With the Spring comes budding life and new growth. Fresh flowers, leafy trees, and time to get your raised beds in order. The sweet blooms we know couldn’t happen without the Southern season storms, yet we frown behind a saturated living room window. The mighty winds blow and the streets flood, the streets dry, and the process repeats. Traffic slows with the rains but the frogs are certainly happy. Wading through inches of water soaks the shoes, the socks, and the pant legs. A small price to pay for a vibrant hustle and bustle city we traverse throughout to catch as much of the culture and events as we are able. There is a turbulent forecast planned for the week but just as many vibrant activities planned for the schedule. Roll up those pant cuffs and bring a dry pair of shoes, this is your Hidden Agenda for the week.

Monday, May 18

Performance — They, Who Sound | 7:30PM
Christ Church Cathedral | 1117 Texas Avenue

They, Who Sound hits this week with another banger with two incredible performances with Parisian double bassist Joelle Leándre performing with David Dove on trombone, and double bassist Laura Dykes with Danny Kamins on saxophone and clarinet. This week’s installation takes place at Christ Church Cathedral with doors at 7 p.m. for the performance that begins at 7:30.

Tuesday, May 19

Grown-Up Storytime | 8 PM
Continental Club | 3700 Main St.

Grown-Up Storytime #193 arrives at the Continental Club this Tuesday. Join the Grown-up Storytime team and host Abraham Zapata for a night of deep reflections, lost love, the humor in life and more.

Grab your tickets now, save some cash, and reserve your spot for one of Houston’s most celebrated, once-a-month literary event.

Wednesday, May 20

Put your damp clothes in the dryer and grab a cocktail at Two Headed Dog!

Thursday, May 21

Performance — Airline Highway | 7:30 PM
Dirt Dog Theater Co / Match | 3400 Main St.

It's preview night so shoot your shot but this production has piqued our interest. Can't scoop a ticket on opening night? There are performances all weekend and into the first week of June.

“A group of people living on the fringes of society face their personal struggles and chase elusive dreams in Lisa D’Amour’s vibrant, poignant, and darkly comedic dive into the gritty underbelly and vibrancy of New Orleans.”

Friday, May 22

Opening Receptions — BOX 13 ArtSpace | 6 PM
BOX 13 ArtSpace | 6700 Harrisburg

An evening of openings at BOX 13 ArtSpace. One night and four artists! I’ll be there, will you be?

The evening’s exhibition opening include:

“Scaff(Holding)” by Jordan Vinyard
“Last Night and Tomorrow” by Gaby Hurtado-Ramos
Dario Salvatore Bucheli presents “Transformation Cycle”
“Do You Have Papers” with Madelline Vicencio.

Hope you will meet us there!

Saturday, May 23

Discussion — Art Work in Orbit | 3 PM
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | 4848 Main St.

Join Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s curator and director Sarah Darro as she brings together several great minds and artists of their current exhibition, Clutch City Craft. This panel explores the creative hand and history of aerospace craftspeople. Dig in and dive in with these creatives that have embedded themselves within aerospace technological achievement.

Presentations will include:

Exhibiting artist Mary Welch on her handwoven, NASA-commissioned upholstery for the preservation of Mission Control.
Artist, inventor, and space suit designer Ted Southern, and garment designer and technical patternmaker, Katie Coble, of Paragon Space Development Corporation on the design and development of their conceptual prototypes.
Softgoods and engineering team members at Oceaneering International — including Samantha Mireles, Irnelia Torres, and Art Schlauch, Jr. — on their work for NASA’s Artemis II mission.

Sunday, May 24

Screening — Nuestra Tierra / Our Land | 5 PM
MFAH Brown Auditorium | 1001 Bissonnet

Nuestra Tierra is going to be a great film and what a wonderful way to end your weekend. It plays Friday and Saturday, too, so if you want to catch it early or catch an early evening Sunday screening, grab your tickets now!

“In Our Land, director Lucrecia Martel (The Headless Woman) explores the 2009 murder of Javier Chocobar, a member of Argentina’s Indigenous Chuschagasta community who tried to defend them from being forcibly evicted by a local landowner and two former police officers. Shockingly, the 68-year-old Chocobar and two others were shot and killed, but the trial did not occur until 2018. The documentary triangulates the murder trial, the lives of Chocobar and the Chuschagasta people, and the colonialist legacy of land and property theft across Latin America.”

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