Tickets and Donations
You can find our ticket information for upcoming events and donations below. If you'd also like to contribute towards the music, drama, or art departments, you can leave a donation which will help out with our scholarship and other funds.
Tickets and Donations
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Ticketed Upcoming Arts & Humanities Events
Steve Martin's Picasso at The Lapin Agile
In the VPA Main Stage Theatre!
Shows:
Friday, February, 21, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February, 22, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February, 23, 2025 | 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, February, 27, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February, 28, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 2, 2025 | 2:30 p.m.
Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein have a chance encounter at a Parisian café and discuss life, art, and science.
Warning: This play contains some mature themes. Audience discretion is advised.
General Admission: $10 | Students and LSC-Employees: $5
Purchase your tickets here!
Upcoming Arts & Humanities Events
Kari Breitigam: Sabbatical Explorations
Monday, January 13 - Thursday, March 6 | B12.1 Art Gallery
The Lone Star College-University Park Art Department presents Kari Breitigam: Sabbatical Explorations.
Artist Talk: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 1:30 p.m.
Spring 2025 Music Auditions
Film Virtual Aufdition: Thursday, January 16 | 3 - 5 p.m. | VPA Rehearsal Hall
In-Person Auditions: Thursday, January 23 | 2 - 6 p.m. | VPA Rehearsal Hall
Audition in person or virtually for: Private lessons (voice, instruments, or composition), Choirs, Orchestra, & Percussion Ensemble
Submit a video online or schedule an audition at LoneStar.edu/UP-Auditions.
Master Your Class: Bad Arguments that Sound Good with Paul Naquin
Monday, January 27 | 2 - 3:20 p.m. | B13.711/13
Drama Auditions for Student Directed Plays
Tuesday, January 28 | 4 - 7 p.m. | VPA Black Box Theatre
Callbacks are on Thursday, January 30 | 4 - 9 p.m. | VPA Black Box Theatre
Patrick Renner: Painting Party
Wednesday, January 29 | 11:30 a.m. | VPA Art Gallery
Assist local artist Patrick Renner in creating “Lone Star Constellation” – an installation for the VPA Art Gallery.
No painting experience required!
Master Your Class: Getting to the Heart of Grammar with Kim Hayden
Monday, February 3 | 2 - 3:20 p.m. | B13.711/13
Black History Month Movies & Arts Series - Movie Session: The Help
Tuesday, February 4 | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. | CB 230
Master Your Class: Time Management with Jamie Stoops
Wednesday, February 5 | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | CB 230
Black History Month Movies & Arts Series - Arts Series: Paintings
Wednesday, February 5 | 3 - 4 p.m. | CB 230
Patrick Renner: Lone Star Constellation with Artist Talk
Wednesday, February 5 - Thursday, April 3 | VPA Art Gallery
The Lone Star College-University Park Art Department presents, Patrick Renner: Lone Star Constellation, a community painting effort.
Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Wednesday, February, 2024 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Master Your Class: Show, Don't Tell: Brain Chemistry Reasons to Use Images in Your Writing with Greg Oaks
Monday, February 10 | 12:30 - 1:50 p.m. | B13.711/13
Master Your Class: Show, Don't Tell: Generative AI: Best Practices, Dos, and Don'ts with Kevin Tucker
Tuesday, February 11 | 10 - 11 a.m. | Flex Lab B12.811
Black History Month Movies & Arts Series - Movie Session: American Fiction
Tuesday, February 11 | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. | CB 230
Kari Breitigam: Sabbatical Explorations Artist Talk
Wednesday, February 12 | 1:30 p.m. | B12.1 Art Gallery
The Lone Star College-University Park Art Department presents Kari Breitigam: Sabbatical Exploration.
Join us as we listen to Kari Breitigam talk about what she has been doing and learned during her sabbatical.
Black History Month Movies & Arts Series - Arts Series: Poetry
Wednesday, February 12 | 3 - 4 p.m. | B12.133
Black History Month Movies & Arts Series - Movie Session: The Butler
Tuesday, February 18 | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. | CB 230
Master Your Class: How Successful Students Study with Katie Truax
Wednesday, February 19 | 2 - 3 p.m. | NSO B13.210
Black History Month Movies & Arts Series - Arts Series: Music
Wednesday, February 19 | 3 - 4 p.m. | CB 230
Steve Martin's Picasso at The Lapin Agile
In the VPA Main Stage Theatre!
Shows:
Friday, February, 21, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February, 22, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February, 23, 2025 | 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, February, 27, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February, 28, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 2, 2025 | 2:30 p.m.
Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein have a chance encounter at a Parisian café and discuss life, art, and science.
Warning: This play contains some mature themes. Audience discretion is advised.
General Admission: $10 | Students and LSC-Employees: $5
Purchase your tickets here!
ReadUP: Author Visit with Jaime Green
Thursday, February 20 | 1 - 3 p.m. | Grand Hall
Coming soon!
Master Your Class: How Do You Know and Why Does it Matter? Using Evidence Effectively with David Cameron
Tuesday, February 25 | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Flex Lab B12.811
Black History Month Movies & Arts Series - Movie Session: Hidden Figures
Tuesday, February 25 | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. | CB 230
Master Your Class: How to Write and Format Your History Essay with Isaiah Tadlock
Monday, March 3 | 10 - 11 a.m. | Flex Lab B12.811
Philosophy in Film: Memento
Monday, March 3 | 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | NSO B13.210
Join us to explore philosophical themes through films, friends and snacks! Free Admission.
Are We Alone? Artwork Exploring the Possibility of Life Beyond Earth
Monday, March 17 - Friday, April 11 | B12.1 Art Gallery
The Lone Star College-University Park Art Department in collaboration with ReadUP presents, Are We Alone?, artwork exploring the possibility of life beyond Earth.
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Content Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the artwork on this campus are those of the artists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions held by Lone Star College-University Park’s students and employees.
Master Your Class: Deciphering Journal Articles Quickly with Bethany Watkins
Tuesday, March 4 | 8 - 9:20 a.m. & 9:30 - 10:50 a.m. | Flex Lab B12.811
Master Your Class: Bringing Up Your History Grade with Katie Truax
Wednesday, March 5 | 2 - 3 p.m. | NSO B13.210
Master Your Class: Bad Arguments that Sound Good with Paul Naquin
Tuesday, March 18 | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | B13.711/13
Apollo Chamber Players Concert (Tentative)
Thursday, March 20 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Coming soon!
Reserve your tickets here!
ReadUP: Field Trip to Johnson Space Center
Friday, March 21 | Time TBA | NASA Johnson Space Center
Coming soon!
Philosophy in Film: Inside Out
Monday, March 24 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | NSO B13.210
Join us to explore philosophical themes through films, friends and snacks! Free Admission.
Master Your Class: Understanding Annotated Bibliographies with Ashley Lerma
Wednesday, March 26 | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Flex Lab B12.811
Master Your Class: Deciphering Journal Articles Quickly with Bethany Watkins
Thursday, March 27 | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Flex Lab B12.811
Vocal Master Class: Mark Tempesta
Friday, March 28 | 6 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Coming soon!
Master Your Class: What are the Humanities and Why Should You Care? with Amy Young
Wednesday, April 2 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | CB 231
Vocal Master Class: Dr. Dana Rice Guidroz
Thursday, April 3 | 6 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Coming soon!
Student Directed Plays
In the VPA Black Box Theatre!
Shows:
Friday, April, 4, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April, 5, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April, 6, 2025 | 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, April, 10, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April, 11, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April, 12, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April, 13, 2025 | 2:30 p.m.
An evening of One Act plays in collaboration with the Lone Star College-University Park Drama student.
General Admission: $10 | Students and LSC-Employees: $5
Purchase your tickets here!
Windows to the World
Wednesday, April 9 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | Grand Hall
Each semester, the ESOL department celebrates cultures through spring celebrations. ESOL students are invited to enjoy diversity in different forms, build community among ESOL students and provide a platform for our students to showcase their talents, share cultural know-how, and take pride in their native and the US cultural heritage.
2026 ReadUP Book Unveiling
Thursday, April 10 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Multipurpose Room B13.210
Coming soon!
Daniel Saenz Strings Master Class (Tentative)
Monday, April 14 | 4 - 5:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Coming soon!
8th Annual Juried Student Art Show
Tuesday, April 15 - Friday, May 2 | VPA Art Gallery
Coming soon!
Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. | VPA Black Box
Monarch Chamber Ensemble
Wednesday, April 16 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Coming soon!
Uproar Artists Exhibition
Monday, April 21 - Friday, May 2 | B12.1 Art Gallery
Coming soon!
Music Student Recital
Wednesday, April 23 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Coming soon!
Reserve your tickets here!
Concert Choir Performance
Friday, April 25 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Coming soon!
Reserve your tickets here!
Symphony Orchestra & Percussion Ensemble Concert
Tuesday, April 29 | 7:30 p.m. | VPA Main Stage Theatre
Coming soon!
Reserve your tickets here!
Box Office
For questions, please call 281.290.2742.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your event's start time. There is NO late seating for Black Box Theatre events. All events are subject to change or cancellation.
Directions to LSC-UP Visual & Performing Arts Center
Lone Star College-University Park is located at 249 and Louetta. If you are entering from the main entrance, please park in Garage 10 or 11 and take the elevators between Garage 10 and 11 to the second floor.
For the Visual & Performing Arts Center (VPA) there is parking located in the front of the building.
- Visual & Performing Arts Center (VPA) | Located across from Center for Science and Innovation (CSI).
- VPA Box Office Suite (101) | Walk in the VPA and to the left you will find the front window of the Box Office Suite.
- VPA Main Stage Theatre (110) | Walking into the VPA, you can either take the right or left route to find the Main Stage taking the big doors near the center walls.
- VPA Black Box Theatre (138) | The first two big doors located on the right wall will take you to the Black Box.
- VPA Art Gallery | Entering the VPA, the Art Gallery is located directly to the right.
- Interdisciplinary Teaching Hall (108) | Down the hall on the left you can find the Interdisciplinary Teaching Hall in room 108.
- VPA Rehearsal Hall (112) | Down the hall on the left and past the double doors, the are doors on the left wall that will take you into the Rehearsal Hall.
- VPA Arts Studio (121) | Taking the right hallway past the double doors, all the way down the hall on the right you will find the doors to room 121. - Art Galleries
- VPA | Entering the VPA, the Art Gallery is located directly to the right.
- B12.1 | Enter building 12 and continue down the hallway till you reach the Division 1 suite. Down this hall is where the Art Gallery starts. - First Floor Atrium (B12.1) | Continue down the hallway until you reach the elevators between buildings 12 and 13. Take them down one floor and they'll open onto the First Floor Atrium.
- The Multipurpose Room (B13.210) | Continue down the hallway toward buildings 12 and 13. Just past the elevators, you'll see the Multipurpose Room on your right behind glass doors.
- East Dining and West Dining (W) | Turn right down the first long hallway you see, and follow it all the way back. Go around the big circle and head down the left hallway for East Dining (it's just to the left of Abby's, the cafeteria) or to the right hallway for West Dining.
