“Houston’s University” was founded in 1927 as a night school meeting in borrowed rooms, but it quickly grew into a four-year university and is now a major urban research institution. Our 90-minute docent-guided tour of the UH campus traces the...
The most beautiful love story every told comes to life on stage at the University of Houston Clear Lake Bayou Theater. Impressive choreography from the Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre will enhance this beautiful musical!
The William A. Wilson Realty Co. began developing Woodland Heights in 1907 on 136 acres of land that was once part of John Austin’s Mexican land grant. The neighborhood was one of Houston’s first “streetcar suburbs” — a streetcar line ran from...
As large as it is, Houston shares a feature with dozens of small towns across Texas: a courthouse square. On Sunday evening, June 16, we’ll take a look at the history and architecture of the neighborhood surrounding the Harris County Courthouse — one of...
The Rice University campus is one of the most beautiful places in Houston thanks to the Mediterranean-influenced designs of Boston architects Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, who were responsible for the university’s earliest buildings. Our 90-minute, docent-guided...
Allen’s Landing is sometimes called “Houston’s Plymouth Rock,” and with good reason: It is the spot where the city’s founders, Augustus and John Kirby Allen, are said to have set foot on the land that would become Houston. Allen’s...
Through an inimitable voice that The New York Times touts as “a smooth, dark alto possessed of qualities you might associate with barrel-aged bourbon or butter-soft leather,” acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Lizz Wright’s singing is a soaring reflection of the...
Meta4 returns to DACAMERA with a dynamic program of vivid musical contrasts. DACAMERA’s dear friend, the great Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023), is remembered with a performance of her second quartet, Terra Memoria; composed “for those departed,” the work...
Join us for a 2 day hands on clay workshop. The workshop will focus on demonstrating how Diana creates complex surfaces using custom sprig molds, carving, and handmade draw tools. Participants will learn to make their own custom sprig molds and drawing tools, with...
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...
One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism and pop allure. His forays into melding musical idioms, in both trio and solo settings,...
Redbud Arts Center is excited to announce our upcoming exhibition, “Ancestral Reverie,” featuring the works of artist Amanda Barry Jones. The exhibition will open Saturday, August 3, showcasing a captivating collection that explores themes of heritage,...
Join us for a specialized workshop tailored for ceramic artists, taught by Professional and Nationally Merited Photographer Teri Whittaker. Learn how to take stunning, professional-quality photographs of your ceramic creations using minimal supplies such as your...
Featuring works by Gallery Artists Helen Altman, Michael Bise, Pat Colville, James Drake, Roy Fridge, Joseph Glasco, Stephen Greene, Bethany Johnson, Lucas Johnson, Page Kempner, Michael Kennaugh, Jim Love, MANUAL (Ed Hill & Suzanne Bloom), Mary McCleary, Melissa...
Duke Ellington looms large as one of the most important composers, bandleaders and pianists of the 20th century. Experience the timeless genius of Ellington’s music, brilliantly reimagined by pianist Jason Moran, in this extraordinary celebration of the composer’s...
Redbud Arts Center is thrilled to present an exhibition titled “Breaking Boundaries,” featuring five exceptional German artists, Julia Hochbaum, Maria Braune, Thomas Geyer, Gustav Sonntag, and Cristoph Rodes, from our sister city of Leipzig. “Breaking Boundaries” is...
Prepare yourself for a first of its kind performance! Ripley Prescott is a completely improvised horror movie created right in front of you from Company OnStage and Pronoia Theater. Step into the unknown as our talented cast creates a terrifyingly original story right...
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.”...
Learn how we became Space City and details about the moon landing! About the speaker: Tom Moser was born and raised in Houston. He began his career 50 plus year career in the aerospace industry at NASA, where he participated in every U.S. human space flight program...
Under the direction of Dr. Clif Evans, the AFA Symphony Orchestra performs Shostakovich’s mighty Symphony No. 5 along with the winner of the Concerto Competition, cellist Bren Staples performing the first movement of Elgar’s Cello Concerto. The String Chamber...
