Events and Recreation



Upcoming Events Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership and the Houston Dynamo for a summer special soccer game on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.! For every $20 ticket purchased on-line for this Houston Dynamo vs. Seattle Sounders game, $5 will go to Buffalo Bayou Partnership. What could be better than cheering for Houston’s orange Dynamo and helping to clean and green Buffalo Bayou at the same time? To purchase tickets, please visit www.houstondynamo.com/bayou and then follow these instructions: Password: BBAYOU09 Click on "Find Seats" link Enter password in the Special Offer Code Box Create an account on the right side of the page by entering your email address then clicking "Sign Up" Enter Account information then click "Continue" Check the agreement box and proceed to getting your tickets Print your tickets Past EVENTS: Saturday, June 6, 10am-2pm KBR Kids Day on Buffalo Bayou Downtown’s Sabine Promenade FREE Sunday, May 31, 9am-noon Birding and Learning about Buffalo Bend Nature Park (Harris County Precinct 2 Park) 2300 S/Sgt Macario Garcia (at Avenue W) (link to map) $20 per person (reservations are recommended) Keep Buffalo Bayou wild! Join birder and Houston Audubon Society member Glenn Olsen as he highlights the variety of birds at Buffalo Bend Nature Park in the East End along Buffalo Bayou. In addition to exploring and identifying flora and fauna in this area, Scott Barnes, BBP’s Director of Conservation, will discuss what will be developed on this 10-acre site, known as Buffalo Bend Nature Park. Scott will take you on a virtual walking tour of what to expect when the park is completed. Central to the park’s design will be a system of three wetlands, linked by a meandering tributary, prairie and natural estuarine inlet. Light beverages and refreshments will be provided. For reservations, please call Trudi Smith at 713.752.0314 ext. 3 or e-mail tsmith@buffalobayou.org. Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) and Houston’s leading arts institutions announce *Confluence Points of View on Buffalo Bayou, a multi-year contemporary art project that will introduce innovative public art within the environs of Houston’s historic waterway. A series of talks to be held March-April kicks-off the initiative with artists: Matthew Coolidge/The Center for Land Use Interpretation, Mark Dion, Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler, and Pedro Reyes. The Artists Talks will introduce the selected artists past works and their proposals for Buffalo Bayou. All artists have conducted site visits, presented preliminary ideas, and are in the research and development stage of their projects. Matthew Coolidge, The Center for Land Use Interpretation Saturday, March 21, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Downstream: A Center for Land use Interpretation Tour of Houston’s Water and Oil Departs from Allen’s Landing (Commerce at Main) CLUI founder/director Matthew Coolidge leads this custom-designed boat tour from downtown Houston to the San Jacinto Monument $75 per person ($50 for students); includes lunch Reservations: 713-752-0314, ext. 3 Mark Dion* Thursday, April 2, 7 p.m. Freed Auditorium Glassell School of Art, 5101 Montrose Free Admission Pedro Reyes Tuesday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. American General Conference Room Messanine level – Audrey Jones Beck Building Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 5601 Main Street Free Admission Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Brichler Thursday, April 16, 7 p.m. Freed Auditorium Glassell School of Art, 5101 Montrose Free Admission Click here for additional information *Confluence: Points of View on Buffalo Bayou, a contemporary art project of Buffalo Bayou Partnership, introduces innovative public art within the environs of Houston’s historic waterway. In collaboration with the city’s leading arts institutions, Confluence* is inviting regional, national and international artists to create temporary and permanent public artworks, integrated programming and special events in response to Buffalo Bayou’s history, environment and present-day use. *Confluence* is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, and presented in collaboration with Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston; Consulate General of Mexico; Core Residency Program, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; The Latin Maecenas of the Latin American art department of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Menil Collection; and University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. Continental Airlines is the official airline of Confluence. Saturday, March 28, Noon Artist’s Talk with the CLUI Blaffer Gallery at University of Houston www.blaffergallery.org Matthew Coolidge will discuss the CLUI’s exhibition and programming in Houston. In spring 2008, the CLUI was invited to Houston as the Mitchell Center’s first artist-in-residence. It worked with University of Houston students in the School of Art, College of Architecture and the Creative Writing Program, and it established a field station on the banks of Buffalo Bayou. The field station is on the site of a former junkyard, located near a metal scrap yard at the juncture of the bayou and the Port of Houston Ship Channel, an important nexus for the refining and transportation of oil in America. The CLUI used the confluence of the bayou and the ship channel as a point of departure for research and in the process uncovered curious and wondrous aspects of Houston that are often overlooked, even by those who live in the city. The CLUI is a research organization based in Culver City, Calif., involved in exploring, examining and understanding land and landscape issues. The CLUI employs a variety of methods to pursue its mission – engaging in research, classification, extrapolation and exhibition. Projects created by the CLUI are presented in the form of informational exhibitions, guided tours and an online database of sites across the country. 37th Annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta Saturday, March 7, 2009 Texas’ largest canoe and kayak race The 15-mile race begins at San Felipe and Voss and ends in downtown at Sesquicentennial Park (adjacent to the Wortham Center) Individual on-line registration will soon be available. For additional in formation, e-mail Trudi Smith at tsmith@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 3 __________________________________ The Center for Land Use Interpretation Texas Oil: Landscape of an Industry January 17 – March 29, 2009 For press release, read more here Texas Oil: Landscape of an Industry Calendar of Events The exhibition and related events are presented by the Mitchell Center and Blaffer Gallery in collaboration with Buffalo Bayou Partnership. January 2009 January 17-March 29 Texas Oil: Landscape of an Industry Blaffer Gallery at University of Houston www.blaffergallery.org The first major Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI) in the Lone Star state includes photographs and informational texts covering approximately 50 Texas sites that frame the overarching story of how oil has sculpted the state’s terrain. The exhibition begins with a 12-minute large-screen film with aerial shots of the oil refineries and petrochemical plants around the Ship Channel. February 2009 Wednesday, February 4, noon Brown Bag Gallery Tour Blaffer Gallery at University of Houston www.blaffergallery.org Lunchtime guided tour of Texas Oil led by Dr. Donald Van Nieuwenhuise from the department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Houston. Saturday, February 28, 10am-noon Pontoon Boat Tour www.buffalobayou.org This CLUI-guided boat trip will begin at Allen’s Landing and head east for a chance to discover the beautiful “industrialscape” of the East End along Buffalo Bayou. $25 per person ($15 for students) 18 person capacity Reservations required – 713.752.0314 ext. 3 Saturday, February 28, 6-8pm (screening at 6:30pm) Junkyard Drive-In: Texas Oil on Film screening and artist talk with CLUI 723 North Drennan Street Free www.buffalobayou.org* The Center for Land Use Interpretation, Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Aurora Picture Show present a drive-in screening of industrial and informational films on the subject of oil, at the site of a former auto junkyard on Buffalo Bayou. Pack your tailgate picnic, or buy dinner from the mobile taco stand, and then tune in your car radio to learn about the industry that makes Texas tick. Local brew provided by St. Arnold’s Brewery. Junkyard Drive-In is part of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s new public art initiative, *Confluence: Points of View on Buffalo Bayou, a contemporary art project of Buffalo Bayou Partnership that initiates the creation of innovative public art and related programming on, along, and within the environs of Houston’s historic river, the Buffalo Bayou. 5pm – join Bayou Buddies and Houston Young People for the Arts (HYPA) for a special preview reception – click here for details. March 2009 Sunday, March 1, 10am-noon Pontoon Boat Tour www.buffalobayou.org This CLUI-guided boat trip will begin at Allen’s Landing and head east for a chance to discover the beautiful “industrialscape” of the East End along Buffalo Bayou. $25 per person ($15 for students) 18 person capacity Reservations required – 713.752.0314 ext. 3 Wednesday, March 11, 6pm Contemporary Salon Blaffer Gallery at University of Houston www.blaffergallery.org An evening of dialogue about the CLUI’s research. Saturday, March 21, 9am-8pm Downstream: A Center for Land Use Interpretation Tour of Houston’s Water and Oil Allen’s Landing www.buffalobayou.org A custom-designed boat tour from downtown Houston to the San Jacinto Monument that includes encounters with the larger urban and industrial environments surrounding the bayou. This tour will be led by CLUI’s founder and director Matthew Coolidge. $75 per person ($50 for students) 50 person capacity Reservations required – 713.752.0314 ext. 3 Cancellations must take place by March 7 Directions to Silo Site - East End Houston Head I-10 East (going towards Beaumont), exit Jensen and make a right on Jensen. Stay on Waco Jensen until you hit Navigation and make a left on Navigation. Turn left onto North Live Oak St and stay on it until it dead ends at the Silos. The Silos should be right in front of you on your right. Free parking available. * North Live Oak St. is one street west of the Original Ninfa's on Navigation Buffalo Bayou Ball: Material Matters reservation form Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s annual fundraising event on historic Sabine Bridge overlooking the downtown waterfront Thursday, November 6 – 7pm for cocktails and dinner CELEBRATING Clean & Green, a Buffalo Bayou Cleanup and Recycling Program. HONORING Elyse and Mayor Bob Lanier Kim Ogg Port of Houston Authority Shell Oil Company For their leadership in creating and funding Clean & Green TRANSFORMING The form and function of everyday materials polluting our city’s historic waterway. CHAIRING Debby Francis Molly and Ford Hubbard Special thanks to Waste Management’s Green Squad for helping us create a heightened sense of "green" awareness at this year’s Buffalo Bayou Ball. To ensure the greenest event possible, please send your name and e-mail address to info@buffalobayou.org so that we may send you an electronic event invitation. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Jennifer Gaines at jgaines@buffalobayou.org.