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 April 14 headliner is singer-songwriter …
Autumn Knight and Robert Pruitt, Texas natives who began their artist careers in Houston, will historicize contemporary art-making practices in Houston by discussing its black and artist-of-color communities. In 2016, Knight and Pruitt moved from Houston to New York to participate in an artist residency. The distance from Houston provided the artists with space to …
All ages; light bites and cash bar. Drop in to Axelrad, Houston’s favorite neighborhood beer garden, and celebrate the closing of CounterCurrent19 with happy hour cocktails, light bites, and live music. This year we’ve partnered with Axelrad and our friends at Decatur Bar to present a CounterCurrent signature cocktail crafted by master mixologist Leslie Krockenberger. …
The Moores School of Music’s AURA Contemporary Ensemble presents the music of guest composer Stacy Garrop with “Postcards,” a collaborative, multidisciplinary performance featuring Dan Gelok on saxophone, Tali Morgulis on piano and Psophonia Dance Company. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. About the …
DePelchin Children's Center and luncheon chairs Kim and Scott David invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 17th at River Oaks Country Club to honor The Hamill Foundation at our 2019 Families for Kids Luncheon. Founded in 1969 by Claud and Marie Hamill, The Hamill Foundation is among the ten largest foundations in Houston …
Join us for a very special Whiskey Wednesday at Radio Milano where we are featuring cocktails crafted from Monkey Shoulder. Specialist Cheryl Gibbs will be on hand to offer the history behind this unique distillery and point out the flavors and nuances present in this spirit. Outside, we will have parked Monkey Shoulder's own cement …
Enjoy a wonderful night of horn solos and the exciting sound of eight horns playing together in beautiful harmony. The recital will feature works by Strauss, Mozart, Bach and both the "Titanic" and "Robin Hood" movie themes for horn octet. Image/Photos by Clark
The Moores School of Music's Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble present "Everything Miles," a celebration of the music of Miles Davis.
Lunch on the Plaza · Thursday, April 18 from 11 am until 2 pm Curbside Sliderz food truck, live music by Brett Axelson and adult Easter egg hunt with prizes · Tuesday, April 23 from 11 am until 2 pm Celebrate National Picnic Day with Picnic on the Green and live music by Erica Nicole
Energy Day, Houston’s largest annual free family festival, showcases science, technology, engineering and mathematics through entertaining, hands-on experiments and demonstrations. Energy Day has nearly 70 interactive exhibits to help teachers, students and their families discover new things about energy, conservation, efficiency and many other real-world STEM applications and career opportunities. Hosted by the Consumer Energy …
David Bertman, Cameron Kubos, directors The Moores School of Music presents a performance by the Wind Ensemble.
We extend a warm welcome to the distinguished Nobel laureates, speakers, delegates and all the participants from all over the world to attend Scholars World Heart Summit during November 18-19, 2019 at Tokyo, japan which includes prompt keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations and exhibitions. The Scholars World Heart Summit Scientific Sessions covers basic and …
Opening Reception: Friday, April 19, 2019 from 6 - 9 p.m. Exhibition on view through Saturday, May 4, 2019 The Annual School of Art Student Exhibition features new work by undergraduate and graduate students from the School’s five studio art programs: graphic design, interdisciplinary practice and emerging forms, painting, photography/digital media and sculpture.
The Houston Downtown Management District (Downtown District)—along with Neue Creative, Modular Dog, Kriser’s Natural Pet, Natural Pawz, Can You Spot Spirit and Camp Bow Wow—celebrate the return of Puppies for Breakfast, a unique outdoor festival that brings everything “dog” to Market Square Park in Downtown Houston. The 8th annual pet-friendly event features more than 50 …
Come join us for our Spring Charity Drag Show featuring some of our very own Houston Gaymers members along with local seasoned queens. This drag show will have a little bit of everything from gaming, anime and nerd culture icons. You won't want to miss out on this great event! The funds raised during this …
Can you believe this thing is actually 40 this year? Seems like yesterday when all this craziness started. You know you’re going to get the usual people watching, bunny (and other) costume plumages, and too-long lines to get your cocktail on. And, as usual, it’s a great place to head after your egg hunt. https://www.facebook.com/Bunniesonthebayou/
Sponsored by Revelry and Rich’s, this will be the place to keep your Easter groove going. Be sure to take advantage of Rich’s free shuttle to and from the park, which will be zipping people back and forth from 1-6. https://www.facebook.com/events/402234447190913/
Aging, Health, Wellness Conference: For a better Aging Care scheduled on April 22-23, 2019 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia goes with the theme Advancing the Future of Healthy Aging. Aging Meet 2019 is an international event focusing on the core knowledge and major advances in the ever-expanding field of Aging, Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology by attracting experts …
David Bertman, Cameron Kubos, directors The Moores School of Music presents a concert by the MegaBand and Chamber Winds.
Ronald McDonald House Houston (RMH Houston) will host its 2019 Spirit of Hope Luncheon on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the Royal Sonesta. Proceeds from the event will support RMH Houston’s mission to serve families of children with life-threatening illnesses receiving treatment in the Texas Medical Center. The Spirit of Hope Luncheon celebrates the leadership …
Join us for a Spirited Tuesday Happy Hour at Radio Milano where we are featuring cocktails crafted from Espolòn Tequila. Ambassador Lesly Alvarez will be on hand to offer the history behind this historic distillery and point out the flavors and nuances present in this spirit. Rebellion, pride, and tradition all come together to define …
Moores School of Music students present an evening of Baroque trio sonatas and other chamber music at the Student Chamber Music Showcase.
The School of Art presents a talk by Rainey Knudson, founder and publisher of Glasstire. About the Speaker After working on a print magazine about Texas art, Knudson launched Glasstire in 2001 as one of the earliest web-only arts journals in the country. She has spoken or written about arts journalism at Emory University, the …
Betsy Cook Weber, Jeb Mueller, Charles Hausmann, directors At the annual “Red Carnation Concert,” the University Choruses celebrate and honor the contributions of those students who will be departing the choruses.
