Events

2024 Book Festival: Lee Yaron

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

LEE YARON  10/7: 100 Human Stories Wednesday, November 13 | 7:30 PM In conversation with Dr. Marcy Laviage Lee Yaron examines the profound experiences of 100 people whose lives were forever changed by the attacks on October 7, 2023. Through intimate and evocative stories, Yaron captures the emotions, resilience and humanity of individuals navigating moments […]

2024 Book Festival: R. Derek Black

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

R. DEREK BLACK  The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism: A Memoir Thursday, November 14 | 7:30 PM In conversation with Dr. Michelle Fingeret R. Derek Black is the son Don Black, who founded the Stormfront online community. His godfather is former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke. In this fascinating […]

2024 Book Festival: Larry Tye

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

CLOSING NIGHT  LARRY TYE  The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America  Saturday, November 16 | 7:30 PM In conversation with Vincent Gardner This sweeping portrait from New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye delves into the fascinating lives of three jazz legends—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie. Born within […]

Got That Swing: Celebrating Jewish and African-American Big Band Greats

Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston, Texas, United States

Doors open: 7:15 PM | Program begins: 7:45 PM Heading into MLK weekend, step back into the glamorous era of swing for a night of big band music, dancing, desserts, and drinks! Experience the influence of jazz legends: Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington and Count Basie performed by Phillip Hall (piano), Ernesto Vega (sax), […]

2024 Book Festival: Marina Gerner

Rice University 6100 Main St., Houston, TX

MARINA GERNER  The Vagina Business Thursday, January 30 | 7:30 PM | Rice University   Presented with Rice University Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and the Department of Sociology  Award-winning journalist and adjunct professor at NYU, Marina Gerner takes an in-depth and sometimes shocking look at the inequities found in the […]

THE WANDERERS

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

THE WANDERERS, by Anna Ziegler, will premiere in February 2025 at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC in collaboration with Mildred's Umbrella Theater. Thursdays, February 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM Saturdays, February 8 (Opening Night), 15, 22 at 8:00 PM Sundays, February 9, 16, 23 at 2:00 PM Two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther […]

THE WANDERERS

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

THE WANDERERS, by Anna Ziegler, will premiere in February 2025 at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC in collaboration with Mildred's Umbrella Theater. Thursdays, February 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM Saturdays, February 8 (Opening Night), 15, 22 at 8:00 PM Sundays, February 9, 16, 23 at 2:00 PM Two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther […]

THE WANDERERS

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

THE WANDERERS, by Anna Ziegler, will premiere in February 2025 at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC in collaboration with Mildred's Umbrella Theater. Thursdays, February 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM Saturdays, February 8 (Opening Night), 15, 22 at 8:00 PM Sundays, February 9, 16, 23 at 2:00 PM Two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther […]

THE WANDERERS

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

THE WANDERERS, by Anna Ziegler, will premiere in February 2025 at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC in collaboration with Mildred's Umbrella Theater. Thursdays, February 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM Saturdays, February 8 (Opening Night), 15, 22 at 8:00 PM Sundays, February 9, 16, 23 at 2:00 PM Two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther […]

THE WANDERERS

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

THE WANDERERS, by Anna Ziegler, will premiere in February 2025 at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC in collaboration with Mildred's Umbrella Theater. Thursdays, February 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM Saturdays, February 8 (Opening Night), 15, 22 at 8:00 PM Sundays, February 9, 16, 23 at 2:00 PM Two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther […]