Stash and Burn: Comedians Who Make Art

Basket Books 115 Hyde Park Blvd , Houston, TX, United States

Stash and Burn: Comedians Who Make Art" is a multi-faceted art exhibition showcasing the artistic talents of comedians who have ventured into visual art. The exhibition will feature a curated selection of visual artworks created by the participating comedians: Kate Vance, Bob Morissey, Tess Vergult, George Brito, and Emily Peacock. Each artist will contribute pieces […]

Free

The Art of the Spiel Chapbook Launch Party

Basket Books 115 Hyde Park Blvd , Houston, TX, United States

Please join us for an evening of poetry, art, and celebration: a chapbook launch party for The Art of the Spiel! The Art of the Spiel is an experimental, collaborative series: a set of eight individual chapbooks that combine together into a portrait of the artist in plain sight. Each chapbook features an interview with […]

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Book Reading by Houston Poet Laureate Emeritus Leslie Contreras Schwartz

Basket Books 115 Hyde Park Blvd , Houston, TX, United States

Book reading with Houston Poet Laureate Emeritus Leslie Contreras Schwartz and writers Saborna Roychowdhury and Stalina Villarreal. Through intimate lyrical prose and fractured, nonlinear snapshots, From the Womb of Sky and Earth recounts a poet’s coming-of-age through a maze of abusive relationships and mental illness, woven through with glimmers of fierce love and ferocity. Punctuated by meditations […]