Call us inspired by this week's arrival of the MET's French Masterpieces exhibit at the MFA, but this week we sought out some of the many art & theather events, performances, and exhibitions going on in the city.
Hey, we're hip!
Monday, Feb 5
MFA's Hitchock's Blondes Film Series: To Catch a Theif
This film series complements the Alley Theatre´s production of Hitchcock Blonde (February 23—March 18), a cinematic mystery that combines theater and film. This week's movie features Hitckock's To Catch a Theif. All screenings are introduced by Alley Theatre artistic director Gregory Boyd, who selected the films, and Mark Shanahan, professor of public communications and media studies at Fordham University.
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place: Museum of Fine Arts Houston
time: 7pm
tickets: $7, purchase online
Houston Filmmakers Organization Presents: First Monday Mixers
February Spotlight: Upstart Filmworks
Friends of Houstonist, Upstart Filmworks, will premiere Closet Space trailer screening and panel discussion with cast & crew members including co-writer/director Mel House and star Melanie Donihoo. Come meet local directors, producers, cinematographers, writers, crew, actors, musicians, and other film & video industry professionals. Stay for great drink specials and 80's @ 8:00 retro music all night from What is Burlap Monkey?
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place: Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak Drive
time: doors @ 5pm, film screening @ 6pm
cost: FREE
Tuesday, Feb 6
French Masterpieces from the MET displayed at the MFA
It's here folks! Yes, you've seen the billboards and heard the buzz. This weekend the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, became one of only 2 cities in the world, and the ONLY museum in the United States, to host the Met´s treasured collection of French masterpieces while the galleries undergo renovation. And we couldn't be more gracious hosts. The Masterpieces of French Painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1800-1920 is an extraordinary display of 135 paintings, including masterpieces by van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Ingres, Bonnard, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, Manet, Corot, Seurat, Courbet, and Monet. (!!!) Can you tell we are a little excited?
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place: Museum of Fine Arts Houston
exhibition dates: February 4 — May 6, 2007
tickets: Admission will require a timed-entry ticket that also includes general admission to the museum and an audio tour of the exhibition. General admission, weekdays, to the exhibition will be $15 for adults and $10 for children 6-18, students, and senior adults (65+); admission will be free for children 5 and under. On weekends, admission will be $18 for adults and $11 for children 6-18, students, and senior adults (65+).
Wednesday, Feb 7
Alliance Francaise Presents French Lecture Series: Antoine Plante
Join Houston's Alliance Francaise for this lecture series sponsored by the Consulat Général de France, Patrick Berron, Consul Général, on diverse subjects in the arts and in science at the Alliance. A presentation on Rameau's "Pygmalion" by Antoine Plante, Artistic Director, Mercury Baroque Orchestra. Mercury Baroque will present a suite from Les Indes Galantes and the fully staged opera-ballet Pygmalion by J.P. Rameau on Friday, Feb. 16, 2007 at 8 p.m. at the Wortham Center. Artistic Director Antoine Plante will speak on the production at this rencontre-du-consulat.
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place:Alliance Francaise,427 Lovett Blvd.
time: 6pm, reception following
cost: FREE!
Thursday, Feb 8
Exhibition Opening Reception: The Scenic RouteThe Art & Creation of Set Design
Space 125 Gallery at Houston Arts Alliance presents The Scenic Route: The Art & Creation of Set Design.
featuring the works of: boris kaplun| jodi bobrovsky | james thomas | thomas boyd | kirk markley
The Scenic Route explores the mind of these magicians, the artists of set design, by following their mental processes from the first moments of inspiration to the fruition of design on stage.
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opening reception: thursday, february 8th, 6 - 8 pm
light refreshments will be served
place: space125gallery, 3201 allen parkway
exhibition on view february 8 - march 22
open monday to friday 10 am to 2 pm and by appointment
Shepherd School of Music Presents:
American Piano Works by Friends and Mentors from the Last Thirty-Five Years
Houstonist LOVES music. And what better, we love FREE MUSIC. We heart the Shepherd School of Music and it's wonderful programs. This Thursday, join them for Jeanne Kierman, piano, Faculty Recital “American Piano Works by Friends and Mentors from the Last Thirty-Five Years”
Program: Sirota - Mixed Emotions; Bolcom - Dead Moth Tango; Thomas - Fire Waltz; Crumb - Eine Kleine Mitternacht Music; and Rochberg - Carnival Music.
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place: Duncan Recital Hall
time: 8pm
tickets: FREE!
Friday, Feb 9
Kobain presents: William K. Stidham's Sacret Heart Series
The Sacred Heart series is a collection of iconic paintings imbibed with the sacred heart imagery that William grew up with in the Catholic Church. Each of his sacred hearts have touched the world with the gifts that they have been given. Using their heart energy, these artists and shape shifters were able to change people's lives through the use of their gifts. See the collection displayed at a special event this Friday at Kobain.
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place: Kobain, 33 Waugh
time: 7-10pm
cost: FREE!
HMNS Presents: Love Bugs
Taking a hint from that famous Ross & Rachel moment, the Museum of Natural Science attempts make the museum romantic for couple for a pre-Valentine Day event. Entertianment includes a "romantic" DJ (grandmaster flash?!) from 6-7pm and the jazz stylings David Caceres fom 7-10pm.Also, enjoy an IMAX® film, free appetizers and a cash bar. An IMAX® film is included in the ticket price; schedule to be announced, all shows first-come, first-served, valid during the mixer only.
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place: Houston Museum of Natural Science, Hall of Paleontology
time: 6 - 10 pm
tickets: $13 members, $15 nonmembers
Dadaism inspires Rice Student-run Party Archi-Arts
ArchiArts has been Houston's avant-garde party since 1921. Rice University Architecture students will decorate the Meridian in the style of Dada. DJ DL will keep you moving all night and the Meridian's 3 bars will keep you from going thirsty. Come with an outrageous, delirious costume to get into the VIP room.
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place: Meridian
time: 10pm-2am
tickets: $10 presale, $12 at the door.
Saturday, Feb 10
*check out the Weekly Music Calendar for some great performances tonight.
Da Camera of Houston presents Jason Moran and the Bandwagon: Milestone
Pianist Jason Moran returns to his native Houston with a multimedia performance inspired by the work of visual artist Adrian Piper. Commissioned by Minneapolis’ Walker Arts Center, Milestone features Moran’s trio with bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits.
more info on Da Camera
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place: Cullen Theater - Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Houston
time: 8pm
tickets: $45.00, $38.00, $26.50 / purchase online
Justice for All: Artists reflect on the Death Penalty
This unique and controversial art show includes 55 pieces, selected by three jurors, who reviewed more than 700 submissions from more than 300 artists from 19 countries for the show. The 55 artists selected for the show includes artists from Houston and other Texas cities, as well as other U.S. states, plus France, Germany, Canada and The Netherlands. Professional artists are the focus of the show, but also includes 13 works from people currently on Texas death row. The exhibit includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, videos and installation art. View the submissions and selctions here: http://www.deathpenaltyartshow.org/gallery
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place: M2 Gallery, 325 West 19th Street
time: Opening Reception Feb 10 @ 7pm
Gallery talk: Friday, Feb 16, at 7 PM with Mary Mikel Stump, Gallery Director of the JCM gallery at Texas State University.
Exhibition runs through Feb 18th.
Sunday, Feb 11
Main Street Theater Presents: The Diary of Anne Frank + Panel Discussion
This new adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank" retells the harrowing, true story of two families forced to hide from the world, three adolescents struggling to find their own identities with WWII raging around them and the courageous people who risked their lives to protect their very existence.
Panel Discussions with Holocaust Survivors, the Holocaust Museum of Houston, and the Cast
Following the public performances on February 4, 11, and 17, there will be talkbacks with a Holocaust survivor and members of the cast. These discussions will be led by Mary Lee Webeck, Director of Education Initiatives at Holocaust Museum Houston.
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Performances run February 1-February 17
Holocaust/Cast Discussions: Feb, 4, 11, 17 following performances
place: Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Blvd.
time: Thursdays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 4:00pm, Lectures
tickets: $9 for children and students $11 for adults
GHPA Monthly Walking Tour: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
Back to thier 2nd Sunday of the Month schedule, the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance takes us into the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetary. Be on the look out for the likes of the great philanthropist Jesse H. Jones; Walter W. Fondren, one of the co-founders of Humble Oil & Refining Company (now part of Exxon/Mobil); Niels and Mellie Esperson, whose namesake buildings are some of the most beloved architecture in downtown Houston; lumberman John Henry Kirby; and William Ward Watkin, architect of Rice University, the original Museum of Fine Arts and many other important Houston buildings.
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place: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetary
time: 2pm
tickets: $10, sold from 1:30 to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home, 6900 Lawndale
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