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Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
Zilkha Hall's warmly bright acoustic continues to set the standard for halls of its size on both a national and international scale. The 500 seat theater is ideal not only as a performance venue, but also for meetings, presentations, and other special events. With backstage amenities similar to its neighbor Sarofim Hall, but on a smaller scale, the venue has supported performances for chamber music, opera, theatre, the spoken word, nationally broadcast meetings and special events, corporate gatherings, as well as studio recording and movie production. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern with acoustic design by JaffeHolden, Zilkha Hall is still referred to by its architect as "one of the highlights of my career." We invite you to Zilkha Hall to experience this extraordinary place for yourself. photo credit: Frank White.
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Contact Info
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
800 Bagby
Houston, TX 77002Phone: (713) 315-2400 | Official Website
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Parking Info
The Hobby Center parking garage is located directly behind the complex with easy access from both Rusk and Walker streets. This 7-level, above-ground, 800-car garage offers self-parking ease for patrons and visitors alike. Event parking is an affordable $6 per vehicle. Valet service is provided during performances and in conjunction with Artista operating hours in front of the Hobby Center on Bagby Street, for $15 per vehicle between Rusk and Walker.
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Accessibility Services
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Technical Specs
STAGE:
Proscenium Height - 24'
Proscenium Width- 38'
Grid Height - 51'
Orchestra Pit Width (DS) - 43'
Stage Height (from seating level) - 3'-2 1/2"
Maximum Depression - Orchestra Pit - 8'
Distance from Pit to First Row - 3'
The orchestra pit is on an electrically-powered Link Lift. The loading dock has 1 loading bay and the door is 8'W X 12'H.
The loading dock is approximately 46" above the pavement level.
Pin-rail is 15 feet off Stage Left.
SEATING:
The maximum legal capacity of Zilkha Hall is 518.
DRESSING ROOMS:
We have dressing room capacity for 23
All dressing rooms have wardrobe racks, makeup lights, bathrooms, and showers.
See dressing room diagram. TECHNICAL INFORMATION: ELECTRICAL: Available disconnects: 1. 1-200A 3 phase switch stage right. 2. 1-100A 3 phase switch. 3. 1-60A 3 phase switch. House switchboard is an ETC Expression 3. The house system is dimmer-per-circuit. The house connector is 20A, 3-conductor stage pin connector. There are 250 house circuits DMX ports are distributed throughout the theater.
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LIGHTING EQUIPMENT: ZILKHA HALL LIGHTING FIXTURES # TYPE LAMP 0 0 ETC Source 4 10degree HPL 750 0 0 ETC 419 Source 4 " 49 0 ETC 426 Source 4 " 58 0 ETC 436 Source 4 " 22 0 ETC 450 Source 4 " 18 0 ETC 415-30 Zoom “ 24 0 ETC 425-50 Zoom “ 66 ETC PAR “ CYCLORAMA FIXTURES: # TYPE LAMP 6 0 Altman GC-6 (3-circuit Ground Row) FFT 8 0 L&E BroadCyc FDN 6 0 L&E Ministrips MR16 Booms:......................10 Sidearms:....48 Additional lighting equipment is available locally for rental or purchase. SOUND EQUIPMENT: Main house mixer is a Crest Century Console, feeding 3 house main ceiling clusters. A much more extensive list of audio equipment is available upon request. The communications system is a 4-channel Clear-Com, and stations can be installed wherever necessary. HOUSE SOFT GOODS 1-48wX24h 24oz Red Velvet Grande Drape 1-48wX24h 24oz Black Velour Split Drop 6-10wX24h 24oz Black Velour Legs 4-48wX10h 24oz Black Velour Borders 1-48wX24h Black Sharkstooth Scrim 1-48wX24h White Sharkstooth Scrim 1-48wX24h White Leno Weave Cyclorama 1-48wX24h White Muslin Bounce 1-48wX24h Rosco Twin White Front/Rear Projection Drop
Line Schedule/Rail Log
Maximum Trim of Single Purchase (SP) Linesets 49' 3â€
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Current Events
There are no current events at this time.
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Upcoming Events
05/31/13 Divine Recreation
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/04/13-
06/16/13Dixie's Tupperware Party
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
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NOTE: We do our best to ensure all information is accurate. However, it's a good idea to visit the website or call the venue to verify the information.
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Current &
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Current Events
There are no current events at this time.
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Upcoming Events
05/31/13 Divine Recreation
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/04/13-
06/16/13Dixie's Tupperware Party
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
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Past
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Past Events
05/17/13 Pam Ann starring in 'Cockpit'
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/11/13 Journey Through the Seasons of the Year (International Dance Show)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/10/13 One Stop Hip-Hop Shop
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/05/13 Houston Symphonic Band in Concert: And Therein Lies A Tale - Music From Literature
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/20/13 Sean Jones with the Conrad Johnson Orchestra
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/07/13 Virtuosi of Houston: Concerto Concert featuring Competition Winners
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/06/13 Word Play
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/30/13 Premieres
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/25/13 2012/2013 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Amber Dermont & Jesmyn Ward
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/23/13 Dance Houston Youth Festival
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/10/13 Acis & Galatea (Texas Early Music Festival)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/09/13 Kingwood Dance Theatre Ballet Gala
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall02/23/13 Elementally Earthen (Fifteenth Anniversary Dance Concert)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall01/12/13 Percussive Illusions
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall12/31/12 A Viennese New Year
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall12/22/12 Under the Streetlamp
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall12/15/12 United Nations Association International Choir: Youthful Holidays (with the Kipp Sharp Singers)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall12/01/12 Virtuosi of Houston Dec. 2012 Inaugural Concert
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/16/12-
11/17/12Ainadamar POSTPONED
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/12/12 2012/2013 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Emma Donoghue & Hari Kunzru
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/11/12 Bharata Natyam Concert by India's Dance icon Padmabhushan ALARMEL VALLI
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/10/12 Magnificat
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/02/12 St. Lawrence String Quartet and Stephen Prutsman, Piano
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall10/26/12 Yakov Smirnoff: Yakov Live! - The Happily Ever Laughter Tour
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall10/07/12 Houston Ebony Opera Guild Opera Gems Concert - Our Stories: Staged Scenes from American Operas
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/24/12 Laura Claycomb: The Texas Tour
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/23/12 Houston Symphonic Band in Concert: Musical Postcards
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/22/12 Deep Sky Objects
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/21/12 It Takes Two
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/06/12-
09/08/12Días contados (On Borrowed Time)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall08/26/12 Karen Stokes Dance at Theatre District Day
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall08/18/12 In Memory of Jeremy Choate
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall08/10/12 Lunge Dance Collective: You'll Never Be Alone
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/22/12-
06/23/12Rhythm Of The Night Showcase Spectacular
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/17/12 Oliver Samuels: Who A Di Don (Jamaica's 50th Celebration)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/16/12 Mixteco Ballet Folklorico – 20th Anniversary Fiesta Folklorica
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/09/12 Until the Fat Lady Sings
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/08/12-
06/10/12Heaven and Hell
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/02/12 33rd Annual Mosaico Cultural Folklorico
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/18/12-
05/27/12The Civil War CANCELLED
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/12/12 Concierto de las Americas
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/11/12 Music Doing Good Jazz - Homegrown Houston 3G: Three Generations of Houston's Best Jazz Artists
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/10/12 Now You Has Jazz: Building the Next Generation of Houston Musicians
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/06/12 Women on the Verge
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/03/12-
05/05/12Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Spring Mixed Rep
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/28/12 The 6th Annual Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers Concert
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/10/12-
04/29/12Menopause The Musical
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/09/12 Virtuosi of Houston: Concerto Concert featuring Competition Winners
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/31/12 Key Images (co-presented by Musiqa and Aurora Picture Show)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/24/12 From Russia,With Love
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/23/12 Music Doing Good Jazz - Songs Of Mirth and Melancholy (featuring Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/17/12 Mohammed Fairouz: Akhnaten, Dweller in Truth
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/10/12 Kingwood Dance Theatre Ballet Gala
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/09/12 La Resurrezione
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/01/12-
03/04/12The Sound of Music
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall02/17/12-
02/26/12Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall02/09/12-
02/11/12Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Winter Mixed Rep
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall02/04/12 Vienna 1828: Schubert's Invitation Concert
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall01/27/12 Music Doing Good Jazz - Party Like It's Mardi!
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall01/07/12 Free of the Ground
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall12/31/11 Bach and Time
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall12/14/11 Ana Maria Martinez Benefit Concert: Cantos De Mi Corazon, Songs from My Heart NEW DATE
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall12/03/11 Virtuosi of Houston: Inaugural Concert of 2011-2012 Season
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/18/11-
11/27/11My Fair Lady
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/12/11 Musical Alchemy (in Hobby Center)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/10/11-
11/11/11Powder Her Face
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/05/11 Danscape 2011
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/02/11 Guilty Pleasures: Musician's Choice
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall11/01/11 Voices of the Spirit 2
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall10/28/11 Special Family Concert: Around the World with Musiqa
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall10/20/11-
10/22/11The Secondary Colors
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall10/16/11 FMM (Foundation for Modern Music) 25th Anniversary Concert
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall10/13/11-
10/15/11Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Fall Mixed Rep
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/30/11-
10/09/11Galveston the Musical
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/25/11 Houston Symphonic Band in Concert
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/24/11 Play a Song for Me
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/23/11 Paradise Found
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall09/02/11-
09/03/11Made in Argentina (Made in Lanús)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall07/22/11-
07/31/11Thoroughly Modern Millie
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/11/11 Houston Pride Band: Americana
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall06/10/11 Forbidden Pleasures
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/20/11-
05/29/11Jekyll and Hyde
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/14/11 Songs of the Poets
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/13/11 Divas Jazz: New York
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall05/05/11-
05/07/11Third Course: Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Spring Mixed Rep
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/28/11-
05/01/11South Pacific
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/23/11 Quiet Imprint
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/21/11 Dancing for Hope, a Japan Relief Fund
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/17/11 Divas Jazz Brunch: Songs for April
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/15/11 Ebène Quartet: Fin-de-Siècle Paris
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/11/11 Virtuosi of Houston: Chamber Music & Concerto Concert featuring Competition Winners
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall04/01/11-
04/10/11Urinetown the Musical
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/27/11 St John Passion (at Hobby Center)
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/26/11 The Art of Conversation
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/19/11 Bach, Beethoven, & Brahms Bring the Funk & Folk
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/12/11 'A Night Like This' CD Release Concert
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/11/11 Divas Jazz Salon: Chicago
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/07/11 Inprint Brown Reading Series: Chitra Divakaruni & Gish Jen
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/06/11 Ballet Gala
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall03/04/11 St. Lawrence String Quartet: Adams and Beethoven
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
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Facility
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The following facility details serve as the premier source for unique and affordable venues for performance, receptions, convening, meeting space, speakers, etc., in greater Houston and the region.
Rental Contact Information
Rental Contact Name: Booking Department
Rental Contact Phone: 713.315.2548
Rental Contact Email: booking@thehobbycenter.org
Rental Information Website: http://www.thehobbycenter.org/index.php?q=node/116
General Information
Parking Info: The Hobby Center parking garage is located directly behind the complex with easy access from both Rusk and Walker streets. This 7-level, above-ground, 800-car garage offers self-parking ease for patrons and visitors alike. Event parking is an affordable $6 per vehicle. Valet service is provided during performances and in conjunction with Artista operating hours in front of the Hobby Center on Bagby Street, for $15 per vehicle between Rusk and Walker.
Union Affliations: Other
Other Union Affiliations: Please contact us for this information
Beer / Wine Permitted: Yes
Liquor Permitted: Yes
Food Permitted: Yes
Catering Services allowed: Yes
Catering Services available: Yes
Support Staff available: Yes
Insurance Required: Yes
Insurance Provided: Yes
Security Personnel Required: Yes
Box Office: Yes
Organizations/Artists which have previously used this space: See rental website for details
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Facility Information
Seating (range): 500 - 1000
Seating (exact #): 500
Lighting Available: Yes
Sound System Available: Yes
Audio Recording Available: Yes
Reception Area: Yes
Loading Dock: Yes
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Accessibility Services
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Pricing
Non-profit Rates: Yes
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