Senses To Explore
You have awoken to a gentle brisk breeze blowing in through the open bedroom window. The Sun still deciding if it was time to rise. The surfaces outside are covered with a chilled blanket of pink and orange glimmering dew reflecting the new day light of dawn. A quiet morning for a busy mind as the body adjusts to the cooler temperatures visiting from the North. This is the kind of environment for the soul to thrive in and for your electrodes to spark. Zip up your jumper, take one more sip of your piping hot cup of coffee for its time to get moving sleepy head. The Sun has just peaked over the trees to give a few more degrees of warmth to the morning. Here is the new week for November and this is your Hidden Agenda.
Monday, 11/17
They Who Sound | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Lawndale Art Center | 4912 Main St.
Lawndale Art Center and Nameless Sound host their weekly experimental sound making line up of performances. This week They Who Sound will have Randi Long ( Houston ), Laura Ortman ( New York ) , Carol Sandin Cooley ( Houston ), and Aryn Ward ( Houston ). Electronics, woodwinds, voice, and sound sculpture will curate your ears. Always amazing and always something new.
Tuesday, 11/18
Grown-up Storytime 187 | Doors 7pm & 8pm Show
Continental Club | 3700 Main St.
Every third Tuesday of each month we get to experience this gem of an evening. Unique stories written by one individual and read by another. Creatives, musicians, independent writers, and every day lovelies collaborate to present an impressive event. Be prepared to laugh, cry, and ponder the multi facets of this wild rock we reside on and the life it gives us. I've been a host, reader, and many time audience member. Get tickets early or at the door 10$. We will certainly see you there. Want to get your tickets early or learn how to become a reader or submit a story follow the link.
Wednesday, 11/19
Glassell Lecture: Gordon Hall | 6pm - 7pm
Glassell School of Art | 5101 Montrose Blvd.
An evening lecture which encompasses sculpture, performance, and writing. Working from the realm of furniture Gordon Hall’s sculptures are recategorized through performative actions while remaining undefined as its function. This event takes place in Favrot Auditorium at the Glassell School of Art. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thursday, 11/20
Hank Schyma / Jack Massing: Book Signing | 6pm - 8pm
Hotel Saint Augustine | 4110 Loretto Dr.
2 Books 1 Night Only. This will be the wildest book signing you've been to in ages. Music, performance art, intellectual reading, and a kissing booth. What else do you need ya book learning beauties?! Other than that…well you know as much as we do. Roll the dice, have some fun, leave with some books and good times.
Panel Discussion: Evolving Landscape of Time-Based Media | 7pm - 8pm
Menil Drawing Institute | 1533 Sul Ross St.
Join the Menil Drawing Institute’s Associate Curator Kelly Montana, Associate Objects Conservator Joy Bloser,Associate Professor of Art History at Southern Methodist University Dallas Anna Lovatt, and Professor of Art at Brooklyn College Jennifer McCoy as they discuss the nuances of drawing, video, and new media throughout art history. Lines of Resolution is a truly fascinating show so give yourself at least forty minutes prior and check it out before the discussion starts.
Read Flak’s review of the show.
Discussion / Book signing: Rainey Knudson | 6:00 PM
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | 1001 Bissonnet St.
Houston-based writer and Glasstire founder Rainey Knudson sits with Director Gary Tinterow to discuss her new book and publication The MFAH 100. Knudson’s new book features 100 works from the MFAH collections each with a 100-word reflection. From the brilliant writer whom we've followed for decades, this evening event is sure to be packed with people and raw energy. Get there early to get your seat. Hope you didn’t want a Hardback Limited Edition because those MFrs are SOLD OUT! Just paperbacks left at the museum's gift shop.
Following the talk, guests are invited to a book signing, with copies of The MFAH 100 available for purchase.
Tickets
$10 per person
$5 for MFAH members
Friday, 11/21
Gulf Coast Reading 38
Lawndale Art Center | 4912 Main St.
Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts presents the poetry and prose of UH graduate students, paired with prominent featured visiting writers, at Lawndale Art Center. Participating students come from the MFA and PhD programs in Creative Writing. The monthly Gulf Coast Reading Series supports the journal’s mission to spotlight the work of both esteemed and emerging writers with voices as diverse as the Gulf itself.
Saturday, 11/22
Open Dance Project | DADA GERT | 7pm
Match | 3400 Main St.
Featured at Matchbox 1, Open Dance Project DADA GERT is a multimedia, immersive performance inspired by the renegade German dance-theater-film artist Valeska Gert. DADA GERT is an intimate hour long immersive production with only 25 tickets per show. The audience stands and walks through the performance.The performance surrounds the audience with rhythm, athleticism, and the intently focused theatricality of Open Dance Project’s multi talented performers as they embody the raucous performance world of Valeska Gert, a renegade dance/theater/film/cabaret artist whose punk-like “dance satires” alternately challenged and thrilled audiences in Weimar era Berlin.
This really looks engaging and fresh and I’ll likely see you there! Read more and get tickets below.
Sunday, 11/23
Beautiful Princess Disorder / Kathy Ng
Catastrophic Theater / Match | 3400 Main St.
Part inner journey, part fever dream. A quirky and witty new creation and world premier by playwright Kathy Ng and Director Jason Nodler presented by Catastrophic Theater. With an eclectic cast of brilliant creatives this theatrical creation is said by Ng to make the viewer say ”ErWhaaaa” and for your insides to be grabbed shaken and given a kiss.
“Welcome to the sky. Thank you for agreeing to stay forever.”
Triangle Person is a “Human Body” with a “Triangle Head”. The "Human Body" part wears a navy blue, no-nonsense swimsuit. The "Triangle Head" part wants YOU to know that they ARE a Beautiful Princess. Would you believe that some people don't think that's true?
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