeneas. It's …
Houston Symphony presents 21st Century Broadway
Houston Symphony presents 21st Century Broadway
From Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7, the Houston Symphony takes a musical trip to the Big Apple for 21st Century Broadway, with stunning performances from today’s greatest musicals, performed by four Broadway singers—Rodney Ingram, Hailey Kilgore, Derek Klena, and Ali Stroker. Fans can anticipate hit tracks including “All That Matters” from “Finding Neverland,” …
CLEANSED by Sarah Kane
CLEANSED by Sarah Kane
The Catastrophic Theatre presents the Regional Premiere of Sarah Kane’s CLEANSED April 5 through April 27 at MATCH In her brief, boundary breaking career Sarah Kane’s work prompted the term “a theatre of extremes,” yet CLEANSED comes soaked through with hope. Explosively aching, hauntingly poetic, and disarmingly tender, Kane delivers a fever-dream fable of unimaginable …
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
OutSmart’s Gayest and Greatest Award-Winning Company Presents RUTHLESS! The Stage Mother of All Musicals, Starring Colton Berry as Sylvia St. Croix! RUTHLESS! The Musical humorously gives us a glimpse into the competitive nature of show business, with book and lyrics by Joel Paley and music by Marvin Laird. This dark comedy follows the journey of …
5 events,
Houston Symphony presents “I’m a Superhero!”
Houston Symphony presents “I’m a Superhero!”
The Houston Symphony continues the PNC Family Series with “I’m a Superhero!” live at Jones Hall on Saturday, April 6. The Symphony welcomes families to attend dressed as their favorite heroes, while composer Gonzalo Farias conducts cherished tracks from renowned films, such as John Williams's "Summon the Heroes," "Superman March," Rey's theme from Star Wars: …
Houston Symphony presents 21st Century Broadway
Houston Symphony presents 21st Century Broadway
From Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7, the Houston Symphony takes a musical trip to the Big Apple for 21st Century Broadway, with stunning performances from today’s greatest musicals, performed by four Broadway singers—Rodney Ingram, Hailey Kilgore, Derek Klena, and Ali Stroker. Fans can anticipate hit tracks including “All That Matters” from “Finding Neverland,” …
Houston Pride Band Presents: Project: Earth
Houston Pride Band Presents: Project: Earth
Join Houston Pride Band to rejoice in the splendor that is our 'blue marble' on Saturday, April 6th, for “Project: Earth,” a musical concert exploration of our amazing planet. The concert will feature a performance of composer Julie Giroux's Symphony No. 6 'The Blue Marble', which includes a visual media experience that touches on just …
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
OutSmart’s Gayest and Greatest Award-Winning Company Presents RUTHLESS! The Stage Mother of All Musicals, Starring Colton Berry as Sylvia St. Croix! RUTHLESS! The Musical humorously gives us a glimpse into the competitive nature of show business, with book and lyrics by Joel Paley and music by Marvin Laird. This dark comedy follows the journey of …
4 events,
Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas and Britten’s Lucretia
Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas and Britten’s Lucretia
A thought-provoking double bill pairs works written nearly three hundred years apart, each exploring remarkable women and timeless themes that remain all too relevant today. The journey begins with one of opera’s earliest masterpieces, Purcell’s poignant Dido and Aeneas, which recounts the tragic love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and Trojan hero Aeneas. It's …
Houston Symphony presents 21st Century Broadway
Houston Symphony presents 21st Century Broadway
From Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7, the Houston Symphony takes a musical trip to the Big Apple for 21st Century Broadway, with stunning performances from today’s greatest musicals, performed by four Broadway singers—Rodney Ingram, Hailey Kilgore, Derek Klena, and Ali Stroker. Fans can anticipate hit tracks including “All That Matters” from “Finding Neverland,” …
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
OutSmart’s Gayest and Greatest Award-Winning Company Presents RUTHLESS! The Stage Mother of All Musicals, Starring Colton Berry as Sylvia St. Croix! RUTHLESS! The Musical humorously gives us a glimpse into the competitive nature of show business, with book and lyrics by Joel Paley and music by Marvin Laird. This dark comedy follows the journey of …
2 events,
OutLater
OutLater
Weekly - Mondays OUT LATER is a gay men’s discussion group for men who are living life after coming out later -- focusing on life issues of parenting, divorce, family, dating, relationships, and other issues of concern to group participants. Mondays, 7:30-9:00, at Montrose Counseling Center, Room 103 email: [email protected]
1 event,
1 event,
2 events,
Art Car Sneak Peak
Art Car Sneak Peak
Get a first look at this year's art cars! Join us at beautiful Discovery Green to get a first look at nearly 100 of the incredible art cars, contraptions, lowrider, SLABs, and incredible mobile masterpieces featured in this year's parade! Stroll through Discovery Green and along Avenida Houston, meet the artists, enjoy kids craft activities, …
6 events,
The Art Car VIPit
The Art Car VIPit
The VIPit Party & Benefit is THE place to be on parade day! By purchasing a Private Luxury Suite at the VIPit, you are helping to ensure that the Houston Art Car Parade keeps rolling year after year, spreading the joy of art and creativity to hundreds of thousands of people.
The Legendary Art Car Ball
The Legendary Art Car Ball
Experience a collision of creative vision and automotive brilliance in a night of electrifying displays, interactive installations, and pulsating beats. Join the movement where cars become canvases, pushing boundaries and redefining art. Get your tickets now for an unforgettable night of visionary music, outrageous fashion, and a celebration of the uniquely extraordinary.
Charity Bingo Night
Charity Bingo Night
Friday, April 12 starting at 7 pm, Frost Town will be hosting bingo night. The first card is free to play, and proceeds from every additional card purchased benefit Tony's Place. Come out, support a local business and charity, and have fun!
Nick Flynn + AI | THEY ARE FALLING ALL AROUND ME / Postcards from the Edge of Latent Space
Nick Flynn + AI | THEY ARE FALLING ALL AROUND ME / Postcards from the Edge of Latent Space
Experience a groundbreaking interactive performance that explores the intersection of image, poetry, and artificial intelligence (AI). The result of a collaborative project between poet Nick Flynn, media artist David Rokeby, and curator Natalie Klym, this unconventional poetry reading hosted in the Moody's Lois Chiles Theater features a real-time voice-to-scrolling image generator developed by Rokeby at …
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
OutSmart’s Gayest and Greatest Award-Winning Company Presents RUTHLESS! The Stage Mother of All Musicals, Starring Colton Berry as Sylvia St. Croix! RUTHLESS! The Musical humorously gives us a glimpse into the competitive nature of show business, with book and lyrics by Joel Paley and music by Marvin Laird. This dark comedy follows the journey of …
4 events,
Houston Art Car Parade
Houston Art Car Parade
One of Houston's most beloved annual events started as small gatherings of like-minded artists and individuals in the early 1980s - from the creation of Jackie Harris' "Fruitmobile" and the Ann Harithas curated exhibition "Collision" at Lawndale Art Center in 1984, to Rachel Hecker and Trish Herrera's New Music Parade and the Orange Show's "Road …
Corgi Races at Kirby Ice House
Corgi Races at Kirby Ice House
Calling all dog lovers to the cutest race around! Kirby Ice House will be hosting their beloved Corgi Race benefiting BARC and the Lance McCullers Foundation at the Upper Kirby location on Saturday, April 13. Grab some friends and sip on a $5 mimosa, Bloody Mary or Kirby Fresca while these adorable pups waddle their …
Dimensions Variable: A Journey Through the Senses Food-tasting, artmaking, and music inspired by “The Foreign in Us”
Dimensions Variable: A Journey Through the Senses Food-tasting, artmaking, and music inspired by “The Foreign in Us”
Experience the exhibition Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us through sight, sound, touch, and taste! During this multisensory event, guests can explore the galleries while enjoying a live performance of Persian music; taste a selection of torshi samples prepared by local chefs; and try their hand at paper marbling. Drawing from thematic and technical elements …
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Hankus Netsky and Eden MacAdam-Somer Perform Jewish Music
Hankus Netsky and Eden MacAdam-Somer Perform Jewish Music
The program "Ikh Benk Aheym" ("I long for home") explores the journey of Jewish music from Eastern Europe through the diaspora to contemporary USA. Two outstanding internationally acclaimed musicians, Hankus Netsky, founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band (Boston), and singer/violinist Eden MacAdam-Somer are coming to Houston to perform Jewish music: ranging from traditional, both sacred …
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
OutSmart’s Gayest and Greatest Award-Winning Company Presents RUTHLESS! The Stage Mother of All Musicals, Starring Colton Berry as Sylvia St. Croix! RUTHLESS! The Musical humorously gives us a glimpse into the competitive nature of show business, with book and lyrics by Joel Paley and music by Marvin Laird. This dark comedy follows the journey of …
2 events,
OutLater
OutLater
Weekly - Mondays OUT LATER is a gay men’s discussion group for men who are living life after coming out later -- focusing on life issues of parenting, divorce, family, dating, relationships, and other issues of concern to group participants. Mondays, 7:30-9:00, at Montrose Counseling Center, Room 103 email: [email protected]
1 event,
1 event,
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Skyspace Performance | Hour Selves: Moving Into Being A Dance Commission Choreographed by Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener
Skyspace Performance | Hour Selves: Moving Into Being A Dance Commission Choreographed by Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener
Experience a site-responsive dance by New York-based choreographers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener, with an original soundscape by Thomas Arsenault/Mas Isa. Each free performance will be presented in and around the James Turrell Twilight Epiphany Skyspace prior to the evening’s light sequence. Hour Selves: Moving into Being is commissioned by the Moody Center for the …
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Reception for Moody Project Wall: Practices of Attention
Reception for Moody Project Wall: Practices of Attention
Join artist Angela Chen and Rice students to celebrate the completed Moody Project Wall: Practices of Attention. Students Cuiyuanxiu Chen ’24, Kevin Chen ’24, Naomi Doron ’25, saba Feleke ’25, Nevaeh Hicks ’26, Cal Mascardo ’26, and Izzy Ramnath ’26 made original contributions to this collaborative art installation in response to a series of readings, …
Skyspace Performance | Hour Selves: Moving Into Being A Dance Commission Choreographed by Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener
Skyspace Performance | Hour Selves: Moving Into Being A Dance Commission Choreographed by Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener
Experience a site-responsive dance by New York-based choreographers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener, with an original soundscape by Thomas Arsenault/Mas Isa. Each free performance will be presented in and around the James Turrell Twilight Epiphany Skyspace prior to the evening’s light sequence. Hour Selves: Moving into Being is commissioned by the Moody Center for the …
4 events,
Bounce and Turn at Axelrad
Bounce and Turn is back and taking over the Indoor Stage Upstairs at Axelrad on April 20, 2024 with Uncle Tino, MEXSTEP, DJ Yazzaspazza, and MLE. Uncle Tino is a funky Houston favorite and has been recognized for community efforts in the LGBTQ+ community locally, and on a larger scale by Billboard Magazine and The …
Puppies on the Plaza
Puppies on the Plaza
POST Houston presents Puppies on the Plaza! Join us on Saturday, April 20th for a morning full of furry fun at Barbara Jordan Plaza. This event is in partnership with BARC Animal Shelter & Adoptions and Black Swan Yoga. The event will consist of a yoga class surrounded by adorable puppies provided by BARC and …
3rd Saturdays Open Studios at Silver Street Studios
3rd Saturdays Open Studios at Silver Street Studios
Silver Street Studios has open studio days every 2nd and 3rd Saturdays from 12-5pm. Come meet local artists, spend the day enjoying the art gallery exhibitions, and spent some time shopping for jewelry, glasswork, paintings, sculpture, photography and more. The event is free, family friendly, convenient and free parking, and right in the Washington Arts …
3 events,
Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation Hosts International Women’s Leadership Summit with Special Guest Tyra Banks
Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation Hosts International Women’s Leadership Summit with Special Guest Tyra Banks
The Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation (TWEF) along with its founder and visionary leader, Deavra Daughtry and Reggie Van Lee, a philanthropist, successful business executive and arts advocate, will host the 20th Annual International Women’s Leadership Summit featuring renowned Supermodel and Business Leader Tyra Banks on April 22, 2024 at Hotel ZaZa - Museum District. The …
OutLater
OutLater
Weekly - Mondays OUT LATER is a gay men’s discussion group for men who are living life after coming out later -- focusing on life issues of parenting, divorce, family, dating, relationships, and other issues of concern to group participants. Mondays, 7:30-9:00, at Montrose Counseling Center, Room 103 email: [email protected]
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1 event,
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The Women’s Fund to Host “Doc Talk” Networking Happy Hour and Panel Presentation: “Moms Who Do it All”
The Women’s Fund to Host “Doc Talk” Networking Happy Hour and Panel Presentation: “Moms Who Do it All”
The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston-area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, will present a “Doc Talk” panel presentation on “Moms Who Do it All” following a networking Happy Hour of light bites and beverages on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The Happy …
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Chicana Author To Share Testimony During Book Reading
Chicana Author To Share Testimony During Book Reading
Acclaimed LGBTQ+ author Emma Pérez will read from her new book, Testimony of a Shifter, at Brazos Bookstore (2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005) at 6:30 pm Friday, April 26, 2024. This fascinating speculative narrative delving into gender transmutation and discrimination has been lauded by Booklist as the “queer, feminist dystopian novel readers have been …
Academy Spring Showcase
Academy Spring Showcase
Academy Spring Showcase The Academy Spring Showcase is your chance to see the stars of tomorrow today! The students of Houston Ballet Academy represent the future of ballet, with over 60% of the Company coming through the Academy. The Showcase gives students the stage to shine – whether it's performing works from the Company repertoire …
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15th Annual Houston VisionWalk
15th Annual Houston VisionWalk
VisionWalk is a fun-filled, family-friendly walkathon fundraiser that increases awareness and raises critical research dollars for preventions, treatments and cures for blindness. To register for the 5K walk, please visit https://give.fightingblindness.org/event/houston-visionwalk-2024/e504612.
Houston Brew Fest
Houston Brew Fest
The Houston Brew Festival will take place throughout Discovery Green on April 27th from noon to 4pm. The event will feature over 50 breweries and 150 beers, as well as food trucks, cover bands, lawn games and more. Admission includes samplings from participating breweries.
1 event,
1 event,
OutLater
OutLater
Weekly - Mondays OUT LATER is a gay men’s discussion group for men who are living life after coming out later -- focusing on life issues of parenting, divorce, family, dating, relationships, and other issues of concern to group participants. Mondays, 7:30-9:00, at Montrose Counseling Center, Room 103 email: [email protected]