https://events.rice.edu/event/362341-opening-reception-for-tent-series-lorena-mo

Robert R. Herring Hall

Celebrate the large-scale murals by local artists by Lorena Molina and Sindhu Thirumalaisamy, installed on south side of campus, across Loop Road from Herring Hall on Rice University’s campus.

In the fourth round of commissions for the Tent Series, the Moody continued to engage with Houston-based artists inviting them to respond to the current moment and the campus environment with interventions intended to foster conversation in the academic year ahead.

Learn more about Molina’s and Thirumaliasamy’s works as well as the Tent Series on our website.

https://moody.rice.edu/tents

$43.57 includes book

Presented by Kindred Stories - a Black-owned, woman-owned bookstore in Third Ward, Houston, TX.

Doors open at 6:15 PM CST. Each paid ticket includes one copy of Guide Me Home by Attica Locke. The book will be available for pickup at the event.

In this stunning culmination of the award-winning Highway 59 trilogy, Detective Darren Mathews is pulled out of an early retirement to investigate the case of a missing black college student from an all-white sorority and soon finds a town that will stop at nothing to keep its secrets hidden​.

Each ticket includes one copy of Guide Me Home and will be available for pick-up at the event.

Guide Me Home with Attica Locke Tickets, Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

https://www.uh.edu/calendar/?view=e&id=645915#event

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“Out with the old in with the new” – not anymore! The UH Center for Public History celebrates the launch of its newest issue of Houston History magazine.

This panel discussion looks at ways people are doing historic preservation in Houston. Our panel includes Minnette Boesel of The Heritage Society, AnnBecker of the Harris County Historical Society, Tanya Debose of the Independence Heights Redevelopment Council, and David Bucek of the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_yCCDIuUA8/

Please join us Thursday, Sept. 12th, for a conversation with Chayse Sampy (@chaysetheartist) & Amarie Gipson (@amariecemone) as they discuss the work of Sampy's current solo exhibition Am, Because You Are" We will allow 15 min before to view the work and have a Q&A following the conversation.

Savor summer nights with us on Thursday, September 12 from 6 to 8 pm at Picnic in the Park, a new live music series in the central park.

Bring a blanket and some friends (dogs included!) and enjoy an evening filled with good vibes, great food, and cool tunes.

Picnic in the Park will feature live music and bites and beverages for purchase. Order to-go from a neighboring Autry Park restaurant, or grab a seat on the MF Seafood patio for a prime viewing spot!

After the picnic, head to Annabelle Brasserie, Auden, Lick Honest Ice Cream, or MF Lobster & Ceviche for dinner, drinks, or a sweet treat with your crew.

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Celebrate the release of Autobiomythography of with Ayokunle Falomo!

EVENT DEETS

When: Thursday, September 12 @ 7 PM 

Where: Kindred Stories (2304 Stuart Street, HTX, 77004) 

How:  RSVP ONLY to reserve your seat or RSVP WITH BOOK to support the author and our store programming

ABOUT THE BOOK

Autobiomythography of sifts through Nigerian stories and mythologies, both inherited and invented, to explore the self, family, and nationhood.

In an attempt at decolonization, it is an exploration of what it means to be a subject—a person, yes, but also a literary subject—in the wake and afterlife of colonization. Intimate and personal, it is interested in figuring out how to wrest subjectivity—one’s notion of self—from this failed project of modernity.

As the title suggests, the book spans and swirls together autobiography, mythology, biography, history (shared and personal), and geography. Amidst myriad speakers in the collection, there is a prominent speaker who, in search of his self/voice, tries on multiple voices—including Frederick Lugard’s—and other personas: some closer to who/what he is, whatever that is, and others diametrically opposite. 

Tangentially, this is a book about a son's relationship with his father. Poem after poem, the speakers interrogate the perceptions of identity, reality, and ownership, and in the pursuit of Truth they erode the boundaries between fact and fiction to show us the fragility of the lines we draw in service to these abstractions, of the beliefs we hold about them, of the acts we perform in service to them.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

AYOKUNLE FALOMO is Nigerian, American, and the author of Autobiomythography of (Alice James Books, 2024), AFRICANAMERICAN’T (FlowerSong Press, 2022), two self-published collections and African, American (New Delta Review, 2019; selected by Selah Saterstrom as the winner of New Delta Review’s 8th annual chapbook contest). A recipient of fellowships from Vermont Studio Center, MacDowell, and the University of Michigan’s Helen Zell Writers’ Program, where he obtained his MFA in Creative Writing—Poetry, his work has been anthologized and widely published

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https://www.mfah.org/calendar/performance-jacolby-satterwhite-a-metta-prayer-9-13/202409131830

September 13, 2024
In celebration of Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer, local artist Chandrika Metivier creates an immersive theatrical experience in response to the exhibition. The performance comprises a dramatic narrative titled “CRYSIS,” which features “Miss St’s Hieroglyphic Suffering, Act 2” from the Obie Award–winning play Telephone by Ariana Reines, inspired by Avital Ronell’s The Telephone Book.

Step into a kaleidoscopic universe of multimedia magic as this local artist blends theatrical elements with a cappella harmonies—creating a vibrant ode to love and resilience.

This exhibition celebrates humanity in all its glory through computer-generated scenes of life and love. There are occasional instances of adult language and imagery.

This program is free with Museum admission.
The performance takes place in Cullinan Hall in the Law Building. Capacity is standing room only, available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map
About the Performer
Chandrika Metivier is a non-binary, multidisciplinary artist of Haitian, Native, and Mexican descent whose creative expression spans performance theater, soft sculptures, and text-based paintings on renowned public-oriented structures. Their installations and performances across the United States tackle daring and provocative themes, often drawing from personal narratives to illuminate pressing global issues. These semi-autobiographical pieces underscore the intersections of discrimination and radicalism. Seamlessly blending art with activism, Metivier utilizes myriad disciplines as powerful instruments for social protest. Their collaborative engagements include projects with institutions and platforms such as the Orange Show, DiverseWorks, Soho House, Puma, the Contemporary Austin, SaveArtSpace, and Art at a Time Like This.

https://www.mfah.org/calendar/a-boy-and-his-dog/202409131900?returnUrl=%2Fcalendar%3Fperiod%3Dmonth%26p%3D4
 

Introduced by Kirston Otis, Lead Audio-Visual Technician

The year is 2024. The world is still recovering from a worldwide catastrophe, watching films outside, with women’s rights under siege and leaders that are totalitarian weirdos. Oh, and dogs are telepathic. If this sounds familiar, you might be Don Johnson from Miami Vice. Or you might be Tiger, the shaggy dog from The Brady Bunch. And if neither of those applies to you, then you are actually in the world of A Boy and His Dog, L.Q. Jones’s influential film from 1975, brought to you on an original 35mm print from the 1975 theatrical run.

Tickets

• $9 general admission, $2 discount for MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

Plan Your Visit

• This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building.

https://events.rice.edu/event/362364-break-the-game

Rice Cinema, Sewall Hall, 301

Documentary exploring online gaming culture.
Presented by Rice Cinema. 

Break the Game
Directed by Jane Wagner
(US, 2023, 80 min.)
Friday, September 13, 7:00 pm

In 2014, speedrunner Narcissa Wright beats “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,” a game that takes ordinary humans around 20 hours to complete, in just over 18 minutes. This world record-setting feat catapults her to stardom and cements her status as a gaming legend. She’s flown to gaming events all over the world, wins the adoration of more than 180,000 followers, and earns $80,000 per year. To the thousands of loyal fans watching from their computer screens, it seems as if speedrunning’s brightest star will never be extinguished.

Then, suddenly, at the height of her fame, Narcissa does something unexpected: she stops speedrunning. When she returns, she makes a big announcement: she comes out as a transgender woman. While some fans are supportive, an obsessive group of online haters harass and threaten her. They claim Narcissa is mentally ill and encourage her to commit suicide. Determined to stage a dramatic comeback, she sets her sights on winning back her former fans by setting the world record for the new Zelda game, Breath of the Wild. But when her comeback doesn’t unfold as planned, she begins to question what it really means to feel loved when your entire life is online.

Discounted parking available in Founder’s Court lot, $6 flat fee, credit card required.

https://events.rice.edu/event/362440-rice-university-observatory-open-house-patr

Brockman Hall for Physics, 103 and 4th floor Observatory

“International Observe the Moon Night”

SPEAKER:  Patricia Reiff, Rice University

LECTURE:  Brockman Hall for Physics, room 103   7:00pm - 8:00pm

                   “Fly Me to the Moon - Apollo and Artemis”

OBSERVATION:  4th Floor Observatory Deck    8:15pm - 10:00pm

See https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ruco/open_houses.html  for weather updates
Event may be rescheduled to Saturday, September 14, 2024, if weather so dictates.

https://aiahouston.org/v/event-detail/Houston-Reimagined-Charrette/2d4/

Houston Reimagined Charrette
Dismantling Inequity through the Power of Design
Co-organized with the Rice School of Architecture
and in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition Unequal Inequities.

Deadline to register is September 11.

Space is limited.

Houston Reimagined: Dismantling Inequity through the Power of Design is a visionary design charrette that invites students to reimagine Houston’s neighborhoods as if key discriminatory policies had never existed. This event is a collaborative effort to explore how transportation, housing, and environmental justice policies have shaped some of Houston’s most iconic communities, including Third Ward, Second Ward, and Kashmere Gardens.

Participants and teams will be challenged to envision alternative urban futures where equity, inclusivity, and sustainability are at the forefront. Through guided design prompts, attendees will focus on creating major urban features and micro-design elements that reflect a more just and unified city. The charrette aims to inspire innovative solutions that address historical injustices and propose new ways to build a more connected and equitable Houston for all its residents.
Join us in this dynamic and interactive workshop to contribute your ideas and creativity toward reshaping the future of Houston's urban landscape.

Design Charrette Guidelines:

• Participation is not limited to pre-formed groups. Individuals wishing to participate will be grouped with attending participants.
• Pre-formed teams can be made up 3-6 individuals.
• Sketch pads, markers, pens and pencils, scales and jump drives will be provided to teams for their use.
• Participants are encouraged to bring laptops, chargers, a camera-capable digital device, jump drive or preferred media to develop designs.
• Teams should use their allocated time efficiently. On charrette day, teams will have from 10am to 5pm to brainstorm and package their final designs to be uploaded to Submittable and reviewed by a panel of judges.
• Charrette background information will be sent on Thursday, September 12.
• Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Designs are to be presented digitally through Submittalbe. A reception announcing the judge’s results and commentary will be held on Friday, September 27, 6-8pm at Architecture Center Houston. Design teams should plan to attend.

All designs will be included in the upcoming exhibition Unequal Inequities on view October 2, 2024 -January 17, 2025

https://camh.org/event/drop-in-paper-landscapes-september-2024/
 

Inspired by the exhibition, Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow, create a surreal landscape layering paper shapes and tape.

CAMH’s Drop-In Experiences feature instructions for hands-on activities and provide creative opportunities to experience current exhibitions in a unique and meaningful way. Drop-In Experiences are available between 1–4PM on select Saturdays at the Museum. For all ages, and always free.

https://www.mfah.org/calendar/lecture-orozco-and-mexican-post-revolutionary-art/202409141400?returnUrl=%2Fcalendar%3Fperiod%3Dmonth%26p%3D4
 

Enjoy an intriguing lecture from art historian Mary Coffey about José Clemente Orozco's “Mask with Jade Necklace” and Mexican post-revolutionary art. Coffey situates the painting within its historical context, exploring its role in Orozco's 1947 series of work on the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. She delves into the significance of the mask in Aztec society, connecting the destructive violence of the past to contemporary politics of ruins.

Plan Your Visit

• This program is included with Museum admission and takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building.

About the Speaker
Mary K. Coffey, professor of art history and Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean studies at Dartmouth College, is an award-winning author of two books on Mexican Muralism. Coffey's current research concerns José Clemente Orozco's print production and his commentary on the surplus populations and zones of sacrifice generated by Mexico's post-revolutionary development.

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Join us for a reception with the artist on Saturday, September 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Houston-based artist Laura DéLeon will engage in a conversation with Griffin about his exhibition at 7 p.m.

Ecologies explores the visual language of doorways, arches, mirrors, holes, mountains, appendages, cells, columns, and windows. These forms speak with distinct materiality and color to communicate various sources of inspiration. The process begins through unlikely sources such as gleaning construction sites, watching a climate change report, or driving by Houston architecture that seems out of place. Sketches of interesting shapes and forms along with found objects are incubated and grown over time through material exploration and uninhibited play. As this visual language continues to evolve and manifest into something tangible, it requires a connection to the biological world: skin. Pastel, fluorescent, enameled, patinated, or glowing, the skin on these forms becomes a history of moments spent looking, looking closer, finding, and filtering. The sculptures serve as an autobiographical record, mirroring the many places visited and visual oddities absorbed—from the isolation of abandoned spaces to the intimacy of my childhood home in Arizona. These entities dwell within the LRT space, forming a pieced-together ecosystem imbued with memory.

Griffin received his MFA in Painting from the University of Houston in 2024. His solo exhibitions include Lanecia Rouse Tinsley Gallery (Houston, 2024), Front Gallery (Houston, 2023), and Elgin Street Studios (Houston, 2021, 2022, 2023). His work has been featured in group exhibitions at Barbara Davis Gallery (Houston, 2024), Foltz Fine Art (Houston, 2024), Sanman Studios (Houston, 2022), Community Artist Collective (Houston, 2022), Site Gallery (New York, 2017), and The Painting Center (New York, 2017). Griffin also completed residencies at Marfa Dirt Residency (2023) and the Vermont Studio Center (2017).

https://events.rice.edu/event/362367-i-saw-the-tv-glow
 
Rice Cinema, Sewall Hall, 301
 

Two troubled high school students whose connection to their favorite television show drives them to question their reality and identities.

Presented by Rice Cinema

I Saw the TV Glow
Directed by Jane Schoenbrun
(US, 2024, 100 min.)
Saturday, September 14, 7:00 pm

Jane Schoebrun’s film follows two teens through their obsession with a 90s TV show to its ultimate conclusions and a place outside of the known world. Their film is a kind of spiritual sequel to their We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, as both are close students of the intensity of adolescence.

“The film is among the most profound—and, yes, important—pieces of trans fiction that I’ve yet seen, vividly staged with bold, declarative style while remaining beguilingly elusive. It is open for all kinds of assessment, containing multitudes of meaning. I Saw the TV Glow is a great film to talk about, to pick apart with a friend or fellow traveler over dinner afterwards, to study and reflect on” – Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair

“Astonishingly beautiful and vulnerable, I Saw the TV Glow’s surreal art-horror speaks to lonely teenagers, past and present” – Katie Rife, IGN

Discounted parking available in Founder’s Court lot, $6 flat fee, credit card required.

https://www.mfah.org/calendar/sundance-shorts/202409141900?returnUrl=%2Fcalendar%3Fperiod%3Dmonth%26p%3D5
 

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour features new short films from the 2024 festival, including three of this year’s award winners. Driven by innovation and experimentation, the festival’s short film program has long been established as a place to discover original new voices in independent film, such as Andrea Arnold, Lake Bell, Damien Chazelle, the Duplass brothers, and Taika Waititi. 

Program

• ALOK (U.S.A.)
• Bug Diner (U.S.A.)—2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: Animation
• Dream Creep (U.S.A.)
• Essex Girls (U.K.)
• The Masterpiece (Spain)—2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize
• Pathological (U.S.A.)
• Pisko the Crab Child is in Love (Japan)—2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Special Jury Prize for Directing

Tickets

• $9 general admission, $2 discount for MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

Plan Your Visit

• This screening takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building.

https://www.milleroutdoortheatre.com/performance/houston-jazz-festival-produced-by-the-houston-jazz-collective/?wcs_timestamp=1726347600

The Houston Jazz Collective presents The American Masters Series featuring Blue Note recording artist James Francies with Grammy winning vocalist Bilal accompanied live by the work of acclaimed audiovisual artist Ben Heim.

 Embark on a transcendental journey, “….an immersive, multidimensional experience ….. step into (a) world of sounds, textures (and spectacular visual artwork)…”.

 “a pianist with liquid dynamism in his touch”   New York Times

“…the pianist doesn’t so much compose music as conjure fascinating nebulae of sound.”  DownBeat.s

An artist with perfect pitch and the ability to see colors, Mr. Francies has performed and/or recorded with Childish Gambino, Pat Metheny, Drake, Mark Ronson, The Roots, YEBBA, Chris Potter, Common, Eric Harland, Marcus Miller, DJ Dahi, NAS and Ms. Lauryn Hill.

Mr. Fancies’ regular rock-solid trio including Burnis Travis and Jermy Dutton welcome special guest and frequent collaborator, the great jazz artist and vocalist Bilal.

Visual artist Ben Heim’s works have been featured in galleries and public spaces across the world including at OXO Tower Wharf Gallery (London), Times Square, IRCAM’s 2017 Vertigo Conference (Paris), Olsen Gruin Gallery (NYC), Galleri Image (Denmark), and HARPA Concert Hall (Reykjavik) and festivals including Splice Festival (UK), Tallinn Music Week (Estonia), Vivid Sydney (Australia), Digital Art Month (NYC) and the Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival (Iceland) and with the London Contemporary Orchestra at the Barbican.

The Houston Jazz Collective is an organization that prides itself on showcasing the rich legacy of Jazz in Houston. They strive to accomplish this by producing and hosting cultural, jazz and tribute related events. Past events have featured critically acclaimed Houston based or native Houston musicians that have gone on to achieve great international notoriety.

All performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre are FREE!

Photos are being taken at this event and may appear in Miller Outdoor Theatre’s print or digital communications or marketing materials. By attending this event, you hereby authorize MTAB to use your photograph in any and all use related to the educational mission of MOT without compensation.

Now you can get your Miller tickets online and on your smart phone! Limit 4 per person.

No tickets are necessary for the Hill!

The show goes on rain or shine.

For more information on tickets and seating click here.

All performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre are funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.

https://www.mfah.org/calendar/sundance-shorts/202409151700?returnUrl=%2Fcalendar%3Fperiod%3Dmonth%26p%3D5
 

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour features new short films from the 2024 festival, including three of this year’s award winners. Driven by innovation and experimentation, the festival’s short film program has long been established as a place to discover original new voices in independent film, such as Andrea Arnold, Lake Bell, Damien Chazelle, the Duplass brothers, and Taika Waititi. 

Program

• ALOK (U.S.A.)
• Bug Diner (U.S.A.)—2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: Animation
• Dream Creep (U.S.A.)
• Essex Girls (U.K.)
• The Masterpiece (Spain)—2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize
• Pathological (U.S.A.)
• Pisko the Crab Child is in Love (Japan)—2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Special Jury Prize for Directing

Tickets

• $9 general admission, $2 discount for MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

Plan Your Visit

• This screening takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/caribana-riddims-houston-texas-09-15-2024/event/3A00610E9598285A

https://events.rice.edu/event/e4-distinguished-lecture-series-ruth-defries

Anderson Biological Laboratories, 131

E4 Distinguished Lecture Series
In pursuit of linking science with action: What is a university to do?
Ruth DeFries, Columbia University

In the current times when climate change and environmental problems are high on the agenda for both the public and policy-makers, science has never been more relevant to guide decisions. This lecture discusses the approach at the Columbia Climate School to generate knowledge and apply it in the real world to pressing problems related to climate change. The approach requires interdisciplinary collaborations across engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences to inform policy and develop workable solutions for society. A focus on linking knowledge with action in the realm of food systems and climate illustrates the potential.

Ruth DeFries is an environmental geographer, a professor of ecology and sustainable development, and the co-founding dean of the Columbia Climate School at Columbia University in New York. She uses images from satellites and field surveys to examine how the world’s demands for food and other resources are changing land use throughout the tropics. Her research aims to contribute to realistic pathways for people and nature to thrive. A particular geographic focus is central India, which is globally important for tiger conservation and a hotspot for climate impacts on vulnerable populations. DeFries was elected as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, received a MacArthur “genius” award, and is the recipient of many other honors for her scientific research. In addition to over 200 scientific papers, she is committed to communicating the nuances and complexities of sustainable development to popular audiences through her books “The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis” and “What Would Nature Do?: A Guide for Our Uncertain Times”. DeFries is committed to linking science with policy, for example through her involvement with the Environmental Defense Fund, Science for Nature and People, and World Wildlife Fund. She founded and continues to direct the Network for Conserving Central India.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/jt-the-city-cinderella-tour-houston-texas-09-16-2024/event/3A0060E3BFB85D5C

Bathe in the Serenity of the Full Moon

Join us at Autry Park on Tuesday, September 17, from 7:30 to 9 pm for a complimentary Full Moon Yoga + Sound Bath event. Let the soft glow of the full moon guide your practice as Jessica from Chandra Yoga leads you through a series of deeply relaxing poses and meditation.

Immerse yourself in the healing vibrations of a live sound bath, allowing your mind, body, and spirit to align with the lunar energy. This is a unique opportunity to connect with nature, release tension, and find inner peace under the night sky.

Bring your yoga mat and an open heart. We can’t wait to share this special evening with you.

Full Moon Yoga + Sound Bath – Autry Park

https://events.rice.edu/event/360596-cswgs-graywawro-lecture-cherre-moraga
 
 Duncan Hall, McMurtry Auditorium

The Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
invites you to save the date for a Gray/Wawro Lecture in Gender, Health, and Wellbeing by

Cherríe Moraga
Professor of English
University of California, Santa Barbara

“They Are Falling All Around Me” — A Borderless América Reimagined

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Additional details will be posted here as they are available.

Please feel free to pre-register below; pre-registrations will be honored in the order received.

Cherríe Moraga is an internationally recognized poet, essayist and playwright whose professional life began in 1981 with her co-editorship of the groundbreaking feminist anthology, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. The author of several collections of her own writings, including: A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness, Loving in The War Years, and Waiting in the Wings: Portrait of a Queer Motherhood, Moraga is the recipient of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship for Literature and the American Studies Association Lifetime Achievement Award, among numerous other honors. As a dramatist, her awards include an NEA, two Fund for New American Plays Awards, and the PEN West Award. Moraga’s most recent play, The Mathematics of Love, premiered at Brava Theater Center in San Francisco. In 2017, she began her tenure as a Professor in the Department of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where with her artistic partner, Celia Herrera Rodriguez, she has instituted Las Maestras Center: Xicana[x] Indigenous Thought, Art, and Social Praxis. Her most recent memoir, Native Country of the Heart, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. In 2023, Haymarket Books published new, updated anniversary editions of Waiting in the Wings and Loving in the War Years.

https://www.mfah.org/calendar/core-program-lecture-bobbi-salvor-menuez/202409181800?returnUrl=%2Fcalendar%3Fperiod%3Dmonth%26p%3D5
 

The 2024–2025 Core Program Lecture Series presents a talk by Bobbi Salvör Menuez.

About the Speaker
Bobbi Salvör Menuez is an intermedia artist, actor, and curator whose work spans visual art, performance, and writing. Menuez has exhibited, curated, and organized events at venues like MoMA, Bridget Donahue Gallery, David Lewis Gallery, The Knockdown Center, and internationally at Colette in Paris and Breakfast Club in Tokyo. Menuez is also a member of Spiral Theory Test Kitchen, a collective creating queer food-based art.

Their writing, which often explores trans identity, desire, and spirituality, has been featured by Penguin UK and in Candy, Purple, and Cultured magazines. In film, Menuez has worked with directors such as Andrea Arnold, Olivier Assayas, Joey Soloway, Rhys Ernst, Sam Levinson, and Tom Ford.

Plan Your Visit

• Core Program lectures are open to the public. Admission is free.
• This event takes place in Favrot Auditorium at the Glassell School of Art. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map

Questions? Call 713.639.7500

About the Core Residency Program
Established in 1982, the Glassell School of Art’s Core Residency Program offers postgraduate residencies for art critics and visual artists.

https://www.uh.edu/calendar/?view=e&id=646950#event
 

Michael Eric Dyson is a Distinguished University Professor at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Dyson has authored over 25 books, including the New York Times bestsellers Jay-Z: Made in America (2019), Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America (2017) and The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race (2016). In addition to his academic and writing pursuits, he is also a leading public intellectual, known for his thought-provoking insights on race, social justice, and contemporary culture. Dr. Dyson holds a Ph.D. in Religion from Princeton University.

College Night at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 2023. Photo by Tasha Gorel.

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https://events.rice.edu/event/hrc-maggie-nelson
 

The Humanities Research Center welcomes the Rice and Houston communities to join us for a keynote lecture on the HRC’s 2023-25 theme of Repair, featuring the award-winning nonfiction writer, poet, and scholar Maggie Nelson.

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
Time: 4 PM
Location: Kyle Morrow Room (Fondren Library, 3rd floor)
Reception to follow

MAGGIE NELSON is the author of several acclaimed books of poetry and prose, including Like Love: Essays and Conversations (2024), the national bestseller On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint (2021), the National Book Critics Circle Award winner and international bestseller The Argonauts (2015), The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning (2011), Bluets (2009; named by Bookforum as one of the top 10 best books of the past 20 years), The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (2007), and Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions (2007), Something Bright, Then Holes (2007), and Jane: A Murder (2005; finalist, the PEN/ Martha Albrand Art of the Memoir). She has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an NEA grant, an Innovative Literature Fellowship from Creative Capital, an Arts Writers Fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation, and a MacArthur “genius” Fellowship. Since 2017 she has been a professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

To learn more about the HRC’s theme of Repair, please visit hrc.rice.edu/theme.

https://camh.org/event/drop-in-text-collage-september-2024/
 

Inspired by WE WILL SAVE OURSELVES, 2024 by Theaster Gates, collaborate on a text-based collage to encourage dialogue on present-day challenges and important current events.

CAMH’s Drop-In Experiences feature instructions for hands-on activities and provide creative opportunities to experience current exhibitions in a unique and meaningful way. Drop-In Experiences are available between 1–4PM on select Saturdays at the Museum. For all ages, and always free.

https://www.mfah.org/calendar/with-peter-bradley/202409211900?returnUrl=%2Fcalendar%3Fperiod%3Dmonth%26p%3D6
 

Post-film Q&A with filmmaker Alex Rappoport

For his debut documentary, director Alex Rappoport profiles his neighbor in upstate New York: abstract artist Peter Bradley (born 1940). When the two met in 2020, Bradley had neither sold many paintings nor had a major show in more than four decades. The film captures Bradley on the cusp of gaining well-deserved recognition. Of interest to Houstonians: Bradley worked with philanthropist John de Menil to curate The De Luxe Show, a groundbreaking 1971 exhibition at the De Luxe Theater in the Fifth Ward.

“(The film) reveals that being an outsider is also the foundation of the artist’s vision and discipline, reflected in his love of nature and solitude. The serene cinematography and editorial pacing capture all of this with eloquent understatement and warmth.” —Charles Burnett, filmmaker and MacArthur Fellow

Tickets

• $9 general admission, $2 discount for MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

Plan Your Visit

• This screening takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building.
• Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map

About the Filmmaker
Alex Rappoport holds a BA from the University of Kansas and an MA from the University of Texas at Austin. He is an award-winning cinematographer, editor, and producer specializing in documentary filmmaking.

https://www.mfah.org/calendar/monthly-meditation-sessions-by-the-black-man-project-black-woman-project-2024/202409221000?returnUrl=%2Fcalendar%3Fperiod%3Dmonth%26p%3D6
 

Fall/Winter 2024
The Black Man Project and Black Woman Project present monthly meditation sessions at the Museum. Every fourth Sunday, dedicate a moment to connect with yourself through a mindful morning meditation and absorb the zen energy from the roof of the Glassell School of Art. Sessions are led by Rashad Sanders, founder of Mindful Muscle and health & wellness ambassador of the Black Man Project.

Plan Your Visit

• This event is open to the public and takes place on the PNC Roof Garden.
• Museum Hours | Parking Information | MFAH Campus Map

About the Partners
The Black Man Project, founded by conceptual artist Brian Ellison, believes art is a universal catalyst for healing. The organization explores how misconceptions such as one-dimensional expression and emotional inaccessibility affect Black men. 

The Black Woman Project, founded by Tarren Everette, is a nonprofit rooted in creating safe spaces for healing and healthy conversations for exploring the many nuances that affect Black women.

Mindful Muscle, founded by Rashad Sanders, seeks to aid individuals in understanding the balance between mental and physical health with intentional breath and movements from various fitness modalities. Sanders has a master’s degree in recreation and sports administration, and a certification in yoga and personal training. 

https://www.ticketmaster.com/david-michael-wyatt-houston-texas-09-23-2024/event/3A0060F2C1825758

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Civic Heart Community Services invites you to experience an extraordinary hands-on tour of our signature programs. You will be Immersed in an interactive journey and gain insights into the lives of those we serve and how you can help.

Join us for an extraordinary tour of our programs and be immersed in an interactive journey into the lives of those we serve.

• Sip ~ while enjoying live entertainment.
• See ~ the impact your support has on the lives we transform through our programs.
• Support ~ Civic Heart's mission through various giving opportunities.

Get your complimentary ticket by September 26th to secure your spot at this empowering event. 

Together, let's build a brighter future for our community!

Please contact us at development@civicheart.org, or 713.374.1200, for more information. 

https://events.rice.edu/event/362390-totem
 
Rice Cinema, Sewall Hall, room 301
 

Film series celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Presented by the Multicultural Community Relations in the Office of Public Relations and Rice Cinema

Tótem
Directed by Lila Avilés
(Mexico, 2023, 95 min.)
Friday, September 27
Reception at Welcome Center: 6:00 pm
Film: 7:00 pm

Hispanic Heritage Film Series

Actor Director Avilés second feature won the Ecumenical Award at the Berlin Film Festival and the Mexican entry for Best International Feature for the Academy Awards. Sol, a seven year old girl, travels to her grandfather’s house where the family is having a birthday party for her father.

“One of the rare authentic miracles that a film can pull off is to depict the intimate and the seemingly inconsequential, and to do it with absolute naturalness. Mexican writer-director Lila Avilés achieves this feat with elegance and insight in Tótem,… Tótem embraces chaos and bustle in an ensemble drama of a family living through crisis. This thematically rich piece offers a set of vivid character studies, while musing on life, death and time – largely from a child’s perspective. Understated but emotionally satisfying, Tótem will boost its director’s rising profile” — Jonathan Romney, Screen Daily

Discounted parking available in Founder’s Court lot, $6 flat fee, credit card required. 
Free and open to the public.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/b8aeeec9-b448-4cf8-b8e6-3e01c6937e80
 

From Federal to Hopetown
by Kaima Marie Akarue

Opening Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Closing Date: Saturday, December 13, 2024

https://www.ticketmaster.com/carrtoons-houston-texas-09-26-2024/event/3A0060AEA5FC2B76

The stellar combination of pianist Jeremy Denk — winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize — and the internationally-renowned, Grammy Award-winning Takács Quartet promises music making of unparalleled virtuosity and deep intelligence.

https://www.dacamera.com/2024-2025-season-concerts/takacs-quartet-and-jeremy-denk-piano/

https://diverseworks.org/event/river-on-fire-opening-reception/
 

River on Fire is a multidisciplinary exhibition showcasing the work of 14 artists who respond to environmental crises and climate change. Curated by Ashley DeHoyos Sauder, the exhibition draws inspiration from a long history of environmental activism related to river fires across the nation— events that have significantly shaped understandings of ecological preservation and environmental advocacy. 

The featured artists: Carolina Aranibar-Fernández (San Francisco, CA), Brandon Ballengée (New Orleans, LA), Alana Bartol (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), Christina Battle (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), Hannah Chalew (New Orleans, LA), Lili Chin (New York, NY), Willow Naomi Curry (Houston, TX), Morel Doucet (Miami, FL), Heather L. Johnson (Houston, TX), Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud (Houston, TX), Laura Napier (Ann Arbor, MI), Joe Robles IV (Pasadena, TX), Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez-Delgado (Roswell, NM/Puerto Rico), and Zuyva Sevilla (Albuquerque, NM) bring attention to pressing ecological issues. Through artistic research and lived experience, they highlight the unique environmental challenges facing local, regional, and national landscapes.

Through creative action and building a historical understanding of these types of cataclysmic events, River on Fire seeks to provide a platform for conversation and awareness of ongoing environmental issues. The relationship between living in a city dominated by industry and co-existing with environmental disaster in the wake of climate change has brought the city’s resilience into question and increased concerns over the continuation of industry practices that place people and the natural world at risk. As Houston continues to grow, the effects of climate change have become increasingly severe— record heat waves, flooding, more frequent and intense hurricanes, and massive power outages are clear signs that we already have to confront new and different ways of being. River on Fire asks: how do artists and creative practices shift the narrative and introduce possible solutions in a city with such a complex ecosystem?

River on Fire includes internal evaluations of DW exhibition practices and implementation of sustainable exhibition design developed through a year-long Climate Coaching Pilot with the Teiger Foundation and Rute Collective, a Canadian-based environmental consultant. The impetus for the project comes in part from Houston’s entwined history with the oil, gas, and chemical industries and the curator’s youth spent living in Houston-area neighborhoods close to these industries. 

River on Fire is presented in conversation with the eighth iteration of the Texas Biennial The Last Sky, co-curated by Ashley DeHoyos Sauder, Erika Mei Chua Holum, and Coka Treviño. Biennial artists featured in River on Fire include Brandon Ballengée, Heather L. Johnson, Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud, Laura Napier & Zuyva Sevilla.

https://blafferartmuseum.org/texas-biennial-2024/
 
 September 27, 2024—March 9, 2025

Where should we go after the last frontiers?
Where should the birds fly
after the last sky?

Texas is constructed territory, therefore unstable borders and occupations shape communities and their participants. Systems and structures rise and fall. The collapse produces dust and dirt, yielding material histories written in detritus and debris. In its eighth iteration, the 2024 Texas Biennial, The Last Sky, looks to the still-lingering dust to ask: What happens after the last line in the sand is drawn?

Through a collaborative and non-hierarchical approach, Erika Mei Chua Holum, Ashley DeHoyos Sauder, and Coka Treviño co-organized the eighth iteration of the Texas Biennial through friendship, reciprocity, and mutual support. With trifold dreams and visions, the co-curators selected works and artist projects through the 2024 Texas Biennial Open Call. Presented across venues along the Texas Gulf Coast, The Last Sky activates amorphous and overlapping forms of cultural production–performance, cultural preservation, and visual art–shaped and cross-pollinated by collectives and community participation. Through this survey of contemporary art, we looked to artistic acts of continuance and survival.

The Last Sky–with its title borrowed from Mahmoud Darwish's poem “The Earth Is Closing In On Us,” and the 1986 book After the Last Sky by Edward Said–situates the clouds as a gathering spaces in response to the rising and falling structures that seed myth, signal warnings, or transpose matter across borderless terrain.

We look to the levitating clouds of dust, yet to settle, anticipating its potential for new routes back to the land. The process unveils artist-led practices for a different type of future in Texas, which reminds us that we already have what we need to shape the world and make change.

Artists were selected through the 2024 Texas Biennial Open Call. The selected artists presenting works, performances, and activations at the Blaffer Art Museum include Olaniyi Akindiya, Stacey Allen, Mashal Awais, Anahita Bradberry, Angela Chen, Essentials Creative, Farima Fooladi, Ian Gerson, Jessica Gonzalez, Guadalupe Hernandez, Antonio Lechuga Jr., Gabriel Martinez, R Eric McMaster, Open MFA, Gilberto Rocha, S Rodriguez, Lisa Saldivar, and Isabelle Vik.

The 2024 Texas Biennial is presented by Big Medium in partnership with Blaffer Art Museum and DiverseWorks. The Texas Biennial is a geographically-led, independent survey of contemporary art in Texas. The program was founded in 2005 by Austin nonprofit Big Medium to provide an exhibition opportunity open to all artists living and working in the state. The eighth edition of this program takes place in 2024, making the Texas Biennial the longest-running state biennial in the country. Since its inception, the program has brought the work of over 300 artists to new audiences, springboarding many artists’ careers and underscoring the diversity of contemporary practice in Texas. The 2024 Texas Biennial The Last Sky is co-curated by Erika Mei Chua Holum, Ashley DeHoyos (Curator, DiverseWorks), and Coka Treviño (Curator and Artistic Director at Big Medium and Founder and Curator of The Projecto).

Over eighty artists with significant connections to Texas are participating in the 2024 Texas Biennial: The Last Sky. To learn more, please visit: https://www.texasbiennial.org/

Internet sensation, television superstar, Broadway showstopper, and self-proclaimed "baddest bitch alive" Todrick Hall, returns to the stage with his ninth and most electric tour to date. A new era of inclusivity, individuality, and acceptance set to a playlist of greatest hits from "Straight Outta Oz," "Forbidden," "Haus Party," and "Femuline," as well as instant classics from his 13 new albums. Messages of doubt and divisiveness are left on read as Todrick channels his energy into a beautiful velvet rage of empowerment that every rebel, freethinker, and dreamer can raise their voice to.
https://www.houseofblues.com/houston/EventDetail?tmeventid=G5dIZ9tllZ6f8&offerid=145360

https://www.menil.org/events/4412-film-screening-bell-book-and-candle

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Surrealism, join the Menil for an outdoor screening of the 1958 romantic comedy Bell, Book and Candle set at the Carlebach Gallery, a “tribal arts” gallery in New York frequented by the Surrealists. The story follows Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak), a modern-day witch, who casts a love spell on publisher Shepherd Henderson (James Stewart). Rated PG, 106 min.

Attending the program:
This program takes place on the main building lawn, located at 1533 Sul Ross Street. Additional information regarding accessibility and parking can be found here.

As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.

This year, Chefs for Farmers is cranking up the tunes and flavor with unlimited bites, cocktails, and street food from Houston's top chefs, all set to a backdrop of music, culture, and community.Known for its killer street food, Houston will bring the heat—just bring your appetite.Your votes will decide the Best Bite!WHAT'S INCLUDED: Unlimited food, free-flowing drinks, music, and more!VIP TICKET HOLDERS enter one hour early (1 pm to 5 pm).

Chefs For Farmers – Street Food Saturday – Autry Park

Former Mayor Sylvester Turner is honorary chair of the event, and H-E-B’s Winell Herron and artist Ann Johnson are co-chairs.

Three outstanding contributors to the arts in Houston will be honored at the event. They are Robbie Lee, certified art appraiser and founder and owner of the former Black Heritage Gallery; Artist Patron of the Year; Kristi Rangel, self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist and curator of the “Witness Series,” Artist in Action; and Jan West, co-chair of The Collective’s Advisory Council and assistant director in Multicultural Community Relations in Public Affairs at Rice University, the CAC Beverly Harmon Service Award.

Guests will be treated to an amazing array of entertainment during the evening, capturing the spirit of traditional to contemporary genres of the cultural community.

Emcees Makaela Reed, visionary theater maker and culture creator, and Andrew “Risky Cereal” Evans, music and film video producer and co-owner of All Real Radio, will present the magical evening, showcasing the talents of dancers, musicians, a magician, spoken word, a jazz combo and more. Guests also will be able to participate in interactive art engagement activities.

H-E-B is the presenting sponsor of the event.

Individual tickets begin at $250.00, and sponsorship packages are available. Contact The Collective at 713-523-1616 or visit FestEve — The Community Artists' Collective | Non Profit | Houston, TX (thecollective.org)  .

https://events.rice.edu/event/362392-dry-ground-burning
 
Rice Cinema, Sewall Hall, room 301
 

Hispanic Heritage Month Film Series

Presented by the Multicultural Community Relations in the Office of Public Relations and Rice Cinema

Dry Ground Burning
Directed by Joanna Pimenta and Adirley Queirós
(Brasil, 2022,153 min. )
Saturday, September 28, 7:00pm

Hispanic Heritage Film Series

Just released from prison, Léa (Léa Alves Silva) returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara (Joana Darc Furtado), the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists. Living in constant opposition to Jair Bolsonaro’s fiercely authoritarian and militarized government, Chitara’s women claim the streets for themselves as a declaration of radical political resistance on behalf of ex-cons and the oppressed. A provocative portrait of Brazil’s dystopian contemporary moment that blends documentary with narrative fiction and genre elements, the latest film by Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós (Once There Was Brasilia) offers a unique vision of the country’s possible future.

“The incendiary power of Dry Ground Burning, a feminist gangster movie from Brazil… Sodium-lit nightscapes filled with steely, gun-toting dames recall the glossy crime dramas of Michael Mann (Heat)… I’m compelled to draw a connection between Dry Ground Burning and Fury Road, two pyromaniacal dystopian westerns in which lawless women are not only their own saviors but everyone else’s, too. Critic’s Pick!”— Beatrice Loayza, The New York Times

Discounted parking available in Founder’s Court lot, $6 flat fee, credit card required.
Free and open to the public.

Get ready for an unforgetable evening under the stars at Discovery Green! We're thrilled to present a screening of one of the greatest musicals ever made ahead of our upcoming stage production of West Side Story. 

The evening will feature an introductory discussion that will place the classic movie in the context of its era, as well as a performance from HGO’s Butler Studio artists.

West Side Story with Houston Grand Opera - Discovery Green

https://kgmcaboxofficetheatredance.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1619
 
https://kgmcaboxofficetheatredance.universitytickets.com/

BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

by Lynn Nottage

Guest Director: ShaWanna Renee Rivon 

Overview: This witty comedy draws upon the screwball films of the 1930s to take a funny and irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood. This 70-year journey carries us through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African-American maid and budding actress, and her tangled relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood star. When circumstances collide and both women land roles in the same Southern epic, the story behind the cameras leaves Vera with a surprising and controversial legacy.

Rumaan Alam and Danzy Senna will read from their new novels Entitlement and Colored Television, followed by an on-stage conversation with Pushcart Prize winning author of the novel BANG! and a forthcoming essay collection, Daniel Peña. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing.

https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-rumaan-alam-danzy-senna-reading/

Rumaan Alam’s New York Times bestselling novel Leave the World Behind was a finalist for the National Book Award, one of President Barack Obama’s Summer Reads, and was made into a feature film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke. Roxanne Gay calls it “an exceptional examination of race and class and what the world looks like when it’s ending—not at all different from the world we are in now.” His other novels include Rich and Pretty and That Kind of Mother. Alam joins us to read from and talk about his new novel Entitlement. Set in the mid-2010’s New York, a young woman is hired to assist an octogenarian billionaire in his quest to give away a vast fortune. Charles Yu writes, “Reading Entitlement felt like having a vise slowly tightened around my heart…. Elegant, precise, and devastating.” A starred Kirkus review says the novel “cements Alam’s status as a talented truthteller willing to tackle tough issues with grace, generosity, and sensitivity.”

Danzy Senna’s bestselling debut novel, Caucasia, which James McBride called “lucid and magnificent,” won the Stephen Crane Award for Best New Fiction. She is the recipient of numerous other awards, and her novel New People was named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, NPR, and Time Magazine. She is also author of a short story collection and a memoir. Senna joins us with her highly anticipated new novel Colored Television, a portrait of a writer who sets out to complete her magnum opus, what her artist husband nicknames her “mulatto War and Peace.” When the book doesn’t launch her and her young family into the lap of Los Angeles luxury, she turns her sights to Hollywood. “Addictive, hilarious and relatable, yes,” writes Miranda July, “but Colored Television is after something larger and more elusive, a very modern reckoning with the ambiguities triangulated by race, class, creativity, and love. She nails it.”

Daniel Peña is a Pushcart Prize-winning writer and Associate Professor at the University of North Texas. Formerly, he was based out of the UNAM in Mexico City where he worked as Fulbright-Garcia Robles Scholar and previous to his move to Dallas he lived in Houston where he taught creative writing. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, The Rumpus, Texas Monthly, NBC News, and The New York Times Magazine among other venues. His novel, Bang, is out now from Arte Público Press and his debut collection of essays is forthcoming from One World/Penguin Random House.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/etran-de-lair-houston-texas-10-03-2024/event/3A0060EC0FD88099

https://camh.org/event/open-studio-tarot-card-collage-october-2024/
 

Inspired by the exhibition, Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow, create a tarot-centric collage using decorative paper and mixed media. 

CAMH’s Open Studio sessions feature drop-in, hands-on activities that draw inspiration from the exhibitions on view. During these sessions participants will have an opportunity to explore imaginative concepts inspired by world-renowned artists who show at the Museum by making your own artworks in response to theirs. Experiment with new materials, explore fresh ideas, and make new friends. Whether you stay for five minutes or two hours, you’re invited to interact with art in new and profound ways at Open Studio. Regularly scheduled Open Studios occur the first Saturday of every month. All ages are welcome; admission is always free.

Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the three-time Grammy Award-winning salsa and Latin jazz band, sets the gold standard for excellence in authentic, New York-style salsa.

https://www.dacamera.com/2024-2025-season-concerts/spanish-harlem-orchestra-2/

https://www.menil.org/events/4367-inprint-writing-workout-in-response-to-fragments-of-memory

Join Inprint for a Curator Talk and interactive writing activity in this free writing workshop centered around themes from the exhibition Fragments of Memory. No prior creative writing workshop experience is needed. Limited capacity. Register at inprinthouston.org.

Attending the program:
This program takes place in the Menil Drawing Institute, located at 1412 W. Main St. Additional information regarding accessibility and parking can be found here. As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.

Your ticket includes all of the food, drinks, and live music you can handle starting at 4:00 p.m. GA ticket holders can experience the new Yeti Culinary Stage, get cookbooks signed by their favorite chefs and meet the 2024 Food & Wine Best New Chefs.

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https://events.rice.edu/event/362398-the-cordillera-of-dreams
 
Rice Cinema, Sewall Hall, room 301
 

Hispanic Heritage Month Film Series

Presented by the Multicultural Community Relations in the Office of Public Relations and Rice Cinema

The Cordillera of Dreams
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
(Chile, 2019, 85 min.)
Saturday, October 5, 7:00 pm

Hispanic Heritage Film Series

Winner of the Best Documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival, master filmmaker Patricio Guzmán’s The Cordillera of Dreams completes his trilogy (with Nostalgia for the Light and The Pearl Button) investigating the relationship between historical memory, political trauma, and geography in his native country of Chile. It centers on the imposing landscape of the Andes that run the length of the country’s Eastern border. At once protective and isolating, magisterial and indifferent, the Cordillera serves as an enigmatic focal point around which Guzmán contemplates the enduring legacy of the 1973 military coup d’état.

“Guzmán’s late-career trinity is a stunning achievement in the cinema of the hidden pattern and the startling, unexpected connection.” —Variety

“Deeply personal. In this poetic documentary, Patricio Guzmán mediates on the past and future of his home country via the mountains that close it off from the rest of the world.” —Sight & Sound

Discounted parking available in Founder’s Court lot, $6 flat fee, credit card required.
Free and open to the public.

https://arch.rice.edu/latest/events/houston-reimagined-dismantling-inequity-through-power-design

Gregory Benjamin, Melvalean McLemore, and Lindsey Williams

2024–2025 Public Program, Fall Edition
Oct. 7, 2024
12:00 to 1:00pm

MD Anderson Hall, Farish Gallery

A discussion on the results of the recently held Houston Reimagined: Dismantling Inequity through the Power of Design charette - a design exploration centered around the ongoing Unequal Inequities exhibit at the Architecture center Houston. Unequal Inequities is an exhibit that aims to display how policy decisions in the Houston area have systematically designed disenfranchisement into communities. The narrative this exhibit will display will serve as a vehicle for education, discussion, and engagement with the public with the goal of beginning a conversation on how to address and begin to resolve deficiencies and injustices found in the built environment. 

Gregory Benjamin is a project architect at Page Southerland Page. He received his Master of Science in Architecture from Rice University in 2022 and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007.

Melvalean McLemore, AIA, is a distinguished architect with over 14 years of experience, specializing in mixed-use, commercial, residential, K-12, and higher education projects. She is notably one of the first 500 licensed Black women architects in the U.S. and the 16th in Texas. Melvalean holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design from the University of Houston and a Master of Science in Architecture from Rice University.

https://whiteoakmusichall.com/shows/tm-event/jungle-the-volcano-world-tour/

Paul Lynch will read from his novel Prophet Song followed by an on-stage conversation with Houston author and former Houston Chronicle Book Editor Maggie Galehouse. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing.


https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-paul-lynch-reading/

Paul Lynch is the author of the award-winning novels Red Sky in Morning, The Black Snow, Grace, and Beyond the Sea. Grace was chosen as the 2018 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and shortlisted for the 2018 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. The Black Snow won France’s Prix Libr’à Nous for Best Foreign Novel and was a finalist for the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book Prize). In 2024, Lynch was appointed Distinguished Writing Fellow at Maynooth University in Ireland and was elected to Ireland’s prestigious Aosdána, which honors artists who have made outstanding contributions to the arts.

Lynch joins us from Dublin to read from and talk about his latest novel Prophet Song, winner of the 2023 Booker Prize, in which he tells the story of scientist and mother-of-four, Eilish Stack. As Ireland descends into a totalitarian state, she must locate her husband, whom the secret police have “disappeared,” and care for her ailing father and young children, all while she finds herself caught in the nightmare logic of a society that is quickly unravelling. Esi Edugyan, chair of The Booker Prize judges, calls Prophet Song “a triumph of emotional storytelling, bracing and brave…. Readers will find it soul-shattering and true, and will not soon forget its warnings,” and Colum McCann writes, “The comparisons are inevitable – Saramago, Orwell, McCarthy – but this novel will stand entirely on its own.”

Maggie Galehouse is an award-winning local writer, editor, and researcher. She was the former book editor at the Houston Chronicle, and she has reported on education, crime, and business for a variety of newspapers. She currently works as a Program Director in the Communications Department at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

https://arch.rice.edu/latest/events/sean-canty

Studio Sean Canty

2024–2025 Public Program, Fall Edition
Oct. 9, 2024
6:00 to 7:00pm

MD Anderson Hall, Farish Gallery

Making Room(s) and Other Stories

Sean Canty is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the founder of Studio Sean Canty, an architectural firm known for its innovative use of geometry and materials. He is also a co-founder of Office III, an architectural collective recognized as a finalist in the 2016 MoMA PS1 Young Architects Competition, with notable projects like the Governor’s Island Welcome Center in New York. Beyond his practice, Canty has garnered awards and recognition for his work, has been featured in prestigious publications, and is actively involved in academia, teaching at Harvard and previously at institutions such as The Cooper Union and UC Berkeley.