This week's FRESH Art on Tap: February 5

2019

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Wednesday, February 6

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@ Sabine Street Studio Artists

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 05

Cherry Reading Series with Kiese Laymon

@ Rice Memorial Chapel

February 5 // 6:00 PM

Kiese Laymon is a black southern writer, born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. Laymon earned an MFA in Fiction from Indiana University and is currently the Ottilie Schillig Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi. He served as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Nonfiction at the University of Iowa in Fall 2017. Laymon is the author of the novel, Long Division and a collection of essays... more details

Poetic Reflections by Gerling-Mut Duo

@ Rothko Chapel

February 5 // 7:00 PM // Suggested Contribution: $20

Musicians Dr. Ingrid Gerling and Dr. Andree Mut of the Gerling Mut Duo have created an evening of meditative music they call "Poetic Reflections". This performance of voice, violin, and piano features arrangements based on meditations. Premiering that evening is an original score by Houston composer Paul English, inspired by the mission of the Rothko Chapel... more details

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06

Twelve Moments: Stewardship @ Rothko Chapel February 6 // 12:00 PM // Suggested Contribution: $10 Welcome February with a meditation on the environment in the Zen Buddhist tradition led by Mary Carol Edwards from Houston Zen Center on "Stewardship,"... more details
MICAH'S STAFF PICK Preview Felipe Lopez's The Liquidity of a Right with VAA @ Spring Street Studios February 6 // 6:00 PM // Free ARTS DISTRICT EVENT Get an early look at this new exhibition, in which Lopez elevates the concepts of light and water in a contemporary sculpture format. His work takes the Edison Bulb form and marries it with a commonplace bath faucet. The is some of Lopez's strongest work to date, both conceptually and visually. It addresses the necessity of water to daily life while emphasizing the fragility of the earth's clean water supply... more details
Black Like Us: A Candid Conversation About the LGBTQ Experience @ UH \| Student Center February 6 // 6:00 PM // Free Join us for a conversation that explores the Black LGBTQ community's experiences with religion and the church. Author Michael Arceneaux will join us and share from his debut New York Times Best Seller, I Can't Date Jesus, a timely collection of hysterical and soul searching essays about what it is like to grow up in a world that constantly tries to deride and diminish your humanity... more details

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 07

Cultured Cocktails benefiting Mujeres Malas @ Boheme Cafe and Wine Bar February 7 // 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free FRESH ARTS EVENT Please join us for drinks and conversation at Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar on Thursday, February 7th, when a portion of the proceeds from all drink sales during the 5:00PM -8:00PM happy hour will go to support Mujeres Malas. So enjoy a drink or two, meet the Mujeres Malas team, and take-in Boheme's bohemian atmosphere! The proceeds from the evening will support the Mujeres Malas so don't be shy, raise a glass (or three) while raising funds for Mujeres Malas.... more details
Trans Film Series: Black Folks Guide to Black Folks @Station Museum February 7 // 7:00 PM // Free The Station Museum of Contemporary Art and Gender Reel Houston are proud to present the Trans Film Series, a series of films selected and presented by local trans individuals. The Trans Film Series is in conjunction with Solutions, a mid-career retrospective of Cassils, a Los Angeles-based trans performance artist... more details
DARAL'S STAFF PICK Collect it For The Culture II @ Winston Contemporary Art February 7 // 7:00 PM 9:00 PM // See Website Black Buddha Creative Agency is pleased to present Collect It For The Culture II, curated by Robert Hodge, hosted by Winston Contemporary Art, & sponsored by Avonak Distillery. This is the second bi-annual exhibition featuring Texas-based artists, hand selected for their relevance to the art landscape. In 2019, this collaborative series continues to present a dynamic curation of works that give collectors at different stages opportunities to acquire beautiful, engaging art that will withstand the test of time... more details
UNCHARTED @ Rutland Venue February 7 // Varies // $20 UNCHARTED, newly written by Houston Playwright Brendan Bourque-Sheil, is The Landing Theatre Company's latest site-specific micro theatre piece set in a working BnB in the Heights. Audiences sit on chairs, stools and cushions, while the play takes place around them. 17 Seats Only! TWO performances each day. Original. Intimate. Immersive... more details

FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 08

Movie Night: Kolya @ Czech Center Museum Houston February 8 // 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM // Free Kolya is a 1996 critical acclaimed Czech drama film about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way. Franta Louka is a concert cellist in Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia, a confirmed bachelor and a lady's man. Having lost his place in the state orchestra, must make ends meet by playing at funerals and painting tombstones... more details
Enchanting Puppetry Traditions of Henan @ Asia Society Texas Center February 8 // 7:00 PM // General $10 / Members $5 Experience folk legends and historical tales as the Puppet Troupe of the Henan Opera and Dance Theater performs traditional Chinese puppetry to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Dating back to the Han Dynasty, zhangtou puppetry requires the master manipulation to tell classic stories well-known in China. Join us for this special performance to kick off Lunar New Year festivities!... more details
Guest Recital: Christina Guenther, Ronald Petti @ UH \| Fine Art Building February 8 // 7:30 PM // Free The Moores School of Music presents a recital by Stephen F. Austin State University's Christina Guenther and Ronald Petti, featuring the music of Griffes, Higdon, Ewazen and Buss. The event will take place in Dudley Recital Hall at the University of Houston Main Campus... more details
Free Intro to Improv Class @ Station Theater February 8 - December 28 // 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM // Free You have what it takes to be an improviser - and Station's FREE Intro to Improv Class is the best way to try it out! Station's FREE Intro to Improv Class is offered every Friday at 7:00pm - just before our Supernova show. All first-time Free Intro to Improv Class students are invited to stay and enjoy that night's Supernova Armando show for free. Feeling brave enough to get on stage? Intro students are also invited to play in Station's Lotería show that very night!... more details

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 09

JESSICA'S STAFF PICK Family Day: Lunar New Year @ Asia Society Texas Center February 9 // 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM // Free 2019 is the Year of the Pig, thought of as a gentle and friendly animal that represents generosity and diligence. Join us in welcoming the Year of the Pig with performances, art and craft activities, and food inspired by Lunar New Year traditions across Asia! Dance to the beat of traditional lion dancers as they perform throughout the building. A limited quantity of red envelopes will also be given to children... more details
MARCI'S STAFF PICK Silver Street HeART Show and Sale @ Silver Street February 9 // 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM ARTS DISTRICT EVENT The artists of Silver Street invite you to their heART Show and Sale, an early Valentine's celebration and opportunity to view a vast selection of jewelry, sculptures, paintings, photography, mixed media and more! While you're strolling, enjoy light bites from Wild Thyme and Mostly Chocolate with your Valentine... more details
ANGELA'S STAFF PICK Space City Slam Series: Preliminary #2 @ Eastwood Academy February 9 // 1:00 PM // See Website FRESH ARTS ARTIST MEMBER Compete for your chance to join the internationally-renowned Meta-Four Houston youth slam team. The top 6 winners will receive free travel, meals, and accommodations to Brave New Voices 2019, held this summer in Las Vegas. This free competition is open to Houston teens, ages 13-19. Register today!... more details
"Art in the Middle" Reception for the 7th Annual Middle School Art Competition @ Spring Street Studios February 9 // 2:00 PM // Free ARTS DISTRICT EVENT Join the Art Colony Association in celebrating middle school students from all over the Houston-area at the "Art in the Middle" Reception for the 7th Annual Middle School Art Competition! The public along with students, parents, teachers and district representatives are invited to attend the reception and view artwork from more than 900 middle school students. During the reception, working artists will speak to the students about exploring their creativity in the arts... more details
SPEAKEASY feat. Akirash @ Lawndale Art Center February 9 // 2:30 PM // Free At this performance, exhibiting artist Akirash will activate costumes featured in Ara Oru Kinkin, on view in Lawndale's John M. O'Quinn Gallery, at a performance beginning at Lawndale and traveling down Main Street to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston... more details
WOMEN ROCK benefit Concert @ Rudyard's British Pub February 9 // 6:30 PM // $15-$50 Returning for the second year in a row, Mildred's Umbrella (MU) is teaming up with Rudyard's British Pub and Houstonia Magazine for 'Women Rock,' a fundraiser benefiting the theater company's 2019-20 season. The benefit concert will feature local female-fronted bands and solo artists, a silent auction, and a VIP section with hors d'oeuvres from Rudyard's celebrated chef, Jordan Economy... more details
PASS IT ON - Grand Opening @ Winston Contemporary Art February 9 // 8:00 PM // See Website FRESH ARTS ARTIST MEMBER Pass it On is Houston's open genre, open mic and curated presentation all in one. Where intimate artist talks take place, with a live DJ, a band PLUS artists of all forms are welcomed to take the stage! Poets, dancers, singers, visual artists, musicians, and all creatives are welcomed!... more details more details
Sharon Kopriva's Canis Major - Opening Reception @ Mystic Lyon February 9 (- April 20) // 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM // Free Mystic Lyon is thrilled to present "Canis Major" by legendary artist Sharon Kopriva. During the run of the show, there will be dog and animal inspired programming including meditations for sending animals healing, a Gong Grant for an area dog support group and an extra special event lead by Kopriva... more details

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Chapter & Verse with Shachar M. Pinsker @Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston Febrauary 10 // 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM // General $37 / $25 Member Sunday brunch and conversation as we hear from contemporary Jewish authors on relevant issues of today. Unlike the synagogue, the community center, or the Jewish deli, the café is rarely considered a Jewish space. Yet, coffeehouses profoundly influenced the creation of modern Jewish culture from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries... more details
Federico Garcia Lorca - Portrait Of A Poet @ MATCH - Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston February 10 // 3:30 PM // Free The lecture and film will pay tribute to Lorca, Spain's most deeply revered poet, playwright and dramatist of the 20th century. Federico Garcia Lorca is the inspiration for our programs taking the power of the spoken word to share experiences of love, humanity, honor, death, and reminiscences... more details
VáMonos Evolucionando @ JoMar Visions Studios at Northwest Crossing February 10 // 4:00 PM // Free With figures, abstracts and textures, Felipe Esparza shows his personal evolution with Art, rediscovering himself in the present, towards the future. We invite you to come discover that creative world travelled by the artist throughout the years of his career, and reflect with him in each of his fine artworks... more details

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Percussion Ensembles I & II

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

ReelPeople: UP Abilities

@ A.D. Players at The George Theater

February 12 // 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM // $18

Everything is Possible. Live a No-Barrier Life. You don't need eyes to see - you need vision. Follow Jen, Erik, and Amanda - among others - as you learn about the obstacles they overcome trying to live their life to the fullest against all odds... more details

REYES'S STAFF PICK

The Idea Fund Round 11 Grantee Reception

@ Aurora Picture Show

February 12 // 7:30 PM // Free

Come celebrate our TIF Round 11 Grantees and hear more about their upcoming projects! Each grantee will be giving a short presentation. Presentations will begin at 8:00pm. Light fare and refreshments will be served. Let's celebrate the arts in the Greater Houston Area!... more details