EXHIBITS+MUSEUMS+ART HOUSE LISTINGS MUSEUMS 1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUM www.1940airterminal.org 8325 Travelair Rd. 713.454.1940 ART CAR MUSEUM www.artcarmuseum.com 140 Heights Blvd. 713.861.5526 BLAFFER ART MUSEUM | University of Houston www.class.uh.edu/blaffer 4800 Calhoun Rd. … [Read more...]
The Aems The Aems is a group featuring journeyman Houstonian Arthur Yoria on guitar and vocals and current Los Angeles denizens Monica Azcárate Cuenca (vocals) and Emily Holmes (piano, vocals) along with local players Tim Ruiz (upright bass) and Ilya Janos Kolozs (drums). Their first EP will be released this month. So … [Read more...]
Can we talk? Lately, I’ve just had this feeling…like there’s something missing. You’re always yelling and talking ‘at’ me. I feel like you don’t say anything meaningful anymore and you certainly don’t listen. All you do is sit there, night after night. Let’s be honest…at this point it’s obvious that we’re just going through … [Read more...]
Cecilia Beaven If you’ve been to Cuchara Restaurant thEn you are already familiar with Cecilia’s work. Ceci remembers drawing before she could write or anything. “It’s my favorite activity in the whole world,” she shares. And I believe her. Her large format murals are caricature in style but simple and happy. She’s … [Read more...]
1. The MENIL COLLECTION www.menil.org Forrest Bess: Seeing Things Invisible, on view thru August 18. This exhibit will present a selection of approximately 40 paintings, along with rare works on paper and selected letters by this important but under-recognized artist. The exhibition will also include The Man That Got Away by contemporary … [Read more...]
FROM THE 1920s TO THE 1980s Here’s a terrific way to get more out of your live theatre-going experience: Theatre Under The Stars (www.tuts.com) has teamed up with Sundance Cinemas (www.sundancecinemas.com) and the Aurora Picture Show (www.aurorapictureshow.org) for a couple of free screenings this month, organized to complement … [Read more...]
CRAIG KINSEY He is well known for his work with Houston stalwarts Sideshow Tramps and the Medicine Show, but Craig Kinsey has also ventured off into solo work in the past couple of years, releasing his solo debut The Burdener in early 2011. On the eve of him finishing another one, we had a chat. So you’re working on a new album? The … [Read more...]
April is shaping up to be just fine, indeed! Kick off your art-ing adventures with DiverseWorks’ fascinating video installation by Liz Magic Laser, involving surgeons, dancers, actors and a motorcycle gang. Seriously. Keep the momentum rolling at the Orange Show’s Un-Concert of contemporary music. And we suggest you spend 4/20 at Discovery … [Read more...]
Classical Theatre Company: Playin’ it, old-school “In Romeo and Juliet, everyone knows the characters are going to die at the end,” says J. J. Johnston, founder and Executive Artistic Director at the Classical Theatre Company (CTC), “but we always try to provide a surprise, maybe it’s a design element or a production element, so … [Read more...]
SPRING FILM FESTIVALS April brings showers (and then May flowers…) but it also brings Worldfest (www.worldfest.org) each year – amazingly, this is its 46th incarnation as it slides into town from April 12 – 21 at the AMC Dunvale Theatres. Some early confirmations include the Texas film, Seadrift vs. The Big Guy (pictured). • This … [Read more...]
