These 66 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 11 at 6pm +4
Brown Theater · Theater District • $25
The devil gets top billing in David McVicar's dance-infused staging, which recasts Faust as a tormented composer in Belle Époque Paris. Soprano Pretty Yende makes her company debut as Marguerite, jewel song and all.
November 12 at 7:30pm +3
MATCH · South Central Houston • General Admission $35 / Discount Performance $15
Group Acorde marks its tenth anniversary season with past works by founding choreographers Roberta Paixao Cortes and Lindsey McGill, a soundscore by Thomas Helton, and a world premiere by guest choreographer Andrea Dawn Shelley.
November 20 at 7:30pm +2
MATCH · South Central Houston
Six sisters inhabit an avant-garde folk-tale centering on the mother archetype, family heritage, and the feminine struggle. Vik brings this contemporary dance and physical theater work to Matchbox 1 for an evening-length homage to family matriarchs.
November 23 at 7:30pm
MATCH · South Central Houston • RESERVED SEATING $75 - $100
Dancers enter rehearsal to explore movement and build work before audiences view several beloved audience-favorite duets. ISHIDA Dance Company presents this intimate evening at Matchbox 2, followed by an on-stage reception to meet the artists.
November 29 at 1pm
Rothko Chapel · Montrose • $0-$25
Art becomes activism at this World AIDS Day gathering, where poetry, music, and movement honor lives touched by HIV. Expect an afternoon of queer-centered expression, collective healing, and genuine joy inside the meditative Rothko Chapel.
December 13 at 7:30pm
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Central Business District
A joyful mashup of Mexican and American holiday traditions, Merry-achi Christmas brings the nation's top Mariachi ensembles to Jones Hall for an evening of song, dance, and cheer the whole family can enjoy.
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Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Reliant Stadium · Astrodome Area
From $30
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Reliant Stadium · Astrodome Area
Tickets from $33 / VIP packages from $319
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Bayou Music Center · Central Business District
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:30 PM
MATCH · South Central Houston
RESERVED SEATS $30 to $45
Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM
Punch Line Houston · Central Business District
Fri, Nov 27 · 7:30 PM
Brown Theater at Wortham Center · Theater District
$47
Fri, Nov 27 · 7:30 PM
500 Texas Ave · Theater District
Sat, Nov 28 · 7:30 PM
Brown Theatre-Wortham Center · Theater District
$56
Sat, Nov 28 · 2:00 PM
Wortham Center · Theater District
$97
Sun, Nov 29 · 1:00 PM
Brown Theater · Theater District
$51
Mon, Nov 30 · 7:30 PM
notsuoH · Downtown Houston
Free
Fri, Dec 4 · 7:30 PM
Brown Theatre-Wortham Center · Theater District
Sun, Dec 6 · 6:30 PM
Brown Theater at Wortham Center · Theater District
$48
Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 PM
Ballet Center of Houston · Copperbrook
Mon, Dec 21 · 9:00 AM
Children's Museum Houston · Houston Museum District
Fri, Dec 25 · 8:00 PM
AvantGarden · Montrose
$35
Sat, Dec 26 · 7:00 PM
Jones Hall · Central Business District
Tickets start at $80
Wed, Jan 6 · 9:00 PM
Notsuoh · Downtown Houston
Free
Fri, Jan 22 · 7:30 PM
ARTECHOUSE Houston · Northside
$45
Fri, Jan 29 · 7:30 PM
Jones Hall · Montrose
Sat, Jan 30 · 7:30 PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Central Business District
$52
Sat, Jan 30 · 10:00 AM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Central Business District
$55
Sat, Jan 30 · 10:00 AM
Jones Hall · Montrose
$37
Sun, Feb 14 · 4:00 PM
Discovery Green · Central Business District
Thu, Feb 25 · 7:30 PM
500 Texas Ave · Theater District
Thu, Feb 25 · 7:30 PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Central Business District
Thu, Feb 25 · 7:30 PM
Brown Theater at Wortham Center · Theater District
$49
Sat, Mar 6 · 7:30 PM
Alice Pratt Brown Hall · University Place
Thu, Mar 11 · 7:30 PM
Brown Theater at Wortham Center · Theater District
$45
Thu, Mar 11 · 7:30 PM
500 Texas Ave · Theater District
Fri, Mar 12 · 7:30 PM
500 Texas Ave · Theater District
Sun, Mar 14 · 7:30 PM
Toyota Center - TX · Central Business District
From $72
Sun, Mar 14 · 7:00 PM
Toyota Center · Central Business District
Tue, Mar 16 · 7:30 PM
Wortham Theater Center · Theater District
$48
Sun, Mar 21 · 2:00 PM
Wortham Center · Theater District
$45
Tue, Mar 23 · 7:30 PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Central Business District
Wed, Mar 24 · 7:30 PM
Jones Hall · Montrose
Sat, Apr 10 · 10:00 AM
Jones Hall · Montrose
Fri, Apr 16 · 7:30 PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Central Business District
$52
Sun, May 9 · 2:00 PM
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts · Theater District
Fri, May 14 · 7:30 PM
Jones Hall · Montrose
Fri, May 14 · 7:00 PM
The Hobby Center · Theater District
Sun, May 16 · 2:00 PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Central Business District
$44
Thu, May 27 · 7:30 PM
500 Texas Ave · Theater District
Thu, May 27 · 7:30 PM
Brown Theater at Wortham Center · Theater District
From $42
Thu, Jun 10 · 7:30 PM
Theater District
Fri, Jun 11 · 7:30 PM
Brown Theater at Wortham Center · Theater District
$49
Fri, Jun 11 · 7:30 PM
Brown Theater at Wortham Center · Theater District
$43
Fri, Jun 18 · 7:30 PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Central Business District
$58
Fri, Jun 18 · 7:30 PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Central Business District
Fri, Jun 25 · 7:30 PM
Wortham Center · Theater District
$60
MATCH - Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston · South Central Houston
$40
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