Through January 3: Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea and Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.  Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstration with Wood, Menil Collection.

Through January 8: In Pursuit of Knowledge: 600 Years of Leipzig University, Central Library, 1st Floor.

Through January 10: The Moon: "Houston, Tranquility Base Here, The Eagle Has Landed" and Joaquín Torres-García: Paintings in Houston Collections, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Through January 17: Matthew Day Jackson: The Immeasurable Distance, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.

Through January 23: Paper & Ink, Museum of Printing History.




















And closing in February—

Through February 7: Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust, Holocaust Museum Houston.

Through February 14: Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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Inprint's 2009-2010 reading series features twelve nationally-known authors (and a few hometown favorites).  Readings are on Mondays evenings at the Alley Theatre or the Hobby Center and include an on-stage interview followed by a book sale and signing. 

Reserved-seat season tickets may be ordered online. General admission tickets are $5 and will be sold online at www.inprinthouston.org three to four weeks before each reading.  Unsold general admission tickets and free rush tickets for students and senior citizens 65+ will be available only at the door starting at 6:45 PM.

Inprint's entire 2009-2010 season is previewed in a special issue of The Arts in Houston.

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Monday, January 11 | 7:30 PM | Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Mary Karr reads from her new memoir, Lit.  Inprint Book Club discusses Lit on Sunday, January 10, 4 PM, at Inprint House, 1520 West Main.


Monday, January 25 | 7:30 PM | Hubbard Stage, Alley Theatre
David Wroblewski will read from his debut novel, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, a New York Times bestseller and Oprah book club selection.

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An Online Book Club organized by the education staff at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, links works of literature to art in the museum’s collections. After reading one of the seasonal selections (see below), groups are invited to schedule a guided MFAH Book Club Visit to look at works of art in the museum’s collection in connection with the book.  Discussion guides and an e-newsletter are available on the museum website. Individuals are welcome too—just read the books, use the guides, and sign up for the newsletter to participate in the MFAH Online Book Club community.  For more information, call 713-639-7300.

Image: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, A Girl Reading, c. 1890, oil on canvas, 13 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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The featured books for October 2009-January 2010 are:
• The Private Lives of the Impressionists by Sue Roe (2006).
• Lydia Cassatt reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman (2001).


Free guided gallery visits for individuals reading the books are scheduled for January.  Space is limited; please rsvp to bookclub@mfah.org.

Thursday, January 21 | 6 PM | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Private Lives of the Impressionists

Thursday, January 28 | 6 PM | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper

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The featured  books for Spring 2010 will be The Awakening by Kate Chopin and The Age of Innocence by Edit Wharton.  More information about the gallery tours and reading guides will be available on the book club web site in January.

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Houston Public Library, Alley Theatre and Brazos Bookstore are partnering to present a pre-curtain event combining the imagination of the written word with the excitement of live theatre.  Join us for refreshements and a discussion led by special guests from the Houston area, then attend the performance. After the play, stay for Talk Back with Alley cast members and artistic staff.

Tuesday, January 26 | 6:15-7:15 PM | Alley Theatre
To accompany Wonderland, a new musical update  of Alice in Wonderland by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, this Pages & Stages program will look at originals—Lewis Carroll's magical tales of adventure and ambiguity.

Pages & Stages is free with a ticket to the January 26 performance of Wonderland; to participate in the pre- and post-show discussions, purchase a  ticket for the performance using the promo code: PagesAndStages. Purchase tickets online or by calling the box office at 713-220-5700.
 

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The Arts in Houston, a newsletter linking the Houston Public Library's resources with cultural events in the community, is edited by Karen Luik, Manager, Kendall Neighborhood Library and Community Center.  Questions or comments?  Please feel free to email us at nextreads@cityofhouston.net.

The Greenberg Endowment supports the collection of nonfiction books on music, art, antiques, architecture, cooking, and travel including the history of any of these subjects and biographies of persons connected with any of these subjects for the Lurine Karon Greenberg Fine Arts Collection, as well as free access for all Houston Public Library cardholders to the Grove Dictionary of Art Online and Grove Dictionary of Music Online.

Programs at the Houston Public Library are funded in whole or in part by a Loan Star Libraries Grant authorized by the Texas Legislature and awarded to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to the Houston Public Library.

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