Upcoming Arts & Humanities Events

People, Place, and Patterns Art Gallery
Dates: Summer 2023 Art Exhibition on view through September 7, 2023
Address:
Art Gallery, Floor 01, Room #12.115
20515 TX-249, Houston, Texas 77070

A collection of works by Magda Knop, Susan Norman, and Helen Wilson will be on display in the gallery hallway. For more information, contact Kari.Breitigam@LoneStar.edu.

Shakespeare in Song
May 9 | 7:30 p.m. | West Dining
The Lone Star College-University Park Department of Music is proud to present a choral concert featuring our Concert Choir, UP Chorale, and Chamber Singers performing music based on the works of Shakespeare. Directed by Director of Choirs, Dr. Ryan Brown. Free admission. 

Lions Sinfonietta
April 26 | 7:30 p.m. | 12.1 Atrium
The Lone Star College-University Park Department of Music is proud to present a concert of our chamber orchestra, the Lions Sinfonietta, directed by Christoph Wagner, in the first floor atrium between buildings 12 and 13. Free admission. 

Instrumental Recital
April 19 | 7:30 p.m. | 12.1 Atrium
The Lone Star College-University Park Department of Music is proud to present a brief recital highlighting some of our student instrumentalists in guitar, piano, strings, and brass, in the first floor atrium between buildings 12 and 13. Free admission. 

PIPPIN
April 20-23 and 27-30 | 7:30 p.m. Th-Sat and 2:30 p.m. Sun.
The Lone Star College-University Park Drama Department presents a performance of the Tony Award winning Stephen Schwartz musical PIPPIN. Tickets are $15 ($10 students). Limited seats available.

Voice Recital
April 13 | 7:30 p.m. | 12.1 Atrium
The Lone Star College-University Park Department of Music is proud to present a recital featuring the voice students of Professors Katya Gruzglina, Eric Laine, Wesley Landry, and Chloë Zimmermann in the first floor atrium between buildings 12 and 13.  Free admission. 

Choral Master Class
April 12 | 3 p.m. | B12.130
The Lone Star College-University Park Department of Music is proud to offer a Choral Master Class with Dr. Shane Thomas. Concert Choir from 3 - 4:30 p.m. and Chamber Singers from 4:35 - 5:35 p.m. in Building 12, Room 130. Free admission. Limited seats available! Arrive early. Master class clinicians, dates and locations are subject to change.

6th Annual Juried Student Art Show
On View April 10 - May 5
Opening Reception with Juror Talk - April 12 | 1 - 2 p.m. | B12.1 Art Gallery
Juror: Houston-Based Visual Artist, Hugo Perez
Featuring Select Artwork from 2022-2023 Art Students. For more information, contact Kari.Breitigam@LoneStar.edu.

Home on the Range
March 25 | 4 p.m. | Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts
LSC-University Park Choirs in partnership with the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts present Home on the Range, A Choral Concert by Dr. Ryan Brown, Director of Choral Activities, and Dr. Marshall Davies, Collaborative Pianist. RSVP for this event.

Music Faculty Recital
March 23 | 7:30 p.m. | B12.1 First Floor Atrium
The LSC-University Park Music Department presents a free concert featuring its award-winning faculty musicians. This concert will include faculty singers and instrumentalists performing a variety of repertoire, accompanied by Dr. Mei-En Chou. The concert is free and open to the public. 

Windows to the World
Wednesday, March 22 | 11 a.m - 12:30 p.m. | West Dining
Travel the world and experience different cultures with our amazing ESOL students and faculty.

Trumpet Master Class with Jim Vassallo
March 7 | 7 p.m. | B12.1 First Floor Atrium
Former Principal Trumpet with the Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet Orchestras for 38 years.
Free admission. Limited seats available! Master class clinicians, dates and locations are subject to change.

Arts & Humanities Lecture Series: Mikaela Selley
Wednesday, March 1 | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | West Dining
Mikaela Selley joins us to speak about the cultivation, archival and preservation of culture and history.

Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon
February 9-11 & 16-18 | 7:30 p.m. | Black Box Theatre
February 12 & 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Black Box  
Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. After a six day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie's loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic Velasco, where everything that can go wrong does. 

Art Show: Parallel Constructs by Chris Thompson
On View January 30 through March 30 | 12.1 Art Gallery
Artist Talk with Chris Thompson | Tuesday, February 7 | 12.1 Atrium (Leo's Lair)
A collection of works by Chris Thompson will be on display in the Gallery hall with an Artist Talk to occur in the 12.1 Atrium on February 7. Free admission.

Drama Auditions: Pippin by Stephen Schwartz
Wednesday, January 25 | 1-5 p.m. | Black Box Theatre
Auditions for Pippin, the spring musical production.

Spring Music Auditions
Wednesday, January 25 | 4-8 p.m. | B12.130
Spring music auditions for scholarships, private lessons, and vocal & instrumental ensembles.

Master Your Class
Monday, January 23 
A series of lectures and activities about history and college skills.

Spring Music Auditions
Wednesday, January 16 | 2-4 p.m. | B12.130
Spring music auditions for scholarships, private lessons, and vocal & instrumental ensembles.

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

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. Walk past the security desk to the end of the skybridge, and turn left. From there, follow the signs for the venue listed:

• Black Box Theatre (B12.135): Continue down the hallway until you reach the elevators between buildings 12 and 13. Take them down one floor, make a right out of the elevators and head to the end of the hallway.  
• 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.