Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2019 is environmental issues and what you can do. In April, Robert Mace, professor of practice at U.T. - Austin, Department of Geography, will speak on water issues in Texas. Water Scarcity has been …
Alec Warren, director The Moores School of Music presents a performance by the Percussion Ensemble II, featuring works by Ridley, Sejourne, Becker and Trevino.
Next up on the group’s monthly pub crawl is a trip to FM Kitchen and Bar. So you can hang out with all the next generation’s movers and shakers and have yourself a nice cold drink and a tasty snack. Try the chili. It’s a bowl of rich, tomatoey goodness. https://www.facebook.com/events/549939265505259/
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston (IM) will celebrate 50 years of dialogue, collaboration and service at its annual Tapestry Gala on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston. For more than 50 years, IM has united people of diverse backgrounds to serve the Greater Houston area. IM …
Da Camera of Houston joins forces with renowned American composers and musicians for “Ashberyana: A Musical Celebration of Poet John Ashbery," a concert that celebrates Ashbery's legacy with works that reflect his playfulness, wit and humor. John Ashbery (1927–2017), recognized as one of the greatest 20th-century American poets, developed close ties to Da Camera and …
Join us as we celebrate the career of our esteemed Madison Professor of Music Nancy Weems. After serving on the Moores School of Music faculty for four decades, Weems is retiring at the end of the spring 2019 semester. Enjoy performances by her UH colleagues and students as we say "thank you" to an outstanding …
Art of the World Gallery is pleased to present Between the Drops , an exhibition of work by acclaimed New York artist Carole A. Feuerman . New works will be on view made especially for this exhibition. Between the Drops will be on view from March 22 through May 18, 2019. Between the Drops is …
For more than 42 years, Arms Wide Adoption Services, formerly Spaulding for Children, has provided foster care, adoption, post adoption, and post permanency services, all at no cost, to children in the Texas foster care system and their adoptive families. Since its inception in 1977, Arms Wide Adoption Services has placed more than 2,100 children …
This FREE music, art, and food block party takes place in the 3500-3700 blocks of Main Street in the heart of Midtown Houston! Texas GOLD Sprint'em returns to the Art Garden... enjoy good tunes, great peeps and get your wheels ready to race for prizes and bragging rights! $5 suggested donations for entry in the …
Join the former Houston Mayor for a discussion of the exhibition Stonewall 50 and the state of current LGBTQ issues in our city. This talk is a walk-through the gallery and if there’s anyone who can speak about how gay rights have changed in 50 years, it’s Parker. Expect a big turnout, so hit it …
The very first song Glenn and Alex Peterson learned to play together when they were children was “Amazing Grace.” Alex, who was about 9 at the time, played violin and his then-11-year-old brother played guitar. Almost immediately, they both realized this was “it” for them, and now, the Peterson Brothers have become fixtures on Austin’s …
Old West Melodrama is setting the stage for “Murder on the Boat of Love” by Tony Lou Productions at Puffabelly’s Depot Restaurantin Old Town Spring. Watch as the staff and passengers of the boat of love try to learn if Rico, a man of mystery, is a hit man, critic or talent agent. Producer Jeannine …
Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance is a weekend-long, nationally acclaimed classic car and vintage wooden boat show that takes place each spring at the Lakewood Yacht Club in beautiful Seabrook, Texas. Keels & Wheels welcomes approximately 200 cars and 100 boats, and has raised more than $1.7 million for local charities, while drawing thousands of …
Julep's 5th Annual Kentucky Derby Party is Saturday, May 4 and tickets are on sale now! Enjoy live music from Vinyl Ranch and Manzy Lowry, live auctions for whiskey tastings with door entry, two projectors to view the race, lawn games, a photo booth, Mint Julep Carts, a Botanical Spritz Garden, El Topo Food Truck, …
Spring into our opening reception of the "In Full Bloom" exhibit at Jumper Maybach Fine Art on May 4, 2-6pm! Come see the soft side of Jumper Maybach with his florals and soft color palettes; sure to brighten up any space. April showers bring May flowers, but these will be on display from May 4- …
New works in progress by six of Houston’s hottest artists will be showcased at Field Day on Saturday, May 4, at 7pm at Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. This professionally produced evening features a modern dance performance by Adam Castaneda; dance, spoken word, and visual art by Uwazi Zamani; Kalpana Subbarao will perform Kathak, …
Deer Lake Lodge, a local resort and health spa, is hosting a detox retreat with internationally acclaimed author and raw food advocate, David Avocado Wolfe, Thursday-Sunday, May 2-5, 2019. In addition to its cleansing program, Deer Lake Lodge will also host a “Texas One Night Only with David Avocado Wolfe” presentation on Saturday, May 4, …
Da Camera's 2019 Gala, themed “Somewhere in Time,” will feature a performance by Da Camera Young Artists, a silent auction, a wine pull, a seated dinner developed by chef Robert Del Grande of Cafe Annie and dancing with live music from Klockwork. Robin Angly and Miles Smith, Chairmen Darrin Davis and Mario Gudmundsson, Co-chairmen Honoring …
This benefit for the Association for Family and Community Integrity will feature the legendary Dina Jacobs, hat trivia, and, in the evening, a hat contest. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes for outstanding hats. But VIP ticket holders will be able to borrow a hat from the AFCI hat collection to wear …
Written by Sally Mayes Directed by UH alumnus Brett Cullen Music by Sally Mayes, Tex Arnold, Alex Rybeck and Ethan Fein Orchestration by Cooper Baldwin The School of Theatre & Dance is excited to announce a special guest artist residency and workshop performance with actress, singer and Tony Award nominee Sally Mayes. Growing up in …
Grant Gustin will join Comicpalooza’s expanding guest lineup as a headliner for Texas’ largest pop culture festival. Gustin is well-known for his role as Barry Allen on CW’s top-rated program ‘The Flash’ which currently wrapped its fifth season. Gustin kickstarted his career in theatre with the Broadway revival tour of “West Side Story.” After wrapping …
Da Camera of Houston concludes its 2018–19 season with its unifying finale, “Weinberg and Mendelssohn” featuring the Daedalus Quartet in their Da Camera debut, along with the Brentano Quartet and Sarah Rothenberg, piano. The concert unites works by two composers, born more than a century apart, who represent the complex story of Jews throughout Europe …
Our season began with black darkness and will close with white light; colors of high contrast. Axiom Quartet’s "Out of the Dark" is a journey from the dark into the light with works by three celebrated living composers: Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Arvo Pärt. Terry Riley’s G-Song, a piece written for Kronos Quartet in …
Every third Thursday from May to October, bring your blankets and lawn chairs to the park for a family-friendly evening of fun led by announcer John Mills-McCoin, music from A Fistful of Soul and prizes. Admission is $10 (cash only) and includes one bingo packet (approximately nine games); additional games and daubers can be purchased …
Rothko Chapel in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) presents an illustrated talk by Dr. Aziz Shaibani, “Neuroscience and Visual Art: The Complex Relationship of Light, Color and the Brain,” on May 16 at 6:30pm in the Burke Baker Planetarium at HMNS, 5555 Herman Park Drive, Houston, 77030. Shaibani, a neurologist associated …
