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Bayou City Women's Chorus Open Rehearsals
2019-01-08 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | St. Paul United Methodist Church, 5501 Main St, Houston, TX, 77004, United States
Do you love to sing? Please join the Bayou City Women’s Chorus at our open rehearsals, Tuesdays, January 8-22, from 6:30 – 9:30 at St. Paul’s United Methodist. The Bayou City Women’s Chorus performs 2-3 choral shows at year and is the sister chorus to the Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston. Come meet the fun women in the chorus and bring out your inner diva. No chorus experience necessary!

The Master Piece Fashion Show
2019-01-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Silver Street Studios, 2000 Edwards St., Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Artist Anne-Joëlle Galley has made her mark on the fashion world by transforming her internationally celebrated paintings into must-have fashion pieces and unique accessories.
Now her work, created in collaboration with designer Meghan Beck, will be featured in an upcoming event – “The Master Piece Fashion Show.” Galley is part of a line-up of fashion designers and talented artists who will deliver new concepts on the stage. There will also be entertainment by DJ Goldline and a light show by Stage Directions. A portion of all sales will be donated to the Arthritis Foundation.
The event is slated for Thursday, Jan. 10 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Silver Street Studios, located at 2000 Edwards St. Tickets are $50 per person.
When Worlds Collide Productions is organizing this event. The organization’s goal is to bring artand fashion together in an unprecedented experience unlike Houston has ever seen before.

Pachamama: The Andean Mother Goddess of Earth and Time
2019-01-10 18:30 - 20:30 | The Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
Archaeology Now, (the Archaeological Institute of America, Houston Society), along with the Bolivian Consul General of Houston and the Institute of Hispanic Culture, will present “Pachamama: The Andean Mother Goddess of Earth and Time” as part of its DISCOVER Lecture Series.
This lecture will explore Pachamama, the mother goddess in the indigenous belief systems of the Andes Mountains. The discussion will center on how a system belief can help create identity and how worship of this powerful goddess still survives today and binds disparate cultural groups together in the Andean Basin.
Attendees will receive an extra glimpse into Bolivian culture as part of the program. A boat constructed entirely out of reed from Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, using thousand-year-old techniques, will be on display before it docks at HMNS as a permanent exhibit. The boat named “Yunta Wiñay,”which means friends forever in Quechua language, is a gift from the Bolivian Consulate in Houston. Following the presentation, dancers in indigenous costume will perform for the audience.

Rebecca Morris: The Ache of Bright
2019-01-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, United States
Opening reception: Friday, January 11, 2019 from 6 – 9 p.m. with artist and curator remarks at 6:30 p.m.
Exhibition on view through March 16, 2019
Since the early 1990s, the Los Angeles-based artist Rebecca Morris has explored the vast visual language of abstract painting. Inventing an extensive array of original forms, compositional rules and improvisational associations, Morris creates highly considered images that simultaneously construct and disassemble themselves. Varying widely in scale and density, her paintings are both unpredictable and precise, often featuring an ebullient cacophony of hues, patterns, layers and gestures. This exhibition, Morris’s first solo U.S. museum presentation since 2005, features 10 major paintings that survey the range of the artist’s recent practice.More information at http://blafferartmuseum.org/rebecca-morris/.
“Untitled (#03-18)” (detail) by Rebecca Morris
Photo courtesy of the artist and Corbett vs. Dempsey

Open Studio with Jumper Maybach!
2019-01-12 12:00 - 17:00 | Houston, United States
Jumper Maybach will be in his studio on the 2nd Saturday of every month! The time to converse with the artist over lite bites and drinks is here! Find out what goes into his work and get the answer to any other questions you have. Love a piece but want to know more about it? Here is your chance!

April Strahan Art Open Studio
2019-01-12 12:00 - 17:00 | April Strahan Art, 1907 Sabine St. #101, Houston, 77007
Please stop by and visit my Open Art Studio from 12-5 on the Second Saturday of every month to see a wide variety of paintings! Open Studio is a chance for me to meet and visit with art lovers and for them to get to see what I’ve been working on lately. I have lots of different paintings, from small to super-sized, all at very reasonable prices. My primary goal is to make original art accessible to everyone, so stop by and see what I have to offer!

Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration
2019-01-15 18:30 - 22:00 | The Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX, 77006, United States
To honor the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Chapel will host a public program featuring a short address by civil rights activist and organizer Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr., and former Indian ambassador Nirupama Rao. The program will be held at 7 p.m. on Dr. King’s birthday, Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Following the address, award-winning journalist and Channel 13 reporter Melanie Lawson will moderate a conversation exploring the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on Dr. King, especially the importance of non-violence in social change movements. Texas-based musicians Indrajit Banerjee on sitar and Shantilal Shal on tabla will perform from 6:30-7 p.m. before the program begins, and the Phillip Hall Singers will perform Gospel music as the program comes to a close. This program is a pay-what-you-can event with a suggested donation of $20 and includes a reception on the plaza after the program. The Rothko Chapel is located at 3900 Yupon, Houston, 77006. Suggested contribution of $20.

“Business & Pleasure, Fifty Years of Photographs” by Paul Hester
2019-01-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Rice University – Media Center Building, 6100 Maint St , Houston, TX, 77005, United States
The Visual and Dramatic Arts Department at Rice University is pleased to present “Business & Pleasure, Fifty Years of Photographs” by Paul Hester with an opening reception on January 17, 2019, from 6-8 PM at the Rice Media Center Gallery. The photography instructor emeritus is sharing fifty years of his professional and personal life through a wide assortment of photographs from film and digital cameras.
The salon style show will cover the first and second floor walls of the Rice Media Center and include images from Hester’s undergraduate years at Rice in the Sixties. During that time the camera used in the beginning photography classes was the 4×5 view camera under the instruction of Geoff Winningham. Advanced students were offered the use of many different cameras and lenses from the store room of the Media Center: Leica M-4, Widelux (a 35mm camera with a moving lens that rotates 140 degrees), Olympus Pen F half-frame, 120mm Yashica, Nikon F, even a fisheye lens.
The retrospective will showcase a wide variety of photographs from his Rice undergraduate years, through many commissioned and self-assigned projects, and including his most recent work. Taking the shapes of square, rectangular, 4×5, 35mm, elongated 35mm panoramas, and biggest of all, pictures from a Cirkut camera that he used in 1982 to re-photograph points of view recorded in negatives from the 1920s and 1930s. The Cirkut camera is a 19th century panorama camera that turns 360 degrees on a turntable atop a tripod, making a negative that is 8 inches tall and 60 inches long.
“Business & Pleasure” will be on view at the Rice Media Center gallery through February 22nd. Gallery Hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. For more information visit vada.rice.edu or email arts@rice.edu

Connect with Art Saturday
2019-01-19 12:00 - 17:00 | The Silos on Sawyer, 1520 Sawyer St, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Visit one of Houston’s most vibrant art communities. Meet professional artists in their creative spaces, and view a wide variety of art styles and mediums, all offered at direct market prices.

The Original MLK Day Parade
2019-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Hermann Square at City Hall, 900 Smith Street, Houston, 77002
For Houstonians and visitors of the Bayou City alike, we are a thriving destination for cultural arts, entertainment and education that enhances the community while paying homage to our rich history. Join us as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the federal holiday weekend with a commemorative parade and community activities throughout the weekend. Our parade is held in partnership with the City of Houston and the Black Heritage Society. Please note the parade will take place in the Downtown Streets near City Hall.

Shoe and chew - Houston Shoeushi pop ups next week pairs rare sneakers with a Roka Akor sampling at Greenway Plaza
2019-01-22 11:00 - 14:00 | The Hub at Greenway Plaza, Three Greenway Plaza, Houston, 77046
Houston-born and Austin-based DJ and lifestyle entrepreneur Matt Murdock is spinning into Houston on Tuesday, January 22nd for a one-day only pop up of Shoeushi, an online boutique featuring rare sneakers, exclusive new releases and signature apparel. Every pair on the menu is 100% authentic, guaranteed and the freshest you’ll find on the market. From 11 am – 2 pm, visit The Hub (entrance 3 with adjacent parking) at Greenway Plaza to shop limited edition gold Shoeushi “Launch” hoodies by Champion, Shoeushi “OG” black tees, plus Off White X Nike, Jordan, Yeezy and more. While you browse, you’ll enjoy complimentary bites from acclaimed Highland Village Japanese steakhouse, sushi & seafood restaurant Roka Akor.

Shoe and chew - Houston Shoeushi pop ups next week pairs rare sneakers with a special happy hour at new CityPlace Marriott
2019-01-23 14:00 - 18:00 | CityPlace Marriott at Springwoods Village, 1200 Lake Plaza Drive, Spring, 77389
Houston-born and Austin-based DJ and lifestyle entrepreneur Matt Murdock is spinning into north Houston’s CityPlace urban district on January 23 for a pop up of Shoeushi, an online boutique featuring rare sneakers, exclusive new releases and signature apparel. Every pair on the menu is 100% authentic, guaranteed and the freshest you’ll find on the market. From 2-6 pm, visit the lobby of the just opened Houston CityPlace Marriott at Springwoods Village to shop limited edition gold Shoeushi “Launch” hoodies by Champion, Shoeushi “OG” black tees, plus Off White X Nike, Jordan, Yeezy and more. While you browse, you’ll enjoy the hotel’s Wine Down Wednesday happy hour programming plus special Shoeushi event appetizer discounts.

Valentine’s Day Drag Show at Ripcord
2019-01-23 22:00 - 2019-02-14 00:00 | Houston, United States
Several local drag queens will be performing at 10. Barba Coa will host. She’ll be joined by Ondi, Mocca Bone, and Beck (not the Beck). Following the show, Ripcord will have their resident Dj Melle Mel and two time OutSmart favorite female Dj winner play a set.

Wakey Wakey
2019-01-24 19:30 | MATCH – Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston, 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
From the mind of Will Eno—once dubbed “a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation”—comes WAKEY, WAKEY, a play that calls to mind a stand-up routine performed at the edge of death that the New York Times called “glowingly dark, profoundly moving.” Through its lead character, a dying man named Guy, the play grapples inventively and honestly with the human impulse to keep expressing ourselves, even as we near our inevitable end. The result is joyous, surprising, frequently funny, and ultimately rapturous. WAKEY, WAKEY offers a kind of spiritual bookend to Eno’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated one-man show THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING), staged by Catastrophic in a 2016 production that the Houston Press called “a searing lesson in how life is messy and wonderful and sucks from time to time.”
In an unprecedented partnership, The Catastrophic Theatre and the University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance will co-present a visiting production of WAKEY, WAKEY, created by Hyde Park Theatre (HPT) in Austin, TX—a partnership that came about with encouragement from Eno himself. HPT Artistic Director Ken Webster directs the show and stars as Guy alongside co-star Rebecca Robinson. WAKEY, WAKEY is presented in a limited run at the José Quintero Theatre at the University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance.
Pay-What-You-Can.

Faculty Recital: Lawrence Wheeler
2019-01-24 19:30 - 21:30 | UH Dudley Recital Hall, University of Houston, Fine Arts Building, Houston, United States
Lawrence Wheeler, viola
Neal Kurz, piano
Associate Professor Lawrence Wheeler presents a 1919 Viola Centennial recital, featuring works by Rebecca Clarke and Paul Hindemith.
Photo by Marianne Bevis

Docent Gallery Talk: Alfred Leslie
2019-01-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, United States
Blaffer Art Museum docents lead a gallery talk about “Alfred Leslie: One Hundred Characters in Search of a Reader,” on view through January 26, 2019. Learn more about the exhibition at http://blafferartmuseum.org/alfred-leslie/.
Image: Miss Wonderly by Alfred Leslie; Courtesy of the artist

Hansel and Gretel
2019-01-25 19:30 - 21:30 | UH Moores Opera House, 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States
Music by Engelbert Humperdinck
Libretto by Adelheid Wette
Sung in the original German with projected translation over the stage.
Well, what would YOU do if neighborhood children started eating your house? Hansel and Gretel are back, and they are hungry! Unfortunately, the poor kids thought they were at the top of the food chain. Luckily for us, they get to sing about it accompanied by a splendid Wagnerian orchestra, so children and adults will both be delighted. Bring the family…and breadcrumbs.
Special Discount for Hansel and Gretel: Buy one Adult Ticket, get one Child Ticket FREE. For more information on this discount and others, please call the KGMCA Box Office at (713) 743-3388.
$20 Adult/$15 Senior/$10 Student/$8 Child (6-12)

Bart Crow with Bri Bagwell
2019-01-25 21:00 - 2019-01-26 02:00 | Armadillo Palace, 5015 Kirby Dr., Houston, 77098, United States
This event is 21+, taking place at The Hall in Goode Co’s Armadillo Palace. Seating is first come, first serve.
$10-$12

The Hope of Purpose Experience
2019-01-26 09:00 - 17:00 | Microsoft Technology Center, 750 Town and Country Blvd., Houston, 77024, United States
The Hope of Purpose Experience is a premier curated event for creative entrepreneurs and stylish influencers. At The Experience you’ll find sessions, information for a broad range of skill levels and meaningful connections. If you’ve already designed a successful brand, if you opened your first Instagram account last month, if you’re a social media pro, or if you just need HOPE to get started, then this Experience is for you.
The Experience is the perfect place to find a business bestie (or two) because of the completely collaborative tone of the day. It’s not a competition. We are creating another avenue for sisterhood. It’s all about learning from each other, lifting each other and cheering each other on. We CAN improve on another’s ideas, boost each other’s confidence, and be supportive in providing HOPE.
Friday, Jan. 25, 2019
The Hope of Purpose Awards Reception, 7 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019
The Hope of Purpose Experience Day, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The Hope Lounge, 3 – 5 p.m.
*Tickets and registration at miarashaw.com/hopeofpurpose/

Guest Artist Lecture: Guy Whatley
2019-01-26 10:00 - 12:00 | UH Organ Recital Hall, 4173 Elgin St, Houston, 77004
The Moores School of Music welcomes organist Guy Whatley to campus for a special presentation on music of the Tudor Period.

Don Pasquale
2019-01-26 19:30 - 21:30 | UH Moores Opera House, 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini
Sung in the original Italian with projected translation over the stage.
Beware the submissive bride who looks too good to be true. Poor Pasquale ignores that warning and pays a hysterical price. Our production, set on the Italian Riviera of the 1950s, promises to be a brightly colorful, high-energy romp with melodic invention that never flags.
$20 Adult/$15 Senior/$10 Student

Biodiversity Loss & What You Can Do
2019-01-27 18:00 - 19:00 | online, United Kingdom, London, E16 2DQ
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2019 is environmental issues and what you can do.
In January, Kerri Crawford, assistant professor at the University of Houston, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, will speak on biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss has been deemed one of the most significant environmental issues facing North America by the U.N.’s Global Environmental Outlook, the U.N.’s flagship environmental assessment. Professor Crawford will educate on the importance of biodiversity as well as the latest findings on biodiversity loss, so that you can understand the issue. She will also explain the actions you can take to preserve biodiversity. Please register for this talk on www.eventbrite.com. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions about this talk.

Gay Men's Chorus of Houston Open Rehearsals
2019-01-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church, 2025 West 11th Street, Houston, TX, 77008, United States
Come join the Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston! We are having open rehearsals Mondays, January 28-February 11 from 7-10. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to come rehearse with us and see what we are all about!
No previous chorus experience required, just a love of music! All are welcome.

Bayou Born: a live music meditation
2019-01-29 19:30 - 20:30 | Live Oak Friends Meeting House, 1318 W 26th St, Houston, 77008
This program is conceived of as a single meditation to be performed without breaks to be enjoyed with the Turrell Skyspace at the Live Oak Meeting House. The central work is a graphic score by Annea Lockwood written in honor of Houston-born Pauline Oliveros. The live performance of bayou-borne will feature six musicians, with each person representing one of the local Houston bayous.
PROGRAM
René Eespere: Sculpture’s Morning
Julia Wolfe: Stronghold (Part I)
Annea Lockwood: bayou-borne
Angélica Negron: Technicolor
Evan Chapman: Cassiopeia
Arvo Pärt: Estonian Lullaby
FREE, $10 suggested

Parkway Presents - Rolling Roadshow: Ghostbusters
2019-01-31 18:00 - 21:00 | Greenway Plaza Courtyard, Between Buldings 9 & 11, 9 Greenway Plaza, Houston, 77046
Who you gonna call?!
Join us for this FREE screening of GHOSTBUSTERS!
You don’t want to miss out on a film that has stood the test of time and has brought the best laughs on-screen.
Plus, SPECIAL GUEST appearance by The Houston Ghostbusters!
Movie begins at Sun Down
Bring your own blanket
Come early to enjoy our weekly Arts & Eats market and to enjoy food at Fusion Eats.

Dancing on Thin Ice with The Seldoms
2019-01-31 19:00 - 22:00 | The Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX, 77006, United States
The Rothko Chapel and DiverseWorks have collaborated to bring Chicago-based dance company, The Seldoms, to Houston for one-performance only on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Rothko Chapel. The company will perform an excerpt Dancing on Thin Ice, from their new dance theater work, Floe. The performance is pay what you can with a suggested donation of $20. Rothko Chapel is located at 3900 Yupon Street, Houston, 77006. Suggested contribution of $20.

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2019-01-31 19:30 - 21:30 | UH Moores Opera House, 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States
The 36th International Piano Festival kicks off with a recital by the 2019 Discovery Artist Sean Chen, featuring the music of Chopin and Rachmaninoff.
About the Artist
Hailed as a charismatic rising star with “an exceptional ability to connect with an audience combined with an easy virtuosity” (Huffington Post), American pianist Sean Chen, winner of the 2013 American Pianists Awards and third prize winner at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, has continued to earn accolades for “alluring, colorfully shaded renditions” (New York Times) and “genuinely sensitive” (LA Times) playing. He was named a 2015 fellow by the prestigious Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Performing Arts.
For more information and a full schedule, visit uh.edu/pianofestival.
$25 adult/$15 student and senior

36th International Piano Festival
2019-01-31 19:30 - 21:30 | UH Moores School of Music, 3333 Cullen Blvd #120 , Houston, 77004
The University of Houston’s Moores School of Music presents the 36th International Piano Festival, a thrilling series of recitals and masterclasses featuring some of the greatest performers in the world. Led by nonagenarian and IPF Founder Abbey Simon, this dynamic weekend of pianism features Russian virtuoso Alexander Kobrin and charismatic rising star Sean Chen, our 2019 Discovery Artist.
Recitals
January 31, 7: 30 p.m. – Sean Chen
Chopin: Tarantelle, Etude Op. 25/7; Scriabin: Nocturne; Chopin-Godowsky: Etude, Op. 10/12;
Chopin-Liszt: 6 Chants Polonais, S. 480; Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 63; Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
February 1, 7:30 p.m. – Abbey Simon
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1; works by Chopin and Ravel
February 2, 7:30 p.m. – Alexander Kobrin
Schubert: Sonata in G major, D. 894; Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Masterclasses
February 1, 3 p.m. – Alexander Kobrin
February 2, 9 a.m. – Sean Chen
February 2, 2:30 p.m. – Abbey Simon
Learn more and view the full schedule of events at uh.edu/pianofestival.
$10 – $84 (Ticket packages and group rates available)

A New World Cabaret
2019-01-31 20:00 - 22:00 | Rudyard’s British Pub, 2010 Waugh Dr., Houston, TX, 77006, United States
Treat yourself to BPP’s annual showcase of the performing arts. The cabaret’s feature playwrights are Yunina Barbour-Payne, Karen Heimbaugh and Michael Weems. Find out how they translate a “new world” theme onto the stage. You can also anticipate a fun mix of poetry, singing, dancing, improv, and more. Dare we mention the drinks and delicious food?
Performers: Kacie Adams, Callina Anderson, Katy Burns, Lesley Clinton, Caryn Fulda, Lauren Hainley, Katherine Rinaldi, Whitney Zangarine and improv duo Ophelia’s Rope

Ralph Lauren ROMANCE Pop Up At River Oaks Shopping Center!
2019-02-01 | River Oaks Shopping CenterRiver Oaks Shopping Center, 1964 W Gray St, Houston, NY, 77019, United States
On February 1st, 2019, Ralph Lauren Fragrances is excited to invite you to our ROMANCE Pop Up Experience in Houston!
Please join us on our US Tour to experience and celebrate the iconic ROMANCE fragrance.
Lots of surprises are in store; including, romantic photo moments, Valentine’s Day Polo Bears and more!
RALPH LAUREN ROMANCE HOUSTON POP-UP EXPERIENCE
WHEN: February 1st, 2019
WHERE: River Oaks Shopping Center, 1964 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019
GENERAL POP-UP TIME: 11:30 AM -7:30 PM
