TOPIC: Submittable TIME: Sunday, August 11, 4:00–6:00 p.m. CST/CDT PRICE: Free for members, Pay what you can for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd Suite B Houston TX 77007 (map) The five-hundred pound gorilla of on-call submissions, Submittable can be a monster for any author to tackle. Join us as […]
Market Square, one of the public squares laid out in the Allen brothers' original plan of Houston, was home to the city market and City Hall from 1841 to 1939. During that time, the square became the center of Houston's early commercial district. Although the area declined in the mid-20th century, preservation projects have brought […]
In the fourteenth century, Siena reached what some might call its golden age of art and architecture. In this lecture, Dr. Judith Steinhoff will contextualize selected masterpieces from Late Medieval Siena, exploring the political ideals that shaped them and what they can teach us about art and culture in trecento Italy. About the Presenter Judith […]
INSTRUCTOR: Nick Almeida TIME: Four Wednesdays, August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $150 for members, $180 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Thursday, August 8. After Thursday, August 8: $180 for members, $210 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship […]
Houston – A Second Choice City Texans are a proud lot, and Houston is no exception. Jesse Jones even remarked in a 1954 letter, as Houston achieved a population of one million people, “Looking at the map, the United States rests of Texas and Texas rests on Houston.” But not everyone has seen it that […]
Poems of Their Future is an expression of reflection. In response to Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege, Poems of Their Future features poetry, music, and dance to build upon themes of history and heritage as these things exist sacredly in Freedmen’s Town. Poems of Their Future artistically echoes a call for preservation and […]
Poems of Their Future is an evening of performance activating Theaster Gates: The Gift and the Renege. The program, created by Avalon Hogans, a multidisciplinary writer/artist and resident of Freedmen's Town, invites attendees to consider Houston’s Mother Ward as a place with a resilient history and vibrant future. Finding home in community and celebrating expression, […]
INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Spears TIME: Sunday, August 18, 3:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, August 12. After Monday, August 12: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom LEVEL: All […]
INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Spears TIME: Sunday, August 18, 3:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, August 12. After Monday, August 12: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom LEVEL: All […]
DANEZ SMITH, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for HOMIE and Lambda Literary Award winner for BOY, with their new collection BLUFF. In conversation with 2022 Texas Poet Laureate Lupe Mendez. General admission $5. Book sale and signing to follow. Alley Theatre.
Join us for a special event presented by Inprint, The Menil Collection, and Rice University Department of English, featuring renowned author Hari Kunzru and his latest novel, Blue Ruin. After his reading, Hari will be in conversation with Rice professor and local author Rosa Boshier González. A book sale and signing will follow.
Inprint and the Menil Collection copresent a reading by author Hari Kunzru featuring his new book, "Blue Ruin", followed by conversation with author Rosa Boshier González. Kunzru’s novel masterfully weaves through time, painting an extraordinary portrait of an artist as he reconnects with his past and faces the world he once cherished but ultimately left […]
