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Gulf Coast October Reading

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Please join Gulf Coast: A Magazine of Literature and Art for guest author Karisma Price who will be joined by 3 graduate students from the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program. Karisma Price is an assistant professor of English at Tulane University. A poet and screenwriter, she is the author of I'm Always So Serious […]

Free

Artist Talk and Tour with Throughline

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

Join FotoFest on Saturday, October 19, from 2 to 3 PM for a moderated panel discussion exploring constructed spaces, identities, and residual histories through performance and photography. Artists from Throughline Collective's Troubling the Boundaries exhibition—Beatriz Bellorin, Luisa Durate, Jake Eshelmen, Angela Chen, JR Roykovich, and Sarah Sudhoff—expand on their artistic practices as they relate to […]

Free

Inprint Richard Powers Reading

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

Inprint presents Pulitzer Prize winning author RICHARD POWERS who will read from his new novel PLAYGROUND followed by an on-stage conversation with author and National Book Critics Circle finalist Lacy M. Johnson. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing. The event is presented as part of the 2024/2025 Inprint Margarett Root Brown […]

$5

Interactive Story Time with Stacey Allen

Discovery Green Labranch at Lamar, Houston, TX, United States

Hear author and performance artist, Stacey Allen, as she reads from her book, "A Little Optimism Goes a Long Way," that depicts how a young girl uses dance to develop self confidence. Participants will be learn fun dance moves and participate in art activities. September 14th at 11AM- 12PM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library 7405 Stella […]

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

An Evening with David Sedaris

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

One of America’s pre-eminent humor writers With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. His latest, Pretty Ugly, his first children’s book about a monster learning to appreciate beauty in all its weird and wonderful forms. A longtime Houston audience favorite, Sedaris returns with an evening of readings […]

$39
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

Lecture by George Baker: Drawing According to Tacita Dean

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

George Baker, Professor and Chair, Department of Art History at UCLA, uses passages from his latest book, Lateness and Longing: On the Afterlife of Photography, to respond to and open up questions around the "Tacita Dean: Blind Folly" exhibition at the Menil Collection.

Free

Imperilled by Election Anxieties

NOKturne 17062 Saturn Lane, Houston, TX, United States

Bring your poems focusing on contemporary events and social justice causes! Followed by a general open mic. This event promises to be fun, engaging, and a learning experience for people across political groups.

Free
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

Cerveza Songs: Houston, TX Publication Launch & Reading

Gristworkz 1504 Chapman St, Houston, TX, United States

Listen to poetry written by Houstonians inspired by Houston beer! Come celebrate the launch of Cerveza Songs, a publication & website dedicated to craft beer poetry. Free entry & copies for sale. Support BIPOC businesses and HTX beer! Sunday, November 2, 2024 @ 3pm Gristworkz 1504 Chapman St Houston, TX 77009

Free

Artist Talk: Wardell Milan

The Menil Drawing Institute 1412 W. Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Wardell Milan delivers an Artist Talk on the occasion of the Menil’s display of "Pulse", in the exhibition "Fragments of Memory" at the Menil Drawing Institute. Milan is known for his drawings and collages of paradisiacal landscapes inhabited by composite, fragmented figures.

Free