On March 26, HSPVA Friends’ 20th Annual Encore Luncheon, Live and Unplugged, raised a record-breaking $391,000 for Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. This year, Encore Chairs Janis and Paul Jarosz welcomed 270 guests onto the Denney Theatre stage to support this nationally acclaimed, tuition-free public school. Read more about Encore below,…
Thank you for making the 2025 Encore Luncheon, Center Stage, a huge success! The 19th Annual Encore Luncheon was Thursday, April 3, seated on the Denney Theatre stage. Luncheon Chairs Sally and Philip Edmundson welcomed 250 guests to celebrate 2025 Distinguished Alumnus and two-time Tony Award-nominated theatre, film, and TV actor K. Todd Freeman ’83. Thanks…
Thank you for making the 2024 Encore Luncheon a huge success! The 18th Annual Encore Luncheon was Thursday, April 4, seated on the Denney Theatre stage. Luncheon Chairs Tissy and Rusty Hardin welcomed 300 guests to celebrate 2024 Distinguished Alumna and world-renowned jazz pianist and composer Helen Sung ’89. Thanks to the generosity of HSPVA…
Treat yourself to a glam day out with Queer Eye star and style icon Jonathan Van Ness! You and a friend will visit Jonathan Van Ness in Austin, Texas, for a fun afternoon of laughs and self-care. First, you’ll discover your new beauty regimen with a personal hair and skincare consultation, including a blowout and gift bag…
PURCHASE MUSICFEST TICKETS Sunday, October 1, 2023 12:30-6:00pm Live music, food trucks, and fun for the whole family—all for a good cause! This HSPVA tradition features every music ensemble—that’s 350+ student musicians in 30+ live music events across 7 stages! Don’t miss Kinder HSPVA’s annual music festival benefiting the Instrumental and Vocal Music Departments! Catch…
The Kinder HSPVA Vocal Music Department brought the house down with its final concert of the 2022-2023 school year! Perfect Fifth (P5), the pop vocal ensemble, performed some of the greatest hits from the 80s, under the direction of Vocal Music faculty member Marcus Jauregui, with choreography by Brooke Barnes-Meeks (Dance ’97). Audience members jammed…
In April, the Kinder HSPVA Theatre Department presented Little Shop of Horrors as part of its spring mainstage series. The show was directed by Theatre Department faculty member Joshua Denning and featured choreography by visiting guest artist Natalie Uehara and musical direction by consulting faculty member Stephanie York Blue (Instrumental ’81). Theatre Department students designed…
Thank you for making the 2023 Encore Event a huge success! The 17th Annual Encore Event was Tuesday, April 11, in the rooftop gardens of POST Houston. Event Chairs Victoria & Alex Lazar and Carey Jordan & Brian Simmons welcomed 300 guests to celebrate 2023 Community Honoree Joan Vachule Murrin and 2023 Distinguished Alumna and 8-time Emmy® winner Rachelle Mendez. Thanks…
You’re invited to celebrate with us! Tuesday, April 11 Outpost at POST 401 Franklin Street 11:00am || Registration & Reception 11:30 – 1:00pm || Seated Luncheon Event Co-Chairs Victoria & Alex Lazar || Carey Jordan & Brian Simmons Honoring 2023 Distinguished Alumna and 8x Emmy® winner Rachelle Mendez ’94 Celebrating HSPVA Friends’ 2023 Community…
Thank you, Brookfield Properties! HSPVA Friends celebrates Brookfield Properties, which has partnered with Kinder HSPVA for nearly twenty years by underwriting performance and exhibition opportunities for students. In preparation for the school’s move downtown in 2019, Brookfield Properties expanded its support in both Allen Center and Houston Center to connect Kinder HSPVA students to…