Unplugged at Discovery Green brings the best musical acts in town to perform an acoustic concert on the park’s main stage. This popular series challenges up to five bands to rethink and rearrange their songs using only acoustic instruments, resulting in a unique and intimate performance. Formerly Canned Acoustica. The May 19 headliner is Buxton.
You are invited to join Rosanne Barone, Program Director in Houston for Texas Campaign for the Environment, for an online talk on Achieving Zero Waste in Houston & What You Can Do on Sunday, May 19 at 6 p.m. Rosanne will address policymaking at the local and state levels to achieve zero waste goals and …
Chef Levi Goode of iconic Houston institution Goode Company hosts a Texas sized welcome event for Denver-based Chef Troy Guard of the award-winning TAG Restaurant Group in anticipation of the opening of Guard & Grace Houston this Fall 2019. Experience an entirely unique one-day-only dinner menu prepared by Chef Levi Goode in collaboration with Denver …
Greenway Plaza is partnering with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Rolling Roadshow for a special 20th anniversary outdoor screening of the irreverent workplace comedy Office Space. Taking place on the green space between Greenway 9 and 11, guests are encouraged to bring their own blankets, and can order alfresco from adjacent Fusion Eats. Those attending the screening …
The first installment of Houston Arts Pioneers, a new series honoring the legacies of groundbreaking local artists, this evening will celebrate Pauline Oliveros with an interactive performance of Oliveros’ compositions and sonic meditations by local and visiting musicians. Studio Enertia, under the direction of interdisciplinary artist and Deep Listening**®**practitioner Lisa E. Harris, will present performances …
Adventure Kids Playcare Memorial City will celebrate its first birthday and anniversary on Sunday, May 26, 2019, from 2-6 p.m. Adventure Kids Playcare Memorial City invites guests to its “Up, Up, & Away” themed birthday party and open house. Light bites and refreshments will be served including spinning cotton candy by Sweets with L&L. Marvel …
This time it will be at Yauatcha Houston. https://www.facebook.com/events/2549706421712549/
Join this free VIP experience at Switch2Pure in the River Oaks District! The event includes meditation (10 AM), make-your-own lipgloss by AU Naturale / facial cocktails (11 AM), CBD + behind our brand + sneak peek of our new product launch (12 PM), Switch2Pure nutraceutical open house (1 PM), and a biodynamic wine tasting (2 …
Anxiety is a growing mental health issue among America’s youth, showing no signs of abating. That’s why Okay to Say™ and The Hackett Center for Mental Health have teamed up with the Health Museum Houston to present a free screening of Angst, an engaging documentary that explores adolescent anxiety, on May 30. This compelling one-hour …
Up Rising: A Night of Dance Commemorating Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary is a gathering of Houston’s most visible LGBTQ dance artists and community members in a celebration of the achievements and hard-fought successes of the gay rights movement over the past fifty years. In response to the exhibition Stonewall 50, Rebecca French and collaborators will bring …
Choreographer Rebecca French and her collaborators bring together jazz, contemporary, ballet, and hip hop dance styles with a range of music and costumes, including drag performance in Up Rising, a dance to celebrate the achievements and hard-won successes of the gay rights movement. https://www.facebook.com/events/1087612501440702/
This free, family-friendly concert series showcases some of the best music of the Gulf Coast. The series opens on May 30, 2019, with a performance by Lavelle White, the queen of Texas blues, with opener Annika Chambers. Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are welcome; food, beer and wine are available for purchase. No glass containers …
Hotel Derek will be opening up its exclusive SPLASH Pool and Movie Wall to locals the last Thursday of each month, beginning in May, for a little “float and flick” that includes a full sampling of Revolve Kitchen + Bar’s summer menu, fruity cocktails, and the very best local craft beers. The first summer film …
Fifth Annual SPRY Senior Health and Resource Fair. This Fair is a Free event. This year, over 40 organizations are participating, offering free screenings, services, samples, brochures, and resources for seniors, caregivers and others in the Greater Houston area. The Fair is scheduled for Friday, May 31 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Silent Disco Vibe will bring a wireless, LED headphone party experience to the lakefront venue with three distinct channels of music, including two live DJ’s, giving the audience the power to decide who and what to listen to during the course of the evening. Depending on the selection, the headphones change colors, adding an element …
CityPlace, a new, best-in-class urban mixed-use district anchoring Springwoods Village, is kicking off the summer with lively, interactive June events ranging from a night with Silent Disco Vibe – bringing its unique blend of high-energy color and sound to the plaza – to Whiskey Weekend, a three-day food and beverage engagement with Dripping Springs, TX-based …
Core Dance, a professional dance organization, invites Houstonians of all ages and abilities to come together to dance for peace in Planetary Dance on Sunday, June 2 from 10am to noon in Hermann Park. Planetary Dance will be performed in Hermann Park off Hermann Park Drive on a grassy area located across the street from …
PERSPECTIVES Series I, June 4th: Works by Bruch, Elgar, and more, performed by Kathleen Winkler (violin), Mark Nuccio (clarinet), Joan Der Hovsepian (viola), and Timothy Hester (piano). Bonus PERSPECTIVES Series Performance, June 5th: Tchaikovsky Competition Send-Off Recital featuring Kenny Broberg, piano. 2017 Cliburn Silver Medal winner, TMF alumnus, and festival soloist presents a recital program …
Rothko Chapel and the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, located in Memorial Park at 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, 77024 will observe World Environment Day on Wednesday, June 5 at 7am, with an all-ages, free, family-friendly mindfulness walk through the Arboretum trails. To register visit the Rothko Chapel website at http://www.rothkochapel.org/experience/events/register/1583.
Rothko Chapel and the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, located in Memorial Park at 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, 77024 will observe World Environment Day on Wednesday, June 5 at 7am, with an all-ages, free, family-friendly mindfulness walk through the Arboretum trails. To register visit the Rothko Chapel website at http://www.rothkochapel.org/experience/events/register/1583.
The Houston Downtown Management District (Downtown District) presents another season of Movies at Market Square Park. This popular outdoor film series features free screenings on select evenings this spring and summer. On April 3, bring your blankets, lawn chairs and picnics to watch the 1986 musical “Little Shop of Horrors” (PG-13, 1 h 34 min).
Mid Main celebrates the First Thursday season finale by benefitting The Station Houston, a local startup incubator, which has recently established its new organization as a non-profit that will manage the ION in the upcoming Innovation District. We are excited to welcome The Ion to the neighborhood, which will settle its roots in the former …
Texas Music Festival Young Artist Competition and Concert Series features Classical music’s rising stars performing chamber music. The series concludes with a TMF Jazz Institute Final Concert at Moores Opera House. For the full schedule of events, visit http://www.uh.edu/kgmca//music/tmf/
Franz Anton Krager, conductor Kenny Broberg, piano Xiao Wang, guest concertmaster Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man; Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
All sorts of outdoor happenings will be happening this year. There’s the Mr. & Miss Pride Galveston Pageant on Friday, the beach bash itself on Saturday, and closing night parties at both 23rd Street Station and Robert’s Lafitte. The bash will happen rain or shine and will feature BBQ, chips, water, music, and other assorted …
