Weekly Scenes and Screens: Apr. 7
BLCK MARKET
Head out to the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum this Saturday, April 10 from 1-5 p.m. for the return of BLCK Market Houston, the city’s largest gathering of Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. A limited number of free admission tickets are available for advanced purchase online. Customers and vendors are required to wear masks.
VISIONARY FUTURES
This weekend, DiverseWorks will close out Visionary Futures — a series of art projects exploring futurity from the perspective of six non-binary artists of color. Available on DiverseWorks’ YouTube channel, catch performances and roundtable discussions from these dynamic local artists. View the exhibition schedule here.
This annual film series hosted by University of Houston Public Art returns this Saturday, April 5. In addition to art tours of the Cullen Performance Hall, this year’s series will feature films that made revolutionary strides in color such as “The Wizard of Oz.” Tickets start at $5 per screening and are available for advance purchase online.
SPACE KIDDETTES
Local Houston new wave pop duo Space Kidettes will perform at a Wonky Power Live Session this Thursday, April 8 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets to the in-person studio concert are $10, and attendees must wear masks, social distance and comply with temperature checks. The performance will also be streamed for free at wonkypower.com.
More from The Rice Thresher
Founder’s Court goes alt-rock as bôa kicks off U.S. tour at Rice
Founder’s Court morphed into a festival ground Friday night as British alt-rock band bôa launched the U.S. leg of their “Whiplash” tour. The group headlined the third annual Moody X-Fest before what organizers estimate was “a little bit over 2,000 students” — the largest turnout in the event’s three-year history.
“You need a therapist, not a keyboard”: Loretta Ross on calling in
Loretta Ross jokes that she can “talk as long as Fidel Castro.” These days, her urgency is reserved for speaking against the 'call out' — the act of public shaming as a corrective measure — which she said has become as "inevitable as gravity” during her lecture at Duncan Hall on April 14.
Review: ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ struggles with identity but shows promise
Following Netflix’s acclaimed third season of "Daredevil," expectations were understandably high for Marvel’s new Disney+ continuation, "Daredevil: Born Again." Unfortunately, the series suffers noticeably from a split personality, caught between excellence and confused mediocrity.
Please note All comments are eligible for publication by The Rice Thresher.