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Thursday, August 21, 7:30 am
Procrastinator's Day : 8 Hours of CEUs
Seminar
Location
Architecture Center Houston: ArCH,
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Cost
$200
Description
7:30-8:00am Registration 8:00-10:00am 2-Part Seminar Thermal and LEED Seminar presented by Patrick Young of Offered by Patrick YoungOld Castle / Eagle Cordell Part I - This one hour presentation discusses the Thermal Mass advantages of using concrete masonry units in the building process, also thermal bridging, and selections on how to insulate and control of air infiltration. Part II - This one hour presentation discusses the environmental advantages of using concrete hardscape p (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 9:00 am
CALL FOR ARTISTS--Winter Holiday Art Market
Official Link
Call for Entries,Special Event
Presented by SPACETAKER
Location
Spacetaker Studio,
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Description
For more information and to submit, follow the "official site" link or cut and paste the following into your browser: http://www.winterholidayartmarket.com/ Spacetaker, a cultural arts organization, host of the Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM), is giving local artists the chance to showcase their work to the general public at the Winter Holiday Art Market. The sale will take place the weekend of December 5-7, 2008, the weekend after Thanksgiving at Winter Street Studios. The even (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 10:00 am
Save the Date:November 6 - Buffalo Bayou Ball
Official Link
Fundraiser,Special Event
Presented by Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Location
Sabine Bridge,
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Description
Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s annual fundraising event on historic Sabine Bridge overlooking the downtown waterfront CELEBRATING Clean & Green, a Buffalo Bayou Cleanup and Recycling Program. HONORING Elyse and Mayor Bob Lanier Kim Ogg Port of Houston Authority Shell Oil Company For their leadership in creating and funding Clean & Green TRANSFORMING The form and function of everyday materials polluting our city’s historic waterway. CHAIRING Debby Francis Mo (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 10:00 am
The New Capital - Thursday: 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Official Link
TV/Radio
Presented by KPFT Studio
Location
KPFT STUDIO,
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Description
New Capital (The) - Thursday: 10:00 - 11:00 AM. Economics, Politics, and New Ideas to change our world. Leo Gold The New Capital ShowTM with Leo Gold is progressive talk radio with a mission. The New Capital Show covers politics, environment, economics, business, science, religion, and philosophy. (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 2:00 pm
Customer Appreciation Day--Aerosol Warfare Gallery & Boutique
Special Event
Presented by Aerosol Warfare
Location
Aerosol Warfare Gallery and Boutique,
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Description
Get up to 50% off T-Shirts. (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 6:00 pm
Heroes Alter Egos
Art Opening
Presented by Houston Arts Alliance
Location
Space125,
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Description
Robert Hodge, Lovie Olivia, Michael K. Taylor and Lance Flowers comprise U.U.P.A. Crust collective and will come together in space125gallery on August 21, 2008 to exhibit Heroes Alter Egos. Conceptually this exhibition is a mirror into our communities and a collection of modern thought. The exhibition is built around each artist's perception of a hero; they are drawing their inspiration from pop culture, vintage ideals, personal reflection, and community icons. Their works have an urban edg (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 6:00 pm
Happy Birthday Houston
Special Event
Presented by Amnesia Houston
Location
River Oaks Theater,
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Description
Amnesia Houston and Save Our Landmarks Invite you to the kick-off reception for HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOUSTON 2008 A full week of exhibits and activities throughout Houston starting on Thursday, August 21 6-8pm Upstairs bar at the historic River Oaks Theater. Cash Bar. (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 7:00 pm
Progressive Forum
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TV/Radio
Location
KPFT STUDIO,
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Description
Progressive Forum - Thursday: 7:00 -9:00 PM. Political and local issues, Interviews. The Progressive Forum is a weekly radio program dealing with issues, such as politics, human rights, globalization, the environment, and other peace and justice concerns, from a progressive perspective. The Progressive Forum airs on Thursday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. on KPFT (90.1 fm) / Pacifica Radio in Houston. We do interviews with and run speeches by a variety of activists, scholars, and writers, from the (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 7:00 pm
The 5th Annual A/V Swap
Official Link
Film/Cinema
Location
Angelika Film Center,
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0
Cost
$5
Description
The A/V swap is annual event that brings together filmakers and composers.The concept is creative: filmmakers submit a short movie without a soundtrack and composers submit a soundtrack without a movie. Then the curators play matchmaker and assign each filmmaker a soundtrack for which he or she creates a NEW movie, and composers receive a movie for which they create a NEW soundtrack. The result is a collaboration between two artists who have never met creating something together. Special Mid (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 8:00 pm
In the Middle
Musical
Presented by DiverseWorks
Location
DiverseWorks Theater,
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Cost
$15
Description
This is the story of Camilla, who abandons society to build a floating brothel in the middle of the ocean. Soon she gets involved with a well-hung ghost and eventually follows him into the depths of Hell in search of true love. Greek Mythology collides with pirates, punks, and clowns in this rock-n-roll retelling of “Orpheus.” Book, Music & Lyrics by Chris Alonzo Directed by Brandon Dinklage About Melusine Theatre Company: The mission of Melusine Theatre Company is to deve (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 8:00 pm
Wine for Book Lovers
Special Event
Presented by Brazos Bookstore
Location
Salento Coffee,
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Description
Next Thursday's Wine Tasting at Salento will feature Texas wines, along with a selection of books from Brazos Bookstore's Texana section. Sample wine from the Messina Hof Winery, get the five-dollar flight, or flip through Vineyard Cuisine: Meals and Memories from Messina Hof. (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 8:00 pm
Xiu Xiu
Concert
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Location
The Back Room at the Mink,
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Cost
$10
Description
Xiu Xiu (pronounced "shoo shoo") returns to The Orange Show on Thursday August 21st, with their singular brand of experimental rock and boundary pushing sounds that have earned them a loyal following of dedicated fans and adventurous audiophiles. With a style that reflects the influences of Joy Division, The Cure and other icons of the UK post-punk scene, Xiu Xiu melds ambient noise with classical and folk influences to create modern songs with lush hooks that soar over cacophonous (more...)
Thursday, August 21, 10:00 pm
Spazmatics @ Sammy's
Official Link
Concert
Location
Sammy's ,
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Cost
$5
Description
Catch the new wave stylings of the Spazmatics at SAMMY'S located at 2016 Main St. - Houston, TX 713-751-3101 http://www.sammysat2016main.com showtime: 9:30 (more...)
Friday, August 22, 9:00 am
CALL FOR ARTISTS--Winter Holiday Art Market
Official Link
Call for Entries,Special Event
Presented by SPACETAKER
Location
Spacetaker Studio,
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0
Description
For more information and to submit, follow the "official site" link or cut and paste the following into your browser: http://www.winterholidayartmarket.com/ Spacetaker, a cultural arts organization, host of the Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM), is giving local artists the chance to showcase their work to the general public at the Winter Holiday Art Market. The sale will take place the weekend of December 5-7, 2008, the weekend after Thanksgiving at Winter Street Studios. The even (more...)
Friday, August 22, 10:00 am
Opening Day--Fly Me To The Moon: IMAX
Official Link
Film/Cinema,Special Event
Presented by Houston Museum of Natural Science IMAX
Location
Houston Museum of Natural Science,
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Description
Prepare for lift off with Fly Me To The Moon, the first animated film ever created in large-format 3D, opening at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX® Theatre on Aug. 22, 2008. Jump aboard the legendary Apollo 11 flight to the moon with a lively pack of stowaway flies yearning for adventure and experience the dramatic trials that faced the crew while traveling on this renowned mission. Through the combination of spectacular animation, a star cast of voices, and a striking sto (more...)
Friday, August 22, 10:00 am
Save the Date:November 6 - Buffalo Bayou Ball
Official Link
Fundraiser,Special Event
Presented by Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Location
Sabine Bridge,
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0
Description
Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s annual fundraising event on historic Sabine Bridge overlooking the downtown waterfront CELEBRATING Clean & Green, a Buffalo Bayou Cleanup and Recycling Program. HONORING Elyse and Mayor Bob Lanier Kim Ogg Port of Houston Authority Shell Oil Company For their leadership in creating and funding Clean & Green TRANSFORMING The form and function of everyday materials polluting our city’s historic waterway. CHAIRING Debby Francis Mo (more...)
Friday, August 22, 11:00 am
Imaginary Spaces: Selections from The Menil Collection
Official Link
Art Exhibition,Special Event
Presented by Menil Collection
Location
Menil Collection,
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Description
Artists and writers have long been intrigued with the idea of constructing imaginary space, from hypothetical utopian environments to invisible cities. The idea can encompass visionary architecture, the abstraction of space through text-based work, and earth art projects. Drawing from The Menil Collection’s diverse holdings of paintings and works on paper that deal with such representations of three-dimensional space, this exhibition will present a selection of Giovanni Piranesi’s 19t (more...)
Friday, August 22, 11:00 am
LivingArt - Friday: 11:00 - Noon
TV/Radio
Presented by KPFT Studio
Location
KPFT STUDIO,
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Description
LivingArt - Friday: 11:00 - Noon LivingArt is a community art program which hosts performances, interviews, talkback, and discourse with community artists from around Houston. LivingArt gives voice to community poets, writers, theatre groups, performance artists, visual artists, car artists, just about any type of artistic personal and political expression. The show is designed to engage, educate, promote, and advance art and artists in the Gulf Coast region. With Michael Woodson (more...)
Friday, August 22, 2:00 pm
Customer Appreciation Day--Aerosol Warfare Gallery & Boutique
Special Event
Presented by Aerosol Warfare
Location
Aerosol Warfare Gallery and Boutique,
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Description
Get up to 50% off T-Shirts. (more...)
Friday, August 22, 4:00 pm
Spacetaker Summer @ Laura U. Wrap Party
Art Exhibition,Special Event
Presented by Laura U Collection,SPACETAKER
Location
Laura U Collection,
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Description
The Laura U Collection is pleased to present Spacetaker Summer, a painting exhibition featuring talent from the Spacetaker Artist Registry. A closing reception will be held from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM for all participating artists on Saturday August 23rd. A portion of the total sales from this exhibition will benefit Spacetaker. (more...)
Friday, August 22, 6:00 pm
Arthouse’s 5x7 On The Road: Houston
Art Opening,Fundraiser,Special Event
Presented by Inman Gallery
Location
Inman Gallery,
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Description
5x7 is an exhibition and art sale benefiting Arthouse at the Jones Center. Hundreds of recognized and emerging contemporary artists with strong Texas ties create unique works of art measuring 5”x7.” 5x7 opens Friday, August 22 at Inman Gallery with a preview at 6pm and the sale beginning at 6:30. Works will continue to be on view and available for purchase Saturday, August 23, 11am – 6pm. With a twist on traditional exhibitions, all works are displayed anonymously -- buye (more...)
Friday, August 22, 6:00 pm
4 Exhibitions--Lawndale Art Center
Official Link
Art Opening
Presented by Lawndale Art Center
Location
Lawndale Art Center. ,
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Description
Opening Night for 4 New Shows--with artist talk and reception. Transcendental Smoothie | Mary Magsamen and Stephan Hillerbrand John M. O'Quinn Gallery • Psychedelic Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich store front facades • Magical bottled water crystal palaces • Strange Star Trek space anomaly looking pictures of our kids! Transcendental Smoothie is a three part video installation by the collaborative husband and wife team of Magsamen + Hillerbrand. Through a play (more...)
Friday, August 22, 7:30 pm
Underground Soul Kick-Off Party
Concert,Special Event
Location
Red Cat Jazz Cafe,
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Cost
$12
Description
Underground Soul Summit featuring Caretta Bell, Jo Lee McCoy, and David Sha with special kick-off event guest Choklate. (more...)
Friday, August 22, 8:00 pm
Jazz: A Tribute to the Big Band Era
Official Link
Concert
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
Location
Miller Outdoor Theater,
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Description
Featuring original works by the late Conrad Johnson and other big band greats such as Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington, performed by the Conrad Johnson Youth Orchestra, the Young Adult Orchestra and the Conrad Johnson Jazz Heritage Orchestra. Produced by the Conrad Johnson Music and Fine Arts Foundation (more...)
Friday, August 22, 8:00 pm
In the Middle
Musical
Presented by DiverseWorks
Location
DiverseWorks Theater,
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0
Cost
$15
Description
This is the story of Camilla, who abandons society to build a floating brothel in the middle of the ocean. Soon she gets involved with a well-hung ghost and eventually follows him into the depths of Hell in search of true love. Greek Mythology collides with pirates, punks, and clowns in this rock-n-roll retelling of “Orpheus.” Book, Music & Lyrics by Chris Alonzo Directed by Brandon Dinklage About Melusine Theatre Company: The mission of Melusine Theatre Company is to deve (more...)
Friday, August 22, 8:00 pm
Frenetic Fringe Festival
Official Link
Festival
Presented by Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre,Bootown Theatre,FrenetiCore,Houston Arts Alliance,Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company,Theater LaB Houston,Theatre New West,The Brazosport Laser Panthers
Location
Theater Lab Housotn,
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Cost
$16
Description
With funding from the Houston Arts Alliance, and co-curated by Gerald Labita of Theater LaB Houston, Frenetic Theater will host the first annual Frenetic Fringe Festival on August 15th-31st, showcasing Houston's finest cutting-edge dance, theater, music, and film. Participating artists in the three weekend programs include: Lindsey McGill, Stephen Laing, Liz Gilbert, Joe Watts, Onslaught, Rob Smith, Theatre LaB Houston, Ashley Horn, Mildred's Umbrella, Sol Y Luna Dance, Brazosport (more...)
Friday, August 22, 8:00 pm
Fine Art Fascists
Theater
Presented by The Brazosport Laser Panthers
Location
Midtown Arts Center,
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Description
The world premiere of the play “Fine Arts Fascists,” written and directed by Houston-based playwright Paul Locklear, opens. Locklear is a recipient of an Individual Artist Grant Award. This grant is issued by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. “A mentally unstable president, presiding over a failed war, attempts to appease his critics by ending the war and transferring the billions of dollars that had funded the war into the fine arts,” says Locklea (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 9:00 am
Lone Star Jukebox - Saturday: 9 AM-Noon
Official Link
TV/Radio
Presented by KPFT Studio
Location
KPFT STUDIO,
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Description
Lone Star Jukebox - Saturday: 9 AM-Noon. Texas and Local Music - The Lone Star Jukebox, hosted by Rick Heysquierdo, presents a diverse range of music from genres including Alternative Country, Americana, Border Ballads, Folk and Roots Rock. This show frequently features live in-studio performances and interviews by local and regional artists. Past guests on the Lone Star Jukebox include Tom Russell, Dave Alvin, Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, Billy Joe Shaver, Robert Earl Keen. The Stone Coyotes, Az (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 9:00 am
CALL FOR ARTISTS--Winter Holiday Art Market
Official Link
Call for Entries,Special Event
Presented by SPACETAKER
Location
Spacetaker Studio,
map
0
Description
For more information and to submit, follow the "official site" link or cut and paste the following into your browser: http://www.winterholidayartmarket.com/ Spacetaker, a cultural arts organization, host of the Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM), is giving local artists the chance to showcase their work to the general public at the Winter Holiday Art Market. The sale will take place the weekend of December 5-7, 2008, the weekend after Thanksgiving at Winter Street Studios. The even (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 9:00 am
raise N' Motion Dance Center Open House
Special Event
Location
Praise in Motion,
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Description
You are invited to our free open house event to kick off our 2008 Fall Semester at Praise N' Motion Dance Center! Try one or all of our classes. Register for any one of our semester classes at the open house and receive 10% off. Below is the open house schedule. Please feel free to try them all! (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 10:30 am
CAMH: Storybook Club
Official Link
Child Friendly,Reading
Presented by Contemporary Arts Museum
Location
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston,
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Description
Parents and children five and under are invited to attend the CAMH’s Storybook Club, presented free by the Teen Council every Saturday morning (except certain holiday weekends) at 10:30 a.m. Members of the Teen Council, a select group of high school students employed by the CAMH to design education programming, will read from a variety of children’s tales in the Museum’s Cullen Education Resource Room. A new art activity relating to the story will be offered every week. (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 11:00 am
Imaginary Spaces: Selections from The Menil Collection
Official Link
Art Exhibition,Special Event
Presented by Menil Collection
Location
Menil Collection,
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0
Description
Artists and writers have long been intrigued with the idea of constructing imaginary space, from hypothetical utopian environments to invisible cities. The idea can encompass visionary architecture, the abstraction of space through text-based work, and earth art projects. Drawing from The Menil Collection’s diverse holdings of paintings and works on paper that deal with such representations of three-dimensional space, this exhibition will present a selection of Giovanni Piranesi’s 19t (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 11:00 am
Interactive Family Tours MFAH
Child Friendly,Special Event
Presented by Museum Of Fine Arts Houston
Location
Museum of Fine Arts Houston,
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0
Cost
$7
Description
The MFAH's new summer program of interactive Family Tours for parents and children age 5 and older continues every Saturday throughout the summer. This month's tours focus on art works that include animals. Through activities such as drawing, word games, riddles, movement exercises, and charades, safari goers hone their observation skills and explore how artists represent animals and their traits in art. The "Art Safari" varies each week so visitors may see different animals (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 12:00 am
Underground Soul-Artist Meet and Greet
Special Event
Location
The Breakfast Klub,
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Description
Meet and eat with some of the artists performing at Underground Soul Sessions. (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 2:00 pm
Customer Appreciation Day--Aerosol Warfare Gallery & Boutique
Special Event
Presented by Aerosol Warfare
Location
Aerosol Warfare Gallery and Boutique,
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0
Description
Get up to 50% off T-Shirts. (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 2:00 pm
City of Refuge
Reading
Presented by Brazos Bookstore
Location
Brazos Bookstore,
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Description
Tom Piazza's Why New Orleans Matters was the book that defined New Orleanians' response to Hurricane Katrina and its devastation of the people and culture of that great city. Now, in City of Refuge, this brilliantly talented, award-winning writer reaches deeper and wider to offer a shattering, panoramic novel that traces the stories of two families, one white and one black, as their lives are torn apart by the storm and then slowly stitched back together in its aftermath. Tom Piazza& (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 3:00 pm
OPEN HOUSE & FALL 2008 REGISTRATION AT DEL ESPADIN FLAMENCO & SPANISH DANCE ACADEMY
Special Event
Presented by Del Espadin Flamenco and Spanish Dance
Location
Del Espadin Dance Academy,
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Description
Del Espadin Flamenco & Spanish Dance Academy will welcome new and returning students who wish to register for classes starting in September. Please stop by for demo classes in Flamenco, Flamenco Guitar & Belly Dance! Also, presentations by Solo Sevillanas performing company & La Zambra Belly Dance Troupe! (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 6:00 pm
RELEASE: GIVE-AWAY III
Art Opening
Presented by Deborah Colton Gallery
Location
Commune,
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Description
Molly Gochman's GIVE-AWAY PROJECT is a series that continually unfolds. Release: Give-Away III addresses relationships with change through exhibiting large-scale prints and intimate paintings, inspired by aspects within these prints. Both the prints and paintings serve as a way of archiving choices, circumstances, and personalities. During the exhibition, the image on selected prints will become less distinct. People will use cleansing tools designed to correlate with the body as instrume (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 6:00 pm
Sinapses--an exhibition by Rosane Volchan O’Conor
Art Opening
Location
DesignWorks,
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Description
Volchan O’Conor, who currently resides with her family in Houston, grew up in Brazil, the daughter of ex-patriot Russian Jews, and studied medical research in Rio de Janeiro. Switching gears to follow her growing interests in music and art led her to Brussels, Belgium, where she studied both. So it is entirely consistent that the varied and numerous threads of her life should be expressed in her artwork. Monoprints are often considered the most painterly method of the printmaking techni (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 6:00 pm
Meet the Artist Peter Max
Art Opening,Special Event
Location
Off The Wall Gallery,
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Description
Max’s Colors of a Better World exhibit is the premiere show for Off the Wall’s new location and is sure to make a bold statement featuring more than 100 new pieces. Artwork is available for acquisition August 17 – 24 and each appearance is open to the public. Max’s latest retrospective features over 100 pieces of Max’s art, including original paintings, drawings, and limited-edition prints. The subject matter of the work ranges from the well known "Cosmic& (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 6:30 pm
Imaginary Spaces: Selections from The Menil Collection: Artist Talk and Film Screening
Official Link
Art Opening,Special Event
Presented by Menil Collection
Location
Menil Collection,
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Description
Free public program: Gallery Talk and Film Screening with Peter Mowris Aurora Picture Show and The Menil Collection join forces to present a FREE screening in the Menil Park at 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008, in association with the Menil Collection's exhibition Imaginary Spaces: Selections from The Menil Collection. The free screening, entitled "Space in Early Twentieth-Century Cinema," will consist of early 20th-century film shorts that experiment with the abstract (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 7:00 pm
Galveston Art Walk
Art Opening
Presented by Galveston Arts Center
Location
Galveston,
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Description
For over 18 years, Galveston Arts Center has produced ArtWalk on Saturday nights in the heart of the historic downtown district. Now spreading to other parts of the island, ArtWalk occurs approximately every 6 to 8 weeks. ArtWalk takes place in existing commercial galleries, non-profit art spaces, and "other walls" such as restaurants, businesses and retail stores. ArtWalk promotes the visual arts and artists, offers alternative places to see and learn about art while introducing new (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 7:30 pm
Unity Day
Official Link
Concert
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
Location
Miller Outdoor Theater,
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Description
Concert event pays tribute to popular recording artists Luther Vandross and Celia Cruz, who have made a significant impact not only on ethnic communities but the musical world in general. Performers TBA. Produced by CBA School of Arts & Walker Entertainment Group (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 7:30 pm
Underground Soul
Concert,Special Event
Location
Arena Theatre,
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0
Cost
$35
Description
The Arena Theatre welcomes & Erin's Hair presents the Underground Soul Summit featuring Eric Roberson, Leela James, Anthony David, Sy Smith, Gordon Chambers and Conya Doss. Hosted by Se7en and Punkin from Pluto. (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 8:00 pm
In the Middle
Musical
Presented by DiverseWorks
Location
DiverseWorks Theater,
map
0
Cost
$15
Description
This is the story of Camilla, who abandons society to build a floating brothel in the middle of the ocean. Soon she gets involved with a well-hung ghost and eventually follows him into the depths of Hell in search of true love. Greek Mythology collides with pirates, punks, and clowns in this rock-n-roll retelling of “Orpheus.” Book, Music & Lyrics by Chris Alonzo Directed by Brandon Dinklage About Melusine Theatre Company: The mission of Melusine Theatre Company is to deve (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 8:00 pm
Frenetic Fringe Festival
Official Link
Festival
Presented by Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre,Bootown Theatre,FrenetiCore,Houston Arts Alliance,Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company,Theater LaB Houston,Theatre New West,The Brazosport Laser Panthers
Location
Theater Lab Housotn,
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0
Cost
$16
Description
With funding from the Houston Arts Alliance, and co-curated by Gerald Labita of Theater LaB Houston, Frenetic Theater will host the first annual Frenetic Fringe Festival on August 15th-31st, showcasing Houston's finest cutting-edge dance, theater, music, and film. Participating artists in the three weekend programs include: Lindsey McGill, Stephen Laing, Liz Gilbert, Joe Watts, Onslaught, Rob Smith, Theatre LaB Houston, Ashley Horn, Mildred's Umbrella, Sol Y Luna Dance, Brazosport (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 8:00 pm
The Health Museum Celebrates Casino Night
Fundraiser,Special Event
Presented by The Health Museum
Location
Hotel ZaZa,
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0
Cost
$100
Description
The Health Museum celebrates its second annual Casino Night fundraiser on Saturday, August 23, 2008 from 8 p.m. to midnight at Hotel ZaZa. Casino Night Chairs, Katherine Orellana and Lauren Elizabeth Summerville and co-chair Amanda Mill have plans to turn the Phantom Ballroom at the Hotel ZaZa into a Third Coast Sin City destination. The evening includes entertainment, casino games including Black Jack, Roulette, and Poker, and “must-have” silent auction items. Refreshments will be (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 8:00 pm
Fine Art Fascists
Theater
Presented by The Brazosport Laser Panthers
Location
Midtown Arts Center,
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0
Description
The world premiere of the play “Fine Arts Fascists,” written and directed by Houston-based playwright Paul Locklear, opens. Locklear is a recipient of an Individual Artist Grant Award. This grant is issued by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. “A mentally unstable president, presiding over a failed war, attempts to appease his critics by ending the war and transferring the billions of dollars that had funded the war into the fine arts,” says Locklea (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 9:00 pm
Faye Robinson @ Sammy's
Official Link
Concert,Special Event
Location
Sammy's ,
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0
Cost
$10
Description
R&B with Faye Robinson and the Mid City Players every Friday and Saturday Night @ Sammy's. (more...)
Saturday, August 23, 11:59 pm
The 5th Annual A/V Swap
Official Link
Film/Cinema
Location
Landmark River Oaks,
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0
Cost
$5
Description
The A/V swap is annual event that brings together filmakers and composers.The concept is creative: filmmakers submit a short movie without a soundtrack and composers submit a soundtrack without a movie. Then the curators play matchmaker and assign each filmmaker a soundtrack for which he or she creates a NEW movie, and composers receive a movie for which they create a NEW soundtrack. The result is a collaboration between two artists who have never met creating something together. Special Mid (more...)
Sunday, August 24, 9:00 am
CALL FOR ARTISTS--Winter Holiday Art Market
Official Link
Call for Entries,Special Event
Presented by SPACETAKER
Location
Spacetaker Studio,
map
0
Description
For more information and to submit, follow the "official site" link or cut and paste the following into your browser: http://www.winterholidayartmarket.com/ Spacetaker, a cultural arts organization, host of the Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM), is giving local artists the chance to showcase their work to the general public at the Winter Holiday Art Market. The sale will take place the weekend of December 5-7, 2008, the weekend after Thanksgiving at Winter Street Studios. The even (more...)
Sunday, August 24, 11:00 am
Imaginary Spaces: Selections from The Menil Collection
Official Link
Art Exhibition,Special Event
Presented by Menil Collection
Location
Menil Collection,
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0
Description
Artists and writers have long been intrigued with the idea of constructing imaginary space, from hypothetical utopian environments to invisible cities. The idea can encompass visionary architecture, the abstraction of space through text-based work, and earth art projects. Drawing from The Menil Collection’s diverse holdings of paintings and works on paper that deal with such representations of three-dimensional space, this exhibition will present a selection of Giovanni Piranesi’s 19t (more...)
Sunday, August 24, 12:00 am
Meet the Artist Peter Max
Art Exhibition,Special Event
Location
Off The Wall Gallery,
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Description
Meet the Artist Peter Max and see (and perhaps purchase) a large selection of his work. (more...)
Sunday, August 24, 12:00 am
Afternoon Art Workshops Sundays
Workshop
Presented by SuperHappyFunLand
Location
SuperHappyFunLand,
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Description
Afternoon Art Workshops Sundays! You are welcome to participate in our workshops, work on your own art projects, or just hang out and have fun! Workshops are RSVP, call 713.880.2100 or email olivia@fluff.tv Screen Printing, Tie Dye, Craft Sewing (Quilts, Crochet, Knitting, Sock Monkeys!), Polymer Clay (Clay Animation!), Painting, and/or Mosaic Workshops. Go with the flow with our hands on DIY art workshops or contact us to host your own art workshop! (more...)
Sunday, August 24, 12:00 am
Theater District Open House
Special Event
Presented by Ars Lyrica Houston
Location
Zilkha Hall,
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Description
Join Ars Lyrica for the Theater District Open House at the Hobby Center Zilkha Hall Lobby from Noon-5PM (more...)
Sunday, August 24, 1:00 pm
The 13 Pink Party @ 13 Celsius
Fundraiser,Special Event
Presented by 13 Celsius
Location
13 Celsius,
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Cost
$20
Description
We look forward to seeing you at 13 on Sunday, August 24th for our inaugural Pink Party! Wear PINK, think PINK and drink PINK all day. It's hot outside and we want to cool you down...drink PINK wine, PINK sangria, PINK mimosas, PINK beer and gnosh on shrimp and hot dogs from the barbie. Don't forget that a percentage of the proceeds for this event go to benefit the Beth Sanders Moore Young Breast Cancer Survivors' Program, a charity that provides information, support and re (more...)
Sunday, August 24, 7:30 pm
Women in Jazz
Official Link
Concert
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
Location
Miller Outdoor Theater,
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Description
“A Salute to Dinah Washington,” featuring Stephanie Jordan, Carolyn Blanchard and special guest artist to be announced. Produced by the Community Music Center (more...)
Monday, August 25, 9:00 am
CALL FOR ARTISTS--Winter Holiday Art Market
Official Link
Call for Entries,Special Event
Presented by SPACETAKER
Location
Spacetaker Studio,
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Description
For more information and to submit, follow the "official site" link or cut and paste the following into your browser: http://www.winterholidayartmarket.com/ Spacetaker, a cultural arts organization, host of the Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM), is giving local artists the chance to showcase their work to the general public at the Winter Holiday Art Market. The sale will take place the weekend of December 5-7, 2008, the weekend after Thanksgiving at Winter Street Studios. The even (more...)
Monday, August 25, 10:00 am
Save the Date:November 6 - Buffalo Bayou Ball
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Fundraiser,Special Event
Presented by Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Location
Sabine Bridge,
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Description
Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s annual fundraising event on historic Sabine Bridge overlooking the downtown waterfront CELEBRATING Clean & Green, a Buffalo Bayou Cleanup and Recycling Program. HONORING Elyse and Mayor Bob Lanier Kim Ogg Port of Houston Authority Shell Oil Company For their leadership in creating and funding Clean & Green TRANSFORMING The form and function of everyday materials polluting our city’s historic waterway. CHAIRING Debby Francis Mo (more...)
Monday, August 25, 8:30 pm
Domy Monday Night Films
Film/Cinema
Presented by Domy Books and Films
Location
Domy Books,
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Description
july 21 Pumping Iron Before The Terminator, before The Governator, there was Pumping Iron. This documentary follows Arnold Schwarzenegger during his days of body building champion and five time title holder of Mr. Olympia. A true character study of the man who would become one of the most recognizable faces in cinema history and a national leader. This film is downright hilarious at times, and shows what an arrogant bastard Arnold can be. Arnold's main competition is none other th (more...)
Monday, August 25, 9:00 pm
Queer Voices - Mon 9:00 - 11:00 PM
Official Link
TV/Radio
Presented by KPFT Studio
Location
KPFT STUDIO,
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Description
Queer Voices - Mon 9:00 - 11:00 PM. Gay & Lebian / Bi-Sexual and Transgender Issues. Queeer Voices taps the pulse of both the local and national GLBT community, providing insightful interviews and thought provoking commentary. Queer Voices also includes a monthly Queer Music Heritage (QMH) segment, and weekly news and views from the nationally syndicated "This Way Out program". Long time Houston Activist, committed shorts wearer, and former Executive Director of the Houston (more...)
Tuesday, August 26, 9:00 am
CALL FOR ARTISTS--Winter Holiday Art Market
Official Link
Call for Entries,Special Event
Presented by SPACETAKER
Location
Spacetaker Studio,
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Description
For more information and to submit, follow the "official site" link or cut and paste the following into your browser: http://www.winterholidayartmarket.com/ Spacetaker, a cultural arts organization, host of the Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM), is giving local artists the chance to showcase their work to the general public at the Winter Holiday Art Market. The sale will take place the weekend of December 5-7, 2008, the weekend after Thanksgiving at Winter Street Studios. The even (more...)
Tuesday, August 26, 10:00 am
Save the Date:November 6 - Buffalo Bayou Ball
Official Link
Fundraiser,Special Event
Presented by Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Location
Sabine Bridge,
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Description
Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s annual fundraising event on historic Sabine Bridge overlooking the downtown waterfront CELEBRATING Clean & Green, a Buffalo Bayou Cleanup and Recycling Program. HONORING Elyse and Mayor Bob Lanier Kim Ogg Port of Houston Authority Shell Oil Company For their leadership in creating and funding Clean & Green TRANSFORMING The form and function of everyday materials polluting our city’s historic waterway. CHAIRING Debby Francis Mo (more...)
Tuesday, August 26, 2:00 pm
Customer Appreciation Day--Aerosol Warfare Gallery & Boutique
Special Event
Presented by Aerosol Warfare
Location
Aerosol Warfare Gallery and Boutique,
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Description
Get up to 50% off T-Shirts. (more...)
Tuesday, August 26, 6:00 pm
Turn Up The Heat Raffle
Special Event
Presented by Recipe for Success Foundation
Location
So Vino,
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Cost
$25
Description
Recipe for Success invites you to join the fun as we kick off the Turn Up The Heat Raffle sales for the Blue Plate Special Cafe-A Harvest Luncheon with Dr. Oz. (more...)
Tuesday, August 26, 7:00 pm
Craft Night
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Workshop
Presented by Caroline Collective
Location
Caroline Collective,
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Description
About Craft Night Every Tuesday night at Caroline this summer, we're holding Craft Night. Craft Night has in the past been a time to get together and work on all those weird projects that have been sitting in the corner. Examples of some of the original Craft Night projects: * Oven baked pulped cardboard for disaster relief bricks. * A scrapbook of polaroids taken every day over the past three years. * Paper cut outs for an eventual miniature puppet theatre. * A watercolor paint (more...)
Tuesday, August 26, 7:30 pm
Houston Roller Derby Recreational League
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Meeting
Presented by Houston Roller Derby
Location
Dairy Ashford Roller Rink,
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Description
Interested in roller derby, learning how to skate, or just being a part of Houston Roller Derby without all the blood and tears? Well then we have the perfect thing for you! HRD has created our first official recreational league! This league is for retired HRD skaters, ladies who don't have the time to train with the big-dogs, ladies who need to learn how to skate and want basic skills, or just someone who wants to play for the fun of it! This is also the perfect way to train for the nex (more...)
Tuesday, August 26, 7:30 pm
Nuestra Palabra - Tuesday: 7:30 -8:30 PM
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Reading,TV/Radio
Presented by KPFT Studio,Nuestra Palabra
Location
KPFT STUDIO,
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Description
Nuestra Palabra - Tuesday: 7:30 -8:30 PM. Latino Writers having their say. Tony Diaz & Crew (more...)
Tuesday, August 26, 7:30 pm
Robert Bates play Bach's "Clavier-Übung Pt. III"
Concert,Lecture
Presented by Ars Lyrica Houston
Location
University of Houston,
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Come join us at the University of Houston to hear Robert Bates play Bach's "Clavier-Übung Pt. III" next Tuesday evening, August 26. Yours truly gets things started with a lecture on same, in Dudley Hall (Fine Arts Building) at 7:30 pm, and the concert follows directly in the Organ Hall next door. For those who've never been: Fine Arts is directly across the wooded grove (to the east) from the Moores School of Music building, campus entrance no. 16 off Cullen Blvd (more...)
Tuesday, August 26, 8:30 pm
Pin Up Lounge
Concert,Dance Performance
Presented by Avant Garden
Location
AvantGarden,
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Description
The Renegades and Their Collection of Carnies are pleased to announce their next show at Avant Garden :: PIN UP LOUNGE – one night of belly dance, burlesque, and live music Special Guests-- Shandi Azizia (Cindy B. of the Tribal Lillies) Sonia Flores Noore Kavir SOOFY Live music by Sonia Flores (bass and vocals) Dug Falk (xylophone and trumpet) and drummer friends of SOOFY (more...)