Chilled Out, Heat it Up
This week is ready for you to run the gambit! A Garbler turkey sandwich packed in your lunch box and a thermos of piping hot cranberry sauce is ready to slam. That is exactly the energy you are needing and the vibe you are after. The fire alarm sounds as you kick on the heater and burn off a year of dust. It’s the chill of the morning that is here. We are rapidly approaching the end of the year but not without some new events, exhibitions, and performances for you to warm your creative spirit. The shallow light of the approaching winter season lays upon us now. The frost of the Northern winds wisp across the neck, the inner pockets of the recently unpacked heavy jacket provide momentary comfort. Darkness of the evening has just settled in but alas the night has just begun and your Hidden Agenda awaits.
Monday, 12/01
They Who Sound | 7PM
Lawndale Art Center | 4912 Main St
The night of experimental sound-making, improvised music, noises, the sounding of art, and performance art is here to start off the week. This week features some new and old friends. Garland Fielder/Emmanuel Guajardo/Carlos Pozo & Tom Carter/Rachel Orosco keep the energy moving and flowing for the evening, so show up and tap in.
Tuesday, 12/02
Mind The Gap XXXVIII | 7:30 PM
Dance Source Houston/ Match | 3400 Main St.
An evening of performance and dance, no better way to spend your tuesday night! If you haven’t had the honor to experience one of Dance Source Houston’s performances than you have truly been asleep at the wheel of cultural engagement. Dance Source Houston has been a leader in the dance community and never fails to impress. We are excited about this one and we hope you can pop out.
“Dance Source Houston is excited to present the 38th edition of Mind The Gap on December 2, 2025. This program will feature works from a range of dance forms by local choreographers, including Emilie Anne, Rebecca LaFon (Vessel Movement Company), Nahee Lee, Kavya Mathukumalli (Silambam), Anna-Caison Roguski, and Isabella Mireles Vik (Aufheben Ensemble). After the performance join Dance Source Houston for an onstage reception to connect with the choreographers and performers of Mind The Gap 38.
Mind The Gap was created in partnership with Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston to support independent choreographers and small dance companies presenting their work. Begun in January 2017, Mind The Gap has provided a platform for more than 150 local dancemakers to date. The program helps choreographers propel their works from the studio to the stage and exposes audiences to new dance makers and styles”.
Horni Tonk Tuesday | 8PM
Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top Lounge | 3714 Main St.
Hells Bells it’s Horni Tonk Tuesday! The night of the week to kick off your work shoes and get on your cowboy boots because it's two stepping time. Whether you are looking to cut a rug or sit back with a cold beer and tap your feet to the smooth sounds of that angelic slide guitar Christopher Seymore has been curating a fire in the hole selection of country musicians for you to experience. This Tuesday Seymore himself will be performing with Patrick B Ray and its going to be boot scooting with a whole lot of boogie. This is a magical evening hands down and you will be running into all sorts of two stepping creatives and musicians from Houston’s Honky Tonk scene. Git yer ass moving it's going to be Hell Fire!
Wednesday, 12/03
The Night Shift Before Christmas | 7PM
Alley Theater / Meredith J. Long Theatre Center | 615 Texas Ave.
What do you get when you end up working on the late shift dealing with unruly customers and slipping deeper and deeper into your own Scrooge mindset? Well an evening of returning ghosts, each one showing you the path to a brighter holiday. This cute and quirky take on a holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, is up and running for the season and perhaps it will show you the way out of your Ebenezer mood. Their website says there is a brief sexual conversation and a spirit that smokes marijuana so it's sure to be a party!
Thursday, 12/04
Film still from Oh, 1968, directed by Stan Vanderbee
Screening: Signal Interference | 7PM - 8PM
The Menil Drawing Institute | 1412 W Main St.
Join the Menil’s Drawing Institute for Signal Interference, a screening of short video works, explores the intersection of drawing, performance, and early media art. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Lines of Resolution: Drawing at the Advent of Television and Video, it highlights experimental approaches to mark-making, gesture, and visual disruption across film and video from the 1960s to the 1980s. Featuring the works:
Lynda Benglis, Document, 1972, 6 min
William Wegman and Mark Magill, How To Draw, 1983, 5:41 min
Tina Keane, Hopscotch, 1986, 10 min
Elaine Shemilt, Doppelgänger, 1979-81, 9 minutes 12 seconds
Stan Vanderbeek, Oh, 1968, 9:22
Joan Jonas, Brooklyn Bridge, 1988, 6 min
Gary Hill, Picture Story, 1979, 7 min
Kit Fitzgerald, video drawings, 1985, 6:35
Baldessari, I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art, 1971, 31:17 min
This is going to be crowded one so get there early and revisit the current exhibition Lines of Resolution: Drawing at the Advent of Television and Video
https://www.menil.org/events/screening-signal-interference
Friday, 12/05
Ramona: Supporting Artist Mothers | 6PM - 9PM
Throughline Collective | 3909 Main st.
An opening night celebrating Ramona Residency at the inaugural fundraising exhibition opening reception on Friday at The Throughline Collective. Ramona Residency, founded in 2024, is the first and only artist residency in Texas dedicated to supporting artist mothers. Over the last two years, they have hosted ten artist mothers and their families in 6th Ward at the home and residency house.
Each artist has graciously donated 50-100% of all proceeds to support Ramona and future Artist Mothers.
Works on view by:
Cassie Arnold-Resident 2024
Beatriz Bellorin-Resident 2024
Molly Burke/Byproduct Studios-Resident 2025
Maddie Casagranda
Tara Conley
Sepideh T. Dashti-Resident 2025
Tamar Ettun-Resident 2025
Rachel Gardner
Megan Harrison-Resident 2024
Madison Hendry–Resident 2025
Hillerbrand + Magasmen
Monika Meler-Resident 2025
Raisa Nosov-Resident 2026
Carolina Otero
Jessica Phillips
Ellen H. Ray
Adrian Rhodes-Resident 2025
Lia Rodi
Cristina Velasquez-Resident 2025
Dario Robleto: Ancient Beacons Long For Notice | 7PM
Museum of Fine Arts / Brown Auditorium | 1001 Bissonett
“Co-presented by Aurora Picture Show, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Art League Houston
Location: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Auditorium
Tickets: $9 / Aurora members $6 (Members, email for discount code)
Houston artist Dario Robleto’s film Ancient Beacons Long for Notice is the third in his trilogy exploring the Golden Record–a collection of images, languages, music, and sounds launched into space in 1977 as a message of goodwill to any life forms that might encounter it. The Houston premiere of Robleto’s powerful film will be followed by a conversation with the artist and Aurora’s Peter Lucas”.
Saturday, 12/06
Craft Holiday - CITE (Ceramics in the Environment) | 10AM - 5PM
Houston Center For Contemporary Craft | 4848 Main St.
Get those jackets on and head over to HCCC for a day of unique and local shopping, craft workshops, and an opening reception later in the day. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is celebrating the holidays with Craft the Season An opening reception and a full day celebrating the joy of making! Visitors of all ages are invited to shop for unique gifts at Asher: Holiday by Hand (HCCC Members will enjoy a double discount) and enjoy artisanal snacks and beverages from local vendors from 10 AM – 5 PM, make woven star decorations at Hands-on Houston from 11 AM – 3 PM, and celebrate the opening of CITEin the Craft Garden from 3 - 5 PM.
HCCC MEMBER DOUBLE-DISCOUNT DAY – Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Artist Talk and Walkthrough / Ramona Residency Exhibition | 2PM - 3PM
Thoughline Collective | 3909 Main st.
Didn’t catch the exhibition the night before or maybe you have returned for another round and a talk? Either way, Throughline Collective and the Ramona Residency is hosting an artists talk and walkthrough. Button up that cardigan and head on over.
Sunday, 12/07
Curator Talk: Michelle White on Rauschenberg | 3PM
The Menil Collection | 1533 Sul Ross St.
If you haven’t been to the Menil to see the new Robert Rauschenberg exhibition Fabric Works of the 1970s then this is your day. Following Rauschenberg's obsession with found objects and fabrics of the everyday, the exhibition features some very intricate and unique pieces. This Sunday check out the exhibition or take another stroll through and then catch Michelle White, Senior Curator, as she discusses the exhibition Robert Rauschenberg: Fabric Works of the 1970s.
https://www.menil.org/events/curator-talk-michelle-white-on-robert-rauschenberg
