| The First Saturday Arts Market is an exciting Heights market created for local artists to display and sell original works of art. Featuring artists from around Houston, and the state. Local musicians entertain all day. It's a mini Art Festival in the Heights! Open all year on the 1st Saturday of each month! Free Admission, 11 am - 6pm Rain or Shine! www.yaleartsmarket.com |
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Sally Walsh Lecture Luis Mansilla + Emilio Tunon, Madrid Spain Annual event co-sponsored by the Architecture Center Houston Foundation and the Rice Design Alliance. A distinguished lecturer in some aspect of the field of design is brought to Houston to lecture. The firm Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos opened in 1992, and since has won several of Spain's most prestigious architectural competitions. Free and open to the public. 7:00 pm Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Brown Auditorium |
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| The Art of Tom Corbin Wednesday, April 14 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Join David Sutherland Showroom for a presentation and book signing with Tom Corbin. RSVP to receive a complementary copy of his book: Tom Corbin, The Inevitable Artist. Cocktails and hors d’ oeuvres will be served. Please RSVP to 713.961.7886 // David Sutherland Showroom Decorative Center Houston. Suite, 170 |
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04. 09|10
| EcoSmart Fire Listen and Learn Friday& Saturday, April 9-10, 2010 11:30 am to 1:30 pm One Green Street will be hosting a listen and learn focused on EcoSmart Fireplaces, Eric Brown, will be educating the public on the benefits of modern, ventless fireplaces that burn clean with eco-ethanol fuel. |
| The EcoSmart™ Fire is an Australian innovation - an environmentally friendly open fireplace. The EcoSmart™ Fire is flue less and does not require any installation or utility connection for fuel supply, which makes it ideal for just about any environment. Fuelled by a renewable modern energy (Denatured Ethanol), it burns clean and is virtually maintenance free. Featuring remarkable design flexibility, the simplicity of the EcoSmart™ burner and the modular nature of its design grants consumers with significant versatility and choice. www.onegreenstreet.com |
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04. 27
| Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman This award winning documentary film on Julius Shulman, one of the most prolific architectural photographers of the modern era. Filled with interviews with Shulman's colleagues, clients and contemporaries and well as the master himself, this film brings to life the iconic images of his career. |
Shulman, who passed away in 2009, worked with nearly every modern architect, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. Here in Houston, he photographed several notable architects' work. Friday, April 9 at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm Saturday, April 10 at 7:00 pm Sunday, April 11 at 5:00 pm Tickets are $7 for general admission; $6 for MFAH members, students with ID, and seniors. The matinee showing on Friday is $1 off the above pricing. View the trailer and images at www.juliusshulmanfilm.com screenings at: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 1001 Bissonnet at Main, 77005 $7 ($6 MFAH members and seniors 65+) |
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04. 22
| Design Fair 2010 features vintage modern objects of the 20th century as well as cutting edge contemporary design. The best in design for furniture, glass, ceramics, lighting, books, metalwork and fashion will be for sale to collectors and enthusiasts alike. april 24 + 25 // 10am - 5pm |
| for more information www.lawndaleartcenter.org |
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| 2010 Stars of Design Awards Please join Charles S. Cohen President/CEO of Decorative Center Houston to celebrate the 2010 Stars of Design Awards. The awards ceremony celebrates a select group of renowned designers who are highly regarded for their significant achievements and contributions to their various fields of design. Awards go to recipients in the following categories: Lifetime Achievement: Meredith Long Architecture: John Casbarian & Danny Samuels, Taft Architects Art: Aaron Parazette Graphic Design: Paula Savage Hansen, Savage, Inc. Interior Design: P. Joe Shaffer Jewelry Design: Melissa Borrell, Melissa Borrell Design Landscape Design: Keiji Asakura, Asakura Robinson Company Photography: Keith Carter Awards Ceremony and Reception 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Ground Floor Gallery Decorative Center Houston |