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Hue:Man Shelter Project Brings Color—and Hard Truths—to Midtown’s Streets

This million-dollar initiative blends murals, training, and storytelling to challenge how we talk about homelessness.

11/20/2025 By Meredith Nudo

At the Barre of Inclusion

How Houston Ballet Is Making Dance Accessible to Every Body

For more than 15 years, the company has expanded programs for dancers with Parkinson’s, Down syndrome, and other physical or cognitive differences.

11/19/2025 By Saba Khonsari

A Place for All

The Ismaili Center Opens as Houston’s Newest Landmark

The nation’s first Ismaili Center opens in Houston—uniting art, faith, and design.

11/14/2025 By Diane Cowen

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Fluxus Funsters Hillerbrand+Magsamen Finally Get a Long-Overdue Survey

Thanks to FotoFest, Houston’s most chaotic creator couple shares the past 25 years of their experimenting, parenting, and amazement found in the everyday.

11/13/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Goin’ to the Chapel

The Texas Renaissance Festival Might Be One of the State’s Most Magical (and Affordable) Wedding Venues

Couples can tie the knot amid castles, carriages, and costumed revelry—no stress required.

11/11/2025 By Jef Rouner

Eat, Drink, Hou

What to Eat, Drink, and Do in Houston This Weekend: October 31

From Michelin-starred dining to haunted tours and Halloween cocktails, here’s your weekend playbook.

10/31/2025 Edited by Brittany Britto Garley

Go in Peace

Casa Ramirez, Houston’s Beloved Mexican Folk Art Gallery, Will Close After 41 Years

The Heights institution that helped popularize Día de Muertos and champion Latin American artists will close next spring, but its legacy lives on.

10/31/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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Houston’s Jewish Book & Arts Festival Returns with Authors, Art, and Flavor

Now in its 53rd year, the Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival brings global voices, food, film, and family programming to the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC.

10/30/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Art for All

One Year Later, Houston’s Art Lab Program in Discovery Green Faces Uncertainty

Amid overarching questions of funding, one of Houston’s beloved hubs for public art will need to reach out to the community to make sure its popular, successful mentorship program moves forward.

10/29/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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This Free Monthly Event Teaches Japanese Culture Through Origami

Japan-America Society Houston sets up supplies at Evelyn’s Park for beginner, intermediate, and advanced papercrafts, with lessons about Japan folded in along the way.

10/23/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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Beyond the Trend: How Roller Skating Creates Community in Houston

Roller skating experienced a resurgence during COVID-19 shutdowns, but the benefits and community go well beyond TikTok videos and Instagram snaps.

10/22/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

Mused Houston’s Melissa Richardson Banks on the Labor of Art Marketing

From Los Angeles to Houston, she’s spent three decades championing artists and the organizations that support them.

10/17/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Limitless

Iconoclastic Artist Robert Rauschenberg Would’ve Turned 100 This Year

The Menil Collection and Port Arthur’s Museum of the Gulf Coast honor the genre-defying artist’s 100th birthday with new exhibitions.

10/16/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Decisions, Decisions

How Houston Theater Companies Pick Their Plays

From stacks of scripts to strategic decisions, Malinda Beckham of Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. reveals how she builds a season. Hint: It involves quite a bit of reading.

10/14/2025 By Holly Beretto

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Families with Pride Honors Houston’s LGBTQ+ Community Sans Summer Heat

This joint effort by the Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, Council Member Abbie Kamin, and Discovery Green centers the needs of queer parents and their children (yes, including fur babies).

10/09/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

Pioneering Dadaist Jack Massing Has Not-So-Absurd Plans for the Orange Show

Named executive director of the legendary folk art space in 2024, the artist brings a lifetime of internationally recognized passion for the arts, for people, and for Houston.

10/09/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Greatest Hits

A Complete Bucket List of the Best Things to Do in Houston

Whether you’re in Houston for a day or a lifetime, we have ideas.

10/06/2025 By Emma Balter

Do It

Your Guide to Can’t-Miss Houston Arts & Culture: October 2025 Edition

It’s gonna be a good month: Rothko Chapel is inviting over a beloved radical puppet theater, the Wild West comes alive through immersive theater, and the legendary Greek Fest returns.

10/02/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Due Diligence

Art Preservation in the Era of Climate Change: Local Museums Speak Out

Rothko Chapel, MFAH, and others are adapting their buildings and conservation practices as extreme weather threatens priceless collections.

09/30/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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Why Untitled Art Fair Chose Houston for Its Next Big Stage

The Miami-born event arrives at the George R. Brown Convention Center this September, featuring 88 exhibitors from five continents—including 11 Houston galleries.

09/18/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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