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Brazosport Art League Hosts Migration Celebration Photography Exhibit

Migration Celebration may have been cancelled in 2020 and 2021, but area nature lovers can still appreciate the beauty of the great outdoors at Brazosport Art League’s newest exhibit opening this week. More than 60 photos from the Migration Celebration Photography Contest are on display in the gallery, featuring entries and winners from the last t ...

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The Facts Features MLKCC Sponsorship of Center Stages Production

The Facts included a story in the weekend edition about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee’s sponsorship of Brazosport Center Stages’ upcoming production of “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years.” The show opens this Friday, May 14 with performances on consecutive weekends, with shows ...

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Summer at The Center is BACK!

The Center is happy to announce that our summer programs for children and teens are returning in 2021! The complete list of programs is below. Registration is open now. Parents may register their children on our website, during The Center’s business hours (M-F, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) via phone or in person at the Box Office. Please call T ...

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BASF Planetarium Set to Reopen May 11

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! After being closed for more than a year due to COVID-19, the BASF Planetarium will REOPEN Tuesday, May 11 at 7:00 PM! The May show will be “Water on Mars” and will include a night sky tour and demonstration. To allow for social distancing in the planetarium dome, we are allowin ...

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Tickets On Sale for Final BSO Concert of the Season

Tickets are available now for Brazosport Symphony Orchestra’s last concert of the 2020-2021 season, “Surprise and Awe,” slated for Saturday, May 15 at 7:30 PM at The Clarion. Winners of the 2020 Whit Phillips Memorial Young Artists Competition will be featured, as well as Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 94, “Surpris ...

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“Having Our Say” tickets available NOW!

"Having Our Say" tickets available NOW!

Tickets for Brazosport Center Stages’ production of HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANEY SISTERS’ FIRST 100 YEARS by Emily Mann, adapted from the book by Sarah L. and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth, are on sale NOW! The show is slated to run May 14-16 and 21-23. The production is generously sponsored by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebrati ...

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Become a Member!

Become a Member! New seasons, new exhibits, new shows, new ways to support your local arts and science programs… join now to experience it all! Supporting local nonprofits is extremely important during this difficult time. The impact of the cancellations and temporary closure of The Center and local performance venues represent major lo ...

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COVID-19 UPDATES

Brazosport Museum of Natural Science and Brazosport Art Gallery are now open! Keep checking this post and follow us on social media for updates. To comply with the City of Clute ordinance, face masks will be required upon entrance to The Center. Thank you for your continued patronage as we navigate the best path forward for our visitors, volunt ...

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Featured Art Events

Center Tour Reservations

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

Center Tour Reservations

Free Self Guided Tours to the Art Gallery and Museum of Natural Science Reservation required Tours at 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday Limit 3 Childrens' Tickets per Adult Ticket

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May 14 @ 11:00 AM - May 14 @ 3:00 PM

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May 15 @ 11:00 AM - May 15 @ 3:00 PM

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Open Studio Time Reservation

May 17 @ 9:00 AM - May 17 @ 4:00 PM

Art Studio Workspace First three sessions are FREE but reservations are required. Membership is required afterward to continue the free sessions. Monday Sessions 9:00 AM - 11:00, 11:00 AM - 1:00 AM, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday Sessions 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:00 - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Occupancy is limited and face coverings and distancing are required.

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Center Tour Reservations

May 18 @ 11:00 AM - May 18 @ 3:00 PM

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Teen Studio Time 1

May 18 @ 1:30 PM - May 18 @ 3:30 PM

Spring semester Tuesdays January 12 - May 18 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Class is open to Art League Members 13-18 yrs old only. Student membership available for $10. Class price - $70 per semester includes all supplies Course is heavy on design and composition. Individual and group projects in ink, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, textile art, clay, print-making, glass mosaic, and metal work. Instructors - Linda Strickland, Mark Cameron

Occupancy is limited and face coverings and distancing are required. No classes will be held the week of March 9.

This class has a very loose, free-form structure. Artists strive to show their individual creativity in whatever medium they choose to work. Students in Teen Studio are encouraged to show and grow their individual and unique creative nature and become the artists they were meant to be.

Our course of study is "Recycle, Reclaim, Reuse".

We'll continue applying the Elements of Art in various mediums, starting January off doing clay sculpture led by Joe Morris, then copper/metal assemblage and textile in February & March. Also on the schedule: Acrylic painting basics - led by Mark Cameron, pastel basics - led by Linda Paulk. In April we'll start the large projects where the teens choose the medium and subject matter they want to work in. We finish our year with the exhibit in the Gallery in June 8 - July 3, 2021.

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Teen Studio Time 2

May 18 @ 4:00 PM - May 18 @ 6:00 PM

Spring semester Tuesdays January 12 - May 18 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Class is open to Art League Members 13-18 yrs old only. Student membership available for $10. Class price - $70 per semester includes all supplies Course is heavy on design and composition. Individual and group projects in ink, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, textile art, clay, print-making, glass mosaic, and metal work. Instructors - Linda Strickland, Mark Cameron

Occupancy is limited and face coverings and distancing are required. No classes will be held March 9.

Our course of study is "Recycle, Reclaim, Reuse".

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Open Studio Time Reservation

May 19 @ 9:00 AM - May 19 @ 4:00 PM

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Center Tour Reservations

May 19 @ 11:00 AM - May 19 @ 3:00 PM

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May 20 @ 11:00 AM - May 20 @ 3:00 PM

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Featured Planetarium Shows

Planetarium Show – Water on Mars

Planetarium Show - Water on Mars

May 18 @ 7:00 PM - May 18 @ 8:00 PM

Water on Mars

May 11, 18 & 25 7:00 PM BASF Planetarium Learn the latest about Mars and the presence of everybody’s favorite life-sustaining liquid! This show will allow up to 4 pods of up to eight people from the same household to attend each viewing. (If you reserve one pod, you may bring up to eight people from the same household. The price is per pod, not per person.) Member pods are included with BASF memberships. Face coverings over both the mouth and nose are required for all audience members for the duration of the indoors program. Thank you for your cooperation! Pods (up to eight people) – $20.00 per pod Member pods (up to eight people) – admission included in your membership, but reservations are required.

Watch Virtual Shows Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iek22bZiulE

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Planetarium Show – Water on Mars

Planetarium Show - Water on Mars

May 25 @ 7:00 PM - May 25 @ 8:00 PM

Water on Mars

Watch Virtual Shows Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iek22bZiulE

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Planetarium Experiences

July 8 @ 7:00 PM - July 8 @ 9:00 PM

Summer at The Center Planetarium Experiences July 8, 15, 22 & 29 7:00 PM Family friendly, ages 4+ $5 per person, per session Each session will feature a different planetarium experience and show. Face coverings must be worn at all times.

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Planetarium Experiences

July 15 @ 7:00 PM - July 15 @ 9:00 PM

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Planetarium Experiences

July 22 @ 7:00 PM - July 22 @ 9:00 PM

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Planetarium Experiences

July 29 @ 7:00 PM - July 29 @ 9:00 PM

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Brazosport Live Theater

“Having Our Say” Performances

"Having Our Say" Performances

May 14 @ 7:30 PM - May 14 @ 10:00 PM

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years May 14 - 23, 2021 Written by Emily Mann, adapted from the book by Sarah L. and A. Elizabeth Delaney with Amy Hill Hearth The Delany sisters take us on a remarkable journey with tales drawn from their rich family history and careers as pioneering African-American professionals. Their story shines a light on American history, told through the eyes of two trailblazing women as they look not only to the past, but also ahead to the twenty-first century. May 14, 22 & 23: Kendra and Tonita May 15, 16 & 21: Lois and Sharon Generously Sponsored by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee

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Gerrard Teen Guild Workshop

June 8 @ 9:00 AM - June 8 @ 4:30 PM

Summer at The Center Teen Guild Workshop June 7 - June 19 • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Ages 12 - 18 $175 per student ONE SESSION ONLY REGISTRATION BEGINS MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 AT 9:00 AM.

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Gerrard Teen Guild Workshop

June 9 @ 9:00 AM - June 9 @ 4:30 PM

Summer at The Center Teen Guild Workshop June 7 - June 19 • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Ages 12 - 18 $175 per student ONE SESSION ONLY REGISTRATION BEGINS MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 AT 9:00 AM.

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Gerrard Teen Guild Workshop

June 10 @ 9:00 AM - June 10 @ 4:30 PM

Summer at The Center Teen Guild Workshop June 7 - June 19 • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Ages 12 - 18 $175 per student ONE SESSION ONLY REGISTRATION BEGINS MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 AT 9:00 AM.

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Memberships are the quickest and easiest way to welcome you to The Center family! Not only do memberships give you a way to support the cultural activities we have planned, but memberships also allow you to have a say in the way our programs will plan their activities for the year. Some membership benefits also include tickets to concerts, planetarium shows and live theater performances! There are membership levels for every need and budget, so sign up for one (or many) today! If you want to become a member of everything we have to offer, sign up with the Full Circle “all in” membership!