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Houston Theater Week's BOGO ticket deal is back with 250+ shows

Now in its third year, Houston Theater Week just keeps getting bigger and better. Houston First Corporation is once again spearheading the city’s largest collaboration between 22 professional performing arts groups, offering buy-one, get-one-free ticket deals to more than 230 performances of exciting and diverse live shows — but only if you buy during August 12-18.

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"All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" will be at The Hobby Center.

“We started Houston Theater Week as a way to support our theaters, performing artists, and behind-the-scenes professionals post-pandemic," says Michael Heckman, president and CEO of Houston First Corporation. "Now this week-long promotion has grown into an annual collective effort, which to date has generated more than $1.5 million in ticket sales revenue for our world-class performing arts organizations and the hundreds of professionals who work in the creative industry."

For one week only, first-timers and longstanding patrons of live performing arts can easily shop in one place for a range of shows and performances throughout the 2024-25 season. From Mozart to Motown to Mariachi, dance to opera to theater, there is something for everyone.

Included in the special are the Alley's beloved holiday tradition A Christmas Carol and a new production of Disney's Frozen presented by TUTS. Houston Grand Opera brings its colorful Cinderella back to the Wortham Theater Center stage, while Jazz Houston celebrates icon Sarah Vaughan's centennial with Sarah Vaughan at 100!

ROCO is celebrating its 20th season with three commissioned world premieres, and was recently recognized as the No. 2 orchestra in the world for performing works from women and composers of color. The Houston Symphony's Hansel and Gretel & Don Quixote is a concert of classical music inspired by fairy tales, legend, and adventure. The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is bringing back its Live at the Founders Club series, along with All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Theater Week also provides an opportunity to take advantage of smaller productions and shows that deliver big talent, like Tazeen Zahida with Tee Zee Productions. Zahida has produced and directed several original plays inspired by her life in the Middle East and America. This year's production, Papa Où T'es? (Father Where Are You?), a coming-of-age story set in Houston, features four high school friends as they grapple with identity crises, cultural and religious clashes, and personal aspirations — without a father's influence.

To see a complete list of participating arts organizations and performances, head here.

“Houston’s annual Theater Week is making a difference for both patrons and our arts organizations," says Theater District Houston's Hillary Hart. "Not only does the revenue generated through ticket sales keep artists and other creative professionals working, it strengthens our already vibrant theater scene and exposes new audiences to a range of cultural performances by some of the best talent in the world at a discount."

To view all the offers and purchase tickets, visit: www.HoustonTheaterWeek.com. When you're ready to check out, make sure to use the special offer promo code for Houston Theater Week: HOUARTS.

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Prestigious contemporary art fair unveils exhibitors for first Houston show

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Untitled Art, Houston launches in the Bayou City this September, with exhibitors from Texas and across the globe.

Houston's art world has been buzzing since Untitled Art, one of the country’s most prestigious contemporary art exhibits, announced it was expanding its reach from Miami to Houston.

Now, the event has shared a slate of exhibitors who are coming to the Bayou City for the fair, which runs at the George R. Brown Convention Center from September 19-21.

The participants are a blend of Texas talent and exhibitors from across the globe. Among the first-time exhibitors are Houston’s Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino, Moody Gallery, McClain Gallery, and Barbara Davis Gallery; Meliksetian | Briggs from Dallas; Michael Kohn Gallery, La Loma, and Philip Martin Gallery, all based in Los Angeles; New York’s Half Gallery, New Discretions, and Swivel Gallery; Patel Brown, with outlets in Toronto and Montreal; London’s Cecilia Brunson Projects; as well as galleries from San Francisco, Miami, Madrid, Havana, Lima, and the Bahamas.

Those participating in the fair’s Nest sector, an initiative that offers subsidized booths to mitigate the traditional barriers presented by the cost of art fair participation, include 12.26 in Dallas and Los Angeles, Austin’s Martha's Contemporary and Seven Sisters, Laura the gallery and F - Galleries from Houston. Other Nest participants come from Los Angeles, London, Buenos Aires, Miami, and other cities. Find a full list of exhibitors at the Untitled Art, Houston website.

All were selected by the committee of Untitled Art founder Jeffrey Lawson, executive director Clara Andrade, and Houston director Michael Slenske.

Untitled Art aims to showcase the work of emerging and established artists from all over the world, as well as offer avenues for art appreciation and collection for everyone from newbies to the art scene to prominent collectors. Houston emerged as a natural spot for the event’s expansion, given the depth of the city’s arts scene, its diversity, and its prominence as a cultural leader, with a thriving art market, seasoned collectors, leading institutions, commercial galleries, art schools, and artists.

“This is a moment when all of Houston’s top museums are in expansion mode and currently offering some of the most dynamic programming in the nation, as are the city’s emerging and established galleries and project spaces,” said Slenske in a statement. "Meanwhile, there are countless world-class artists who live and work in the Bayou City. I'm just very excited to be part of this new era of growth in the city’s art landscape with the launch of Untitled Art, Houston.”

In addition to exploring the work of the artists above, visitors to the exhibit will experience a floor plan designed by the Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, the Texas-based firm known locally for restaurant designs such as Uchi and Loro as well as the Montrose Collective mixed-use development (among others).

"Our firm greatly values the process of collaborating with contemporary artists to bring fresh perspectives to the spaces we design,” said architect Jay Colombo. “We're happy to partner with Untitled Art to bring this event to Houston and share in their mission to support the wider art ecosystem."

Attendees will also be able to explore a series of special projects displayed throughout the fair, watch and listen as the fair records its on-site podcast series, and check out installations that showcase Untitled Art’s cultural partnerships with Houston institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH); the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH); the Menil Collection, Asia Society Texas; the Rothko Chapel, which continues to recover from damage by Hurricane Beryl; and others. A percentage of ticket sales from Untitled Art, Houston will be donated to the chapel’s restoration efforts.

Tickets are on sale now. Prices start at $35 for single day tickets, with discounts available for students, seniors, and veterans/active-duty military. Multi-day and VIP tickets are also available.

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Untitled Art, Houston launches in the Bayou City this September, with exhibitors from Texas and across the globe.

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