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"600 sq mi: Hidden" Xnihilo Art Center	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., October 15 until Mon., November 23	Montrose	Art Free Events Photo
"600 sq mi: Hidden" is a photography exhibit that invites you to stop and ponder what you've missed. "Houston is such a sprawling and complex place that interesting or beautiful things can be easy to overlook," says Houstonist.com Editor Jim Parsons. The local blog's annual, reader-submitted... More >>

Ben Tecumseh DeSoto: "Understanding Poverty" City Hall	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Thu., November 5 until Mon., November 30	Downtown/ Midtown	Art Free Events Photo
Ben Tecumseh DeSoto won two Houston Press Best of Houston¨ awards earlier this year; he snagged Best Photographer, and his "Understanding Poverty" show at DiverseWorks was named Best Art Show (an honor he shared with collaborator Ann Walton Sieber). The exhibit has been retooled slightly... More >>

Traves Hedemann: "Young at Heart Art" Dean's	Daily from Tue., October 20 until Mon., November 30, 5:00pm-2:00am	Montrose	Free Events
Artist Travis Hedemann is known for his anime-esque, innocent style, putting his signature big, blue-eyed spin on everything from opera characters to animals, and even inanimate objects such as sushi and handbags. Currently presenting his "Young at Heart Art" exhibit, the Houstonian says, "When... More >>

Carlos Hernandez: "Never Die" Day of the Dead Rock Stars Art Exhibit Cactus Music & The Record Ranch	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., October 30 until Sat., January 30	Montrose	Dia de los Muertos Free Events Multi-Cultural
Houston artist Carlos Hernandez started melding his love for music and his attraction to Day of the Dead back in 2001 when he painted Joey Ramone as a skeleton shortly after the musician's death. For Hernandez this was a turning point. Now his DOD paintings sell out in days at every exhibition.... More >>

"Happyville" Nau-haus Gallery	Every week Saturday, Sunday from Sat., October 31 until Sun., November 22, 12:00pm-5:00pm	Heights	Art Free Events
Houston artist Perry House, considered one of the city's early pioneers of abstraction, has a new exhibit at Nau-haus Art Space, "Happyville." House is described in press materials as an artist who "strips away decoration, narrative, sex, politics and even perspective, while at the same time... More >>

"Perspectives 168" Art Exhibit Contemporary Arts Museum Houston	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., November 5 until Sun., February 7	Montrose	Free Events
For "Perspectives 168," photographer Anna Krachey shopped around. The artist scavenged eBay for items to photograph, including a backdrop for a princess party. "It's a giant sheet of really cheap plastic that has a Disney-princess-castle on it," she says. Krachey cropped out the castle, leaving... More >>

Josephine Meckseper: Artist Talk and Video Screening Blaffer Gallery	Thu., November 12, 6:30pm	Third Ward	Art - Openings & Events Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Free Events Talks
As her first solo show in Texas is about to come to a close at Blaffer Gallery, Josephine Meckseper will host an artist's talk and video screening to accompany the exhibit. Meckseper will discuss the sculptures, installations and videos in the show, all of which focus on the inherent conflict... More >>

"Obsession of the Essential" Art Exhibit Art League Houston	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., November 13 until Thu., December 31	Montrose	Art Art - Galleries Free Events
In "Obsession of the Essential," artist Brent Kollock reminds society that it rarely fixates on what matters. "You know, life, love and the woes and the joys," he says. His somber mixed-media works feature dense, dark collages made of cutout face parts - eyes, ears, noses, teeth - shaped like... More >>

"The Growth Experiment" Art Exhibit Darke Gallery	Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., November 14 until Mon., November 30	Heights	Art Free Events
Melanie Schlossberg literally drew her subjects from the ground up for "The Growth Experiment." "I begin with a young plant and continue to paint the same plant as it grows over days and months, adding new phases of its growth to the original depiction," says the artist in an e-mail. She... More >>

Naked Lunch Domy Books	Mon., November 16, 8:30pm	Montrose	Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Free Events
A mixture of apocalyptic fiction and awful truth is the basis for the film Naked Lunch, based on the writings of William S. Burroughs. A dark, convoluted tale, Naked Lunch features William Lee (the Burroughs character played by Peter Weller) as an exterminator-turned-secret-agent-turned-loco... More >>

"Halloween Monster Show 4" Domy Books	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., October 31 until Thu., December 3	Montrose	Art Free Events Off The Wall
For Domy Books' "Halloween Monster Show 4," a simple call for entries leads to a diabolically diverse assortment of art. "I just ask my friends, and people that I like their work, to send drawings of monsters," Domy manager Russell Etchen says. "Everybody has a different take on it. I don't... More >>

Clive Cussler: Spartan Gold and The Wrecker Murder by the Book	Wed., November 18, 6:30pm	Kirby-West U	Book Events Free Events
Hitler, train wrecks, rare bottles of wine, treasure maps, a hero, a terrorist and a descendent of Persian kings all figure in Clive Cussler's two newest novels, Spartan Gold and The Wrecker. With more than 40 books to his credit, Cussler is perhaps best known as the author of the Dirk... More >>

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Montrose Clinic Legacy Community Health Services	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 1:00pm-7:00pm	Montrose	LGBT Events Free Events

All But 7 Film Premiere Main Street Theater	Sun., November 8, 7:30pm	Kirby-West U	Family Events Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Free Events Teen Events

Fantastic Planet Domy Books	Mon., November 9, 8:30pm	Montrose	Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Free Events

Fantastic Planet Domy Books	Mon., November 9, 8:30pm	Montrose	Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Free Events

Funny Girl Spring Branch Community Center	Tue., November 10, 1:30pm	Outer Loop - NW	Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Free Events

NANO Reading Series at Kaboom Books Kaboom Books	Tue., November 10, 7:30pm	Heights	Book Events Free Events Talks

Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night Domy Books	Tue., November 10, 8:30pm	Montrose	Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Free Events

Toxic Avenger Domy Books	Wed., November 11, 8:30pm	Montrose	Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Free Events