Menil Collection closes main building for artful updates, shows go on Menil Collection closes main building for artful updates, shows go on By Tarra Gaines

2.26.18  |  12:23 pm

After giving the city quite the temporary goodbye present in the form of two stellar exhibitions Thirty Works for Thirty ...

Mar 26 4:00 PM

Houston Camerata presents Verdi's Requiem

Houston Camerata will perform Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi. Normally performed by a full orchestra and large chorus, this unique, free, performance will be presented by 34 singers, four soloists plus ...

Jun 3 8:00 PM

Musiqa presents Timber

Musiqa presents a free performance of Michael Gordon's epic percussion work Timber. Scored for six pieces of wood cut to different lengths, Timber focuses on the rhythmic and melodic ...

Nov 8 6:30 PM

Musiqa presents "Step Out Of the Box"

As part of Houston Downtown Management District's Market Square Park Series, Musiqa features works for various combinations of saxophone quartet and percussion quartet. The program features New York Counterpoint ...

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When art organizations team up magic happens: A mind-blowing collision When art organizations team up magic happens: A mind-blowing collision By Joel Luks

12.13.13  |  9:53 am

It's a darn shame that big art organizations don't collaborate with each other as often as medium and ...

Music Matters

A don't miss Houston concert: New group brings music on the fringe A don't miss Houston concert: New group brings music on the fringe By Joel Luks

9.25.13  |  11:33 am

On first look, it may appear as if the marimba and the electric guitar don't share much in common ...

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Your weekly guide to Houston: 5 (plus) don't-miss events — escape the NBA All-Star ... Your weekly guide to Houston: 5 (plus) don't-miss events — escape the NBA All-Star frenzy By Joel Luks

2.14.13  |  11:50 am

On the itinerary this week (besides the NBA All-Star frenzy) are Valentine's Day events, puppet horror shows, Academy Award ...

Feb 18 8:00 PM

Ornery Theatre presents Cthulhu: A Puppet Play

Cthulhu: A Puppet Play is based on the cosmology created by master of horror H.P. Lovecraft, author of seminal classics The Call of Cthulhu, The Dunwich Horror  and The ...

Dec 12 7:30 PM

Liminal Space Contemporary Music Ensemble presents "Coming Together The music of Frederic Rzewski"

The electric guitar and percussion duo Liminal Space Contemporary Music Ensemble will be performing a concert of music by the American expatriate composer Frederic Rzewski. Liminal Space will be joined ...

Sep 15 7:00 PM

FrenetiCore presents the Fifth Annual Houston Fringe Festival

The Houston Fringe Festival is turning five and this year, it's bigger than ever. The annual performing arts festival, presented by FrenetiCore in Houston's East End, takes place ...