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    Hidden Indoor Gems

    Funny dancers, a giant whale, painted food porn and James Franco fill Houston summer with cool arts happenings: All indoors!

    Tarra Gaines
    Jun 17, 2015 | 11:00 am
    Funny dancers, a giant whale, painted food porn and James Franco fill Houston summer with cool arts happenings: All indoors!
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    Every summer Houston’s most acclaimed performing arts institutions head outside for some sizzling artistic endeavors in the fresh air, but when all that wonderful dance, drama and music gets a bit too hot to handle, remember plenty of art is still chillaxing inside to the hum of our sweet, sweet air conditioning.

    There’s several blockbuster exhibitions this season like the MFAH’s Habsburg Splendor: Masterpieces from Vienna’s Imperial Collections and China’s Lost Civilization: The Mystery Of Sanxingdui at the HMNS. Meanwhile, the Alley Theatre brings back their beloved Summer Chills farce The Foreigner.

    Yet this year, I’m also making a list and checking it twice for some hidden gems, those dramatic live performances and visual bounties you might not have at the top of your own don’t-miss list. So whether you’re looking for some edgy film, hilarious dance or dark theater, here’s enough cool art out there, indoors, to fill your whole summer.

    Visions and Illusions of Texas
    The Blaffer Art Museum at UH exhibits the Sound Speed Marker trilogy, video installations by renowned international artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, who now make their home in Austin. Along with photographs and an outdoor sculpture these three videos Grand Paris Texas, Movie Mountain, and Giant will likely leave viewers musing on how Hollywood’s myths and cliches of Texas have influenced the way the world sees the state and how the very reality of our landscapes has been changed by film. On view from now until Sept. 5.

    Seriously Funny Dance
    Dance can be intense, emotional and inspiring but the Comic Dance Festival presented by Suchu Dance want Houstonians to discover dance’s LOL side. The program’s oh-so-serious mission, to challenge 25 different dancers and companies to create humorous new work without “the burden of having to be serious, deep or meaningful.” The laughable leaps take stage June 12-27.

    Youngsters Go Classical
    Another summer means another opportunity to hear the future stars of classical music at the Texas Music Festival. For 25 years the Festival has continued to give college-aged and young professional musicians intensive summer orchestra training while presenting the rest of us a sound peek at the next generation of music masters. Along with a full concert schedule at UH’s Moores School of Music, a series of concerts will take place noon every Tuesday in June in the Crain Garden of Methodist Hospital.

    Dramatic Counter Programming
    With most of Houston theater companies bursting into song, the always strange but equally unforgettable Mildred’s Umbrella goes dark with the experimental The Drowning Girls, the true-life story of how bigamist George Joseph Smith murdered his three wives. July 16-Aug. 1.

    If you’re looking for something a bit lighter, Stages Theatre will be Driving Miss Daisy starring Houston theatrical icon Sally Edmundson. Ride-share with Sally from Aug. 4-Sept. 13.

    Extreme Close Ups
    Challenge your own perceptions of beauty in Pretty/Dirty, this provocative, sometimes disturbing and definitely beautiful Marilyn Minter retrospective at the Contemporary Art Museum. From her early stark photographic depictions of her mother as a southern bell in decay to her prophetic visions of food porn decades before Instagram to her almost microscopic look at the female face–one gorgeous flaw at a time–the paintings, photographs and videos might leave you feeling dirty in a very good way. Those 18 and older can get close up from now until Aug. 2.

    Special Guests at QFest
    Summer usually means explosive movies at the multiplex, but it’s also time for some fascinating film fests. During QFest, the Museum of Fine Arts has invited some insider speakers to add context to the selections, including '50s movie icon Tab Hunter along with the producer of Tab Hunter Confidential, which gives a look into life inside the Hollywood closet.

    Meanwhile, director Justin Kelly will be here to introduce I Am Michael, his already deemed controversial film starring that controversy magnet James Franco and Zachary Quinto. The film depicts the life of gay-activist turned conservative Christian pastor, Michael Glatze. The fest runs July 23-27.

    A Summer of Shakespeare
    Brazos Bookstore and The University of Houston’s School of Theatre & Dance conspire, Macbeth style, to get the city ready for the annual Shakespeare Fest at Miller Outdoor Theatre with a chilled program of Shakespeare talks, reading groups and special performances at Brazos including dramatic readings by Houston actors of the soliloquies on July 24 and Main Street Theater presenting an abridged version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for young audiences on Aug. 8.

    A World Premiere Whale of a Tale
    For a homegrown pick, I’m very intrigued to see the latest Horse Head Theatre project, The Whale or Moby-Dick by Houstonian Timothy N. Evers, Philip Hays — in and out of town long enough we’re claiming him — and non-Houstonian but probably only because he’s dead, Herman Melville.

    The production will also be crewed by a veritable who’s who of Houston’s most innovated theatrical artists. The improbable project: a one-man retelling of Moby Dick preformed inside a whale’s stomach. Hays plays the man swallowed, while a geodesic event dome on the banks of Buffalo Bayou will play the whale. Enter the belly on July 29-Aug. 15.

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    Start Me Up

    Immersive Houston art venue rocks out with new Rolling Stone experience

    Holly Beretto
    May 15, 2025 | 2:30 pm
    ​“Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified, The Immersive Rock Experience!”
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    “Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified, The Immersive Rock Experience!” opens at Artechouse in May.

    A new art exhibit puts viewers into the heart of rock and roll. Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified, The Immersive Rock Experience opens this Thursday, May 15 at Artechouse, the immersive art venue that opened last year in the Heights. With its 270-degree, floor-to-ceiling digital canvases in 18K-resolution and state-of-the-art surround sound, viewers will feel they’ve stepped into some of music’s most iconic moments.

    Narrated by Kevin Bacon, Amplified includes 1,000 photographs, 200 videos, 1,300 Rolling Stone covers, and features more than 300 artists whose music changed the world. Using sight, sound, and motion, this dynamic exhibit makes music history approachable and immediate for viewers. Here's a sneak peek:


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    Houstonians know our city has its own deep connections to genre-shaking music history. From The Beatles at the Sam Houston Coliseum, to Elvis at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Bob Dylan’s “Night of the Hurricane” in 1976, and being the hometown of Beyoncé, Bun B, ZZ Top, Megan Thee Stallion, and many more, Houston has cultivated and welcomed artists with choruses of boisterous cheers and applause.

    "Given Houston’s deep connection to the evolution of rock and pop music over the decades, we were thrilled to partner with Rolling Stone to bring Amplified to Houstonians and continue the city’s tradition of supporting and celebrating musical acts from around the world," says Sandro Kereselidze, co-founder of Artechouse. "This exhibit aligns perfectly with our mission to connect the public with cultural and artistic storytelling through cutting-edge technology. We’re excited for guests of all ages to experience the history of rock ‘n’ roll like never before."

    The show was originally produced by Illuminarium Experiences and created by Brand New World Studios in partnership with Rolling Stone. Viewers who attend the Artechouse experience can keep their immersive experience going at the venue’s Reality (XR) Bar, serving cocktails and mocktails that dovetail with the exhibit. Blending cutting-edge XR technology with craft mixology, drinks come to life through exclusive XR activations, which are accessible via Artechouse’s XR mobile app. Guests can downtown the app from the App Store or Google Play.

    “Music imagery is about experiences,” said Jodi Peckman, executive producer and former creative director of Rolling Stone. “It’s about the unbridled joy of concerts and our connection to our favorite artists. Every picture tells a story and Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED has hundreds of stories to tell.”

    Timed tickets are available online and at the venue, and advanced reservations are strongly encouraged. Admission starts at $39 plus fees for adults and $29 plus fees for children, ages 17 and under. Tickets are currently available through August 31.

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