Enjoy the magic of the holiday season at Houston’s favorite holiday lights experience, TXU Energy presents Zoo Lights at Houston Zoo! The spectacular Zoo grounds are the perfect setting to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season with family and friends. - Experience the Holiday Grove presented by TXU Energy with animal-themed lanterns under […]
Saturdays, Nov. 18 and 25; Dec. 2, 9, & 16; 6 – 10 p.m. Flea by Night is an open-air market featuring local artisans and small business owners selling vintage, handmade, recycled, repurposed and local goods. While you’re there enjoy “A Happy Houston Holiday” musical performance on Avenida Plaza from 6 – 8 p.m. Plus, […]
Houston Repertoire Ballet (HRB), Houston’s premier pre-professional ballet company, celebrates its 28th season, beginning with its 25th annual performance series of The Nutcracker, featuring exquisite professional guest artists Nikisha Fogo as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Aaron Robison as the Cavalier both of the San Francisco Ballet, along with Quinton Brooks as the Snow King, […]
Estimated runtime of 2 hours and 30 minutes including a 15 minute intermission. A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne—after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, with a fresh […]
For over twenty years, the UH School of Theatre & Dance has presented the Emerging Choreographers Showcase to introduce audiences to rising student talent. UH School of Theatre & Dance students produce, choreograph, perform, and design the entire evening, showcasing their performance, design, and production skills in a professional theatre setting.
Embark on a mesmerizing journey as we honor the legacy of Sergei Rachmaninoff, a distinguished composer of the 20th century. Experience the grandeur of the Moores School Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorale as they unite their musical prowess in an awe-inspiring performance. Rachmaninoff’s masterpieces will come alive through the harmonious synergy of orchestral melodies and […]
The Nutcracker is a classical ballet performed in two acts to Tchaikovsky’s music. Based on a surreal short story by E. T. A. Hoffmann, The Nutcracker tells the story of Clara, a young girl who dreams of having adventures with a nutcracker that she receives for Christmas. It is a classical holiday tradition filled with toy […]
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sounds-and-sensations-swirl-tickets-756271567617?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0nO1QmvT3b5J_qMu7JALw5c8TZCbEXHrJMLrcFS8NkaRaHrRP39Ya9Cpc Rose Kearin, soprano and Alexa Sowers, piano present an evening of art song. Both Eastman School of Music alumni, their passion for art song and recital has come together in this collaboration. Program: Tom Cipullo - Late Summer Claude Debussy - Ariettes oublées Undine Smith Moore Richard Strauss - Op 10 Venue Located at […]
The Finntastic! Film Series continues! For our final Finnish film by female filmmakers, we present: Aurora Twentysomething Aurora, a commitment-phobic party animal, finds herself at loose ends as she faces eviction from her family home. At a hot-dog stand in Lapland she meets Darian, an Iranian who needs to marry a Finnish woman to gain […]
Houston’s holiday tradition continues with the magic and wonder of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker. Following the annual Stahlbaum Christmas party, journey through the glittering Land of Snow to the bright and joyful Kingdom of Sweets with Clara, Drosselmeyer and the Prince as he reunites with the Sugar Plum Fairy amongst the clouds, where the real […]
Conductor Laureate Andrés Orozco-Estrada leads Shostakovich’s cinematic, richly evocative Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905. It’s a work with important ties to Houston—the Houston Symphony gave the U.S. premiere in 1957, and released the first-ever commercial recording shortly after. Recognized as one of the great violinists of our time, the incomparable Augustin Hadelich returns with Shostakovich’s dynamic […]
Saturdays, Nov. 18 – Jan. 27; 8 – 10 p.m.* Listen to the coolest Top 40 pop hits while skating on the ice. *Dec. 9, 8:30 – 10:30 p.m.
