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- I'm Only Human - Parlotones
- The Well - The Silent Comedy
- Brand New Day (original version) - Ryan Star
- Syrup - The Tontons
- Flame - Buxton
- Transit - Har Mar Superstar
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings - Father Joh...
- Sonne - Rammstein
- Guns Of Navarone - The Skatalites
- Love Slave - The 71's
- Detroit - The Bright Light Social Hour
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Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective
Wed. 03/02 | 11:00AM - Sun. 06/10 | 7:00PM @ The Menil Collection (map)
The Menil Collection presents the exhibition Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective. On view March 2, 2012 June 10, 2012. The first-ever retrospective of the artists drawings, Richard Serra Dr…more»
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ComedySportz Regular Matches
Every Friday 8:00PM - @ ComedySportz (map)
Houston's longest running improv comedy show, ComedySportz features teams of improv comedians who compete for laughs as they make up scenes and songs on the spot. Not comedy about sports, bu…more»
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Featured Review from HoustonPress
December 26, 2010Pits two teams of improvisers in a battle for laughs and points. more at houstonpress.com
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Featured Review from 29-95
August 05, 2010Fast-paced, hilarious and clean improv comedy. Suitable and fun for all ages, this truly is the one show that makes everybody laugh
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“The Impact of Racist Ideologies: Jim Crow and the Nuremberg Laws"
Fri. 08/05 - Sun. 07/22 @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
The Nazi legal assault on the Jews between 1933 and 1939 was not unique in its racial character nor in its segregationist aims. As with many Nazi attacks against the Jews, the Nazis took ideas…more»
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Featured Review from HoustonPress
August 14, 2011Recognizing the importance of keeping history from repeating itself, The Holocaust Museum Houstons newest exhibition, The Impact of Racist Ideologies: Jim Crow and the Nuremberg Laws, examines the segregationist past of the U.S. and Germany. While Nazi Germany had the Nuremberg Laws to deny Jews political, economic and social rights, Americas Jim Crow laws limited the rights of African Americans. By viewing the images and listening to first-person accounts, viewers will be able to see how the struggle of Jews and African Americans mirrored each other. more
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Life in the Universe
Thu. 12/22 - Thu. 05/31 @ Houston Museum of Natural Science (map)
Life in the universe - where is it hiding? Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX Theatre presents Life in the Universe. 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the first experiment to sea…more»
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''Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads''
Sat. 03/03 | 6:00AM - Sun. 06/03 @ Hermann Park (map)
Houston is getting a visit from contemporary Chinese artist, architect and social activist Ai Weiwei’s “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” a large-scale outdoor art project. Weiwei’s works are m…more»
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Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Fri. 03/16 | 9:00AM - Mon. 09/03 | 5:00PM @ Houston Museum of Natural Science (map)
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Warriors, Tombs, and Temples: China's Enduring Legacy
Fri. 03/30 | 9:00AM - Mon. 09/03 | 5:00PM @ Houston Museum of Natural Science (map)
New Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibit Opens March 30, 2012! Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of Chinas First Emperor, declared one of the top 10 museum exhibitions by TIME Magazine, set attendance r…more»
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Yasuaki Onishi: reverse of volume (RG)
Fri. 04/13 | 5:00PM - Sun. 06/24 | 7:00PM @ Rice University Art Gallery (map)
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The Foreigner
Fri. 05/04 | 8:00PM - Sat. 06/09 @ The Company OnStage, Inc. (map)
Company OnStage presents The Foreigner, a comedy by Larry Shue. Running Fridays and Saturdays, May 4 - June 9, 2012. This inspired comic romp revolves around Charlie, the foreigner, who hears …more»
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King Hedley II
Thu. 05/10 - Sun. 06/03 @ Ensemble Theatre (map)
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'What We're Up Against'
Wed. 05/16 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/10 @ Alley Theatre (map)
Theresa Rebeck, creator of TV show Smash, returns to the Alley to share her newest dark comedy. For more, see the event "Oh, Boyd!" Visit alleytheatre.org for more information and the schedule…more»
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Featured Review from CultureMap
May 10, 2012This show celebrates the modern family, shatters the myths of mental illness and redefines what it means to be “normal” in an ever-changing, unknowable world.
more at culturemap.com
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Houston Music Roundtable
Every Tuesday 7:00PM @ Under the Volcano (map)
Meet other members of the music community in Houston. Drink are served at Happy Hour prices. Topics and hosts change weekly.
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Kristin Chenoweth
Wed. 05/23 | 6:30PM - Wed. 05/23 @ Jones Hall (map)
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Featured Review from CultureMap
May 18, 2012In a rare concert appearance, Emmy and Tony award winner Kristin Chenoweth will perform songs from her latest album Some Lessons Learned, as well as an array of her most memorable songs and Broadway show tunes, including music from Wicked, Promises, Promises and Glee. more at culturemap.com
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Parlotones, Ryan Star, The Silent Comedy
Wed. 05/23 | 8:00PM @ Fitzgerald's (map)
In their native South Africa, there's no rock band bigger than The Parlotones. The Johannesburg-bred quartet have headlined the 20,000-seater Coca Cola Dome in their hometown in 2009, performe…more»
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UHD Presents Thursday Concerts: Buxton, and The Tontons
Thu. 05/24 | 6:30PM - Thu. 05/24 | 9:30PM @ Discovery Green (map)
Americana Folk Rockers! The Tontons www.thetontons.com Buxton www.buxtonband.com Additional Information Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are welcome; food, beer and wine are available a…more»
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Father John Misty W/ Har Mar Superstar
Thu. 05/24 | 8:00PM @ Fitzgerald's (map)
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Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man
Every Thursday 10:00PM @ Big Top Lounge (map)
Calling a mlange of Gulf Coast musical styles a gumbo is a clich, so well call what Nick Gaitan whips up for his Umbrella Man project a caldo instead. Its a tasty H-Town stew, equal parts blue…more»
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Nick Gaitan & the Umbrella Man
Thu. 05/24 | 10:00PM @ Continental Club (map)
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The Ballad of Emmet Till
Every Friday - @ Ensemble Theatre (map)
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Rammstein
Fri. 05/25 @ Toyota Center (map)
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Oscar in the Box
Every Friday 8:00PM - @ The Music Box Theater (map)
Music Box Theater, Houston's freshest musical troupe, looks ahead to the awards season with Oscar in the Box. The talented quintet — all former members of Masquerade Theatre — includes Rebekah…more»
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The Skatalites
Every Friday 8:00PM - @ Mango's Cafe (map)
A Welcome to one of the legendary bands from all around the world,,,
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The Bright Light Social Hour
Fri. 05/25 | 8:00PM @ Warehouse Live (map)
The Bright Light Social Hour is an American rock band from Austin, Texas. Born out of a university art-rock collective, The Bright Light Social Hour has evolved into an unabashedly wide-screen…more»
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- Past Events
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Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective
Wed. 03/02 | 11:00AM - Sun. 06/10 | 7:00PM @ The Menil Collection (map)
The Menil Collection presents the exhibition Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective. On view March 2, 2012 June 10, 2012. The first-ever retrospective of the artists drawings, Richard Serra Dr…more»
-
ComedySportz Regular Matches
Every Friday 8:00PM - @ ComedySportz (map)
Houston's longest running improv comedy show, ComedySportz features teams of improv comedians who compete for laughs as they make up scenes and songs on the spot. Not comedy about sports, bu…more»
Buy Tickets-
Featured Review from HoustonPress
December 26, 2010Pits two teams of improvisers in a battle for laughs and points. more at houstonpress.com
-
Featured Review from 29-95
August 05, 2010Fast-paced, hilarious and clean improv comedy. Suitable and fun for all ages, this truly is the one show that makes everybody laugh
-
-
“The Impact of Racist Ideologies: Jim Crow and the Nuremberg Laws"
Fri. 08/05 - Sun. 07/22 @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
The Nazi legal assault on the Jews between 1933 and 1939 was not unique in its racial character nor in its segregationist aims. As with many Nazi attacks against the Jews, the Nazis took ideas…more»
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Featured Review from HoustonPress
August 14, 2011Recognizing the importance of keeping history from repeating itself, The Holocaust Museum Houstons newest exhibition, The Impact of Racist Ideologies: Jim Crow and the Nuremberg Laws, examines the segregationist past of the U.S. and Germany. While Nazi Germany had the Nuremberg Laws to deny Jews political, economic and social rights, Americas Jim Crow laws limited the rights of African Americans. By viewing the images and listening to first-person accounts, viewers will be able to see how the struggle of Jews and African Americans mirrored each other. more
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Life in the Universe
Thu. 12/22 - Thu. 05/31 @ Houston Museum of Natural Science (map)
Life in the universe - where is it hiding? Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX Theatre presents Life in the Universe. 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the first experiment to sea…more»
Buy Tickets -
''Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads''
Sat. 03/03 | 6:00AM - Sun. 06/03 @ Hermann Park (map)
Houston is getting a visit from contemporary Chinese artist, architect and social activist Ai Weiwei’s “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” a large-scale outdoor art project. Weiwei’s works are m…more»
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Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Fri. 03/16 | 9:00AM - Mon. 09/03 | 5:00PM @ Houston Museum of Natural Science (map)
Buy Tickets -
Warriors, Tombs, and Temples: China's Enduring Legacy
Fri. 03/30 | 9:00AM - Mon. 09/03 | 5:00PM @ Houston Museum of Natural Science (map)
New Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibit Opens March 30, 2012! Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of Chinas First Emperor, declared one of the top 10 museum exhibitions by TIME Magazine, set attendance r…more»
Buy Tickets -
Yasuaki Onishi: reverse of volume (RG)
Fri. 04/13 | 5:00PM - Sun. 06/24 | 7:00PM @ Rice University Art Gallery (map)
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The Foreigner
Fri. 05/04 | 8:00PM - Sat. 06/09 @ The Company OnStage, Inc. (map)
Company OnStage presents The Foreigner, a comedy by Larry Shue. Running Fridays and Saturdays, May 4 - June 9, 2012. This inspired comic romp revolves around Charlie, the foreigner, who hears …more»
Buy Tickets -
King Hedley II
Thu. 05/10 - Sun. 06/03 @ Ensemble Theatre (map)
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'What We're Up Against'
Wed. 05/16 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/10 @ Alley Theatre (map)
Theresa Rebeck, creator of TV show Smash, returns to the Alley to share her newest dark comedy. For more, see the event "Oh, Boyd!" Visit alleytheatre.org for more information and the schedule…more»
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Featured Review from CultureMap
May 10, 2012This show celebrates the modern family, shatters the myths of mental illness and redefines what it means to be “normal” in an ever-changing, unknowable world.
more at culturemap.com
-
-
Houston Music Roundtable
Every Tuesday 7:00PM @ Under the Volcano (map)
Meet other members of the music community in Houston. Drink are served at Happy Hour prices. Topics and hosts change weekly.
-
Kristin Chenoweth
Wed. 05/23 | 6:30PM - Wed. 05/23 @ Jones Hall (map)
-
Featured Review from CultureMap
May 18, 2012In a rare concert appearance, Emmy and Tony award winner Kristin Chenoweth will perform songs from her latest album Some Lessons Learned, as well as an array of her most memorable songs and Broadway show tunes, including music from Wicked, Promises, Promises and Glee. more at culturemap.com
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Parlotones, Ryan Star, The Silent Comedy
Wed. 05/23 | 8:00PM @ Fitzgerald's (map)
In their native South Africa, there's no rock band bigger than The Parlotones. The Johannesburg-bred quartet have headlined the 20,000-seater Coca Cola Dome in their hometown in 2009, performe…more»
-
-
UHD Presents Thursday Concerts: Buxton, and The Tontons
Thu. 05/24 | 6:30PM - Thu. 05/24 | 9:30PM @ Discovery Green (map)
Americana Folk Rockers! The Tontons www.thetontons.com Buxton www.buxtonband.com Additional Information Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are welcome; food, beer and wine are available a…more»
-
Father John Misty W/ Har Mar Superstar
Thu. 05/24 | 8:00PM @ Fitzgerald's (map)
-
Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man
Every Thursday 10:00PM @ Big Top Lounge (map)
Calling a mlange of Gulf Coast musical styles a gumbo is a clich, so well call what Nick Gaitan whips up for his Umbrella Man project a caldo instead. Its a tasty H-Town stew, equal parts blue…more»
-
Nick Gaitan & the Umbrella Man
Thu. 05/24 | 10:00PM @ Continental Club (map)
-
The Ballad of Emmet Till
Every Friday - @ Ensemble Theatre (map)
-
Rammstein
Fri. 05/25 @ Toyota Center (map)
-
Oscar in the Box
Every Friday 8:00PM - @ The Music Box Theater (map)
Music Box Theater, Houston's freshest musical troupe, looks ahead to the awards season with Oscar in the Box. The talented quintet — all former members of Masquerade Theatre — includes Rebekah…more»
-
The Skatalites
Every Friday 8:00PM - @ Mango's Cafe (map)
A Welcome to one of the legendary bands from all around the world,,,
-
The Bright Light Social Hour
Fri. 05/25 | 8:00PM @ Warehouse Live (map)
The Bright Light Social Hour is an American rock band from Austin, Texas. Born out of a university art-rock collective, The Bright Light Social Hour has evolved into an unabashedly wide-screen…more»
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