Suchu Dance's Ella Paradise premieres tonight at Barnevelder Theater and will run for the next two weekends. Suchu's Artistic Director Jennifer Wood has been working with a team of eleven dancers to create the new piece, which, when viewed from the theater's elevated in-the-round seating, highlights the intricate pattern-weaving maneuvers of the performers on the floor. Though Suchu is a contemporary dance company, the show is dressed in old-fashioned charm, evoking a sense of familiarity and reminiscence in the audience through its costuming and music as it progresses through what feels like a choreographed daydream.
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The next three days are packed with openings and events all over town. The fact that the FotoFest 2010 Biennial kicks off today is the reason behind most of the gallery activity, but it also just feels like the city is waking up to the new spring weather. The Museum of Fine Arts is hosting a number of outdoor activities all weekend long at their Rienzi outpost in Bayou Bend as part of the Second Annual Spring House & Garden Days and the Menil Collection has organized a Community Arts Festival during the day on Saturday in collaboration with the various art organizations around the Montrose neighborhood.
This past Friday night, a group of Houston artists made their way westward on I-10 to represent the city's art scene at San Antonio's LoneStar Studios. The artists exhibited at the one-night event included: Kelly Alison, J. Todd Allison, Michael Collins, Rene Cruz, DumpTruck (Cory Wagner & Mat Wolff), Jack Erickson, Lauren Moya Ford, Ryan Geiger, Maria Guzman, Lane Hagood, Bill Hailey, Rick Illingworth, Sharon Kopriva, El Franco Lee II, Cody Ledvina, Jonatan Lopez, Nick Merriwether, Neva Mikulicz, Rahul Mitra, Eric Pearce, Brian Rod, Troy Stanley, David Wang, and Bill Willis.
If you aren’t too electioned out, and want to have a celebratory/consolatory cocktail and some yummy catering from t’afia, stop by the Architecture Center Houston between 6-8m tonight for the exhibition opening reception for Green Works Houston.
If you're like us, you're just as perplexed about the power grids in the Heights. 6th street has power. 17th doesn't. Yale has power, some of Heights Blvd. doesn't But we realize it's not as simple as we think, and we're trying to be patient and wait it out with the rest of them.
Day 5 post-Ike, and here's hoping you are all hanging in there, barring any stir crazy tendencies to strangle whoever turned on the lights on billboards before your abode. We hear ya.
This looks to be the last big release week of the year, and 2007 is going out with a bang. We'll see you in '08!
So Colbie Caillat is scheduled to sing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show this week. We mention this mainly because the lyrics to her hit song, "Bubbly," make us chuckle.
::Monday Night Movie at Domy::
As the 1980's began, Pearland was still a small town, where you could walk across the street to Dairy Queen for lunch in high school. It was also the time when the town produced their own little new wave band that would end up becoming a regional favorite: The Judy's.
Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now December 14, 2007 – March 9, 2008 Opening reception December 13, 2007, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Sigh. This is Houston's last hurrah with Senior CAMH Curator Paola Morsiani, and we are sad. Having been with the CAMH for over eight years, Morsiani is heading north to become Curator of Contemporary Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, an internationally renowned encyclopedic museum in the midst of a $258 million renovation and expansion....
::MFA Projection Bomb!:: We caught wind of this earlier this week and couldn't resist reposting. Introducing the first guerrilla drive-in theater on the roof of the MFA parking garage this Thursday night. Be part of a smart mob for a 20 minute projection bomb. Bring a car full! Details below, poster attached. (Good attendance would really help my thesis project). Thanks! Clint - - - - - - - - - - - - -...
When it comes to music in Texas, we all know that Austin pretty much has the scene in an awkward and uncomfortable chokehold position. Between South by Southwest, ACL and Fun Fun Fun fests, the state capital has music festivals down to a science. But instead of making that trek up 290 and finding the perfect seat between the broseph who can't stop talking about how cool it would be if DMB was on...
A lighter week for concerts, but many home-state bred musicians are in town. Tomorrow night, we recommend San Antonio's Girl In A Coma, but if you prefer 90's rock, you might want to catch Dallas' The Toadies return to Verizon Wireless. Speaking of returns, Bandera's Robert Earl Keen brings his annual Christmas show to town Friday night. Saturday, Warehouse Live is hosting a few local bands, headlined by Million Year Dance. Not from Texas,...
Raise your glass and raise some funds for the HERO project -- a humanitarian campaign of the United Nations Association (USA) dedicated to providing comprehensive, school-based support to orphans and vulnerable children living in HIV/AIDS-affected communities in Africa. All you have to do is show up at New Gallery/Thom Andriola (2627 Colquitt) tomorrow, Wednesday the 12th between 7 and 9PM. Taste some wine, admire the art, and feel good knowing you're doing something for other...
Candlelight Open House at Bayou Bend Dec 7, 2007 5:00 PM at the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens This fall, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has been hosting Candlelight Open House nights at their Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens on Friday nights. This Friday night is your last chance to go to the open house and tour the property in all of its holiday season glory. The central figure in Yuletide´s Holiday Heroines is...
::Nights on Blue Bayou: DeKam vs Nalepa:: We know, we know. You're ALL gonna be at the Houstonist 2nd Burfday Happy Hour tonight at Monsoon. So why should we bother even telling you what else there is to do tonight? Why? Because, well, you gotta have somewhere to stumble to when our tab runs out. A spectacle beneath the bridges of the Sabine Promenade on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou, this environmental light and...
December always brings some good mini-festivals, and this week is a good example. It starts tonight with the KILT 10-Man Jam, featuring many popular country radio stars. Tomorrow night, the husband/wife team of Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis come into town for their annual Christmas show. Saturday, Chron.com showcases some of the best local talent in their concert at Warehouse Live. Finally, KRBE's annual Jingle Jam brings pop radio's favorite to the Toyota Center...
Some pret-ty, pret-ty, pret-ty cool stuff opening this weekend, kids. Check it out: Jeanne Cassanova / Reginald Rachuba The Joanna Gallery "Those in attendance can be assured a multi sensory onslaught of 'image spillage'." Oh, really. We have to admit, the term "spillage" sort of scares us, but the image at right is so cool, we're willing to risk it. Both Cassanova and Rachuba pull from contemporary images and create narratives woven between each other...
So if you've been following our easy, no-fuss no-muss primer on learning about art and local artists, etc. now is your chance to show off your new knowledge! This weekend brings us Spacetaker's 2007 Holiday Sale, featuring all kinds of work from local artists. They'll have everything from jewelry to paintings to sculpture for purchase AND 75% of the proceeds benefit the artist while 25% goes to Spacetaker, which helps nurture the Houston arts community!...
On Monday, we told you about the super groovy Houston: It's Worth It campaign, the brains behind it, and the accompanying photo book that will be released tonight at a special event at Lawndale. Check. So what else is happening tonight? Glad you asked. Hey, we can't do it all, we need your help in this fight to cover the mean streets of the H. Now get out there and get your event on. The...
Do you find yourself a little scared to venture downtown these days, for fear of what you may or may not find? We'll admit, it's not out first pick for happy hour, what, with all the awesome parking opportunities and diverse bars, clubs, and retail? So we are looking forward to giving it a chance tonight, as ArtsHouston hosts a Meet & Greet (Hello, downtown, my name is ______) tonight at Butterfly High (705 Main...
Radio rock fans have a decision to make tonight: see the currently hot band Avenged Sevenfold at Warehouse Live or catch the now-grown-up Silverchair at The Meridian. Speaking of the 90's, old school rapper Tone Loc will stop off at Fitzgerald's Thursday night. Local eclectic classical trio Two Star Symphony plays a special show Saturday night on the St. Thomas campus. Another local favorite, The Mathletes, open a show at Rudyard's Saturday night. The...
::Touring Taste of Dance Salad Film at MFA:: Ok, so you're perplexed on what to watch now that Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance have both finished their seasons. We feel your pain. I mean, how else are you supposed to practice your movers for the company holiday party? Well, dance friends, you are in luck. If you missed the 2007 Dance Salad Festival, catch a special (read: free) screening...