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May 24 – 26, 2013
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June 01 – 02, 2013
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A Graf Farewell
- May 17, 2013 to May 18, 2013
- Address: Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002
- Location: Houston Symphony
- Visit Website
"Of all of Mahler's symphonies, Resurrection has the most uplifting ending. There is a spiritual element in it that is hard to beat. Mahler's idea to have the chorus emerge from the depths is spe...
Astros v. Rockies
- May 27, 2013
- Location: Houston Astros
- Address: 501 Crawford, Houston, TX 77002
- Location: Houston Astros
- Visit Website
Houston Astros v. Colorado rockies Major League Baseball game at Minute Maid Park.
Blue Man Group
- June 04, 2013 to June 09, 2013
- Location: Jones Hall
- Address: 615 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002
- Location: Jones Hall
- Visit Website
The wildly popular Blue Man Group, the sensational blue-painted trio known for its unique brand of comedy and music, is set to electrify Houston's Jones Hall for the Performing Arts. The Blue Man G...
Comicpalooza 2013
- May 24, 2013 to May 26, 2013
- Location: George R. Brown Convention Center
- Address: 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010
- Location: George R. Brown Convention Center
- Visit Website
Comicpalooza is a three-day sci-fi and fantasy extravaganza in Downtown Houston. Join celebrities such as Kris Holden-Reid, Sam Huntington and Craig Parker for this multi-platform event that brings t...
Forrest Bess: Seeing Things Invisible
- April 12, 2013 to August 18, 2013 (Recurring daily)
- Location: The Menil Collection
- Address: 1515 Sul Ross, Houston, TX 77006
- Location: The Menil Collection
- Visit Website
Self-described "visionary" artist Forrest Bess (1911-77) is a unique figure in the history of American art. For most of his career, Bess lived an isolated existence in a fishing camp outsid...
Free Press Summer Fest
- June 01, 2013 to June 02, 2013 (Recurring daily)
- Address: 500 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX 77002
- Location: Eleanor Tinsley Park
- Visit Website
The Free Press Summer Fest is an annual two-day music festival held at Buffalo Bayou's Eleanor Tinsley Park. The fifth annual event featured more than 150 national and local acts on eight stages with...
Picasso Black and White
- February 24, 2013 to May 26, 2013 (Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
- Location: Audrey Jones Beck Building
- Address: 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005
- Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
"Picasso Black and White" marks the first exhibition in Houston of Pablo Picasso's work in over a decade and focuses in depth on the recurrent motif of black and white throughout his career....
On-Going Events
1st Annual All SIRE Horse Show
- June 08, 2013
- Location: SIRE- Fort Bend Location on the campus of the Richmond State Supported Living Ctr
- Address: 2100 Preston Street, Richmond, TX 77469
- Visit Website
This will be a beautiful day at the astonishingly wonderful, world class, RSSLC Equestrian Center. Family and friends are all welcome. Activities will include: •Houston Mounted Police demonstr...
21st Annual New Home and Remodeling Show
- June 08, 2013 to June 09, 2013 (Recurring daily)
- Location: Reliant Center
- Address: One Reliant Park, Houston, TX 77054
- Location: Reliant Park
- Visit Website
Greater Houston Builders Association is coming to Reliant Center. Come out whether you're buying, building, remodeling, redecorating, landscaping or considering a pool, spa or hot tub.
24th Annual Accordion Kings & Queens
- June 01, 2013
- Location: Miller Outdoor Theatre
- Address: 6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030
- Visit Website
Celebrate the best of Texas Squeezebox! Grab your dancing shoes and join Texas Folklife for the 24th Annual Accordion Kings & Queens Festival! This year's outstanding lineup features "Zydec...
2nd Annual Curry Crawl Competition
- May 19, 2013
- Location: Straits
- Visit Website
Top Houston chefs will heat up CITYCENTRE once again as the Curry Crawl culinary competition returns. Hosted by Chef John Sikhattana of STRAITS Asian Bistro & Lounge, the Curry Crawl will feat...
3rd Annual Caribbean Heritage Month Festival
- June 01, 2013
- Address: 600 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002
- Location: Jones Plaza
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Galaxy Band, Mi Rumba, Jamai Band, Moving Star Tassa Band and Young Garifuna Group will headline the 3rd Annual Caribbean Heritage Month Festival. Come out and celebrate National Caribbean American H...
Accordion Kings & Queens Festival
- June 01, 2013
- Location: Miller Outdoor Theatre
- Address: 6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030
- Visit Website
Texas Folklife’s Accordion Kings & Queens Festival is back in town! This year featuring The Hometown Boys, Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys, the Czechoholics, and Houston’s own Avi...
Across Oceans: Aperio, Music of the Americas
- June 01, 2013
- Location: Asia Society Texas Center
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Aperio, Music of the Americas, in partnership with Asia Society Texas Center, proudly presents Across Oceans, a concert featuring vocal, solo, and chamber music by composer Thomas Osborne. Inspired ...
An Update on Central Asia: Crisis in Governance, Energy Security, and the U.S. Withdrawal
- June 04, 2013
- Location: Asia Society Texas Center
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Since emerging as independent states from the ruins of the Soviet Union over 20 years ago, the five Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have stru...
Andy Coolquitt: Attainable Excellence
- May 25, 2013 to August 25, 2013
- Location: Blaffer Art Museum
- Address: 120 Fine Arts Building, Houston, TX 77204
- Location: Blaffer Art Museum
- Visit Website
For his debut at Blaffer Art Museum, the artist's first solo museum exhibition, Andy Coolquitt will recombine 60 discrete sculptures and tableaux made between 2006 and 2011 into a site-specific inst...
Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
- May 27, 2013
- Location: Bear Creek Pioneers Park - Harris County War Memorial
- Address: 3535 War Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77084
- Location: Bear Creek Pioneers Park
- Visit Website
Harris County Precinct Three Commissioner Steve Radack’s annual Memorial Day ceremony will be Monday, May 27th at the Harris County War Memorial in Bear Creek Pioneers Park. Veterans, their fa...
Architecture Tour of Asia Society Texas Center
- June 08, 2013
- Location: Asia Society Texas Center
- Visit Website
This opportunity to see Yoshio Taniguchi's first free-standing structure in the United States will focus on the materials, influences, and ambiance of the building. Architecture tours are free and op...
Art Exhibition: Honky-Tonk Belles by Yuliya Lanina
- May 31, 2013
- Location: Russian Cultural Center "Our Texas"
- Visit Website
Yuliya Lanina is a Russian-born American multimedia artist who splits her time between New York City and Austin. She creates alternate realities in her works — ones based on fantasy, femininity...
Art in the Park Outdoor Art & Music Festival in Friendswood
- May 18, 2013
- Location: Stevenson Park
- Address: 1100 Friendswood Dr., Friendswood, TX 77546
- Visit Website
Friendswood Fine Art’s flagship event, Art in the Park, returns this May to historic Friendswood, Texas as a distinguished and vibrant celebration of work from across multiple creative industri...
Artwalk on Main
- June 07, 2013 to July 07, 2013 (Recurring monthly on the 7th)
- Location: La Porte's Main Street
- Address: Main Street, La Porte, TX 77571
- Visit Website
Art Consortium of the Texas Gulf Coast sponsors this free event as an invitation to give local artists an opportunity to display their original artworks. It all happens on the first Friday in the eve...
Astros v. Athletics
- May 24, 2013
- Location: Houston Astros
- Address: 501 Crawford, Houston, TX 77002
- Location: Houston Astros
- Visit Website
Houston Astros v. Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball game at Minute Maid Park.
Astros v. Athletics
- May 25, 2013
- Location: Houston Astros
- Address: 501 Crawford, Houston, TX 77002
- Location: Houston Astros
- Visit Website
Houston Astros v. Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball game at Minute Maid Park.
Astros v. Athletics
- May 26, 2013
- Location: Houston Astros
- Address: 501 Crawford, Houston, TX 77002
- Location: Houston Astros
- Visit Website
Houston Astros v. Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball game at Minute Maid Park.
Astros v. Brewers
- June 18, 2013
- Location: Houston Astros
- Address: 501 Crawford, Houston, TX 77002
- Location: Houston Astros
- Visit Website
Houston Astros v. Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball game at Minute Maid Park.
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