Culture Wire

Jan 29, 2012
  PRESS RELEASE   For Immediate Release                                          January 3, 2012     CITY DANCE COMPANY MEMBERS KICK-UP THEIR HEELS, IN THEIR SECOND ANNUAL TUTU WALK/RUN, TO SUPPORT DEPELCHIN CHILDREN’S CENTER Houston, TX – On Saturday, March 31, the...
Jan 26, 2012
HOUSTON (Jan. 23, 2012) - Sponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) through Five-A (the African American Art Advisory Association at the MFAH), the annual Citywide exhibitions offer artists the opportunity to show their work to a broader public and to the collecting community. The 16th Annual Citywide African American Artist Exhibition will be held from February 1, 2012 - March 3, 2012 at the Community Artists’ Collective and the Heritage Plaza sponsored by Arts Brookfield. The...
Jan 19, 2012
On January 28th, 2012 ChiaroScuro presents her first performance, The Other Woman, a staged concert of opera arias and ensembles interwoven with spoken poetry exploring the intrigues of the love triangle through three dream sequences.   The performance features founding members Cristina Carlucci and Katherine McDaniel with pianist Teruhiko Toda, guest artist Alejandro Magallon and poetry written by Katherine McDaniel read by MaryBeth Smith. Musical selections will include works of Mozart,...
Jan 5, 2012
Houston Early Music continues its 2011-2012 season with a performance by British harpsichordist and conductor Richard Egarr on Friday, Feb. 3. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5200 Fannin in Houston, TX 77004. Egarr will also offer a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m.   For the program, entitled The Harpsichord’s Golden Century, Egarr will present a fresh look at works of 17th century composers LouisCouperin and Johann Jakob Froberger, who were...
Dec 27, 2011
  Opening Reception - Friday, January 13, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Artist talk at 6:30 p.m. Exhibition on view January 13 – February 24, 2012 Main Gallery     Art League Houston presents eState Sale, a video installation by Hillerbrand+Magsamen amid a mass of used consumer products filling the gallery space.  All Houston residents and businesses are invited to participate in the artwork by donating used items, attending a discussion with the artists, and then joining...
Dec 27, 2011
  Neva Mikulicz: They All Wore Pearls   Artist Reception Thursday January 12, 2012, 6:00 to 8:30 pm January 12 through February 11   Neva Mikulicz, a Houston artist working in pencil on paper drawings combined with projected/embedded videos returns to Anya Tish Gallery for her fifth solo exhibition. The series of thirteen works are collectively entitled “They All Wore Pearls” by Mikulicz and, with one exception, are images depicting women in a variety of situations...
Dec 21, 2011
For folks looking for entertainment apart from the usual Saturday night movie, Old West Melodrama has the answer. Old West Melodrama is the only performing group in the greater Houston area that offers melodramas year round. The troupe is gearing up for the premiere of “D.K. Molar and the Devious Dentist”, which will run through the month of February.  The production opens at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 at Puffabellys Restaurant in Old Town Spring. Puffabellys is located at 100...
Dec 21, 2011
On Dec. 7, Gateway Design hosted an Open House and joint artist reception that featured local artists Anne-Joëlle Galley and Mariam Khalili.   Sanjay Parikh and Chris Norton acquired Gateway Design last march, revamping the company. The new team uses cutting-edge media to design, animate, code and deliver targeted results.   Gateway Design is also interested in community outreach, especially in celebrating the Houston art scene by housing the works of local artists in their offices....
Dec 21, 2011
On Dec. 7, Gateway Design hosted an Open House and joint artist reception that featured local artists Anne-Joëlle Galley and Mariam Khalili.   Sanjay Parikh and Chris Norton acquired Gateway Design last march, revamping the company. The new team uses cutting-edge media to design, animate, code and deliver targeted results.   Gateway Design is also interested in community outreach, especially in celebrating the Houston art scene by housing the works of local artists in their offices....
Dec 14, 2011
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