Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
A Night of Dance Commemorating Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United StatesChoreographer Rebecca French and her collaborators bring together jazz, contemporary, ballet, and hip hop dance styles with a range of music and costumes, including drag performance in Up Rising, a dance to celebrate the achievements and hard-won successes of the gay rights movement. https://www.facebook.com/events/1087612501440702/
Up Rising: A Night of Dance Commemorating Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United StatesUp Rising: A Night of Dance Commemorating Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary is a gathering of Houston’s most visible LGBTQ dance artists and community members in a celebration of the achievements and hard-fought successes of the gay rights movement over the past fifty years. In response to the exhibition Stonewall 50, Rebecca French and collaborators will bring …
Art at Noon with Annise Parker
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United StatesJoin the former Houston Mayor for a discussion of the exhibition Stonewall 50 and the state of current LGBTQ issues in our city. This talk is a walk-through the gallery and if there’s anyone who can speak about how gay rights have changed in 50 years, it’s Parker. Expect a big turnout, so hit it …
Opening Ceremony for Stonewall 50
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United StatesThis much-anticipated exhibition assembles a local, national, international, and multi-generational group of artists whose work offers a snapshot of the complexion, interests, and activities of queer and allied communities. The CAM will be filled with painting, photography, video, sculpture, performance, and media that look back at the Stonewall Riots and look forward to our future. …
82 Shades of Jim Boone
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United StatesCelebrate National Poetry Month with gay poet Jim Boone, a 2012 nominee for US Poet Laureate. Boone, known as the Poem Hunter, writes in free verse style that has a rhythm, but not a fixed meter. And poetry just makes everything sweeter. (See what we did there? We rhymed. Like a poe…nevermind.) https://www.facebook.com/events/323075695014766/