ON THE HOUSE is your weekly dose of Houston arts and culture, things worth leaving the house for, and more. If you enjoy OTH and would like to support, you can buy readers coffee (aka sponsor an issue), pay it forward for a $1, or simply keep reading. We appreciate you! Scroll down for your curated list of weekend events.
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LATELY IN HOUSTON
Wanna be an ASTRONAUT? NASA is taking astronaut applications for a class that will train for the Moon Base and eventual Mars missions. You need U.S. citizenship, a STEM master’s degree or an equivalent (doctoral work, a medical degree, or test pilot school), and three years of related experience. The last call drew 8,000+ applicants for 10 spots btw. NASA
Art 🤝 Healing. MD Anderson’s art curator, Jennifer Finkel, shops for calming-but-not-dull works for hospital rooms, avoiding politics, nudity, “cows and pastures,” and anything that looks like an X-ray. Texas Monthly
POST Houston turns 5. Downtown’s old Barbara Jordan Post Office was headed for demolition until Lovett Commercial saved it, carved three daylight atriums through the concrete, and turned it into a food hall, concert venue, church, and rooftop garden. We love POST! Houston Chronicle
Lately in Houston: Art Edition. Robert Boyd’s Houston gallery roundup is full of range: the MFAH shows HEB billionaire Charles Butt’s overlooked modernists (plus Bill Traylor’s folk art and Iranian tiles), Sanman Studios hosts Tay Butler’s basketball-jersey conceptual art, Lawndale has Candice D’Meza’s Black-liberation “border control” installation and more. The Great God Pan is Dead Substack
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WEEKEND EVENTS
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All weekend:
International Quilt Festival at the George R. Brown Convention Center
Texpressionism: The Premiere at Musikhalle.
Native American Pow Wow at Traders Village
Coco Live-to-Film Concert at Jones Hall
Thursday, 11/12
7pm, Music | Performance: Vitalized Vitalized at the Menil. The Nameless Sound Ensemble performs scores inspired by the work of Terry Winters, alongside the exhibition Vitalized Geometry.
Friday, 11/13
