Before America had official National Landmarks or historic districts, we had the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). The HABS project began in 1933, putting to work thousands of unemployed architects, draftsmen, and photographers to document America's historic buildings. Two of The Heritage Society's structures, the 1847 Kellum-Noble House and the 1850 Nichols-Rice-Cherry House, were recorded during the earliest days of HABS. In the fall of 2011, three more of The Heritage Society's historic structures were added to the archive. This exhibit features the intricate architectural drawings and photographs from those surveys and shows how the information is used to preserve the structures for the future.
The Heritage Society is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Exhibit on view Tuesday, February 21-May 20, 2012. Museum Gallery open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday, 1– 4 p.m.

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The FotoFest 2012 Biennial
From: March 16, 2012 - April 29, 2012
Location: FotoFest International
Address: 1113 Vine Street, Houston, 77002
Free Admission: Yes
A six week biennial festival that will include exhibitions on contemporary Russian photography, international meeting place portfolio reviews for artists, forums, workshops, evenings with photography artists and an international print auction.
FotoFest International, founded in 1983 in Houston, Texas, is the first and longest-running international Biennial of photography and photo-related art in the U.S.
The FotoFest Biennial and art programs are known as platforms for ideas and discovery, combining museum-quality art with important social and aesthetic issues. The Biennial exhibitions curated by FotoFest give priority to the works of important but little-known photographic artists from the U.S. and around the world.
In addition to exhibitions, the FotoFest Biennial features a large portfolio review program for photographic artists, a film and video series, conferences, multi-media installations, a Fine Print Auction, and four-color exhibition catalogue.
This six week biennial festival event begins on March 16, 2012 and will include exhibitions on Contemporary Russian Photography, International Meeting Place Portfolio Reviews for Artists, Forums, Workshops, Evenings with Photography Artists and an International Print Auction.

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Houston Grand Opera: Don Carlos
From: April 13, 2012 - April 28, 2012 (Recurring daily)
Location: Houston Grand Opera
Address: 510 Preston, Ste. 500, Houston, TX 77002
Times: April 13, 6:30 p.m. | April 15, 2 p.m. | April 19, 6:30 p.m. | April 22, 2 p.m. | April 28, 6:30 p.m.
Don Carlos, with intense passions and a majestic score, is the quintessential grand opera. King Phillippe II of Spain dissolves the engagement of Don Carlos, his son, and Elisabeth de Valois by marrying the French princess himself. The ensuing drama pits father against son, crown against church and conscience against loyalty. Verdi's music heightens emotions in this sweeping drama set during the turbulence of sixteenth-century Europe.

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Houston International Festival
From: April 21, 2012 - April 29, 2012
The Houston International Festival celebrates diversity, educates about different cultures, and makes the future generation global. More than one million people attend this annual multicultural celebration. Downtown will be filled with ethnic food booths, arts and crafts, kiosks, interesting exhibits and 1,800 various performers.

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