Artful things to do Wednesday
Please join me, HYPA and others in congratulating the 2009 Ovation Awards winners. Last year, Kathleen and I were winners of this award thanks to HYPA and everything it has allowed us to do and it really is a great way to say thank you to those that make it happen in Houston’s young philanthropic community.
Elizabeth Abraham, Anneliese Davis, Nicole Laurent, Jennifer LeGrand and Pamela Ulmer
Calling all Houston musicians
Network with the city’s most creative minds
Tuesday, November 18 - Houston MusicMakers Mixer
6 to 8 pm at Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer
A free event that is open to people in the music industry and hosted by Texas Recording Academy Board Members including David G. Acosta (CPA to the stars), Ricky Anderson (entertainment attorney), Connie Mims (NSAI and DMI songwriter), Heather Wagner (JuiceConsulting LLC) and Chris Gray (Houston Press Music Editor).
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Something to sweeten the pot for the weekend: Discount on Stages’ Always…Patsy Cline
November 15-16, 2008 at Stages
3201 Allen Parkway near Waugh Dr.
713.527.0123
www.stagestheatre.com
Promo code: HYPA
Penned by Stages’ Founding Artistic Director Ted Swindley, this international hit musical had its world premiere at Stages in 1988 and has been winning hearts ever since. Based on a true story, this tribute to the legendary country music singer and her friendship with devoted Houston fan Louise Seger is rich with down-home country humor and includes 27 of Cline’s unforgettable hit songs.
Now extended through January 11, 2009!
Houston arts scene: Picks for Friday, November 14 through Sunday, November 16
Friday, November 14
6 pm to 8 pm - DiverseWorks gallery opening - Thrive
Notions of time play through the work of 16 notable artists from Houston. Thrive, an exhibition organized in conjunction with a conference at University of Houston: “Gender, Creativity and the New Longevity.” The exhibit and accompanying programs are a co-presentation of DiverseWorks and Women’s Studies program at University of Houston. Artists include Elia Arce, Laura Bennett, Ellen Berman, Suzanne Bloom, Joanne Brigham, Kathy Hall, Roberta Harris, Rachel Hecker, Mary Jenewein, Lauren Kelley, Charles Mary Kubricht, Lynn Randolph, Debra Rueb, Toby Topek, Kelli Vance and Dee Wolff. Free. 1117 East Freeway. http://www.diverseworks.org/.
7:30 to 9:30 pm - MFAH Art Crowd, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - Audrey Jones Beck Building, 5601 Main Street, http://www.mfah.org/.
Join MFAH’s Art Crowd for a private viewing of Mark Seliger’s The Sounds I See: Photographs of Musicians. Evening includes complimentary cocktails & hors d’oeuvres and live music by Spain Colored Orange. MFAH Art Crowd members are free, or $25 for guests.
RSVP artcrowd@mfah.org.
8 pm - Talento Bilingüe de Houston - Las Nuevas Tamaleras
The Friday, November 14th performance is a wonderful one-act play (lasting 45 minutes) which is funny and captures the spirit of Latino culture. Champagne reception follows tonight’s performance. Tickets: $18. More info: tbhcenter.org.
Saturday, November 15
10 am-8 pm, The Shepherd School of Music Chamber Music Festival: Spotlight on Quintets - A full day of free chamber music featuring Stravinsky, Debussy, Beethoven, Britten, Mozart, Dvorak, Shostakovich, Schumann, Brahms, Strauss, Schubert and more! More info here.
7 to 10 pm - Art Car Film Festival, The Orange Show, 2402 Munger Street, Free. This Saturday night The Orange Show will be screening parade footage as seen through the unique artistic visions of Houston filmmakers Erik Kolflatt, Matt Donahue, Brock Allman, Scott Prescott and more. There will also be plenty of surprises from the Orange Show archives, including footage from the very first parade. Due to the recent heavy rains their big field is soaked and muddy. They will still have plenty of priority street parking for Art Cars. (Please do not try and drive in to The Orange Show). http://www.orangeshow.org/
7 to 9 pm Wretched Little Britons presents Anti-Hero @ Box13 Artspace. Jennie Nuttall curated this group exhibition featuring her own work, as well as work by London-based artists Chloe Head, Holly Koch, Cecile Egerode, David Jenkins, Samantha Walton, and Rebecca Excell. Free. 6700 Harrisburg. http://www.box13artspace.com/.
Sunday, November 16
-1 pm to 5 pm - “Music Maestro” Eyeopener Tour will show you the past, present & future of the Bayou City scene. Check out the legendary SugarHill Studios. See and hear “audio oddities” at the Gulf Coast Electronics Museum. Go backstage at the newly opened House of Blues. Explore Rock Romano’s Red Shack recording studio. And visit with 104-year old Huey Long, the last surviving member of The Ink Spots. You’ll also enjoy wine, beer and plenty of musical surprises along the way. “Music Maestro” Eyeopener Tour tickets are available NOW for just $40. That’s right! Everybody gets the member discount! Please contact Wendy in the office to reserve your seat. Call 713.926.6368. http://www.orangeshow.org/.
1 pm to 4 pm - DJ Melodic Benefit @ Block 21, 2420 Washington. $10 with light bites by La Strada and Stir-It-Up Coffee.
4 pm - We the People: Writers from Iran, Palestine and Pakistan - A reading that features four award-winning and nationally acclaimed writers Fady Joudah, Farnoosh Moshiri, Sehba Sarwar, Bapsi Sidhwa. Free. Art League Houston, 1953 Montrose. www.vbbarts.org.
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