Education • Family Friendly • Speaker Series
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Location
Jones Hall
615 Louisiana St
Date and Time
- Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 7:30p.m.
Details
Neil deGrasse Tyson, aka Houston’s personal astrophysicist, leads an entertaining and enlightening review of what Hollywood got right—and wrong—about science in blockbuster films like The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Harry Potter films, A Bug’s Life, and more.
Nearby Dining
- Encore Cafe at Jones Hall615 Louisiana St (23 feet NW)
- Cultivated F+B701 Texas Avenue (256 feet NE)
- Chick-fil-A711 Louisiana St (301 feet SW)
- Perbacco700 Milam St (313 feet SW)
- Starbucks600 Travis St (314 feet SE)
- Otto's600 Travis St (322 feet SE)
- Uncle Sharkii Poke Bar HTX711 Louisiana St (327 feet SW)
Nearby Bars & Nightlife
- Encore Cafe at Jones Hall615 Louisiana St (23 feet NW)
- Cultivated F+B701 Texas Avenue (256 feet NE)
- Perbacco700 Milam St (313 feet SW)
- Silver Lining800 Capitol St (442 feet S)
- The Sylvie845 Texas Avenue (480 feet E)
- Pur Noire Urban Wineries802 Milam St (559 feet SW)
- Sunny's Bar902 Capitol St (667 feet SE)
Nearby Shopping & Services
- Paradise Gifts711 Louisiana St (327 feet SE)
- Hair Cutters600 Travis St (339 feet SE)
- Paradise Cards & Gifts910 Louisiana St (379 feet SW)
- Paradise Gifts600 Travis St (389 feet SE)
- Tunnel Newstand700 Louisiana St (448 feet W)
- Bank of America 800 Capitol St (456 feet S)
- Understory800 Capitol St (475 feet SE)