Wes Anderson Homecoming Soirée
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Benefiting a New Arts & Film Center at Garden Oaks Theater
Celebrating 30 Years of Fantastical Filmmaking
Join Arthouse Houston for this rare in-person evening with Wes Anderson, celebrating his remarkable 30-year filmmaking career. Wes is returning to Houston for homecoming, where his life and journey in film began. This one-night-only event benefits the preservation of the Historic Garden Oaks Theater and the founding of a new Arts & Film Center.
The evening will include a Founders Experience, followed by a reception for all with food and drinks, live music by the Kelly Doyle Trio, and a silent auction. The film program begins with a personal introduction by Wes Anderson and screening of five of his short films, selected by Wes. Starting with the short film that launched his career, Bottle Rocket, which was later adapted into his first feature film 30 years ago.
Followed by: Castello Cavalcanti, Hotel Chevalier, The Swan, and The Private Dining Room of the Police Commissioner.
Your ticket to this program is a donation and part of Arthouse Houston's Big Picture Series. Your donation will directly help the effort to preserve one of our few remaining historic cinemas and found a new cultural hub where cinema, live performance, production, and education converge. The restored Garden Oaks can help incubate future generations of homegrown filmmakers like Wes Anderson!
Top-Tier Founder Donors at $100K-$5MM will have naming rights within the new Arts & Film Center & four (4) complimentary Founders Experience tickets to this event.
When: Friday, July 17, 2026
6:00 PM: Q&A with Wes Anderson for Founders Experience ticket holders
7:00 PM: Doors Open, Reception & Live Music
7:30 PM: Welcome, Auction, and Intro by Wes Anderson, followed by a screening of selected shorts
Where: Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
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Thank you to Big Picture Series season sponsor Gwen Richard. As well as event sponsors: CityKitchen, Dionysus Wines, Criterion Collection, Houston Film Commission, Texas Commission on the Arts, Independent Media Arts Foundation, and the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs.
For questions, please email [email protected]
Celebrating 30 Years of Fantastical Filmmaking
Join Arthouse Houston for this rare in-person evening with Wes Anderson, celebrating his remarkable 30-year filmmaking career. Wes is returning to Houston for homecoming, where his life and journey in film began. This one-night-only event benefits the preservation of the Historic Garden Oaks Theater and the founding of a new Arts & Film Center.
The evening will include a Founders Experience, followed by a reception for all with food and drinks, live music by the Kelly Doyle Trio, and a silent auction. The film program begins with a personal introduction by Wes Anderson and screening of five of his short films, selected by Wes. Starting with the short film that launched his career, Bottle Rocket, which was later adapted into his first feature film 30 years ago.
Followed by: Castello Cavalcanti, Hotel Chevalier, The Swan, and The Private Dining Room of the Police Commissioner.
Your ticket to this program is a donation and part of Arthouse Houston's Big Picture Series. Your donation will directly help the effort to preserve one of our few remaining historic cinemas and found a new cultural hub where cinema, live performance, production, and education converge. The restored Garden Oaks can help incubate future generations of homegrown filmmakers like Wes Anderson!
Top-Tier Founder Donors at $100K-$5MM will have naming rights within the new Arts & Film Center & four (4) complimentary Founders Experience tickets to this event.
When: Friday, July 17, 2026
6:00 PM: Q&A with Wes Anderson for Founders Experience ticket holders
7:00 PM: Doors Open, Reception & Live Music
7:30 PM: Welcome, Auction, and Intro by Wes Anderson, followed by a screening of selected shorts
Where: Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
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Thank you to Big Picture Series season sponsor Gwen Richard. As well as event sponsors: CityKitchen, Dionysus Wines, Criterion Collection, Houston Film Commission, Texas Commission on the Arts, Independent Media Arts Foundation, and the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs.
For questions, please email [email protected]
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Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center, Hobby Center for the Performing Art, Houston, TX 77002, United States
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