This week's FRESH Art on Tap: December 4

2018

DECEMBER

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Cultured Cocktails benefiting Artist INC Houston, a Fresh Arts Program

@ Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar

Thursday, December 6

5:00 - 8:00 PM // Free

FRESH ARTS EVENT

Please join us for drinks and conversation at Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar on Thursday, December 6th, when a portion of the proceeds from all drink sales during the 5:00PM -8:00PM happy hour will go to support the artist entrepreneurship program: Artist INC-Houston... more details

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TUESDAY , DECEMBER 4

Axelrad SHOP LOCAL Tuesdays & Holiday Market @ Axelrad December 4 // 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM // Free You can shop for unique & one of a kind gifts some of your favorite Shop Local artist & makers this holiday season! We will also have a complimentary gift wrapping station set up for your convenience... more details
ANGELA'S STAFF PICK Welcome to Studios 302 & 304 at UH @ UH Fine Arts Building, 302 and 304 December 4 // 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free Meet, mix, and mingle with students and professionals. See what students have been working on throughout the semester and relive your time at the studio. While there, share your professional expertise with students... more details
Light It Up \| Candles and Flames @ Chabad Montrose December 4 // 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM // $25 Create your own scented candles and wax melts. Choose from an assortment of shapes and jars, colors and scents and go home with your ideal candle... more details

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5

Twelve Moments: Justice @ Rothko Chapel December 5 // 12:00 PM // $10 Be present for a meditation on "Justice" in the Christian tradition led by Rev. Francene Young of St. Luke the Evangelist Episcopal Church. The Twelve Moments series is a pay-what-you-can event with a suggested donation of $10... more details
Sabine Street Studios Tour hosted by Visual Arts Alliance @ Sabine Street Studios December 5 // 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM // Free ARTS DISTRICT EVENT Tour the newest addition to the Sawyer Yards Campus with resident artists from VAA... more details

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6

Scriptwriters Houston Museum Plays

@ CAMH

Dec. 6 // 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM // Free w/ registration

Scriptwriters Houston and Driven Theater Co. present a series of ten-minute plays. The site-specific productions are inspired by and set within the exhibition Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System and Nicolas Moufarrege: Recognize My Sign... more details

Hansel and Gretel

@ Rec Room

December 6 - 22 // Varies // $10 - $40

Returning after last year's sold-out run, a fresh holiday take on Engelbert Humperdinck's classic fairy-tale opera, HANSEL AND GRETEL. Set in a stunning wooded installation, audiences will experience a truly immersive experience as they follow the wayward siblings, Hansel & Gretel, through the wintery woods on their quest to find both home and independence... more details

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7

MICAH'S STAFF PICK Ashé Holiday Market @ Community Artists' Collective December 7 & 8 // 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free The Project Runway star, Korto Momolu, will launch the Community Artists' Collective's Annual Ashé Holiday Market with a trunk show. Inspired by her African roots, Liberian-born designer and stylist Momolu has been highlighted in the "Top 5 Designers to Watch" in New York City this season... more details
Glassell Studio School Student Art Sale @ Glassell School of Art Dec. 7, 12-8 PM // Dec. 8, 10 AM - 5 PM // Free Find unique holiday gifts at this popular annual sale. Browse original works of art created by students from the Glassell Studio School. Choose from paintings, ceramics, prints, watercolors, drawings, jewelry, photographs, and more... more details
MARCI'S STAFF PICK Lawndale Exhibitions Opening @ Lawndale Art Center December 7 // 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free Join Lawndale on Friday, December 7, 2018, 6 - 8 PM, for the opening of four exhibitions by Olaniyi Akindiya (Akirash), Katy Heinlein, Kristen Cochran, Marcelyn McNeil, Antonius Bui, and Ryan Hawk... more details
Neva Mikulicz: Sugar, Spice, Doritos... Nice! @ Anya Tish Gallery Dec. 7, 6-8 PM // Dec. 8, 11 AM - 5 PM // Free Neva Mikulicz enchants us with a collection of pocket drawings designed to delight the senses and tickle the toes. The assortment of diminutive drawings includes Lilliputian cakes, tempting treats, and wee drinks. Her drawings will make a great gift for your loved ones!.. more details
Holiday on 19th St @ Shop Heights 19th Street December 7 // 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM // Free Join us for our annual Holiday event! Live music, in store features, cocktails, holiday shopping and REAL SNOW!!.. more details
Passionate Films of Luchino Visconti @ MFAH \| Brown Auditorium December 7 & 8 // 7:00 PM - // $7 - $9 Friday, December 7, 7 PM - Obsession.. more details Saturday, December 8, 7 PM - Sandra.. more detail s
JESSICA'S STAFF PICK Where the Wild Things Art: Children's Book Art Show + Book Fair @ Insomnia Gallery December 7 // 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM // Free Insomnia Gallery is proud to host its first ever show paying homage to iconic works of children's literature. Join them and over 30 Houston artists who will showcase works and recreate the Book Fair environment complete with original book marks, pen bags, etc... more details
Menil Contemporaries Holiday Party @ The Menil Collection December 7 // 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM // $75 - $95 Menil Contemporaries will celebrate the holidays with a festive tribute to the reinstallation of the main museum building. Guests will kick up their heels with minimalist hors d'oeuvres and maximalist cocktails, surrounded by the greatest hits of the Menil Collection... more details

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8

10th Annual Gingerbread Build-Off @ Architecture Center Houston December 8 // 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM // Free Competing teams will create their masterpieces using 100% edible materials. More than 4,000 spectators are expected to attend and cheer on the teams, play in the kids' construction zone, and see Santa!.. more details
Houston Studio Glass - 20th Annual Open House @ Houston Studio Glass December 8 & 9 // 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM // Free Featuring unique work and demonstrations by local artists including: Dick Moiel & Kathy Poeppel, Gene Hester, Bob Straight, Ellen Abbott & Marc Leva, Liz Conces Spencer, Eric DePan, V. Chin, Tom Irven and Barry Perez... more details
14th Annual Heights Holiday Market @ 935 Harvard St December 8 // 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM // Free Holiday Market in the heart of the Houston Heights! Area artisans and crafts people come together to sell their wares at this annual handmade market!.. more details
The Market at Sawyer Yards @ Art Alley at Sawyer Yards December 8 // 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM // Free ARTS DISTRICT EVENT The Market at Sawyer Yards is curated market hosts a mix of artist mediums with a focus on folk art, the maker is the seller & artisan crafts including packaged specialty foods... more details
Sawyer Yards Second Saturday @ Sawyer Yards Creative Campus December 8 // 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM // Free ARTS DISTRICT EVENT Spend the afternoon wandering through Sawyer Yards' five studio buildings and discover an extensive selection of painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, clothing, mixed media and more... more details
Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop @HCCC December 8 // 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM // $50-$55 Using a variety of seasonal greens and cuttings, create a contemporary wreath by experimenting with the core design principles-balance, proportion, and attention to texture and color-in a way that's not overly technical... more details
Wind Sync: Origins @ MATCH December 8 // 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM // $5 - $25 The featured work, Antoine Reicha's ebullient E-flat major quintet, represents the beginning of classical music for the quintet's instruments. The program also takes inspiration from childhood and folklore and showcases... more details
The Bubbha Thomas HOLIDAY JAZZ CONCERT @ Trinity Episcopal Church December 8 // 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM // FREE w/ 5 non-perishable food items or men's socks Jazz Education Inc. brings back The Bubbha Thomas HOLIDAY JAZZ CONCERT, ushering in the true spirit of Christmas. Each year the Holiday Jazz Concert brings awareness to organizations in our community that provide services necessary to strengthen the health, wellness, and provision of those in need... more details
Lights in the Heights @ Byrne and Euclid Streets December 8 // 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM // Free Stroll along the pedestrian friendly route while enjoying a variety of sights ranging from nostalgic, twinkling white lights to eclectic, colorfully lighted scenes. Listen to the seasonal sounds of Christmas carols, jazz bands, and more, playing on the front porches, driveways, and yards of our neighbors... more details

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9

Burton & Booooze @ Karbach Brewing Restaurant and Patio December 9 // 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free Shop local vendors & artisans at the Burtonesque Art Market from noon-5pm. Starting at 6pm, Alamo Drafthouse Houston will be rolling out the big screen for a special showing of "The Nightmare Before Christmas", so don't forget your chairs!.. more details
JoMar Visions Art Excellence 2018 Juried Open Competition @ JoMar Visions Studios December 9 // 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM // Free Besides live music, wine tasting, flavor bites, ther will be an incredible exhibit with the jury selected artists beautiful artwork... more details

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10

A Drag Christmas Carol

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11

Rebecca French Performance: Dancing a Tetrapod

@ Houston Center for Photography

December 11 // 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free

In response to Fumi Ishino's exhibition, Rowing a Tetrapod, dancers will combine elements of traditional Japanese Butoh dance with American dance aesthetics in order to echo Ishino's staccato shifts and disorienting imagery about moving between cultures... more details