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Hey there, arts & culture fans! We've got another incredible line-up of happenings this week, including Lawndale's Design Fair, the Latin Wave Film Fest, the annual Spring Open Studios at both Winter Street & Spring Street Studios, and a variety of dance, music & art shows. Mark your calendar to attend The FROGS at Fitzgerald's on Monday of next week -- it's free and part of Fresh Arts at Fitz, a City of Houston Mayor's Initiative distributed by the Houston Arts Alliance.
Have questions about the Spacetaker + Fresh Arts Coalition merger? Visit our Merger FAQ page and updates on our blog.
Check out our recommended events below and enjoy. Cheers to #houarts!
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$FREE-$75
Design Fair 2012 benefiting Lawndale Art Center features vintage modern objects of the 20th century as well examples of cutting-edge contemporary design. A wide selection of carefully curated items will be available for purchase as part of the Design Fair, including furniture, glass, ceramics, lighting, books, metalwork and fashion. Visitors to the Fair will be able to meet the designers and exhibitors for an up-close and personal look at the pace-setting designs of today and the mid-20th century. More info here
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Join the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art in welcoming San Francisco psychedelic rock group Sleepy Sun for an evening of dreamy space and psych rock. Having opened for such acts as Arctic Monkeys and the Black Angels, Sleepy Sun is heading out on a national and European tour, and is stopping by the Orange Show! More info here
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The seventh edition of Latin Wave: New Film from Latin America takes place April 26 to 29, 2012. Eight new films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru premiere at the MFAH. This year, three directors and one actress accompany their films to Houston. Once again, Sunday screenings are free to students with valid ID. More info here
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Thursday evening Main Street Theater hosts a champagne reception for the official opening of Richard III, Shakespeare's villain everyone loves to hate. This production is a collaboration with Prague Shakespeare Festival. Post Show discussions will be held May 6 and May 13. More info here
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Join Fresh Arts at Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar and bring your friends to raise a glass to support your local arts community. A portion of this week's drink proceeds will benefit the Music Therapy Center of Houston. Live music all night! More info here
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Make.Play.Speak. and Houston poet, Stephen Gros, have partnered with FotoFest to bring FabriFaction 2012 to life on April 26th at FotoFest's Headquarters. FabriFaction 2012 will weave the magic of photography and poetry with an ekphrastic reading during FotoFest's Biennial and National Poetry Month, April 2012. More info here
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This ensemble dance concert with University of Houston Center for Choreography is a culmination of a year's worth of technique and performance training at the University of Houston's School of Theatre and Dance with works choreographed by Teresa Chapman, Catalina Molnari, Jackie Nallet, Jennifer Summer, Karen Stokes, Toni Valle, and Becky Valls. More info here
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Music Doing Good continues the mission of philanthropy through music with Memories, Dreams, Reflections: Looking Inward - Jung in Words and Music. This event takes the audience on a special journey of the soul through music, commentary and dramatic readings based on Jung's memoir, Memories, Dreams, Reflections. More info here
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Step inside the dance, watch from around the Photobooth, peek in the large windows, and follow the dancers as they move and manipulate the space. Frame Dance Productions' last installment at the Photobooth on Montrose. More info here
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Art League Houston is pleased to present a night of creative and compelling improvisational theatre with Houston Playback Theatre. Using the dramatic oil paintings of Mexican-American artist Rigoberto A. Gonzalez, currently on view at Art League, the audience will participate in the creation of a unique evening of theatre by responding to the imagery in his works. These responses will be transformed into spontaneous performances brought about through the open collaboration between audience, actor, and art. More info here
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The Texas Beer Festival is a one day beer tasting event designed to support and promote local, national, and international craft brewers and their beers. The festival will feature about 80 breweries and will promote Houston-based companies and attractions -- such as local restaurants, food service companies, musical talent, hotels, and bars. More info here
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S.O.S. is the annual Spring Open Studio event for Winter Street Studios (2101 Winter St.) and Spring Street Studios (1824 Spring St.) located in the newly designated First Ward Art District. Over 100 local artists will open their studio doors to share art, inspiration and personal stories with art enthusiasts. Shop for a new piece of art to fill an empty space in your home or office or just enjoy an evening out with friends discovering what's hot, hip and artsy. More info here |
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The University of Houston School of Art, Blaffer Art Museum and DiverseWorks proudly present an exhibition of works by eleven graduating students, representing five departments in the University's Masters' of Fine Arts Program. The exhibition is designed to showcase individual work and to premiere it's participants as emerging artists. More info here
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$15 - $45
The Houston Metropolitan Dance Company performs Signature Works for its 16th Anniversary Season. This performance includes premieres and audience favorites by renowned choreographers who have helped advance the artistic mission of the company. More info here
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Dance of Asian America and Mitsi Dancing School bring dance from the east while Houston Ballet's Principal Dancers, Ad Deum Dance Company, Houston Ballroom Dance Company, Revolve Dance Company and High School for the Performing and Visual Arts bring dance from the west. Don't miss this exciting night of dance at Miller Outdoor Theater. More info here |
Cool Brains! Inprint Reading Series for Young People presents an afternoon with best-selling children's author Trenton Lee Stewart. Stewart will make a presentation about his new book The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict, followed by a book sale and signing. More info here
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 Sailors abandoned in a storm, austerity measures, generals executed, protests and riots, a Spartan army ravaging the countryside, Apollo selling temples to the highest bidder, Greek debt worth 159% of GDP, and skimming-off-the-top, tax-avoiding politicians. Who can possibly save Athens? A dead poet. This presentation of The Frogs is an adaptation by Dr. John Harvey of the UH Honors College and directed by Aaron Landsman (Artist-in-Residence at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts). Reserve your tickets here!
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$5 Spacetaker/Fresh Arts members/$15 non-members
So you're an individual artist or a part of a new arts group that isn't a 501c3 non-profit. Where do you find grants that you're eligible for? How do you raise money for your creative projects? This workshop will cover identifying grant opportunities, funding through fiscal sponsorship, crowdfunding, individual contributions, and institutional support, and offer examples of how other local artists have successfully raised money for their projects. More info here
RSVP and invite your friends on  .
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Dominic Walsh Dance Theater closes a stellar tenth season with the world premiere of Walsh's Camille Claudel about and aritst of exceptional and unusual talent influenced by the great Auguste Rodin. More info here
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River Oaks Chamber Orchestra wraps the final of four intimate chamber concerts at Gremmillion & Co. FIne Art with a performance by ROCO Founder and prinicial oboist Alecia Lawyer. More info here
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Fresh Arts (Spacetaker + Fresh Arts Coalition) presents Walled Garden, a solo site-responsive installation-based exhibition by Stephen Kwok in its Spacetaker Gallery. Creating work straddling the boundary between the digital and physical worlds, Stephen Kwok's installation-based multi-media exhibition is an exploration of technology, spirituality, and our connection to physical goods and the environment. More info here
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