Screen on the Green: Wizard of Oz

Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX, United States

Enjoy family-friendly movies with a view of the downtown Houston skyline at Bank of America Screen on the Green presented by Arandas Bakery. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs and arrive early for contests and other activities. On March 23, the featured film is Wizard of Oz (PG, 1939, 102 min.). Dorothy …

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Guest Recital: David Higgs, organ

Christ the King Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, United States

The Moores School of Music presents a solo organ recital by David Higgs, professor of organ at the Eastman School of Music. About the Artist One of America’s leading concert organists, David Higgs is also chair of the Organ Department at the Eastman School of Music. He performs extensively throughout the United States and abroad, …

Artist Lecture: Rafael Soldi

University of Houston Fine Arts Building, Room 110 3401 Cullen Blvd, Houston

The UH Photography and Digital Media program welcomes Rafael Soldi to the University of Houston to discuss his photographic art work and curatorial practice. About the Artist Rafael Soldi is a Peruvian­-born, Seattle-based artist and curator. He is the co-founder of FOUND, a space for contemporary art in Seattle, and the Strange Fire Collective, a …

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Lambda NextGen Happy Hour

Here’s your chance to meet other LGBTQ professionals in a nice, relaxed setting. The event is sponsored by Colina Homes and Deep Eddy Vodka, so expect the juice to be flowing freely. Members get in free. For others, there’s a $10 ticket fee. Membership can be purchased here and includes free entry to all sponsored …

Let’s Talk Luncheon

The Post Oak Hotel 1600 West Loop South, Houston

The event will benefit HARC’s 26 different rotating programs that provide wellness, education, advocacy and resources for people with aphasia, their caregivers, and the greater Houston medical community. Guests are welcome to a fun-filled luncheon with a performance by the HARC Heralds Choir. Guests will also have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets to win …

$150
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Houston Center for Photography Classes at Discovery Green

Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX, United States

Experts teach free monthly photography workshops at Discovery Green. Meet at the Morgan Reading Room behind The Lake House Café. Wednesdays, March 27, 6:30–8 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 6:30–8 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 6:30–8 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 6:30–8 p.m.

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2019 Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park

memorial park 6800 Memorial Dr., Houston

The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA) will celebrate 48 years of fine art and giving back to local nonprofits as it spotlights 300 artists at Bayou City Art Festival in Memorial Park, Friday-Sunday, March 29-31, 2019, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. As one of the nation’s premier outdoor fine art events, the three-day festival will …

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41st Annual UH School of Art M.F.A. Exhibition

Blaffer Art Museum University of Houston, United States

Each spring the Blaffer Art Museum and the University of Houston School of Art proudly present the work of the Masters of Fine Arts degree candidates from the school’s five studio programs: Graphic Design, Interdisciplinary Practice and Emerging Forms, Painting, Photography/Digital Media and Sculpture. The exhibition showcases highly developed bodies of work produced in a …

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FestEve! A Night for the Arts

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will serve as the honorary chair of the Community Artists’ Collective’s “FestEve! A Night for the Arts” Friday, March 29, at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University. Serving as co-chairs are Ashley Turner, Houston’s First Daughter and Bill Baldwin, city planning advocate dubbed “King of the Heights.” The Community …

$150

The HIVE

HIVE is bringing in the new year with more dance! Dance Source Houston (DSH) and Houston Ballet are pleased to announce three additional dates for the HIVE Spring 2019. A collaboration between Dance Source Houston and Houston Ballet, the HIVE offers local choreographers time and space at the Center for Dance to explore and experiment …

Muscles & Mutts Second Annual Adoption Day

Eagle Houston 611 Hyde Park, Houston, TX, United States

All you have to do is go to your local SPCA and you’ll see Houston has a pooch problem. Be a part of the solution with this winning little combo of men and mastiffs—and boxers and beagles, etc. It’s the second round for this fun little event so if you’ve never picked anyone up at …

Plastic Pollution & What You Can Do

online United Kingdom, London

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 March, Hyun-Min Hwang, associate professor at Texas Southern University, Department of Environmental & Interdisciplinary Studies, will speak on plastic pollution in the oceans. Pollution has been …

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Faculty Chamber Concert

UH Dudley Recital Hall University of Houston, Fine Arts Building, Houston, United States

Robert Johnson, French horn Nancy Weems, piano The Moores School of Music presents “Quintessential Quintets,” a faculty chamber concert featuring Mozart’s Horn Quintet in E-flat Major and Schumann’s Piano Quintet.

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Toddler Tuesdays at Discovery Green

Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX, United States

Houston Public Library (HPL) teams up with Discovery Green for a morning of fun with story time, activities and crafts, Tuesdays, April 2–May 28, 2019.

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One Act Double Feature – World Premieres

Studio 101 1824 Spring St, Houston, TX, United States

Cone Man Running Productions presents a Boiling Point Players production One Act Double Feature World Premieres Studio 101 (1824 Spring Street, Houston, TX 77007) April 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10 $20 General $15 Student/Teacher/Senior "Barren" by Karen Heimbaugh Parallel universes run amok as a mysterious being helps destroy a familiar designation of family. …

$15 – $20
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Latino Art Now! Conference: Sight Lines & Time Frames

University of Houston Student Center 4400 University Drive, Houston

On April 4-6, 2019, the Latino Art Now! Conference: Sight Lines & Time Frames will take place at the University of Houston Student Center South. LAN! Houston will explore and celebrate the activities and practices of local and national Latino and Latin American visual artists throughout Houston while advancing awareness, education, scholarship and knowledge. Now …

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Latino Art Now! Conference: Sight Lines & Time Frames

University of Houston Student Center 4400 University Drive, Houston

On April 4-6, 2019, the Latino Art Now! Conference: Sight Lines & Time Frames will take place at the University of Houston Student Center South. LAN! Houston will explore and celebrate the activities and practices of local and national Latino and Latin American visual artists throughout Houston while advancing awareness, education, scholarship and knowledge. Now …

82 Shades of Jim Boone

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Celebrate National Poetry Month with gay poet Jim Boone, a 2012 nominee for US Poet Laureate. Boone, known as the Poem Hunter, writes in free verse style that has a rhythm, but not a fixed meter. And poetry just makes everything sweeter. (See what we did there? We rhymed. Like a poe…nevermind.) https://www.facebook.com/events/323075695014766/

Next Iteration Ensemble’s 4th Annual Intercultural Play Reading Series

MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Dynamic and Diverse Emerging Playwrights are Showcased in the 4th Annual NIE Intercultural Play Reading Series Next Iteration Ensemble presents playwrights Sofia Alvarez, Madhuri Shekar, and Susan Soon He Stanton at the MATCH on April 4-6, 2018 in a series of staged readings directed by Dianne K. Webb. Next Iteration Ensemble (NIE) announces its roster …

Annual Houston Heroes for Handbags Brunch

River Oaks Country Club 1600 River Oaks Blvd., Houston, TX, United States

Join Event Chair Lisa Sharp for brunch and a silent auction benefiting Texas families battling childhood cancer. This signature event includes a delicious champagne brunch, a meaningful program and an exciting auction of fabulous designer handbags. All proceeds benefit the mission of Heroes for Children.

An Evening with Margaret Atwood

Jones Hall 615 Lousiana, Houston, TX, United States

Best known for The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood is the closest thing we have to a literary living legend. But what people don’t often know is that Atwood is a lively conversationalist with a wicked sense of humor, so leave your bookish expectations at the door. Atwood is also fiercely political, so expect this evening …

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Dinner at Eight

UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States

Music by William Bolcom Libretto by Mark Campbell Based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber Sung in the original English with projected text over the stage. An invitation to a sophisticated Manhattan dinner party proves to be a recipe for disaster. Based on the comedy-drama that spawned an all-star classic film, …

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Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls

Quintero Theatre 3351 Cullen Blvd, Houston

Once upon a time, a young American woman returned to her native Russia to brush up on the language. Underneath a glamorous Post-Soviet Moscow she discovers an enchanted motherland teeming with evil stepmothers, wicked witches and ravenous bears. Showtimes: April 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 at 8 p.m. April 6, 7, 13, 14 …

The Gay 10k

MacGregor Park 5225 Calhoun, Houston, TX, United States

This is the third time for the annual run. Join your fellow athletes at their certified race course at MacGregor Park. https://www.facebook.com/events/313687556049669/

Screen on the Green: The Princess Bride

Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX, United States

Enjoy family-friendly movies with a view of the downtown Houston skyline at Bank of America Screen on the Green presented by Arandas Bakery. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs and arrive early for contests and other activities. On April 6, the featured film is The Princess Bride (PG, 1987, 98 min.). While …

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