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October 2020
Halloween: Enjoy Responsibly & Plan a Safe Ride Home
As you put on your Halloween costume and celebrate a spooky night, do your part to keep Houston safe. If you choose to drink, plan ahead for safe rides. Silver Eagle Distributors Houston and Michelob Ultra Infusions invite you to join them in prioritizing safety and remembering to enjoy responsibly. Photo courtesy of Silver Eagle Distributors Houston This Boosted Calendar Listing was sponsored by Silver Eagle Distributors Houston. These are expanded beyond our basic listings, featuring event graphics and images…
Find out more »Apollo to the Moon at the George Theater
A.D. Players on Tour presents a live, in-person limited engagement, multi-media touring production Apollo to the Moon at The George. The family-friendly performance showcases the breathtaking risks and unforgettable heroism of the American Space program. Told through the lens of one young man's dream to become an astronaut, Apollo to the Moon takes viewers on the journey that gripped the nation. Social Distancing & COVID-19 A.D. Players is maintaining multiple social distancing practices, including timed arrivals and escorting to seats, a closed lobby,…
Find out more »Apollo Chamber Players’ 20×2020 Virtual Festival Episode 19: We Will Sing with One Voice
Apollo Chamber Players presents the 20x2020 Virtual Festival, a series of 20 episodes of performances, each musical piece commissioned by the organization since 2014. The ninteenth episode, 20x2020 No. 1o: We Will Sing with One Voice with composer Eve Beglarian. Special guests include Arsen Petrosyan on duduk, Pejman Hadadi on tombak and percussion. Plus show underwriter, Pamela Auburn. 20x2020 Festival Apollo Chamber Players has concluded its six-year multicultural commissioning project with the 20x2020 Virtual Festival, featuring 20 video episodes. Performances will…
Find out more »Comedian Steve Treviño at Houston Improv
Houston Improv welcomes one of the country’s hottest rising comics, Steve Treviño to its stage for six shows. The comedian hails from Victoria, Texas and has become a hilarious new voice for the 21st century Mexican-American. His comedy combines his South Texas upbringing and Hollywood career-building. His Tex-Mex sensibility informs a uniquely American voice that transcends ethnicity and makes him universally relatable. About Steve Treviño Outside of being a national headliner Treviño has made memorable appearances on The Late Late Show: Comics…
Find out more »Houston Botanic Garden Opening Season: Celebrating the Mediterranean
The new Houston Botanic Garden, officially open to the public on Friday, September 18, 2020, welcomes visitors to an oasis of learning, discovery, and horticultural beauty on , kicking off a series of opening season weekends with special programming that will showcase Houston’s cultural richness and biodiversity. Take a stroll among beautiful plants and trees as you engage your senses while discovering the unexpected in Houston’s new living museum for plants. The opening season will feature a series of celebrations highlighting different regions…
Find out more »Diverse-City, An Ode To Houston at Archway Gallery
Archway Gallery's October exhibit, Diverse-City, An Ode to Houston, showcases Isabelle Perreau's photographic love letter to the Bayou City. When French-born photographer Perreau first “met” Houston, she was not seduced by its beauty. Instead, she recalls, “scary highways, the immensity of the town, and the suffocating weather.” But, ever the curious traveler, Perreau soon discovered the whole world united—colorful India, fragrant China, joyful Latin America, and expansive Africa. “I fell in love,” she exclaims. “I embraced my new hometown from…
Find out more »Comedian Steve Treviño at Houston Improv
Houston Improv welcomes one of the country’s hottest rising comics, Steve Treviño to its stage for six shows. The comedian hails from Victoria, Texas and has become a hilarious new voice for the 21st century Mexican-American. His comedy combines his South Texas upbringing and Hollywood career-building. His Tex-Mex sensibility informs a uniquely American voice that transcends ethnicity and makes him universally relatable. About Steve Treviño Outside of being a national headliner Treviño has made memorable appearances on The Late Late Show: Comics…
Find out more »Miller Outdoor Theatre Virtual Series: Calavera con Calavera
FLAS joins Grupo de Teatro Índigo (Indigo Theater Group) to present their annual Day of the Dead play, Calavera con Calavera, an original piece written by co-founder, Eddie Gonzalez. FLAS and Grupo de Teatro Índigo present their annual Day of the Dead play, Calavera con Calavera (Skulls)—an original piece written by co-founder, Eddie Gonzalez. This performance at Miller Outdoor Theater will make history, being the first local theater group with Latino immigrant members to present an all-Spanish play (with English…
Find out more »Comedian Steve Treviño at Houston Improv
Houston Improv welcomes one of the country’s hottest rising comics, Steve Treviño to its stage for six shows. The comedian hails from Victoria, Texas and has become a hilarious new voice for the 21st century Mexican-American. His comedy combines his South Texas upbringing and Hollywood career-building. His Tex-Mex sensibility informs a uniquely American voice that transcends ethnicity and makes him universally relatable. About Steve Treviño Outside of being a national headliner Treviño has made memorable appearances on The Late Late Show: Comics…
Find out more »Houston Botanic Garden Opening Season: Celebrating the Mediterranean
The new Houston Botanic Garden, officially open to the public on Friday, September 18, 2020, welcomes visitors to an oasis of learning, discovery, and horticultural beauty on , kicking off a series of opening season weekends with special programming that will showcase Houston’s cultural richness and biodiversity. Take a stroll among beautiful plants and trees as you engage your senses while discovering the unexpected in Houston’s new living museum for plants. The opening season will feature a series of celebrations highlighting different regions…
Find out more »Diverse-City, An Ode To Houston at Archway Gallery
Archway Gallery's October exhibit, Diverse-City, An Ode to Houston, showcases Isabelle Perreau's photographic love letter to the Bayou City. When French-born photographer Perreau first “met” Houston, she was not seduced by its beauty. Instead, she recalls, “scary highways, the immensity of the town, and the suffocating weather.” But, ever the curious traveler, Perreau soon discovered the whole world united—colorful India, fragrant China, joyful Latin America, and expansive Africa. “I fell in love,” she exclaims. “I embraced my new hometown from…
Find out more »Halloween in the Hangar at Lone Star Flight Museum
Bring the kiddos out to celebrate the spookiest holiday among aircraft at Lone Star Flight Museum’s Halloween in the Hangar event, featuring a safe and fun twist on trick or treating for 2020. Trick or treating will be offered from 10:30am until 12:30pm. The museum is open from 10am to 5pm. Costumes are encouraged. Social Distancing & COVID-19 Precautions The museum is allowing up to 75% capacity and visitors ages 10 and up must wear a mask. Businesses around Greater Houston…
Find out more »Love & Make’s Trick-or-Treat Express Candle-Making Workshop in Rice Village
Drop in during your Halloween Saturday to make your own custom soy wax candle in Love & Make's Express Candle-Making Workshop. This quick workshop includes complete instruction in the fragrance blending and candle-making process, letting participants try it out and then continue their day of trick-or-treating. Reservation includes one medium soy wax candle in a signature vessel; premium upgrades are available. Come in costume to participate in Love & Make's all-day costume contest. There will be three workshops, at 11am,…
Find out more »Love & Make’s Trick-or-Treat Express Candle-Making Workshop in Rice Village
Drop in during your Halloween Saturday to make your own custom soy wax candle in Love & Make's Express Candle-Making Workshop. This quick workshop includes complete instruction in the fragrance blending and candle-making process, letting participants try it out and then continue their day of trick-or-treating. Reservation includes one medium soy wax candle in a signature vessel; premium upgrades are available. Come in costume to participate in Love & Make's all-day costume contest. There will be three workshops, at 11am,…
Find out more »Love & Make’s Trick-or-Treat Express Candle-Making Workshop in Rice Village
Drop in during your Halloween Saturday to make your own custom soy wax candle in Love & Make's Express Candle-Making Workshop. This quick workshop includes complete instruction in the fragrance blending and candle-making process, letting participants try it out and then continue their day of trick-or-treating. Reservation includes one medium soy wax candle in a signature vessel; premium upgrades are available. Come in costume to participate in Love & Make's all-day costume contest. There will be three workshops, at 11am,…
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