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Milan Kundera Book Club Discusses The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

Czech Cultural Center Houston (Czech Center Museum Houston) 4920 San Jacinto, Houston, TX, United States

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Please join us for the last in a series of events exploring the work of Milan Kundera (1929-2023), the Czech writer whose books became an international phenomenon. During the Soviet domination of Czechoslovakia, Kundera reminded the world of his native country’s central place in European culture. His formative influences […]

A Conversation with Jenna Bush Hager

Wortham Theater Center - Cullen Theater 501 Texas Ave., Houston, TX, United States

Jenna Bush Hager has amazing stories to tell Moderated by Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse Hager is the co-host of NBC’s TODAY with Hoda & Jenna and author of New York Times bestsellers including Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss and Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope. The humanitarian and former […]

$39

Shakespeare in Italy

Italian Cultural Center - Milford House 1101 Milford Street, Houston, TX, United States

As far as we know, William Shakespeare never traveled to Italy. But the culture of Italy fascinated him. The dramatic action for one-third of all his plays takes place within an Italian setting, either ancient or contemporary. From the lovelorn and feud-vexed streets of Romeo and Juliet’s Verona and the ancient Roman forum in which […]

2024 Ruth Vinn Hendler Lack Lecture with Walter Ulrich of Medical Bridges

Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, United States

Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the 2024 Ruth Vinn Hendler Lack Lecture with Walter Ulrich, President & CEO of the nonprofit organization Medical Bridges. Medical Bridges is a leader in global health equity and a life-changing and lifesaving nonprofit serving the global poor by providing needed medical supplies and equipment to clinics and hospitals. In […]

Free

Curator Talk: Clare Elliott on A Neighborhood of Art

The Menil Collection 1533 Sul Ross Street, Houston, TX, United States

Dubbed “a neighborhood of art” by critic Reyner Banham, the Menil Collection consists of five buildings spread across 30 acres. Clare Elliott, Associate Research Curator, will lead a tour of the green spaces, giving an overview of the museum’s history, architecture, and outdoor sculptures by artists Michael Heizer, Ellsworth Kelly, and Mark di Suvero.

Free

AEP6 Arts Advocacy Briefing with Randy Cohen

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, United States

HAA is the local partner for the Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 study from Americans for the Arts. Houston and Harris County data shows that the arts are a net income generator for the City of Houston. The arts help pay the city’s bills generating $31,839,097 in tax revenue for the city and employing 19,552 […]

Free

Inprint Rumaan Alam & Danzy Senna Reading

Rice University - Brockman Hall for Opera 6100 S. Main , Houston, TX, United States

Rumaan Alam and Danzy Senna will read from their new novels ENTITLEMENT and COLORED TELEVISION, followed by an on-stage conversation with Pushcart Prize winning author of the novel BANG! and a forthcoming essay collection, Daniel Peña. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing. The event is presented as part of the 2024/2025 […]

$5

Inprint Paul Lynch Reading

The Alley Theatre 615 Texas St , Houston, TX, United States

Inprint presents Irish author PAUL LYNCH will read from his Booker Prize winning novel PROPHET SONG in his first North American tour with the breathtaking novel. Following the reading he will have an on-stage conversation with Houston author and former Houston Chronicle Book Editor Maggie Galehouse. The evening will conclude with a book sale and […]

$5

AI in the Arts: Redefining Creativity with Omnigenesis

Sawyer Yards 2101 Winter St , Houston, TX, United States

Join FotoFest on Saturday, October 12, from 5 to 6 PM for AI in the Arts: Redefining Creativity, a panel discussion featuring artists from the Texas-based Omnigenesis Collective's exhibition, Apeirophobia. This program begins following an interactive outpainting workshop from 1 to 4 PM. Featuring experts in artificial intelligence (AI), the discussion will delve into AI's […]

Free

Architecture Walk: Midtown

Midtown 1200 Holman Street , Houston, TX, United States

The area now known as Midtown originally developed as farmland on the outskirts of Houston, then was transformed into the upscale South End residential district as the city expanded to the south around the turn of the 20th century. Over the years, South End residents moved to newer suburban neighborhoods and their grand homes were […]

$7 – $10
Event Series James: A Book Group (Hybrid)

James: A Book Group (Hybrid)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Uncover the remnants of a forgotten, hidden time, and discuss how these remnants linger and influence the present. Can re-imagining the past change how we experience our present? In his latest novel James, Percival Everett – author, educator, and presenter at The Jung Center’s upcoming spring benefit – takes an imaginal step back into the […]

$125 – $135

Book Launch and In Conversation | Olivia Erlanger and Chris Kraus

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) 5216 Montrose, Houston, TX, United States

Join us for a conversation between writer and critic Chris Kraus and artist Olivia Erlanger on the occasion of the catalogue launch for Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow. Kraus has written extensively about contemporary visual art. Her work has been widely translated, and her first novel, I Love Dick, was adapted for television. Kraus […]

Free