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. …
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 …
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 …
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/
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 …
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.
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 …
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, …
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 …
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/
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 …
Join in on the family fun on your Bayou Greenway! Houston Parks Board invites you to its fifth annual Bayou Greenway Day, a free outdoor festival at Mason Park for a day of fun with family and friends. Experience the beauty of Brays Bayou Greenway while enjoying free activities in Mason Park – the site …
This yearly fete brings out so many see-and-be-seeners your head will get whiplash from recognizing all the familiar faces. The HRC is America’s largest LGBTQ organization and this night will line up just like all the others—a political update will be heard, both silent and live auctions will take place, along with dinner, cocktails, and …
In Houston’s third installment of this popular global series, two teams representing 10 international, national and regional muralists will go head-to-head in a live art competition. Armed with black markers and black acrylic paint, artists participating in Secret Walls x Houston will have 90 minutes to create murals on two walls, each 8 feet tall …
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TEXAS LIGHT: The Art and Architecture of Rothko Chapel will examine the Chapel’s architectural design with special focus on the skylight from conception to post-renovation. Presenters include: George Sexton of George Sexton Associates, Stephen Cassell of Architecture Research Office (ARO), Christopher Rothko, chair of the Chapel’s Opening Spaces campaign and moderated by Dr. Sandra Zalam, …
CounterCurrent is a free festival of performance, installation, and ideas presented by the University of Houston and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. CounterCurrent includes audio and visual installations, live performances, talks, and participatory events from all around the world. Expand your horizons with this one. https://www.facebook.com/events/1869049803222546/
"Make Art, Not War" has become a cliché sentiment, perhaps to the point of losing its meaning. But, artist Ganzeer asks, is there something to it? Is it at all possible that art represents antithesis to a culture of warfare that has dominated humanity since the beginning of our time? Perpetu-War is a speculative public …
Ten Tiny Dances®: Nightlife brings together artists, dancers, and club scene icons from Houston and beyond for a night of performances that reflect on the ways in which the cultural knowledge unique to individual club cultures is transmitted and archived through dance, gesture, fashion, and music. Ranging from Texas-style vogue and drag to New Orleans …
Celebrate the opening of CounterCurrent19 with dancing, drinks, and DJs at Rich’s nightclub, following the conclusion of Ten Tiny Dances®: Nightlife. Houston’s own Wild Moccasins (Avery Davis, Zahira Gutierrez, and Cody Swann) will be on the turntables, spinning their own mix of dance party anthems inspired by the Ten Tiny Dances® performances. All ages are …
Current Conversations are a series of public discussions across disciplines and along parallel lines of inquiry. CounterCurrent festival artists and University of Houston faculty experts engage in lively discussion about themes and concepts connected to this year’s festival programming. Each one-hour, lunchtime talk kicks off with a set of rapid-fire presentations followed by questions and …
Opening Reception: 4/10, 6–8pm, Sunset Coffee Building Taking place at “Houston’s birthplace,” Allen’s Landing on Buffalo Bayou, Gardner’s Salt Water Sweet Water (2019) is a site-specific response to Houston’s own history of commerce and construction. Visitors will interact with these histories through a presentation of projected image, sound, and performance. Tia-Simone Gardner (Minneapolis, MN) illuminates …
Jennif(f)er Tamayo’s LA QUEERADORA installation sits at the intersection of digital cultural production and embodied cultural performance. It asks: How do material bodies, whose lives hold an archive of cultural knowledge and experience, compete with a manufactured and digitally porous production of identity? In Tamayo’s work, the racial project of U.S. Latinidad, as an often …
Pediatric Ophthalmology | Retinal Disorders | Pediatric Glaucoma & Neonatal Hypoglycaemia | Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology | Ocular Pharmacology & Drug Delivery A series of International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Optometry Conference globally every year is being organized with the support of 1000 more scientific societies and Publishes 700+ Open access journals which contain over 100000 eminent personalities, …
On Thursday, April 11 from 10 until 11 am, beloved character Rapunzel – presented by Truly Enchanting Entertainment – let’s her hair down on the plaza. Children are encouraged to bring hair brushes and accessories for this interactive experience.
