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Tickets on sale for Brazosport Symphony Orchestra’s “Concertmaster’s Choice” concert

Tickets on sale for Brazosport Symphony Orchestra's "Concertmaster's Choice" concert

Tickets are on sale now for Brazosport Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the 2023-2024 season, Concertmaster’s Choice, slated for 7:30 PM on Saturday, October 7 at The Clarion at Brazosport College. Tickets are $30 for adults, $22 for seniors (65+)/veterans and $16 for students. PURCHASE TICKETS NOW! Concertmaster& ...

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Tickets on sale, cast announced for “Wait Until Dark”

Tickets on sale, cast announced for "Wait Until Dark"

Tickets are ON SALE NOW for Brazosport Center Stages’ fall thriller, Wait Until Dark, set for October 27-29 & November 3-5 in the Dow Arena Theater. PURCHASE TICKETS NOW! Director Jeremy Todd has announced the cast for the production: Susy: Sam Blackmar Mike (Michelle) Talman: Elaine Polemenakos Carlino: Christopher Grah ...

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“Illusions of Reality” exhibit opens in Brazosport Art League gallery

"Illusions of Reality" exhibit opens in Brazosport Art League gallery

Brazosport Art League opens Illusions of Reality, a solo exhibit by local artist Sherry Shelton, in the gallery this week. Featuring close to 50 pieces of art, the show runs through Sunday, October 15. An opening week reception is slated for Sunday, September 17 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM in the gallery. The public is invited to join Sherry a ...

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Shoot for the Stars in September at BASF Planetarium!

Join BASF Planetarium this month for “All About Eclipses” on Tuesdays (9/5, 9/12, 9/19, & 9/26) and the 4th Friday (9/22) at 7:00 PM as we prepare for the partial solar eclipse coming up in October! Visit us on Saturdays for lots of family fun! We host a FREE Star & Space Story Time featuring space-themed children’s books at ...

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Join Jack Heifner for six-week Playwriting Intensive Workshop in October

Join internationally acclaimed playwright Jack Heifner this fall for a six-week Playwriting Intensive Workshop starting Sunday, October 8 . The Zoom-based workshop will run on Sunday afternoons from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, October 8 through November 12. Workshop is for ages 16 & up. SIGN UP NOW! Designed for playwrights of all experience levels, ...

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ON SALE NOW: 2023-2024 Season Tickets & Memberships

Purchase Season Tickets & Memberships NOW! When you buy tickets and purchase memberships for the 2023-2024 season, you gain access to exceptional and enriching art, science, theater and music programs. To help you plan for the coming year, check out the events offered by each of our programs at the buttons below! Bra ...

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Featured Art Events

Weekly Watercolor Workshop

October 3 @ 9:00 AM - October 3 @ 12:00 PM

Weekly Watercolor Workshop

Tuesdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Instructor: Robert Ruhmann Monthly tuition: $60 for BAL members, $75 for non-members Come learn about watercolor landscapes and seascapes from this award-winning artist with more than 25 years of experience. Robert loves to paint landscapes, rock formations and seascapes. This class is open to all levels of students.

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Center Tour Reservations

October 3 @ 11:00 AM - October 3 @ 3:00 PM

Center Tour Reservations

Free self-guided tours to the Brazosport Art League gallery and Brazosport Museum of Natural Science. Reservations required. Hours are 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM on Sunday.

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Teen Studio Time 1

October 3 @ 1:30 PM - October 3 @ 3:30 PM

Teens ages 13-18 are invited to join instructors Linda Strickland and Mark Cameron in Brazosport Art League Studio for Teen Studio Time. We offer tow class times for your scheduling convenience. Working individually as well as in groups, class will work in multiple mediums including: watercolor, oil and acrylic paint, pastels, stained glass mosaic, ink, pencil and charcoal drawing, clay, printmaking. We also have an impressive line-up of guest instructors with expertise in varying techniques and mediums that are excited to work with you. We finish our year with the Teen Studio Show in the Gallery May 7 - June 2, 2024. $80 per semester, all supplies included. Includes BAL Junior membership. To register for Fall 2023, teens must purchase $10 BAL Junior membership BEFORE registering for class. Balance our for class fee is $70. Teen Studio 1 meets Tuesdays, 1:30 - 3:30 PM.

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Teen Studio Time 2

October 3 @ 4:00 PM - October 3 @ 6:00 PM

Teens ages 13-18 are invited to join instructors Linda Strickland and Mark Cameron in Brazosport Art League Studio for Teen Studio Time. We offer tow class times for your scheduling convenience. Working individually as well as in groups, class will work in multiple mediums including: watercolor, oil and acrylic paint, pastels, stained glass mosaic, ink, pencil and charcoal drawing, clay, printmaking. We also have an impressive line-up of guest instructors with expertise in varying techniques and mediums that are excited to work with you. We finish our year with the Teen Studio Show in the Gallery May 7 - June 2, 2024. $80 per semester, all supplies included. Includes BAL Junior membership. To register for Fall 2023, teens must purchase $10 BAL junior membership BEFORE registering for class. Balance our for class fee is $70. Teen Studio 2 meets Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:00 PM.

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Tuesday Evening Art Class – October 2023

Tuesday Evening Art Class - October 2023

October 3 @ 6:30 PM - October 3 @ 6:30 PM

Join instructor Mark Cameron every Tuesday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 PM for an adult art class! Supplies are included in price of the class. Mediums include watercolor, pastel, clay, and metal jewelry. Class is open to beginner, intermediate and advanced students seeking to advance their understanding of art, the principles of art and becoming the creator they know themselves to be. $60.00 Members Monthly Price $70.00 Non-Member Monthly Price

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Center Tour Reservations

October 4 @ 11:00 AM - October 4 @ 3:00 PM

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Life Drawing

October 4 @ 2:00 PM - October 4 @ 4:00 PM

Join Brazosport Art League for Life Drawing on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM in the BAL studio. Sketch, doodle or even just observe the process in a fun, low-stress environment.

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October 5 @ 11:00 AM - October 5 @ 3:00 PM

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KIDz Art Class Fall 2023

October 5 @ 1:00 PM - October 5 @ 3:00 PM

Kidz Art meets Thursdays from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, beginning September 7 – December 7. Class will not meet November 23. Ages: 8-13 Class limit: 16 students ART is FUN! This class teaches the 7 Elements of Art (line, color, shape, space, texture, value & form), creative expression with a variety of drawing and painting techniques (pencil, colored pencils, pen and ink, acrylic, watercolor, etc).

Lessons include a sketchbook assignment, featured artist or art history, focus and discovery. Instruction by art educator Linda Matheson.

The tuition is $75 per semester, which includes all supplies. REGISTER NOW!

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Kids Studio Fall 2023

October 5 @ 4:00 PM - October 5 @ 6:00 PM

NEW for Fall 2023: Kids Studio! Registration for Kids Studio will begin August 4. Kids Studio meets Thursdays from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, beginning September 7 – December 7. Class will not meet November 23. Ages: 7-12 Class limit: 16 students

Children, ages 7 to 12, are invited to join Dorothy Dean, Art Teacher for this class. In Kids Studio, we will be covering a variety of pieces focused on everything from the seven elements of art to Aboriginal dot painting. Every week your student will bring home with them a completed art piece, inspired by a set project but combined with their own personal style and flair. Mediums used in class will include but are not limited to pastels, acrylic, water color, pen and ink, collage, and colored pencils. All supplies are included.

The tuition is $75 per semester, which includes all supplies.

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Featured Planetarium Shows

“All About Eclipses” Planetarium Show

"All About Eclipses" Planetarium Show

October 3 @ 7:00 PM - October 3 @ 7:00 PM

Join BASF Planetarium in early October for “All About Eclipses”! Texas will be at the center of 2 solar eclipses in the next year. Join us to learn about the different kinds of eclipses, how they happen, and why we don’t get eclipses every month. Find out how to view the upcoming solar eclipse on October 14 as it passes over Texas.

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“All About Eclipses” Planetarium Show

"All About Eclipses" Planetarium Show

October 7 @ 2:30 PM - October 7 @ 2:30 PM

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“All About Eclipses” Planetarium Show

"All About Eclipses" Planetarium Show

October 10 @ 7:00 PM - October 10 @ 7:00 PM

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“Ring of Fire” Annular Solar Eclipse Event

"Ring of Fire" Annular Solar Eclipse Event

October 14 @ 10:00 AM - October 14 @ 2:00 PM

Join BASF Planetarium to celebrate the "Ring of Fire" annular solar eclipse event on Saturday, October 14 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, featuring demonstrations and education about safe solar viewing. Solar eclipse glasses will be for sale for $5 for two pairs. This event is FREE and open to the public, but an RSVP is requested. ***RSVP HERE!***

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“To Worlds Beyond” Planetarium Show

"To Worlds Beyond" Planetarium Show

October 17 @ 7:00 PM - October 17 @ 7:00 PM

From the fiery surface of the sun to the vast canyons of Mars, this fulldome show uses revolutionary discoveries of space missions to give a three-dimensional journey through the worlds of our solar system. Narrated by Star Trek's John Billingsley.

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“To Worlds Beyond” Planetarium Show

"To Worlds Beyond" Planetarium Show

October 24 @ 7:00 PM - October 24 @ 7:00 PM

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“To Worlds Beyond” Planetarium Show

"To Worlds Beyond" Planetarium Show

October 27 @ 7:00 PM - October 27 @ 7:00 PM

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“To Worlds Beyond” Planetarium Show

"To Worlds Beyond" Planetarium Show

October 31 @ 7:00 PM - October 31 @ 7:00 PM

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Brazosport Music

“Concertmaster’s Choice” concert

"Concertmaster's Choice" concert

October 7 @ 7:30 PM - October 7 @ 7:30 PM

Saturday, October 7, 2023 7:30 PM The Clarion at Brazosport College This concert will celebrate concertmaster Darren Tidwell's 30th year with BSO. Selections include:

Daugherty – Red Cape Tango
Grieg – Lyric Suite
Mozart – Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Rossini – William Tell Overture

(Photo of BSO Concertmaster Darren Tidwell by Gerald Roznovsky)

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“Robin Spielberg’s ‘By Way of the Wind'” concert

"Robin Spielberg's 'By Way of the Wind'" concert

November 12 @ 4:00 PM - November 12 @ 4:00 PM

Sunday, November 12 4:00 PM The Clarion at Brazosport College

Guest soloist Robin Spielberg joins Brazosport Symphony Orchestra for the symphony premiere of By Way of the Wind! A pianist, composer and recording artist, Robin is well known for her expressive technique, melodic composition style and engaging live performances. Her orchestrated works reflect the universal human experience of moving through the world, recounting stories of courage and resilience.

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“Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’ with Brazosport College Choirs” concert

"Vivaldi's 'Gloria' with Brazosport College Choirs" concert

December 16 @ 7:30 PM - December 16 @ 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 16 7:30 PM The Clarion at Brazosport College Join Brazosport Symphony Orchestra for its always-popular holiday concert, featuring Brazosport College Choirs! Selections include:

Vivaldi – Gloria
Tchaikovsky –The Nutcracker Suite

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“A Celebration of American Black Composers” concert

"A Celebration of American Black Composers" concert

February 17, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - February 17, 2024 @ 7:30 PM

Saturday, February 17 7:30 PM The Clarion at Brazosport College Selections include:

Florence Price – Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major “Afro-American”
Music of Scott Joplin and Duke Ellington

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“Legends” concert

"Legends" concert

April 6, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - April 6, 2024 @ 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 6 7:30 PM The Clarion at Brazosport College This concert will feature the 2024 winners of the Whit Phillips Memorial Young Artist Competition and Student Melody Challenge winners. Selections will include:

Kondo – The Legend of Zelda
Gliere – Russian Sailor’s Dance
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Weber – Oberon Overture
Purcell – King Arthur

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“May the 4th!” concert

"May the 4th!" concert

May 4, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - May 4, 2024 @ 7:30 PM

Saturday, May 4 7:30 PM The Clarion at Brazosport College Selections will include:

Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
Music of Star Wars

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Museum of Natural Science

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October 3 @ 11:00 AM - October 3 @ 3:00 PM

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October 4 @ 11:00 AM - October 4 @ 3:00 PM

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October 5 @ 11:00 AM - October 5 @ 3:00 PM

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October 6 @ 11:00 AM - October 6 @ 3:00 PM

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October 7 @ 11:00 AM - October 7 @ 3:00 PM

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October 8 @ 2:00 PM - October 8 @ 5:00 PM

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Free self-guided tours to the Brazosport Art League gallery and Brazosport Museum of Natural Science. Reservations required. Hours are 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday and 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM on Sunday.

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October 10 @ 11:00 AM - October 10 @ 3:00 PM

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October 11 @ 11:00 AM - October 11 @ 3:00 PM

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October 12 @ 11:00 AM - October 12 @ 3:00 PM

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October 13 @ 11:00 AM - October 13 @ 3:00 PM

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Brazosport Live Theater

“Wait Until Dark” Performances

"Wait Until Dark" Performances

October 27 @ 7:30 PM - October 27 @ 7:30 PM

This masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying, breath-stopping final scene! A dangerous and sinister trio of con artists are about to meet their match. The criminals trace a mysterious doll to the basement apartment a young blind woman, Susy Hendrix, and her husband Sam. Sam had been persuaded by a mysterious woman to transport the doll across the Canadian border, not knowing that sewn inside were several grams of heroin. The strange woman is found murdered and Sam is implicated. His wife must find the missing doll to prove his innocence. Susy becomes tangled in a game of cat and mouse when the players shift unexpectedly. She knows the only way to survive is to change the rules. As night falls and Susy plunges the apartment into total darkness, the players are forced to maneuver in mutual blindness until the game's deadly conclusion. ***This play is a suspense/thriller that includes some intense sequences of action and is not intended for young children.

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“Wait Until Dark” Performances

"Wait Until Dark" Performances

October 28 @ 7:30 PM - October 28 @ 7:30 PM

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“Wait Until Dark” Performances

"Wait Until Dark" Performances

October 29 @ 2:30 PM - October 29 @ 2:30 PM

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“Wait Until Dark” Performances

"Wait Until Dark" Performances

November 3 @ 7:30 PM - November 3 @ 7:30 PM

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“Wait Until Dark” Performances

"Wait Until Dark" Performances

November 4 @ 7:30 PM - November 4 @ 7:30 PM

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“Wait Until Dark” Performances

"Wait Until Dark" Performances

November 5 @ 2:30 PM - November 5 @ 2:30 PM

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Season Tickets & Memberships

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There are tickets and membership levels for every need and budget, so sign up for one (or many) today! To support The Center and all our programs, purchase a Full Circle Sampler below!

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Brazosport Center for the Arts and Sciences is the cultural home for an entire community of approximately 340,000 people. All of our activities are volunteer-driven and we are always looking for new volunteers at The Center. Sign up to make a difference in the Arts and Sciences community in your area.