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Thursday May 31, 2012
11:00 AM

Houston Metropolitan Dance Company's “Swing, Jive and Pop into Dance” incorporates history, fashion, music and the arts into an interactive blast of excitement. The company dances through the eras ...

5:00 PM

Raise a glass to the arts at Spacetaker's Cultured Cocktails. This weekly happy hour allows guests to get up close and personal with members of the arts and creative ...

5:00 PM
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Led by instructor Henderson Smith, the classes will be held on the Chapel grounds near the reflecting pool and Barnett Newman's sculpture Broken Obelisk. The classes will be suitable ...

5:30 PM

Houston Arts Alliance Gallery

Members of the Contemporary Handweavers of Houston and a co-Founder from The Community Cloth will conduct an informal panel discussion exploring the economics of handmade textiles and the mechanics of ...

5:30 PM

Spend an evening at one of Houston's most treasured estates, Rienzi, and enjoy a Twilight Tour of the home's remarkable collection of European decorative arts and gardens. Mix ...

5:30 PM

The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park

Houston blues legends come to life in this exhibit of art posters of musicians like Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins and Pete "Love You Madly" Mayes. The exhibit will also feature one-of-a ...

6:00 PM

Hughes Hangar

Take a stand against mental illness and join in for a breezy summer social during which guests mingle with other guys and gals, savor bites, enjoy drink specials and help ...

6:30 PM

At the Kemah Boardwalk's 14th annual Rock the Dock summer-long concert series, music lovers will enjoy beats from local and regional bands beginning in May and continuing each Thursday ...

6:30 PM

Spring Street Studios

Paint It Red, a benefit fashion show for the American Heart Association, features fifteen talented young designers from Bellaire High School, St. Agnes Academy, Episcopal High School, The High School ...

6:30 PM

Rock out at these family-friendly concerts showcasing music of Texas and the Gulf Coast. Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are welcome. Food, beer and wine are available for purchase. No ...

7:00 PM

Shepherd School of Music

Hear 10 of the finest young musicians from around the world battle it out for a life-changing opportunity to perform with the Houston Symphony.

7:30 PM

The Marque

Olympic coach Jean Lopez and his legendary Taekwondo gold medal winning team comprised of Steve, Diana and Mark Lopez are honored at "A Night With Olympic Champions" cocktail benefit. Guests ...

7:30 PM

When you put together a very pregnant woman, an over-the-top television personality, his fiery wife, his mistress, his hungover best friend and an all too wise 9-year-old — it's going ...

7:30 PM

The funniest of modern comedies and a farce within a farce, Noises Off takes the clichés of the genre and shakes them up in a wild comic blender into ...

7:30 PM

Busan Metropolitan Traditional Orchestra performs traditional Korean music as well as contemporary compositions by some of the country's leading composers. Co-presented by the Consulate General of the Republic of ...

7:30 PM

This show celebrates the modern family, shatters the myths of mental illness and redefines what it means to be "normal" in an ever-changing, unknowable world. Written by Tom Kitt and ...

7:30 PM

"They told me it wasn't like this anymore. Why is it still like this?" bemoans Eliza, a female architect, as she slams into the firm’s glass ceiling yet ...

7:30 PM

This historical thriller is the true story of a modern man for all seasons: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theologian who defied the Nazis and ultimately led an assassination attempt against Hitler ...

7:30 PM

Los Angeles-based filmmaker, historian, critic, curator and educator Thom Andersen uses cinema to examine neglected aspects of culture. His acclaimed documentary Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) explores how the city ...

8:00 PM

Obsidian Art Space

What do a bare stage, snowmen, emergency medical technicians, 666, apples, infidelity, complicated coffee, street people, conversations with God, Doritos and picnics have in common? Something about the end of ...

8:00 PM

A sort of Our Town for current times, American Falls asks ancient, unanswerable questions: What is it to live? What becomes of the child on the mysterious road to adulthood ...

10:00 PM

This American Idol-type vocal contest, sponsored by Pride Houston, begins with 11 singers including: Marcus Alvarez, Shawn Anderson, Gilbert Garza, Victoria Bryan, Daniel Edwards, Dominic Di Felice, Joey Rickman ...

Friday June 01, 2012
1:30 PM

The May and June 2012 Friday and Saturday Afternoon Lectures provide a fresh take on the Old Masters at the MFAH. A reception to meet the speaker follows each program ...

4:00 PM

Prior to the 7:05 p.m. game against Cincinnati, the Houston Astros' Kickoff To Summer Party will take over KBR Plaza on Crawford Street outside of Minute Maid Park ...

5:30 PM

The fourth show in Houston Center for Contemporary Craft's Texas Masters Series, awarded to established career artists working in Texas who have made a significant impact in the craft ...

6:00 PM

PrintMatters, the Houston based nonprofit organization devoted to promoting traditional and contemporary printmaking, is celebrating the second year of PrintHouston with special exhibitions and events. This group exhibition includes works ...

6:30 PM

The grand finale event marks the end of an exciting 10-week annual campaign. Guests will celebrate all participating candidates as well as the 2012 Man & Woman of the Year winners ...

7:00 PM

Vitaphone technology was an early method of syncing recorded sound to film via 16-inch shellac discs. Film critics were astounded that vocal and musical reproductions could sound so natural. From ...

7:30 PM

Balanchine. Morris. Fonte. All three have created ballets for companies around the world. This program, however, was made entirely in America. Mark Morris's breezy Drink to Me Only With ...

7:30 PM

Various Locations

Thunderclap Productions presents Andy Ingalls in the regional premiere of Conor McPherson's Rum and Vodka, a one-man tragicomedy in which a 24-year-old alcoholic recounts how his life has hit ...

8:00 PM

This historical thriller is the true story of a modern man for all seasons: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theologian who defied the Nazis and ultimately led an assassination attempt against Hitler ...

8:00 PM

The funniest of modern comedies and a farce within a farce, Noises Off takes the clichés of the genre and shakes them up in a wild comic blender into ...

8:00 PM

"They told me it wasn't like this anymore. Why is it still like this?" bemoans Eliza, a female architect, as she slams into the firm’s glass ceiling yet ...

8:00 PM

Travelsty showcases songs and sketches about America's favorite travel destinations combined with the joys and difficulties in reaching them. Songs included in this music and comedy trek are "Georgia ...

8:00 PM

A sort of Our Town for current times, American Falls asks ancient, unanswerable questions: What is it to live? What becomes of the child on the mysterious road to adulthood ...

8:00 PM

The Photobooth on Montrose

The footage highlights contemporary dance performances that took place as part of the Dance Salad Festival 2011 in Houston. The film, Dance Salad Festival 2011, explores major international dance companies ...

8:00 PM

This show celebrates the modern family, shatters the myths of mental illness and redefines what it means to be "normal" in an ever-changing, unknowable world. Written by Tom Kitt and ...

8:00 PM

When you put together a very pregnant woman, an over-the-top television personality, his fiery wife, his mistress, his hungover best friend and an all too wise 9-year-old — it's going ...

8:00 PM

West Oaks Art House

Have you ever been inside a vacant 50,000 square-foot building that was once a department store, but it's now empty and has been left empty and untouched for ...

8:00 PM

Frenetic Theater

Enter the enchanted realm of ChinaCat Dance with its evening length concert, Glow. This concert takes the audience on an adventure of light, both futuristic and primal. The ChinaCats begin ...

8:00 PM

Fort Bend Theatre

Loosely based on the combination of Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Pyramis and Thisbe, this classically themed romance is a contemporary treasure. As the longest running ...

8:00 PM

Obsidian Art Space

What do a bare stage, snowmen, emergency medical technicians, 666, apples, infidelity, complicated coffee, street people, conversations with God, Doritos and picnics have in common? Something about the end of ...

8:30 PM

Thrill to a diverse program of dance with two recent works — Before all this by Joe Celej and Stand Back by Kate Skarpetowska — plus a ballet by Caleb Mitchell, Stirring ...

9:00 PM

The Spiffingtons has outstanding musical ablities and can play a wide variety of musical styles. But above all, the ensemble's explosive stage presence usually encourages anyone present to get ...

Saturday June 02, 2012
7:00 AM

Mercer Stadium

This year, Impact A Hero anticipates more than 2,500 runners including 30 wounded heroes and their families. Houston Texans head football coach Gary Kubiak and several of his coaches ...

7:30 AM

Marmion Park

The fast out-and-back 5K course is held on the scenic and historic Heights Boulevard. The race starts and ends at Marmion Park, and includes a 5K Fun Run, a 5K ...

10:00 AM

City of Galveston East Beach

Houston area architects, designers, engineers and contractors have taken their tools to East Beach in Galveston for one huge amateur sand castle competition. The Houston Chapter of the American Institute ...

10:00 AM

Explore Houston's rich history with local historian Louis Aulbach while cruising down the bayou. Reservations are required and can be made through Jessalyn Giacona at 713-752-0314 ext. 4. or ...

11:00 AM

Free Press Summer Fest 2011 two-day music party features and ambitious lineup of bands for a fun outdoor festival at Eleanor Tinsley Park on Buffalo Bayou. A handful of notable ...

2:00 PM

The Caribbean Cultural Heritage Festival is a feast for the eyes and ears. Guests will be able to enjoy a great Caribbean Heritage celebration complete with native music, cultural dancing ...

2:30 PM

"They told me it wasn't like this anymore. Why is it still like this?" bemoans Eliza, a female architect, as she slams into the firm’s glass ceiling yet ...

3:00 PM

Sur La Table

Come learn how to make three French foundation pieces that will unlock the potential for hundreds of recipe possibilities. Author Karen Morgan of Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free and gluten-free expert to ...

4:00 PM

Historic Downtown Galveston

For more than 25 years, the Galveston Art Center has produced ArtWalk in the heart of the historic district. Now spreading to other parts of the island, ArtWalk is not ...

4:00 PM

The May and June 2012 Friday and Saturday Afternoon Lectures provide a fresh take on the Old Masters at the MFAH. A reception to meet the speaker follows each program ...

5:00 PM

Archway Gallery

Musicality features artist Christie Coker's collection of recent drawings and paintings which focus on the world of music and the various sensations it evokes. Coker believes that music is ...

5:00 PM

4411 Montrose

This PrintMatters exhibition features 33 hand pulled prints by 26 nationally-based artists as part of its 2012 inaugural juried print biennial PrintHouston: Next. Dena M. Woodall, assistant curator of prints ...

6:00 PM

Laura Rathe Fine Art

Steven DaLuz continues his singular journey into his mysterious ethereal lightscapes in Glimpse. For the past several years DaLuz has been refining his unique process using metal leaf, chemically-induced patinas ...

6:00 PM

18 Hands Gallery

From One Surface to Another is an exhibition that explores the spectrum of contemporary art using printmaking processes on paper and clay. The invitational exhibition of print and ceramics artists ...

6:00 PM

In this new tour, Nickelback will perform songs from the recently released seventh studio album, Here And Now, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 thanks to the ...

6:00 PM

Waterway Square

"Waterway Nights" features live music and strolling entertainers every Saturday in June from 6 to 8 p.m. Produced by The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau, this season's line-up includes ...

6:00 PM

548 W 19th St

With summer temperatures creeping up , First Saturday Arts Market switches to evening hours, from 6 to 10 p.m. Walking visitors are greeted by musicians, abstract paintings, glass earrings, steampunk ...

6:00 PM

Lucas Johnson loved to draw with pencil, pens and inked brushes, and with the precision of the etching burin. He produced prints in a wide range of media and techniques ...

7:00 PM

Perry House: Elegance/Violence is an exhibition that includes paintings from Perry House's enormous body of work spanning more than 25 years. House, long-time Houston artist and art educator ...

7:00 PM

Grab those dancing shoes and join Texas Folklife for the 23rd Annual Accordion Kings & Queens Festival. Featured performers this year are Los Texmaniacs with special guests Mingo Saldivar and Flaco ...

7:00 PM

Although his reputation as an auteur wouldn't materialize until much later in his career, director Douglas Sirk's early Hollywood career contained some interesting efforts. Although it didn't ...

7:00 PM

Bill Cunningham, an 80-something New York Times photographer and Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist, has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion and high-society soirées for the Times Style section in his ...

7:30 PM

Balanchine. Morris. Fonte. All three have created ballets for companies around the world. This program, however, was made entirely in America. Mark Morris's breezy Drink to Me Only With ...

8:00 PM

Barnevelder Theater

The Big Range Dance Festival offers choreographers an environment for exploring new directions in dance. An artist driven and artist produced festival, BRDF presents new, untried works that investigate diverse ...

8:00 PM

"They told me it wasn't like this anymore. Why is it still like this?" bemoans Eliza, a female architect, as she slams into the firm’s glass ceiling yet ...

8:00 PM

The funniest of modern comedies and a farce within a farce, Noises Off takes the clichés of the genre and shakes them up in a wild comic blender into ...

8:00 PM

A sort of Our Town for current times, American Falls asks ancient, unanswerable questions: What is it to live? What becomes of the child on the mysterious road to adulthood ...

8:00 PM

When you put together a very pregnant woman, an over-the-top television personality, his fiery wife, his mistress, his hungover best friend and an all too wise 9-year-old — it's going ...

8:00 PM

This show celebrates the modern family, shatters the myths of mental illness and redefines what it means to be "normal" in an ever-changing, unknowable world. Written by Tom Kitt and ...

8:00 PM

Obsidian Art Space

What do a bare stage, snowmen, emergency medical technicians, 666, apples, infidelity, complicated coffee, street people, conversations with God, Doritos and picnics have in common? Something about the end of ...

8:00 PM

This historical thriller is the true story of a modern man for all seasons: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theologian who defied the Nazis and ultimately led an assassination attempt against Hitler ...

8:00 PM

Travelsty showcases songs and sketches about America's favorite travel destinations combined with the joys and difficulties in reaching them. Songs included in this music and comedy trek are "Georgia ...

8:00 PM

Various Locations

Thunderclap Productions presents Andy Ingalls in the regional premiere of Conor McPherson's Rum and Vodka, a one-man tragicomedy in which a 24-year-old alcoholic recounts how his life has hit ...

8:00 PM

Frenetic Theater

Enter the enchanted realm of ChinaCat Dance with its evening length concert, Glow. This concert takes the audience on an adventure of light, both futuristic and primal. The ChinaCats begin ...

8:00 PM

Fort Bend Theatre

Loosely based on the combination of Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Pyramis and Thisbe, this classically themed romance is a contemporary treasure. As the longest running ...

9:00 PM

The Fab 5 performs the full range of The Beatles' tunes onstage including the most challenging songs that the legendary band recorded in the studio but never performed for an ...

Sunday June 03, 2012
11:00 AM

Free Press Summer Fest 2011 two-day music party features and ambitious lineup of bands for a fun outdoor festival at Eleanor Tinsley Park on Buffalo Bayou. A handful of notable ...

12:15 PM

This exhibition consists of 48 masterpieces. This will be the first tour of this important group of works from the Iveagh Bequest and will provide a unique opportunity to see ...

2:00 PM

Travelsty showcases songs and sketches about America's favorite travel destinations combined with the joys and difficulties in reaching them. Songs included in this music and comedy trek are "Georgia ...

2:00 PM

Balanchine. Morris. Fonte. All three have created ballets for companies around the world. This program, however, was made entirely in America. Mark Morris's breezy Drink to Me Only With ...

2:00 PM

German artist Gerhard Richter (born 1932), one of the world's greatest living painters, has spent over half a century experimenting with a tremendous range of techniques and ideas, addressing ...

2:00 PM

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market

When Pinkalicious eats one too many pink cupcakes she catches a case of Pinkititis and turns pink from head to toe. Only her broccoli-eating little brother can help her get ...

2:30 PM

"They told me it wasn't like this anymore. Why is it still like this?" bemoans Eliza, a female architect, as she slams into the firm’s glass ceiling yet ...

2:30 PM

This historical thriller is the true story of a modern man for all seasons: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theologian who defied the Nazis and ultimately led an assassination attempt against Hitler ...

3:00 PM

When you put together a very pregnant woman, an over-the-top television personality, his fiery wife, his mistress, his hungover best friend and an all too wise 9-year-old — it's going ...

3:00 PM

Fort Bend Theatre

Loosely based on the combination of Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Pyramis and Thisbe, this classically themed romance is a contemporary treasure. As the longest running ...

3:00 PM

This show celebrates the modern family, shatters the myths of mental illness and redefines what it means to be "normal" in an ever-changing, unknowable world. Written by Tom Kitt and ...

5:00 PM

Written by Samuel Beckett and directed by Alan Schneider, Film is in essence a chase film and arguably the craziest committed to celluloid. It's a chase between camera and ...

5:00 PM

Sugar Land Marriott Town Square

Impact A Hero Hall of Fame Gala benefits severely wounded heroes returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. This year honors more than 50 wounded heroes and family members. The evening ...

6:00 PM

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today's most influential thinkers on a ...

7:00 PM

Barnevelder Theater

The Big Range Dance Festival offers choreographers an environment for exploring new directions in dance. An artist driven and artist produced festival, BRDF presents new, untried works that investigate diverse ...

7:30 PM

"They told me it wasn't like this anymore. Why is it still like this?" bemoans Eliza, a female architect, as she slams into the firm’s glass ceiling yet ...

7:30 PM

The funniest of modern comedies and a farce within a farce, Noises Off takes the clichés of the genre and shakes them up in a wild comic blender into ...

Monday June 04, 2012
10:00 AM

Champions Golf Club

Enjoy a game of golf at the eighth annual Impact A Hero Golf Challenge with veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. This is part of a series of events ...

6:30 PM

Recipe House

Learn firsthand the art of sushi as this unique chef duo of Katsuya at West Ave. treats you to an interactive demonstration and one unforgettable dinner of innovative Japanese cuisine ...

7:30 PM

Various Locations

Thunderclap Productions presents Andy Ingalls in the regional premiere of Conor McPherson's Rum and Vodka, a one-man tragicomedy in which a 24-year-old alcoholic recounts how his life has hit ...

7:30 PM

Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at Texas A&M University

The TMF Jazz Project is an all-star jazz orchestra composed of our state's finest musicians. Led by director/trumpeter Noe Marmolejo, the program traces a musical arch from the ...

Tuesday June 05, 2012
5:00 PM

This artsy gathering features a special presentation by Kelly Troester from the global auction house Phillips De Pury & Co. Guests will enjoy complimentary drinks and light bites alongside members of ...

7:30 PM

"They told me it wasn't like this anymore. Why is it still like this?" bemoans Eliza, a female architect, as she slams into the firm’s glass ceiling yet ...

7:30 PM

It's all big songs and big hair in this sassy, spirited musical about a real-life brothel in Texas. Based on the Chicken Ranch, the infamous long-running house of ill ...

7:30 PM

The funniest of modern comedies and a farce within a farce, Noises Off takes the clichés of the genre and shakes them up in a wild comic blender into ...

7:30 PM

Moores Opera House

The TMF Jazz Project is an all-star jazz orchestra composed of our state's finest musicians. Led by director/trumpeter Noe Marmolejo, the program traces a musical arch from the ...

7:30 PM

British School of Houston

This Houston Brass Band concert celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and marks the end of the students' academic year. The student bands and the Houston Brass Band ...

8:00 PM

FELA! is the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, whose soulful Afrobeat rhythms ignited a generation. Inspired by his mother, a civil rights champion, he defied a ...

Wednesday June 06, 2012
10:00 AM

Introduce children to the magic of art and literature in an intimate house museum setting. Rienzi's Storytime Tours are a fun and interactive activity featuring stories related to themes ...

11:00 AM

Strip House (Closed)

CultureMap's quarterly lunch series explores advanced techniques in the digital sphere and social media suitable for marketers, publicists and business professionals. This "Lunch & Learn" gathering surveys facets of video ...

11:00 AM

In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy ...

12:00 PM

Join Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss from Congregation Emanu El for a session titled, "Jewish Meditation: An Invitation to this Moment." The session incorporates silence, guided imagery, chanting and reflection. Twelve Moments ...

6:30 PM

Chris Nemoto honed his skills after extensive training with a master sushi chef. He'll share insight into his techniques and genius in working creatively with ingredients in this very ...

7:30 PM

This show celebrates the modern family, shatters the myths of mental illness and redefines what it means to be "normal" in an ever-changing, unknowable world. Written by Tom Kitt and ...

7:30 PM

The funniest of modern comedies and a farce within a farce, Noises Off takes the clichés of the genre and shakes them up in a wild comic blender into ...

7:30 PM

It's all big songs and big hair in this sassy, spirited musical about a real-life brothel in Texas. Based on the Chicken Ranch, the infamous long-running house of ill ...

7:30 PM

"They told me it wasn't like this anymore. Why is it still like this?" bemoans Eliza, a female architect, as she slams into the firm’s glass ceiling yet ...

8:00 PM

Gillian Welch is touring this summer in support of her 2011 Grammy-nominated record The Harrow & The Harvest (Acony Records), which was produced by Rawlings. Welch's rugged southern sound has ...

8:00 PM

FELA! is the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, whose soulful Afrobeat rhythms ignited a generation. Inspired by his mother, a civil rights champion, he defied a ...

8:00 PM

A sort of Our Town for current times, American Falls asks ancient, unanswerable questions: What is it to live? What becomes of the child on the mysterious road to adulthood ...

8:00 PM

Super Happy Fun Land

Comedians Chris Cubas, John Tole, BradChad Porter, Cameron Buchholtz and special guests will be performing all across Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas and documenting their escapades via the CB Radio podcast ...

9:00 PM

Grupo Kache performs Live at Ringside Lounge inside Sullivan's Steakhouse. This local Houston mainstay is a frequented hotspot open Wednesday through Saturday nights. Ringside boasts an array of tasty ...

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