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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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 …

Free

Bayou Greenway Day 2019

Mason Park 541 South 75th Street, Houston, United States

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 …

Free

HRC Houston 22nd Annual Gala

Marriott Marquis Houston 1777 Walker St., Houston

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 …

Secret Walls x Houston

Market Square Park 301 Milam St and Congress St, Houston, TX, United States

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 …

Free

Kinetic Massage Works

Kinetic Massage Works, is one of the well-known and reputed massage clinic in Houston, TX where you can relax and rejuvenate. We provide advanced massage therapies to reduce pain and …

Texas Light: The Art & Architecture of the Rothko Chapel

University of Houston - College of Architecture 4200 Elgin St, Houston

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 …

Free

CounterCurrent19

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 2005 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands, TX, United States

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 …

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CounterCurrent19 – Ganzeer: Perpetu-War

Tony Marron Park 808 North York St., Houston

"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 …

Free

Ten Tiny Dances®: Nightlife, curated by Max Fields

Rich's Houston 2401 San Jacinto, Houston, TX, United States

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 …

CounterCurrent19: Opening Night Celebration featuring DJ Set by Wild Moccasins

Rich's Houston 2401 San Jacinto, Houston, TX, United States

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 …

Free
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CurrentConversations, organized by Carrie Marie Schneider

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

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 …

Free
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CounterCurrent19: Tia-Simone Gardner: Salt Water Sweet Water

Waterfront at Allen's Landing 1005 Commerce St., Houston

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 …

Free
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CounterCurrent19: Jennif(f)er Tamayo: LA QUEERADORA

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

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 …

Free

8th Pediatric Ophthalmology and Optometry Conference

Abu Dhabi, UAE Radisson Blu Hotel, Abu Dhabi Yas Island Yas Plaza, Yas Island, P.O.Box 93725 Abu Dhabi, UAE, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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 …

$499

Children’s Story Time with Rapunzel

CityPlace Central Plaza 1250 Lake Plaza Drive, Spring

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 …

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CounterCurrent19 – Ellen Fullman: The Watch, Reprise, 2016

Atrium, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Entrance 18 off Elgin St., Houston

Long String Instrument composer and performer, Ellen Fullman, explores the acoustics of large resonant spaces with her compositions and collaborative improvisations. Fullman will literally “play” the iconic atrium of the …

Transitioning in the Therapy Room

Jung Center 5200 Montrose Boulevard , Houston, TX, United States

What happens when a fundamental, powerfully suppressed truth is finally spoken out loud? Join us for this ongoing series exploring LGBTQ+ identity. Discover what is beneficial and growth-producing for clients …

$20 – $25
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