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Virtual Cinema | New Documentary on Mysterious Convict Musician Ike White February 6, 2021
This compelling new documentary takes viewers on a mind-altering journey into the fascinating life of psychedelic funster Ike White.
Virtual Cinema | See the Re-release of Beloved Music Documentary “Heartworn Highways” February 1, 2021
Travel back to the 1970s and mingle with music royalty like Guy Clark, David Allan Coe, Charlie Daniels, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, and Townes Van Zandt.
Rienzi & ROCO Celebrate Musician Margaret Bonds January 18, 2021
A previously unknown recording of pianist and composer Margaret Bonds, discovered in the Rienzi music collection, has inspired a ROCO concert.
Virtual Cinema | New Music Documentary “Crock of Gold” November 13, 2020
This lively new film profiles Irish musician Shane MacGowan, best known as the lead singer of the Pogues.
A Veterans Day Performance “In Flanders Fields” November 11, 2020
Rienzi and the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music present a special performance to honor Veterans Day.
Virtual Cinema: “Mr. Soul!” Spotlights the Visionary Creator behind the Trailblazing TV Series September 1, 2020
The vibrant music documentary Mr. Soul! celebrates the revolutionary mind behind television’s first all-Black variety show.
Bastille Day: Celebrate French Independence with Rienzi July 7, 2020
From a virtual music performance to an art activity and a history quiz, Rienzi presents a festive salute to the French national holiday.
Virtual Cinema “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things” and “My Darling Vivian” June 27, 2020
Explore the lives of two remarkable women linked to the music industry: visionary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald & Vivian Liberto, first wife of Johnny Cash.
Virtual Cinema “Up from the Streets—New Orleans: The City of Music” June 24, 2020
The new film Up from the Streets kicks off the Virtual Cinema series inspired by the exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power.
Discovering the Turkish Lute with Artist Dario Robleto May 19, 2020
Tune in to hear about the master craftsmanship behind a 19th-century string instrument in the MFAH collections.