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AUGUST - SEPTEMBER
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September 1 
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free


 FRESH ARTS ORG. MEMBER EVENT 
"I'm a Stranger Here" is a site-specific window installation that takes a conceptual approach to addressing questions about community resources and assumptions that "strangers" make about neighborhoods that are lower income or racially/ethnically different from their own... more details  
TUES
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28

The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times by Lois Farfel Stark
@ Houston Museum of Natural Science
August 28 // 6:30 PM // $12 - $18

Documentary filmmaker, Lois Farfel Stark, will use beautiful photography and fresh perspective of history to take us on a remarkable journey from tribal ceremonies in Liberia and the pyramids in Egypt...  more details

WED
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
RAW Artists Houston Presents CONNECT // Local Art Showcase
@ Stereo Live
August 29 // 7:00 PM // $22 - $30

Featuring the talents of over 50 local artists! Immerse yourself in live music, visual arts, performing art, fashion show, accessory design, hair and makeup design...   more details

Film Screening - The Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists
@ Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston
August 29 // 1:00 PM & 7:30 PM // $5 - $12

This film dramatically portrays immigrant life in the United States as seen through the eyes of the sweatshop workers who made up the Jewish anarchist movement...  more details


Test Audience Needed
@ Brasil Houston
August 29 // 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM // Free

TEST AUDIENCE NEEDED for independent documentary feature film about an African-American pioneer in the fashion modeling industry. If you enjoyed documentaries like "The Gospel According to André", and "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel" then you are wanted to give your opinion...  more details

THURS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30

Cultured Cocktails with HITS Theatre
@ Boheme Cafe and Wine Bar
August 30 // 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free
 FRESH ARTS EVENT 

Enjoy a drink or two, meet the HITS Theatre team, and take-in Boheme's bohemian atmosphere! 10% of the proceeds from the evening will support the organization, so don't be shy...  more details


The Arnold Chronicles by Corsair Media Productions
@ MATCH
August 30 // 6:00 PM // $10 - $15

A screenplay reading of a 1950s period piece about two American Marine veterans who have just returned from the Korean War, and travel through the continental South/Southwest in search of meaning, romance, and adventure circa 1955...  more details


Lecture: Taking Positions
@ Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University
August 30 // 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM // Free

Join Rice University for a discussion with Zoë Ryan, John H. Bryan Chair and Curator of Architecture and Design at The Art Institute of Chicago, followed by comments by Alison Weaver, the Suzanne Deal Booth Executive Director at the Moody, and Q&A with the audience...  more details


Screening | The Prison in Twelve Landscapes
@ Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
August 30 // 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM // Free

In conjunction with CAMH's exhibition Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System, you are invited to view Brett Story's essential documentary, The Prison in Twelve Landscapes. The film is an examination of the prison and its place in American society...  more details


The Moors by Jen Silverman by Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company
@ Chelsea Market Theatre
August 30 // 8:00 PM // Pay-what-you-can

Based on the lives of the famous Brontë sisters, this delightfully dark comedy by Jen Silverman satirizes stiff Victorian mores and the romantic escapism they induce...  more details


FRI
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31

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MARCI'S STAFF PICK

Ingmar Bergman's Cinema: A Lesson in Love
@ Museum of Fine Arts | Brown Auditorium
August 31 // 7:00 PM // $7 - $9 SHINGTON AVE. ARTS DISTRICT EVENT 
One of Ingmar Bergman's most satisfying marital comedies, A Lesson in Love stars the droll and sparkling duo of Eva Dahlbeck and Gunnar Björnstrand as Marianne and David Erneman, a couple deep into their married years and seeking fresh pastures...  more details 
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ANGELA'S STAFF PICK

To The Max! A Totally 80's Art Show
@ Insomnia Gallery
August 31 // 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM // Free RESH ARTS ORG. MEMBER EVENT 
Everything about the 80s as a decade was to the max- big hair, big cloths, big inventions, big dreams! We wanted flying skateboards, transforming vehicles and to end world hunger through music!..   more details



SAT
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Hands-On Houston with HCCC
@ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
September 1 // 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM // Free

This month, join HCCC staff and volunteers to create your own, mini tote bag, inspired by the current exhibition, B. Anele: I Don't Play That Game...  more details



First Saturday Arts Market - Return to Day Shows
@ 540 W. 19th St
September 1 // 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM // Free
 WASHINGTON AVE. ARTS DISTRICT EVENT 

First Saturday Arts Market is a monthly outdoor fine arts event featuring the works of dozens of visual artists. Bring the entire family and come enjoy the great outdoors, live music and delicious fare from some of the area's best gourmet food trucks...  more details

 
K-Pop Paint & Sip Party by Art Worthy
@ The Teahouse Tapioca & Tea
September 1 // 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM // $30

Paint while the DJ spins the latest kpop, khip hop and edm music of today. Kpoppers, whether you are into Korean pop, khip hop or EDM, this event is for you...   more details


Ingmar Bergman's Cinema: Smiles of a Summer Night
@ Museum of Fine Arts | Brown Auditorium
September 1 // 7:00 PM // $7 - $9

After 15 films that received mostly local acclaim, the 1955 comedy Smiles of a Summer Night at last ushered in an international audience for Ingmar Bergman. During a country weekend in turn-of-the-century Sweden, four men and four women attempt to navigate the laws of attraction...   more details


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MICAH'S STAFF PICK

Vivaldi v. Paganini by Mercury Houston
@ Miller Outdoor Theatre
September 1 // 8:00 PM // Free

Celebrate Miller's 95th Season with Mercury as we evoke the competition and excitement of a modern-day Battle of the Bands. The orchestra, with soloists Jonathan Godfrey and Anabel Detrick, will pit these heavyweight classical composers against each other in a dazzling showcase of musical styles led by Artistic Director Antoine Plante...   more details

SUN
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Ingmar Bergman's Cinema: Wild Strawberries
@ Museum of Fine Arts | Brown Auditorium
September 2 // 5:00 PM // $7 - $9

Traveling to accept an honorary degree, Professor Isak Borg-brilliantly played by veteran director Victor Sjöström-is forced to face his past, come to terms with his faults, and make peace with the inevitability of his approaching death...   more details

MON
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

Houston Chronicle Top Texas Film Picks: Giant
@ Museum of Fine Arts | Brown Auditorium
September 3 // 1:00 PM // $7 - $9

This sprawling epic covers two generations in the family of wealthy Texas cattle baron Bick Benedict, who is married to the strong-willed Leslie. Based on the Edna Ferber novel, Giant explores the problems the couple faces adjusting to life together, as well as the politics and prejudice of the time...  more details

NEXTTUES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Beginning Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense Fiction Workshop: Session 1 of 4
@ Writespace
September 4 // 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM // $200 - $245

In this workshop, we will explore plotting, casting, and developing the stories that keep us up at night. Through examining the work of highly successful published authors, exploring in-class writing exercises, and reviewing and discussing our own manuscripts, we will learn to craft mystery, thriller, and suspense novels that readers can't put down...  more details


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