This week's FRESH Art on Tap: September 25

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Brazilian Beats

September 29

7:30 PM // $10 - $40

MATCH

FEAT. FRESH ARTS MEMBER TONY PARANA

Brazilian Beats features a world premiere by legendary Cuban composer Leo Brouwer inspired by the majestic mountains of Brazil. The journey continues with music by Brazilian-born film composer Marcelo Zarvos, and we collaborate with METdance and Houston Ballet artists in the premiere of a newly-choreographed set of string quartets by Brazilian composer Villa Lobos and Maestro Brouwer. Featuring a new canvas painting by Brazilian-born, Houston artist Tony Paraná, commissioned for this program... more details

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

September Reading by Glass Mountain

@ Bohemeo's

September 25 // 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM // Free

Join Glass Mountain for our first reading of the semester! Our featured readers are Rachel Ballenger, Chris Flakus, and Jessica Rodriguez. Be sure to sign up for our open mic! Doors open at 6:30... more details

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Novel Writing Workshop @ Writespace Sept 26 // 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM // $355 - $395 ARTS DISTRICT EVENT We will focus exclusively on writing the novel, studying the particular challenges and expectations that arise when writing long-form fiction... more details
Idea Fund Info Session @ MECA Sept 26 // 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM // Free ARTS DISTRICT EVENT The Idea Fund's administrators go into detail about the application process for this grant. This is a great opportunity for artists to ask questions before they apply... more details
EXIT STRATEGY by Ike Holter @ Rec Room September 26 // Varies // $15 - $40 From the award-winning writer of last season's SENDER, comes the no-holds-barred story of a Chicago public high school slated for closure at the end of the school year... more details

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Kusama - Infinity @ MFAH \| Brown Auditorium September 27 - 30 // Varies // $7 - $9 This poignant and compelling new film profiles the life and career of octogenarian artist Yayoi Kusama (born 1929)... more details
Cultured Cocktails with Art Launch @ Boheme Cafe and Wine Bar September 27 // 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free FRESH ARTS EVENT Enjoy a drink or two, meet the Art Launch 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
MARCI'S STAFF PICK Let Creativity Happen! Grant Presentations @ Dean's Downtown Sept 27 // 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM // Free See what kind of innovative arts projects the Houston Arts Alliance and Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs funded in the first year of our new creative risk and innovation program... more details
The Telling Image @ The Jung Center Sept 27 // 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM // $15 - $20 How do humans make sense of the world? Journey through time - from tribal ceremonies in Liberia and the pyramids of Egypt to the gravity-defying architecture of modern China - with documentary filmmaker Lois Stark as she unveils a hidden key to our worldview: shape... more details
Special Presentation: Manhattan Short Film Festival @ MFAH \| Brown Auditorium September 27 - 29 // Varies // $10 From September 27 to October 7 in theaters around the world, more than 100,000 film lovers in some 250 cities gather to view and vote on the finalists in the annual Manhattan Short Film Festival. Always a popular event at the Museum!.. more details
Evil Dead - The Musical @ Obsidian Theater September 27 // Varies // $30 - $40 Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It's all up to Ash (a housewares employee turned demon-killing hero) and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes ... and all to music... more details

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

CRAFTTEXAS 2018 - Exhibition Reception @ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft September 28 // 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM // Free Join HCCC to celebrate the opening of CraftTexas 2018, the tenth in a series of biennial juried exhibitions showcasing the best in Texas-made contemporary craft... more details
Triumph of the Human Spirit: Works from Houston's Refugee & Immigrant Artists @ St. John's School Campus September 28 // 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM // $25 The event will feature artwork from local refugee and immigrant artists at our third annual art show and auction. Proceeds from the sale of all artwork will be shared equally between the artists and YMCA International Services, where the funds will be used to support programming... more details
ANGELA'S STAFF PICK Opening Receptions at Lawndale @ Lawndale Art Center September 28 // 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free Featuring Lovie Olivia's Tuft & Facet and David Costanza Studio's TipTap... more details
Free Intro to Improv Class @ Station Theater September 28 // 7:00 PM // Free FRESH ARTS ORG. MEMBER + ARTS DISTRICT EVENT All first-time Intro to Improv 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
Female Voices in Motion @ MATCH Sept 28 - 29 // 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM // $15 - $30 Uptown Dance Company's versatility is on full display with an evening of world premieres in contemporary ballet, jazz and modern. Featuring a trio of Houston-based female choreographers, each piece represents the female voice in dance in its own unique way... more details

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

What Writers Need to Know about Publishing @ Writespace September 29 // 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM // $40 - $65 ARTS DISTRICT EVENT Come learn the essentials of the many publishing options, from finding a literary agent to submitting to journals and magazines to self-publishing and assisted publishing, and more... more details
Glass Blowing Experiences @ Three Dimensional Visions Glass Blowing September 29 // 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM // $60+ Take a guided experience with one of our studio gaffers! You can choose from our one-on-one experiences like Make a Something, Make a Vase or Wavy Bowl, our perhaps even our Ultimate Glass Blowing Experience... more details
Dance Infusion 2018 @ MATCH September 29 // 1:00 PM // $15 - $30 The young dancers of Uptown Dance Company pre-professional divisions showcase their talent in an evening of world premieres by artistic director Beth Gulledge-Brown, co-director Adrian Ciobanu, former Houston Ballet soloist Nao Kusuzaki, and UDC dancer Claire Westerman... more details
CRAFTTEXAS 2018 - Juror's Tour @ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft September 29 // 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM // Free Please join HCCC for a special tour of CraftTexas 2018 led by Juror Jennifer Scanlan. Scanlan will point out highlights from this year's biennial as well as discuss the exhibition's relationship to what is happening within the field of craft today... more details
Patricia Sicardi: "Confluencias" @ Samara Gallery September 29 // 5:00 PM // Free Please Join SAMARA Gallery on Saturday, September 29th from 5:00 - 8:00 pm for the Opening Reception of Patricia Sicardi's Solo Exhibition "Confluencias"... more details
Life & Such by Tra' Slaughter @ Winter Street Studios September 29 // 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM // Free ARTS DISTRICT EVENT Solo Exhibition of new works by Houston artist, Tra` Slaughter. Works focus on the human condition through the eyes of the artist. A strong lyrical influence finds its way into and through every piece with songs and lyrics interpreted visually on canvas, wood and paper... more details
Concert and Closing Reception @ Archway Gallery September 29 // 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM // Free Rice University Jazz Combo Concert followed by a Closing Reception for Barbara Able's show Transparent.. more details
Remembering Harvey Open Mic @ Writespace September 29 // 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM // Free ARTS DISTRICT EVENT All Houstonians and Texans living along the Gulf Coast were affected in some way. Both those who were directly and indirectly affected are invited to read work related to their experiences with the storm, flooding, and aftermath as a way of healing ourselves and our city... more details
Encuentro Flamenco Internacional/ International Flamenco Show @ MECA September 29 // 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM // Free ARTS DISTRICT EVENT Experience a night of high drama, passion, and artistry with Houston's own Mercy Renteria of Undebel Flamenco! Support MECA's local arts initiatives over wine and tapas while enjoying this traditional art form featuring world famous Spanish star Ivan Vargas, performing in Texas for the first time... more details

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Down Home Day! hosted by Live Music Movement Foundation @ Hoot's Smokehouse September 30 // 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free he LIVE MUSIC MOVEMENT FOUNDATION will host the third and final of their season pop-up events with Down Home Day! Jazz music will be provided by the Smokehouse All-Stars, the areas finest young players... more details
Carlos Saura's Flamenco Film Trilogy @ Brasil Houston September 30 // 7:30 PM // Free Join The Flamenco Poet Society and Lucia & Valdear Flamenco for an evening of Carlos Saura Film Series featuring Bodas de sangre, Carmen and El Amor Brujo... more details

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1

MICAH'S STAFF PICK

MoonGARDEN: Twilight Tours

@ Discovery Green

October 1 - 3 // 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM // Free

This fall, Discovery Green and Houston First Corporation team up to present moonGARDEN, a series of 22 illuminated spheres ranging in size from 6 to 30 feet in diameter that will transform the park into a magical moonscape... more details

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2

STAND OUT Houston @ Winter Street Studios October 2 // 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM // $32.64 Stand Out Photographic Events are designed to inspire, to educate and to motivate. Here you can explore the art and business of photography and find out what you need to help you, as a photographer, stand out from the rest... more details
Little Montsters Art Show @ Honey Art Cafe October 2 // 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM // Free This art show features cute and creepy, pocket-sized nightmares! Celebrate art and all things spooky with us this October... more details