Calendar of Houston EventsIf you're planning a trip to the area, find out what's happening with our Houston Events Calendar. You'll find festivals, sporting events, museum exhibits, outdoor events and more with this complete Houston calendar. Houston events offer something for everyone. |
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The Quest for High Bear: A Boy’s Odyssey Through Indian Country 1925-1939 Houston Museum of Natural Science |
August 15, 2008 to August 15, 2009 | ||
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Join "The Quest for High Bear" and discover beautiful American Indian artifacts from the collection of Gordon W. Smith. |
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Dinosaur Mummy CSI: Cretaceous Science Investigation Houston Museum of Natural Science |
September 19, 2008 to September 7, 2009 | ||
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The Houston Museum of Natural Science, in association with the Judith River Foundation, will develop and tour a world premiere exhibition featuring Leonardo, the most perfectly fossilized plant-eating dinosaur ever discovered—with almost all of his skin still intact. Dinosaur Mummy CSI: Cretaceous Science Investigation opens Sept. 19, 2008. |
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"Dr. Seuss Wants You!" Exhibit Holocaust Museum Houston |
September 26, 2008 to July 5, 2009 | ||
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"Dr. Seuss," whose real-life name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, is best known for his children's books written under the "Dr. Seuss" pen name, but he was a life-long cartoonist who also drafted more than 400 newspaper and magazine editorial cartoons expressing his concern and opinions in the early years of World War II. |
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A One-Man Army: The Art of Arthur Szyk Holocaust Museum Houston |
October 20, 2008 to July 26, 2009 | ||
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Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was described by Eleanor Roosevelt as a “one-man army,” using art as a weapon to garner support for the social and political issues in which he believed. |
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House of Blues Sunday Gospel Brunch House of Blues |
January 25, 2009 to January 3, 2010 | ||
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Praise the lord and pass the biscuits! The award-winning Sunday Gospel Brunch at House of Blues has arrived in Houston! Gospel Brunch is a one-of-a-kind live music show and dining experience. |
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Never Let It Rest! An Art Project by Hans Molzberger Holocaust Museum Houston |
February 27, 2009 to August 9, 2009 | ||
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“Never Let It Rest!” is a documentary art project by contemporary German artist Hans Molzberger relating to the small town of Salzwedel in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany during the time of Nazi control. Today, Molzberger lives near the town and continues to be fascinated with its history. He will speak during a free public preview reception at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. |
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Genghis Khan Houston Museum of Natural Science |
February 27, 2009 to September 7, 2009 | ||
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Barbarian or Genius? Discover the Real Genghis Khan. World Premiere Exhibition opens February 27 at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. |
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Pioneers of Contemporary Glass from the Barbara and Dennis DuBois Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
March 7, 2009 to July 26, 2009 | ||
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The exhibition, featuring works assembled by this prominent Dallas couple, will feature two dozen objects dating from the 1970s to today by artists such as Dale Chihuly, Dan Dailey, Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova, Harvey Littleton, William Morris, Tom Patti, Marc Peiser, Lino Tagliapietra, Oiva Toikka, and Frantisek Vizner. |
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John Chamberlain – American Tableau Menil Collection, The |
March 19, 2009 to August 2, 2009 | ||
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"John Chamberlain: American Tableau" is the third in The Menil Collection series, “Contemporary Conversations,” which highlights work by living artists in the collection. The series aims to work with the artist to focus on a specific aspect or time period of their production. American Tableau will present a single large-scale sculpture as a room-size installation accompanied by rare examples of the artist’s drawings. |
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Henrique Oliveira's Tapumes Rice University Art Gallery |
March 26, 2009 to August 11, 2009 | ||
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Oliveira’s installations, which he refers to as “tridimensionals,” have evolved into massive, spatial constructions that combine painting, architecture, and sculpture. The constants in Oliveira’s work are the visual and tactile qualities of wood that has been exposed to the elements, and though he incorporates new, flexible plywood into his work, his primary material remains the discarded wood collected on the streets of São Paulo. |
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