Time running out to see MFAH Afro-Atlantic Histories exhibit
Aaron Douglas, Into Bondage, 1936, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Corcoran Collection (museum purchase and partial gift from Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr., the Evans‐Tibbs Collection). © 2021 Heirs of Aaron Douglas / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Along with food and family gatherings, the Thanksgiving weekend annually brings a cornucopia of family-friendly events. Listed below are just a few that you and yours can experience.

Nov 26

MFAH’s Afro-Atlantic Histories

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

1001 Bissonnet St.

Houston, TX 77005

11am

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

Alley Theatre

615 Texas Ave.

Houston, TX 77002

2:30p – 4:30p

Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty

615 Louisiana St. #102

Houston, TX 77002

8pm

Nov 27

Lott’s Kids Weekend Party

Lott’s Kids Café

921 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Suite 104c

Houston, TX 77090

12noon – 4pm

61st Annual Autorama

George R. Brown Convention Center

1001 Avenida De Las Americas

Houston, TX 77010

3p – 8p

Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty

615 Louisiana St. #102

Houston, TX 77002

8pm

Nov 28

The Nutcracker

Wortham Theater Center

501 Texas Ave.

Houston, TX 77002

1p – 6p

Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty

615 Louisiana St. #102

Houston, TX 77002

2:30pm

Cirque du Soleil: Alegria

Sam Houston Race Park

7575 N. Sam Houston Pkwy W.

Houston, TX 77064

5pm – 6pm

Jazzy Sundays in the Park at Buffalo Bayou Park

The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park

105 Sabine St.

Houston, TX 77007

4pm – 6pm

Nov 29

Van Gogh – Houston

Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit Houston

1314 Brittmoore Rd.

Houston, TX 77043

5pm

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