Sam Byrd

Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also loves helping others to discover Houston’s rich culture.
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15 days ago | Classical Music
Houston Symphony's Music Illustrated: Virtual Reality in Concert, taking place on February 13 and 14, will push the threshold of the listening experience to the next level in a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind event featuring Google’s amaz...
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17 days ago | Health
AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. has launched a virtual display of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Each year, sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, comprised of 48,000 hand-sewn panels that memorialize those lost to AIDS, travel to communities ...
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24 days ago | Music
ROCO’s first concert in Black History Month will be an exploration of one of music's most storied Black women. Celebration of Margaret Bonds, featuring a wide cross section of the musician's work, will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, stre...
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29 days ago | Arts in the Schools
The Grammy award-winning Houston Chamber Choir will host a virtual concert themed A Time to Lift Up Sunday at noon. The show will spotlight both the teachers who lead the choirs as well as the K-12 students and their voices. It will also feature p...
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2 months ago | Bayou City
The Houston Downtown Management District has installed a new permanent public artwork in the historic park. Meander, a series of raised cast-concrete troughs filled with glossy pigmented resin, mimics Buffalo Bayou’s physical form and route...
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2 months ago | Museums
Seismique, a 40,000-square-foot art-fueled experiential museum located in Houston’s west side, will feature 40-plus exhibits with dazzling displays of lights generated by 9 million LEDs, color, sound, and natural elements. The multi-dimensional im...