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Below you can find our donations. If you'd like to contribute to the music, drama, or art departments, you can leave a donation, which will help out with our scholarship and other funds.
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Ticketed Upcoming Arts & Humanities Events
Upcoming Arts & Humanities Events

Brissa Garcia: untitled - Paint
On view January 20 – February 11 | B12.1 Art Gallery

Rebecca Pugh: Highways to Houston
On view January 28 – April 8 | VPA Art Gallery
Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Wednesday, January 28 | 12:30 - 2 p.m. | VPA Art Gallery

Spring 2026 Music Auditions
Tuesday, January 27 | 4 - 6 p.m. | VPA Music Rehearsal Hall

Call for Art: Mystic Visions
Runs: Monday, September 1 – Sunday, February 1, 2026
Due: Sunday, February 1 | 11:59 p.m.

Level UP: Bad Arguments that Sound Good with Paul Naquin
Wednesday, February 4 | 11 a.m. | Multipurpose Room B13.210

Level UP: Basics of Academic Writing with Kim Hayden
Thursday, February 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Multipurpose Room B13.210

Level UP: How Do You Know and Why Does it Matter? Using Evidence Effectively with David Cameron
Tuesday, February 10 | 12:30 p.m. | SLRC B12.835

Level UP: Show, Don't Tell: Brain Chemistry Reasons to Use Images in Your Writing with Greg Oaks
Wednesday, February 11 | 12:30 p.m. | Multipurpose Room B13.210

Level UP: How Successful Students Study with Katie Truax
Monday, February 16 | 10 a.m. | Multipurpose Room B13.210

Mystic Visions Art Gallery
On view February 16 – April 17 | B12.1 Art Gallery
Reception & Awards: Thursday, February 16 | 12:20 - 1:20 p.m.

ReadUP: Author Visit with Lusic Jaramillo
Tuesday, February 17 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Grand Hall

Level UP: Generative AI: Best Practices, Dos, and Don'ts for College Students with Kevin Tucker
Wednesday, February 18 | 10 a.m. | SLRC B12.835

Level UP: Communicating with Your Professor with Katie Truax
Monday, February 23 | 10 a.m. | Multipurpose Room B13.210

Level UP: Intro to TRIO with Leslie Thomas
Thursday, February 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Multipurpose Room B13.210
Eric Laine Vocal Masterclass
Thursday, February 26 | 6 p.m. | VPA Black Box Theatre
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Friday, February 27 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Saturday, February 28 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Sunday, March 1 | 2:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Thursday, March 5 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Friday, March 6 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Saturday, March 7 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Sunday, March 8 | 2:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
ReadUP: Texas Trivia Competition
Tuesday, March 3 | 1 p.m. | The Lion's Den, CB.229
Dr. Mark Tempesta Masterclass
Thursday, March 27 | 6 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Invited Student Recital
Monday, March 30 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Monarch Chamber Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, April 8 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
ReadUP: End-of-Semester Reception
Thursday, April 9 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Multipurpose Room B13.210
Open Student Recital
Monday, April 13 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Uproar Release Party
Wednesday, April 22 | Time TBA | 2nd floor near UHD
Orchestra & Percussion Performance
Friday, May 1 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre

Drama Auditions and Callbacks: Something New 2026
Auditions: Tuesday, May 5 | 4 p.m. | VPA Black Box Theatre
Summer 2026 Vocal Intensive Auditions
Thursday, May 7 | 4 - 6 p.m. | VPA Music Rehearsal Hall
Annual Drama Gala
Thursday, May 7 | 7 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Spring Choral Concert
Friday, May 8 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre

Something New 2026
Thursday, June 30 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Black Box Theatre
Friday, July 1 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Black Box Theatre
Opera Workshop Performance 2026
Thursday, July 9 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Box Office
For questions, please call 281.290.2742.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your event's start time. There is NO late seating for Black Box Theatre events. All events are subject to change or cancellation.
Directions to LSC-UP Visual & Performing Arts Center
Lone Star College-University Park is located at 249 and Louetta. If you are entering from the main entrance, please park in Garage 10 or 11 and take the elevators between Garage 10 and 11 to the second floor.
For the Visual & Performing Arts Center (VPA) there is parking located in the front of the building.
- Visual & Performing Arts Center (VPA) | Located across from Center for Science and Innovation (CSI).
- VPA Box Office Suite (101) | Walk in the VPA and to the left you will find the front window of the Box Office Suite.
- VPA Main Stage Theatre (110) | Walking into the VPA, you can either take the right or left route to find the Main Stage taking the big doors near the center walls.
- VPA Black Box Theatre (138) | The first two big doors located on the right wall will take you to the Black Box.
- VPA Art Gallery | Entering the VPA, the Art Gallery is located directly to the right.
- Interdisciplinary Teaching Hall (108) | Down the hall on the left you can find the Interdisciplinary Teaching Hall in room 108.
- VPA Rehearsal Hall (112) | Down the hall on the left and past the double doors, the are doors on the left wall that will take you into the Rehearsal Hall.
- VPA Arts Studio (121) | Taking the right hallway past the double doors, all the way down the hall on the right you will find the doors to room 121. - Art Galleries
- VPA | Entering the VPA, the Art Gallery is located directly to the right.
- B12.1 | Enter building 12 and continue down the hallway till you reach the Division 1 suite. Down this hall is where the Art Gallery starts. - First Floor Atrium (B12.1) | Continue down the hallway until you reach the elevators between buildings 12 and 13. Take them down one floor and they'll open onto the First Floor Atrium.
- The Multipurpose Room (B13.210) | Continue down the hallway toward buildings 12 and 13. Just past the elevators, you'll see the Multipurpose Room on your right behind glass doors.
- East Dining and West Dining (W) | Turn right down the first long hallway you see, and follow it all the way back. Go around the big circle and head down the left hallway for East Dining (it's just to the left of Abby's, the cafeteria) or to the right hallway for West Dining.
