UH LGBTQ Alumni Drag Bingo
Join UH LGBTQ Alumni on Thursday March 21st between 6-9PM for a night of drag, bingo, and philanthropy. The event not only promises to be a great time, it also raises funds for the emergency crisis aid that benefits University of Houston students facing financial barriers due to sexual orientation, gender identity, and/gender expression. With …
Recovery Playbook Live: Hot Topics in Addiction
The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Dr., Houston, TX, United StatesJoin Dr. Daryl Shorter and Ryan Leaf as they elevate the conversation about substance use and addictions. Take a look at what’s new in substance recovery today, sticking points that affect relationships, coping with adversity, and breakthroughs in treatment and policy matters.
French Cultures Festival
Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX, United StatesIn a year that takes the Olympic Games to Paris, the Cultural Service of the French Embassy in Houston presents its annual French Cultures Festival kick-off event. Enjoy a free film screening on the lawn and participate in a friendly soccer competition organized in partnership with Paris Saint-Germain Academy. Free and open to all. For …
Bayou City Art Festival
Sam Houston Park 1000 Bagby Street, HoustonMore than 250 artists from around the country, representing 19 different disciplines will showcase their art at the Bayou City Art Festival on March 23-24, 2024 in Downtown Houston in Sam Houston Park along Allen Parkway. The Bayou City Art Festival featured artist for the Spring Festival is Karina Llergo, a mixed media artist from …
Bayou City Arts Festival
Sam Houston Park 1000 Bagby Street, HoustonOn Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Bayou City Art Festival will return to transform Downtown Houston into a lively outdoor gallery and interactive art event with more art, entertainment, and fun. Houston’s iconic art festival returns to showcase the works of 250 artists in 19 different categories. Located …
Name and Gender Marker ChangeClinic In-person Event
401 Branard St (Montrose Center) 401 Branard Street (by appointment), Houston, TX, United StatesNeed to get your ID and other documents updated? Our clinics are designed to help at no cost! Volunteer attorneys will assist you in preparing the documents needed to update your name and/or gender marker on your identifying documents (driver's license, passport, birth certificate, etc.).
From Houston to Broadway and Back
Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX, United StatesBroadway based alumni of neighboring Kinder HSPVA present a special homecoming performance funded by the Humphreys Foundation in partnership with Kinder HSPVA. Enjoy an evening of songs from the Great White Way featuring HSPVA alum and current students.
Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers. Finalists Concert
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United StatesThe annual Avalon International Competition for Composers celebrates new, exciting, and highly original contemporary music rooted in the classical tradition by both young and more established composers. The competition concert showcases the stellar quality of Houston performing artists and ensembles who relish the challenge of learning and presenting works of great difficulty. Through the competition, …
Old Lesbians Screening and Panel Discussion
University of Houston Student Center South, Theater 103 4455 University Dr, HoustonUH Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program presents a screening of the short film "Old Lesbians," a short film about the work of Houston activist and herstorian Arden Eversmeyer. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the film's director Meghan McDonough and others.
Clutch City Wednesdays at The Rink: Rolling at Discovery Green
Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX, United StatesWhile The Rink, Houston’s only outdoor roller-skating rink, is open at Discovery Green, take advantage of Clutch City Wednesdays! Skate to music by Houston artists and wear any H-town professional team gear to receive $2 off admission. Proceeds support Discovery Green Conservancy’s mission, park maintenance and free cultural programs. Discounted tickets must be purchased in-person. …
Houston’s New Faces of Pride March Happy Hour
Pearl Bar 4216 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX, United StatesCome join us for our March Happy Hour event hosted by Houston's New Faces of Pride and the one and only Pearl Bar! This event aims to bring awareness to Save Our Sisters United, a Houston-based network for trans women of color that provides a safe haven for us to acknowledge, evaluate and control the …
Lunchtime Talk: Kelsey Norman on Hayv Kahraman
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonThe number of individuals forcibly displaced from their homes now numbers more than 100 million, with 35 million displaced across international borders. Many experts agree that global cooperation is necessary to effectively respond to displaced peoples, but the political contention around the topics of migration and refugees continues to hinder action. Through the lens of …
Folx Tales: Preserve Our Stories (A Live Archiving Event)
the Assembly HTX 2015 Berry Street, Houston, Texas, United StatesJoin Us in Celebrating and Preserving the Rich History of Houston's TQLGB Community In partnership with the esteemed Charles Law Library, we are proud to present an unprecedented live archiving event dedicated to capturing and conserving the vibrant stories, achievements, and legacy of Houston's Trans, Queer, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual community. Event Highlights: -Interactive Storytelling …
Space City Classic Soccer Tournament
Houston Sports Park 12131 Kirby Drive, HoustonThe second annual Space City Classic is an LGBTQ+ All Gender 7v7 soccer tournament hosted By Space City Pride FC drawing players and teams from across the US and Mexico. All games played at Houston Sports Park. Events include opening social hosted at Buddy's, Awards Ceremony & Closing Party hosted at KiKi.
🏳️⚧️ Triple A Alliance presents the Trot for Trans Visibility 5K Fun Run 🌟
Frost Town Brewing 100 N Jackson St, HoustonJoin us for a joyous and empowering event in celebration of Trans Day of Visibility! On March 30, 2024, Houston, Texas will come alive with love, support, and vibrant energy as we proudly host a family-friendly 5K run, trot, walk, or sashay. 💸 Scholarship Opportunity 💗 Want to participate as a transgender or non-binary athlete …
New Art / New Music Spring 2024
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonExperience musical responses to the Moody's current exhibition Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us composed and performed by Shepherd School of Music students. Organized by Rice students Jaylin Vinson and Victor Cui, a series of original compositions will be played in the galleries, followed by a reception.
Earth Day at Discovery Green and Houston Public Works’ Water Works Festival In partnership with Citizens’ Environmental Coalition Saturday, April 20
Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX, United StatesArtists have a way of helping people see the beauty of the world in a new way, and art has the power to change minds and hearts. Earth Day at Discovery Green encourages the use of art to engage people and urge them to action. Just as anyone can be an artist, anyone can be …
OutLater
Weekly - Mondays OUT LATER is a gay men’s discussion group for men who are living life after coming out later -- focusing on life issues of parenting, divorce, family, dating, relationships, and other issues of concern to group participants. Mondays, 7:30-9:00, at Montrose Counseling Center, Room 103 email: [email protected]
Finding Home: Sober & Out (An Evening with Author Tate Barkley)
Avenue Center 3517 Irvington Blvd, HOUSTON, TX, United StatesJoin Avenue for an evening with Author & Avenue Board President, Tate Barkley. Enjoy mocktails and light bites over a discussion with Tate about his memoir - a Southern boy’s story of surviving in a good ole boys’ world. For years Tate Barkley lived in shame—of living in poverty, of alcoholism and addiction, of being …
CLEANSED by Sarah Kane
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Catastrophic Theatre presents the Regional Premiere of Sarah Kane’s CLEANSED April 5 through April 27 at MATCH In her brief, boundary breaking career Sarah Kane’s work prompted the term “a theatre of extremes,” yet CLEANSED comes soaked through with hope. Explosively aching, hauntingly poetic, and disarmingly tender, Kane delivers a fever-dream fable of unimaginable …
Houston Symphony presents “I’m a Superhero!”
615 Jones Hall 615 Louisiana St., Houston, TX, United StatesThe Houston Symphony continues the PNC Family Series with “I’m a Superhero!” live at Jones Hall on Saturday, April 6. The Symphony welcomes families to attend dressed as their favorite heroes, while composer Gonzalo Farias conducts cherished tracks from renowned films, such as John Williams's "Summon the Heroes," "Superman March," Rey's theme from Star Wars: …
Houston Pride Band Presents: Project: Earth
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United StatesJoin Houston Pride Band to rejoice in the splendor that is our 'blue marble' on Saturday, April 6th, for “Project: Earth,” a musical concert exploration of our amazing planet. The concert will feature a performance of composer Julie Giroux's Symphony No. 6 'The Blue Marble', which includes a visual media experience that touches on just …
Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas and Britten’s Lucretia
Morrison Theater at Brockman Hall for Opera Brockman Hall For Opera, Alice Pratt Brown Hall, HoustonA thought-provoking double bill pairs works written nearly three hundred years apart, each exploring remarkable women and timeless themes that remain all too relevant today. The journey begins with one of opera’s earliest masterpieces, Purcell’s poignant Dido and Aeneas, which recounts the tragic love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and Trojan hero Aeneas. It's …
Houston Symphony presents 21st Century Broadway
Jones Hall 615 Lousiana, Houston, TX, United StatesFrom Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7, the Houston Symphony takes a musical trip to the Big Apple for 21st Century Broadway, with stunning performances from today’s greatest musicals, performed by four Broadway singers—Rodney Ingram, Hailey Kilgore, Derek Klena, and Ali Stroker. Fans can anticipate hit tracks including “All That Matters” from “Finding Neverland,” …
Ruthless! The Stage Mother of All Musicals
Art Factory 1125 Providence Street, Houston TexasOutSmart’s Gayest and Greatest Award-Winning Company Presents RUTHLESS! The Stage Mother of All Musicals, Starring Colton Berry as Sylvia St. Croix! RUTHLESS! The Musical humorously gives us a glimpse into the competitive nature of show business, with book and lyrics by Joel Paley and music by Marvin Laird. This dark comedy follows the journey of …