Buffalo Bayou Partnership is fluttering into summer with a series of nature walks exploring this year’s Summer Species, butterflies! Learn about local butterfly species, life cycle, and habitat on this discovery tour of Buffalo Bayou with Nancy Greig, former director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center. An avid natural historian “jack of all trades”, she has […]
Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership for Flutter Fling, a summer butterfly extravaganza! Participate in butterfly crafts, and then join the Pollinator Parade from Lost Lake to the Jackson Hill Bridge, where you can spot butterflies at The Houston Monarch Story by Michelle Matthews, a living art piece that uses larger-than-life butterfly sculptures and a growing pollinator […]
Summer Language School registration is open now. Don't miss a chance to register for our Russian Language School this summer. We offer group lessons for kids ages 3-14, and private lessons as well. Learn a new language this summer, enhance your child's education! Hurry up and secure your spot at the School! Private and Online […]
What defines a Ward, or in a more modern sense of the word, a neighborhood? Sabine Street Studios is located in Houston's historic First Ward, meaning the first developed in Houston. As artists and creatives we all come from different backgrounds and heritages, as does our practice. But this practice has a shared sense of […]
9:30 a.m. - Juneteenth Freedmen’s Town Bike Riders ride by the Yates House for this photo opportunity tradition 9:45 a.m. - Teacake reception, red velvet coffee will be served 10:00 a.m. - Historian and Poet Dr. Don Williams reads General Order No. 3 10:05 a.m. - Martha Whiting-Goddard, great granddaughter of Reverend Jack Yates, shares […]
Empower yourself and your community this summer with Bayou Preservation Association's Resiliency at Home Workshops! Through a series of engaging, hands-on sessions held on the third Saturday of June, July, and August, you'll gain the knowledge and skills to implement nature-based solutions that benefit both your neighborhood and Houston's vital bayou systems. Each workshop will […]
From June 15 to August 18, 2024 Please join TXRX Labs in the Techne Gallery for a talented membership showcase of our woodworking community. Objects will include furniture, Maloof inspired chairs, hand turned bowls, cutting boards and decorative inlay applications through VCarve, CNC work, live edge work, wood turning and various hand finishing techniques. Come […]
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum’s new rotating exhibition, The Blue Helmets in Action, focuses on the 93rd Infantry Division, the first African American combat division to be activated during World War II. The purpose of the exhibition is to educate visitors about this historically overlooked Army division. The exhibition follows the formation of The Blue Helmets, […]
"Resilience Rising: Navigating Earth's Challenges" is a thought-provoking art exhibition that delves into the urgent need for awareness and preparedness in the face of environmental risks. Through various artistic mediums, the project confronts issues such as the climate crisis, flooding, food deserts, hurricanes and tropical storms, environmental justice, and electricity disruption. The exhibition aims to […]
February 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 From award-winning paintings to vintage bronco bull riding photos, this HLSR exhibit complements the rodeo season in February and the Texas History Month in March. This exhibit represents the cowboy spirit across Houston’s main heritages and is a big part of Houston history! Rodeo culture brings nearly all […]
We are featuring an exhibit with the University of Houston that features Latin artists through an art digital board that also features our mural. Under the leadership of Dr. Pamela Anne Quiroz, Director of the University of Houston’s (UH) Center for Mexican American and Latino Studies (CMALS) launched the groundbreaking digital board, Latino cARTographies: Mapping […]
"The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection" celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black Americans from 1595 to present day. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, the exhibition of the same name features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during […]
