Calendar of Events
M Mon
T Tue
W Wed
T Thu
F Fri
S Sat
S Sun
2 events,
Space for Us: Afrofuturism and the Poetic Imagination
The Freedmen's Town Visitor Center is proud to present Space for Us: Afrofuturism and the Poetic Imagination which showcases the captivating works of Aris Kian Brown as part of her community outreach project as Houston’s 2023-2025 Poet Laureate. This exhibition challenges the boundaries between art and organizing, protest and poetics, imagination and demand. This event is […]
Celebrate Freedmen’s Town: UH Graphic Design Exhibition
Celebrate Freedmen's Town is a collaborative exhibit with the cultural archives of Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy that features selected posters by the junior Graphic Design students at the University of Houston Katherine McGovern School of Art. Through the visual language of design, students envisioned topographical data, cultural institutions, and signifiers of history that answer questions […]
3 events,
Fourth Ward Super Neighborhood Reactivation Meeting
Fourth Ward Super Neighborhood Reactivation Meeting
Residents and neighbors are reactivating the Fourth Ward Super Neighborhood to have greater voice at city hall, provide opportunities for revitalization funding, and promote increased communication. Meeting Agenda: Networking Bylaws discussion Board Member Election Community Issues Hosted by Joseph Panzarella at fourthwardn@gmail.com
3 events,
Archaeology Now: Freedmen’s Town Heritage Walking Tour
Archaeology Now: Freedmen’s Town Heritage Walking Tour
This May, Archaeology Now: Notre-Dame A Wider World is engaging with the legacy of Freedmen's Town! Join us Saturday, May 17, 2025, tour the historic district of Freedmen's Town and see original structures that include homes, churches, and the brick streets paved by its emancipated leaders. An additional highlight will be a visit to Bethel […]
3 events,
Archaeology Now: African American Gothic
Archaeology Now: African American Gothic
This May, Archaeology Now: Notre-Dame A Wider World is engaging with the legacy of Freedmen's Town! Join us on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 7 - 8 PM, Pastor Lou and Mrs. Jacqueline B. McElroy, Pastor and First Lady of the historic Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, the oldest African American Baptist Church in Houston, will […]
