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Events in January, 2024

January 2024

Fade to Black Reading Series 2024

Shabach Enterprise's Fade To Black Reading Series returns for its seventh year. A Sunday matinee has been added.

Fade To Black is Houston's first and only short play festival to showcase the new works of Black playwrights. Each year, as we bring more programs to life, the Fade To Black movement grows! We have already produced the plays of over 250 amazing playwrights and utilized the talents of our culturally diverse theatre community of local actors and directors.Read more

Protect Your Peace Nights

Step into an extraordinary journey at Protect Your Peace Nights, Houston Edition, curated by Trent Shelton. Enhance your experience with an exclusive pre-show event. Immerse yourself in the main event or make it unforgettable by attending both. Your pre-ordered copy of Trent’s Protect Your Peace book serves as your golden ticket to an exclusive meet-and-greet. This is a night to remember! Family-friendly – everyone is welcome!Read more

Weekend Wellness Experience

The T.R.U.T.H. Project presents

Weekend Wellness Experience

1st Saturday of each month 10:00 AM
(please arrive by 9:45 PM)

These experiences are FREE to the public, donations encouraged!

GLOW UP YOGA

Focusing on Queer folx of color and allies, prepare to GLOW UP as we breathe, stretch, and elevate the spirit! 1st Saturday of the month 10:00 AM, please arrive by 9:45 AM.

M.O.V.E. with Me with Mukomi

Focusing on Queer folx of color and allies, prepare to experience M.O.V.E. with Me as you are guided through traditional African dance movement that will elevate and heal your spirit. 1st Saturday of the month at 10:00AM, please arrive by 9:45AM. This experience is free to the public, donations are encouraged!

MATCH
3400 Main Houston, TX 77002

Free to the public with registration, donations accepted.

For beginners or advanced, this experience is for you!Read more

Meeting of Minds

Musiqa & NobleMotion

Meeting of Minds

World premiere music and dance on the cutting edge of science and art

Musiqa and NobleMotion, known for their innovative collaborations, present Meeting of Minds – a fusion of music, dance, immersive projection design, and cutting-edge neuro-engineering on January 19 and 20 at 7:30 pm at the MATCH in midtown Houston. The evening will feature music by Anthony Brandt, Badie Khaleghian, Marcus Maroney, and Karim Al-Zand, choreography by Andy and Dionne Noble, and brain-computer interface technology by Jose Contreras-Vidal and the University of Houston’s BRAIN Center - offering a unique blend of artistic and scientific exploration that promises to be unlike anything seen on Houston stages.Read more

The Trap

A groom on a honeymoon in a mountain village - reports the disappearance of his wife to the police. Indeed, she has not returned for a few days, following a dispute, and he is worried. When the priest of the village arrives and tells the husband that he has found his wife and that she is behind the door, the stupefaction of the husband is total: this woman who presents herself as being his wife is not. But, to make matters worse, no one knows the "real" Mrs. Corban, given the novelty of this relationship. This Mrs Corban says loud and clear that her husband is amnesic and to confirm her words, she lends herself to an interrogation in order and gets a perfect score. Is he mad or is there a gang of criminals bent on him? A fantastic story follows immediately, where laughter and mystery intersect over the minutes and where the viewer sometimes has the impression of being in the trap…Read more

THE BIG "US" PROJECT: Story Threads

Brave Little Company

THE BIG "US" PROJECT: Story Threads

A collaborative theatre piece led by 100 members of Houston's refugee and immigrant communities.

Brave Little Company's THE BIG "US" PROJECT, an initiative begun in 2018, is a collaborative theatre piece led by 100 members of Houston's refugee and immigrant communities.

We want the stories told in Houston to reflect the diversity of Houston. People who come to the U.S. as refugees, asylees, and immigrants do not always get to tell their story to a citywide audience. We are trying to change that.Read more

Can't We All Just Get Along?

The Positive Project "Playahz" InSpirational Theatre Arts Company

Can't We All Just Get Along?

Book and Music by Willie Alston, Directed by Agnes "Aggie B" Balka

A young man’s with internal issues struggle to get out of a violent street gang aided by family and community that helps him do it. Mental and emotional health issues along with social problems of drug abuse affect DeVonte’s attempts to find peace and righteousness. The story embraces the after effects of at-risk youth in our forgotten communities. Questioning the canvas of community ills, gangs, drugs, at-risk families, horrific pandemic conditions and other issues that are hotbed topics today. Crime in Houston is at its highest peak in years and this storyline touches bases with causes and solutions using humor, drama, music and even dance to open the minds of society to the possibility of a world where the majority of at-risk youth don’t have to live at-risk, and a future for our next generation devoid of hate.Read more

My Favorite Things

Houston Musical Theater Company

My Favorite Things

The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein

Houston Musical Theater Company presents My Favorite Things: The songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein featuring the most beloved songs from Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Carousel, State Fair, The King & I, Flower Drum Song and Cinderella and will showcase the vocal talents of Robby Black, Erin Clark, Daniel Lopez, Kyle Stephens, Sarah Watson and Natasha Wroblewski with musical direction by Tim Smale.Read more

Listening While Muslim

Risala Foundation

Listening While Muslim

Listening party hosted by Asad Ali Jafri (aka DJ Ase Wonder) and Abdul-Rehman Malik

Listening While Muslim is a series of thematic listening parties created in 2018 by Asad Ali Jafri and Abdul-Rehman Malik and debuted at Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design. LWM is a sonic soul journey that crosses continents, languages and genres and explores music at the intersection of faith, culture and politics.Read more

The Houston Symphony's Bad Boys Ride Again!

Musica Tra Amici

The Houston Symphony's Bad Boys Ride Again!

One of the best cello sections in the world will share both beautiful music for cello ensemble and their irreverent humor.

Purchase the Video-on-Demand of this performance today!

The Houston Symphony's cello section became known as the 'Bad Boys of Cello' in the 1990's, when they came together to give several benefit concerts that combined beautiful cello ensemble music with irreverent humor. Now a new generation of incredible cellists is reviving the mantle and the motto "Nothing to prove, Nothing to lose!" Join us for a night of incredible works for cello ensemble and share in their wacky antics. You will have the chance to be up close and personal with one of the best cello sections in the world as they laugh together and make beautiful cello music.Read more