Swing into the New Year as crooner Tony DeSare and the Houston Symphony Big Band perform showstopping Sinatra standards like “Come Fly with Me,” “New York, New York,” and “Fly Me to the Moon,” along with popular tunes from the golden age of Big Band and Swing.
Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography was prescient in its consideration of gender fluidity across physical and spiritual metamorphoses. This award-winning documentary is a personal essay, historical analysis, and social manifesto. Paul B. Preciado’s bold stylistic approach features a cross section of trans and nonbinary individuals who interpret scenes from the novel, weaving their […]
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 […]
Tuesdays, Nov. 14 – Jan. 23; 7 – 7 15 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 12 & 26; Dec. 3; Jan. 7, 14 & 28; 7 – 7 15 p.m. Houston’s top figure skaters perform demonstrations. Get inspired by what’s possible when you practice on Green Mountain Energy Ice at Discovery Green!
St. Luke's United Methodist Church presents organist Jean-Willy Kunz and the InSpirations Ensemble from Montreal in an unforgettable evening of jazz and classical music. The musical kaleidoscope offered at this concert bears witness to the wide spectrum of the group's respective musical influences, from the traditional music of eastern Europe, via klezmer, to jazz. The […]
THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll. One of the world’s best-selling artists […]
Join us as we celebrate this new selection of reading series plays! ORDER OF SHOW Act I: 1. "Wash and Go" by Nana Konadu Cann 2. "Rosemary and Timon" by Gregory S. Carr 3. "Pocketbook" by Cris Eli Blak 4. "Double Standard" by Kimberly Ridgeway Intermission Act II: 5. "Match Point" by Krystle Dellihue 6. […]
Diabelli 200 Explorer is the interactive website accompanying Anthony Brandt’s February 24-25 premiere of Diabelli 200, commissioned by Performing Arts Houston for their New/Now performance series. This virtual component explores the historic and neuroscience inspiration behind this new work, which was developed in collaboration with University of Houston neuroscientist Dr. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal. In 1819, […]
Foto Relevance is pleased to present A Gracious Breath, an online exhibition of works by Xuan-Hui Ng. The Singaporean, Tokyo-based artist's serendipitous landscapes capture transient moments of beauty within the vastness of nature. Photographed largely in Hokkaido, Nagano, and Aomori, Japan, the landscapes featured in this exhibition focus on the enchanting nature of winter, with […]
Beautiful City—Empty City showcases the architectural photography by Leonid Furmansky shot in downtown Houston during the pandemic. Selected from a portfolio titled Oil Towers, these images depict the city we know so well as a mostly empty and evocative canvas for exploration. The isolation experienced due to COVID-19 is visible in the vacant, frozen quality of the […]
Curated by Houston artist Jorge "Toto" Flores, The Sabines is a rich exhibition of artworks by the Sabine Street Studio tenant artists, that explores the idea of passage and what that entails in each artist's life. As an artist, there is a key moment in the creative process when the individual is forced to change […]
Remains features photographs and mixed media works that explore the politics of land, erasure, loss, memory, and preservation through the lens of The 1867 Settlement in Texas City. Shon’s work explores spaces instilled with meaning and memory, family and community legacy, forgotten and missing information, and reimagined futures. Sourcing newspaper articles from The Daily News […]
