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  • 2018 UU Music, Peace & Justice Festival

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    Outdoor Music, Peace and Justice Festival in a beautiful, shaded setting at the Unitarian Fellowship of Houston, with indoor space in case of bad weather. Music! Food! Information Tables! Networking! Fun!

    Bring lawn chairs and picnic lunch, or food cooked by Food Not Bombs will be available on site for a donation.

    Enjoy a relaxing afternoon and evening with peace and justice activists. HPJC member organizations are invited to share information and literature, while everyone gets to have a day of music and food and fun. To reserve space for a table/booth, contact Mark Holt at uumusicfest@gmail.com

    Free Admission.

    Free

  • Backspace Rocks the A,B,Cs fundraiser for Moms Demand Action

    White Oak Music Hall 2915 N Main St, Houston

    Backspace is a rock-n-roll covered band started in 2007, a group of like-minded (and like-hearted) business professionals who want to benefit the Houston community through their music. Their annual show is a themed “one-time-only” performance for charity. The theme for the 2018 show is “Backspace Rocks the A, B, C’s” wherein Backspace will play a 26-song set by 26 bands representing every letter of the alphabet. The concert will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018, at White Oak Music Hall. Come support Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and other Houston charities that are serving our youngest in need, at a time when we need it the most.

    $26

  • Rise Up and Sing – Concert with Annie Patterson and Peter Blood

    Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th, Houston, TX, United States

    Annie Patterson & Peter Blood, the creators of the songbooks Rise Up Singing and Rise Again, are coming to Houston!

    They will be teaching and leading songs from their new songbook Rise Again in a singalong concert open to all. This is a great opportunity to meet the couple who "wrote the book" (the best-selling group singing collection Rise Up Singing) as well as building community and celebrating the work being done to build resilience and resistance in these challenging times.

  • HPJC Benefit w David Rovics, Deconstruction Crew, & Rob Mungle

    HPJC Benefit w David Rovics, Deconstruction Crew, & Rob Mungle
    Dan Electros Guitar Bar 1031 E 24th St, Houston

    Benefit concert for Houston Peace and Justice Center featuring radical singer songwriter David Rovics, radical rockers Torry Mercer and Deconstruction Crew, along with the cutting edge political stand-up of comedian Rob Mungle. This is an early show at the historical Dan Electro's Guitar Bar. Doors at 8pm, music at 8:30.

    Pay What You Want

  • Houston in Concert Against Hate: Many Voices, One City

    Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts 615 Louisiana Street, Houston

    Houston in Concert Against Hate: Many Voices, One City presents the world-renowned
    Houston Symphony Orchestra and moving stories of ADL’s work to combat hate and promote
    respect. This year, we celebrate the global diversity of the City of Houston, acknowledge
    the struggles of its multicultural communities, and call on all of our supporters to join their
    voices in the fight against hate.

  • RACE CARDS: SELINA THOMPSON

    MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main Street, Houston

    Selina Thompson is a UK based artist, performer, and writer. Her practice is primarily intimate, political, and participatory, with a strong strand of public engagement that then leads to joyous, highly visual work that seeks to connect to those often marginalized by the arts.

    The Race Cards installation is a room containing 1,000 questions about race, written by Selina Thompson. In this constantly evolving installation and archive, Thompson invites participants to supply their own answers to the many facets of race and racism in modern society by answering one of the questions. Up to four people may access the installation at once, and are invited to spend some time experiencing it at their own pace.

    On April 14 at 3pm, Selina Thompson will ask all 1,000 questions in a durational performance in MATCH Box 1. Audience members may come and go throughout the performance, arriving anytime between 3pm and 7pm. While at the MATCH, audiences are encouraged to interact with the Race Cards gallery installation.

    Free

  • Benefit Concert for Peace Camp featuring the band Traveler

    Bohemeo's Cafe & Coffeeshop 708 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX, United States

    We hope you can join us for this benefit for Houston Peace Camp, a day camp for kids that fosters an understanding of peace, justice, and environmental awareness.

    All proceeds go toward helping this very special program.

    Suggested Donation

  • Free Comedy Theater + Disaster Auction = The Perfect Night Out

    Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United States

    This fun, FREE event is part theater, part auction – and all help for hurricane victims. You’ll laugh, you’ll feel hope, you’ll experience the world class comedy of Ted & Co TheaterWorks…

    Come prepared to laugh out loud, to bid on auction items (part of the performance), and to lend your support to a cause close to all our hearts: All funds raised will benefit the work of Mennonite Disaster Service restoring homes and hope for those affected by natural disaster. MDS is currently working in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, helping those affected by the 2017 hurricanes.

    Free

  • Stories of Survival / Historias de Supervivencia – Houston

    NuWaters Co-op 2320 Elgin St, Houston, TX

    Join us in Houston for the first stop of Stories of Survival Tour. From the the Gulf South to Puerto Rico Stories of Survival will bring community together to learn, deepen connections, and share stories about community-centered solutions and strategies for survival in the face of climate change. Coinciding with observances of the devastating disasters during hurricane season that continually impact our home places, the tour will include FREE solar-powered “Cine Solar” film screenings, community dinners, storytelling, collective visioning, and other unique artistic and cultural offerings.

    Free

  • Jazz Concert Fundraiser Benefiting the Foreign Policy Alliance

    Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United States

    The Foreign Policy Alliance is hosting its first fundraiser, a Jazz Concert, Sunday evening, September 2, featuring noted Houston jazz pianist Bob Henschen's quartet, featuring saxophonist Warren Sneed, and the popular and wildly eclectic group, the Free Radicals. Proceeds go to support the work of the Foreign Policy Alliance, which is bringing together left and right in support of a non-interventionist U.S. foreign Policy.

    $10.

  • Black History Month Event: “Talk With Us”

    Energy Institute High School 3501 Southmore Blvd., 2nd Floor "Ted Talk" Room, Houston

    What are the origins of racism?  Can a person stop being racist?  How can we make talking about race easier?  These are just a few of the topics to be discussed during “Talk with Us,” an event hosted by the African American Culture Club of Energy Institute High School on Wednesday, February 20th from 6:00 to 8:00PM, 3501 Southmore Blvd. (Ted Talk room), Houston, TX 77004.  The event will feature a discussion led by Ms. Cherry Steinwender, co-founder and executive director of the Houston-based Center for the Healing of Racism.  Ms. Steinwender’s talk will be followed by a Q & A and an Open Mic session.  This free event is open to the general public.

    Free

  • 2019 Unitarian Universalist Spring Music, Peace and Justice Festival

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    Outdoor Music, Peace and Justice Festival in a beautiful, shaded setting at the Unitarian Fellowship of Houston, with indoor space in case of bad weather. Music! Food! Information Tables! Networking! Fun!

    Bring lawn chairs and picnic lunch, or food cooked by Food Not Bombs will be available on site for a donation.

    Free

  • HOUSTONIANS ARE CALLED TO DANCE FOR PEACE

    Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

    Core Dance, a professional dance organization, invites Houstonians of all ages and abilities to come together to dance for peace on Sunday, June 2 from 10am to noon in Hermann Park.  Now in its 39thyear, Planetary Danceis a simple dance that everyone can do co-created by Anna Halprin.  Known as the pioneer of the postmodern dance movement, Halprin describes Planetary Danceas “a dance for promoting peace among people and peace with the Earth.”  Local dancers and drummers will invite those participating to walk, run, or stand in three concentric circles creating a moving mandala. Halprin’s intent is that the group will form a collective body whose every step will become a prayer for healing Earth.

    Free

  • Jazz for Peace: Free Radicals + The Bob Henschen Quartet

    Houston Mennonite Church 1231 Wirt Rd., Houston, TX, United States

    The annual Jazz for Peace performance at Houston Mennonite Church is back for 2019!

    Featuring Free Radicals + The Bob Henschen Quartet

    Potluck, silent auction, and performance to help Free Radicals pay fair wages to the many guest artists on their upcoming 8th album. The silent auction will include dozens of peace posters from the personal collection of longtime Houston peace and justice activist Lee Loe.

    Donation

  • Bill McKibben Q&A with Mayor Turner

    Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston

    Bill McKibben is the world's most famous environmentalist and leader of the climate movement. Mayor Turner is joining McKibben for a Q&A on Houston's Climate Action Plan.

    $150

  • Benefit Concert for Christmas at the Jail

    Dan Electros Guitar Bar 1031 E 24th St, Houston

    Benefit concert for End Mass Incarceration (organization that puts on Christmas at the Jail) featuring the ElectroLuv Elf Party w/ Xombies, Jes & Friends, Kasama, Robert Kuhn. Come on down!!

    $5 – $10

  • 26th Annual MLK Grande Parade In Midtown Houston

    Midtown Houston 1200 Holman Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street San Jacinto Streeet & Elgin Street, Houston, TX, United States

    The MLK Grande Parade In Houston's Midtown Is One Of The Largest Single Day Multicultural Events In The U.S. That Is Held In Honor Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Free

  • Roy Zimmerman: Benefit Concert for Peace Camp Houston

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    What can one person do about climate change, torture, racism, xenophobia, gun violence, fracking, Congressional ineptitude, ignorance, war and greed?  Write funny songs, says Roy Zimmerman , master satirist, songwriter, and performer.

    HPJC is bringing Roy Zimmerman back to Houston in a benefit to raise funds for Peace Camp Houston. Finger-foods and social begins at 6pm and the music starts at 7pm.

    $20

  • Contemplation & Sound: Hindu Tradition

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in the Hindu tradition, led by Dr. Hansa Medley and representatives of International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) of Houston. In this […]

    Free

  • Rothko in Jazz with Maris Briežkalns Quintet

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    The Rothko Chapel continues its 50th Anniversary celebrations with a livestream jazz performance inspired by the work of Mark Rothko. In honor of Rothko’s Latvian heritage, Latvian jazz ensemble the […]

    Free

  • Jim Presley in Concert–old school acoustic blues and Native American music

    Live Oak Friends Meeting House 1318 W. 26th, Houston, TX, United States

    For the second barter fair in a row, we will also welcome blues guitarist Jim Presley to the Barter Fair sound stage. Jim will play Old School Acoustic Blues plus original creations in this tradition and others, as well as Native American songs interspersed with delightful stories.  Learn more about Jim and his music here Concert will […]

    Free

  • Contemplation & Sound: Unitarian Universalist Tradition

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream meditation in celebration of Pride month in the Unitarian Universalist tradition led by Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen and Mark Vogel of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston. This family-friendly offering will include songs of social justice, readings and interactive meditations. Register to receive the livestream link.

    Free

  • Pulitzer Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones Live in Houston

    Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston

    Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones will discuss her book, New York Times number one bestseller The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, at The Progressive Forum Wednesday, August 24, at […]

    $45 – $150

  • Alexander Vindman Live in Houston

    Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston

    Lt. Col. (retired) Alexander Vindman, the man of conscience who reported President Trump’s “perfect call” that led to presidential impeachment, will discuss his book, Here, Right Matters: An American Story, at The Progressive Forum Thursday, October, 13 at 7:30 p.m. CT.

  • Acclaimed Historian, Environmentalist Douglas Brinkley in Live Houston

    Congregation Emanu El 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston

    New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley will discuss his upcoming book, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great […]

    $45 – $150

  • Lunar New Year Celebration at POST Houston

    POST HTX 401 Franklin St., Houston

    On Jan 15, POST is celebrating the Lunar New Year which welcomes the Year of the Rabbit (Year of the Cat in the Vietnamese Zodiac). The celebration, which brings back […]

    Free Entry

  • “Will and Soul” Concert featuring Loop38

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston

    Loop38 explores human creativity, perseverance, and all that binds us all together. Works by George Lewis and Chen Yi look inward, considering humanity's inherent creativity and life force, while Carolyn Chen's work looks outward, contemplating our relationship with the environment. Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton joins the musicians of Loop38 to present the world premiere of a work […]

    $5 – $20

  • Making Some Noise for George Floyd

    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

    Please join the Center for the Healing Racism on Thursday, May 25, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM (CDT) to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.  The event will take place at 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX 77004.  If you are a spoken word artist, poet, singer or other performing artist, […]

    Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:

  • Music Fest

    Unitarian Fellowship of Houston 1504 Wirt Road, Houston, TX, United States

    A day of music and fellowship with local bands, food, belly dancers. Bring Children, coolers, pets on leases, lawn chairs, frisbees and any pastime you please. Arts & Crafts. Hand […]

  • Rothko Concert for Peace 2025

    Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St., Houston, TX, United States

    Are you having trouble quieting the noise around you? Step into a morning of music and poetry that invites stillness, reflection, and peace, Join us for a contemplative morning of […]