ARTS PICKS
1. ‘My Journey to America’
ROCO has partnered with Holocaust Museum Houston to present “My Journey to America,” a world premiere performance of the composition by Afghan composer Milad Yousufi inspired by his move from Kabul to New York. Also on the program will be compositions by Igor Stravinsky, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Tom Hinck and Bohuslav Martinu.
When: 7 p.m. March 11
Details: Free livestream at roco.org
Andrew Dansby
2. Elias String Quartet
Da Camera’s richly conceived virtual season continues with a premiere stream of the Elias String Quartet performing at the Menil Collection. The quartet ran through a program that included the U.S. premiere of Sally Beamish’s String Quartet No. 4 and Robert Schumann’s Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1. The presentation also includes a postconcert chat with Beamish.
When: 7 p.m. March 9
Details: Streaming free, but registration required at dacamera.com
Andrew Dansby
3. ‘Apollo: When We Went to the Moon’
A trio of attractions just landed at Space Center Houston. Fans of Apollo 13 will want to run, not walk, to check out a new 7-foot bronze sculpture depicting the safe return of astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise created by Colorado-based artists George and Mark Lundeen and Joey Bainier. There’s also “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon,” a touring exhibit co-produced by U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Flying Fish, which honors the engineers and astronauts who lived through the Apollo era. And don’t sleep on the largest production ever filmed in space, “Space Explorers: The ISS Experience — Adapt;” the four-part immersive series is now playing in Space Center Theater.
When: Through May 2
Details: $24.95 for children, $29.95 for adults; spacecenter.org
Where: 1601 E. NASA Parkway Amber Elliott
4. ‘Front Lawn Film Nights’ Asia Society Texas Center kicks off its Front Lawn Film Night series with a screening of “Crazy Rich Asians” on March 5. Grab three friends to join you in a socially distanced lawn pod — an outlined 8-foot circle — with complimentary beer from community partner Karbach Brewing; fresh popcorn and candy boxes filled with a sampling of Asian sweets are available for purchase. Other movies scheduled intermittently through June 25 include “Bend It Like Beckham,” “Enter the Dragon,” “Searching,” “To Be Takei” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”
When: 8 p.m. March 5 through June 25
Details: $30 for Asia Society members, $40 for nonmembers; asiasociety.org/texas/ front-lawn-film-nights
Where: 1370 Southmore Amber Elliott
5. ‘Rituals of Perception’ Alfredo Gisholt returns to the Deborah Colton Gallery with a new solo exhibition, “Rituals of Perception,” a collection of paintings and works on paper that take over the entire space. The Mexico City-born artist’s latest work were created in response to two places: his studio and the landscape on the seacoast of Maine. One interior, one exterior — Gisholt explores the duality of their effect on internal and external personal experiences.
When: Through May 1
Details: By appointment only; 713-869-5151
Where: 2445 North Blvd.