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 2018
JULY
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@ Magpies & Peacocks
Nonprofit Design House
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM // Free
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Join Magpies and Peacocks as we throw open the doors for a special edition CCI featuring ReDenim the personal on-demand jean stylist gurus and celebrity stylist, artist and designer René Garza... and introducing the ReDenim VIP Lounge benefitting Magpies & Peacocks and Houston PetSet...
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Archway Gallery 10th Annual Juried Art Show Benefits Rescue Bank
@ Archway Gallery
July 17 // 11:00 AM // Free
Archway Gallery is pleased to present its Tenth Annual Juried Exhibition. This year's exhibition benefits the Rescue Bank of Houston which supports animal welfare groups by providing grants of donated pet food...
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Dino Planters + Boozy Snowcones
by PopShop America
@ Flatland Gallery
July 18 // 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM // $36
First, grab your choice of delicious Boozy Snowcones from Brasil and cool down from this summer heat! Your first drink is included in this ticket price. Then we'll make Dinosaur Terrariums that you get to keep!..
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New Releases: The Doctor from India
@ Museum of Fine Arts | Brown Auditorium
July 19 // 1:00 PM // $7 - $9
This meditative portrait follows one man's mission to transport Ayurveda-the ancient healthcare system of wellness from India-to the West in the late 1970s. The Doctor from India documents the dedication of Dr. Vasant Lad, who fulfilled the destiny foretold by his family guru and became a holistic health pioneer...
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Cultured Cocktails with UH Graphic
Design Association
@ Boheme Cafe and Wine Bar
July 19 // 5 - 8 PM //
Free
FRESH ARTS EVENT
Enjoy a drink or two, meet the UH Graphic Design Association team, and take-in Boheme's bohemian atmosphere! 10% of the proceeds from the evening will support the organization, so don't be shy...
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Craft Social: Baskets
@ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
July 19 // 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM // Free
Explore the art of basketry, inspired by our new exhibition, Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America...
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MFAH Mixed Media Presented
by BBVA Compass
@ MFAH
July 20 // 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM // $22 - $25
Come out for MFAH Mixed Media Presented by BBVA Compass to celebrate the new Glassell School of Art, The Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza & the BBVA Compass Roof Garden with a supersized party full of music, drinks, dancing, and more fun! 18+ ..
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Grungefest: A Tribute To 90's Alt Music
@ Revention Music Center
July 20 // 7:00 PM // $15
Featuring: The Nirvana Experiene, a tribute to Nirvana; Alyson Chayns, a tribute to Alice in Chains; Rusted Cage, a tribute to Soundgarden; Lemon Yellow Sun, a tribute to Pearl Jam; Testify, a tribute to Rage Against the Machine; and Vatican Music Shop, a tribute to Stone Temple Pilots..
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Master Workshop: Lap-Loom Weaving with Isabel Wilson
@ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
July 21 // 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM // $100 - $125
Discover the basics of lap-loom weaving in this introductory workshop with Houston designer Isabel Wilson. Learn how to set up your loom using stretcher bars and nails, as well as essential techniques such as...
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Houston Art Connective, Connect
with Art Saturday
@ The Silos on Sawyer
July 21 // 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM // Free
WASHINGTON AVE. ARTS DISTRICT EVENT
Every 3rd Saturday, Houston Art Connective members eagerly invites the public to Connect with Art Saturday, where the artists open their studios to tour their diverse and contemporary spaces. It's a great opportunity to "peek behind the curtain" and talk to the artists directly...
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Family Day
@ CAMH
July 21 // 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM // Free
You are invited to a fun-filled day in the Museum District! Explore CAMH's current exhibitions Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio and Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show with our Art Guide booklet. Make a memory by posing in our photo booth inspired by the artist Sarah Castillo. Join our text map and write a story about your home to share with fellow visitors...
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Falling to Find | LaTonia Allen
@ Houston Museum of African
American Culture
July 21 // 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM // Free
Falling to Find tells the story of a time where artist, LaTonia Allen, found herself being overwhelmed with emotions of depression, isolation and insecurity. Each piece is paired with a song to directly convey the different emotions felt in these moments of vulnerability...
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@ William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art
July 21 // 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free
This exciting summer event will feature secondary market works from gallery inventory. On view will be new consignments as well as never-before seen works, and some last-chance opportunities to acquire great works at attainable prices...
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Discovery Green Flea By Night
@ Discovery Green
July 21 // 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM // Free
Treasure-hunt at this monthly, one-of-a-kind market nestled in the southeast end of the downtown park. The destination market features an array of artful kitsch, vintage items, mid-century modern furniture, recycled and repurposed items and collectibles, and crafts by local artisans and designers...
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"You Do Speak English, Don't You?"
@ Czech Center Museum Houston
July 21 // 7:00 PM // Free - $18
Mark & Helena Greathouse tell their love story in Communist Czechoslovakia in a musical Cabaret. A fun narration about the past, when the West met the Iron Curtain... more details
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New Releases: Mrs. Hyde
@ Museum of Fine Arts | Brown Auditorium
July 21 // 7:00 PM // $7 - $9
"Isabelle Huppert plays a double role in Serge Bozon's rich, strange comic thriller, very freely adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson story 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.' Mrs. Hyde features Huppert as a bullied physics professor at a Paris university... more details
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Julydoscope at Discovery Green
@ Discovery Green
July 21 // 7:30:00 PM - // $25 - $75
Join us for a free evening of family-friendly festival of film and arts in Discovery Green, featuring a screening of our Space short film series, CineSpace!..
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Evocation to Visible Appearance: Staged Reading by Horse Head Theatre Co.
@ Chelsea Market Theatre
July 21 // 8:00 PM // Free
You wanna know what the future looks like? Samantha does. Seventeen, maybe pregnant and hopelessly alone, Sam can't fight the feeling that a dark force is pushing her towards disaster...
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Discover Your Spirit Animal at WASH
@ WASH - Watercolor Art Society Houston
July 22 // 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM // $23 - $35
Join local artist Lauren Power for her "Discover Your Spirit Animal" Sunday Art Jam at WAS-H! In this workshop, you'll explore and paint your animal spirit guide...
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Beats & Paint with Art Worthy Entertainment
@ Cafeza
July 22 // 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM // Donations
WASHINGTON AVE. ARTS DISTRICT EVENT
Cafeza is excited to partner with Art Worthy Ent. for another Beats and Paint event! Come grab a canvas and party and paint. Our DJ will be spinning various types of music ranging from the best of 80's, 90's and your favorite hip-hop & R&B classics...
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Inprint Big Reveal Happy Hour
@ Night Heron
July 23 // 5:30 PM // Free
Join the Inprint staff for happy hour as we reveal the names of the authors appearing in the 2018/2019 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. We have worked hard to provide a rich array for you this year - a dozen writers of diverse backgrounds whose work is powerful, engaging, and dedicated to making us think...
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Moody Tuesdays by Axelrad & Wonky Power
@ Axelrad
July 24 // 7:30 PM - 11:30 PM // Free
Join Axelrad every Tuesday for a smooth and intimate setting of acoustic sounds from our special hosts 'Haley & Tom', singers for Dollie Barnes + VODI, and an Open Mic from 7:30pm-9:30pm. Music, comedy, and poetry are all allowed...
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I've always been captivated by art in all of its forms; but particularly in writing, music, and visuals. Still, I went off to college in pursuit of a "real job" because living one's passion is for the gifted and financially free--or so I thought. While in college, as I studied the brain and behavior (which I still really do love), I picked up a camera, some film, and walked into my first photojournalism course.
And I fell in love. I fell in love in the dark room as I watched my film come to life. I fell in love with the ability to capture, not just a beautiful image, but a moment and feeling in time. To conjure a memory. To evoke a visceral emotional reaction...
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