ARTS PICKS
1. ‘Bésame Mucho’
Venezuelan singer Inés María Bravo has assembled a program with arranger William Sigismondi that honors the role of women in the development of the bolero in Latin American music. They devised “Bésame Mucho,” a farreaching program that includes songs by women from the Americas and the Caribbean.
When: 8 p.m. Aug. 28
Where: MATCH, 3400 Main
Details: $35-$50; 713-521-4533, matchouston.org
Andrew Dansby
2. Rita Dove
Rita Dove has published 11 collections of poetry and along the way earned a Pulitzer Prize and been named U.S. Poet Laureate, the first African American given that designation. She just published her latest collection, “Playlist for the Apocalypse.” Dove will open Inprint Houston’s Margarett Root
Brown series, reading from her latest work, before taking part in a discussion with Jericho Brown, a fellow poet and Pulitzer winner, who earned a Ph.D. from and taught at University of Houston.
When: 7 p.m. Aug. 30
Details: $5 livestreamed event; inprinthouston.org
Andrew Dansby
3. ‘Chromointerferent Environment’
Fans of Carlos Cruz-Diez are in luck — the late artist’s chromatic projection, “Chromointerferent Environment,” lands at Sicardi Ayers Bacino next week. His similarly immersive environments previously appeared as a retrospective at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and a site-specific installation at the Buffalo Bayou Cistern. Pencil in the latest exhibition’s opening reception on Sept. 2, though Cruz-Diez’s work will be displayed through October.
When: Sept. 2 through Oct. 16
Where: Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino 1506 W. Alabama
Details: free, by appointment only; sicardi.com
Amber Elliott
4. ‘In Place of an Index’
Lone Star State talent is at the heart of “In Place of an Index,” an upcoming exhibition featuring the photographic works of 12 artists currently living in or native to Texas. The title riffs on Arielle Azoulay’s theory of an alternative index of time, space and experience. The exhibition, as presented by FotoFest in conjunction with the 2021 Texas Biennial, “A New Landscape, A Possible Horizon,” offers curator tours, readings, artist talks and more at Silver Street Studios.
When: Sept. 2 through Nov. 12
Where: Silver Street Studios
Details: free; fotofest.org
Amber Elliott