RCC HistoryThe Russian Cultural Center "Our Texas", RCC for short, was created in 2003 to provide a place for Russian artists, actors, photographers, musicians and performers to promote their work. Since its creation, RCC has grown from a personal dream of its founder, Sophia Grinblat, into a dynamic team of board members dedicated to bringing Russian cultural events to Texas. Most notably, in 2007, RCC opened a venue in the heart of the Houston West University and the Museum District area as a refuge for local art lovers. It continues to evolve as an exhibition space, workshop, classroom, concert hall and film screening site. A Look Back at our Previous EventsClick below to search through our past events |
2013
| January 12 - April 4 |
Photo Exhibition by Victoria Asinovsky “Prague” |
| January 18 |
Movie Screening: Nest of the Gentry |
| January 26 |
Solo Recital by opera diva Albina Shagimuratova |
| February 22 |
Movie Screening: А Cruel Romance |
| February 23 |
Master Class with miniaturist Lyudmila Babaeva |
| March 3 |
Russian Spring Celebration |
| March 10 |
Concert by Russian writer Victor Shenderovich |
| March 22 |
Musical Evening "Music and Prague" |
| March 31 |
Concert by Russian songwriter Veronika Dolina |
| April 12 |
Musical Evening "St.Petersburg. Declaration of love" |
| April 19 |
Alex Titov presents: American and Russian Jazz Standards |
| April 22 |
FOTOFEST Presentation. Meeting with Russian and Ukrainian photographers. |
2012
| Nov 11 - Feb 29 |
Art Exhibition "Russian Tango" by Zhenya Rock |
| January 7 - April 6 |
Art Exhibition "Our Colorful World" by Victoria Kovalenchikova |
| January 13th | Annual Gala "Old Russian New Year Eve Celebration" Honoring Maestro Hans Graf |
| January 27th | Musical Evening "Bach in a Style of Jazz" |
| February 11th | Used Book Fair |
| February 12 | “In one Voice” – concert by Russian bard Aleksey Brunov |
| February 24 | Movie screening “Nyama” – documentary about Russian composer Nikolay Myaskovsky |
| March 3 |
Musical Evening deducated to Feodor Chaliapin |
| March 9 - May 31 |
FotoFest – Photo exhibition "POST-" – photographer Vyshemirsky |
| March 20 |
Musical Evening dedicated to Alexander Scriabin |
| March 25 |
Fourth Russian Spring Celebration |
| March 30 |
Movie screening “Harvest Time” by Marina Razbezhkina |
| April 13 |
Movie screening “The Desert of Forbidden Art” |
| April 15 |
Concert by famous guitar player, master of classical guitar and flamenco Grisha Goryachev |
| April 27-29 |
Russian Song Festival |
| April 30 |
Musical evening w/ maestro Hans Graf dedicated to Dmitry Shostakovich |
| May 5 |
Concert by Russian bards Sergey and Tatiana Nikitin |
| May 12 |
Concert by Russian comic author George Frumker |
| May 31 |
Movie Screening “Forgive me, Sergey” |
| June 1 |
Comic show by famous KVN team RUDN |
| June 9 - November 30 | Art Exhibition by Olga Porter “Point of View” |
| July 20- Dececember 31 |
Art Exhibition by Elena Vasilyeva |
| September 7 - December 31 |
Art Exhibition by Svetlana Fotin |
| September 28 |
Movie Screening: Across the Narrow Bridge |
| October 12 |
Movie Screening: Odna (Alone) |
| October 22-27 | 6th Russian Documentary Showcase |
| November 2-4 | Traditional Song Festival KSP |
| November 10 - December 31 |
Bulgarian Art Exhibition "Northern Voices" |
| November 14 | Evening of Gypsy Music with Greg Harbar |
| December 15 | Children’s celebration of Christmas and New Year |
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December 21 |
Movie Screening: Gypsies are found near heaven |
2011
| January 8th | New Year's Celebration for Kids | |
| January 12th | Singer-Songwriter Yuliy Kim in Concert |
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| January 14th | Musical Evening: Tchaikovsky Traveling | |
| January 22nd | Dmitry Legut - Blues Concert | |
| January 28th | Movie Screening: Yuz, jazz, Irka and the Dog | |
| February - March | Art Exhibition "Fusion of Arts" | |
| February 11th | Chamber Music Concert "Taste of France" | |
| February 25th | Movie Screening: Ernst Neizvestny's Bronze Age | |
| March 6th | Russian Spring Celebration | |
| March 12th | Space Exhibition: Yuri Gagarin | |
| March 25th | Movie Screening: Konstantin and Mouse | |
| April 8 - June 30 | Photo Exhibition “Reflected Artifacts” by Gennady Meergus | |
| April 9th | Musical Evening in Honor of M. Rostropovich | |
| April 15th - 17th | Russian Song Fest | |
| April 23rd | Singer-songwriter A. Gorodnitsky in Concert | |
| May 16 | Musical Evening with Maestro Hans Graf, dedicated to Igor Stravinsky | |
| May 17 | Concert by Russian bard Michail Kochetkov | |
| May 22 | Concert by Galina Homchik | |
| June 8 | Concert by Russian bard Andrey Kozlovsky | |
| August 26th - 30th | Photo Exhibition of Valentin Gertsman | |
| September 24th | Musical Evening: 70th Anniversary of Babi Yar | |
| September 30th | Alexander Sherbina in Concert | |
| October 7th | Movie Screening: "Russian Journey" | |
| October 21st - 23rd | Russian Song Festival - KSP | |
| October 24th - 29th | 5th Russian Documentary Film Showcase | |
| Nov 11th - Jan 31st | Art Exhibition: "Russian Tango" by Zhenya Rock | |
| November 14th | Musical Evening with Hans Graf: Sergei Rachmaninoff | |
| November 18th | Documentary Movie Screening "Anna Achmatova" by Helga Landauer & Anatoly Naiman |
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| December 18th | Children's Celebration of Russian Christmas and New Year |
2010
| Jan 11th - May 25th | Jewelry Exhibition "Dichroic Fantasy" |
| January 14th | Musical Evening with Kirll Gerstejn |
| January 25th | Art Exhibition "Flowers of Ukraine" |
| January 29th | Movie Screening: Vladimir Vysotsky: Death of Poet |
| February 5th | Russian Composers Evening: M. Glinka |
| February 25th | Art Exhibition "Magapolis" |
| February 19th | Russian Composer Evening: I Schwartz |
| Feb 25th - May 31st | Russian Spring Bazaar |
| February 26th | Movie Screening: Prokofiev: The Unfinished Diary |
| March 7th | Russian Spring Fest |
| March 20th | Concert of bard Michail Feldman |
| March 26th | Movie Screening: Nabokov: The Happy Years |
| March 31st | Presentation of Opera "Queen of Spades" |
| April 9th | Rachmaninoff Birthday Celebration |
| April 11th | Concert of Guitar Virtuoso G. Goryachev |
| April 16th - 18th | Russian Song Festival KSP |
| April 30th | Movie Screening: Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Quinn and the other: the sars factory of Michael Chekhov |
| May 14th | Musical Evening: Khachaturian & His Circle |
| May - August | Summer Jewelry Collection |
| June 18th | Movie Screening: Blockade |
| March - August | Fotofest 2010: Saint Petersburg - Houston: Cities by Touch |
| May - July | Photo Exhibition "The Inner Space of War" |
| September 13th | Special Evening with Maestro Hans Graf |
| September 24th | Movie Screening: It is pity that You are not with us. Vasily Aksenov |
| October 22nd - 24th | Russian Song Fest |
| August - October | Photo Exhibition "Beyond the Frames" |
| October 25th - 30th | Documentary Showcase "Images of Russia" |
| August - October | Fall Jewelry Collection |
| November - January | Art Exhibition "Life is a Dream" |
| November 19th | Movie Screening: Binka |
| December 3rd | Movie Screening: Yidishe Mame |
| April 9th | Rachmaninoff Birthday Celebration |
2009
| Jan 30th, 31st | Film Screening: Last Kiss |
| March 2nd | Russian Composer Birthday Celebration: M.P. Mussorgsky |
| March 8th | Russian Spring Celebration |
| April 1st | Igor Irteniev Concert |
| April 19th | Concert of Guitar Virtuoso G. Goryachev |
| February - April | Art Exhibition "A Woman's Fairytale" |
| April 24th - 26th | Russian Song Fest |
| Spring 2009 | Movie Screenings |
| May 8th | Concert "The Love Story" |
| May 11th | Tchaikovsky Birthday Celebration |
| May 23rd | Poetry Reading |
| June 6th | Concert of Milana Nova |
| June - August | Icons Exhibition |
| August 31st | Art Exhibition "The Old City" |
| May 16th - Aug 31st | Photo Exhibit: "Recollection of Havana" |
| September 14th | Russian Composers: Shostakovich |
| September 23rd | Israeli Singers Concert |
| October 2nd - 4th | Russian Song Festival |
| October 14th | Concert of Pavel Fahrtdinov |
| October 19th - 24th | 3rd Documentary Film Showcase |
| November 13th | Movie Screening |
| November 20th | Movie Screening "Man with Movie Camera" |
| December 12th | Concert of Singer-songwriter Yury Lores |
| December 27th | New Year's Party for Kids |
| December 31st | Christmas Bazaar |
2008
| January 25th | Film Screening: "The War Symphonies: Shostakovich against Stalin" |
| January 29th | St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre Reception |
| April | Song Festival KSP |
| March - April | Houston FotoFest 2008 |
| March - April | Art Exhibition Water Miracles |
| May 19th | Bel Canto: Albina Shagimuratova |
| August 8th | Recital |
| October | Houston Ballet Presentation |
| October 17th & 18th | Song Festival KSP |
| October 20t - 25th | Film Screening |
| November 20th | Documentary Film Showcase |
| Nov 21st & 22nd | Zlata Razdolina`s Concert |
| September - November | Film Screening |
| September - November | Art exhibition: Two Cities |
2007
| January 3rd | Salo-Vey Concert |
| January 12th | Grand Opening |
| January - March | Photo Exhibition: "Two Visions or Matter of Fact" |
| February 10th | Licedei Clown-Mime Theatre |
| Feb 22nd – 24th | Russian Documentary Showcase 2007 |
| March 11th | Reading Circle |
| March 17th | In-house film Screening "Опасно свободный человек" |
| Mar 29th – July 30th | Art Exhibition "Time Reflections" |
| April 15th | Reading Circle |
| April 27th | Song Festival KSP |
| June 15th | In-house film Screening "Легенда о Сурамской крепости" |
| September 29th | Reading Circle |
| September 29th | In-house Film Screening "Yellow Stars" |
| October | Song Festival KSP |
| October - February | Art Exhibition "Ballet" |
| October 26th | Evening of Russian Song |
| November 7th | Houston Premiere of Carmen Suite |
| November 14th | Russian Play "Everything is going to be all right as you want it" |
| December 8th | Evening with Conductor |
| December | Reading Circle |
| December | Kids Drawing Exhibition "Our Houston" |
2006
| February 16th | Shalom Theater "Cat Leopold" Musical for Kids |
| February 21st | Laima Vaikule |
| March 24th | Yelena Kamburova |
| April | Song Festival KSP |
| Sept - Oct | Song Festival KSP |
| October 7th | Bi2 |
| November 3rd | Peter Mamonov |
| November 13th | "Indian Summer" Varpakhovski Theater |
| Nov 27th – Dec 15th | Caroling for Kids |
2005
| January 8th | New Year Celebration and Circus |
| April | Song Festival KSP |
| April - May | Exhibition "The Year of Russia" |
| May 5th | Concert Devoted to Victory Day |
| Sept - November | Exhibition "Pushkin in my life" |
| November 12th | Ludmila Shtern |
| November 19th | "Family Dinner" Varpakhovski Theater |
2004
| January 30th | Exhibition of Young Artists Anna Ataeva and Konstantin Sheyko |
| February 14th | Ball (#100 of Russian newspaper "Our Texas") |
| March 3rd | Boris Grebenschikov and "Aquarium" |
| April 20th | "Salome" (Roman Viktyuk Theater) |
| April - May | Song Festival KSP |
| June 25th | Valerij Sutkin |
| September 19th | In-Grid |
| September 26th | Nikolay Didenko "The Night of Russian Romance" |
| October | Song Festival KSP |
| October 1st | Cabaret (Mark Rozovskiy Theater"By Nikitsky Gates") |
| October 19th | Leonid Agutin and Angelica Varum |
| November 17th | Moscow Operetta |
| December 19th | Irina Allegrova |
2003
| March 5th | Master and Margarita (Roman Viktyuk Theater) |
| April | Song Festival KSP |
| September 10th | "The Persian lilac" (Theater "Sovremennik") |
| September 29th | Klara Novikova |
| September | Song Festival KSP |
| October 23rd | Vladimir Spivakov and Moscow Virtuosi |
| October 29th | Victor Shenderovich |
