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Please join us for eggnog, cookies, brats, and beer Meet old and new friends while you are here! Leave with a dog, a smile, and good cheer With hope and joy for an exciting New Year! Pet adoptions by Barrio Dogs (please bring a donation of dry dog food to benefit Barrio Dogs) Balloon dog levitation races Herbal tarot readings by artist Lisa E. Harris Craft beer from Saint Arnold Brewing Company Prizes for best holiday sweaters, a book swap, and more!

Performances in conjunction with the exhibition SonicWorks: The Drone Bros + Robert Hodge presents a Beauty Box Pop-Up Show with Outspoken Bean and The Aspiring Me Drone Bros are a sonic performance art group. They create temporary, performance-based sound sculptures that bring together elements of experimental and pop music. Given that music and sound have a physiological affect on the human body, the Drone Bros use droning notes in an attempt to affect the body and mind of the listener/observer. By hearing the same frequency over an extended period of time, the human mind and body can experience different states of awareness, therefore the sound sculpture is a visceral and concrete way to engage people into different states of awareness. The Drone Bros seek to continue and develop the long-standing and arguably ancient tradition of drone music through the appropriation of pop music. Taking elements from their  own experiences as musicians, they use guitars, synthesizers, talkbox, drum machines, and other electronic devices, while taking musical influence from rock, blues, funk and rap music. Robert Hodge is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice explores themes of memory and commemoration. Born in Houston, Texas and raised in the City’s Third Ward district, the artist studied […]

Screening of Melissa Dubbin and Aaron S. Davidson's Sound Designs for Future Films  Performance: Critical Mass A suite of solos performed on a stage of lights developed by artist Ronny Quevedo Performers: Stephen Araujo, Lisa E. Harris, Autumn Knight and Jesus Romero Sound Design for Future Films inverts the hierarchy and workflow of typical film production, starting with a two-and-a-half minute sound design for a scene in a film that doesn’t exist. Dubbin and Davidson began with the narrative aural details necessary to construct a scene, sounds that describe activities within an environment, sounds that are not dialogue or music. These sounds are drawn from sound libraries and are composed to propose an oblique-narrative. The sound design serves as the primary source material in a collaboration with other artists. They gave this scene to 20 different artists to create the image component. Each artist was given complete control concerning their visual contribution, Dubbin and Davidson only asked that the audio remain unaltered.    

An evening of experimental music organized by Damon Smith 1. Fig Compote plays "Menil Piece 2 for Anthony Braxton & Jeff Koons" 2. Robert Pearson on solo keyboards 3. Trio: Sandy Ewen (guitar, objects); Damon Smith (double bass); Rebecca Novak (radios)

A conversation about sound, philosophy, and underground music This open conversation moderated by Associate Curator Rachel Cook brings together a variety of individual voices for a discussion about sound, perceptions of how we see and hear, and the influence of underground music. Panelists: Lucas Gorham, Jawwaad Taylor, Fat Tony, and Casey O'Callaghan