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Untitled Document Get in the Halloween spirit this Friday as The Orange Show presents "Gypsy Swamp Showcase" featuring live music, improvisational dance, visual artistry, and a freaky and sensual celebration of the Day of the Dead. Ghastly body paint, harrowing baptisms, and a whole lot of Voodoo are in store for all that come! Led by one of Houston's best and most diverse ...

Untitled Document "A film of delusions and deceptive appearances, madmen and murder..." - Roger Ebert "Undoubtedly one of the most exciting and inspired horror movies ever made" - Time Out Magazine Join us this Saturday for an evening of mystery and suspense as Houston's own Two Star Symphony performs their original score to the 1920 cult ...

Untitled Document We're so close to filling our commitment and are looking for 30 more awesome volunteers to join The Orange Show's crew at the Bayou City Art Festival, taking place October 8th & 9th! If we reach our target number of volunteers, then Bayou City Art Festival will provide us with a substantial donation! So, by donating your time you're actually giving us money!  ...

What started as a group of art adventurers trying to out-discover and out-entertain each other in 1986 has turned into the award-winning Eyeopener Tour series. Over 15,000 guests have toured visionary folk art environments and collections that make you stop, look and look again. The folks at Texas Monthly were so impressed that they included the Eyeopener Tours in their list of "The Top 50 Things All Texans Should Do", and The City of Houston promotional materials often list it as one of "The ...

Construction has begun on Houston's newest art park, and it's right here at the Orange Show! Smither Park is well on it's way to becoming a reality, and we need your help. You can contribute to this fun green space by providing odds & ends to embellish the park structures. Some suggestions of items we can use: ...

Marketing director Stephen Bridges tells me, half in jest, that all of Houston is only a backdrop for the Orange Show. He has a point. Mexicali colors. Check. Anything goes. Check. Quirky context. Check. Just a few miles east of downtown’s looming skyscrapers—wedged between run-down asbestos-sided houses and a freight company, freeway abuzz a block away—resides the key to life.

Marketing director Stephen Bridges tells me, half in jest, that all of Houston is only a backdrop for the Orange Show. He has a point. Mexicali colors. Check. Anything goes. Check. Quirky context. Check. Just a few miles east of downtown’s looming skyscrapers—wedged between run-down asbestos-sided houses and a freight company, freeway abuzz a block away—resides the key to life.

Yet Houston has its share of oddball wonders, too, led by heavy hitter the Orange Show. Postal worker Jeff McKissack worked on it from 1956 until his death in 1980, crafting a 3,000-square-foot homage to his preferred citrus. The meandering maze incorporates a wishing well, a pond, wagon wheels, tractor seats and mannequins. Come in the spring and you can be part of the annual Easter Orange Hunt. Bring a basket.

Volunteer with the Orange Show at Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park! March 25, 26 and 27, 2011 It's festival time again, and we love the Memorial Park Bayou City Art Festival most of all! The Orange Show is again a participating Non-Profit Partner, and we're ...

Greater Houston Area Museums Art Car REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12pm Tuesday, February 22, 2011 The 2011 ...

From the Folk Art Messenger Summer 2010 Edition Houston's Art Car Parade America's First and Still the Largest Article by: Randall Lott Photographs by: Larry Harris A series of unrelated events in 1984 gave birth to an art movement in Houston, Texas. That year, Kit and Karl Detering donated a 1967 Ford station wagon to The Orange Show, the art environment created by Houston postman Jeff McKissack to honor his favorite fruit, the orange. A local artist, Jackie Harris, then ...

The 23rd-annual Houston Art Car Parade featured a heady confluence of old-school R&B and classic rock 'n' roll. With Blues Brother himself Dan Akroyd serving as the parade's grand marshal, an elaborate entry dedicated to the Beatles and designed and constructed by students at Houston's Sam Houston High School called “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” claimed the Mayor's Cup trophy and $2,000 grand prize.

Orange Show Opening Party & Trophy Workshop March 6th, 1:00 – 4:00pm Welcome to the Monument After months of restoration the Orange Show Monument will be celebrating it’s re-opening. This will be a free outdoor event with special guests to bless our upcoming season and St. Arnolds to refresh your spirit. Please bring non-perishable food items for donation to Houston Food Bank, our way of giving back and offering a blessing to our local ...

Hello!! Welcome to the Orange Show newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership. Orange Show Opening Party & Trophy Workshop March 6th, 1:00 – 4:00pm Welcome to the Monument After months of restoration the Orange Show Monument will be celebrating it’s re-opening. This will be a free outdoor event with special guests to bless our upcoming season and St. Arnolds to refresh your spirit. Please bring non-perishable ...

It's TIME --- Making Art Car, Making Art Car! We are pleased to announce that it's time to get yer motors running - the 2010 Houston Art Car Parade Application is live and ready for you to tell us the story of your fabulous entry, even if it has not yet been hatched. The entry fee for individuals and non-corporate vehicles is still just $30. For branded vehicles please contact the parade staff as there are special considerations.  ...