Events Schedule
Upcoming Arts & Humanities Events
Ticketed Events
Amadeus
Friday, April 12 - Saturday, April 13 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theater
Friday, April 19 - Saturday, April 20 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theater
Sunday, April 14 & Sunday, April 21 | 2:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theater
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus is the historical fiction about the rivalry between two legendary composers, Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It's a hilarious and thought-provoking look at genius and what drives us to create.
Purchase your tickets here!
General Admission: $10 | Students: $5
Little Shop of Horrors
Thursday, June 27 - Saturday, June 29 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Saturday, June 29 & Sunday, June 30 | 2:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
On a fateful night, Seymour Krelborn buys a mysterious plant to display at his flower shop. Seymour soon discovers this plant is more than meets the eye and finds himself in a dire battle to save the love of his life, and maybe even the entire planet!
Tickets Coming Soon
General Admission: $10 | Students: $5
Upcoming Arts & Humanities Events
Taylord: Anemoia Solo Exhibition
Monday, February 26 - Friday, April 12 | VPA Art Gallery
Lone Star College's very own alumni, Taylor Barnes, shares her dynamic passion for the world of spray paint through her colossal canvases.
Opening Reception: Monday, February 26, 2024 | 1 - 3 p.m. | VPA Art Gallery | Artist Talk: 1:30 p.m.
Uproar Artists Exhibition
Tuesday, April 2 - Tuesday, April 16 | B12.1 Art Gallery
Uproar Magazine and the Lone Star College-University Park Art Department presents Uproar Artists Exhibition celebrating the artwork of our 2024 issue featured artists.
Get your copy of the magazine at the Uproar release party! Wednesday, April 17 | 12 - 1:30 p.m. | 2nd Floor
Master Your Class: "What are the Humanities and Why Should you Care?" with Amy Young
Wednesday, April 10 | 12:30 p.m. | Flex Lab B12.811
ESOL Info Fair
Thursday, April 11 | 9:30 a.m. | Multi-Purpose Room B13.210
The ESOL Info Fair gives students the chance to talk to advisors, meet with admissions, register for classes, ask financial questions, and get to know the ESOL Department.
Amadeus
Friday, April 12 - Saturday, April 13 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theater
Friday, April 19 - Saturday, April 20 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theater
Sunday, April 14 & Sunday, April 21 | 2:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theater
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus is the historical fiction about the rivalry between two legendary composers, Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It's a hilarious and thought-provoking look at genius and what drives us to create.
Purchase your tickets here!
General Admission: $10 | Students: $5
Windows to the World
Monday, April 15 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | West Dining
Each semester, the ESOL department celebrates cultures through spring celebrations. ESOL students are invited to enjoy diversity in different forms, build community among ESOL students and provide a platform for our students to showcase their talents, share cultural know-how, and take pride in their native and the US cultural heritage.
Philosophy in Film: Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Tuesday, April 16 | 12 p.m. | CB.230
Join us as we explore philosophical themes through films, friends, and snacks! Free event.
Content warning: Some mature content including language and adult content.
Uproar Release Party
Wednesday, April 17 | 12 p.m. | 2nd Floor
Get your copy of the magazine at the Uproar release party!
READUP!: 2025 Book Unveiling
Thursday, April 18 | 9 a.m. | B13.210
Join us in the unveiling of the new READUP book, pick up your free copy and join for food and festivities! Open reception.
Celebrating Latino Art & Culture Con El Chancellor Mario Castillo
Thursday, April 25 | 12 p.m. | Visual & Performing Arts Center
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with a showcasing of art & culture through writers, artists, and music which will merge with the 7th Annual Student Juried Art Show.
7th Annual Juried Student Art Show
Tuesday, April 23 - Friday, May 3 | VPA Art Gallery
The Lone Star College-University Park Art Department presents the 7th Annual Juried Student Art Show features select artwork from 2023-2024 art students.
Opening Reception with Juror Talk: Thursday, April 25th, 2024 | 2 - 4 p.m. | VPA Art Gallery
Summer 2024 Drama Auditions
Thursday, April 25 | 4 - 7 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Production: Little Shop of Horrors
Open call. Please come prepared with 16-32 bars of a musical theatre piece or uptempo song.
Schedule your audition at LoneStar.edu/UP-Auditions.
Callbacks: Wednesday, May 1 | 4 - 9 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Music Student Recital
Thursday, April 25 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage
The Lone Star College-University Park Department of Music is proud to present a recital featuring our vocal and instrumental students of the music program. Free admission.
Symphony Orchestra Concert
Saturday, April 27 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage
An evening of symphonic works by composers Wagner, Gliere, Telemann and film scores by John Williams, and Klaus Badelt performed by the LSC University Park Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Carlos Lara. Free admission.
Stanley Bermudez: Made in China/Made in the USA
Monday, April 29 - Wednesday, May 15 | B12.1 Art Gallery
The Lone Star College-University Park Art Department presents Stanley Bermudez: Made in China/Made in the USA.
Artist Meet & Greet and Reception: Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 1 - 2 p.m. | B12.116
Spring Choral Concert
Tuesday, April 30 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage
The Lone Star College-University Park Music Department presents an evening of festive music featuring the LSC-UP Concert Choir directed by Kaitlin DeSpain, Director of Choirs. Free admission.
Magda Knop - Beyond Horizons: Abstract Journeys in Nature
Thursday, May 9 - Friday, August 7 | B12.1 Art Gallery
The Lone Star College – University Park Art Department presents Magda Knop, Beyond Horizons: Abstract Journeys in Nature. Using an earthy palette, fluid brush strokes, and dynamic compositions, Magda aims to evoke a sense of wonder and connection to nature.
Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Thursday, May 9, 2024 | 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Treasured
Wednesday, May 22 - Thursday, August 8 | B12.1 Art Gallery
The Lone Star College-University Park Art Department presents Treasured, an exhibition of gifted student artworks.
Little Shop of Horrors
Thursday, June 27 - Saturday, June 29 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Saturday, June 29 & Sunday, June 30 | 2:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
On a fateful night, Seymour Krelborn buys a mysterious plant to display at his flower shop. Seymour soon discovers this plant is more than meets the eye and finds himself in a dire battle to save the love of his life, and maybe even the entire planet!
Tickets Coming Soon
General Admission: $10 | Students: $5
Fall 2024 Music Auditions
Tuesday, September 3 | 5 - 7 p.m. | VPA Rehearsal Hall
In-Person Auditions.
Fall 2024 Music Auditions for scholarships, private lessons, and vocal & instrumental ensembles.
Fall 2024 Music Auditions
Wednesday, September 4 | 2 - 6 p.m. | VPA Rehearsal Hall
In-Person Auditions.
Fall 2024 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:
- 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 (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 Gallery:
- 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.
