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Children's Museum Houston (CMH) is a nonprofit children's museum in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. Founded in 1980 and designed by Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi, it offers exhibits and bilingual learning programs for children aged 0–12. It is one of 190 children's museums in the United States and 15 children's museums in Texas ...
1992: On April 1, DePelchin Children's Center merges with Houston Child Guidance Center, which represents a major expansion for DePelchin in the field of mental health. The Houston Child Guidance Center, founded by Ima Hogg in 1929, was a pioneer of mental health services because it offered an alternative to hospitalization.
The Houston Opera Studio has provided dozens of world-class opera singers [5] with early professional training and experience. From its inception in 1977 until 1992, the Studio was a partnership between the University of Houston School of Music and Houston Grand Opera; it is now administered solely by HGO. [6]
Bayou Music Center; Former names: Aerial Theater (1997-2002) Verizon Wireless Theater (2002-12) Revention Music Center (2015-20) Address: 520 Texas Ave Houston, TX 77002-2737: Location: Bayou Place: Owner: Live Nation Entertainment: Capacity: 3,464 General admission (standing room) 2,400 Theater (all reserved) Opened: November 14, 1997 ...
Fitzgerald's was one of the oldest and widely recognized live music venues in the Greater Houston area. The club had been at the top of the live music scene in Houston since it opened in 1977. Fitzgerald's is commonly referred to as "Fitz.” Fitzgerald’s closed and the 100-year-old building was demolished in 2019. A parking lot was built in ...
Texas in the United States. The U.S. state of Texas has long been a center for musical innovation and is the birthplace of many notable musicians. Texans have pioneered developments in Tejano and Conjunto music, Rock 'n Roll, Western swing, jazz, punk rock, country, hip-hop, electronic music, gothic industrial music, religious music, mariachi, psychedelic rock, zydeco and the blues.
In 1979, Sanford and Susan Criner opened Rockefeller's to serve as a performance space for Houston's music scene. The Criners wanted to create a place where both local talent and already-established acts could play to Houston crowds. [2]
Houston Music Hall was a 2,200-seat music venue located in Houston, Texas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Music Hall opened in November 1937, at the same time as the Sam Houston Coliseum , which were built conjointly as the brainchild of Jesse H. Jones , and designed by Alfred C. Finn , his frequent collaborator.