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| Fourteenth Annual St. Nicholas Holiday Party Czech Culture Center of Houston | Fri., December 5, 6:30pm-8:30pm | Third Ward | |
Get a taste of some authentic Slavic food prepared especially by Chef Omer of Café Pita at the Czech Museums St. Nicholas Eve Holiday Gathering. Theres live music on the schedule along with a reenactment of the traditional Czech tale of the struggle between the Sweet Angel,... More >> |
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| Joshua Goode: Beside You in Time ArtStorm | Every week Saturday, Sunday from Sat., November 29 until Sat., December 27 | Third Ward | |
Joshua Goode has made ruins of his life. For his site-specific installation, Beside You in Time, he transformed the ArtStorm galleries into what looks like the remains of an ancient city. As viewers enter the gallery, they become anthropologists discovering a forgotten -culture.
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| "A One-Man Army: The Art of Arthur Szyk" Holocaust Museum Houston | Daily from Mon., October 20 until Sun., February 8 | Third Ward | |
As millions of fellow Jews in his homeland of Poland were being sent to the death camps, Arthur Szyk fought fascism from afar the best way he knew how: through his art. The Polish-born Szyk (pronounced shik) emigrated to the United States in 1940 and began producing political... More >> |
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| Dr. Seuss Wants You! Holocaust Museum Houston | Daily from Fri., September 26 until Sun., February 1 | Third Ward | |
It's hard to imagine that the same mind that created the Cat in the Hat, the Lorax and Yertle the Turtle spent time contemplating war and genocide, but it turns out that Dr. Seuss drew many cartoons about some real-life super-grinches: the Nazis. Theodor Seuss Geisel was the head political... More >> |
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| Massive Improv Avant Garden | Every week Wednesday, 7:30pm | Third Ward | |
Massive Improv is exactly what it sounds like improv on a massive scale. While most improv companies perform short skits, Massive Improv goes on for half an hour or more. What we do is called long-form improv, says co-director Michael Garcia. Its closer to... More >> |
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| "New Forms: Rethinking Crafts" Midtown Art Center | Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., November 14 until Sat., December 13 | Third Ward | |
Its hard to feel inspired by the thousands of tchotchkes and trinkets you routinely encounter while holiday shopping, so if youre feeling both broke and creatively drained, head over to catch the final week of the exhibition New Forms: Rethinking Crafts, hosted by the... More >> |
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| "American Civil War Field Notes: Sketches from Cairo to Columbia" O'Kane Gallery | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., October 9 until Thu., December 11 | Third Ward | |
If you think snapping a photo when bullets are flying is hard, try perfecting the shading on a musket with pad and pen in a fire flurry. During the Civil War, newspapers employed "Special Artists" to sketch battlefield scenes for their front pages. The work of these embedded illustrators is... More >> |
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| "Iraqi Artists in Exile" Station Museum of Contemporary Art | Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., November 1 until Sun., February 1, 11:00am-6:00pm | Third Ward | |
Over the last 24 hours, $300 million has been poured into the Iraq war. But the actual cost of the conflict cant be measured in money alone. Besides the thousands of casualties on both sides, hundreds of Iraqi artists and intellectuals have been forced into exile. The exhibit Iraqi... More >> |
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| Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs Awareness Information Riverside General Hospital | Daily | Third Ward | |
| Bells On Our Toes Eclectic Bellydance Avant Garden | Fourth Tuesday of every month, 8:15pm-10:00pm | Third Ward | |
| Children's Museum of Houston Children's Museum of Houston | Daily | Third Ward | |
| Play and Learn Activity Children's Museum of Houston | Daily | Third Ward | |
| Pack Your Bags! WonderWeekend Children's Museum of Houston | Daily | Third Ward | |
| EcoStation: Animals with Shells Children's Museum of Houston | Daily | Third Ward | |
| Science Station: Transportation Engineers Wanted Children's Museum of Houston | Daily | Third Ward | |
| Meet a Think Tank Kid: Children's Museum of Houston | Daily | Third Ward | |
| CMH Quiz Show: KID-TV Children's Museum of Houston | Daily, 3:00pm | Third Ward | |
| Cool Shades: Jr. League Activity Children's Museum of Houston | Daily, 6:00pm-7:45pm | Third Ward | |
| Inventor's Workbench Children's Museum of Houston |
Daily, 10:00am more dates/times |
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| Summer Sizzlers Children's Museum of Houston | Daily, 10:00am-4:00pm | Third Ward | |
| Exxon Mobil Magnificent Math Moments Children's Museum of Houston | Daily | Third Ward | |
| How do animals stay cool? EcoStation Children's Museum of Houston | Daily, 9:00am-8:00pm | Third Ward | |
| The Children's Museum of Houston Children's Museum of Houston | Daily | Third Ward | |
| Ecstatic Moves Sunday Dance Houston Metropolitan Dance Center | Every week Sunday, 11:30am-1:30pm | Third Ward | |
| Fuego Arabe Avant Garden | Second Tuesday of every month, 8:00pm-10:00pm | Third Ward | |