5 Things to Do in Houston This Weekend, April 9â11
Take a good, hard look at last year, do some shopping, or eat like Spongebob Squarepants.
By
Brittany Cristiano
4/9/2021 at 6:00am
America UnMasked presented by the Buffalo Soldier National Museum
Without a doubt, last year was difficult. History was made but many conversations still need to be had. America UnMasked is a candid artist talk with photographer Terran Watkins put on by the Buffalo Soldier National Museum, which will have you staring at much of last yearâs perils right in the face. Watkins s personal photos from Black Lives Matter protests will be on display followed by a discussion about his experience shooting the photographs. This free event will take place on Zoom, but be sure to register to receive the Zoom link.
If you looking for the best Houston arts organizations have to offer this week you’ve come to the right place. As cautious and responsible optimism grows, below you’ll find not only virtual options to keep you entertained, but a few more in-person, socially distanced events too.
You can join Mercury Chamber Orchestra as they celebrate their platinum anniversary this Thursday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. when they stream their latest digital concert titled
Music Among Friends. Mercury’s co-founders, bassist Antoine Plante (who also serves as the ensemble’s artistic director) and violinist Jonathan Godfrey, will be joined by cellist Courtenay Vandiver Pereira for a program comprised of some of their favorite works from composers such as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, George Gershwin, and Duke Ellington. Tickets to celebrate the now 20-year-old ensemble can be purchased for $20 here for the Thursday premiere, which will remain available to stream through April 18.
Another week, another set of offerings from the Houston arts community. But again, there’s an opportunity to get out of the house responsibly to enjoy a little socially distanced cinema or, if you’d rather, plenty to enjoy from the comforts of your own living room. Keep reading for this week’s best virtual bets.
ROCO concludes their Connections series tonight, March 11, at 7 p.m. with a program titled
Journey to America. The livestreamed concert, presented in partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston, will feature the world premiere of a quintet by Afghan composer Milad Yousufi co-commissioned with Winsor Music Consortium. Yousufi describes the piece,
Essay: Why Houston needs the River Oaks Theatre By Cary Darling, Staff Writer
Houston film fans may want to prep for another potential disaster, though this one has nothing to do with polar vortexes or ominous blips on the satellite off the coast of Cape Verde.
If, as the Chronicle reported Thursday, Landmark Theatres, the operator of the River Oaks Theatre, and Weingarten Realty, the owner of the land on which the River Oaks sits, can’t come to some sort of resolution over an expiring lease at the end of the month, the curtain may come down for the last time in the historic picture palace. And this would go beyond being just more ancillary damage caused by the pandemic, though the collapse of the movie-exhibition industry in 2020 box office was down a disastrous 76 percent last year as crowds fled indoor public spaces no doubt is one reason the River Oaks finds itself in this predicament.